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[Greg]

It's almost October, and I figured that most of you would have at least a few solid releases that really got your attention so far this year. I do like seeing end of the year lists, as there are still a number of CDs to come, but I usually get caught up in all the hype of the early new year releases and forget about some of the best cds of last year.

I picked my 10 favorites for the year so far:

1. Machine Head - The Blackening
2. The Old Dead Tree - The Water Fields
3. Bokor - Anomia 1
4. Carnal Forge - Testify For My Victim
5. Daath - The Hinderers
6. Blood Tsunami - Thrash Metal
7. Before The Dawn - Deadlight
8. All Shall Perish - The Price Of Existance
9. A Perfect Murder - War Of Aggression
10. Abandoned - Thrash You

You don't have to post 10, or even 5 - 1 is fine if that's all that comes to mind. Despite my list consistently ranging through various genres of metal, I listen to absolutely everything and would appreciate any suggestions.

 

[Xrenity]

1. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. White Stripes - Icky Thump
3. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
4. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

And the bourne ultimatum OST is in somewhere.
Can't think of anything else.

 

[blame space]

Cookies by 1990s

 

[esbern]

It's almost October, and I figured that most of you would have at least a few solid releases that really got your attention so far this year. I do like seeing end of the year lists, as there are still a number of CDs to come, but I usually get caught up in all the hype of the early new year releases and forget about some of the best cds of last year.

I picked my 10 favorites for the year so far:

1. Machine Head - The Blackening
2. The Old Dead Tree - The Water Fields
3. Bokor - Anomia 1
4. Carnal Forge - Testify For My Victim
5. Daath - The Hinderers
6. Blood Tsunami - Thrash Metal
7. Before The Dawn - Deadlight
8. All Shall Perish - The Price Of Existance
9. A Perfect Murder - War Of Aggression
10. Abandoned - Thrash You

You don't have to post 10, or even 5 - 1 is fine if that's all that comes to mind. Despite my list consistently ranging through various genres of metal, I listen to absolutely everything and would appreciate any suggestions.

metal heads are so adorable.

 

[Nick]

The Shins
Stars of the Lid
Animal Collective
Maroon 5
LCD Soundsystem
!!!
The Arcade Fire
Panda Bear
Eluvium
Explosions In The Sky
High School Musical 2
Kaskade
LeAnn Rimes
Radiohead

Edit: Deerhoof kinda sucked.

 

[teepo]

animal collective
panda bear
stars of the lid
m.i.a
boris/michio kurihara
blonde redhead
eluvium
neurosis
dan deacon

i'm forgetting a lot, but not really. i spend every year catching up with the past.

 

[GoutPatrol]

Fountains of Wayne-Traffic and Weather
Norah Jones-Not Too Late
Modest Mouse-We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
John Butler Trio-Grand National

 

[Guzim]

M.I.A. - Kala
The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Feist - The Reminder

 

[Gav]

Been a great year for music for me.

Justice - †
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Digitalism - Idealism
DJ Mehdi - Lucky Boy At Night
Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release
DT8 Project - Perfect World
ATB - Trilogy
Gabriel & Dresden - Gabriel & Dresden
Paul Hartnoll - The Ideal Condition
Paul van Dyk - In Between
Various - Ed Banger Records Vol. 2
Various - French Touch Anthology

Probably more, i just cant think.
Theres a million and 1 EP's that i could list too.

 

[Beezy]

Haven't listened to much new stuff this year, but so far my favorites so far are:

M.I.A - Kala
Kanye West - Graduation

 

[Mason]

The National
Pharoahe Monch
Modest Mouse
Justice
Modeselektor
Dizzee Rascal
Coconut Records
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

 

[Chairman85]

Not in any order:

Gaslight Anthem - Sink Or Swim
Sundowner - Four One Five Two
Smoke Or Fire - This Sinking Ship
Lifetime - Lifetime
Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
Modern Life Is War - Midnight In America

 

[Fireblend]

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring (EP)
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Threshold - Dead Reckoning
Rush - Snakes & Arrows
Between The Buried And Me - Colors
Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
Planet X - Quantum
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

A couple more I can't remember too. Although my favorite's probably gonna be Ayreon's upcoming album, but that might get delayed until 2008...

