Best Records of 2005 (Final Lists of Metacritic Participants)

The National is getting some love as well showing in the top 10 of three lists.

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cpa13

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Here goes my final list. I posted in the other Best of 2005 thread but thought I'd add to this one as well. Comments, concerns, bitches and gripes are well welcome.

My Top 25 of 2005 are as follows:

1. Broken Social Scene - s/t
2. 13 & God - s/t
3. Beauty and the Beat - Edan
4. The Woods - Sleater-Kinney
5. Hell's Winter - Cage
6. Picaresque - The Decemberists
7. Arular - M.I.A.
8. Love Kraft - Super Furry Animals
9. The Craft - Blackalicious
10. Apologies to the Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
11. Absence - Dalek
12. Wikked Lil Girrrls - Esthero
13. The Runners Four - Deerhoof
14. Takk... - Sigur Ros
15. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
16. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
17. Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird
18. A Certain Trigger - Maximo Park
19. The Further Adventures of Lord Quas - Quasimoto
20. I Am a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons
21. Be - Common
22. My Morning Jacket - Z
23. Animal Collective - Feels
24. LCD Soundsystem - s/t
25. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t

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Guru

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quote:
Originally posted by ericg75:
Wolf Parade seems to be making a good showing...Made the top 5 on three of the lists and showed up on all but one.

Yep. Looking to be in my #11-15 slot. My list should be in next week....still to re-listen and still trying to get Isolee(cannot find)

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PRG

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Originally posted by The Furnace Is Fiery:
FINAl TOP 20 OF 2005

----------ARTIST---------------ALBUM----------------POINTS----------------

1. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary - 57

2. M.I.A - Arular - 50

3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t - 46

4. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema - 44

5. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise - 41

6. The National - Alligator- 40

7. Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die - 36

8. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm - 34

9. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning - 33

10. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy - 32

11. My Morning Jacket - Z - 31
12. Spoon - Gimme Fiction - 29
13. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday - 29
14. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan - 27
15. Sleater-Kinndy - The Woods - 27
16. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A bird - 22
17. Stephan Malkmus - Face the Truth - 22
18. Richard Hawley - Coles Corner - 19
19. Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production - 19
20. The Decemberists - Picaresque - 19

PARTICIPANTS:daniel,Esq. - ericg75 - Twowaymonologues - dano - bonzob

Using these 5 members' scores, I think The Decemberists should have 24. daniel has them ranked 16th and bonzob has them ranked 2nd.

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Platypus Quest

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Wearemonster is wonderful. It was in the local record store.

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keylimetrev

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Here is my list.

1. Sigur Ros - Takk
2. Antony - I am a bird now
3. Richard Hawley - Cole's Corner
4. Son Volt - Okemah
5. Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
6. Clem Snide - End of Love
7. MMJ - Z
8. Wilco - Kicking Television
9. Smog - A RIver Ain't Too Much to Love
10. Hacienda Brothers - Hacienda Brothers
11. Bob Dylan - No Direction Home Sdtrk
12. Fruit Bats - Spelled in Bones
13. Lonna Kelley and the Reluctant Messiahs - ep
14. I&W/Calexico - In the Reins
15. Ryan Adams - Jacksonville City Nights
16. Martha Wainwright - S/T
17. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
18. Frank Black - Honeycomb
19. Micah Hinson - Gospel of Progress
20. Neil Diamond - 12 Songs

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J_Deighton

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Okay- so I'm compiling my list, and I have to ask about one release this year. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at Carnagie Hall. It was recorded in '57, but wasn't released until this year. Metacritic counted the Talking Heads Live album and that Zepplin set. Do you Fiery F? It doesn't matter one way or the other because I think I'm going to be one of the only people voting for it. (Though I think that is more a reflection of the type of music fan this site attracts than the importance of the recording, as this album got more coverage than almost anything this side of LATE REGISTRATION.)

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...but take it

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Grunge Muffin

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25. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
24. Destroyer - Notorious Lightning & Other Works EP
23. Sam Prekop - Who's Your New Professor
22. Animal Collective - Feels
21. Deerhoof - The Runners Four
20. Tiger Bear Wolf - S/T
19. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
18. Archer Prewitt - Wilderness
17. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - S/T
16. Decemberists - Picaresque
15. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
14. Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
13. My Morning Jacket - Z
12. Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth
11. Serena Maneesh - S/T
10. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Matt Sweeney - Superwolf
9. Spoon - Gimme Fiction
8. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
7. Edan - Beauty & the Beat
6. Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
5. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
4. Iron & Wine - Woman King/In the Reins EPs
3. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
2. Broken Social Scene - S/T
1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Hon. Mention: The National, Wilderness, Broadcast, the Lucksmiths, Caribou and Sigur Ros.

p.s. - list subject to change

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LinnTate

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quote:
Originally posted by J_Deighton:
Okay- so I'm compiling my list, and I have to ask about one release this year. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at Carnagie Hall. It was recorded in '57, but wasn't released until this year. Metacritic counted the Talking Heads Live album and that Zepplin set. Do you Fiery F?

For what it's worth, J_D., while much of my list is in flux, Monk & Coltrane at Carnegie Hall has a lock at #1 for me. I also believe at least one other member's list that will feature it as well.

Good work on getting this off the ground, TFIF. It's coming along well.

