Magnus Kidd

Jack of no trades, master of none.

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
2. Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial
3. The Libertines - Up The Bracket
4. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
5. Grinderman - Grinderman

#5albums21C5

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s time for #5albums21C5 the 5th and final of the semi finals to determine the best album of the 21st century so far. Please see attached in the thread the runners and riders in this round, your task is to pick your favourite 5 in order of preference. Here’s mine…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Arcade Fire - Funeral
2. Bright Eyes - I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
3. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Raise Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
5. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
#5albums21C4

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s time for #5albums21C4 voting, this being the 4th of 5 semi finals to find the best album of the 21st century so far. Please see the list of 100 albums in this semi final within the thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order of preference. Here’s my picks…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
2. Beck - Morning Phase
3. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
5. The National - Boxer
#5albums21C3

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s time for #5albums21C3 the 3rd of 5 semi finals with the end goal to determine the best album of the 21st century so far. Please see list of 100 albums in this round at the end of the thread, your challenge is to name your top 5 in order of greatness. Here’s mine…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeest
2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
3. The National - Alligator
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C.
5. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
#5albums21C2

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s time for the 2nd of 5 semi finals to find the best post millennium album, as we play #5albums21C2 Please review the list of 100 albums at the end of this thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order and reply including the hashtag. Here’s my choices first…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
2. DIIV - Oshin
3. Sparklehorse - It’s A Wonderful Life
4. The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
5. The Horrors - Primary Colours
#5albums21C1

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks and a happy new year to all. It’s time for our competition to find the best album of the 21st century, with 5 groups of 100 albums followed by a final. First up is #5albums21C1 the first group, pick your top 5 in order including hashtag (album list to follow) Mine are..

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
2. Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers
3. Blur - The Ballad Of Darren
4. Broken Records - The Dreamless Sleep Of The 1990s
5. Billy Nomates - Cacti

#5albums23

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s poll time! Here we go with #5albums23 name your top 5 albums from this year in order (artist and album title please). The top 20 albums from the year will qualify for our post millennium tournament coming up in January. Here’s my top five choices to kick us off…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. The National - Boxer
3. Love - Forever Changes
4. Beck - Morning Phase
5. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

#5albumsSF5

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening all, we already have 80 of our 100 albums for the final, step forward #5albumsSF5 to determine the remaining 20 spots. Pick your top 5 from the attached 100 album list with hashtag. For my part, I had 10 on my shortlist, I’m going with the 5 I think will need the points..

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction
2. Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
3. Pixies - Doolittle
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
5. Blur - Parklife

#5albumsSF4

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, hope everyone has had a good fortnight, let’s play #5albumsSF4 the 4th of 5 semi finals in our long running music challenge. Pick your top 5 favourites from the 100 albums listed at the end of this thread and include the hashtag. I’m going with these 5 to kick us off…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. REM - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
2. Pulp - Different Class
3. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
4. Paul Simon - Graceland
5. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico

#5albumsSF3

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening folks, it’s time for #5albumsSF3 the 3rd of 5 semi finals in this album challenge. Please see the 100 albums that follow in this thread, your challenge (should you choose to accept it) is to pick your top 5 in order of preference. Here’s my picks to kick us off…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. The National - High Violet
2. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
3. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
4. Radiohead - The Bends
5. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

#5albumsSF2

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, it’s time for the 2nd of 5 semifinals in our long running music challenge, let’s play #5albumsSF2 For anyone not aware, please see the following list of 100 albums from which you’ll need to pick your top 5 in order of preference. This one’s a nightmare, but I’m going…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
2. Nirvana - In Utero
3. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
5. The National - Alligator
#5albumsSF1

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, can you believe it, we’ve reached the semi final stage! It’s time for #5albumsSF1 the first of 5 semis over the coming weeks. Please see list of 100 albums at the end of this thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order of preference. Easy eh! 😉 Here’s my 5 picks..

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. The Stooges - Funhouse
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
#5albums70

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening folks, we started this process in Mar ‘21 and we’ve now reached the 60th and final year poll, it’s time for #5albums70 Don’t forget we still have 5 semi finals and a final to come yet, so about 3 months before we can crown the winning album. Here’s my 5 albums for 1970…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Lift To Experience - The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads
2. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
3. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C.
5. The Strokes - Is This It

#5albums01

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening folks and welcome to the 59th of 60 musical years we’ve been focusing on, tonight is the turn of 2001 as it’s time to play #5albums01 Pick your top 5 albums from the year in order of preference. A great year and really tough, for my part I’m going with these fab five…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
3. Arctic Monkeys - AM
4. Clutch - Earth Rocker
5. Deerhunter - Monomania

#5albums13

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening folks, it’s time for #5albums13 Pick your top 5 albums from 2013 adding the hashtag, votes will be counted and a top 200 results chart will be tweeted by yours truly on Sunday with the top 8 albums going through to the semi finals. I’m going with these 5 for a kickoff…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Paul Simon - Graceland
2. Beastie Boys - License To Ill
3. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
4. Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
5. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
#5albums86

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Good evening folks, crikey where did that 3 weeks go? It’s time for #5albums86 pick your top 5 albums from the year 1986 adding the hashtag. A year made all the more poignant with the sad passing of Andy Rourke today 🙏. Here’s my fabulous five picks to start the ball rolling…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
2. Paul McCartney - III
3. Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
4. Ghostpoet - I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
5. Bambara - Stray
#5albums20

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, happy bank holiday weekend, it’s time for #5albums20 Reply with your top 5 albums from 2020 in order of preference including the hashtag. I think this one is wide open, really tough to predict the winner or qualifiers. Here’s my picks to kick off the proceedings…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Love - Forever Changes
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk
4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
5. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen
#5albums67

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, happy Friday and welcome to #5albums67 Pick your top 5 albums from 1967. These don’t get any easier, there’s probably 5 albums in this year that will stand a chance of finishing in the top 20 in the final itself. Here’s my 5 to kick us off, I’ve only picked 2 of them..

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. The Lemonheads - It’s A Shame About Ray
2. Sugar - Copper Blue
3. Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted
4. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
5. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
#5albums92

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Evening all and welcome to the voting for #5albums92 I have a feeling I’ll be in for a busy weekend, I’d say this year will hit peak music buying for quite a few who take part (myself included). Reply with your top 5 albums of the year in order, including the hashtag. Mine are…

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
2. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
3. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
4. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
5. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
#5albums19

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Voting for our next poll will commence on Friday 10th March and will be albums from 2019. Please use the hashtag #5albums19 for album recommendations and poll chat. For now, here’s the top 150 chart from 1974. Have a great fortnight and hopefully see you all for the next one 👍

[Magnus Kidd @AddictedtoWMD]

1. Big Star - Radio City
2. Sparks - Kimono My House
3. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread
4. Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
5. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
#5albums74

[Richard Shaw @RichardS7370]

Hi folks, happy Friday to you all, it’s time for #5albums74 Pick your favourite five albums from 1974 in order of preference including the hashtag, the top 8 in the voting will progress to the semi final stage. A very tough one this, but here’s my fabulous five to kick us off…