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Mid-Year New Album Faves of 2005 Okee doke, I think this is something we did last year, and maybe even the year before...what are the top five albums released thus far this year that you're digging the most?
Mine (in no particular order): 1. Another Day on Earth - Brian Eno 2. Nouvelle Vague - s/t 3. Beck - Guero 4. Sinead O'Connor - Collaborations 5. Saint Etienne - Tales from Turnpike House There are tons of honorable mentions and even more reissues and compilations that I've been loving this year (probably as much or more than what's on the list). The Cure reissues have been making my world brighter, and the rarities boxes from Nick Cave and Stereolab have certainly been drool-inducing. A couple of fizzles for me this year have been the OUT HUD and White Stripes albums...both really fine albums, don't get me wrong, but after the first few listens I've found myself terribly burnt out and bored by both. I don't know why that is. Maybe after I see OUT HUD this month, I'll re-energize where their album is concerned. As for White Stripes, I find myself always coming back to their albums...though I really do think I like Elephant a WHOLE lot more than the new one. I probably shouldn't have included the Sinead CD as a "new" album, since it's a compilation of previously released material, but I'm listing it anyway, simply because it's the first thing I've bought by her in over a decade that's made me excited about listening to a Sinead album, so it gets special treatment as far as I'm concerned. Anyway. That's where my ears are in mid-2005. Howzabout you? | |
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Right now, I would have to go with THE BEEKEEPER by Tori Amos as far and away the best album of 2005.
Beyond that, I will need to think about it.... | |
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eels - 'Blinking Lights....'
Roisin Murphy - 'Ruby Blue' Thievery Corporation - 'The Cosmic Game' been rocking a lot to Foo Fighters - 'In Your Honor' (in the car only) and some others... | |
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1. Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman
2. Eels - Blinking Lights... 3. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan 4. New Order - Waiting for the Sirens 5. Beck - Guero The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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JonSnow said: Right now, I would have to go with THE BEEKEEPER by Tori Amos as far and away the best album of 2005.
Beyond that, I will need to think about it.... co-Beekeeper.  | |
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Róisín Murphy "Ruby Blue"
Tori Amos "The Beekeeper" Beck "Guero" Coldplay "X&Y"  | |
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Josh Rouse- Nashville
Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman Beck- Guero Coldplay - X&Y Alanis Morrissete - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Spoon - Gimme Fiction NIN - With Teeth Future 2005 albums McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the backyard Death Cab- Plans | |
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Cheek said: Coldplay "X&Y"  | |
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Coldplay - X&Y
Beck - Guero Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth | |
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Beck - Guero *** 1/2
Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue *** 1/2 The following are good, though a bit disappointing IMO: The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan *** NIN - With Teeth *** | |
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my faves so far: -Roisin Murphy (at least what I've heard of it) -Coldplay- X&Y -Belle and Sebastian- Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (I know it's a comp., but whatevs) -Beck- Guero -Gorillaz- Demon Days -Tim Burgess- I Believe (just got a US release, so I get to list it again! heh heh) | |
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Not really been so good a year so far...I don't outright LOVE any of these, except maybe Gorillaz.
Gorillaz Four Tet Maximo Park Sleater-Kinney Martha Wainwright Missy | |
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My fav. albums this year weren't 2005 releases.... love is a fate resigned memories mar my mind love it is a fate resigned Over futile odds and laughed at by the Gods and now the final frame Love is a losing game | |
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Scorpion said: My fav. albums this year weren't 2005 releases....
I ditto that. So far this year has been pretty shitty in releases. | |
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     1. Meshell Ndegeocello presents Spirit Music Jamia - Dance of the Infidel She did not disappoint with this album. Another experience that I had the pleasure of being taken on. Wherever this woman wants to go, I will join. Rich, emotive and intimate. "Heaven" is among the most passionate songs to come out of this decade. 2. Tori Fixx - Marry Me I love Brotha Fixx and he *did not* disappoint on the third and final installment of the sprawling, year-long Black.Out headtrip. The beats on this are top-notch and I'm consistently amazed by his fluidity in styles. Standouts such as the grab-the-mic, tag-team assault of "Anthem," the heartbreaking bounce of "Area Code 404" and the politically-charged title track serve to further justify my appreciation. "Act-A-Fool (Whatcha Gon Do?)" is the type of track that only the KYD can do. Hip hop remains worthwhile and vibrant because of emcees like this. 3. Esthero - Wikked Li'l Grrrls A definite grower. After repeat spins the quiet, limber tones of this record enwrap you. Esthero is a lost girl. She's kidnapped in a world staunchly of her own design. Jazzy, bright and on-point, Wikked commands your attention. 4. Alana Davis - Surrender Dorothy If the word "underappreciated" ever cried for a poster child in the crowded school of singer/songwriters, Ms. Davis would be a prime candidate. Schooled in roots reggae and born in a musical family, those same energies spill over into her third longplayer. Her first record on her own imprint, Tigress Records, Alana has put a new spin to her already delectable folk-tinged-with-[X,Y,Z] sound. Songs like "Desert Rose" and "Right There" evoke the influence of her moving to the West Coast. Both are breezy, laid-back and melodic. Tunes like "Create" and "The Reaper" just make you proud to own the album. Stellar... for a third time. 5. Various Artists - Re-Design of a Decade For a independent compilation of mashups and DJ bootlegs created by guys just f**king around on the internet, it sure packs one heck of a punch. To merely call this album "creative" is to condescend. It flourishes and breathes new life into classics that justly deserved a second waxing. The warhorses "Nasty" and "Pleasure Principle" get shimmering reworkings. With clever mishmashes of the pop legend with artists and sounds as varied as Eric B. & Rakim, bossanova, U2, RuPaul, drum 'n' bass, Kaskade to Andrew Herring, one would only hope a project this heavy would become commercially available... JDJ Entertainment take note. | |
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Beck - Guero (it just keeps getting better with time!)
