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Moonraker Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Very cool idea for a gift Madra, I think I will try to compile a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I just took 2-3 songs from my top 10 album list. Making a list of tracks other than that list would be insane...but off the top of my head..."Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley, "I Don't Feel Like Dancing" by The Scissor Sisters are 2 that get mentions. 1.Dead or Alive- Hill 2.Machine- Hill 3.Take me back your house- Basement Jaxx 4.Run 4 Cover- Basement Jaxx 5.Cope- The Futureheads 6.Burnt- The Futureheads 7.Maneater- Nelly Furtado 8. All Good Things (Come To An End)- Nelly Furtado 9.Outlaw- Every Move A Picture 10.St. John's Night- Every Move A Picture 11.Ticket To Immorality- The Dears 12.There Goes My Outfit- The Dears 13.American Dream Girl- Tara Slone 14.It Never Comes- Tara Slone 15.Shades of White- Tara Slone 16.Flower Gardens- Chad Vangaalen 17.Gubbbish- Chad Vangaalen 18.Stuntman- Kasabian 19.Seek & Destroy- Kasabian 20.Witchcraft- Wolfmother 21.The Joker & the Thief- Wolfmother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 QUOTE (Moonraker @ Dec 19 2006, 01:33 PM) Very cool idea for a gift Madra, I think I will try to compile a list. Mix cds are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Nice to see Gomez, The Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, and Kasabian in there Madra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Heres a quick list. I am sure I am missing tons of great songs, but these were a few that stood out to me from this year. 1) Thom Yorke - The Eraser 2) Kasabian - Stuntman 3) Hard-Fi - Hard To Beat 4) White Rose Movement - Love Is A Number 5) Every Move A Picture - Outlaw 6) The Sounds - Painted By Numbers 7) Mates Of State - Fraud In The 80's 8) The Knife - Neverland 9) TV On The Radio - I Was A Lover 10) Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye 11) Tilly And The Wall - Bad Education 12) TV On The Radio - Blues From Down Here 13) Loop!Station - Towering 14) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn Into 15) Band Of Horses - The Funeral 16) The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3 17) The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers 18) Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles 19) Muse - Map Of The Problematique 20) Secret Machines - Alone, Jealous And Stoned 21) Thom Yorke - Cymbal Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Anyone who is a member of Counterparts, there are still two places available on Round 6 of the CD exchange. 15 people, eah burns two mixes and send copies to the other 14. A great way to be exposed to new music. New paticipants need an existing member to vouch for them - No problem there, just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I don't really feel like putting together a comprehensive list right now, so I think I'll just divide these into categories, and maybe say a little something here and there. Best Hip-Hop songs of 2006: Clipse - Chinese New Year Clipse - Nightmares This album I think isn't quite as amazing as Pitchfork and Rolling Stone make it out to be, but it was one of the more enjoyable rap albums of the year. One thing I liked was that it ran under an hour, 12 songs, no lame skits, and no filler tracks. And the beats were first-rate Neptunes. Ghostface Killah - Kilo Probably the coolest use of a children's-educational-record sample since "Where It's At." Hi-Tek - Music for Life That flute sample is just f***ing ridiculous. Jay-Z - Beach Chair Hands-down the best song Chris Martin has ever had a hand in creating. The album as a whole was a bit of a let-down, but this one is fantastic. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push Lupe Fiasco - The Instrumental Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin' Easily my favorite rap album of the year. Lupe is definitely a refreshing voice because he raps about skating and playing video games, rather than just the usual played-out gangsta shit that everyone else does. Nas - Carry On Tradition I think his new album is his best since Illmatic, and this song is the highlight. Great beat, great lyrics, great feel. OutKast - The Mighty "O" OutKast - Idlewild Blue Their album was a disappointing, unfocused mess compared to their early work, but these two are as good as anything they've ever written. The Roots - Don't Feel Right Anyone who says that it takes no musical talent to do rap should listen to these guys. New songs from old favorites: Beck - Think I'm in Love Beck - Strange Apparition The album was one of my very favorites of the year, but it did continue very much in the vein of Guero (meaning a hyprid of Odelay and Sea Change). These are two notable exceptions, as they channel early Beatles and midperiod Stones, respectively. Morrissey - I Will See You in Far Off Places Morrissey - The Youngest was the Most-Loved Morrissey - The Father who Must Be Killed Morrissey - Life is a Pigsty Moz's new record was as strong as anything he has ever done post-Smiths. These were my favorite tracks. I Will See You... has a really cool Arabian-style intro. Thom Yorke - The Eraser Thom Yorke - Black Swan Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill Turns out no new Radiohead until next year. But Yorke's solo debut ends up sounding even more abstract than Kid A and Amnesiac, yet at the same time almost more accessible. All of these songs have very cool uses of cut-up loops and samples. Weird Al - White and Nerdy His new album was hugely disapppointing, but history has shown that even mediocre Weird Al albums have at least one brilliant song, and here he outfits Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" with rhymes about sautering guns and Rennaissance Faires. Bob Dylan - Ain't Talkin' How is it that someone can be around as long as he has, made as many records, influenced as many people, had as many ups and downs, as Bob Dylan has, and then, 45 years into the game, still make everyone else look like amateurs? Some things just can't be explained. Tom Petty - Saving Grace Tom Petty - Turn This Car Around Tom Petty has been pretty dependable to churn out great straightforward rock for his entire career, and his albums have never sunk below a certain level of quality. Highway Companion is one of his more mellow discs, but these are two of the more rocking songs on it. The Who - Mike Post Theme