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Posted by
Jeremy Thomas
on 01.24.2013
From Nas'
Life is Good
and fun.'s
Some Nights
to Mumford & Sons'
and more, the 411 staff continues its journey to name the top 25 albums of 2012 with #10 through #6!
Welcome to 411's Top 25 Albums of 2012! Are you burned out on year-end lists yet? Well, hopefully not as we have one more for you! 2012 saw the release of many great albums from a variety of genres, from pop and rap to rock, alternative, even folk and electronica/dance music. The field of popular music diversified greatly over the last twelve months; when it's all said and done however, there were some albums that just rose to the top and deserved to be honored as the best of the year. We of the 411 music zone chose to honor those efforts.
To present this list, every 411 writer had the opportunity to share their top 25 albums that were released during 2012. After the staff provided their lists, the results were tabulated and compiled into one single top 25 list. Writers took several things into account, from chart performance and individual sounds to the personal tastes, the album's progression (for good or ill) of the artist's catalog and much more. Keep in mind when reading this list that it is one that spanned all genres, and every staff member of 411 has different tastes. Some value certain criteria more than others do. We don't all agree on what albums deserved the top spots, but we all respect each other's choices and hope you can do the same. We begin out list today with the five albums that just missed the cut, a recap of what's come before and then #10 through #6.
Stone Sour -
House of Gold and Bones Part 1
Green Day -
Killer Mike -
R.A.P. Music
Shinedown -
Japandroids -
Celebration Rock
The List So Far:
#25: B.o.B. -
Strange Clouds
#24: The Killers -
Battle Born
#23: Marina & The Diamonds -
Electra Heart
#22: The Lumineers -
The Lumineers
#21: Leonard Cohen -
Old Ideas
#20: Soundgarden -
King Animal
#19: Testament -
Dark Roots of Earth
#18: Muse -
The 2nd Law
#17: G.O.O.D. Music –
Cruel Summer
#16: Black Country Communion -
#15: Bob Dylan -
#14: Lana Del Rey -
Born to Die
#13: Taylor Swift -
#12: Slash -
Apocalyptic Love
#11: Alabama Shakes -
Boys and Girls
#10: Halestorm -
The Strange Case Of...
Billboard 200: #15
Rock Albums: #7
Hard Rock Albums: #1
"Love Bites (So Do I)"
"Here's to Us"
"I Miss The Misery"
Joseph Lee:
Somewhere along the way, rock and roll got really serious and bands forgot that this is supposed to be fun. Halestorm is bringing the fun back to rock music with their style of devil-may-care songs. The songs just rock, for lack of a better description. "Love Bites," "Mz Hyde," "Daughters of Darkness" and more just hit you with wave after wave of awesome. Even without the use of screaming, curse words or anything else that the more hardcore bands use, Halestorm shakes up today's world of sterilized pop-rock like Nickelback, Sixx AM and Adelitas Way. Lzzy Hale is a rock queen and you should all bow before her.
Jeremy Thomas:
I've certainly made no secret of my love for Halestorm's second album over the past year. Lzzy Hale's voice is quite probably my favorite in hard rock right now; the twenty-four year-old frontwoman has an incredibly powerful and versatile set of pipes that run the gamut on this LP. She draws favorable comparisons to the likes of Joan Jett, Lita Ford, the Wilson sisters and many more of rock's greatest frontwomen. Halestorm is a young band but they're already becoming a force to be reckoned with in the industry, touring with as many as 250 shows a year and delivering non-stop solid work. On
The Strange Case Of…
, the band takes on a heavier sound and while there are certainly some radio-friendly songs for a younger crowd such as "Here's to Us" and "In Your Room," much of the album is a full-on, all-out rock assault. Joe Hottinger, Josh Smith and Arejay Hale deliver strong instrumental work and the lyrical content is consistently good throughout. The key thing that comes to mind whenever I think about this album is "fun." Halestorm appears to be trying to bring a sense of fun back to a genre that sometimes gets lost in trying to be too serious and hard. This was one of my most listened-to albums of 2012 and for good reason.
#9: Nas -
Life is Good
Billboard 200: #1
R*B/Hip-Hop Albums: #1
Rap Albums: #1
"The Don"
Tony Acero:
Nas is one of those rappers whose records speak for themselves. Nas has the unfortunate burden of being the creator of
, an album that some call the greatest ever. When someone creates a debut album that pretty much takes the world by storm, such as Nas did, people pay attention. Nas showed just how lyrically besting he was and how great a storyteller he was in one album, and although it's such a positive thing, it's almost an assurance that an album thereafter was going to have his detractors. In many ways, however,
Life is Good
is a callback to that very album while still being able to stand on its own. In a world where rap is turning into some sort of parody of itself, Nas settled in with his own style, didn't alter it too much, and let us all know that he's still here - and so is Hip Hop. It's pretty introspective, and although there are themes we have seen and heard (gangsta's lament, loving father, player's remorse, etc.), it's the stories that are told to get there that make this album all the better. Much love goes to the production of the album that sees No I.D. doing what he does best and that's making hits that aren't overbearing. I've never been to New York, but of all the stories that I've ever heard or read about in the city, Nas is one of the people that make it seem real. He is the epitome of a street poet, and this album is every bit as street as it is poetry.
