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1. Sufjan Stevens / Illinois
2. Decemberists / Picaresque 3. Antony & the Johnsons / I Am a Bird Now 4. Kanye West / Late Registration 5. National / Alligator 6. Wolf Parade / Apologies to the Queen Mary 7. Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs 8. Mountain Goats / Sunset Tree 9. Sleater-Kinney / The Woods 10. Okay / High Road 11. Animal Collective / Feels 12. Okkervil River / Black Sheep Boy 13. My Morning Jacket / Z 14. Stars / Set Yourself on Fire 15. Fiona Apple / Extraordinary Machine 16. Of Montreal / Sunladic Twins 17. Kate Bush / Aerial 18. Bright Eyes / I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 19. Architecture in Helsinki / In Case We Die 20. Danger Doom / The Mouse and the Mask |
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Apprentice Guru |
I'm glad to see the Wolf Parade love-fest is holding strong here, because that's not the case elsewhere. I don't want to alarm anyone, but as the site rankings stand, "Apologies" will not make the top 30 albums this year on metacritic. Some backlash huh?
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I've rarely posted on this site but I've probably checked it about twice a week. My two cents:
1. Spoon - Gimme Fiction 2. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary 3. Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel the Illinoise 4. British Sea Power - Open Season 5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t 6. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 7. Doves - Some Cities 8. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 9. Sleater Kinney - The Woods 10. Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth 11. Broken Social Scene - s/t 12. Art Brut - Bang Bang, Rock and Roll 13. Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt 14. LCD Soundsystem - s/t 15. Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak 16. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better 17. Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger 18. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 19. Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft 20. Coldplay - X and Y |
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Guru |
I'm still peeved my #1 Jaga Jazzist, still hasen't been reviewed here on Metacritic!!!!!! "the sun gets passed from sea to sea, silently, and back to me" |
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What the hell is Q magazine and how the hell did they put James Blunt on the top 10 albums of the year list, let alone at number 6! This is insane, I'm laughing and crying, and hoping they're lying
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
They're British. But I'm suprised you're up in arms about their inclusion of James Blunt, and not more shocked by their inclusion of Oasis at #4, and giving the #1 spot to a really mediocre Coldplay album. ----- We were wasps with new wings, now we're bugs in the jar. |
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Enthusiast |
I'm brand new to this forum, but I'm already quite intrigued at the discussion I've read so far. Count me in, if you'll accept a newbie...I'll have my top 50 completed in a week or so, but I'll only post my top 20, so as not to create confusion.
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Apprentice Guru |
Yeah I don't really know much about this Q Magazine, but I don't really trust them. I find Kaiser Chiefs at 3 pretty unbelievable too, although I actually like that album ok. X&Y was not good at all. These guys are real nationalists huh? They should have gone all the way and left Bright Eyes and AF off; then they could at least pass it off as a British-only list. Speaking of AF, it looks as though they could repeat as album of the year, with three top-2 rankings out of four final lists! This would be pretty unprecedented. |
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Apprentice Guru |
Here's mine:
1. My Morning Jacket - Z 2. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy 3. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 4. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t 5. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary 6. Spoon - Gimme Fiction 7. The Kills - No Wow 8. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike 9. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods 10. Beck - Guero 11. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 12. The National - Alligator 13. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, it's Morning 14. Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft 15. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have Had it So Much Better 16. The Decemberists - Picaresque 17. Elbow - Leaders of the Free World 18. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 19. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock and Roll 20. Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV A single tear for: Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers Isolee - We are Monster Gorillaz - Demon Days LCD Soundsystem Clientele - Strange Geometry Clor - Clor |
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1. Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die
2. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious production of Eggs 3. Wolf Parade - Appologies 4. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 5. Caribou - The Milk of human Kindness 6. My Morning Jacket - Z 7. Gorillaz - Demon Days 8. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 9. White Stripes - Get behind me satan 10. Devandra Banhart - Cripple Crow 11. Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue 12. Supergrass - Road To Rouen 13. Bright Eyes - Im Wide awake, ItsMorning 14. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 15. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 16. Sigur Ros - Takk 17. The Books - Lost and Safe 18. Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much Better 19. Jaga Jazzist - What we must 20. Animal Collective - Feels |
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Qualler's Top 20:
1 Stevens, Sufjan [ Illinois ] Asthmatic Kitty 2 Broken Social Scene [ Broken Social Scene ] Arts & Crafts 3 Why? [ Elephant Eyelash ] Anticon 4 Wilderness [ Wilderness ] Jagjaguwar 5 Decemberists, The [ Picaresque ] Kill Rock Stars 6 Fiery Furnaces, The [ Rehearsing My Choir ] Rough Trade 7 Most Serene Republic, The [ Underwater Cinematographer ] Arts & Crafts 8 Stars [ Set Yourself on Fire ] Arts & Crafts 9 Go! Team, The [ Thunder, Lightning, Strike ] Columbia 10 Animal Collective [ Feels ] Fatcat 11 M.I.A. [ Arular ] XL 12 Out Hud [ Let Us Never Speak of it Again ] Kranky 13 Saxon Shore [ The Exquisite Death of Saxon Shore ] Burnt Toast Vinyl 14 Long Winters, The [ Ultimatum ] Barsuk 15 Wolf Parade [ Apologies to the Queen Mary ] Sub Pop 16 Clientele, The [ Strange Geometry ] Merge 17 Architecture in Helsinki [ In Case We Die ] Bar/None 18 Deerhoof [ The Runners Four ] Kill Rock Stars 19 American Analog Set, The [ Set Free ] Arts & Crafts 20 John Vanderslice [ Pixel Revolt ] Barsuk |
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Know-It-All |
I know there a couple ... unorthodox choices here ::coughparrygrippcough::, but these are what I've got.
1. Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett 2. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 3. Parry Gripp - For Those About To Shop, We Salute You 4. Decomposure - At Home and Unaffected 5. Broken Social Scene - s/t 6. Bettye LaVette - I've Got My Own Hell To Raise 7. Felt - Felt 2: A Tribute To Lisa Bonet 8. The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue 9. Degenerate Art Ensemble - The Bastress 10. My Morning Jacket - Z 11. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cold Roses 12. Animal Collective - Feels 13. Lyrics Born - Same !@#$ Different Day 14. Laura Veirs - Year of Meteors 15. Run_Return - Metro-North 16. Fruit Bats - Spelled In Bones 17. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins 18. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs 19. Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff 20. World Leader Pretend - Punches Honorable Mention: Sufjan Stevens - Illinois OK Go - Oh No The Coral - Invisible Invasion Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute Worst Album of the Year (from an otherwise tolerable band): Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up _________________________________________________________ http://www.musicbeet.com - come check out the fresh veggies |
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Jedi |
Nice call at #1. Its nice to see a unique list on this site. |
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Slacker First Class |
OK. First post for me. Heck, I never even came to these boards until there was a mention of them on the main Metacritic Music page recently. Glad I did. You guys have a lot of good info.
Here is my top 20 for 2005: 1.Mountian Goats – The Sunset Tree 2.Decemberists – Picaresque 3.Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – s/t 4.Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary 5.Andrew Bird – Mysterious Production of Eggs 6.My Morning Jacket - Z 7.Shout Out Louds – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff 8.Okkervil River – Black Sheep Boy 9.The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart 10.Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, Its Morning 11.Sufjan Stevens – Illinoise 12.The National - Alligator 13.Doves – Some Cities 14.Rogue Wave – Descended Like Vultures 15.The Earlies - These Were the Earlies 16.Elbow – Leaders of the Free World 17.Broken Social Scene – s/t 18.Eels – Blinking Lights and other Revelations 19.Coldplay – X & Y 20.Frank Black - Honeycomb This message has been edited. Last edited by: Deli, |
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I liked the Coldplay, even though it wasn't as good as their first. Probably won't make my list, but I find anything by Coldplay to be compelling listening.
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Guru |
A couple of things released in Canada in 2005 but probably not yet released elsewhere...
1. "I Am a Bird Now" -- Antony & the Johnsons 2. "Illinois" -- Sufjan Stevens 3. "Discover a Lovelier You" -- Pernice Brothers 4. "I'm a Mountain" -- Sarah Harmer 5. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" -- CYHSY 6. "The Best Party Ever" -- The Boy Least Likely To 7. "The Woods" -- Sleater-Kinney 8. "Open Season" -- British Sea Power 9. "Devils and Dust" -- Bruce Springsteen 10. "Apologies to the Queen Mary" -- Wolf Parade 11. "LCD Soundsystem" -- LCD Soundsystem 12. "You Could Have it So Much Better" -- Franz Ferdinand 13. "Aerial" -- Kate Bush 14. "Martha Wainwright" -- Martha Wainwright 15. "Love Kraft" -- Super Furry Animals 16. "Small Sins" -- Ladies and Gentlemen 17. "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff" -- The Shout Out Louds 18. "Ruby Blue" -- Roisin Murphy 19. "The Back Room" -- The Editors 20. "Elephant Eyelash" -- Why? |
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Enthusiast |
Funny how differently I think about live jazz albums and live rock albums. The Trane and Monk album seemed like a no-brainer to me. The recording date didn't matter, as Monk was in about the best live form I've ever heard him, and Coltrane was playing in a way we all knew he had, but never really heard. Besides almost all jazz is cut "live" so in the studio or before a crowd the songs are going to sound different.
Live rock albums can be great, but outside of a handful I've never thought they added enough to the artist in question to make year end lists. I love the new Wilco, but I'd rather add other stuff. (I also have the Eels album set to be downloaded come my next set of downloads at emusic. It mighta made my list too.) Album I almost put on was Nouvelle Vague, but about every third time I listen to it I think it is utter crap, and then I love it the next two times. Who knows? It'll either be an all time fav, or I'll sell it in 6 months. Take it easy... ...but take it |
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Guru |
updated...
"the sun gets passed from sea to sea, silently, and back to me" |
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Here are some dissappointing scores so far...(albums talked alot about, I thought would be a bit higher)
Super Fury Animals - 68 Eels - 58 Death Cab For Curie - 53 Gorillaz - 48 Fiery Furnaces (EP) - 48 Caribou - 30 Isolee - 16 Magic Numbers - 11 discuss?? "the sun gets passed from sea to sea, silently, and back to me" |
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