Top 10 Albums of 2007 LOCKED
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As the year draws to a close, it's time to rank my favorite albums of the year. See how your lists compare.
10. Saves The Day - Under The Boards
9. The Honorary Title - Scream and Light Up the Sky
8. Anberlin - Cities
7. New Found Glory - From The Screen to Your Stereo, pt.2
6. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
5. Steel Train - Trampoline
4. Against Me! - New Wave
3. Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre
2. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
1. Kanye West - Graduation
Honorable Mention: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living With The Living. Not my favorite Ted, but he never fails to put out a great record.
Guilty Pleasure Award: Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High. Hate if you like, it was a fun album for me.
Best Soundtrack: Dan in Real Life. Composed mostly by Sondre Lerche. It's terrific.
Jury's still out...Spoon, Strung Out, The Graduate, Motion City Soundtrack, Bloc Party, The Shins, Arcade Fire, Relient K, Cartel, Radiohead- havent listened enough yet.
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hmm i dont see Chevelles Vena Sera anywhere. I would say it was an exceptional album. I don't usually get excited over much anything but that was a good return to norm for me.
supposedly rage against the machine is back together. how sick would it be if they came out with a new album!
Looking back, I have several changes to make.
10. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
9. Anberlin - Cities
8. New Found Glory - From The Screen to Your Stereo, pt.2
7. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
6. Steel Train - Trampoline
5. Against Me! - New Wave
4. Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre
3. The Rocket Summer - Do You Feel...
2. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
1. Kanye West - Graduation
You know JP, the more I listen to your number 2 selection, the more I agree with you. I like every song on that album. That's pretty rare where I like all the songs on an album of anyone. Very well put together. I like the last track the best, Dizzy.
isnt that a great song? see, brotherman. we will have you on our side in no time.
Oh don't get me wrong... 75% of what I have listened to, that was recommended on here, has ranked in a category of chalkboard screeching madness... If you'd like to recommend similiar sounding bands to JEW, then go for it. I like that sound.
A whole new world of music has been opened up to you.
A couple of suggestions, in this order:
Jimmy Eat World's previous two albums (Futures, and self-titled (aka Bleed American)) are very similar in sound. Check those out. If you like their other two full albums (Clarity and Static Prevails), you are awesome.
Anberlin. Their newest is called Cities and it's really good. If you don't like a song at first, you will love it by your second or third listen through the album.
Mae - The Everglow
The Honorary Title - Scream and Light Up the Sky
Waking Ashland - Composure
The Juliana Theory - Understand this is a dream
I'll check them out.
I bought the self-titled JEW album tonight. Not nearly as inspiring as the newest album, but I still liked it.
I think itll grow on you.
probably. The third track I recognized immediately. Must have been on the radio.
the juno soundtrack. delightful.
im checking out The Dear Hunter's new songs, the ones they have online. its phenomenal, so far. this will make it onto my list if i buy it/all of the songs are this good
I bought the Jimmy Eat World album the other day. It's pretty good.
whoa, whoa, whoa
STOP THE PRESSES
DAN HALL BOUGHT AN INDIE ALBUM
well, JEW does in fact get radio play (i think, right?), so maybe the mainstream can actually appreciate the "fine wine" of indie music
I bought it at Walmart. Can't be too unknown when the biggest chain store in the world carries it. I would certainly not say it is the number 2 album of the year though. That's pushing it.
it's JP's #2. where's your top 10 list?
Oh... Well, I don't have one.
He doesn't have a Top 10 because Rush only released 1 album.
Nooooooo!!!! Because I don't buy enough albums every year to make a legit top ten.
You would buy 10 albums a year tho, if that's how many Rush put out per year... wouldn't ya? haha
Now that's just ridiculous
The biggest chain store in the world is 7-Eleven.
I meant financially, not number of stores. I don't think Slurpee revenues come close to topping what Walmart rakes in.
haha Just messing with you anyway... 7-Eleven doesn't even sell CDs (I don't think... well, other than those CD samplers that come in glossy magazines)
WOW! this is pretty crazy. i hope you enjoy it, mr. brotherman. i dont know if jew is on the radio. probably some rock stations.
