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Your First Half of 2007 in Music
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LMP
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That would've broken some musical stratosphere for me.
I'd need to bring a drool bucket, too.
I'd need to bring a drool bucket, too.
BoMac
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intedomine said:
I really doubt this will be the name of their album.
LMP
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BonoManiac said:
The only way it could is if Chris Martin and gang start dressing like an early-'90s rap group.
nightninja56
War Child
Wellll top albums so far
1. White Stripes- Icky Thump
2. Bloc Party- Weekend in the City
3. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky
4. Relient K- Five Score and Seven years Ago
5. BRMC- Baby 81
6. Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full (not gonna lie, i havent yet listened to the latter half of it)
7. Sherwood- A Different Light
8. The Almost- Southern Weather
that's all i have really bought, bought there is also a list that i really want to buy/temporarily obtain to listen to
1. The Reminder- Feist
2. Cassadaga- Bright Eyes
3.We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank- Modest Mouse (ha, yeah its late)
4. Sound of Silver- LCD Soundsystem
5. Wincing the Night Away- The Shins
1. White Stripes- Icky Thump
2. Bloc Party- Weekend in the City
3. Wilco- Sky Blue Sky
4. Relient K- Five Score and Seven years Ago
5. BRMC- Baby 81
6. Paul McCartney- Memory Almost Full (not gonna lie, i havent yet listened to the latter half of it)
7. Sherwood- A Different Light
8. The Almost- Southern Weather
that's all i have really bought, bought there is also a list that i really want to buy/temporarily obtain to listen to
1. The Reminder- Feist
2. Cassadaga- Bright Eyes
3.We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank- Modest Mouse (ha, yeah its late)
4. Sound of Silver- LCD Soundsystem
5. Wincing the Night Away- The Shins
lazarus
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1. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
I'm not listening to this in the heavy rotation I had with Funeral this long after its release, but it's still damn impressive, and when I think of the "weight" of everything released this year, Neon Bible still hits the hardest.
2. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
This may very well wind up at #1 by the end of the year. I probably listen to it more than anything else, and if it's not as profound as my current top-slotter, it's not just some party record. It has some of the sound and feeling of 1980's New Order. I imagine if I manage to see Murphy live in concert they're going to inch ahead.
3. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
Bitch got pipes! I haven't been this impressed by purely someone's vocal abilities in quite some time. You combine this with the great lyrics and retro music and I'm thinking it's the best female R&B album since The Miseducation of Lauren Hill. One note is that I always listen to B2B with the (UK only?) bonus track "Addicted" tacked onto the end, and I think it may be better than everything else on the album. Without that song this maybe hits #5.
4. White Stripes, Icky Thump
This is much better than Get Behind Me Satan, IMO, and though not as ass-kicking as Elephant, they're still great enough to get this high up.
5. Bjork, Volta
Not listening to this TOO much, and maybe I'm just rating it high because I was so disappointed with the last two albums. Whatever. People expect something as good as Homogenic again but really, this is about as close as she's going to get.
6. Kings of Leon, Because of the Times
Don't know what to tell you. Never was a fan before. But I'm very impressed. A couple songs too long maybe, but if that's the worst crime you've commited, I can forgive.
And the rest of the 10, not in order as I can't distinguish at this point:
Midnight Movies, Lion the Girl (Los Angeles-based band that should be getting much more attention)
Feist, The Reminder
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
I'm slightly disappointed in the Spoon, especially coming off their last tour-de-force, and the Wilco...I have such a hard time getting it up for this band even though I like what they do. Yeah, they're great and all that blah blah blah. I'm a bit sick of everyone singing their praises all the time, and they've got to be, from an image and personality standpoint, one of the most boring great bands in memory. Even when they were doing more experimental stuff like A Ghost is Born (which I like better than Sky Blue Sky OR Yankee Hotel Foxtrot). That sounds shallow, but whatever. Rock and roll.
I'm not listening to this in the heavy rotation I had with Funeral this long after its release, but it's still damn impressive, and when I think of the "weight" of everything released this year, Neon Bible still hits the hardest.
2. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
This may very well wind up at #1 by the end of the year. I probably listen to it more than anything else, and if it's not as profound as my current top-slotter, it's not just some party record. It has some of the sound and feeling of 1980's New Order. I imagine if I manage to see Murphy live in concert they're going to inch ahead.
3. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
Bitch got pipes! I haven't been this impressed by purely someone's vocal abilities in quite some time. You combine this with the great lyrics and retro music and I'm thinking it's the best female R&B album since The Miseducation of Lauren Hill. One note is that I always listen to B2B with the (UK only?) bonus track "Addicted" tacked onto the end, and I think it may be better than everything else on the album. Without that song this maybe hits #5.
4. White Stripes, Icky Thump
This is much better than Get Behind Me Satan, IMO, and though not as ass-kicking as Elephant, they're still great enough to get this high up.
5. Bjork, Volta
Not listening to this TOO much, and maybe I'm just rating it high because I was so disappointed with the last two albums. Whatever. People expect something as good as Homogenic again but really, this is about as close as she's going to get.
6. Kings of Leon, Because of the Times
Don't know what to tell you. Never was a fan before. But I'm very impressed. A couple songs too long maybe, but if that's the worst crime you've commited, I can forgive.
And the rest of the 10, not in order as I can't distinguish at this point:
Midnight Movies, Lion the Girl (Los Angeles-based band that should be getting much more attention)
Feist, The Reminder
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
I'm slightly disappointed in the Spoon, especially coming off their last tour-de-force, and the Wilco...I have such a hard time getting it up for this band even though I like what they do. Yeah, they're great and all that blah blah blah. I'm a bit sick of everyone singing their praises all the time, and they've got to be, from an image and personality standpoint, one of the most boring great bands in memory. Even when they were doing more experimental stuff like A Ghost is Born (which I like better than Sky Blue Sky OR Yankee Hotel Foxtrot). That sounds shallow, but whatever. Rock and roll.
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elevation2u
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I added a no. 7
1. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
3. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. National - Boxer
6. Tori Amos- American Doll Posse
7. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
8.
9
10.
(haven't heard Icky yet...not too sure if Bjork is in my top 10)
Biggest Disappointment :
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
1. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
3. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. National - Boxer
6. Tori Amos- American Doll Posse
7. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
8.
9
10.
(haven't heard Icky yet...not too sure if Bjork is in my top 10)
Biggest Disappointment :
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
Albums I've heard so far all sound good!
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
Björk - Volta
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
Björk - Volta
SkeeK
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Top 10 Albums of 2007 1/2:
1. Caribou – Andorra
2. The National – Boxer
3. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
4. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. Amon Tobin – The Foley Room
6. Blonde Redhead – 23
7. El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
8. Dan Deacon – Spiderman of the Rings
9. Kalabrese – Rumpelzirkus.
10. John Vanderslice – Emerald City
Top 10 Tracks of 2007 1/2:
1. The National – Slow Show
2. The Field – The Deal
3. Joanna Newsom - Colleen
4. Roisin Murphy – Overpowered
5. Wilco – Impossible Germany
6. The Cliks – Oh Yeah
7. Blonde Redhead – 23
8. Menomena – Rotten Hell
9. Iron and Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
10. Dizzee Rascal - Bubbles
Most Disappointing Album of the Half Year
Bloc Party - Weekend in the City (runner-ups to the new Ulrich Schnauss and the new Air)
Most Surprisingly Good, Even Great, Album of the Half Year
I guess Cocorosie with The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn... never a huge fan before.. really like this album!
