The Best Album of 2005.

[cbacon]

Top 12:

 

1. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm

2. Broken Social Scene – Broken Social Scene

3. The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema

4. Sufjan Stevens – Illinoise

5. Wolf Parade – Apologies to the Queen Mary

6. Death Cab For Cutie – Plans

7. Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, its Morning

8. Bright Eyes – Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

9. M.I.A – Arular

10. Kanye West – Late Registration

11. Sigur Ros – Takk

12. Metric – Live it Out

[...]

This Right Here Is Buck 65

Haven't heard it. Anything like "Secret House Against The World?"

[The Czech Republic]

The Captain has NINE posts?

 

 

The magic is over.

[BigPoppaKev]

Chimaira-Chimaira and Ghost Reveries-Opeth. And I can't believe some people said there haven't been any good metal cd's this year and that some people actually liked Mesmerize by SOAD which is by far their worst album (I haven't heard Hypnotize yet and refuse to listen to it after the shit heap that was mesmerize.)

[Your Paragon of Virtue]

The only thing that comes to mind Is Sufjan. Picaresque ain't too shabby either. But I haven't bothered picking up much new stuff.

[Guest BrokenWings]

Another vote for Illinoise.

[The Czech Republic]

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CALLED

 

Did you know people actually pronounce it that way? With the S at the end? Mooks.

[Matt Young]

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CALLED

 

Did you know people actually pronounce it that way? With the S at the end? Mooks.

 

Dude... About 90%of the people out here pronounce it that way. I'll tell them I'm from Illinois (proper pronunciation, of course) and yet they still refer to it as "Illinoise" afterwards.

[Carnival]

Illinois....gayest name for a state. I hate it.

[The Czech Republic]

How can that be gayer than Oregon? It sounds like "organ."

[The Czech Republic]

Anyway back on topic, though the cover art says "Cum on feel the ILLINOISE!," or whatever it says, the album itself is officially named Illinois. Even though it's in big letters on the front and so on.

[Guest step up, ghetto blaster.]

I don't have a definite pick yet. I'm leaning towards Hell's Winter, but I haven't heard most of the frontrunners in this thread save Picaresque and Late Registration. well, I've heard Be and The Minstrel Show, but Hell's Winter is better so I'm ignoring them.

 

Set Yourself on Fire is probably my favorite album this year, but I'm reluctant to call it the best for some reason.

 

clue me in on the Silver Jews. I know nothing of them.

[The Czech Republic]

It's a Malkmus side project. If you like Pavement, you'll like Silver Jews.

[Guest step up, ghetto blaster.]

this sounds nutritious. I'm gonna go steal it.

[5_moves_of_doom]

It's a Malkmus side project. If you like Pavement, you'll like Silver Jews.

 

This is a common misconception. The primary writing force behind the Silver Jews is David Berman, and Malkmus hasn't even played on all of the Silver Jews records. While many people get into the Silver Jews because of the Pavement connection, by no means is Silver Jews "Pavement 2" or anything, and often the two sound nothing alike.

 

EDIT: However, the band is really, really good.

[...]

The Captain has NINE posts?

 

 

The magic is over.

 

Yeah, well, evolution is a mystery, huh?

[Guest step up, ghetto blaster.]

I forgot about Kano's Home Sweet Home. that album's hot as shit.

[JangoFett4Hire]

[Annabelle]

It's a Malkmus side project. If you like Pavement, you'll like Silver Jews.

 

This is a common misconception. The primary writing force behind the Silver Jews is David Berman, and Malkmus hasn't even played on all of the Silver Jews records. While many people get into the Silver Jews because of the Pavement connection, by no means is Silver Jews "Pavement 2" or anything, and often the two sound nothing alike.

 

EDIT: However, the band is really, really good.

 

but often the two do sound alike.

[Mole]

Kanye West - Late Registration

 

Only album I bought in 05.

[Anorak]

It's a Malkmus side project. If you like Pavement, you'll like Silver Jews.

 

This is a common misconception. The primary writing force behind the Silver Jews is David Berman, and Malkmus hasn't even played on all of the Silver Jews records. While many people get into the Silver Jews because of the Pavement connection, by no means is Silver Jews "Pavement 2" or anything, and often the two sound nothing alike.

 

EDIT: However, the band is really, really good.

 

but often the two do sound alike.

 

A couple of Silver Jews albums pre-Tanglewood lean a lot more towards country arrangements than Pavement ever did. There are similarities in terms of vocal delivery and moments of quirkiness but Berman is most definately his own man as a songwriter and i'd agree that most of the time they don't sound overly alike.

[Sonic Reducer]

1. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

2. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods

3. Sigur Ros - Takk

[Renegade]

Good apollo - Coheed and Cambria

Late Registration - Kanye West

Get behind me satan- White Stripes.

[mister foozel]

I bought Anthrax "Among The Living" this year..

 

 

But I bet it doesn';t count,

 

 

eoouh

[Anorak]

 

I'm reluctant to bother with this after their last album eventually ended up gathering dust in my room but i'll probably give a try. At Dawn will always sound lovely though.

Edited December 23, 2005 by Anorak

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

Chimaira-Chimaira and Ghost Reveries-Opeth. And I can't believe some people said there haven't been any good metal cd's this year and that some people actually liked Mesmerize by SOAD which is by far their worst album (I haven't heard Hypnotize yet and refuse to listen to it after the shit heap that was mesmerize.)

 

It'd be hard to explain Opeth as a metal band anymore, let alone a good band.

 

Album of the year is Averse Sefira - Tetragramatical Astygmata

 

Everything else this year is riddled with AIDS

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I don't know if it was you or Slayer who warned me, but the new Cryptopsy does indeed suck fucking balls. What a disappointing piece of turd. I burned it, at least.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

and fuck your face, the most recent Cephalic Carnage and Nile albums are decent-good.

[Slayer]

My personal best of metal '05

 

Russell Allen and Jorn Lande - The Battle

SYL - Alien

Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion

Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny of Souls

Candlemass - s/t

Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost

Kreator - Enemy of God

[Carnival]

Another vote for Hell's Winter! My mind is blown!