DoofusWainwright: Doof's Albums of the Year 2016

Divaman 12.14.16	Haven't listened to a lot of these, but I always enjoy the way you write about albums. I'm working feverishly to give some final listens to one last group of albums, so I can post my own list by Tuesday, but as usual, my taste will be pretty different from the majority of listeners on here. The Radiohead album will make my Top Ten, but not the Bowie. I really feel like people are over-rating it slightly because of Bowie's death. Even the "Blackstar" song, which I like, is really only great in its first and third section -- the middle section is a little cringe worthy, but the song will still probably be in my Top Twenty songs. Anyway, thanks for an interesting list.
TheWrenKing 12.14.16	will prob check 13 and 21, 27 sounds interesting too
klap 12.14.16	doof'd hard
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	So I thought I'd just put up most of the stuff I had rated a 3 or above from 2016 - the Top 50 are all great albums, the rest is a mix of the decent to the slightly disappointing. Special mention should go to AnCo, Metallica, Dinosaur Jr, Pixies and Frank Ocean who were previous high performers who. didn't. even. make. Doof's. top. 100. That's got to go down as a career low right there.
theBoneyKing 12.14.16	Tons of great stuff here Doof, most of my favorites got representation so that's neat. You're gonna get some criticism for your characterization of AMSP though, I agree with your summary of it though.
klap 12.14.16	a few of these will be on mine i'm sure you can figure which ones. that andrew bird was disappointing agreed
Spacesh1p 12.14.16	Nice work as usual. Still don't see how anyone thinks that Boner Ivy album is anything more than a 2.5.
AsleepInTheBack 12.14.16	Wonderful list, much love for 95, 57, 45, 8 and 2
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	Asleep - for that sort of band/genre believe me that 3.1/5 for PUP is a near revelation Spacesh1p - the Bon Iver is massively disappointing for me but three of the songs I really enjoy and it has a certain atmosphere/charm to it. In a total up itself bollocks way of course.
AsleepInTheBack 12.14.16	For sure, PUP is the best pop punk I've heard in a long while, good enough to even appeal to those who intrinsically despise the genre
Chortles 12.14.16	nice list. good to see someone repping the new pantha, went really under the radar this year but it's lovely
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	Yeah, the Pantha was as good as his older albums
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	Thanks for all the comments Diva, Wren, Boney, Spacesh1p, Chortles, klap and AitB
Shadowmire 12.14.16	nice
theBoneyKing 12.14.16	I must say 12 grew off me quite a bit.
Spacesh1p 12.14.16	No problem Doof you know that I'm your #1 fan.
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	12 isn't an 'organic' sounding album which can put me off it a bit sometimes. It sounds posed and even a teeny bit contrived at times, it certainly isn't a bunch of musicians just letting loose and allowing the music to flow naturally. Saying all that, even though (like I said) it often feels like a homage to a certain style/type of songs, judged on its own merits it's very classy.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.14.16	Ur musical evolution has been pleasing doof
theBoneyKing 12.14.16	You mean devolution :-P
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.14.16	Yes doof you have devolved from being a completely basic bitch what a shame
TVC15 12.14.16	Cool
Sinternet 12.14.16	bleghhh
Conmaniac 12.14.16	6-1 look at that album cover pattern (other than 2)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.14.16	Sin look at doofs taste and diversity when he joined compared to now and try not to at least give him a little props. He is exploring a tonne and being pretty open minded.
Dylan620 12.14.16	List is a sobering reminder that I need to make more effort to keep up with new releases... I have fewer than 100 ratings from the past 7 years combined smh
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	Thanks Toad, Dylan, TVC Pots I wouldn't say I was close minded before but I'm definitely listening to ten times as much new music and finding stuff I'd never have picked up on before Sin, I thought you wouldn't like this list too much, we majorly disagree on a few of these
theBoneyKing 12.14.16	Dylan there's nothing wrong with not listening to much new stuff, there's so much great stuff that's already been released over the last 50+ years that you can never go wrong focusing on old stuff. I'm probably going to try to cut back my new release consumption in fact.
Divaman 12.14.16	Hey Doof, you accidentally left the Dexy album out of your Top Albums list.
DoofusWainwright 12.14.16	Diva, for you I'll change the 101 spot
JamieTwort 12.14.16	Nice list, Doof. A handful of these will be on my list.
Thibs 12.14.16	nice work doof
Divaman 12.14.16	Much better! I can't get enough of that picture of Kevin Rowland with those pants pulled up to his underarms. You're the man, Doof.
altertide0 12.14.16	4 is my fav on here, obviously. Will probably check 1, out of curiosity
rabidfish 12.14.16	dude your top 7 are all b&w covers... If that doesn't scream old-geezer I don't know what does. Good to see PUP and Kishi Bashi get some luv, tho I wish they were higher on the list.
kylemccluskey 12.14.16	Haven't heard of 8 or 4, v excited to check those out
Dewinged 12.15.16	Sweet list doof, have to check a lot of these
TwigTW 12.15.16	Checked 7 (great guitar sound) and 14--liked them both, still a few more I need to check out . . . forgot to say I enjoyed the new Mark Barott rec, and the remix EP even more . . . I think 6 is too low (no pun intended), but it's your list ;-)
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Thanks JamieT, Thibs, rabid and Dewinged kylem 8 and 4 won't let you down
Calc 12.15.16	prolly the best list so far.
RadicalEd 12.15.16	gud list as expected. Still a little early, but oh well ;).