Chad Webb:
Rap is a divisive genre of music. You'll have people that hate it and those who adore it. I fall somewhere in the middle. I love rap when the artist has something to say, but let's face it, these days the game contains a lot of wannabes, posers and mediocrity. For me, Nas is not one of the most consistent rap artists, but THE most consistent. Is every album as groundbreaking as
? No, but they are almost all special and blazingly fantastic.
Life is Good
is another terrific piece from someone who constantly proves he is one of the best.
What is Nas' 10th album about? Well, one need only look at the title to figure that out. Nas delves deep into the mistakes he's made, and as a result this is a very mature release from a man whose previously album titles include
God's Son
. After all, he's holding the wedding dress of his ex-wife on the cover. Rap is commonly focused on ego, and Nas has shown that as much as anyone over the years, but with
Life is Good
he is growing older and that has produced some of his most personal and even accessible material. It is saturated with memorable verses and hooks, such as tracks like "Daughters," "The Don," and "Cherry Wine" featuring the later Amy Winehouse.
Life is Good
is an expressive and almost elegant album, with a story that remains cohesive until the last number. He doesn't gamble too much on this offering. In many ways it is scaled back, a return to the simpler style that made his a recognizable name. It's crazy to think about the fact that Nas has been hitting homeruns in rap for almost 20 years now. He has not lost any of his attitude with any of these words or beats, but he has become more sophisticated and earnest, which hints at what could be an exciting new phase to his oeuvre.
#8: Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra -
Theatre is Evil
Billboard 200: #10
Rock Albums: #8
Alternative Albums: #3
"Do It With a Rockstar"
"The Killing Type"
"Want It Back"
Sean Comer:
This isn't 2012's best collection of songs. This is 2012's best
. There is absolutely a difference. Bully for us all, Amanda Palmer understands the difference.
Theatre Is Evil
is a flowing construct of compositions, Palmer's characteristic sardonic lyricism wrapped in the warmest, biggest instrumentation she's yet explored. Contrary to the grimmer, crescendo minimalism of, say,
Evelyn Evelyn
or the first full-length Dresden Dolls album,
Theatre Is Evil
drips with rich string, piano, synth and guitar textures that's delightfully full.
Palmer's overt cynicism is, as ever, as dryly witty and sardonically genuine as Tori Amos' tends to be bare-nerve vulnerable and tender. It makes for enticing juxtaposition against the musically brighter tones of especially the album's first five proper tracks, from "Smile (Pictures Or It Didn't Happen)" through "Grown Man Cry." With
Theatre Is Evil
, Palmer makes her most convincing case yet for being anointed her generation's most exploratory, definitively talented singer-songwriter.
Jeremy Thomas:
Those who may have read my two-part 8 Ball wherein I listed my personal top 16 albums of the year will know that I had
Theatre is Evil
at the top of my list for 2012. We Amanda Palmer fans are a passionate bunch regarding her music and artistry; this is evidence by the way that she managed to gain over $1 million in funding to release
Theatre is Evil
independently, without label support. But it clearly isn't just us, as most of the people who donated did so enough that we got the album along with our donation. Even with Palmer giving those away as a reward tier for donations, she was still able to take that album—without the marketing support of a major label, mind—all the way to a top 10 Billboard debut. That makes the LP a triumph for independently-produced music, but it also set the bar very high for the album. I don't exaggerate when I say that, in my (somewhat) humble estimation, it passed that bar. This is one of the most sophisticated pop albums in years; it is both challenging and rewarding on an emotional level. Palmer's lyrics are both quirky and smart; they manage to be clever without losing any poignancy and the musical style crosses several boundaries without ever losing cohesion. I've turned a very critical eye onto this LP, trying to find fault in order to ensure that I wasn't just overrating it and I cannot. It well deserves its position on this list.
#7: fun. -
Some Nights
Billboard 200: #2
Rock Albums: #1
Alternative Albums: #1
"We Are Young"
Some Nights"
Carry On"
Bill Wannop:
Fun. seemed to blast onto the scene this year with one of the best albums of the year from start to finish. In terms of overall quality, this album had everything. A great run away single in "We Are Young" as well as a follow up single that is currently climbing up the charts with "Some Nights". I was pleasantly surprised when I first put this album on and have been listening to it frequently ever since.
After "We Are Young" was released, I thought this group had every aspect of becoming just another one hit wonder, however that is not the case at all. Pretty much every track on this disc could be a hit radio single. From the upbeat "All Alone" to the slower "All Alright" this album has every type of music and the group has efficiently been able to seamlessly blend across genres.
What was even more surprising about the group is that this is not their debut album. Their debut album
Aim and Ignite
was released in 2008 and, while not up to par with their current album, is not a bad album its own right, proving that Fun. has more than enough staying power to produce a long line of hits.
Jeremy Thomas:
Like Bill, I was absolutely sure upon seeing the success of "We Are Young" that fun. was destined to become a one-hit wonder. Some breakout success songs just have that feel to them, and this certainly fit that mold. (Carly Rae Jepsen is another example of that, and she may well prove me right.) Thus, it was much to my surprise when the band became one of the biggest things in the music industry for 2012, and not just because of that one hit. The band is riding on top of the world thanks to
Some Nights
, an indie pop record that—like the best indie pop tends to do—takes elements from different genres and blends it into one musically fascinating mix. The band has been compared favorable to Queen and that's not an unfair comparison; they blend everything from power pop and rock to a bit of folk and even some Afrobeat to create the sound of this LP. The lyrical content is surprisingly good; it is smart and witty while following a well-paced rise and fall of emotional content. There may still be some question as to whether the band can follow up on this success of
Some Nights
with their next album, but I would certainly not bet against them at this point.
