Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

[BGarrett7]

Honestly, I had this big, huge, formatted post planned out for my list where I wrote a quasi-review for each entry and highlighted certain tracks. Then, as I got more into it, I started to realize it would likely be a complete waste of my time since no one here has the slightest bit of interest in 95% of the bands I've ever mentioned. Unlike some people, and websites, I can acknowledge that my tastes are no greater than anyone elses nor any more special. So, instead of being some pretentious schmuck with this over-dramatic list of albums most of you will never hear, I give you this much more simple alternative...



1) Nickel Creek, Why Should the Fire Die?
2) Jimmie & Eric (of Suburban Love Junkies), Live In The Attic
3) Glen Phillips, Winter Pays For Summer
4) American Hi-Fi, Hearts On Parade
5) John Mayer Trio, Try!
6) Honestly, Ghosts Of A Brilliant Past
7) Rob Thomas, Something To Be
8) Socialburn, The Beauty Of Letting Go
9) Red Letter Agent, Burn The Good Ones Down
10) Sean Watkins, Blinders On

[CM1847]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

10-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
9-Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
8-My Moring Jacket - Z
7-Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
6-Stars - Set Yourself on Fire
5-Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
4-The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
3-Spoon - Gimmie Fiction
2-The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
1-Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

Just missed: Beck - Guero & Franz Ferdinand - You Could....
Either could be #10, just happen to be liking Howl more at the moment.

Stars is incomplete, I've heard it a bunch, but don't own it. Could easily climb with more listens. Spots 4-9 in general are pretty fluid, the top 3 are set, but the 4-9 can change on a daily basis, none are really MUCH better than the others there.

Bonus: Song of the Year-
5-Broken Social Scene - "Ibi Dreams of Pavement"
4-Sufjan Stevens - "Casimir Pulaski Day"
3-Spoon - "Two Sides/Monsieur Valentine"
2-Stars - "Calendar Girl"
1-The New Pornographers - "The Bleeding Heart Show"

[ehh]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

Hopefully I'm not forgetting any, I never thought I'd see the day were I would have a Top 10 so void of NYC rappers.......

10. Rapper Big Pooh - Sleepers
9. Black Market Militia - Black Market Militia
8. Common - Be
7. Felt - A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
6. One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.
5. Brown James - Plain Brown Rapper
4. Pumpkinhead - Orange Moon Over Brooklyn
3. Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
2. Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
1. Blueprint - 1988

Honorable Mention:
- Smif N Wessun: Reloaded
- Sean Price: Monkey Bars
- Cesar Commanche: Squirrel and the Aces
- AZ: A.W.O.L.
- The Chapter: Us vs. Them
- Saigon: Greatest Story Never Told
- J-Live: The Hear After
- Blackalicious: The Craft
- Buckshot & 9th: Chemistry
- Ras Kass: Verbal Murder
- Apathy: Where's Your Album?
- GZA & DJ Muggs: The Grandmasters
- Kanye West: Late Registration
- Think Differently: Wu-Tang Clan Meets the Indie Culture


Yeah..........Justus League/Rhymesayers absolutely ran 2005.

BCC also had a very nice ressurection, IMO.






To all my NC heads on here, since they "New State of Hip-Hop" thread was lost in the EE removal I figured I'd post this here......

You guys really need to check out Brown James. I'd gotten his album (Plain Brown Rapper) a couple of months ago but had no clue he was from NC (Fayetteville to be exact). His sound/style is more NYC. He's got a much different style than LB and Justus League but his album easily the sleeper of '05, IMO. I think it just hit the retail shelves a month ago, but definately check it out. I can't find any type of bio on the kid and have no clue how long he's been in the game.

[BGarrett7]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

To all my NC heads on here, since they "New State of Hip-Hop" thread was lost in the EE removal I figured I'd post this here......

Just do a search for it, find the link, and ask one of the mods to move it over, it shouldn't be a problem.

[ndeezlo]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

in random order

Kanye West
Common
Little Brother
Beck
White Stripes
Franz Ferdinand
Dane Cook
Gorillaz
Foo Fighters
Mike Jones

honorable mention
Green Day
Roger Alan Wade
Fifty Cent
the Game
Korn

[X*Cell]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005




Its all in order from 1 to 10!!!

