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Antelope [Edit] [Delete] 83 replies 02:50 February 8th, 2013

This nifty website lets you select your top albums by way of tier, which is nice because top tens are a bit passé, don't you think? You can then download your album collage as a .png. Nice.

http://top50.topsters.de/

+10 indie points for every album you had to load into the database yourself.

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Oooh, lunchtime fun!

funkycow | 8 Feb '13, 09:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
Maybe later

I can see myself doing this when I'm riding a hangover.

Yesiamaduck | 8 Feb '13, 09:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
On it like a carbonit.

pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 09:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Tip: Go for the top 100 option. Had to leave out so much amazing stuff :(
  
  https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/11735_10152558966625074_1653698099_n.jpg
  
  pichaelmarker @pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 10:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - The second album in your top 4...
    
    Which one is that again? It's driving me mad.
    
    Acquiescence @pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 10:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - it's vespertine innit?
      
      josh @Acquiescence | 8 Feb '13, 10:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      pichaelmarker and Acquiescence this'd this
    - Vespertine
      
      pichaelmarker @Acquiescence | 8 Feb '13, 10:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Of course!
        
        Great album; listened to it loads of times. But for some reason I just couldn't place the cover.
        
        Acquiescence @pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 11:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
my favourite album of all time is tomorrow we will run faster by sweep the leg johnny

done

cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
- not done
  
  http://i.imgur.com/LVs6fIk.jpg
  
  pichaelmarker @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - well that is my favourite so i don't want to put anything next to it
    
    put sto cazzo! on the second tier along with little lights by spy vs spy, zuma by neil young and the great escape by blur. that should do it
    
    cat_race @pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 10:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - c_r i can't help but feel like you're really half-arsing this
      
      Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - i don't really like lists.
        
        the question should be 'what's your favourite album?' and then you answer. my answer is tomorrow we will run faster by sweep the leg johnny.
        
        cat_race @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 10:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        It's not really a list though is it
        
        It's more groupings than anything
        
        Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
I envy you

pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 10:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- :')
  
  Antelope @pichaelmarker | 8 Feb '13, 10:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  pichaelmarker this'd this
DONE

http://imgur.com/GRHc5IF

Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 10:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'VE BEEN SHOUTED AT FOR THAT
  
  cat_race @Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 10:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- FFS
  
  you and c_r OUT. GET OUTTA HERE!
  
  Antelope @Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 10:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ThisTemporaryLife and Infinite_Jest this'd this
  - see
    
    cat_race @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 10:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - i said OUT
      
      Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
      - why don't you go and listen to the album i've chosen eh?
        
        cat_race @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 10:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        I will
        
        If you do this properly
        
        Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
Doesn't seem to want to work for me.

Anyone else having trouble with it?

saps | 8 Feb '13, 10:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I had trouble at first
  
  you need to select the square you want the album to fill first
  
  Antelope @saps | 8 Feb '13, 10:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Yeah did the first 10 boxes, saved it and it all vanished
  
  Probably forgot all my favourites anyhow
  
  vamos @saps | 8 Feb '13, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Ah. I see.
    
    I'm not actually getting any boxes. Looks like there's errors on the page. Probably something to do with the way IE is configured by my employers.
    
    saps @vamos | 8 Feb '13, 12:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    funkycow this'd this
This is my one, it's kind of a mix of childhood and now

http://i.imgur.com/WwWPTeC.jpg

Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- How funny
  
  I've included The Moon & Antarctica, OK Computer, and Give Up in mine, too! They're in my top four with Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.
  
  :)
  
  ThisTemporaryLife @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 11:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Nice, I look forward to seeing the full list :)
    
    Antelope @ThisTemporaryLife | 8 Feb '13, 12:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
i can see myself spending ages on this

fuck

japes | 8 Feb '13, 11:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
- you have all the time in the world
  
  no lush
  
  Antelope @japes | 8 Feb '13, 12:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
It won't let me upload album covers annoyingly...