#6: Mumford and Sons -
Billboard 200: #1
Folk Albums: #1
Rock Albums: #1
"I Will Wait"
"Lover of the Light"
Jeff Modzelewski:
After the stunning success of their debut album, Mumford and Sons finally released their follow up.
doesn't dramatically change the formula that led to their success, but it does show some musical growth, and it puts to rest any thoughts that Mumford would be a one trick pony. They took their time to write and record the album, and the result is a well-written, well-produced and powerful sophomore effort. Mumford has opened the door for folk bands to find success in today's musical landscape, and many artists have taken advantage of the opportunity. It's clear, however, that Mumford intends to maintain their relevance and success, and
is a fitting follow up to their smash debut.
Jack Stevenson:
I was surprised to see this album reach the dizzying heights of 6th place; I don't know about over in the States, but here in the U.K the meteoric rise of Mumford & Sons has brought with it a loud backlash from fans and critics alike, annoyed by their occasionally clumsy song-writing, or their apparent status as fake Irish folk singers, or even because one or two of the band members are lucky enough to come from privileged backgrounds. And these critics have a point, to a degree. Sometimes you wish lead singer Marcus Mumford would take some lessons from his phenomenally talented ex-girlfriend Laura Marling, who is able to convey rage or sadness without screaming and swearing at the top of her voice. The Sons undeniably take influence from bands such as the Pogues, and undeniably are not as good as the Pogues. A couple of them do have families who could probably bankroll them through the leaner periods of a musician's career, though quite how that affects their musical talents I'm not entirely sure. The point is, Mumford & Sons are a divisive band, and seeing them come in 6th place ahead of legends like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen is eyebrow raising to say the least.
But I really like Mumford & Sons, and I really, really like Babel. The waist-coated whippersnappers know full well that what made them such an international phenomenon was their distinct brand of adrenaline pumping, foot-stomping, barnyard folk rock, and instead of trying to re-invent themselves they've spent the three years between their debut and their second album perfecting their sound. As such, when the Sons hit their stride on Babel, the album soars. I Will Wait, the record's third song and first single, is a shining example of this; it's a rousing cacophony of noise, Marcus Mumford roaring joyfully over the sound of a triumphant trumpet, gleefully demanding that the lady of whom the song is addressed to paints his spirit gold and keeps his heart slow. Towards the album's conclusion we get perhaps an even better version of this in Hopeless Wanderer, a sprawling epic of a song which brings back the trumpets of triumph and allows them to mingle with a furious acoustic guitar, while Mumford again bellows to be heard over the noise. What's more, some of Babel's slower moments aren't at all bad either; 'Ghosts that we Knew' and 'Lover's Eyes' are two mournful, more introspective songs sandwiching the bouncy 'Lover of the Light,' and are quietly effective in their roles, also managing to provide two catchy choruses in the process.
There are, however, some flaws. The title track is a decidedly middling start to the album, veering dangerously close to melodrama, while Broken Crown and Below my Feet both dive head-first into it; the former only seems to exist so Mumford can say the word 'fuck,' while the latter dabbles in some ill-advised experimentation with an electric guitar and sees our noble lead singer let his emotions run him rather ragged. The end result feels like a Coldplay song. In contrast, Reminder is a totally forgettable two minutes, and these missteps do harm the album.
So, is it the 6th best album of 2012? I can't say it is. But it is a good album, far better than the Sons' vocal detractors might have you believe. If you enjoyed Sigh No More, you will absolutely adore Babel.
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We have a small median out in the street with 2 Pin Oaks that are dying. Our newly established board members want to replace them and then put down stone as ground cover. They think that will be less work to maintain than mulch.
1. Is this true, as I saw a bunch of weeds growing through the stone in the other medians?
2. And/or is mulch better for the trees that will be put in there? (possibly Japanese Lilacs)This message has been edited. Last edited by: nance425,
Both will need maintain. How much maintaining will depend on exactly how the soil is prepared underneath. I personally do not like stone. I prefer regular mulch as it has an opportunity to break down and enrich the soil. Either way weeds will be a problem because they are airborne and land on the stones and mulch and take root in what ever little bit of soil they can find. Every see plants growing out of large rock along the road. They have found a little bit of soil and taken root.JMHO
I don't like stone for a mulch at all. .Little fingers find the stones to be wonderful ammunition..
The works department are looking at the feasibility of stone, which wont move, to the mulch which might be disturbed by passers-by and children kicking it around make a mess---which then they have to clean up.
If the tree they wish to replace the oaks with is
Chinese Silk Lilac, you would be getting a medium small tree that flowers beautifully, looks great, and one that is fast becoming the tree of choice for small lawns and medians.
I don't like stone either. And if they ever have to try to remove it to replace more trees or add other plants...they won't like it either! It is a royal pain in the putt!
Stones will move almost as much as any mulch would and does nothing for the trees or the soil. Mulch will help retain the moisture while the stones don't do that well and organic matter that will eventually get into the soil from mulch will also help hold moisture.This message has been edited. Last edited by: ga.karen,
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
I feel the same way. I think they should stick with mulch. However, they think stone would be less maintenance. This is what I have to look at from my kitchen window. One of the neighbors tried desperately to save these Pin Oaks, trying to change the alkaline soil to acidic, etc. They've looked like this for over 2 years and we've had enuf.
