Has Christgau given any album this year an 'A'?

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Just wondering...

― Josh Timmermann (Josh Timmermann), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 01:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

fuck, now i'm compelled to go find out

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

only Buck 65! Holy guacamole!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

A+

king sunny ade comp

bettye lavette
buck 65
the libertines (!!!)

tons of A-

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

What about the new Liz Phair? I don't believe he reviewed it for CG, but his thoughts on it in that Voice piece were very positive. I could easily see it placing high on his end-of-the-year list. Whitechocolatespacegg, if I recall correctly, made his top ten in its year.

― Josh Timmermann (Josh Timmermann), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

I thought Libertines was a late vote from last year but I'm probably wrong.

Oh yeah, Josh is right. Both Liz Phair and Yo La Tengo's latest have A's based on those articles if you look up the artists in the larger CG.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

and friggin' Northern State

― dieblucasdie (dieblucasdie), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 05:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

that was "last year"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 05:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

one month passes...

From Xgau's site:

A
Bettye Lavette: A Woman Like Me [Blues Express]
The Libertines: Up the Bracket [Rough Trade]
Liz Phair: Liz Phair [Capitol]
Yo La Tengo: Summer Sun [Matador]

― scott m (mcd), Sunday, 18 January 2004 00:54 (twenty years ago) link

There's also nine A-or-betters in his annual compilation roundup. Still, that's kinda depressing.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:04 (twenty years ago) link

how many does he usually have in a year though? His Top Ten usually includes a few A-'s, doesn't it?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link

I don't think it's ever gotten below 10 A-or-betters a year, counting compilations.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:14 (twenty years ago) link

I think the only times his Dean's List had a mere ten A-or-better albums was in 1975 and 1997. Not sure about the last three years, though.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:21 (twenty years ago) link

yow, my bad.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:22 (twenty years ago) link

Would the recent Missy Elliot and Wrens A's be additions? And I was reading the review of Lyrics Born - the review reads like the record could be an A too.

― plebian plebs (plebian), Monday, 19 January 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link

See, him being totally around the bend about Liz Phair leaves a perfectly keyhole-shaped quantum-karma void I can fill by being totally around the bend about Alicia Keys. Harmony reigns.

― Dock Miles (Dock Miles), Monday, 19 January 2004 05:32 (twenty years ago) link

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