Now Playing: "Love Like Laughter" Beth Orton Central Reservation

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MisterEngilsh

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1. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
2. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
3. My Morning Jacket - Z
4. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
5. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
6. Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
7. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
8. Kanye West - Late Registration
9. Coldplay - X&Y
10. Fionna Apple - Extraordinary Machine
11. Iron & Wine - Woman King
12. Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
13. Broken Social Scene
14. Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
15. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
16. LCD Soundsystem - ST
17. The Decemberists - Picaresque
18. matt pond PA - Several Arrows Later
19. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
20. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

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Favourite Bands of This Very Moment
1. Death Cab For Cutie
2. Okkervil River
3. Sufjan Stevens
4. matt pond PA
5. Mike Doughty

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modestryan

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Top 20 is set. But I still have to finish the rest. Ill post it soon.

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webby686

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1. sleater-kinney - the woods
2. wolf parade - apologies to the queen mary
3. m.i.a. - arular
4. bloc party - silent alarm
5. the go! team - thunder, lightning, strike
6. architecture in helsinki - incase we die
7. broken social scene - s/t
8. the new pornographers - twin cinema
9. common - be
10. out hud - let us never speak of it again
11. nada surf - this weight is a gift
12. sufjan stevens - illinois
13. andrew bird - the mysterious production of eggs
14. the decemberists - picaresque
15. the rosebuds - birds make good neighbors
16. xiu xiu - la foret
17. maximo park - a certain trigger
18. fiery furnaces - ep
19. twink - the broken record
20. amadou & mariam - dimanche a bamako

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Guru

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quote:
Originally posted by LinnTate:
quote:
Originally posted by J_Deighton:
Okay- so I'm compiling my list, and I have to ask about one release this year. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane at Carnagie Hall. It was recorded in '57, but wasn't released until this year. Metacritic counted the Talking Heads Live album and that Zepplin set. Do you Fiery F?

For what it's worth, J_D., while much of my list is in flux, Monk & Coltrane at Carnegie Hall has a lock at #1 for me. I also believe at least one other member's list that will feature it as well.

Good work on getting this off the ground, TFIF. It's coming along well.

Now Playing: "Love Like Laughter" Beth Orton Central Reservation

Thanks Linntate...as for the Monk/Coltrane...definately, as it was released this year...

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Guru

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quote:
Originally posted by PRG:
quote:
Originally posted by The Furnace Is Fiery:
FINAl TOP 20 OF 2005

----------ARTIST---------------ALBUM----------------POINTS----------------

1. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary - 57

2. M.I.A - Arular - 50

3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t - 46

4. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema - 44

5. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise - 41

6. The National - Alligator- 40

7. Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die - 36

8. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm - 34

9. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning - 33

10. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy - 32

11. My Morning Jacket - Z - 31
12. Spoon - Gimme Fiction - 29
13. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday - 29
14. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan - 27
15. Sleater-Kinndy - The Woods - 27
16. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A bird - 22
17. Stephan Malkmus - Face the Truth - 22
18. Richard Hawley - Coles Corner - 19
19. Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production - 19
20. The Decemberists - Picaresque - 19

PARTICIPANTS:daniel,Esq. - ericg75 - Twowaymonologues - dano - bonzob

Using these 5 members' scores, I think The Decemberists should have 24. daniel has them ranked 16th and bonzob has them ranked 2nd.

Thanks. I'll fix right away. I did the first calculations very late, and will not practice doing so. Thanks for the catch. I've re-checked and that was the one mistake.

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I will update Sunday...

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ViNyLandMoNo

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1. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
2. Feist - LET IT DIE
3. Metric - LIVE IT OUT
4. Michael Penn - MR. HOLLYWOOD, JR. 1947
5. Marianne Faithfull - BEFORE THE POISON
6. Broken Social Scene - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
7. Ladytron - WITCHING HOUR
8. Coldplay - X&Y
9. OK Go - OH NO
10. Liz Phair - SOMEBODY'S MIRACLE
11. Aimee Mann - THE FORGOTTEN ARM
12. The Bravery - THE BRAVERY
13. LCD Soundsystem - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
14. Sufjan Stevens - ILLINOIS
15. Brendan Benson - THE ALTERNATIVE TO LOVE
16. stellastarr* - HARMONIES FOR THE HAUNTED
17. The Decemberists - PICARESQUE
18. Hot Hot Heat - ELEVATOR
19. The Earlies - THESE WERE THE EARLIES
20. Beck - GUERO

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superabound

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Well, here's my list. Going back and looking at my lists from the past few years has revealed that drastic change is inevitable, (especially past the top five or so). Anyway, I tend to judge "current" albums based on the number of times I listen to them. I suppose that makes sense... We'll see what it looks like in a year or two.

1. Spoon- Gimme Fiction
2. Sufjan Stevens- Come on Feel the Illinoise
3. The Decemberists- Picaresque
4. New Pornographers- Twin Cinema
5. Mountain Goats- The Sunset Tree
6. Sigur Ros- Takk...
7. Frank Black- Honeycomb
8. My Morning Jacket- Z
9. Okkervil River- Black Sheep Boy
10. M. Ward- Transistor Radio
11. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- s/t
12. Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
13. Devin Davis- Lonely People of the World, Unite!
14. Andrew Bird- The Mysterious Production of Eggs
15. Wolf Parade- Apologies to the Queen Mary
16. Broken Social Scene- s/t
17. Stephen Malkmus- Face the Truth
18. Mount Eerie- No Flashlight
19. Silver Jews- Tanglewood Numbers
20. Fruit Bats- Spelled in Bones
21. Son Volt- Okemah and the Melody of Riot

My number 20 and 21 kept switching places, so I just went ahead and left them both on.

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Guru

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I've noticed a few lists from people with 5 or less posts. To keep with what has been stated earlier, and not to offend anyone, but, there should be a guideline to be honoured here.
Not to suggest anyone here would do so, but in case of sabotageing, or registering under new, different names to get two or more lists in, I have to set guidelines. Feedback welcome.

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