Turns out the senior-citizen Who kicks the shit out of the post-Quadrophenia original Who. This song rocks harder than any Who song since 1973. Guns N' Roses - Better Guns N' Roses - I.R.S. Guns N' Roses - There Was a Time Yes, yes, Chinese Democracy isn't coming out until March, but I listened to these leaked songs more than almost anything else this year. I am confident that when the record is eventually released, it will do Axl's legacy proud. Modern rock: Muse - Knights of Cydonia I had always unfairly dismissed these guys as Radiohead wannabes until I heard their new record, which saw them maturing greatly and finding their own sound more than they had on previous albums. "Knights of Cydonia" has some Rushy epic-ness to it, although I think it would have been better at twice the length. It needed more time to flesh out the different parts. The Flaming Lips - Mr. Ambulence Driver This band has been popular in alternative-music circles for over a decade, but I somehow didn't clue into them until this year. Incredibly creative and exciting group. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife #3 The Decemberists - The Island/Come and See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel the Drowning The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime #2 Unquestionably the best album of 2006. These are just three of my favorite tracks on this absolutely perfect collection of songs. "The Island" has bits of 70s Yes and Genesis influence, and "Perfect Crime" has some 70s funk influence. The Mars Volta - Vermicide The Mars Volta - Viscera Eyes One of the most exciting bands out there today...their new album isn't quite as great as their first, but I like it more than Frances the Mute. These songs just f***ing rock. TV On the Radio - Wolf Like Me If you want to be blown away, YouTube their performance of this song on Letterman from a couple months ago. Pearl Jam - Marker in the Sand As a whole, I think this is their best album since Vitalogy, but this is the song that stood out. Great chorus melody. The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers The Raconteurs - Level The Raconteurs - Store Bought Bones Pretty much anything Jack White touches is gold. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hump De Bump Red Hot Chili Peppers - Especially in Michigan Red Hot Chili Peppers - Warlocks Stadium Arcadium is as solid as any double album of the CD age has been. Every song is memorable, and there are at least 20 potential singles. These are three of my favorites. The Strokes - Razorblade I always thought these guys were pretty overrated before, but their latest album justifies some of that hype. Some great guitar work going on.[/b] Radio songs I feel absolutely no shame in enjoying: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy This year's "Hey Ya!" and rightly so. Beyonce - Irreplacable This is just a really catchy song with clever lyrics, and some hot 808 action going on. I love it. Justin Timberlake - My Love That twisty Timbaland keyboard beat is just infectious. And the absolute best song of the year: Tom Waits - Road to Peace This is probably the best protest song written in the Bush era. 7 minutes of slow-burning blues and searing attacks on both right-wing conservatives and Middle-Eastern terrorists. A masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Hunter Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Dec 20 2006, 02:55 AM) Muse - Knights of Cydonia I had always unfairly dismissed these guys as Radiohead wannabes until I heard their new record, which saw them maturing greatly and finding their own sound more than they had on previous albums. "Knights of Cydonia" has some Rushy epic-ness to it, although I think it would have been better at twice the length. It needed more time to flesh out the different parts. Funny you say that actually. Muse have always said if they'd have stayed in one recording studio, Knights would have turned into a 20 minute epic, that's the way it was heading. Personally i like it as it is! Has mor punch to it. For me, this year, everything has been divided into Muse, and non-Muse. Call me a stupid fan-boy, or whatever you want, but Black Holes and Revelations has had such an impact on me musically, and lyrically, that i believe it to be one of the best albums ever made. And now for my list; Who Are You Stamping Your Foot For - The Datsuns Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs Come Follow Me - The Answer Love Train - Wolfmother Tetragrammaton - The Mars Volta Viscera Eyes - The Mars Volta The Guru - Rose Hill Drive Waters of the Wild - Steve Hackett She Moves In Memories - Steve Hackett Lament For Aurochs - The Sword Stuck Here For Days - The Datsuns A Man In A Purple Dress - The Who Mike Post Theme - The Who Prechin' - The Answer And for the second disk; Under The Sky - The Answer Woman - Wolfmother Mind's Eye - Wolfmother Joker and the Thief - Wolfmother Pyramid - Wolfmother Store Bought Bones - The Raconteurs Stuntman - Kasabian (Sorry, have to do this) Take A Bow - Muse Starlight - Muse Supermassive Black Hole - Muse Map Of The Problematique - Muse Soldier's Poem - Muse Invincible - Muse Assassin - Muse Exo-Politics - Muse City Of Delusion - Muse Hoodoo - Muse Knights of Cydonia - Muse I really couldn't pick and choose with Black Holes and Revelations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 in no order... Plumerai - Avernal Plumerai - Illuminata Ghostface Killah - You Know I'm No Good Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog Brand New - Jesus Christ Brand New - Degausser Nelly Furtado - Say It Right The Mars Volta - Day of the Baphomets Mastodon - Sleeping Giant Mastodon - Capillarian Crest The Roots - Here I Come Clipse - Keys Open Doors Clipse - Chinese New Year The Decemberists - The Island The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3 Common - A Dream The Raconteurs - Store Bought Bones Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (the only song I love on the album) TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me The Action Design - The Scissor Game Annuals - Brother Cat Power - The Greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Great list, SS. Although my favorite song on the Ghostface album is Kilo. I can't get over that metric system sample. And also, Say it Right is the only song I really liked on the Nelly Furtado record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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