Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty
TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun
The Walkmen - The Rat

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3. 'My Heartbeat' ~ Annie

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Damn. I knew someone would beat me to it. That song is brilliant.

Some other neat songs:

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Modest Mouse - Float On
Pavement - All My Friends (not exactly a new song, just newly released)
The Streets - Blinded by Lights
Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed

Wow.... i've never found a site so hard to get a post in edgewise.

Nevermind I get the message. If you don't want me posting on the site I won't. But closing similar topics down?

That is a bit absurd. I figured you might very well close the link to my site, although I think that is censorship I can understand where you are coming from.

But there is no such topic as best of 2004 compilation and my list is a lot more thorough than what is under this thread.

However, if you want to exercise your power and satisfy yourself by closing posts I'm sure this will give you some more satisfaction.

And why not here is my best of 2004 list, which was deleted from where I originally posted it. Who knows if this will stick but it if does my 74 minutes worth of premium music from 2004 is as follows.

Tracklist:

1. Musicology - Prince: I have been a huge fan of Prince for a long time. It was somewhat validating to see him back in the mainstream earlier this year. I picked this track for a variety of reasons, but mostly I couldn't think of a better way to open an album. Just a great funk track, with some awesome guitar and wicked vocals. If you are listening to N.E.R.D. and loving it you should listen to Prince and hear what N.E.R.D wishes they sounded like.

2. The Wrong Way - TV On The Radio: My favourite song off one of my favourite albums on the year. More than anything the sax on this track stands out to me, gives it a really acid jazz kinda sound that I always love. This song and TV On The Radio in general had one of the most original sounds of the year.

3. Los Angeles Is Burning - Bad Religion: I don't own this cd, but I heard this song on the punk show and was hooked. I really like the lyrics, and the message of the video and everything altogether with the song. My personal favourite punk song of 2004.

4. Songs to Sing When I'm Lonely - John Frusciante: There was a shitload of music released by John Frusciante this year. He released an EP per month for the last 5 months or so. But this song is off his only LP. As always with John Frusciante the guitar is first class, but more so on this song the vocals are also top notch. Very melodic, and almost hypnotic. Great usage of backup vocals, and layering to create a really neat sound. Probably the catchiest song he has ever created and just a pleasure on your ears.

5. Bukowski - Modest Mouse: Modest Mouse is one of my favourite bands. As you will see this album has been extremely well received by the people of Two Way Monologues. Personally, I don't rate it as highly as I do their earlier work. But this song sounds more true to their older sound. The more disjointed and spontaneous sounding Modest Mouse is. I far prefer that over their more polished sound (see "Float on"). But this song has the chanting Modest Mouse sound that I love, and the trademark twangy guitar and some biting lyrics. My pick for best song of the disc, but as you will see in the other lists you can see it more than one way.

6. Loving The Alien - Velvet Revolver: The Velvet Revolver album was a big disappointment to me. I got it as soon as it came out, and was so excited to hear it. I have always adored Weiland's voice and I figured the fusions of sound was guaranteed to be good. But in general the album is stale and the songs go on too long. Not this song. A David Bowie cover done fantastically. The guitar is toned down a bit, and it allows Weiland to really take it away. Despite all the drugs one of the best voices in rock today, Weilland steals the show on this tune and it is a shining light on an otherwise disappointing debut.

7. Counting Down The Hours - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Ted Leo pops up again on the website. This to me is the most obsessively catchy song that came out this year. I almost have to avoid listening to it so often as to avoid never having anything else stuck in my head. The highlight of this great song is the chorus. CAUTION: Only listen to this song if you are willing to deal with having it in your head the next few days. Be warned.

8. Jesus Walks - Kanye West: I feel obligated to state that I was listening to Kanye West before almost anybody was, and the album on the whole is fucking phenomenal. The album deserves all of it's praise, and if any rap album had to be as over played as this one was I am happy it was Kanye who got the airplay. This album is top 10 all time as far as Hip-hop is concerned. So with all that said "Jesus Walks" is the cream of the crop of this album. A song I believe will stand the test of time, awesome lyrics and a great beat. This is cutting edge hip hop, something you don't see a lot of anymore.

9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Green Day: On an album that Green Day re-established themselves as being truly punk, the least punk song on the album makes my list. This is a great song though, and I predicted it as a single after my second listen. It is no coincidence that some of Green Day's most memorable moments are when they put out a softer song with really pretty vocals. What is more punk than releasing a song like this and losing no credibility whatsoever?

10. Spongebob and Patrick Confront The Pyschic Wall of Energy - Flaming Lips: Dude I would have never thought I was going to put a song from the Sponge Bob soundtrack on here. But the Flaming Lips are great, and make some of the most bizarre and fucked up pop/alternative music around. This song is sickingly catchy, and the background filled with bubbles, whistles, and all sorts of random shit is really a trip. But as bizarre as it, it is still totally accessible and catchy to the masses. The Flaming Lips are one of only a few band that can do that.

