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Best albums of 2005, A to Z
I'm bored and the last time an A to Z music thread came up, it seemed that I found out about more bands than in the usual "who's the best" threads, because it can be a stretch to find answers for the harder letters.
Flexibility on filling letters is welcome -- band name, album name, or in the case of a solo artist, first or last name. Drop "the" from band/album names if you want. Here's my try at it... Animal Collective - Feels Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Dangerdoom - The Mouse and the Mask Edan - Beauty and the Beat Fatlip - The Loneliest Punk The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike (US release) The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday Illinois by Sufjan Stevens Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo Kanye West - Late Registration LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem MIA - Arular The National - Alligator Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy Picaresque by The Decemberists Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze The Runners Four by Deerhoof Spoon - Gimme Fiction Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers U - ?? couldn't come up with one [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Various Artists - Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrack Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary X -- ?? couldn't come up with one [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] You Have No Idea How Much Fun We're Having by Atmosphere Z by My Morning Jacket Hardest Letters for me: A - left out Anniemal by Annie, I Am A Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons, and Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine B - left out Black Mountain's self-titled album, Andrew Bird's The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Bloc Party's Silent Alarm and Broken Social Scene's self-titled album S - left out Sigur Ros' Takk.. and both System of a Down albums |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
The only thing I came in here thinking was Edan's Beauty And The Beat and I was 100% it wouldn't be mentioned in the first post. But it was, so I've got nothing to add.
It's the best CD of the year by far. (I only listen to Hip-Hop) -starvs |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
In the quick list I whipped up to draw from, Edan was the only "E" in the list. I could have moved Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple there, but I liked Edan better (although I've only listened to each two or three times). It's a good album.
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
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In the quick list I whipped up to draw from, Edan was the only "E" in the list. I could have moved Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple there, but I liked Edan better (although I've only listened to each two or three times). It's a good album. [/ QUOTE ] EP - Fiery Furnaces. How do you not like them? |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
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[ QUOTE ] In the quick list I whipped up to draw from, Edan was the only "E" in the list. I could have moved Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple there, but I liked Edan better (although I've only listened to each two or three times). It's a good album. [/ QUOTE ] EP - Fiery Furnaces. How do you not like them? [/ QUOTE ] Meh. I liked Edan better than this too. And I liked Fatlip's album better for the F category too. I dunno, maybe giving EP and Blueberry Boat another few chances wouldn't hurt, they're pretty dense stuff. Get to work on a list, I want to see yours. |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
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I dunno, maybe giving EP and Blueberry Boat another few chances wouldn't hurt, they're pretty dense stuff. [/ QUOTE ] Definitely. Oddly enough, blueberry boat is one of the few modern albums I really love and also liked the first time through. (ITAOTS, Kid A, OKC, Funeral, YHF, and many others I disliked/hated my first time) [ QUOTE ] Get to work on a list, I want to see yours. [/ QUOTE ] Obviously, (though it will be tomorrow morning) Finally, thoughts on this (not just to will): Really dont like Slanted and Enchanted / CRCR, but I just picked up American Water and REALLY like it. Anyone else? |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
There's a grammy-nominated album from a group that starts with U. Take a break from avoiding the mainstream and check it out some time, its pretty good.
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
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There's a grammy-nominated album from a group that starts with U. Take a break from avoiding the mainstream and check it out some time, its pretty good. [/ QUOTE ] It should be noted that the Grammies tend to celebrate [censored]. I haven't bothered to hear the new U2 album, though. |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
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There's a grammy-nominated album from a group that starts with U. Take a break from avoiding the mainstream and check it out some time, its pretty good. [/ QUOTE ] I'm assuming you mean U2. I like older U2 albums, but their new one was very mediocre IMO. Not good enough to make a Best Of list, even just to fill a letter. |
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Re: Best albums of 2005, A to Z
I liked a lot, actually--best since Joshua tree. Vertigo is by far the worst song on the album though, so people get the wrong impression.
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