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Twig the Bowie is still a classic, the top 8 are all so close really but I wanted to make a distinction between their ratings. Appreciated Calc Ed you're a stickler for not releasing these too early...but don't wait until mid Jan as everyone will have reached 2016 saturation and moved on to 2017. You know its true, I'm expecting your list early next week ;D
RadicalEd 12.15.16	Kind of a stickler yeah, because I usually dedicate december to catching up on stuff I missed and my album of the year in 2011 was released in December for example and there were publications who had already released AoTY lists at that point. (The Roots - Undun) But mine will definitely come next week, yes.
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	I'll probably kick myself over missing a couple of picks but I doubt anything would crash my top 8
guitarded_chuck 12.15.16	ye i listened to probably 20 2016 albums the past week im kind of glad to be done with it
TwigTW 12.15.16	I'm just pulling your leg about the Bowie. It's been my #1 since the day it came out--that will never happen again :-( Great top-twenty, but I still have to listen to 10 and 17... No matter how many albums I listen to, there's always more great music. It's been a great music year.
Flugmorph 12.15.16	are you a roboter
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Roboter
Flugmorph 12.15.16	thats what a roboter would say
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	You call robot on one of the only 2016 lists with descriptions?
zakalwe 12.15.16	This list is unbelievable and unbeatable. I'll check 4, seems like the sort of wanky nonsense I'll love.
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	A fair few of these were zak recs to give credit where it's due :D You've likely listened to way more stuff similar to 4 than I have so it might not stand out for you as much as it did for me.
theBoneyKing 12.15.16	Zak 18 is strange but worth a try too Don't know if you've heard 11 yet either but it's essential.
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Also, have you checked the Bladee 'Eversince' album yet Zak? Not sure whether you'll laugh or cry with that one
zakalwe 12.15.16	3 albums queued up. There's always one right in the last days of the year that blows me head off. I'll start with 18 cos boney, country and Finnish.
theBoneyKing 12.15.16	Haha, thank Doof via Twig for that one really, I'm only listening to it for the second time at the moment but I can feel there's something there.
TwigTW 12.15.16	It is hard to sing along with Jukka: something, something, something, "highway" . . . something, something, something, "my way" . . . something, something, something, "reminder" . . . something, something, something, "lonely rider" . . . The album is still really growing on me.
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	'something something lonely rider' lol
YetAnotherBrick 12.15.16	top 10 is fucking ace
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Cheers Brick
Hyndez 12.15.16	Couldn't get into Lambchop or Nick Cave, but i appreciate their premise. Other than that, solid list.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.15.16	Ok maybe closed minded isn't the right word. Maybe "crap" would be better
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.15.16	You've come a long way
theBoneyKing 12.15.16	Doof has definitely always been open-minded. I, on the other hand... Not so much.
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	I was a bit crap yeah I mean I'm still a little bit crap just less so
DoofusWainwright 12.15.16	Pots, what are the three worst ratings on this list go
Hyndez 12.16.16	new wild beasts for starters.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 12.16.16	megadeth rating way too high radiohead way too high mark pritchard too high danny brown too high
guitarded_chuck 12.16.16	where blonde
Hyndez 12.16.16	^ Lul
guitarded_chuck 12.16.16	pardon me
Nrap 12.16.16	Thanks Doof. this is a litst i can actually dig into
DoofusWainwright 12.16.16	Pots - Megadeth and Radiohead probably have a nostalgia factor working for them a little bit though I maintain they're very solid late career albums for both artists; Danny Brown did grow off me a bit already and maybe I'm just overrating because he's a new artist for me and there's some novelty there; Pritchard seems a harmless album to overrate a little and I guess it's not the most active listen but I've enjoyed it as a background listen a lot. Hyndez - I maintain Wild Beasts I've enjoyed enough to earn it somewhere between a 3.5-4 and for them doing something unexpected I've probably bumped an extra .3 or there abouts on the rating. Nrap - glad you dig
Hyndez 12.16.16	'I maintain Wild Beasts I've enjoyed enough to earn it somewhere between a 3.5-4 and for them doing something unexpected I've probably bumped an extra .3 or there abouts on the rating.' I'm a big wild beasts fan and i guess i couldn't just adapt to this recent change, may have to give it another shot.
HerrSadanius 12.17.16	vektor is way down and thats my AOTY and its surprising theres no deftones here, gore was a 4.5 /5 record.
DoofusWainwright 12.17.16	Herr no Deftones output has ever been above a 3.5/5 sort of quality for me and 'Gore' wasn't good enough to become my favourite of theirs.
Pangea 12.18.16	Very good list
Sunnyvale 12.19.16	Great list. 10 is so good, glad to see it given a high spot.
FearThyEvil 12.19.16	"vektor is way down and thats my AOTY and its surprising theres no deftones here, gore was a 4.5 /5 record." gore was shit
DoofusWainwright 12.19.16	Thanks Pangea and SunnyV
pricealex 12.21.16	I literally only fuck with 9 of these albums
TheSpaceMan 12.21.16	oh damn missed this list, great job on it. looks like you enjoyed this year musically (:
danielcardoso 12.21.16	Regina at 93 is criminal.
DoofusWainwright 12.21.16	Thanks SpaceMan Dan she's not really my gal, it was decent but didn't blow my mind
danielcardoso 12.21.16	Hmm, fair enough Doof. Was this your first album of hers though?
DoofusWainwright 12.21.16	I'd listened to a few songs before but not full albums
danielcardoso 12.21.16	I'd rec you Soviet Kitsch since its her best album and a hard 5 for me, its generally more quirky than Remember Us To Life and songwriting quality is absolutely top tier, dunno if you'd dig it much more but a try couldn't hurt.
theBoneyKing 12.21.16	Doof is musically sexist Dan, he has admitted this before, so don't expect him to go head over heels for chirpy Regina.