Your Favorite Albums of 2015

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

Some random good ones I ran into:

The Arcs - Yours, Dreamily

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Low Cute Connie - Hi Honey

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

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Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

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Sleater Kinney - No Cities To Love

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Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

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Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

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Banditos - Banditos

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Leon Bridges - Coming Home

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Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free

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Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear - Skeleton Crew

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The Deslondes - The Deslondes

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[CC]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

10. Eric Church - Mr Misunderstood
9. Luke Bryan - Kill the Lights
8. Purity Ring - Another Eternity
7. Tech N9ne - Special Effects
6. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth
5. Joey Bada$$- B4.DA.$$
4. Zac Brown Band - Jekyll + Hyde
3. Yelawolf - Love Story
2. Logic - The Incredible True Story
1. Twenty one Pilots - Blurryface

[LowerWolf]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

1. Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
2. Meg Myers - Sorry
3. MisterWives - Our Own House

The one I actually listened to the most was Modest Mouse's The Lonesome Crowded West, which was released in 1997. Somehow, I had missed that one in my MM collection. And now it's my favorite MM album, by far.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

10. Eric Church - Mr Misunderstood
9. Luke Bryan - Kill the Lights
8. Purity Ring - Another Eternity
7. Tech N9ne - Special Effects
6. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth
5. Joey Bada$$- B4.DA.$$
4. Zac Brown Band - Jekyll + Hyde
3. Yelawolf - Love Story
2. Logic - The Incredible True Story
1. Twenty one Pilots - Blurryface

If you are a country fan check out "Hold My Beer Vol. 1" by Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen. My favorite album of the year.

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I should really listen to more full albums that aren't country... but here is my list

1. You Were Never Alone - Emery (My one non-country)
2. Hold My Beer Vol. 1 - Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers
3. Turnpike Troubadours - Turnpike Troubadours
4. Front Row Seat - Josh Abbott Band
5. Us Time - Stoney LaRue
6. Texas Like That - Zane Williams
7. Squelch - Jason Boland & The Stragglers

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

1. Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
2. Meg Myers - Sorry
3. MisterWives - Our Own House

The one I actually listened to the most was Modest Mouse's The Lonesome Crowded West, which was released in 1997. Somehow, I had missed that one in my MM collection. And now it's my favorite MM album, by far.

How the hell did I forget about Modest Mouse?

My favorite jumps back and forth between Lonesome Crowded West and The Moon & Antarctica.

[Watson]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

1. Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
2. Meg Myers - Sorry
3. MisterWives - Our Own House

The one I actually listened to the most was Modest Mouse's The Lonesome Crowded West, which was released in 1997. Somehow, I had missed that one in my MM collection. And now it's my favorite MM album, by far.

Ugh, I absolutely hated MisterWives. It couldn't end soon enough.

[Madman55]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

Maybe this year was better than I realized. Thought of 2 more albums to at least mention.

Rock 'N' Roll - Buckcherry
Into the Wild Life - Halestorm

Haven't really listened to either one enough to consider them for "album of the year" but listened to them enough to know they're solid albums.

[VDusen04]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

I'm impressed with those of you who've listened to so many new albums in one year. I never have a ton to contribute because I listen to like three new albums a year, ha.

Anywho, the three new ones this year were:

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Neon Indian - Vega Intl. Night School

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

I thought the albums from Lamar and Stevens were absolutely top notch. I wasn't feeling as great about Neon Indian; much prefer his previous album, Era Extrana.

[Cutter15]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

Atreyu - Long Live

Ghost - Meliora

Lamb of God - VII: Sturm Und Drang

Sevendust - Kill the Flaw

Tremonti - Cauterize

Yelawolf - Love Story

[Madman55]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

After that metal list, I was reminded of one more (wow am I terrible at remembering when albums come out..) My latest addition is Order Shall Prevail - Jungle Rot

In no order, here are my albums presented much neater.

Order Shall Prevail - Jungle Rot
Best Song: Fight Where You Stand (feat. Max Cavalera)

Day of the Dead - Hollywood Undead
Best Song: Tough choice, 3 way tie - War Child, Party By Myself, Gravity

Two Hands - Turbowolf
Best Song: Rabbit's Foot

Jekyll + Hyde - Zac Brown Band
Best Song: Heavy is the Head (Feat. Chris Cornell)

Rock 'N' Roll - Buckcherry
Best Song: Tight Pants

Into The Wild Life - Halestorm
Best Song: Apocalyptic

Also, since we don't have a song of the year thread I'm gonna throw out honorable mentions for a couple singles.

Downtown - Macklemore
I Don't Wanna Go To Bed - Simple Plan

[JazzMan]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
Best Song: "u"

Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
Best Song: "Tell Your Friends"

The Pale Emperor - Marilyn Manson
Best Song: "Mephistopheles of Los Angeles"

I Don't Like ****, I Don't Go Outside - Earl Sweatshirt
Best Song: "Wool"

I really wanted to check out more albums than that but nothing really stood out to me. Maybe I'll look into some next year.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

I'm impressed with those of you who've listened to so many new albums in one year. I never have a ton to contribute because I listen to like three new albums a year, ha.

$10 a month for Spotify premium is the best $120 I spent this year. Follow your favorite bands and listen to Discover Weekly every week. You'll find so much new music that way it's ridiculous. Not to mention pretty much everything going back in modern recorded music history is there as well. Not the best for the artists, but the best value for the consumer of all time.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

Spotify rocks but has some glaring problems. No Tool, a HORRENDOUS shuffle algorithm, but otherwise it's awesome.

[Watson]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

$10 a month for Spotify premium is the best $120 I spent this year. Follow your favorite bands and listen to Discover Weekly every week. You'll find so much new music that way it's ridiculous. Not to mention pretty much everything going back in modern recorded music history is there as well. Not the best for the artists, but the best value for the consumer of all time.

Streaming is a double edged sword for artists. One one hand, they get paid in peanuts, but the exposure more than makes up for it, because exposure eventually leads to money, be it digital or physical sales or singles. That's why artists like Taylor Swift or Tool don't allow streaming, because they don't need or require any additional exposure.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: Your Favorite Albums of 2015

$10 a month for Spotify premium is the best $120 I spent this year. Follow your favorite bands and listen to Discover Weekly every week. You'll find so much new music that way it's ridiculous. Not to mention pretty much everything going back in modern recorded music history is there as well. Not the best for the artists, but the best value for the consumer of all time.

For new members it's like 99 cents for the first three months too now.