Best Albums of 2005

[ggw]

Originally posted by vansmack:
 The Dead 60's

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 Brendan Benson: "The Alternative to Love"
 

These two should be on my list as well.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I've listened to it several times as well and I'd have to say...I much prefer Tindersticks.
 
 

Originally posted by brennser:
   

1. The National: Alligator

I have tried and tried and tried with this album I do not see the greatness that most other people ascribe to it....I much prefer Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers [/b]

[allmy$to930]

... is the ryan adams cd worth getting?  

I think that both Cold Roses and Jacksonville are strong releases...a bit of a return to form. Heartbreaker is one of my favorite albums ever.
 
 I assume that many people on this board can't stand him.

[BookerT]

I've listened to it several times as well and I'd have to say...I much prefer Tindersticks.
 
 
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 I have tried and tried and tried with this album I do not see the greatness that most other people ascribe to it....I much prefer Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers  

yeah, that one recently got deleted from the itunes. just didn't quite get it.
 
 that list is magnet-o-riffic.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Not ready to make a list yet, but I'd throw The Dead 60's on there and De Novo Dahl, but you're all probably just deferring that one to Kosmo.

nope, don't have either of those, despite kosmo's constant harping about DND

[ratioci nation]

the Lindsay Lohan album comes out next week, this list is far too early!

[hitmeintheface]

Damn, you listen to some shitty music!

[brennser]

I would agree with the good but not great assessments of 2005 - there were quite a few albums I liked but not many that I loved.
 
 I managed to buy/borrow about 70 CDs which is definitely the most I have ever listened to in a given year
 
 It was quite difficult to assemble a top 10 list - there are quite a few albums not in the top 10 that have some stellar tracks and some less than stellar tracks
 
 anyway, Top 10, more or less in order
 
 1   Andrew Bird
 2   The New Pornographers
 3   Josh Rouse
 4   The Go Betweens
 5   Brendan Benson
 6   Teenage Fanclub
 7   The Decemberists
 8   Sleater Kinney
 9   The Hold Steady
 10   Sufjan Stevens
 
 other stuff I liked but were less consistent as albums
 
 The Frames
 Doves
 The Wedding Present
 50 Foot Wave
 Ed Harcourt - this is a potential top 10 album
 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - excellent B-Sides and rarities comp
 My Morning Jacket
 Franz Ferdinand
 Archer Prewitt
 Low
 The House of Love
 Elbow - some amazing songs, others just kinda slide by
 Clem Snide
 Okkervil River
 Shout out Louds
 Of Montreal
 John Doe
 Paul Weller - mixes the sublime with the (almost) ridiculous
 Radar Bros
 Bloc Party - another potential top 10 album

[bearman🐻]

The best record in my opinion was the Sleater Kinney one. Their San Francisco show was mind-blowing.

[Relaxer]

Basically in order:
 
 Arctic Monkeys - downloaded album
 Ladytron "Witching Hour"
 Sufjan Stevens "Illinois"
 Shout Out Louds "How Howl Gaff Gaff"
 Antony & the Johnsons "I am a Bird Now"
 Kasabian
 New Pornographers "Twin Cinema"
 My Morning Jacket "Z"
 Sleater-Kinney "The Woods"
 Raveonettes "Pretty in Black"
 
 Bottom 20:
 Goldfrapp "Supernature"
 LCD Soundsystem
 Franz Ferdinand "You Could Have It..."
 Black Mountain
 Gorillaz "Demon Days"
 Hard-Fi "Stars of CCTV"
 David Bowie "Stage reissue"
 Dungen "Ta Det Lungt"
 Babyshambles "Down in Albion"
 Maximo Park "A Certain Trigger"

[ggw]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  Sleater-Kinney "The Woods"
 

Hath hell frozen over??

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  Sleater-Kinney "The Woods"
 

Hath hell frozen over?? [/b]

Indeed it may hath.
 
 What can I say, it kind of rocks and the songs are mostly very good. Her voice is still god-hell-awful and they're not nearly as good as they think they are, but their playing is really tight and Janet sure can beat those drums.

[Joymonster]

1.) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Howl"
 2.) Kent "Du & Jag Doden"
 3.) Shout Out Louds- "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff"
 4.) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- S/T
 5.) Danger Doom- "The Mouse and The Mask"
 6.) Brazilian Girls- S/T
 7.) Acid House Kings- "Sing Along With Acid House Kings"
 8.) System of A Down- "Mezmerize"
 9.) Fiona Apple- "Extraordinary Machine"
 10.) Dr. Dog- "Easy Beat"

[HomesickAlien]

The Arcade Fire - Funeral (they're definitely on top!)
 Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
 Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock And Roll
 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
 I Am Kloot - Gods And Monsters
 Bright Eyes - Digital Ash & I'm Wide Awake
 Shout Out Louds - How Howl Gaff Gaff
 Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar
 World Leader Pretend - Punches
 Beck - Guero
 
 Can't think of anything else.

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
  The Arcade Fire - Funeral (they're definitely on top!)
 

I believe that was released last year. They re-released their debut EP this year though...