Nominations for Best "Rock" Album of 2005

[razor]

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no album has ever affected me as much as Illinois.

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I've heard a few songs from this album and while I don't dislike them, I don't quite get the appeal. However, I've only heard them on my computer so perhaps I'll just buy the CD and give it a listen on my real stereo.

[pryor15]

Sufjan, for sure, but i'll throw in a vote for My Morning Jacket's "Z"

also: Springsteen's new one, the new Son Volt, and the Dylan "No Direction Home" album is fantastic

[RunDownHouse]

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Sufjan, for sure, but i'll throw in a vote for My Morning Jacket's "Z"

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[nyc999]

[MEbenhoe]

Just a few off the top of my head

The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Audioslave - Out of Exile
System of a Down - Mezmerize
The Go Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike

[kbfc]

This year was pretty disappointing for new music, especially compared to last year. Anyway the best album of 2005 is:

Spoon - Gimme Fiction

Honorable mention to:

Doves - Some Cities, and
Giant Drag - Hearts and Unicorns.


Anyway, I often tend to classify albums in my mind not by when they came out, but by when I heard them. In that case the following albums are all ones that I got into this year, but were released earlier (all of these records are far better than anything listed above, or anything in this entire thread):

Autolux - Future Perfect
Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
Stereolab - Dots and Loops

[Eurotrash]

since we have the Murderer's Row of hipsters focusing on this thread, this might be a good time to ask the question that I've been pondering for a while


why are the band names/album titles/song titles so gay nowadays?

[TheIrishThug]

System of a Down - Mezmerize
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth

edit: if i'm gonna order them i'd put With Teeth first. Mezmerize is just on my mind cause i just got Hypnotize.

[Eurotrash]

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since we have the Murderer's Row of hipsters focusing on this thread, this might be a good time to ask the question that I've been pondering for a while


why are the band names/album titles/song titles so gay nowadays?

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I'll offer this as exhibit A. Sufjan Steven's new album

[IndieMatty]

I guarantee anyone would like this album. Who cares that the names are eccentric. Oh, obviously someone who has no clue.