things that are wrong with pitchfork's best of the 2000's polls: a formal complaint list

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I feel like the other p4k threads have some fantastic, super-interesting complaints, but I don't trust anything that isn't in list form.

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

1. sexist

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

2. racist

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

3. that one thing I really liked was ranked way too low

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

4. that one thing I really hated was ranked way too high!

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:08 (fifteen years ago)

5. Not alphabetical

― President Keyes, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:21 (fifteen years ago)

6. tl;dr

― Althus (sarahel), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:21 (fifteen years ago)

7. Kid A won.

― Sickamous (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:21 (fifteen years ago)

8. utterly irrelevant

― m the g, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:22 (fifteen years ago)

9. one album by the hold steady was ranked higher than the other album by the hold steady

― lorax body spray (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:28 (fifteen years ago)

10. i have never read this so-called pitchfork

― Henry Frog (Frogman Henry), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:29 (fifteen years ago)

11. badly misrepresents fans of non-pitchfork indie

― lorax & order (electricsound), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:31 (fifteen years ago)

12. is 100% indie rock. apart from the stuff that isn't.

― m the g, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:32 (fifteen years ago)

13. by being a poll of albums it favours albums over things that are not albums.

― history mayne, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:33 (fifteen years ago)

14. i have never even heard any of these so-called bands. were they on top of the pops?

― Henry Frog (Frogman Henry), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:34 (fifteen years ago)

15. they make me feel old(er).

― a single man owns you (Ioannis), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:40 (fifteen years ago)

16. has a white dude reviewing rap albums

― power, corruption & plies (dyao), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 10:42 (fifteen years ago)

17. Should have been lists of funniest YouTube clips or celeb tweets.

― President Keyes, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 12:15 (fifteen years ago)

18. I'm gonna let them finish but Stylus would have had the best list OF ALL TIME

*shoots self in face*

― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 12:23 (fifteen years ago)

19. even after reading every blurb and essay, I still don't feel like I "get" the 00s

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:37 (fifteen years ago)

20. Isn't a number-perfect statistical reflection of the exact scores they gave records ten years ago

― Tombbot & Estello Meet Cankenstein (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago)

21. Aren't about pizza.

― Roman Polanski now sleeps in prison. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago)

22. Don't reflect my musical needs as a consumer of music

― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

11. badly misrepresents fans of non-pitchfork indie

― lorax & order (electricsound), Wednesday, October 7, 2009 11:31 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Aren't they an indie rock publication? Why should they write for an audience that doesn't read them?

― thirdalternative, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

23. List format allows easy conversion into so-called "polls".

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago)

22. You probably had to play the Pitchfork Festival to get on the list. And even if you didn't, I'm going to assert loudly that you did.

― ithappens, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago)

25. Criminal lack of Kate Bush records

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:46 (fifteen years ago)

27. Nothing is in the right order!

― Mark G, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:47 (fifteen years ago)

28. fails to take seriously mariah carey and ashlee simpson's forms and values.

― history mayne, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:48 (fifteen years ago)

29. Failed to insert the acronym lol in front of all band names.

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:48 (fifteen years ago)

30. lol Vampire Weekend

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:49 (fifteen years ago)

31. amirite?

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:50 (fifteen years ago)

32. best-of lists - esp from pfk - should have 666 entries

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:51 (fifteen years ago)

33. No Super Mario Galaxy.

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:53 (fifteen years ago)

34. No Autechre! FUCK!!

― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:53 (fifteen years ago)

35. Target audience was people who read lists of bands they already know then whine about lists

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:54 (fifteen years ago)

36. Music died the day the Stone Roses split up.

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:55 (fifteen years ago)

37. On the band name tip, no "Fagpile Weekend" and "Vampire Butt-end" either :(

― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago)

37. Claims the records are good. They're not.

― ithappens, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago)

39. Still a good 84 days of the 2000s left for fascinating indie-rock records to be released in.

― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago)

40. Site exists only to funnel traffic to American Apparel anyway

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago)

41. ffs there's people starving in the world y'know

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:59 (fifteen years ago)

42. they inspired this.

― Sgt. Raggett's Happy Hearts Club (Suggest) Banned (Ioannis), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago)

43. They inspired poster ilxor to play fantasy football for 40 posts

― Tombbot & Estello Meet Cankenstein (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:01 (fifteen years ago)

44. have spent whole month's budget on Haagen-Dazs

― Vladislav Delap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:02 (fifteen years ago)

45. Inspired Haagen-Dazs to come up with hideous new "Animal Collective" flavored ice cream

― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:03 (fifteen years ago)

46. the characterisation of r&b and pop as genres which throw up brilliant singles but no worthwhile albums is the no 1 way of implying that they're not important, significant genres compared to indie rock, and not to be taken as seriously in terms of their form or values

― lex pretend

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:04 (fifteen years ago)

47. otm. it's the LACK of many artists that i consider to be the elite of this decade that galls most than the inclusion of whatever band i dislike or don't care about. where are mariah carey, ellen allien, ce'cile, ashlee simpson, taylor swift, teedra moses, busy signal, young dro? where is the dubstep and grime and dancehall and techno and house and teenpop and funky?

― lex pretend

(where is the funky elite???)

― iatee, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:05 (fifteen years ago)

48. Parents troubled by liberal use of "N-word" on high-ranking Jay-Z record

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:06 (fifteen years ago)

49. Not even one album recorded anywhere near a coal mine. What ever happened to authenticity?

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:10 (fifteen years ago)

50. Inevitable NPR feature on Nabisco's "Decade In Indie"

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:14 (fifteen years ago)

51. ...followed by major motion picture featuring that girl from Juno

― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:15 (fifteen years ago)

52. Made readers click through several pages.

― Giorgio Marauder (I eat cannibals), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:40 (fifteen years ago)

53. Not enough seeders for torrent.

― Giorgio Marauder (I eat cannibals), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

54. Made ILX wags reflexively mock criticism of P-Fork list rather than confronting own critical blind spots.

― Giorgio Marauder (I eat cannibals), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago)

55. Destined to fill up front page with polls.

― Giorgio Marauder (I eat cannibals), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago)

okay massive lols at 54

― The Book of Outhere (HI DERE), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:21 (fifteen years ago)

56. can't believe I voted for something on Lex's "where are the" list

― oɔsıqɐu (nabisco), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:22 (fifteen years ago)

57. accidentally reminded non-Americans that Pitchfork is an American site

― oɔsıqɐu (nabisco), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:23 (fifteen years ago)

43. They inspired poster ilxor to play fantasy football for 40 posts

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 18:08 (fifteen years ago)

58. Stole market share from Whiney's pointless, interminable stream of Twitter updates on albums enjoyed by Pitchfork readership.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 18:13 (fifteen years ago)

59. inspired a pointless thread designed almost entirely with the aim of getting posters to hurt each others' feelings that was then locked by a mod.

― The Book of Outhere (HI DERE), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 18:15 (fifteen years ago)

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