NPR - 25 best albums of 2019 ...

Heard of a couple, listened to a couple, don’t own any.


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Shadowfax said:
So who are they polling to make these lists? Nobody here has even heard of most artists or albums on the list.
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Do you really believe that the music most “audiophiles” listen to is relevant to the consumers of music? I only have listened to one album on the list
 
I had heard of Tanya Tucker and Raphael Siddiq (formerly of Tony, Toni, Tone!).
 
I bought about 300 or so albums this year, and have no interest in owning any of these 25. I've heard 6 or 7, and have declined to listen to 3 more because I know I don't like the artist. Who makes these lists?
 
Jack said:
Depending on your tastes you could find this to be a much better list, I did.

http://bluesrockreview.com/2019/12/...kexbYp36I3eTS2npsQCK8gB2JtXWsm_sVGTv4fVsoFGDY
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I have (or had) the top 5 from this list but none of the others LOL. Those 5 are only OK for me, none are albums I would recommend.

obviously from the amount of music I have acquired in the past year I think there is a lot of very enjoyable new music being released, but my tastes apparently are very separate from the critics (although Downbeat’s and Presto Classical’s lists were fairly good)
 
Shadowfax said:
So who are they polling to make these lists? Nobody here has even heard of most artists or albums on the list.
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OK Boomers . . .

I believe that NPR does it by polling their staff. I wager their staff averages 30+ years younger than the average age of Audio Shark participants. Me included.

Personally, I use these lists to expose myself to new music. Whether I like it or not, buy it, etc., is step 2. But I do appreciate step 1.
 
this is a pretty broad list, from indie to classical to country. i've heard at least half of them.

coolio.
 
Why should anyone take the NPR seriously on anything?
 
I find NPR’s bumper music to be excellent typically.


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From NPRs website on how they compiled the list:

“Thousands of votes poured in from our listeners in our annual year-end poll to find the year's 20 most-loved albums.”

I recognize quite a few of the artists but have not heard most of the albums/tracks chosen. As someone posted earlier, this is a good way to keep up with new music.
 
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