I would love to see Japanese tree lilacs go in which at least be a much improved view. And we have them in the other median down the road. If only they would keep the mulch for a more natural look....like the median at the other end (next post picture)This message has been edited. Last edited by: nance425,
This is the other median. It's gone over 4 years wo replacement mulch and still looks fine. Yes, occasional weeds that are sprayed, etc., but it's been looking acceptable, even a few daylilies at one end. Sure wish I could convince them to add more, but...
Just found out they are also considering putting in Burr Oaks...gotta go do research on them. don't they get big and will we have issues with falling leaves in the Fall???
Nance, you're right the Bur Oak gets HUGE...I found this on a search for you:
"It occurs from the Appalachian Mountains west to the middle of the Great Plains, extending to central Texas, across southernmost Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, east to the Atlantic Coast in southern New Brunswick and down the coast to Delaware.
It is a large deciduous tree growing up to 30 m (100 ft), rarely 40 m (130 ft), in height, and is one of the most massive oaks with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m (10 ft); reports of taller trees occur, but have not been verified. It is one of the slowest-growing oaks, with a growth rate of 30 cm (1 ft) per year when young. A 20-year-old tree will be about 6 m (20 ft) tall. It commonly lives to be 200 to 300 years old, and may live up to 400 years.[1] The bark is a medium gray and somewhat rugged.
The leaves are 7–15 cm (3–6 in) long and 5–13 cm (2–5 in) broad, variable in shape, with a lobed margin. Most often, the basal 60% is narrower and deeply lobed, while the apical 40% is wider and has shallow lobes or large teeth. The flowers are greenish-yellow catkins, produced in the spring. The acorns are very large, 2–5 cm (0.8–2 in) long and 2–4 cm (0.8-1.5 in) broad, having a large cup that wraps much of the way around the nut, with large overlapping scales and often a fringe at the edge of the cup."
"I've decided to quit my job, drop out of society, and wear live animals as hats."
Those could tear up the street as they grow, not just the median. And wouldn't there be acorns to also contend with which would encourage a large squirrel population which can also damage houses & vehicle wiring, etc.???
Trying to give you some arguments here!
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
Squirrels be da mned. Can you imagine driving over those acorns & having them ping wildly around, striking kids, pets & houses?
"I've decided to quit my job, drop out of society, and wear live animals as hats."
Before they do anything, have them check a few feet down into the ground to find out what is going on. Because...why is this one dead and the other one nice, green, healthy???
Something is keeping those tree roots from water and food.
well, I submitted all your helpful comments and we'll see how my suggestions go over. The 3 board members want as little upkeep of our public areas as possible. They'll have to make some decisions soon and get the new plantings in before the snow flies around here.
Good point joy37. One of the neighbors got his masters gardener's certification recently and has been trying to bring that tree back for 2 years. He can't figure it out either. They are Pin Oaks and need more acidic soil so he was trying to amend it and treat the yellowing, but....
These trees should never have been planted in our alkaline soil and especially out there in the median. The soil doesn't have enough iron or something.
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm...-11-1997/pinoak.htmlThis message has been edited. Last edited by: nance425,
Good luck with it all, Nance.
"I've decided to quit my job, drop out of society, and wear live animals as hats."
Has your Master Gardener had a soil test done on that area?
That would be a really good idea no matter what they do with it.
Rocks still get weeds in them...the seeds blow in, are dropped by birds, are carried on car tires, are carried on our shoes...it will get weeds no matter what materials they use. They are just normally a lot easier to pull from mulch than from other things & certainly easier to pull if there is NO weed block fabric down.
"The soil is the source of life, creativity, culture and real independence." David Ben-Gurion
mgt: thanks.
gaKaren: Good question
about a soil test. Not sure it was done. And their solution for weeds is to spray with Round Up. That's what they did in the 3rd median down at the end of the street which has the blessed stones.
Bingo! Round up kills trees too and there is no way to spray the weeds and not get spray on the tree. Grrrrrr!
joy37 - Do you think the Round Up is getting down into the tree roots after being sprayed on the weeds
??? O, man....
I'll bet the round-up is part of the problem.
"I've decided to quit my job, drop out of society, and wear live animals as hats."
Sounds like the city's Park & Recreation Dept. does not have a professional chemist.
I'm surprised that the works/parks department didn't consult with property owners that abut the medians where trees are.
This is the usual thing to do since its homeowner that usually looks after the plantings....grass and clean-up of leaves and such.
The city would do the pruning and fertilizing where felt necessary.
They want a tree that fits the size of the median....it doesn't do any good to put a tree that causes problems over or under the street.
Nobody in their right mind would plant a huge tree with all its problems of roots.
So they look for smaller to medium trees that wont tear up the grass or curbs and he lilac is a good choice.
The silk lilac is not like your common lilac...the creamy white blooms completely fill the tree and emit a wonderful scent that persons on the street will appreciate.
This tree has a nice compact canopy--no arching branches and it flowers in June/July.
We have two of them, one in front, one in back which harbors a nest of a robin.
As said, medians are fast discovering this lilac as one of the better trees for small spaces.
This is a relatively new sub. I guess the city doesn't have responsibility for these trees since it's in a private subdivision. The developer put the trees in the median years ago - before we were here. I'm wondering if there was an ordinance for them back then and he just ignored it.
We can only put certain kinds of trees in our median and they had to be in before closing.
