By the way, this is my 30th post. Please count my earlier list.

Thanks.

10. Joanna Newsome - Ys
9. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
8. Keith Fllerton Whitman - Lisbon
7. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
6. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
5. Ali Farke Toure - Savane
4. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You...
3. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go
2. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
1. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

1. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers And Bastards
2. The Roots - Game Theory
3. Calexico - Garden Ruin
4. The Dears - Gang Of Losers
5. Lupe Fiasco - Food And Liquor
6. Los Lobos – The Town And The City
7. Stuart A. Staples - Leaving Songs
8. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
9. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
10. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
11. Beck - The Information
12. Hot Chip – The Warning
13. Ghostsface Killah – Fishscale
14. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
15. Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
16. Opgezwolle - Eigen Wereld
17. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
18. The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
19. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas
20. Prince - 3121
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21. Peter Bjorn And John - Writers Block
22. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
23. Mastodon – Blood Mountain
24. Motorpsycho - Black Hole / Blank Canvas
25. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Proposition (OST)

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Originally posted by BContrat:

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:


By the way, the album is titled Illinois not "Illinoise." And I do have to agree with nathanielkt that Joanna Newsom's album is probably the Illinois of this year.

Look at the cover. All Music Guide has it listed as "Illinoise" too...

This is really petty but...1)If you pick up the CD, look at the side of it, it says "Sufjan Stevens Illinois." 2)In that AMG thing, they must have recently altered that because if you read the review, it is is mentioned as Illinois. 3)Metacritic has it listed as Illinois. 4)All of the publications that listed it in their end-of-year lists have it as Illinois, inlcuding but not limited to, Rolling Stone, Paste, Blender, SPIN, and Pitchfork.

1. TV on the Radio 'Return to Cookie Mountain'
2. Junior Boys 'So This Is Goodbye'
3. Fujiya & Miyagi 'Transparent Things'
4. Nathan Fake 'Drowning In A Sea Of Love'
5. Belle & Sebastian 'The Life Persuit'
6. Herbert 'Scale'
7. Jay Dilla 'Donuts'
8. Gotan Project 'Lunatico'
9. Beirut 'Gulag Orkestar'
10 Yo La Tengo 'I'm Not Afraid Of You And Will Eat All Your Sandwiches'

1. The Knife - Silent Shout
2. Tapes n' Tapes - The Loon
3. Themals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine
4. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
5. WWW - Neurobeat
6. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
7. Ministry - Rio Grande Blood
8. Coldcut - Sound Mirrors
9. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
10. Nightmares on Wax - In a Space Outta Sound
11. A Hawk And A Hacksaw - The Way The Wind Blows
12. Peneři strýčka Homeboye - Rap'N'Roll
13. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
14. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
15. The Blood Brothers - Young Machete
16. Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis
17. Juvenile - Reality Check
18. Subtle – For Hero:For Fool
19. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
20. The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...
21. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
22. Akala - It's Not A Rumour
23. Květy - Kocourek a horečka

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Because he's the only guy I can think of who would put Yo La Tengo and Cheap Trick in the same top ten.

So I guess that there are at least two of us - since I am not Steve Albini. Some dinosaurs go on the county fair route - getting gigs were ever they can - while other bands like Cheap Trick continue to put out great music even after nobody is listening.

Coming up or going away - there is a lot of great music on the edge.

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Originally posted by Antiquity:

THS are singing of middle high school shananigans as 30+ year olds, and come across to me as unauthentic and embarrassing, at least in terms of their latest offering. I still love "Separation..", and although their most recent album is somewhat better than most of today's music, I still find it hugely disappointing and I'm surprised a serious music fan could possibly rate it among this year's best.

You should be careful what you say. You're really going to put off some people with that "serious music fan" comment. I consider myself a pretty serious fan, and I had it at #4 on my year end list. There are others on here who have better taste and knowledge then me, and probably had it even higher. You can maybe get away with insulting someone's taste, but you can't get away with insulting their dedication to music around here.

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Originally posted by Troy:
By the way, this is my 30th post. Please count my earlier list.

Thanks.

Just tallied it, dude. Thanks for the notice.

My favorites from 2006:

1. The Raconteurs, Broken Boy Soldier
2. Wolfmother, Wolfmother
3. Belle & Sebastian, The Life Pursuit
4. Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy
5. Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist
6. Beck, The Information
7. Duke Spirit, Cuts Across the Land
8. Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
9. Muse, Black Holes and Revelations
10. Basement Jaxx, Crazy Itch Radio
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium
12. The Mars Volta, Amputechture
13. Cat Power, The Greatest
14. Thom Yorke, The Eraser
15. Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll
16. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
17. Tool, 10,000 Days
18. Peaches, Impeach My Bush
19. Secret Machines, Ten Silver Drops
20. Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

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Originally posted by Rocko Spooner:
I know this wont be counted but what the hell...