So far this year I’ve seen the following live:
The National (utterly brilliant), Junior Boys (twice), Do Make Say Think, TV on the Radio, Subtle, Sunset Rubdown, Xiu Xiu.. that's all I can remember right now
1. Caribou – Andorra
2. The National – Boxer
3. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
4. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. Amon Tobin – The Foley Room
6. Blonde Redhead – 23
7. El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
8. Dan Deacon – Spiderman of the Rings
9. Kalabrese – Rumpelzirkus.
10. John Vanderslice – Emerald City
Top 10 Tracks of 2007 1/2:
1. The National – Slow Show
2. The Field – The Deal
3. Joanna Newsom - Colleen
4. Roisin Murphy – Overpowered
5. Wilco – Impossible Germany
6. The Cliks – Oh Yeah
7. Blonde Redhead – 23
8. Menomena – Rotten Hell
9. Iron and Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
10. Dizzee Rascal - Bubbles
Most Disappointing Album of the Half Year
Bloc Party - Weekend in the City (runner-ups to the new Ulrich Schnauss and the new Air)
Most Surprisingly Good, Even Great, Album of the Half Year
I guess Cocorosie with The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn... never a huge fan before.. really like this album!
So far this year I’ve seen the following live:
The National (utterly brilliant), Junior Boys (twice), Do Make Say Think, TV on the Radio, Subtle, Sunset Rubdown, Xiu Xiu.. that's all I can remember right now
Pinball Wizard
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SkeeK said:
I heart you, SkeeK.
Come back to us. Our number ones are the same!
Excitably yours,
cujo
SkeeK said:
I meant official releases of the first six months, but I'm glad you brought this up.
Your Boxer thread is what got me to listen to that album, which I absolutely adore now, so I respect your opinion. I'm a huge I&W fan, so seeing that way up on your list makes me really hyped for the album. All I've heard is Boy With A Coin, which I really like. You really think it's worth of such a high spot on the list? If so, you've just successfully super-hyped this for me.
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inmyplace13 said:
I figured that's what you meant... I generally can't be bothered to keep track of when albums are actually released now so I just went with it..
Re Shepherd's Dog.. yeah. I fuckin love this album. I only really liked a few songs off Our Endless Numbered Days.. it got too samey, but here, following on Woman King he's really diversified and all the songs sound interesting... there's even some definite dub influence in 'Wolves'. Most of the tracks are upbeat (so the slow numbers when they do hit hit a lot harder), and the instrumentation is really varied and great. Of course Sam's voice is completely excellent... I've basically been listening to it constantly since I got hold of it. Boy With A Coin is actually one of the weakest tracks imo.. but I still love it.. and that a great album makes
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Pinball Wizard said:
There's only so many hours in the day.. heh. And I just honestly can't make myself put a lot of time into a place that charges for membership when there's tons of other places that don't (plus I hardly care about U2 anymore these days). I still come back every now and then, though, just to check up on things as a testament to the fact that I basically lived here 6 years ago. Although I can now always be found, musically, at www.radioslipstream.com
bollox
Refugee
good stuff so far:
arcade fire - neon bible
explosions in the sky - all of a sudden i miss everyone
lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
jesu - conqueror
the national - boxer
modest mouse - we were dead before the ship even sank
bjork - volta
very good, but not technically released yet:
new pornographers - challengers
much better than i thought it would be:
kings of leon - because of the times
sadly dissapointing:
the white stripes - icky thump
queens of the stone age - era vulgaris
shows i've been to:
mastodon
isis
explosions in the sky
electric six
tv on the radio
muse (supporting (ugh) my chemical romance)
arcade fire (GODLIKE)
sasquatch festival day 1 (neko case, arcade fire, bjork)
deftones
arcade fire - neon bible
explosions in the sky - all of a sudden i miss everyone
lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
jesu - conqueror
the national - boxer
modest mouse - we were dead before the ship even sank
bjork - volta
very good, but not technically released yet:
new pornographers - challengers
much better than i thought it would be:
kings of leon - because of the times
sadly dissapointing:
the white stripes - icky thump
queens of the stone age - era vulgaris
shows i've been to:
mastodon
isis
explosions in the sky
electric six
tv on the radio
muse (supporting (ugh) my chemical romance)
arcade fire (GODLIKE)
sasquatch festival day 1 (neko case, arcade fire, bjork)
deftones
Jack In The Box
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
uh, I got Andorra when it leaked but I've not listened to it yet
I wanna add Finntroll's "Ur Jordens Djup" to my list... best metal release of this year? probably, I'm not a metalhead
I wanna add Finntroll's "Ur Jordens Djup" to my list... best metal release of this year? probably, I'm not a metalhead
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