Obviously, someone didn't know a thing about the size of these trees or that the size would be a problem out there. They definitely didn't know they like more acidic soil than is out there. Must have gotten a good deal on a bunch of them at the time. What a waste of the developer's money.
Now the homeowners have taken over and we are dealing with the problem, or at least one of the 3 board members is with my input from you all. We'll see where they go with the ideas.
Loonie: He knows about the Japanese Lilac trees because there are a couple in that front median. How are they different from the Chinese Silk Lilac?
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Of Class AA's ranked basketball teams, two are on the cusp of a noteworthy feat as the regular season concludes this week: the girls from No. 2 Laney and No. 3 Kendrick are both one game from completing unbeaten regular seasons.
Perfect regular seasons or winning a regular-season region titles mean little in basketball, since all teams typically compete in region tournaments, and technically, all have potential to emerge state champion from there, despite regular-season record.
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– Laney (23-0): As the Wildcats prepare to play at Dublin at 6 p.m. Friday, they've nearly doubled opponents' scores on average, 67-34. Only three teams have come within 10, including Westside-Augusta, which lost 52-42 on Friday, though Westside's Jahmia Bradley's 12 points reportedly put her over 1,000 for her career. The Wildcats have run the table in subregion B at 6-0, twice beating Harlem, Screven County and Westside.
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– Kendrick (24-0): By beating visiting Temple in a region game at 6 p.m. Friday, the Cherokees will have achieved regular-season perfection and an 8-0 run in subregion A. Slightly tad more dominant than Laney, Kendrick has outscored opponents 74-38 and allowed only Hardaway and Central (Ala.) within single digits, 45-39 and 72-66, respectively.
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Georg Riedel, an Austrian glassware manufacturer, shook up the wine world with his line of crystal stemware dedicated to specific grape varietals. He asserted that a pinot noir-based wine from Burgundy needed a vastly different glass than a Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot, which in turn needed a different glass than an American zinfandel. If you didn't believe him, he would sit down with you, pour wine, and watch as your eyes went wide.
Riedel and I did just that about 20 years ago, sampling wines in two side-by-side glasses. The differences weren't subtle, they were breathtaking — the smells that came out of the glass, the place on your tongue where the taste connected, the acidity, the tannins, the length of time the flavor remained in your mouth after you swallowed. It was all different.
And now Riedel has turned his attention to Dixie champagne. The Coca-Cola + Riedel glass has recently debuted, and you can get yourself a set of two for about $20. These thin, elegant and curvaceous glasses are the product of a joint-development project between Riedel and the Atlanta soda giant.
"This is our very first glass outside of the alcoholic world, " Riedel said by telephone. "Coca-Cola is a new platform of experience. We looked for the most intimate and secret message the flavor profile of Coca-Cola can release." Oh, Coke, you vixen.
Also on the line was Brad Fields, the global drinkware manager for Coca-Cola who got this whole project underway. "This project is the merging of two dreams, " he said.
After touring Riedel's manufacturing facility in Frankfurt, Germany, Fields invited the company to come up with a design. Riedel got to work, taking into account the mitigating factors that affect taste (shape, size, rim diameter) as well as the traditional shape of the Coke glass, with its iconic cyma curve. He also looked at the basic 8-ounce Coke bottle, what he calls "the root bottle."
Last April, Riedel arrived in Atlanta with 18 different prototypes to conduct a sensory workshop. The tasting panel of 20 people consisted of both "top flavor experts" as well as marketing and public relations folk. They drank Coke after Coke, taking aroma, mouth-feel and flavor differences into consideration.
"We came hands-down to one shape on the tasting panel, " Fields said. "It was amazing."
I would have to see this for myself. After my Riedel glasses arrived, I set up a Coke tasting at my house and assembled an expert tasting panel (my wife and kid) to see just what magic this glass could or could not accomplish on our fizzy friend.
We also sampled the Coke from a champagne flute, a bourbon tasting glass, a juice glass and right from the bottle.
The other tasters thought they could discern slight differences. I tasted Coke. Nothing but Coke. Thankfully not Pepsi. But Coke. This fancy glass seemed like nothing but a cynical marketing ploy, which depressed me.
And then a thought occurred. We were drinking Coke the preferred way in our household — without ice. This big glass was made for ice.
Sure enough, once you fill it with ice, this glass shows its stuff. The shape seems to snake-charm the soda's effervescence. As you pour, you watch the ring of bubbles slither down. The bubbles tickle your nose just right, and the lemony acidity of the soda comes up front and center.
I just had one pressing question, which I needed to ask Georg Riedel.
He thought about this query for a moment and carefully answered, "That has not been addressed. We've not made a workshop about it. But, yes, I think the glass would work for Diet Coke."
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February 21st, 2014
1:16 pm
That looks like it'd work pretty well with Dogfish 90 Minute too.
February 21st, 2014
2:00 pm
To me, ice dilutes Coca-Cola.
February 21st, 2014
3:24 pm
Coke from the fridge,WITH ice, is amazing.
February 22nd, 2014
7:51 am
It looks very similar to the IPA specific glass that Dogfish Head had created.
February 22nd, 2014
9:00 am
It's just sugar. The major contributor to childhood obesity and diabetes.
I thought this was a food blog.
February 22nd, 2014
7:24 pm
Anyone else tired of Kessler's blog entries? It's like he is mailing them in.
February 23rd, 2014
4:15 pm
Love it. Makes me want to buy Riedel glasses for my Malbec. Thanks for the fun piece.