[dieselboy]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

1. The Fall of Troy - Doppleganger
2. Thunderbirds are Now! - Justamustache
3. Idiot Pilot - Strange We Should Meet Here
4. Circa Survive - Juturna
5. Neon Blonde - Chandeliers in the Savannah
6. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
7. Minus the Bear - Menos el Oso
8. The Sound of Animals Fighting - Tiger and the Duke
9. !!! - Take Ecstasy With Me
10. Explosions in the Sky - Travels In Constants Vol.21-The Rescue

Mentions:
The Locust - Plague Soundscapes
Death Cab - Plans
Chiodos - All's Well that Ends Well
My American Heart - The Meaning in Makeup
Panic at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Acceptance - Phantoms
Bear vs. Shark - Terrorhawk
Gatsbys American Dream - Volcano
Horse the Band - The Mechanical Hand

[pk500]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

1. Wilco -- "Kicking Television -- Live in Chicago"
2. Ryan Adams -- "Cold Roses"
3. Sigur Ros -- "Takk"
4. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
5. Nick Warren -- "Global Underground Shanghai #028"
6. Son Volt -- "Okemah and the Melody of Riot"
7. Feist -- "Let It Die"
8. White Stripes -- "Get Behind Me Satan"
9. Paul McCartney -- "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"
10. Neil Young -- "Prairie Wind"

Take care,
PK

[psufan]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

1. The Fall of Troy - Doppleganger
2. Thunderbirds are Now! - Justamustache
3. Idiot Pilot - Strange We Should Meet Here
4. Circa Survive - Juturna
5. Neon Blonde - Chandeliers in the Savannah
6. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
7. Minus the Bear - Menos el Oso
8. The Sound of Animals Fighting - Tiger and the Duke
9. !!! - Take Ecstasy With Me
10. Explosions in the Sky - Travels In Constants Vol.21-The Rescue

Mentions:
The Locust - Plague Soundscapes
Death Cab - Plans
Chiodos - All's Well that Ends Well
My American Heart - The Meaning in Makeup
Panic at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Acceptance - Phantoms
Bear vs. Shark - Terrorhawk
Gatsbys American Dream - Volcano
Horse the Band - The Mechanical Hand

I like the honorable Mention...A fever you can't sweat out is an amazing CD. Gotta like death cab too...They along with Dashboard get all the chics.

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

1. Kanye West, Late Registration
2. Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
3. Common, Be
4. John Mayer Trio, Try!
5. Saigon, Greatest Story Never Told
6. Dane Cook, Retaliation
7. Little Brother, The Minstrel Show
8. 50 Cent, The Massacre
9. Gorillaz, Demon Days
10. Mike Jones, Who Is Mike Jones?

[kuruption]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

supastition-chain letters
little brother-minstrel show
documentary-game
chamillonaire-sound of revenge
felt 2 - a tribute to lisa bonet
big pooh -sleepers
atmosphere-cant imagine
one be lo-sonogram
kanye west-late registration
common-be

you didnt like the supastition album ehh?


there are still a few albums i havent heard all of

such
blueprint
the oc joint etc etc

[ehh]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

you didnt like the supastition album ehh?

That's one of the biggies I forgot, I made my list off the top of my head at work today. It's def a sick album.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

2. Ryan Adams -- "Cold Roses"

A friend at work burned me a bunch of CDs a while ago and I just started listening to them. Cold Roses was one of the albums he burned for me. I started listening to Disc 1 this morning when I was going to work. So far, its awesome. Great stuff. I love the alt. country sound.

9. Paul McCartney -- "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"

I've heard good things about this, but nothing in detail. Care to give some impressions?

[BGarrett7]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

I love the alt. country sound.

Then you're much better off listening to his older stuff, the Whiskeytown recordings, and bands like Old 97's. All far superior to Ryan's current work.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Your Top Ten Albums of 2005

Then you're much better off listening to his older stuff, the Whiskeytown recordings, and bands like Old 97's. All far superior to Ryan's current work.

I also like his Rock N Roll album, or what I heard from it that is.