2011 in Music / Albums of the Year
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The only memorable one that I got this year was A Dramatic Turn of Events by Dream Theater and it is one of their best albums since Images and Words which is saying quite a bit. Easily album of the year.
a tie between Mastodon's "hunter" or Megadeth's "thirteen (and i know i didn't spell it like on the the album but really i hate the having numbers be letters, come on there like 50 year old men why did they do that)
This was my favourite album this year! The Cold in You by Phaeleh! Unfortunately I haven't bought many new albums this year, most of the ones I have bought were older! And the ones that had just been released, most didn't end up being massive hits for me!
Of a worthey note however was Nero- Welcome Reality, and Ghostpoets first album; Peanutbutter blues and meloncholy jam, for getting me into a slightly different kind of music!
Dream Theater's ADToE and Awolnation's Megalithic Symphony were indeed good! But what I feel a need to mention here is Puscifer's Conditions of my Parole! It's head and shoulders above previous offerings, for those who are familiar. For those who aren't, check it out! It's kinda like A Perfect Circle-the frontman is the same after All-and it also makes me think Nine Inch Nails and the Ghost in the Shell:SAC soundtrack by Yoko Kanno at times. It's ...it's just really good and relatively original.
I haven't bought the cd, but Cold Play's Mylo Xlyto is a nice peice of sunshine in my life. What can I say, all the songs(that I listened to on Youtube)made me smile.
2011 was really meh for me. I only had a few that stood out.
1. Confession - The Long Way Home
2. Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II
3. Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends
4. The Jezabels - Prisoner
5. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
1. Confession - The Long Way Home
2. Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II
3. Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends
4. The Jezabels - Prisoner
5. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
I only listened to... maybe 4 new albums that came out this year but all of them would be in my top music if I had one.
Wilco's new album was great, though I disagree with Art of Almost.
Sounded too much like Radiohead to me, honestly.
Though "One Sunday Morning" is up there in my favourite songs by them ever.
Loved their live performance of it when I saw them back in September with Nick Lowe.
Which brings me to my other favourite album this year.
Nick Lowe's The Old Magic is pure amazing, but so is most of the stuff he does.
As for the other 2, Devin Townsend's Deconstruction and Ghost take that honour.
But anyone who knows me could have guessed that already.
Wilco's new album was great, though I disagree with Art of Almost.
Sounded too much like Radiohead to me, honestly.
Though "One Sunday Morning" is up there in my favourite songs by them ever.
Loved their live performance of it when I saw them back in September with Nick Lowe.
Which brings me to my other favourite album this year.
Nick Lowe's The Old Magic is pure amazing, but so is most of the stuff he does.
As for the other 2, Devin Townsend's Deconstruction and Ghost take that honour.
But anyone who knows me could have guessed that already.
"Art of Almost" would fit on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or A Ghost Is Born, which are my two favorite Wilco albums. I can see how others would be averse to it, though. "One Sunday Morning" is fantastic. I was missing the deeper voice he used for songs like "Kamera" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZ6KwwiefY], so it was nice to hear it again.Julianking93 said:
Excellent album by an excellent band. I wish they toured the States more often, I would love to see them live!vrbtny said:
Oh I'm not saying it's bad at all or that it doesn't sound like a Wilco song but when I first heard it, my initial reaction was "Uh... okay, so they're like Radiohead now?" but I still do like the song. Just not my favourite off the albumDustyDrB said:
And yeah, love Kamera and the softer tones with songs like that.
Oh and favourite album from them would have to be either Yankee Hotel or Summerteeth.
This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Z13k_uTsQ] never fails to put me in a good mood.
Disagree completely about Iron & Wine. I thought that album was an outstanding departure from what Sam normally creates - a very positive progression in style. He could continue to record the same melancholy (yet always beautiful) album or take a chance. And to me, it totally paid off. I was in the pit (three rows from the stage) at Bonnaroo this year and his performance with a full band was beyond transcendent (it also happened to be on my 30th birthday ^_^)DustyDrB said:
The only new album that came out this year that I bought was Tom Waits - Bad as Me, so that'll have to be my album of the year. And it's a great album. I also bought The Black Heart Processions "Amore del Tropico" on vinyl, but that came out back in 2002. And it's also a great album. Also bought "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel on vinyl, but that came out in 1998. So yeah, for the most part I just increased my vinyl collection with older albums. I have a hard time finding new music to get excited about.
Well, two albums stand out for me this year, the first being:
by Above & Beyond. A&B have long been one of my favourite producers and DJ's and finally having a new artist album out by them is awesome. I've especially fallen for this track:
What I like about Group Therapy is that it's not so much focused on producing club music as it is on just producing (in my opinion) beautiful music.
The other album I've been impressed with this year is:
Nortern Lights from last year, the debut album from Gareth Emery was quite amazing in itself, but some of the remixes on the Re-Lit album from this year surpasses some of those tracks. The various remixers on this album have really done a great job(not that I would expect anything less, but still). This album is one of the reasons Emery has crawled to the top of my favourite producers list, definitely one to check out, if you're into this sort of music.
What I like about Group Therapy is that it's not so much focused on producing club music as it is on just producing (in my opinion) beautiful music.
The other album I've been impressed with this year is:
Nortern Lights from last year, the debut album from Gareth Emery was quite amazing in itself, but some of the remixes on the Re-Lit album from this year surpasses some of those tracks. The various remixers on this album have really done a great job(not that I would expect anything less, but still). This album is one of the reasons Emery has crawled to the top of my favourite producers list, definitely one to check out, if you're into this sort of music.
Seeing Elbow live is good. Seeing Elbow live in their home city of Manchester is a totally different thing. I've seen them live a few times (Sorry, not trying to boast.) and they are sooooooo much better if you see them in Manchester, especially the MEN arena.ironfist86 said:
I don't have a problem with a band changing its sound some. The Shepard's Dog was a departure from his first two albums and it is still my favorite of Iron and Wine's. I appreciate the refusal to do the same thing over and over, but with a change in style comes the possibility of losing some fans. Shepard's Dog made me love the band more, but Kiss Each Other Clean still has yet to grab me.ironfist86 said:
Summerteeth is an amazing record. I regularly flip flop it and A Ghost Is Born as my second favorite Wilco album. "Via Chicago" is the perfect showcase for why I love Wilco so much. It's that comfortable folk sound, but with chaos brewing beneath. From Summerteeth to A Ghost is Born, the band was simultaneously traditional and subversive.Julianking93 said: