GangstaFam said:

I honestly thought this was the best year in quite some time - from my perspective anyway...there were five or six albums that I loved unreservedly, and another dozen or so that I thought were good to almost great.


[Edited 1/17/07 3:43am]

Moonbeam said:

sorry, i missed the bit about minimum points.
[Edited 1/15/07 19:09pm]

damosuzuki said:

You're lucky. I haven't had a hugely rewarding year for new releases since '04.

GangstaFam said:

my expectations are a total blank slate this year.

i don't know if the underwhelmingness was indeed the result of a bum year in music (damo didn't seem to think so!) or if it was just me getting older, or if it was where my head was last year, or a combo of all of the above. there WAS stuff i flipped out over, and there was music that grew on me. mostly, though, there was just a bunch of stuff i heard that was pleasant enough, but i'd listen, say "that was nice", then tuck it away never to listen to it again.

Anx said:

Over the past couple years, I've bought way more reissues and box sets than new albums, probably for the same reasons you mentioned.

Anx said:

I agree, lots of good, not enough mind-blowingly great. Last year felt special for some reason.

Anx said:

I'm probably just trying to be different...it's in my nature.

Stax said:

Sorry- didn't mean to sound so harsh.

I'd rank the years of this decade this way:

2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2000
2002

damosuzuki said:

you iconoclasts are all the same.

Moonbeam said:

The year 2000 was very good to me. And I agree that '01 was awesome.

Moonbeam said:

not to worry. after re-reading the rules, my question was pretty dense.

damosuzuki said:

Co-sign. It was kinda hard for me to keep up w/all the stuff going on.

GangstaFam said:

I think I bought over 40, not including reissues/catalog albums. I'm seriously cutting back this year.

damosuzuki said:

I agree. I was actually able to make a top 20 list for 2006. I've never been able to make one that deep since I started making year-end lists in 1992.

I downloaded a couple of thousand.

I bought about forty 2006 CDs not including reissues. The albums I would like to rave about hardly ever goes on anyone's list (or rate your music ), but Moonbeam's annual thread is my chance.

2006 was kind of a blur to me, there were a few good things here and there, and i was able to compile 10 top albums, but i realized that some of the albums towards the bottom would have never made it to any other years list this decade, with the exception of 2005. 2005, for me was pretty bad but was saved at the end by a-Ha's "analogue" which saved a whole year for me. Their were some really good compilations this year, and a few good live albums, including 12 Gardens by Billy Joel the best live album i have ever heard, but i didnt include that in my list since it wouldnt be fair. But its really about the timing and the artists coming out, back in 2000, u2,a-ha,duran,bon jovi and others all were in my top 10 and all could have been 1 if possible. Though i will listen to everyone, i try not to get into artists when i know they arent going to be around for a second or third album, to me Longevity is most important, the beauty is to be able to follow someone and watch them progress, there really arent any new artists that i can see getting to a point where they have 5 albums out.

sextonseven said:

Co-"I think I bought over 40, not including reissues/catalog albums. I'm seriously cutting back this year."

CinisterCee said:

rate your music's 2006 list is so predictable and annoying. twee fuckin' music geeks - i wanna sneak nickelback CDs into their collections just to watch them cry.

Anx said:

Anx said:

I have three of their top 50. Two made my top 20 list.

sextonseven said:

your copy of 'songs from curious george' is in the mail.

Anx said:

Is that the new Cannibal Corpse album? RYM says I should drop everything and listen to them.

sextonseven said:

and i'll toss a copy of "high school musical" in your parcel while i'm at it.

Moonbeam said:

Gnarls Barkley deserves way more points that Janet Flopson!

Anx said:

Somehow, I don't think 'Curious George' and 'High School Musical' will win me any friends at Rate Your Music.

sextonseven said:

you could say that mainstream pop bloat is the new hottness and that indie twee/death metal is SO pre-sexyback.

after all, even pitchfork named JT's song as single of the year!

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I just dropped my two cents....


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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

agreed! not that Janet's was terrible because it was certainly a decent, imperfect record, it's just Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere was just more jaw-dropping and innovative.