I press the Upload button, but nothing happens. Which means I may well have to omit The Early Years self-titled, which I really don't want to do.

Acquiescence | 8 Feb '13, 11:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Okay no worries, figured it out...
  
  http://imgur.com/CxcVCAb
  
  They even had all the obscure Japanese shit in their database, barring one album. Not bad.
  
  Acquiescence @Acquiescence | 8 Feb '13, 11:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Asobi Seksu!
    
    Citrus is a beautiful album, listened to 'Strings' religiously for a while, so so good
    
    Antelope @Acquiescence | 8 Feb '13, 12:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Pretty much the best song on there.
      
      You go for the Thursday, but you stay for the Strings.
      
      Acquiescence @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 12:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Great choice.
  
  Stunning album.
  
  Did you know Zeroset (Dave Malkinson and Roger) have a couple of gigs in London over the nextt month or so.?
  
  TheGrudge @Acquiescence | 11 Feb '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
Done - seriously

http://i.imgur.com/8MMKybZ.jpg

Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 11:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hmm
  
  add the Blue Album and The Mollusk you idiot.
  
  Gorkys_Forever @Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 11:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh shit, i
  
  Antelope @Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 11:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  japes and chickenbones this'd this
  - 'd forgotten about Brian Eno and Slint
    
    nice list, few albums there I need to revisit.
    
    Antelope @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 11:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - shame you cant save it to the site rather than doing it from scratch (?)
      
      Gorkys_Forever @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 11:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - ahh you can
        
        my German is how you say, "inelegant"?
        
        Gorkys_Forever @Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 11:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
http://i47.tinypic.com/sxde1k.jpg

Antpocalypsenow | 8 Feb '13, 11:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh liquid swords how i love thee
  
  cat_race @Antpocalypsenow | 8 Feb '13, 12:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Antpocalypsenow this'd this
  - I got this the other day, it's cool:
    
    http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/albums/18026/homepage_large.19000fed.jpg
    
    Antpocalypsenow @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 12:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - oh yeah
    
    why don't you prove it by putting it in your list, you phony
    
    Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 12:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - OK OK
      
      i'll do the list this evening. i'm at work. but you had BETTER listen to TWWRF
      
      cat_race @Antelope | 8 Feb '13, 12:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - alright good good, yes i will i promise
        
        Antelope @cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 12:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this is pretty nice
  
  andyvine @Antpocalypsenow | 8 Feb '13, 13:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yeah, alright then

http://i.imgur.com/l11QsHP.jpg

ThisTemporaryLife | 8 Feb '13, 12:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh my fucking god
  
  I wrote this:
  http://commonliferx.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/the-mountain-goats/
  
  I FORGOT TO INCLUDE IT IN MY FUCKING LIST.
  
  ThisTemporaryLife @ThisTemporaryLife | 9 Feb '13, 10:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
what if you dont have a top 4

WHAT THEN?

chickenbones | 8 Feb '13, 13:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Then, congratulations
  
  You are cat_race
  
  ThisTemporaryLife @chickenbones | 8 Feb '13, 13:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  cat_race this'd this
  - but i only like 3 albums!
    
    chickenbones @ThisTemporaryLife | 8 Feb '13, 13:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - THEN MAKE IT
      
      Repeat the same three albums until the space is filled. Good luck.
      
      ThisTemporaryLife @chickenbones | 8 Feb '13, 13:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - wont worjk on ie7
        
        at work.
        don't think i could do this tbh, changes too often.
        am fickle
        
        chickenbones @ThisTemporaryLife | 8 Feb '13, 13:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
This could be my life's work

will give it a crack

SarahIsPi | 8 Feb '13, 13:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- The other favourites aren't in order
  
  http://imgur.com/lQgM12y
  
  SarahIsPi @SarahIsPi | 8 Feb '13, 14:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Rate Your Music is another good website for doing this.