Roísín Murphy - Ruby Blue (completely and utterly beautiful) Billy Corgan - The Future Embrance (not fantastic but nice) Funny how Beck's "Guero" seems to pop up on 9 out of 10 lists. But it is indeed a hell of an album. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: Billy Corgan - The Future Embrance (not fantastic but nice) I am inclined to agree with you. I am been listening to thus far on my Launchcast Player and so far its alright. | |
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JANFAN4L said:
That is one hideous cover! Reminds me of my Controversy shower poster/Joyce decoupage.  | |
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Hotlegs said: IstenSzek said: Billy Corgan - The Future Embrance (not fantastic but nice) I am inclined to agree with you. I am been listening to thus far on my Launchcast Player and so far its alright.It's very much broken into two parts for me. The first half of it, I love and the second half, I'm thinking now, will be the songs that will grow on me in time and become even better than the first half of it. I guess the first part of the songs are just easier to get into and the second half is the kind of songs that take some time. It makes the album sound a bit schyzo but I think it will work out fine after a while. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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JANFAN4L said: [color=#AE725D:88d3bc5136]:::[/color]
1. [color=#AB3235:88d3bc5136]Meshell Ndegeocello presents Spirit Music Jamia - Dance of the Infidel[/color] She did not disappoint with this album. Another experience that I had the pleasure of being taken on. Wherever this woman wants to go, I will join. Rich, emotive and intimate. "Heaven" is among the most passionate songs to come out of this decade. 2. [color=#9C7228:88d3bc5136]Tori Fixx - Marry Me[/color] I love Brotha Fixx and he *did not* disappoint on the third and final installment of the sprawling, year-long Black.Out headtrip. The beats on this are top-notch and I'm consistently amazed by his fluidity in styles. Standouts such as the grab-the-mic, tag-team assault of "Anthem," the heartbreaking bounce of "Area Code 404" and the politically-charged title track serve to further justify my appreciation. "Act-A-Fool (Whatcha Gon Do?)" is the type of track that only the KYD can do. Hip hop remains worthwhile and vibrant because of emcees like this. 3. Esthero - Wikked Li'l Grrrls A definite grower. After repeat spins the quiet, limber tones of this record enwrap you. Esthero is a lost girl. She's kidnapped in a world staunchly of her own design. Jazzy, bright and on-point, Wikked commands your attention. 4. [color=#74C2E6:88d3bc5136]Alana Davis - Surrender Dorothy[/color] If the word "underappreciated" ever cried for a poster child in the crowded school of singer/songwriters, Ms. Davis would be a prime candidate. Schooled in roots reggae and born in a musical family, those same energies spill over into her third longplayer. Her first record on her own imprint, Tigress Records, Alana has put a new spin to her already delectable folk-tinged-with-[X,Y,Z] sound. Songs like "Desert Rose" and "Right There" evoke the influence of her moving to the West Coast. Both are breezy, laid-back and melodic. Tunes like "Create" and "The Reaper" just make you proud to own the album. Stellar... for a third time. 5. [color=#5C402A:88d3bc5136]Various Artists - Re-Design of a Decade[/color] For a independent compilation of mashups and DJ bootlegs created by guys just f**king around on the internet, it sure packs one heck of a punch. To merely call this album "creative" is to condescend. It flourishes and breathes new life into classics that justly deserved a second waxing. The warhorses "Nasty" and "Pleasure Principle" get shimmering reworkings. With clever mishmashes of the pop legend with artists and sounds as varied as Eric B. & Rakim, bossanova, U2, RuPaul, drum 'n' bass, Kaskade to Andrew Herring, one would only hope a project this heavy would become commercially available... JDJ Entertainment take note. why does my dance of the infidel have a different cover? You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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GangstaFam said: JANFAN4L said:
That is one hideous cover! Reminds me of my Controversy shower poster/Joyce decoupage. Heyyy, it's the thought that counts. Guess not everyone's a pro at Photoshop. | |
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JANFAN4L said: Heyyy, it's the thought that counts. Guess not everyone's a pro at Photoshop.
I wonder if this is the look they were going for.  [Edited 7/9/05 11:42am] | |
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ehuffnsd said: why does my dance of the infidel have a different cover?
If you have this version... 
...you own the international import. | |
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JANFAN4L said: ehuffnsd said: why does my dance of the infidel have a different cover?
If you have this version...
...you own the international import. oh hell yeah, I forgot about that one for a minute there 
and also the Nick Cave "B-sides & Rarities" box set cuz that was released this year too wasn't it? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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JANFAN4L said: ehuffnsd said: why does my dance of the infidel have a different cover?
If you have this version...
...you own the international import. i like thigns with accents You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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GangstaFam said: JANFAN4L said:
That is one hideous cover! Reminds me of my Controversy shower poster/Joyce decoupage. they are not SERIOUS about that cover, are they? is that actually the cover of an album that's selling in wrecka stows??!? 
that makes the musicology album cover look like freakin' sgt. pepper!! | |
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Anxiety said: GangstaFam said: That is one hideous cover! Reminds me of my Controversy shower poster/Joyce decoupage. they are not SERIOUS about that cover, are they? is that actually the cover of an album that's selling in wrecka stows??!?
that makes the musicology album cover look like freakin' sgt. pepper!!
I'm guessing it's a boot....I hope | |
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