I thought I heard one of the songs before.
In No Order...
Best Albums:
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
Kurr - Amiina
23 - Blonde Redhead
Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
Hand Built by Robots - Newton Faulkner
These Streets - Paolo Nutini
Notable:
Costello Music - The Fratellis
Yours Truly, Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs
Best Songs:
1 2 3 4 - Feist
Selfish Jean - Travis
1973 - James Blunt
It Means Nothing - The Stereophonics
Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
Teardrop (Cover of Massive Attack's... this is the opening credits song of the TV show "House" I think) - Newton Faulkner
Jenny Don't Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Have to listen to yet:
Candylion - Gruff Rhys
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
Casually Smashed to Pieces - The Six Parts Seven
Friend Opportunity - Deerhoof
New Magnetic Wonder - The Apples in Stereo
Van Morrison at the Movies - Van Morrison
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone - Explosions in the Sky
Make Another World - Idlewild
Pocket Symphony - Air
Foley Room - Amon Tobin
The Weirdness - Iggy And The Stooges
Introducing Joss Stone - Joss Stone
Live at Massey Hall 1971 (Live Album) - Neil Young
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 - David Bowie
Because of the Times - Kings of Leon
Beyond - Dinosaur Jr
Volta - Björk
The Boy with No Name - Travis
Everybody - The Sea and Cake
So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley - Jeff Buckley
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
We Are the Night - The Chemical Brothers
Twilight of the Innocents - Ash
Our Love to Admire - Interpol
Zeitgeist - The Smashing Pumpkins
The Stage Names - Okkervil River
The Last Little Life EP - The Rentals
Hey Venus! - Super Furry Animals
Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
White Chalk - PJ Harvey
Shotter's Nation - Babyshambles
Live from Austin, Texas - David Byrne
The Flying Club Cup - Beirut
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Pull the Pin - Stereophonics
Chrome Dreams II - Neil Young
Hvarf-Heim - Sigur Ros
Live From the Union Chapel - Damien Rice
Live At Fingerprints Warts & All - Damien Rice
I listened to Amiina's Kurr, and it's really beautiful. Thanks!
Isn't it? I saw them open for Sigur Ros, 2 or 3 times. Such lovely ladies making lovely music. They put your being in an outside world. So concentrated and organic. Next time they come around I'm there.
i just got the new cary brothers album...he was on garden state soundtrack but just put out his debut. i read great things about it, so i got it. ill give you a review, this may go up on the top list.
Music has funny names
01. LCD Soundsytem - Sould of Silver
02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
05. The National - The Boxer
06. Kanye West - Graduation
07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
08. M.I.A. - Kala
09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
+ 40 more at stylus
wow, i think i missed a lot of albums this year.
hey you wanna do a year end review on the radio?
YEAH! totally!!
Cmon... No "Rush - Snakes and Arrows"! Blasphemy!
spoon is gonna make it on there once i listen to it more. cartel might too. thanks for the rocket summer too, ian
In No Order:
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Dalek - Adandoned Language
Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Tegan and Sara -
JayZ - American Gangster
The Killers - Sawdust
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
Liars - Liars
Apparat - Walls
I listen to these albums a lot.
Radiohead, White Stripes, Spoon, Feist, and Bright Eyes get honorable mention.
the new killers bsides is good? i got it from ian, but havent listened. usually bsides are b-sides for a reason.
Apparat - Walls, thanks for this. I'm listening now. LOVE LOVE LOVE
yeah, that's really good stuff. i love that song 'hailin' from the edge'.
How could I forget THE TUSS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tuss
They had two releases this year:
Confederation Trough EP (2007)
Rushup Edge (2007)
there's a rumor that The Tuss is actually Aphex Twin. kinda sounds like him. either way, groundbreaking tunes!
no Radiohead - In Rainbows, eh?
havent listened to it much. its on "the jury's still out" section.
HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK!?!?!?!?
I fully support Anberlin vote tho