February 24th, 2014
6:40 am
If you ask any wine pro or any fine whisky afficianado they will tell you that they taste their items at or about room temperature and not with ice or chill enhanced. There is a reason. Cold dumbs down certain volatile aroma and flavors but can bring out sharpness.
Many people even warm brandies and congnacs for this reason. Many people know that refridgerating wine for too long and too early will kill the fruit in a wine and all you will tasted is Cold wine.
I can understand that serving a soda ice cold makes sense as it would also remove any artificial aromas or flavors and bring out the acid or sharpness of the drink.
None of the 2 big sodas taste the way they did in the 1950s or 60s, not even 7up. 7up had taken the lemon grass out of it product and there is no root in rootbeer.
Take 2 glasses of water from your tap. Leave one where it will get warm and put another in your fridge. Taste both of them after 1 hour then again after 2 hours etc. You will taste the difference.
Put a couple of ounces of your favorite soda in a short glass or even a wine glass. Let it sit out and get warm and let it lose its co2. Now add one tablespoon of water to it. Distilled water preferred but warm tap will do. Now smell the product. Aha!!!!!!
February 24th, 2014
11:05 pm
I can't imagine not serving Coke over ice.
What you need to do now is have an ice shape test. IMO the best ice for Coke is the pea sized pellet ice or small chips. They Take up more volume in the glass and have more crags to catch the Coke as it fills the glass which in turn increases the carbonation and allows you to pour less. Less liquid in the glass means you will swig it quicker and less ice will melt in the process meaning no watery Coke.
February 25th, 2014
12:28 pm
The smaller glass bottles of Co-Cola right out of an ice tub….that is the ticket..some salted peanuts are good too.
February 26th, 2014
10:25 am
CheesWiz……it is not a major contributor to childhood obesity if parents have an IQ over 50. I never blame the product. The power of proper eating starts at the home dinner table and an educated child. It is not that big a deal for good, smart parents!
February 26th, 2014
11:06 am
Balt–Parents should take responsibility but it is so much easier and trendier to blame the product. Rather than 'sugar made my kid fat', it should be 'I am the maroon who gave my kid all that sugar'. Moderation is the key.
Bring back New Coke, wonder what it would taste like in this glass.
Hope the wedding went well and you had a great limp down the aisle.
February 26th, 2014
12:58 pm
Ned…….Wedding was great with no stress from either side. The only questionable decision was that my daughter let her new husband decide the menu. 4 starches and a salad. I believe the caterer should have spoken up! Grandmother sure did! No hint of a limp. Thanks to Aleve.
February 28th, 2014
7:56 am
I hope you're not still thirsty, Balt.
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8:09 am
Fortunately it is the last decision he will ever get to make!


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GamersFirst was started with a noble enough mission statement: give players a choice in how much they pay for their interactive entertainment. It is one of a number of "free-to-play" companies that have popped up in the last 10 years offering alternative payment options for the players. Of course, this new form of revenue model is not just a charity to the playerbase; it is also solves many of the money-making problems in our current game economy. In this sense, it can be seen as mutually beneficial solution, and has proven to be a successful alternative to the standard business model of up-front payment for games.
While there are many companies that fall in the category of free-to-play, GamersFirst makes a claim of unsurpassed community involvement and management excellence. Their methods appear to be working as they have remained monetarily successful without jacking up prices, while the mainstream game market has struggled to make money off of the now-standard $60 pricetag for games. Some companies have sought to make smaller-scale titles at a lower price, such as Ignition Entertainment's BlackLight: Tango Down; however that title has not achieved its sales expectations. Other companies are resorting to various forms of "online passes" to prevent gamers from buying their games used. Perhaps a more direct correlation can be drawn to the $15-a-month MMO model. GamersFirst arose during the time when Everquest dominated the MMO world, and players expected to pay monthly for an MMO experience. Jon, a producer from GamersFirst, told me he has a different goal to keep their revenue flowing: "Make our games out-of-this-world fun."
While this may sound trite, it makes sense from a business perspective, and is rooted in the GamersFirst trademarked "Free2Play" business model. As a gamer, if you cannot sample a game, the best way to approximate your interest in it would be to listen to the marketing machine and critical reviews, ask your friends, or try a demo. None of these options are particularly informative about the quality of the prolonged gaming experience in regards to your own personal taste. As such, if you use the traditional business model, the standard way to increase revenue would be to increase the retail price, force players to pay for online play, or create low-cost expansions and hope that a percentage of the playerbase will buy them. And, in the MMO world, with monsters like World of Warcraft dominating the scene, you're either in or you're out, and there's little flexibility on the part of developers or players looking for an alternative or more personal experience.
GamersFirst, however, capitalizes not on whether or not people will buy their games (they are free, hence the term Free2Play), but whether or not they will have enough fun to buy in-game content. At its heart, GamersFirst is all about community; they have come to realize that a thriving and content gaming community means a group of players happy to pay for bonus content in their games. And this is where it gets tricky, because all free-to-play companies handle it differently: GamersFirst prides itself in not restricting content with a monetary barrier, but rather augmenting a fully-fledged gaming experience with flavor content for the truly passionate players. In essence, it rewards those players who just want to play the game by giving them that experience for free, while also rewarding the hardcore players by giving them an opportunity to get fully immersed in their virtual world, at a cost that is essentially up to the players themselves. Some examples of content available for purchase are potions, bonus experience points, costumes, and a particularly intriguing item called a "random box" which gives the player a random weapon that they cannot view ahead of time.
