Mid Year Bests

[definitivedoodle]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  top albums:
 
 1)  the mountain goats - the sunset tree
 2)  decemberists - picaresque
 3)  bloc party - silent alarm
 4)  spoon - gimme fiction
 5)  stephen malkmus - face the truth
 6)  m83 - before the dawn heals us
 7)  sleater-kinney - the woods
   josh rouse - nashville
 9)  gorillaz - demon days
 10) bettie serveert - attagirl
 11) sage francis - a healthy distrust
 12) iron & wine - woman king [ep]
 13) dead meadow - feathers
 14) dr. dog - easy beat
 15) the game - the documentary
 17) lou barlow - emoh
 18) LCD soundsystem - s/t
 19) doves - some cities
 20) of montreal - the sunlandic twins
 
 haven't absorbed yet: new order, low, the cribs, archer prewitt, andrew bird
 
 don't much like: thievery corporation, queens of the stone age, mu, mars volta, M.I.A., jimmy chamberlin complex, fiery furnaces EP,  bright eyes, brazilian girls, bonnie 'prince' billy, ben lee (one great track)
 
 still need, will probably be on the good list:
 shout out louds, the national

that sage is a sick cd, still listening to it.
 
 and QUASIMOTO-"THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LORD�?�

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by definitivedoodle:
 QUASIMOTO-"THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LORD�?�

yeah, i've heard really good things about this ... i've spent most of my hip-hop buying this year on filling in gaps in my collection, not really getting much new stuff

[The_Creeper]

Originally posted by definitivedoodle:
 
 
 and QUASIMOTO-"THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LORD�?�

I'm thinking about that one. Unless, Stones Throw releases the instrumental version.

[HoyaSaxa03]

best re-releases / comps this year?

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  best re-releases / comps this year?

Dinosaur Jr. re-releases

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by amnesiac:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  best re-releases / comps this year?

Dinosaur Jr. re-releases [/b]

second'd

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  best re-releases / comps this year?

i haven't gotten them yet, but the cure re-releases look great, i love the 2disc treatment for classic albums

[Jaguär]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  best re-releases / comps this year?

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• <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">Swervedriver - Juggernaut Rides '89-'98 (probably best on this list)</font></li>
• <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">Blind Mr. Jones - Spooky Vibes</font></li>
• <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">Slowdive (but only if you didn't have the previous releases)</font></li>
• <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">The Field Mice - For Keeps (w/ Snowball and Skywriting following behind)</font></li>
• <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">My Bloody Valentine (or was that end of last year?)</font></li>

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 And I'm extremely highly anticipating my friend's compilation of older Shoegaze songs being performed by a bunch of New-Gazers called Never Lose That Feeling which will be released in several different volumes. The very first volume will be released in the US on Sept. 12th but is available now in the UK as of only days ago.

[godsshoeshine]

top 5 in order:
 compound eye (yes i'm counting it)
 gimmie fiction
 alligator
 the woods
 clap your hands
 emoh (if you don't want to count bob)

[Fico]

Doves - Some Cities
 Stars - Set yourself on fire
 Gorrilaz - Demon Days
 The Dears - No cities left
 Oasis - Don't believe the Truth
 Coldplay - X&Y
 Emiliana Torrini - Fisherman's Woman
 French Kicks - Trial of the Century (I was late to the party)
 Jon Brion - Meaningless (very late to the party)
 
 Lukewarm on the National, Beck, LCD Soundsystem, Kings of Leon and M83.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  My Bloody Valentine (or was that end of last year?)

what was re-released?  loveless?  expanded?

[Relaxer]

I have/hate to admit it, but I'm thinking that The Woods is my favorite of this year's releases so far. Sorry Jaguar! You've always had my back on disliking this band, and I still think they're annoying and the most overrated band around. But I decided to give the new one a fair shot, and whattya know?! It's really good and I've been compelled to listen to it all the way through numerous times. Her vocals are pretty dumb on around half of them, but the sound/production is so good, the songs are catchy and interesting, and Janet just positively beats the fuck out of the drums, which I've always acknowledged. And to make sure that I hadn't missed out on something, I re-checked out Call the Doctor and some of Dig Me Out and indeed they both blow.
 
 Still, for every one time I've spun this (or my #2, which is LCD, #3 is The Tears, #4 is the Do Me Bad Things comp, and #5 is Maximo), I've played a 70s Bowie album ten times. My re-release of the year is Bowie's Stage album, but I just happen to be really feeling him lately.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 
 Still, for every one time I've spun this (or my #2, which is LCD, #3 is The Tears, #4 is the Do Me Bad Things comp, and #5 is Maximo), I've played a 70s Bowie album ten times. My re-release of the year is Bowie's Stage album, but I just happen to be really feeling him lately.

Do Me Bad Things Comp?  Is a a prerelease US thing or an import.  I broke down and paid the big bucks for the import of "Yes", while overall a bit uneven, I can't wait for this 9 piece group to hit these shores.  Me thinks some of the songs  work better live.  Flawd might even appreciate the fact that on some songs the band makes the "most" of their instruments

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
   

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 
 Still, for every one time I've spun this (or my #2, which is LCD, #3 is The Tears, #4 is the Do Me Bad Things comp, and #5 is Maximo), I've played a 70s Bowie album ten times. My re-release of the year is Bowie's Stage album, but I just happen to be really feeling him lately.

Do Me Bad Things Comp?  Is a a prerelease US thing or an import.  I broke down and paid the big bucks for the import of "Yes", while overall a bit uneven, I can't wait for this 9 piece group to hit these shores.  Me thinks some of the songs  work better live.  Flawd might even appreciate the fact that on some songs the band makes the "most" of their instruments [/b]

I wasn't exactly sure how to characterize this. Let's call it The "12 songs I've downloaded but I still plan to buy the album when it comes out" Compilation. They sound too polished, practiced, well-produced and talented to not make some kind of splash. I don't like all of it, but I like some of it a lot.

[kosmo vinyl]

ah... ya the really slow numbers don't do much for me.