Mine is a la here:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/blairosh/my_100_greatest_albums_of_all_time

(still a work in progress)

waterwings | 8 Feb '13, 14:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Went for the 100 album option because 50 is just not enough!

http://i.imgur.com/bLaMN5w.jpg

I have a feeling this could become a weekly commitment now to make sure this stays up to date!

MarwoodW | 8 Feb '13, 14:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
I wonder how much they connect to actual listens

http://imgur.com/62GJDqZ

rainmaker | 8 Feb '13, 14:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Very much a work in progress, top 4 are solid though...

http://i48.tinypic.com/359e653.jpg

bokonon | 8 Feb '13, 14:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
http://i.imgur.com/oxnWBFz.jpg

untrue | 8 Feb '13, 15:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- <3
  
  chickenbones @untrue | 8 Feb '13, 15:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Antelope this'd this
here's mine

http://i46.tinypic.com/206jy34.jpg

legendary | 8 Feb '13, 15:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nice enough idea, but

the output looks terrible. I mean, fair enough if you have to have the "top 4", "other favourites" etc headings in the input screen so you don't discriminate against idiots, but having them in the final thing? And then, having different sizes for different tiers, but making no effort to make them line up? They're SQUARES ffs, it's not exactly the Alhambra.

THIS is basically how it needs to look: http://oi48.tinypic.com/15x4dna.jpg (yeah yeah, needs tidying up a bit).

I can't imagine it would even be that hard to make it customisable how many were in each tier.

-dan- | 8 Feb '13, 20:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

stanstubbs and andyvine this'd this
- And in the meantime, my last.fm automatically does my top 39 anyway
  
  http://lastfm.gammalyrae.com/output/collage/topalbums/dan_burwood,overall,3,13,none.jpg
  
  -dan- @-dan- | 8 Feb '13, 21:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
This is great

http://top50.topsters.de/download.php?path=bdb6e14fbdc5a884fef08adfd4120418.png

bornin69 | 8 Feb '13, 22:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
- your link is bust...
  
  funkycow @bornin69 | 9 Feb '13, 09:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Thanks. Try this
    
    http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd505/pmitchell1969/image.jpg
    
    bornin69 @funkycow | 9 Feb '13, 10:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
My effort, and I stand by my first and second tiers

http://imgur.com/TSnk42I

(some of the cover art it assigns is a bit weird though)

funkycow | 8 Feb '13, 22:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
And mine:

http://i46.tinypic.com/357pv8l.jpg[/IMG]

I liked how Illinois was also Illinoise, just to satisfy DiS.

wonton | 8 Feb '13, 22:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
Too much work for only 500 points

theShipment | 8 Feb '13, 22:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

funkycow and Antelope this'd this
not in any order, just roughly lumped together

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=vnpg86&s=6

gonad | 8 Feb '13, 23:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
one way to spend a Friday evening

Christophales | 8 Feb '13, 23:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm always doing that
  
  http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2556eds&s=6
  
  Christophales @Christophales | 8 Feb '13, 23:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
BOOM - top 100

so far...

http://i.imgur.com/QZ52EkP.jpg

Gorkys_Forever | 9 Feb '13, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cool site

In no order http://instagr.am/p/Vhxpy8Jv6Z/

shakerwors | 9 Feb '13, 23:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
well usually i'd jump at the chance at this kind of thing

but I dunno, I make lists in the summer. During the winter I hibernate with about three bands and don't care for much else (Unwound mostly)

Severed799 | 10 Feb '13, 00:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- so here's one I (sort of) made earlier:
  
  http://heff88.tumblr.com/post/42709010782/these-are-my-50-favourite-records-apparently
  
  Severed799 @Severed799 | 10 Feb '13, 00:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
I can't be arsed doing anything, but I really like Wild Love by Smog

poptimusgrime | 10 Feb '13, 04:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nice idea. Saved me a good 20 minutes of emails I should be answering.

http://imgur.com/jXnIKpk

hanshotfirst | 11 Feb '13, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply

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