Albums of the year

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

It's been an incredible year for music, a great mixture of new bands making their mark and older artistes proving there's life in old dogs.

 

Here's my list.

 

In order of preference:

 

1. Rush - Snakes and Arrows (I know it's Music of the Spheres but it's my number 1, have not tired of this album, still get a shiver when Far Cry starts)

2. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

3. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

4. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera

5. Robert Plant/Alison Krauss

6. Robert Fripp - At The End Of Time

7. Marillion - Somewhere Else

8. Bruce Springsteen - Magic

9. LCD Soundsystem - Sound OPf Silver

10. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

 

Haven't heard In Rainbows yet........

 

Even though Mojo and Uncut praised PT, Rush, Marillion and Explosions In The Sky when the albums came out none of these acts made their top 50 end of year poll. Hmmmmmmm.

 

Honourable mentions to : Richard Thompson, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, The Klaxons, Neil Young, Biffy Clyro, Seasick Steve, Foo Fighters, The Go! Team, Colin Hay, Crowded House, Ry Cooder, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The White Stripes.

 

Best Re-issues:

Hawkwind - Space Ritual

The Travelling Wilburies - Vol1 and 3

Trees - On The Shore

 

Best Live Album:

Van Der Graaf Generator - Real Time

 

Letdown of the Year:

Interpol - Our Love To Admire

 

Insufferable Bollocks of the Year Award:

Mika

 

 

 

I say this every year, but what the hell do people see in The Kings Of Leon?

 

[treeduck]

[Mandalorian Hunter]

Give me two weeks to listen through everything, and then I can decide.

 

This'll be fun

[EveryNerveAware]

6. Robert Fripp - At The End Of Time

 

Fripp is awesome!

 

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/EveryNerveAware/RUSH/fripp-b-w.gif

 

 

[J0N]

Surfing with the alien was an awesome re-release

[Stormtron]

1. Rush - Snakes & Arrows

2. Interpol - Our Love to Admire

3. Radiohead - In Rainbows

4. Poison the Well - Versions

5. The Fall of Troy - Manipulator

6. Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice

7. Job for a Cowboy - Genesis

8. Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb

9. Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying

10. Between the Buried and Me - Colors

[PuppetKing2112]

I don't even think I'm going to bother this year.

[metaldad]

new machine head

new dream theater

new dimmu borgir

new

[Rushman14]

this is a great album released this year

 

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[nappy2112]

Rush

 

Porcupine Tree

 

Foo Fighters

[mars_volta]

procupine tree

 

rush

 

minus the bear

 

smashing pumpkins

 

down

[Mustard Death]

In chronological order...

 

The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

!!! - Myth Takes

the Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Silverchair - Young Modern

Feist - The Reminder

Rush - Snakes and Arrows

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Circa Survive - On Letting Go

The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Against Me! - New Wave

Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This

Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice

Kevin Drew - Spirit If...

Radiohead - In Rainbows

 

Disappointments:

 

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

The Fall of Troy - Manipulator

Rooney - Calling the World

HORSE the Band - A Natural Death

Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo II

 

Stuff I have yet to hear:

 

Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere

Explosions in the Sky - All of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead

65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas

Job For A Cowboy - Genesis

Interpol - Our Love to Admire

St. Vincent - Marry Me

Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight

Chiodos - Bone Palace Ballet

Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty

Between the Buried and Me - Colors

Idiot Pilot - Wolves

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog

Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War

Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre

 

 

 

So yeah... I've got some catching up to do.

[mars_volta]

just checked out explosions... pretty cool stuff. reminds me of tortoise or hum.

[mars_volta]

radiohead was good too.

[AeroZach2112]

Rush - Snakes & Arrows

Velvet Revolver - Libertad

Ozzy - Black Rain

Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace

Sixx A.M. - The Heroin Diaries

 

Biggest Disappointment was easily Zeitgeist by Smashing Pumpkins. Had very high hopes for it and they let me down.

[Stormtron]

QUOTE (Mustard Death @ Dec 7 2007, 10:57 PM)

In chronological order... The Shins - Wincing the Night Away of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future !!! - Myth Takes the Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Silverchair - Young Modern Feist - The Reminder Rush - Snakes and Arrows Wilco - Sky Blue Sky Circa Survive - On Letting Go The White Stripes - Icky Thump Against Me! - New Wave Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice Kevin Drew - Spirit If... Radiohead - In Rainbows Disappointments: Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank The Fall of Troy - Manipulator Rooney - Calling the World HORSE the Band - A Natural Death Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo II Stuff I have yet to hear: Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere Explosions in the Sky - All of A Sudden I Miss Everyone El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas Job For A Cowboy - Genesis Interpol - Our Love to Admire St. Vincent - Marry Me Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight Chiodos - Bone Palace Ballet Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty Between the Buried and Me - Colors Idiot Pilot - Wolves Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre So yeah... I've got some catching up to do.