Edit: Forgot a couple.

 

[Falch]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times

Hopesfall - Magnetic North

Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Still have to check the new Pain Of Salvation, and Solefald's Black for Death.

 

[Eric WK]

The National - Boxer
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Menomena - Friend and Foe
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
David Vandervelde - The Moonstation House Band
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
Tegan & Sara - The Con
Justice - †
Battles - Mirrors

Yeah, I guess that's my Top 10 so far.

 

[blame space]

Reunion Tour by The Weakerthans

 

[GCQuinton]

Eh, I'll bite. In no particular order:

Fair to Midland - Fables of a Firefly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
Receiving End of Sirens - The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Kanye West - Graduation
Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory
Prodigy - Return of the Mac
The Bravery - The Sun and the Moon
Elliot Yamin - Elliot Yamin
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Strength & Loyalty

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Panda Bear-Person Pitch–My album of the year probably.
Dan Deacon-Spiderman of the Rings
Justice-Cross album
Animal Collective-Strawberry Jam
Battles-Mirrored
Arcade Fire-Neon Bible-so close to being my album of the year, but not quite
Andrew Bird-Armchair Apocrypha
M.I.A.-Kala
Okkervil River-The Stage Names
The National-Boxer

Some others mixed in as well. Cannot WAIT for Springsteen's new album next week, should be a good one.

I wish Islands had a release out. They're still my favorite rock band right now.

 

[beelzebozo]

Fountains of Wayne-Traffic and Weather

against all odds, i LOVE this band

 

[Livin_Lovin]

I second Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris. "Run, Pig, Run" is one of their best songs period.

 

[narcosis219]

Phobia - Breaking Benjamin

 

[oatmeal]

CHROMEO - FANCY FOOTWORK!!!

**** YAH!!!!

 

[Yixian]

As you can see I'm a bit of a Backpacker. Hip hop is my main modern musical genre. There's not been much electronic worth speaking of this year and I'm out of sync with the alt rock world somewhat. So these are the two that spring most to mind for me.

 

[Johnny Ryall]

Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
White Stripes - Icky Thump
QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
Travis - The Boy With No Name
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures

Most of the CDs I've bought this year weren't actually released this year...

I'll list these anyway, more for my own sake so I can see where my money went...

Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky
blink-182 - Enema of the State
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
Interpol - Antics
Johnny Cash - The Man in Black (best of)
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (10th anniversary edition)
Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum
Massive Attack - 100th Window
Nirvana - Bleach
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pearl Jam - Riot Act
RHCP - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Edition
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Smashing Pumpkins - Earphoria
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan


Not a bad haul but I should really buy more than rock music. =/

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Here's a rough idea of my top 10, but this shit changes on a daily basis.

1. Neurosis - Given to the Rising
2. Burning Star Core - Blood Lightning 2007
3. Angels of Light - We Are Him
4. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
5. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
6. Pantha du Prince - This Bliss
7. Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters
8. Deathspell Omega - Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum
9. 108 - A New Beat From a Dead Heart
10. Birchville Cat Motel - Birds Call Home Their Dead


This list is probably going to change a whole lot before the year is over, since Clipd Beaks, Ween and Dillinger Escape Plan still have albums coming out.

 

[Diablos]

I second Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris. "Run, Pig, Run" is one of their best songs period.

Nuh uh, Misfit Love is.

 

[2DMention]

Unkle - War Stories
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Lily Allen - Alright Still
Shiny Toy Guns - We are Pilots
Fountains of Wayne - Traffic & Weather

 

[theBishop]

- Talib Kweli & Madlib: The Liberation

- Menomena: Friend and Foe

- Liars: Liars

- Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam

- Battles: Mirrored

 

[fistfulofmetal]

I haven't really heard many albums released this year, so I don't have much choice.