It would be easy throw around terms like "nickel-and-diming" when it comes to free-to-play, and this article does not comment on other companies; however, experiences with GamersFirst games have proven that this win-win dogma holds true most of the time. While one of their more recent games, Sword 2, had some content locking on release (which would prevent players from accessing certain core content without paying), the producer of the game quickly realized it went against the company's intentions and the players' desires. As such, this content locking is planned for removal as of the next update.
This quick response to wants and needs of the playerbase is really where GamersFirst shines. The decision-makers within the company are all hard-core gamers, according to the representative I spoke with, and they are obsessively active in the community forums and are constantly interacting with players in-game as GM's. I asked whether or not it was tempting to make players pay for more core content as opposed to flavor in the periphery, and I was given an anecdote about a game for which the monetization system was designed before the game itself – the system failed, and the company learned its lesson quickly. It was explained to me that monetization often isn't even discussed until a game is finished, which speaks to the company's focus on quality and fun. The idea makes sense: make a game that's good enough, and people will pay. It's positive reinforcement at its best, and it seems to be working.
Jon, the representative that I spoke with, explained it this way:
"Free-to-play is a moniker that I don't think a lot of people fully understand, and it means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But I can tell you that the 'Free2Play' that we trademarked, as a company, definitely means that when players download the game, they get it for free, they can log in, and they can play it forever, all the way through the game, for free."
He went on to say that other companies use content locking, or content unveiling, where you buy portions of content; GamersFirst has tried these things, but found that selling optional benefits instead of core gameplay made players the happiest, and thereby grossed them the most money. It is worth noting that many of the games also feature in-game and browser-based ads, and although I have not witnessed in-game ads myself, I have been assured that they fit the feel of the games they reside in, and are "weathered" to appear as realistic level props.
GamersFirst makes a wide variety of Free2Play titles; some popular ones include War Rock, Sword 2, Knight Online, Victory, Taikodom, and MKZ. Knight is a MMORPG, while Sword 2 is an intriguing mix of RPG and RTS. MKZ and War Rock are MMO First Person Shooters; the latter has won awards in a few publications around the world. This brings up a great point about the community at GamersFirst; it is highly international, bringing in players from all over the globe. When I asked about what type of people he meets on a daily basis, he laughed, and told me that "you meet strange, weird, fun people from all over…like India, for example." (Don't worry, all ye politically correct, he mentioned a number of other places as well).
To try out one of GamersFirst's many titles, just go to their website, GamersFirst.com. Stay tuned for the next installment of Free2Play, where I will go into some of their games in more detail!
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Steve Stark 50+Apr 3 2013: Here's what I think. I think that if humans have psi it would be astonishing and fascinating and of great import and certainly not something to shy away from in any way. I mean, what could be more fascinating than that? Thus, if there is some scientific evidence suggesting humans may have psi, as there seems to be, and given the public is fascinated by such things and may not know about the latest evidence, then that evidence is something obviously, massively, extraordinarily, worth sharing (albeit cautiously). A sort of, 'here's where we stand scientifically on this astonishing issue' talk. I simply don't see why this should be hidden away because some people who have never studied or looked at, let alone explained, the evidence are ideologically committed to the non-existence of the phenomenon in question.
Apr 3 2013: OK, Steve Stark: I don't recall if I already posted this on another TEDx thread, and I really don't want to look up if I did:
Speaking extemporaneously from the podium of the International Remote Viewing Organization's 2007 conference, Stephan A. Schwartz said this about nonlocal consciousness:
"... there are over 2,000 studies about nonlocal perturbation, in the form of what's called 'therapeutic intent research' - that is, consciousness of one person affecting the well-being of another. And there are a similar number of studies involving things like Ganzfeld, which is a sort of first cousin of remote viewing, remote viewing, the creativity research (and) the near-death studies research. So there's a large body of material."
Schwartz continued: "We actually do know a few things about this. And we don't know a lot. But there are a few things about which most researchers who do this work at a very rigorous level do agree with. The first thing that I think most researchers in this area would agree with is that there is incontrovertible evidence for the acquisition of information which could not be explained by normal sensory intake. Another thing that we agree on is that… that some aspect of consciousness exists outside of time-space... The problem, of course, for those people who are critics, is that precognition ought not to exist at all, particularly precognition which extends out in time."
Schwartz is the very same man who once debated TED Brain Trust member, Daniel Dennett, and Schwartz' question embarrassed Dennett so much he left the debate early.
Apr 4 2013: "And, if they're in their right mind to begin with, why would any supposed clairvoyant or psychic even consider opening their mouth, when they'll be nailed to a cross for their trouble. If I possessed such abilities to foretell the future, my survival instinct and concern for my loved ones would compel me to keep quiet."
I really don't think crucifixion would be in store for someone who did good things with psychic powers. The ethics expressed in the second sentence are ones I'd find reprehensible if the choice resulted in the loss of the lives of others.
John HoopesApr 3 2013: Here's what I think. I think that if humans have psi, the ones who have it must be the most insensitive and cruel people on the planet. Take the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, for example. The estimates are that 230,000 people died. Where were the warnings from clairvoyants that could have saved lives? Where is the documentation that they accurately saw what was coming and made efforts to warn people? There have been countless other catastrophes where even short advance notice would have averted mass death and destruction. Why have adept clairvoyants time and time again failed to be effective at warning people how to avert countless tragedies and disasters?