Haha damn b, you didn't like Manipulator? It's no Doppleganger, but I still really like it. I didn't care much for the new Against Me! I saw them live again and still love them though.

[thestand]

1. Radiohead- In Rainbows

2. Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam

3. Menomena- Friend & Foe

4. Arcade Fire- Neon Bible

5. Panda Bear- Person Pitch

6. The National- Boxer

7. The White Stripes- Icky Thump

8. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver

9. Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger

10. Beirut- The Flying Club Cup

11. Daft Punk- Alive 2007

12. Peter Bjorn & John- Writer's Block

13. Feist- The Reminder

14. Jens Lenkman- Night Falls Over Kortedela

15. Battles- Mirrored

16. Architecture in Helsinki- Places Like This

17. !!!- Myth Takes

18. Vietnam- Vietnam

19. Portugal. The Man- Church Mouth

20. Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

21. Explosions in the Sky- All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone

22. Grizzly Bear- Friend (EP)

23. Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full

24. Parts & Labor- Mapmaker

25. Stars- In Our Bedroom After the War

26. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

27. Beastie Boys- The Mix Up

28. Iron & Wine- The Shepherd's Dog

29. Sigur Ros- Hvarf/Heim

30. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Is Is (EP)

31. Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

32. The Hives- The Black and White Album

33. Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

34. Band of Horses- Cease to Begin

35. Les Savy Fav- Let's Stay Friends

36. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky

37. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen- The Good, The Bad, & The Queen

38. Deerhoof- Friend Opportunity

39. Bruce Springsteen- Magic

40. Andrew Bird- Armchair Apocrypha

41. Black Kids- Wizard of Ahhs (EP)

42. John Butler Trio- Grand National

43. The Polyphonic Spree- The Fragile Army

44. Caribou- Andorra

45. Trey Anastasio- The Horseshoe Curve

46. Taken By Trees- Open Field

47. Minus the Bear- Planet of Ice

48. Rush- Snakes and Arrows

49. Blitzen Trapper- Wild Mountain Nation

50. The Sea and Cake- Everybody

[The Owl]

Snakes and Arrows- Rush

Fear of a Blank Planet- Porcupine Tree

Systematic Chaos- Dream Theater

Live From Radio City Music Hall- Heaven and Hell

Mission California- Cross Canadian Ragweed

Remeber That Night- David Gilmour (I know it's a DVD, but still worthy of being on this list)

 

Just a short list in no particular order

[pt2112]

QUOTE (thestand @ Dec 8 2007, 10:31 PM)

1. Radiohead- In Rainbows 2. Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam 3. Menomena- Friend & Foe 4. Arcade Fire- Neon Bible 5. Panda Bear- Person Pitch 6. The National- Boxer 7. The White Stripes- Icky Thump 8. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver 9. Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger 10. Beirut- The Flying Club Cup 11. Daft Punk- Alive 2007 12. Peter Bjorn & John- Writer's Block 13. Feist- The Reminder 14. Jens Lenkman- Night Falls Over Kortedela 15. Battles- Mirrored 16. Architecture in Helsinki- Places Like This 17. !!!- Myth Takes 18. Vietnam- Vietnam 19. Portugal. The Man- Church Mouth 20. Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? 21. Explosions in the Sky- All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone 22. Grizzly Bear- Friend (EP) 23. Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full 24. Parts & Labor- Mapmaker 25. Stars- In Our Bedroom After the War 26. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 27. Beastie Boys- The Mix Up 28. Iron & Wine- The Shepherd's Dog 29. Sigur Ros- Hvarf/Heim 30. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Is Is (EP) 31. Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon 32. The Hives- The Black and White Album 33. Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 34. Band of Horses- Cease to Begin 35. Les Savy Fav- Let's Stay Friends 36. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky 37. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen- The Good, The Bad, & The Queen 38. Deerhoof- Friend Opportunity 39. Bruce Springsteen- Magic 40. Andrew Bird- Armchair Apocrypha 41. Black Kids- Wizard of Ahhs (EP) 42. John Butler Trio- Grand National 43. The Polyphonic Spree- The Fragile Army 44. Caribou- Andorra 45. Trey Anastasio- The Horseshoe Curve 46. Taken By Trees- Open Field 47. Minus the Bear- Planet of Ice 48. Rush- Snakes and Arrows 49. Blitzen Trapper- Wild Mountain Nation 50. The Sea and Cake- Everybody

I'm going to assume that this is in order. How the hell is Snakes 48th?

