josh's top 2012 albums (finished!)

[josh]

I'm disappointed I spent $1.29 on "Half of Me." >:(

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Dec 22, 2012 4:22:15 GMT -5 Codex said:

Dec 22, 2012 3:05:03 GMT -5 Kurt said:

Oops. hahaha

I thought you mispelled it on purpose.

Ke$ha - Warrior
Carly - Kiss
Zedd - Clarity
Nicki - PF:RR:R-U

idk.

Warrior #15
Kiss tbd
Clarity tbd
PF:RR:R-U #13 (I thought they'd be combined tho)

So the remaining 2 (3) guesses are top 10 then. All worthy, too. Also lots of great albums so far!

[nick64]

Her second best album after the obvious #1

I agree with your Top Songs, but "Diamonds" and "Right Now" can switch over, while "Half of Me" stays where it is.

[josh]

And now we enter the top 10! :)

#10: Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars



Listen to the full album here.

General thoughts:
I love this album. I only got Bruno's debut last year, but that was great and got me excited for this. "Locked Out of Heaven" was sure a shock when I first heard it, but it was and still is great. It's a pretty good representation of the album: lots of throwback vibes and songs. I love it. "Natalie" is by far my favorite. Just so catchy and dark and just amazing. Not what you would expect from Bruno, but those songs are often an artist's best. "Moonshine" is just amazingness as well, same with basically every song. I'm not here for "Show Me" at all, though. Reggae gone bad, imo.
My biggest complaint is that it's so short. Same with his debut. And then the deluxe version only has 1 new song. The demos are nice, and the LOOH remix is nice. The real new song is good, but waaay too short. Not even 2 minutes and it's a duet? Come on Bruno. The Futuristics' "Moonshine" remix is SO good, though. I highly recommend listening to that. (Link)

A great album, quite a bit of variety, but just too short. Gets an A.

Best Song(s) (imo):
Young Girls
Locked Out of Heaven
Gorilla
Treasure
Moonshine
Natalie

Worst Song(s) (imo):
Show Me

Songs that I charted:
Young Girls (peak: #19, charted 6 weeks)
Moonshine (peak: #5, charted 6 weeks)
Natalie (peak: #1 (1 week), charted 8 weeks, still charting)
Locked Out of Heaven (peak: #2, charted 16 weeks, still charting)
When I Was Your Man (peak: #30, charted 2 weeks, still charting)



1 person voted for this. Nice job! It IS top 10, though, so that shows your judgement could be way off.

[Deleted]

Shocked at the placement for Warrior. But beyond excited for your top ten, as you kicked it off nicely with Unorthodox Jukebox.

[Deleted]

Yay

I agree on most things but Show Me shouldn't be in the worst songs. Though, there aren't really any bad songs (other than If I Knew and When I Was Your Man).

[josh]

Lol at 2 of the top 9 having 0 votes each. Smh@u.

There's also 2 non-US releases so they weren't in the poll. I doubt Heal would have gotten any votes, but Curiosity probably would have.

[Juan Carlos]

Jan 21, 2013 22:57:11 GMT -5 josh said:

I found Azealia at first ok, definitely a grower. So maybe the same for you? :)

So, so. I haven't heard again

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Recap:
16. Taylor Swift - Red: Great album! I don't like so much "22".
15. Ke$ha - Warrior: I thought it would be inside your Top 10. I like "Supernatural".
14. Nicki Minaj - The Re-Up: I haven't listened to it. I will do later.
13. Leona Lewis - Glassheart: I only listened to a couple of songs though. "Glassheart" and "Come Alive" are incredible.
12. Azealia Banks - Fantasea: Same as The Re-Up.
11. Rihanna - Unapologetic: Same as Glassheart. "Jump" is incredible, I like "Diamonds" and I agree with you regarding "Right Now".
10. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox: Same as Fantasea and The Re-Up.

[Scotty]

Awesome list josh!

[nick64]

Great choices with your top songs and worst song! Great album!!

[nick64]

I predict

9) The Night the Sun Came Up
8) random foreign albumHeal
7) Curiosity
6) Hello
5) Roman Reloaded
4) Up All Night
3) Clarity
2) Take Me Home
1) Kiss

[josh]

random foreign album is Loreen's Heal (aka the "Euphoria" singer)

[josh]

#9: Hello
Karmin



Listen to the full album here.

General thoughts:
Boy do I love this one. Not a single bad song. I first heard of Karmin with their "Look At Me Now" cover and loved it. Never looked more into them, though. I kept hearing "Brokenhearted" on the radio and hated it. But one local station used the instrumental as their background music when they kept advertising some contest or something. The instrumental got to me and made me actually WANT to listen to the song, even though I hated it. So then when I heard the actual song, I started to not change the channel, and fell in love. #uselessstory
"I Told You So" is by far my favorite. Definitely shows off what made the Chris cover go viral. I love all the songs, although definitely some more than others. A great introductory EP for Karmin, and it served its purpose to get me psyched for their debut album. More Nick and more trombones?
Oh and yes this was way too short. :'(

This gets an easy A. Pun not intended.

