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#lpgroup (@LPGrp) - Best Albums Of 2011

5 Dec 2011, 20:51 by rattlebag

Stop Press - The chart is as follows

1. PJ Harvey– Let England Shake - 13 votes
2. Bon Iver– Bon Iver - 11 votes
3. Josh T Pearson– Last Of The Country Gentlemen - 11 votes
4. War on Drugs– Slave Ambient - 10 votes
5. Tom Waits– Bad As Me - 9 votes
6. The Decemberists– The King Is Dead - 8 votes
7. Bill Callahan– Apocalypse - 6 votes
7. Metronomy– The English Riveria - 6 votes
7. Ryan Adams– Ashes & Fire - 6 votes
7. Wilco– The Whole Love - 6 votes
11. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins– Diamond Mine - 5 votes
11. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat– Everything's Getting Older - 5 votes
11. Jonathan Wilson– Gentle Spirit - 5 votes
11. Gillian Welch– The Harrow And The Harvest - 5 votes
11. White Denim– D - 5 votes
16. Kurt Vile– Smokering For My Halo - 4 votes
16. The Mountain Goats– All Eternals Deck - 4 votes
18. Bonnie Prince Billy– Wolfroy Goes To Town - 3 votes
18. Elbow– Build a Rocket Boys - 3 votes
18. Half Man Half Biscuit– 90 Bisodol (Crimond) - 3 votes
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Favourite Albums

3 Dec 2011, 23:08 by punkass_noodles

Radiohead - In Rainbows

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Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

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Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

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Jeff Buckley - Grace

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The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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Portishead - Dummy

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Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

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The Beatles - The Beatles

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At the Drive-In - Vaya
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#lpgroup (@LPGrp) - Solo Projects From Band Members

14 Nov 2011, 19:14 by rattlebag

***Stop Press*** The winner is Ryan Adams– Heartbreaker

Voting is now open for the December LP group listening session on Twitter. This month's theme is " Solo Projects From Band Members."

This will involve anyone who fancies it listening to the same album on Twitter at the same time and having a bit of a natter.

Send five votes to @Lpgrp from the list before Midnight on Sunday 20th November 2011. The number only will do. You are unable to vote for an album you nominated.

Please send a Direct Message or a Mention.

Please send all of your comments to @LPGrp. This will hopefully clear the clutter from your timelines for your followers.

To follow the session search @LPGrp

Everyone is welcome!

The winner will be announced on Monday 21st November 2011

The session will take place at 9pm on Sunday 4th December

As there was a draw last month we are having a bonus session on Sunday 20th November. The album is Various Artists– [album artist=Various Artists]Lost in Translation
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greatest female vocalists [of mine]

23 Oct 2011, 19:27 by pandorease

here is my muses, women with great talent & sensibility for music. they're also produce some of the greatest repertoire in modern music. well, at least based on my personal taste

-Elizabeth Fraser (i suspect her as a kind of nymph, disguising as a female human and having a humane musical career with cocteau twins :/ )
-Joni Mitchell
-Nina Simone (the final scene of before sunset when celine talkin bout nina to jesse is one of the most memorable movie moment for me)
-Siouxsie Sioux
-Astrud Gilberto (i'd say that her voice quality is just average. but the way she's singin, swingin it along with the bossa nova tune... very chilling)
-Sibylle Baier (the lost tunes of 70s. her only album just released to public on 2000s, since recorded on 70s)
-Debbie Harry (debbie really defined sexiness. her beauty is intimidating, and yet, mesmerizing)
-Billie Holiday
-Nico
-Kate Bush (esp on her early works)

i really want to include edith piaf here, since her biopic movie "La Mome" is a real touche for me. …

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Five years of Last FM

18 Oct 2011, 11:05 by yourcrowbar

Five years already! :-D

On every Last FM birthday, I write a journal entry about my top 50 artists at the time. Now it's time again - to compare my charts from 365 days ago it to my current top 50. The first number is their current position, and the second number is the position in my charts one year ago.

1 (3) Joan As Police Woman
2 (1) Lucinda Williams
3 (4) Gemma Hayes
4 (2) The Smashing Pumpkins
5 (5) Tori Amos
6 (6) Sheryl Crow
7 (7) Madonna
8 (12) Kanye West
9 (8) Leona Naess
10 (11) Jill Scott
11 (9) Amerie
12 (10) Liz Phair
13 (15) Teedra Moses
14 (13) PJ Harvey
15 (14) The xx
16 (21) Arcade Fire
17 (18) Laura Nyro
18 (17) Laura Veirs
19 (19) Rachael Yamagata
20 (20) Aimee Mann
21 (16) Web Sheldon
22 (23) Björk
23 (26) Emilíana Torrini
24 (31) Robyn
25 (22) Antony and the Johnsons
26 (29) Shelby Lynne
27 (25) CéU
28 (-) The Kills
29 (24) Regina Spektor
30 (27) Vanessa Da Mata
31 (28) Portishead
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James Blake @ 恵比寿 Liquidroom Oct 12 2011

12 Oct 2011, 14:54 by emicom

Fri 12 Oct – James Blake Japan Tour 2011
http://www.smash-jpn.com/band/2011/10_jamesblake/index.php
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【James Blake】20:45-22:10
(London, England, UK, since 2009, dubstep, electronic, experimental, downtempo, soul, similar to Airhead & James Blake, Mount Kimbie, Jamie xx, Gil Scott-Heron, How to Dress Well)
official http://jamesblakemusic.com/
facebook http://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjamesblakemusic&ei=VKeVTufMCYOPmQX6zb2BBw&usg=AFQjCNEMofy9TxJn2FT78E-WSDoQdIN8iw
youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesblakeproduction
twitter http://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjamesblake&ei=XqeVTvecKILSmAXT8KHyBg&usg=AFQjCNGjn4RGcJafnSk0PnnUczw2lxLpcQ
myspace http://www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/James%2520Blake?ac=james%20bla
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#lpgroup (@LPGrp) - Movie soundtracks

11 Oct 2011, 08:03 by rattlebag

The November LP group listening session on Twitter is approaching. This month's theme is "Movie Soundtracks."

This will involve several people listening to the same album on Twitter at the same time and having a bit of a chat about it.

Send five votes to @Lpgrp from the list before Midnight on Sunday 16th October 2011. The number only will do. You are unable to vote for an album you nominated.

Please send a Direct Message or a Mention.

Please send all of your comments to @LPGrp. This will hopefully clear the clutter from your timelines for your followers.

To follow the session search LPGrp

Everyone is welcome!

The winner will be announced on Monday 17th October 2011

The session will take place at 9pm on Sunday 6th November

The previous #lpgroup Sessions are as follows;

January - 'Great album' - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
February - 'Debut' - Portisthead - Dummy
March - 'Women' - PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
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I'm feeling a Female Folk frenzy coming on…

8 Sep 2011, 02:40 by played2death

First, Laura Marling. Then, perhaps Joan Baez and some Joni Mitchell, followed by the beautiful, Priscilla Ahn! After that, WHO KNOWS! Because this playlist is already sounding wonderful! :)

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My Personal & Unique PlayDays ;P

31 Aug 2011, 17:45 by top20fanatico

Hey Guys,what's up?;]
I've been doing a bunch of PlayDays of my favorite artists and bands but there's a couple of groups and singers that doesn't have any PlayDay or a Special Day to them.So I will gona make "PlayDays/Special Plays" to this artists,because they deserve more plays and I wish that they grow well on my library xP

Here are the Nominees ;P
AAA
Ádammo
After School
Aleksander With
Alesha Dixon
Alexandra Burke
ALI PROJECT
Ana Moura
Ana Torroja
Andrea Corr
Anna Bergendahl
Astrud Gilberto
B2ST
Basia Bulat
Beni
Boa
Carly Simon
Caro Emerald
Carole King
Cheryl Cole
Chrisette Michele
Ciara
Cody Simpson
Cults
DEV
Dido
Emmylou Harris
Enya
F.Cuz
Fiona Apple
François Hardy
Fuzzy Control
girl next door
Girls Aloud
Jasmine
Jay Park
Joan Baez
Joe Brooks
Joni Mitchell
m.o.v.e
miss A
Maria Ana Bobone
Maria Bethânia
Mariana Rios
Marisa Monte
MAY'S
Melody.
mihimaru GT
Missing Heart
Missy Elliott
Sandy Leah
Shakira
SM☆SH
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Album Review: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)

28 Aug 2011, 10:12 by irisvanhoorn

Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

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At first I want to say that I have a kind of difficult relationship with Sarah McLachlan. I completely fell in love with the song Adia about 2 years ago. During the past 2 years I bought almost all of her albums among which this one: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, which I bought in October of last year (2010). But after listening to her so often, I must say I got a bit bored by her. I cannot say exactly why but her music lacks the ability to keep me interested and inspired in a way like e.g. Tori Amos does. But after listening to Fumbling Towards Ecstasy more carefully a bit of the old love came back. Her lyrics are very deep and personal. They are cryptic and using a lot of symbolic language, which I think is very beautiful. But the problem for me is that I really have to read the lyrics carefully to get touched by them. It doesn't happen through the music, by just listening to it. …

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