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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by sk:
04. The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth

I think this is the first time I have seen this on anybody's list, let alone this high. I like this choice, I really enjoyed this album and I feel like it is so underrated.

Me too, Frag. One of the few '06 releases I've heard.

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Originally posted by Pulque:
Me too, Frag. One of the few '06 releases I've heard.

Only a few? What else have you listened to?

1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
2. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
3. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
4. Cat Power - The Greatest
5. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
6. Liars - Drum's Not Dead
7. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go
8. Sparklehorse - Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
9. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
10. Califone - Roots & Crowns
11. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
12. Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon
13. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
14. M. Ward - Post-War
15. Ghostface Killa - Fishscale
16. Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
17. Beach House - Beach House
18. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
19. Brightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light
20. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

It was tough to whittle this list down. Major kudos also to: Tom Waits, Flying Canyon, Danielson, Yo La Tengo, The Hold Steady, The Dears, The Album Leaf, Serena-Maneesh, Asobi Seksu, Band of Horses, Neko Case, Pearl Jam, Beirut, Boris, and Evangelicals

MY LIST FOR 2006:

1. Subtle : For hero, for fool
2. Tom Waits : Orphans
3. Bonnie Prince Billy : The letting go
4. The Knife : Silent shout
5. Hot chip : The warning
6. The Decemberists : The crane wife
7. Belle & Sebastian : The life pursuit
8. TV on the radio : Return to the cookie mountain
9. Mogwai : Zidane
10. Thom Yorke : The eraser
11. The Guillemots : Through the windowpane
12. The Great Depression : Preaching the fire
13. Catpower : The greatest
14. Califone : Roots and crowns
15. Beach house : s/t
16. Tapes 'n tapes : The loon
17. Clark : Body riddle
18. Max Richter : Songs from before
19. Mogwai : Mr Beast
20. Beck : The information
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21. Arctic Monkeys : Whatever people say…
22. Yo la Tengo: I'm not afraid of you and...
23. Adem : Love and other planets
24. Sonic Youth : Rather ripped
25. Comets on fire : Avatar
26. Mono : You are there
27. Trail of dead : So divided
28. iliketrains : Project reform
29. Red Sparrows : Every red sun…
30. Sparklehorse : Dreamt for light years…

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by sk:
04. The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth

I think this is the first time I have seen this on anybody's list, let alone this high. I like this choice, I really enjoyed this album and I feel like it is so underrated.

many believe that it s not a good album.a disappointing return.
imo maybe it s their worst album n quite disappointing if u compare it with "is this it" . from the other hand its full of great tracks n some (few)fillers.

you only once
juicebox
heart in a gage
razorblade
on the other side
vision of division
ask me anythin
ize of the world,

are some of the best strokes tracks , ever.

1- Hold Steady
2-Sunset Rubdown
3 - Girl Talk
4- Joanna Newsom
5 - Camera Obscura
6 - Yo La Tengo
7 - Tokyo Police Club
8 - Headlights
9 - Margot & the Nuclear So & So's
10 - Califone

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Originally posted by Dumbangel:
Here's my final list for 2006 :

1. The Pipettes - "We are the Pipettes"
2. Midlake - "The trials of Van Occupanther"
3. Camera Obscura - "Let's get out of this country"
4. Belle and Sebastian - "The life pursuit"
5. Ed Harcourt - "The beautiful lie"
6. The Sleepy Jackson - "Personality - One was a spider, one was a bird"
7. Jim Noir - "Tower of love"

I've just noticed that 6 of my 7 favorite albums have been released in June/July 2006. Weird. July is often a weak month for new releases by this year July gives me The Pipettes, The Sleepy Jackson, Guillemots...
It may be the subject of a new thread, what do you think of the dates choosen by records companies to release albums ? Do you think they are to concentrated in too few months (mars, april, september, october) whereas months like july, august, november and december are almost blank ?

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Originally posted by Chamberk:
You gotta give points for effort to that SK guy, who filled up most of the indie rock forum just to make sure he had his 30.

I dunno, other years have had music that I absolutely loved. 2006 has a lot of music I like, but only a little bit that I've really loved.

1)you r right about the 30 posts.but to tell you the truth i m visitin that site more than a year n sometimes send my votes or write a tiny review here n there.i thought that sendin my votes/reviews was already a member , but i was wrong n found out that i should register first.anyway.
now as a member of the forum i ll be around n not only for the year lists.

2)totally agree with your comment about albums in 2006.good music n albums but not somethin that i really loved(expect arctic monkeys)

1 Fur and Gold Bat For Lashes
2 Through The Window Pane Guillemots
3 Who Needs Actions When You've Got Words Plan B
4 ...The Corner of Miles and Gill Shack
5 Voices Of Animals and Men The Young Knives
6 Modern Times Bob Dylan
7 Everything All Of The Time Band Of Horses
8 Whatever People Say I Am, that's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys
9 Alright, Still Lily Allen
10 Ringleaders Of The Tormentors Morrissey
11 Shut Up I Am Dreaming Sunset Rubdown
12 The Eraser Thom Yorke
13 The Howling Bells The Howling Bells
14 The Warning Hot Chip
15 Somone To Drive Me Home The Long Blondes
16 Ys Joanna Newsom
17 Love Travels At Illegal Speeds Graham Coxon
18 The Beatific Visions Brakes
19 45:33 LCD Soundsystem
20 Jarvis Jarvis