Best Song(s) (imo):
I Told You So
Brokenhearted
Coming Up Strong
Hello

Songs that I charted:
I Told You So (peak: #3, charted 19 weeks)
Hello (peak: #4, charted 16 weeks)
Brokenhearted (peak: #10, charted 14 weeks)



Lol Nick is 0 for 2 for the top 9 so far.
0 votes for this though! Kinda surprised. I thought I had shown my love for Karmin a lot this past year.

[nick64]

Whatchu talkin bout josh?

Feb 3, 2013 23:50:41 GMT -5 nick64 said:

I predict

9) Hello
8) The Night the Sun Came Up
7) random foreign albumHeal
6) Curiosity
5) Roman Reloaded
4) Up All Night
3) Clarity
2) Take Me Home
1) Kiss

A beautiful story btw :'(

Great album! Agree with all your favorites! Wish it was longer

[josh]

I could have sworn you did Dev at #9. OH YOU DID YOU EDITED IT THOUGH CHEATER

[nick64]

Me cheat? Never!!...

[josh]

Where was Hello originally? 7 or 8?

[nick64]

9 6

[josh]

Dev, Loreen, CRJ, Karmin, Nicki 9to5?

[Lozzy]

I predicted this one perfectly!

[nick64]

Feb 4, 2013 21:21:06 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

I predicted this one perfectly!

So did I!

[nick64]

I edited back to the original josh Expect more cover-up attempts

[Lozzy]

Feb 4, 2013 21:21:55 GMT -5 nick64 said:

Feb 4, 2013 21:21:06 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

I predicted this one perfectly!

So did I!

I made my preds on December 22 though so I win

[nick64]

But I always win so I win

[josh]

Dec 22, 2012 4:27:01 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

My guess:

• 01 - Kiss
  
• 02 - Warrior
  
• 03 - Take Me Home
  
• 04 - Up All Night
  
• 05 - P!nk Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up: Bonus Track Edition: 2CD: Deluxe: Smelly Collector's Edition w/e
  
• 06 - The Night The Sun Came Up
  
• 07 - Clarity
  
• 08 - MDNE
  
• 09 - Hello
  
• 10 - Unapologetic

I forgot about this! Want to make a new top 8 since warrior isn't there? And MDNA. Pretty good guessing though!

[Lozzy]

Feb 4, 2013 21:30:56 GMT -5 josh said:

Dec 22, 2012 4:27:01 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

My guess:

• 01 - Kiss
  
• 02 - Warrior
  
• 03 - Take Me Home
  
• 04 - Up All Night
  
• 05 - P!nk Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up: Bonus Track Edition: 2CD: Deluxe: Smelly Collector's Edition w/e
  
• 06 - The Night The Sun Came Up
  
• 07 - Clarity
  
• 08 - MDNE
  
• 09 - Hello
  
• 10 - Unapologetic

I forgot about this! Want to make a new top 8 since warrior isn't there? And MDNA. Pretty good guessing though!

Sure :)

• 01 - Kiss
  
• 02 - The really long title
  
• 03 - Take Me Home
  
• 04 - Up All Night
  
• 05 - Clarity
  
• 06 - The Night The Sun Came Up
  
• 07 - Curiosity
  
• 08 - Heal

[Juan Carlos]

Yay! Hello is a great EP. I love the interpolation of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on "Hello". I also like "Brokenhearted" and "I Told You So" :)
Sad that it received negative reviews, but like Icona Pop's "I Love It" lyrics I don't care!

[josh]

#8: Heal
Loreen



Listen to the full album here.

General thoughts:
This is an album I definitely wouldn't have ever discovered if not for Pulse. "Euphoria" was made a big deal here due to it winning Eurovision, and so I listened and loved it. I then later found her album thread and discovered her album was out. I checked it out and loved it. I do wish they had tried pushing "Euphoria" in the US. It could have smashed.
Anyways, this has some amazing jams. "In My Head" is definitely my favorite. It's just exactly what I love about this album, for the most part. The dub/trance/whatever music is just amazing. I'd love for these types of things to be more common in pop, as it gives dance music a lot more variety and depth.
There are a couple of duds, but oh well. A great album overall.

This gets an A. :)

Best Song(s) (imo):
In My Head
My Heart Is Refusing Me
Euphoria
Sidewalk

Worst Song(s) (imo):
Do We Even Matter
Heal

Songs that I charted:
In My Head (peak: #1 (1 week), charted 8 weeks, still charting)
My Heart Is Refusing Me (peak: #3, charted 8 weeks, still charting)
Euphoria (peak: #13, charted 11 weeks, still charting)
Crying Out Your Name (peak: #25, charted 1 week, still charting)
Sidewalk (peak: #33, charted 2 weeks)



Nick is now 1 for 3 for his top 9 prediction. :)
Slizzard is 1 for 1 for his new top 8 prediction. :)
No votes since it's international and wasn't in the poll.

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Is the album similar to Euphoria?

[josh]

There are a few slow songs, but it's mostly uptempo and lots of dance styles similar to Euphoria, yes.