Album Of The Year

[Audio of Being]

Hey Audio of Being and Soundless Space, how would you describe Fear of a Blank Planet. It's inspired by a book I quite like, and I'd like to give it a listen, but I'm not sure what kind of music it is.

 

And I forgot about Grinderman, awesome album.

I call it Progressive.

[borntohula]

lolz @ shade.

[reckoner]

okkervil river - the stage names

 

quite possibly the best album lyrics in recent memory.

 

i write for my university's newspaper, and i did the top ten of the year, a few of them were:

 

lcd soundsystem - sound of silver

the most serene republic - population

sunset rubdown - random spirit lover

radiohead - in rainbows

menomena - friend or foe

wintersleep - welcome to the night sky

[shade]

lcd soundsystem - sound of silver

the last song on this album is perhaps the worst piece of shit song ever...otherwise...an ok release

[borntohula]

quite possibly the best album lyrics in recent memory.

as opposed to non album lyrics?

[Computer]

Kevin Drew's Spirit If...

 

I only upped it because it is an awesome piece of work.

 

 

 

Spirit If...

[Some Random]

Call me crazy, but Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog.

crazy like a fox. that's a great album, too. but for me, the explosions one is a perfect album.

 

and whoever asked for the bt one, i got it today, as flac files. i can upload it in the album thread tomorry, as flac, and you can encode it however you wish. i'm reserving my opinion on it till i'm through it.

 

edit: great stuff. very chillaxing and lush. great closing track, too.

Edited December 11, 2007 by Some Random

[MuttersomeTaxicab]

grinderman is up there for me. i don't think i can pick a favorite overall, though. i've got a list in the works, and i'll post MP3s to go along with it.

 

i agree with some of the albums already listed, namely QOTSA, matt, and the national.

 

i'd also like to add:

 

spoon - gagagagaga

battles - mirrored

and

the dillinger escape plan - ire works

Yay for you being the only person I've generally agreed with.

 

The new QOTSA rocked me more than I figured it would.

 

That Spoon album is also pretty awesome. I've heard great things about Battles but not bothered to listen, much to my chagrin.

 

Stuff that's occupied the play list more often than not:

Matt Good, Grinderman, QOTSA (obviously)

 

Carina Round - Slow Motion Addict

 

jesu - pale sketches, life line (FYI Soundless Space, check these out, as they pretty much pwn Conqueror. The inclusion of Jarboe of Swans on life line eats my face every time.)

 

Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (Not as amazing as Miss Machine, but pretty much trumps most other heavy releases)

 

High on Fire - Death Is This Communion (Massive points for association with Sleep, and former association with Melvins and Steve Albini)

 

Oceansize - Frames

 

The World/Inferno Friendship Society - Addicted to Bad Ideas

 

Other mentions probably include:

The Locust - New Erections

Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb

Ministry - The Last Sucker

 

 

And the entire Kyuss discography, which didn't come out this year, but dominated my listening habits for the entire year.

Edited December 11, 2007 by MuttersomeTaxicab

[Peter]

I'm still confused on why only two people have mentioned the Kevin Drew album.

[Computer]

I forgot about the Blackening by Machine Head, best metal album of the year for sure.

[Audio of Being]

Maybe I should give QOTSA another try...maybe this time it will grab a hold of me...

Edited December 11, 2007 by Audio of Being

[shade]

I'm still confused on why only two people have mentioned the Kevin Drew album.

not everyone here is a hipster.

[Shiri]

I'll check out this Kevin Drew I've never heard of.

 

Can someone upload the album?

 

Computer's upload is just one song I assume since it's 5 MB

Edited December 11, 2007 by Designate

[The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King]

not everyone here is a hipster.

YES! You said it.

[Computer]

My Bad Shiri I'm fixing the link now,

 

In other news, Feist is dating Kevin Drew? Says Rolling stone, she's also up for 4 grammy's.

 

 

 

LINK FIXED

Edited December 11, 2007 by Computer

[borntohula]

Feist is dating Kevin Drew?

 

 

 

LINK FIXED

that's a disaster waiting to happen..

[Computer]

a disaster of collab's

[Some Random]

that bt album is up now in gayde's album upload thread.

[Peter]

not everyone here is a hipster.

Weak......

 

 

And umm....Feist is in Broken Social Scene and she's been dating Kevin Drew for a while.

Edited December 11, 2007 by Peter

[hum-an-ole]

there are so many albums in here that I've never even heard of. apparently I live under a rock and you people just threw that rock across the street. i could try to crawl back under it, but I might get hit by a car on my way.

[Computer]

I think everyone knew she was in BSS, but I didn't know she was dating the front man from it.

[The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King]

Niggy Tardust was a pretty good album, not the best. I'd put it on the list because I like Trent Reznor, but Year Zero was far from the Album of the year.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

I think everyone knew she was in BSS, but I didn't know she was dating the front man from it.

i thought she was married to the lead singer of sloan?

[Shiri]

Thanks Ryan, I'm downloading it now

[borntohula]

Weak......

 

 

And umm....Feist is in Broken Social Scene and she's been dating Kevin Drew for a while.

i dont think theres anyone here who doesnt know that she's in broken social scene.

 

also, glad to see you're so on the ball with canadian celebrity relationships. is rachel mcadams still dating that other canadian from breaker high?