11. I Only Want You - Eagles of Death Metal: The best song I found from Much Wedge all year. I am still shocked that this song never became a massive hit. If you haven't heard this do yourself a favour and download the song. The best way to describe the sound is think of Queens of the Stone Age turned into a band that you can dance to, and then add a far more poppier vocalist. The result is a truly original sound, and the funniest album of the year. This isn't the only good song on the album, but in my opinion it is the best.

12. Could Well Be In - The Streets: Another band I found on the Wedge. This song is my favourite on the album, mostly because of the lyrics like ----> "I saw this thing on my tv the other week, said that if she played with her hair she's probably keen. She is playing with her hair well regularly, so I reckon I could well be in".

13. The Lengths - The Black Keys: Another band I have Much Wedge to thank for being in my collection. "Rubber Factory" is a great album with all sorts of fantastic songs. But the stripped back twanged out blues track "The Lengths" is my favourite. I don't have any proof of this but I bet they close out a lot of shows playing this track as an encore. It has that sound. This song tugs on the heart strings a bit, but in a good way.

14. Jumbo Jet Headache - Limblifter: I would put serious money on this being the last Limblifter record something that troubles me dearly. But at least they went out with a bang. I could have picked any song on this album. The chorus and the vocal gymnastics on this song in particular makes it stand out as one of the best. Pirate this song, but if you like it then buy the album! Save this amazing Canadian band.

15. Stumble & Fall - Razorlight: If you know me you likely have heard one of my tirades about the mass overplay and over praise of Franz Ferdinand. This whole concept that they are the saviours of music, and that their album is so much better than anything that came out in 2004 is tired and untrue. With a big wad of money and the exposure Franz got Razorlight could have been just as big. The album is better, and this song is one of the best. Very similar in sound to what Franz is doing except without being over produced, and fine tuned into a money making machine. Razorlight is starting to get a bit of attention, watch out for a BOOM from Razorlight in 2005.

16. Money Worries (Featuring Vernon Maytone) - Bedouin Soundclash: First listen of the album I loved this song, and I still do. Seriously reggae influences on this song, and the addition of Vernon Maytone's elderly wise voice combined with the trademark Bedouin vibe is music at its finest. Plus.... this past year has made the lyrics about worrying about money ring just a bit more true to me. Which always helps.

17. Black Betty - Spiderbait: A truly bizarre song to do a cover of but a truly unique cover resulted from it. This is one of those test out your sound systems song. With a heavy hillbilly guitar line throughout, and some pounding bass and drums this is likely the heaviest and yet the most playful song on the album. The heavily distorted vocals, with the hickish guitar track has me rocking it steady everytime. Can't speak of the album though, haven't heard it.

18. A Fond Farewell - Elliot Smith: In 2004 we lost one of the best singer/songwriters of our generation. Though he never surfaced to the mainstream, those who know about good music always knew how talented Elliot was. On his last album many of the songs are somewhat eerie when knowing his eventual fate. This song was a great way to end the album, and to pay tribute to one of my favourite musicians of all time. Some of the most impressive lyrics I have ever heard, and every song was delicately crafted to perfection. This is no exception.

In fact I dedicate this entire 2004 best of CD To Elliot Smith. "This is not goodbye, it is just a fond farewell to a friend".

Censorship? Hardly.

If I wanted to censor your posts, Twowaymonologues, I would simply delete them. I would not go to the trouble of complimenting you and suggestions places you might post that are less likely to make the other members of these forums unhappy. Buck "Sweetie" McGuck, for example, is a deeply informed individual and all around good person to know. Getting off on the wrong foot with him or any of our members would be shame as you would lose out on a great deal of good conversation.

Given that this is not the first time that Two Way Monologues has met with such a response, you might consider that various forum moderators are trying to do you a favor.

[Edited to note that the other topics do now appear to be deleted, which would seem to indicate that one of the Editors was even less pleased with the approach than I was, which would seem to be the final word on that. -- LT]

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Here's the facts: I've been to many messageboards. Most of them are overcrowded idiot-fests with avatars and sig lines that take up three screens. The posts are usually two words long (those words are usually either "fuck you" or "you suck" or "BANDNAME sucks") They are gaudy and unpleasant. We are just defensive because we don't want this board to be like that.

When someone's first post is a new thread whose entire point is to link to his website, I get the idea that you go from messageboard to messageboard, putting up links to stuff, or street teaming for some awful band (Black Eyed Peas!).

The Black Eyed Peas are horrible.... although their first album is one of the top 20 rap albums of all time in my opinion.

they just sold out hard after that

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The Black Eyed Peas are horrible.... although their first album is one of the top 20 rap albums of all time in my opinion.

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Please?Tell me you are joking?

Dude have you ever even heard the first album?

Honestly.... have you sat down and listened to it?

It sounds like the polar opposite of the s#it they are releasing now. It is not even comparable. It got no airplay, nobody knew who they were. And then they brought out their second album threw justin timberlake on a single and sold out hard.

you clearly have never heard the album. so don't talk.