How about remote viewing? There are countless terrorists, warlords, serial killers, pedophiles, rapists, and other criminals who have been successful at committing mayhem and escaping, often hiding for many years. Osama Bin Laden is a high-profile example, but there are countless others. Pedophile priests and other surreptitious child molesters and serial rapists come to mind. If there are people skilled at remote viewing, why is finding dangerous individuals such a challenge? Why are successful remote viewers withholding this information from us? Why do they permit vicious criminals to repeat their acts over and over again? Is it arrogance? A perverted sense of humor? What???
And then there are the corrupt governments and corporations that are the subjects of such clamor and outrage over the damage they are doing to the planet. Why won't psychics help?
I would appreciate some serious answers to these questions from Steve or anyone else who believes in clairvoyance, remote viewing, and the like. If these things exist, it is the hard-heartedness, callousness, mercilessness, perversion, and even sadism of the psychics among us that I find to be far more disturbing than any stubbornness on the part of academic gatekeepers to consider a small amount of data that has been collected about them.
Steve Stark 50+Apr 3 2013: It's very unscientific to demand a phenomenon be some way and then deny the possible existence of the actual phenomenon for not living up to what you have decided it must be. Thus to answer your question as best I can, it is because psi at the moment seems fleeting - enough, say, to let us guess a one in four chance at nearer one in three but not, as you demand, four in four. Hey ho, sometimes I play a good round of golf, sometimes I don't - my putting well when driving well ability being particularly fleeting.
One additional point, it would be interesting to do a body count as regards your arguments to see how many deaths you can muster in support of your views.
Apr 3 2013: As far as I can understand, you're beef is with a straw man. 'Psi', from what I can tell, is shorthand for an area of research that offers significant challenges to the current theoretical paradigm on account of consistently reproduced anomalous results. I don't think the theories entertained are necessarily correct, but I do think that scientific rigor and inquiry are obligated to investigate anomalous findings, and that doing so can result in vast improvements to theoretical understanding.
As I've said elsewhere, something like philosophical idealism can perhaps have an easier time than pure physicalism in explaining these phenomena.
Apr 3 2013: John Hoopes: Check your assumptions. Why would a clairvoyant or psychic or whatever you'd care to call them be any more effective than anyone else at what they do? And, from an example I know well, who listens to pleas of help against Monsanto's corruption? Very few of us. Which Americans care about what's happening when a girl in another country is stoned to death because she was raped? Virtually none of us.
And, if they're in their right mind to begin with, why would any supposed clairvoyant or psychic even consider opening their mouth, when they'll be nailed to a cross for their trouble. If I possessed such abilities to foretell the future, my survival instinct and concern for my loved ones would compel me to keep quiet. And you would stay quiet, too. Think about it. One of Russell Targ's favorite respondents, police commissioner Pat Price, died a very early death in mysterious circumstances.
Now, that written, if you'd care to explore this by telephone, I'd be up for that. It could easily be arranged, it's very fast, and in real life I've got plenty of experience talking to educated, intelligent sorts, including college professors with amusing profile photos. But there's zero incentive for me to undertake the time-consuming task of responding to your valid concerns on a poorly-patrolled message board populated by hot-heads and periodic trolls. And you shouldn't expect me to convince you of anything. I won't. This is meant to be a free country, with free will. Convincing anyone of anything isn't my work. Once in a while, I do get to show people their choices. But *they* choose.
Apr 4 2013: John Hoopes, you're quite a fearful sort. I won't be taking any more time proffering olive branches to someone who'd prefer to slap them away regardless of the circumstances. I'd now include your on-line comments in the same, specious category as those by Krisztián Pintér. Yours have been slightly more clever. If you like, you could continue to sell your comments to TED, as they're still listening. I won't be.
Apr 4 2013: I'm honored that you've put me in such dintinguished company. Thanks!
Apr 4 2013: John Hoopes - " Should the motto of TED be changed from "Ideas worth spreading" to "Any monologue you can deliver on camera"? Some people in this discussion seem to think so."
No John, the motto "Ideas worth spreading" is just fine! The only problem is TED's actions reveal they are no longer capable of living up to its motto.
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In the clip, the singer, with her hair braided and wearing super-dark lipstick, presides over a secret society of teens, who sit around in what looks like a tropical sauna and chug gallon jugs of water. This sauna room appears to be hidden in a huge abandoned industrial-looking building on a waterfront.
Then, a new recruit arrives, brought to the location with a bag over his head. The kid, who looks scrawny and uncool, is put on a motorcycle and forced to "joust" with another kid. They drive very fast towards one another on their bikes, holding what looks like wooden sticks, and the new recruit is knocked over and his nose is bloodied. But instead of failing the initiation, the kid is carried triumphantly into the secret sauna room, borne on the shoulders of the society members, with a huge grin on his face. The message: losers are winners.
In a statement, Lorde says of the video, "This video was borne from a dream I had a few months ago about teenagers in their own world, a world with hierarchies and initiations, where the boy who was second in command had acne on his face, and so did the girl who was Queen."
"I dreamt about this world being so different to anything anyone had ever seen, a dark world full of tropical plants and ruins and sweat," she continues. "And of this world, I dreamt about tests that didn't need to be passed in order to be allowed in: sometimes the person who loses is stronger. Enjoy."
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