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Originally posted by PinkFlag:

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Originally posted by advancemelee:
20. Boris - Pink
19. Swan Lake - Beast Moans
18. Ellen Allien & Apparrat - Orcechestra of Bubbles
17. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
16. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
15. Love is All - Nine Times That Same Song
14. Scott Walker - The Drift
13. Six Organs of Admittance - Sun Awakens
12. Ali Toure Farka - Savane
11. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
10. Johnny Cash - Personal File
9. The Roots Game Theory
8. The Beatles - Love
7. Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
6. M. Ward - Post-War
5. Pavement - Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition
4. Daft Punk - Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005
3. Mission of Burma - The Obliterati
2. Oh No - Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms

AND For my fav of 2006.. i think

1. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies

that's four bo/reissues in yr top ten, brah. somebody blow the whistle!

Don't worry, I didn't count them.

I just got back from my brother's house, and I just caught up with all the lists posted in the last few days. A quick reminder: There have been a lot of lists by people who are not eligible to have their votes counted yet. If you are one of these people and want your votes counted, you'll have to rack up 30 posts and notify me of when you do. Then I'll tally your list. I'm not gonna check up on every single user to see when they pass the 30 post mark.

I've only been posting since last week so I'm not sure if my list will end up being included, but here goes:

1. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
2. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
3. Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
4. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
5. The Avett Brothers - Four Theives Gone
6. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
7. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
8. Cat Power - The Greatest
9. Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
10. Danielson - Ships

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Originally posted by steveotron:
i haven't been a member long enough so i guess i'm not going to post my top 10, but i am suprised a few albums haven't been mentioned yet such as...

You're welcome to post a list, steveotron. It just may not be tallied for the Metacritic user's final list. It's nice seeing new faces posting here, but to avoid having people with agendas trying to skew our list, we set a minimum number of posts to keep out the 'fly-by-nighters'.

There's also another thread, not connected to the Final Metaforum Memeber list here.

I agree with you on the Voxtrot eps. If that were a full-length record, it would be one of my faves for the year.

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Originally posted by GrammaG:
5. The Avett Brothers - Four Theives Gone

Care to describe this one, Gramma?

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Originally posted by Johnsofats:

First mention I've seen of these three albums. Parts and Labor is in my top 20. They are Brooklyn three piece with maybe the loudest album of the year. You have to listen to it at a high volume to fully appreciate it. Lots of squelches and squeals over roaring guitar and maniacal drumming, but with almost Celtic sounding melodies. Great.

I would challenge this. I like that Parts & Labor cd as well but the loudest album of this year has to go to The Goslings Grandeur of Hair. (which is also mighty amazing. #3 on my year end list)

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Care to describe this one, Gramma?

This album (and band) is so much fun. They describe themselves on their website as "a mixture of old-time country, bluegrass, pop melodies, folk, rock n' roll, honky-tonk and ragtime." I'd say this album is heavier on the folk and rock n' roll and my favorite songs are the ones where they rock out as opposed to their slower, prettier numbers. If you decide to look into them and are wanting to check out specific songs, my favorites are Talk on Indolence and Colorshow. I think they have a catchy sound, and they're one of the few bands I listen to that honestly make me want to get up and dance around the house.

This is my first post, but I hope you find it in your heart to count it.

Troy's Top 10:

1. The Hold Stead - Boys and Girls in America.

It's all about sex, drugs, and some kick-*$$ rock-n-roll.

2. Todd Snider - The Devil You Know

In his second straight classic, Todd relates stories of the down-and-out with his usual dry wit and keen observations.

3. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife

About as good as an album with 10 minute three song suites about rape, murder, and Japanese folk tales can be.

4. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

An excellent return to form for one of the best American rock bands of the last decade, if not ever.

5. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations

A very timely post-apocalyptic space travel that rocks.

6. My Morning Jacket - Okonokos

I was kinda luke warm on Z, but the band puts much more energy into this live album which sounds almost like it was studio recorded.

7. Paul Simon - Surprise

This is a surprising album, especially in the way that Brian Eno's electronic flourishes blend so well with Simon's brand of folk-rock.

8. Bob Dylan - Modern Times

I good album, but certainly not the best of the year. Dylan doesn't do anything on this album that he didn't do better on Love and Theft.

9. Elton John - The Captain and the Kid

Okay, I'm a shameless Elton John fan. And, this is not an attempt to rekindle some of the magic of his classic Capatin Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (after all, the title track does say "You can't go back, and if you try you fail"). But, no one else has made such a self-reflective and melodic album in recent memory.

10. The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth

Many people forget that this album came out in 2006 (I think it was released January 3). Although the album contains a misstep or two, it shows the band growing beyond their lo-fi garage rock beginnings.

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Originally posted by Troy:
This is my first post, but I hope you find it in your heart to count it.

People keep saying this. It's really simple, folks. Post 30 times, let me know, and your list will be counted. Otherwise, forget about it.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:

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Originally posted by Troy:
This is my first post, but I hope you find it in your heart to count it.

People keep saying this. It's really simple, folks. Post 30 times, let me know, and your list will be counted. Otherwise, forget about it.

I'll do my best, and let you know.

If I don't make the 30 post mark, at least I got my list out there for others to see.

That's the spirit!