[PuppetKing2112]

Especially behind that Paul McCartney album.

[IDreamInSound]

I don't really keep up with much current music, so I've only heard a handful '07 albums..

 

Radiohead - In Rainbows

Pretty good, it's growing on me. Though I definitely don't see it replacing my love of Kid A.

 

The National - Boxer

Amazing, probably my favorite album of the 2000s (so far of course)

 

Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

Pleasant, but completely forgettable.

 

Menomena - Friend & Foe

Sounds too much like Flaming Lips, very average.

 

Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

Not bad, it bores me quite a bit in places but I've always been a sucker for serene indie folk.

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

QUOTE (pt2112 @ Dec 9 2007, 05:04 AM)

QUOTE (thestand @ Dec 8 2007, 10:31 PM) 1. Radiohead- In Rainbows 2. Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam 3. Menomena- Friend & Foe 4. Arcade Fire- Neon Bible 5. Panda Bear- Person Pitch 6. The National- Boxer 7. The White Stripes- Icky Thump 8. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver 9. Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger 10. Beirut- The Flying Club Cup 11. Daft Punk- Alive 2007 12. Peter Bjorn & John- Writer's Block 13. Feist- The Reminder 14. Jens Lenkman- Night Falls Over Kortedela 15. Battles- Mirrored 16. Architecture in Helsinki- Places Like This 17. !!!- Myth Takes 18. Vietnam- Vietnam 19. Portugal. The Man- Church Mouth 20. Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? 21. Explosions in the Sky- All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone 22. Grizzly Bear- Friend (EP) 23. Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full 24. Parts & Labor- Mapmaker 25. Stars- In Our Bedroom After the War 26. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 27. Beastie Boys- The Mix Up 28. Iron & Wine- The Shepherd's Dog 29. Sigur Ros- Hvarf/Heim 30. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Is Is (EP) 31. Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon 32. The Hives- The Black and White Album 33. Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 34. Band of Horses- Cease to Begin 35. Les Savy Fav- Let's Stay Friends 36. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky 37. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen- The Good, The Bad, & The Queen 38. Deerhoof- Friend Opportunity 39. Bruce Springsteen- Magic 40. Andrew Bird- Armchair Apocrypha 41. Black Kids- Wizard of Ahhs (EP) 42. John Butler Trio- Grand National 43. The Polyphonic Spree- The Fragile Army 44. Caribou- Andorra 45. Trey Anastasio- The Horseshoe Curve 46. Taken By Trees- Open Field 47. Minus the Bear- Planet of Ice 48. Rush- Snakes and Arrows 49. Blitzen Trapper- Wild Mountain Nation 50. The Sea and Cake- Everybody I'm going to assume that this is in order. How the hell is Snakes 48th? I must get Memory Almost Full. What I've heard so far is really good.   I forgot to mention Orange Goblin in my list. Their latest, Healing Through Fire is real over the top metal. Great fun.

[thestand]

QUOTE (pt2112 @ Dec 9 2007, 12:04 AM)

I'm going to assume that this is in order. How the hell is Snakes 48th?

Not a big Rush fan anymore. Fairly weak album, overall.

 

QUOTE (Puppetking2112)

Especially behind that Paul McCartney album.

Probably my second or third favorite McCartney solo album of all time.

[Lerxst2112]

In no particular order

 

Rush-Snakes and Arrows

Radiohead-In Rainbows

Porcupine Tree-Fear of A Blank Planet

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez-Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez-Please Heat This Eventually

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez-The Apocalypse Inside of An Orange

The Greyboy Allstars-What Happened To Television?

Billy Martin and John Medeski-Mago

Acid Mothers Temple and The Melting Paraiso U.F.O-Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo

[pt2112]

QUOTE (IDreamInSound @ Dec 9 2007, 03:35 AM)

Radiohead - In Rainbows Pretty good, it's growing on me. Though I definitely don't see it replacing my love of Kid A.

I think it's better.