that is, with a 2009 album like andrew bird's latest leaking in 2008, does that hurt the chances his album is ranked highly on year-end lists considering it came out just so long ago?

truly great albums will stick out no matter how much time has passed. if you forget about them over a years period then its prob garbage

Yes it does hurt. When Do You Like Rock Music was released, everybody was saying how amazing it was and how much better it was than In Rainbows (most people's number 1 in 2007). Now i dare you to find it on anyone's end of the year list.

Remember when everyone was blowing their load all over that Vampire Weekend album? Then the backlash hit...

Hissing Fauna was top notch 07 and it came out in January

realistically, this stuff only hurts if you are following the release schedule. If you root around near the end of the year (say, Nov/early Dec) you can find a lot of great albums that no one has any idea when they were released in 08

the most important thing about a record is where it stands in a list made by a magazine to increase sales on their december issue sales.

double post

disagrees with you.

...because in the end the initial two week shock wore off and people realized that in rainbows was, in fact, a better record?

the only way it actually helps albums to be released later in the year is if enough people are still in that euphoric honeymoon phase with the music to not allow it to stand up to repeated listens. and that really only happens with late december releases anyway.

i like a lot of music on first listen. i also like bands that grow on me over time. but the ultimate test of a winner and a year-end awesome album is how it sounds after numerous spins. thats if you ask me anyway.

there's also the question of whether albums rankings mean shit, too.

what the f

do you like rock music? is a piece of crap. first listen i knew it was a piece of crap!

it can, not the special albums though

but when you listen to more than 100 albums during the year.....its not that hard to lose focus


Shallow Grave was released on march, and its on my top 5
April, Bedlam In Goliath


Do You Like Rock Music is #21 on my ranking of 2008

Bon Iver tops the best of the year two years in a row. I don't think it hurts lol.

I'm going to vote for it again next year!

no, next year im all over Ten

If they really plan to re-release their entire catalogue over the next 2 years, our 2010 top-5 might be Pj exclusive.

Avocado was #1 on 2006.
Your fault.