1. yeah yeah yeahs - show your bones
2. arctic monkeys - whatever people say
3. decemberists - crane wife
4. starlight mints - drowaton
5. strokes - first impressions
6. tapes n tapes - loon
7. gossip - standing in the way of control
8. art brut - bang bang rock n roll
9. loose fur - born again in the USA
10. Two seconds - to pass the time

very good chart.
n u can make it count , stayin here ,postin abpout artists/albums/music you love...not so hard i suppose

1. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
2. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
3. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
4. Ghostface - Fishscale
5. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
6. Madlib - Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2
7. Drive By Truckers - A Blessing and A Curse
8. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You....
9. J Dilla - Donuts
10. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Well, I guess I'm going to be the one guy for everyone to make fun of because my list doesn't include the more popular choices for the year like Island, TV On The Radio or Band Of Horses. I guess I'm slightly more mainstream than I thought, at least this year. So go ahead and poke away, everyone.

1. The Damnwells - Air Stereo
2. Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It
3. Carbon Leaf - Love Loss Hope Repeat
4. Gomez - How We Operate
5. Tom Petty - Highway Companion
6. Pete Yorn - Nightcrawler
7. Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining
8. Barenaked Ladies - Are Me
9. Sugarcult - Lights Out
10. Cheap Trick - Rockford
11. Switchfoot - Oh! Gravity
12. Brian Vander Ark - Angel Put Your Face On
13. L.E.O. - Alpacas Orgling

I'm sort of surprised I didn't see any of these albums on anyone's list. Mainstream aside, a good album is a good album. Oh well, to each his own. Regardless of what anyone says, it was a darn fine year for music.

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Originally posted by general_zod:
I'm sort of surprised I didn't see any of these albums on anyone's list.

A few of them did. I know that Gomez album was on a couple lists.

Actually, you're right. Gomez did make a few lists.

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Originally posted by Troy:
I'm reading all this press about Ys, but I'm reluctant to buy it.

I played the 30 second snippets on iTunes, and her voice was slightly annoying. She plays a harp. That's interesting. I don't think I have any other harp players in my vast collection. There are only 5 songs and the album is 55 minutes long (why can't I download it at $.99 a song?). So, I'm intregued but nor sold yet.

Please, someone tell me why it is worth my $9.99.

It's worth your $9.99 because if you think the voice is only slightly annoying, you'll eventually get past that and be able to see the album for the masterpiece it is. ; )

Oh and if you're going to buy Ys buy a physical copy, not a downloadable one. The packaging has very high production value.

1. Liars - Drum's Not Dead
2. The Knife - Silent Shout
3. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
4. Soulwax - Nite Versions
5. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer’s Block
6. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
7. Phoenix - It’s Never Been Like That
8. Destroyer - Destroyer’s Rubies
9. Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My
10. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet
11. Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang
12. CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy
13. Booka Shade - Movements
14. Hot Chip - The Warning
15. Pillow - Flowing Seasons
16. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
17. The Blow - Paper Television
18. Lindstrøm - It’s a Feedelity Affair
19. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
20. Gotan Project - Lunático

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by BContrat:

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:


By the way, the album is titled Illinois not "Illinoise." And I do have to agree with nathanielkt that Joanna Newsom's album is probably the Illinois of this year.

Look at the cover. All Music Guide has it listed as "Illinoise" too...

This is really petty but...1)If you pick up the CD, look at the side of it, it says "Sufjan Stevens Illinois." 2)In that AMG thing, they must have recently altered that because if you read the review, it is is mentioned as Illinois. 3)Metacritic has it listed as Illinois. 4)All of the publications that listed it in their end-of-year lists have it as Illinois, inlcuding but not limited to, Rolling Stone, Paste, Blender, SPIN, and Pitchfork.

Haha, what are we if not a little petty?

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Originally posted by futurepope:
1. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
2. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
3. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
4. Ghostface - Fishscale
5. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
6. Madlib - Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2
7. Drive By Truckers - A Blessing and A Curse
8. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You....
9. J Dilla - Donuts
10. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

That's a NICE little mix, there. I really like the way you "juxtaposed," if you will, the TVOTR and Gnarls releases. If you REALLY wanted to mix it up, I'd say tie them for number one.

Extra points from me for including the new DBT. Rock.

I'm honestly surprised Liars has not shown up en masse with peoples' lists. I was thinking the band's record would be as ubiquitous, if not more than, TV on the Radio's.