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Dude have you ever even heard the first album?

Honestly.... have you sat down and listened to it?

It sounds like the polar opposite of the s#it they are releasing now. It is not even comparable. It got no airplay, nobody knew who they were. And then they brought out their second album threw justin timberlake on a single and sold out hard.

you clearly have never heard the album. so don't talk.

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Ummm...I actually have heard it and own it.So thanks for playing.

There is no way i would put any album from The BEP in the same class as anything that would be in my top 20 ever in hip hop HISTORY.There ar eonly a few album in the past 5 years that i could plausibly include...maybe.

But thats just me...dont jump down my throat for making a statement.I personally think anything involved with that group is trash especially their first album.They tried so har dto make a creative debut...but instead they come off trying to sound like a "group" making music that copies a pre disposes style.

I woul dlove to see your top 20 hip hop albums ever.I am sure i would get a good chuckle.

Right you needa do your homework bud.

The first black eyed peas album did not have the cheesy chorus's song by fergie. and it was nothing like the new black eyed peas. so much so that many people i know haven't given the time of day since the second album came out.

i'd love to see your top 20, likely ripped off from suposedly well informed source or whatever.

by the way you are talking, it is obvious you know nothing about the album. because you are grouping it with the other albums.

Either share notes/insults in private or meet at some Fight Club somewhere. You guys are actually talking about the same thing, but it seems you're speaking a different language. We have about 900 other members and many more guests, so can we please show them that we ARE MATURE around here.

Under the Radar's Best Songs of 2004:

1. Elliott Smith: "Twilight"
2. The Divine Comedy: "Our Mutual Friend"
3. The Walkmen: "The Rat"
4. Modest Mouse: "Float On"
5. Iron and Wine: "Naked as We Came"
6. Supergrass: "Kiss of Life"
7. The Streets: "Fit But You Know It"
8. Wilco: "Hell is Chrome"
9. Franz Ferdinand: "Take Me Out"
10. Ambulance Ltd: "Stay Where You Are"

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4. Modest Mouse: "Float On"

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I am so tired of this song.It is not even close to the best track on that album.

Late addition to my favorite tracks:

Sightings - "Dudes"

Load Records' website said Sightings' newest album has "three breakaway singles that have Jay-Z scrambling for answers". If Jay-Z heard this, the only thing he'd be scrambling for is the volume knob so that he could blast it at deafening volume. It's noise, it's metal, it's psychadelic, and it's totally awesome.

I know it's predictable, but 'Float On' by Modest Mouse truly was by far my favourite song of the year. It's 3 -and-a-half minutes of pure bliss, a bit like 2003's 'Hey Ya!'
Other great '04 tracks include:
Take me out - Franz Ferdinand
Slow hands - Interpol
Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
Jesus Walks - Kanye West
The Rat - The Walkmen
10am automatic - The Black Keys
Heartbeat - Annie
Love Machine -Girls Aloud
The Power is on - The GO! Team
Take your mama - Scissor Sisters
Red Blooded Woman - Kylie
Hear my name - Armand Van Helden
Portland, Oregan - Loretta Lynn feat. Jack White

Most of these have been mentioned already, but here's my favourites:

"The Rat" The Walkmen
"World at Large" and "Float On" Modest Mouse
"Common People" William Shatner
"Spiders (Kidsmoke)" and "Hell is Chrome" Wilco
"Little Yellow Spider" Devendra Bernhardt
"Take Me Out" Franz Ferdinand
"Take Your Mama Out" Scissor Sisters
"Black Betty" Spiderbait
"Musicology" Prince

okay. so as of now, my absolute favorite song from 2004 is "Epliohunk" by Ratatat. It builds and builds and builds until it takes over you completely. What a shame it wasn't included on their self-titled album.

First, before stating any songs, it's staggering to me the collective critical and fan-based whiff on Mark Lanegan's Bubblegum, my clear choice for best album of 2004...so to give this true champion it's due, I start with...

"Strange Religion", "Morning Glory Wine", "Come to Me", "Head" from Bubblegum.

Other Fantastic Tracks...

"Jacqueline", "Michael" Franz Ferdinand
"Can't Stand Me Now" Libertines
"Your Eyes Open" Keane
"Fit and You Know It", "Dry Your Eyes" The Streets
"At Least That's What You Said" Wilco
"Bicycle" John Cale
"The Letter" PJ Harvey
"Wake Up," "Neighborhood 3(Power Out)" - Arcade Fire
"Satin in a Coffin" Modest Mouse
"Fond Farwell" Eliott Smith
"Grazed Knees","Somewhere a Clock is Ticking", "Tiny Little Fractures" Snow Patrol
The entire First half of American Idiot..."American Idiot", "Jesus of Suburbia", "Holiday," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "We are the Waiting"

and Song of the Year...by a mile...

"Patriots Heart" American Music Club.

Kylie - I Believe In You