Best albums of 2005, A to Z

[xorbie]

i thought i am a bird now was horrible when i first heard it, but love it now, and its only a week later. give it time.

[Emmitt2222]

I like the A-Z thing but I didnt listen to enough in 2005 to make one. Here is a partial a-z list of mainstrean and indie that I liked from 2005.

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
Demon Days - Gorillaz
From Under the Corktree - Fall Out Boy
The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Stike
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
Plans - Death Cab for Cutie
Set Yourself on Fire - Stars
Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand
Z - My Morning Jacket

Stuff everyone liked and I disliked...
Clap your hands say yeah - CYHSY
EP - Fiery Furnaces

Note: I suck at music

[itsmesteve]

One More "indie" release to throw into the fray at either the E or B spot is Lou Barlow's Emoh. Really good folky singer- songwriter type stuff. Some of the best work Lou has done in ages, imho.

[Tron]

Yeah, the "WTF SUPER-MAINSTREAM EDITION" consists solely of albums and artists lodged firmly in the Top 200 selling albums of 2005. I think I own 3 or 4 of them.

[IndieMatty]

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A LOT of those are 2004. I've heard 17 of them, and most weren't that great. Of those that were:

American Idiot - 2004. It'd make the list from that year though.

Encore - 2004. Too many missteps to make a list, but it some tracks were solid.

The Documentary - 2005. I almost put this on instead of The Go! Team. It's solid (and 50's better on this than he is on his own album)

In Between Dreams - Reviewed this, and actually liked it a lot. JJ is enjoyable to listen to. That said, the clog at S meant Sufjan took over the I spot, since that was pretty empty.

Hot Fuss - 2004. And weren't The Killers considered "indie" until "Mr. Brightside" hit the Top 40 radio? I'm not sure, I didn't follow them too closely.

X & Y - Probably could put this on my list in the X spot, although as with U2, not sure it really deserves it. I thought it was a very disappointing effort, and I hear Coldplay has as much as admitted that pressure to put out albums has diluted their work.

Lastly, mainstream country sucks more ass than mainstream pop and rock. :-D

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Yes, Killers was 2004 and in early 2004 they were Indie and Hipster and all things made fun of...great album however you want to label it.

[CallMeIshmael]

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Is EP better than Blueberry Boat?

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No (and its not close)

[B Dids]

is MIA somebody different from M.I.A - 'cause listing that [censored] on any list would make me mad.

You could say "Murs and Slug Present Felt 2" and it would be a better option for both M and F.

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G-Get Behind Me Satan-The White Stripes

[cwsiggy]

I clearly need to start listening to more internet alternative radio. How I could have missed a band that Bowie and Chris Martin were arguing over who discovered them is beyond me. (Arcade Fire)

[uw_madtown]

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is MIA somebody different from M.I.A - 'cause listing that [censored] on any list would make me mad.

You could say "Murs and Slug Present Felt 2" and it would be a better option for both M and F.

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Yeah, I should probably get Felt on there, but I already had Atmosphere on there. And I really liked Fatlip's album.

And stop hating on M.I.A. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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G-Get Behind Me Satan-The White Stripes

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Good album (better than other slight missteps like Beck's Guero or Franz Ferdinand's You Could Have It So Much Better)... I could probably put it at G instead of Go! Team, I suppose.

Bump because CMI hasn't posted his list yet, goddamn slacker.