The only two I can remember would be

Turisas - The Varangian Way
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon

Turisas's album being the best, Iced Earths is good too.

 

[aparisi2274]

 

[Ether_Snake]

 

[Diablos54]

Graduation - Kanye West.
Finding Forever - Common.
Ear Drum - Talib Kweli.
Ultimate Victory - Chamillionaire.
Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park.

 

[blame space]

???

 

[Diablos]

Great album, but it came out in 2004...

 

[aparisi2274]

Great album, but it came out in 2004...

Whoops Sorry... I forgot it said this year... I picked it, because I just started listening to them THIS YEAR!!

Does that count?

 

[blame space]

Whoops Sorry... I forgot it said this year... I picked it, because I just started listening to them THIS YEAR!!

Does that count?

Get their new one, Under the Blacklight, as well. It's good.

 

[Lambtron]

El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
A Place to Bury Strangers - A Place to Bury Strangers
Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
Angels of Light - We Are Him
Raccoo-oo-oon - Behold Secret Kingdom
UGK - Underground Kingz
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew - Spirit if....
USDA - Cold Summer
Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
Okkervil River - The Stage Names

There's plenty more. the self-titled Adrian Orange and Her Band disc definitely lept into the top of my list last night, it's AWESOME. And there's still tons of stuff coming out. Ween, Clipd Beaks, Foul Mouth Cringe, Rick Ro$$, The Raveonettes, etc.

Edit:

Whoops Sorry... I forgot it said this year... I picked it, because I just started listening to them THIS YEAR!!

Does that count?

No.

 

[Xater]

I didn't buy alot this year. So far it is:

Amorphis - Silent Waters

But I 'll get the new Nightwish CD any day now so maybe I will come back to this thread who knows?

EDIT: Last year was a way better year for Metal imo.

 

[Threi]

Believe it or not:

 

[Midas]

Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Taken by trees - Open field
Billie the Vision and the Dancers - Where the ocean meets my hand
Brother Ali - The undisputed truth
The tough alliance - A new chance
Digitalism - Idealism


Hmm, listing stuff isn't my thing since I'm obviously forgetting loads of good stuff.

 

[The Internet]

 

[Doytch]

 

[Panda 291]

1. Machine Head - The Blackening
2. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
3. Chimaira - Resurrection
4. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
5. Fightstar - One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours

 

[Trevelyan]

The National - Boxer
Okkervil River - Stage Names
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Thrice - The Alchemy Index I&II( I know it isn't out yet, but I've had the pleasure to listen to it)

 

[blame space]

Not in any order:

Gaslight Anthem - Sink Or Swim
Sundowner - Four One Five Two
Smoke Or Fire - This Sinking Ship
Lifetime - Lifetime
Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
Modern Life Is War - Midnight In America

This thread just got punk. I didn't know the new Wilhelm Scream was out, how it is? I loved Ruiner.

EDIT: Stupid question, I guess, since it's on your list. But I mean in relation to Ruiner. What should I expect?

 

[Vgamer]

Matt Pond PA - Last Light

 

[K.Jack]

Thee More Shallows - Book Of Bad Breaks
Air - Pocket Symphony
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Common - Finding Forever

 

[PhoenixDark]

Haven't listened to much new stuff this year, but so far my favorites so far are:

M.I.A - Kala
Kanye West - Graduation

Is MIA actually good? Diablos said it was awesome but yeah, I don't trust his musical opinions.

My little list so far...

Pharoche Monch - Desire
Kanye West - Graduation

I'll check out the Foo Fighters album asap

 

[Chairman85]

This thread just got punk. I didn't know the new Wilhelm Scream was out, how it is? I loved Ruiner.

EDIT: Stupid question, I guess, since it's on your list. But I mean in relation to Ruiner. What should I expect?

I mean, I guess its not out yet, but I've had the pleasure of listening to it. Its very riffy, seemed less memorable than Ruiner, but I also felt that way about Ruiner in relation to Mute Print at first. Its a grower.

You like punk/hardcore? I'd be interested to see your list.

 

[Core407]

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