Albums of the year 2005

watchmaker · 29-12-2005, 10:05 PM

I think 2005 has been a crackin' year for music.

My favourite albums are:

Magic Numbers - Magic Numbers
Joe Chester - Murder of Crows
Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better
Athlete - Tourist
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment

What's yours?

Floodedstatue · 29-12-2005, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by watchmaker

I think 2005 has been a crackin' year for music.

I agree!

My Top 10:

1. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
2. System Of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
3. Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
4. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
5. Oceansize - Everyone Into Position
6. Sigur Ros - Takk
7. Amplifier - The Astronaut Dismantles HAL [mini-album]
8. Ulver - Blood Inside
9. Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
10. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

**unique** · 29-12-2005, 10:26 PM

i think stars of CCTV by hard fi is THE defining album of 2005, and they will be ending the year by playing up to the bells at edinburghs hogmanay party

sounding like an up to date version of the clash, the tunes from this album have featured on many a trailer for tv shows on all channels. they were robbed of the mercury music prize award this year

a band to look out for, they have a lot of new songs already in the can, i think 2006 will be a great year for them when the 2nd album is released

mr jones · 29-12-2005, 10:28 PM

Greenday - American Idiot (that was this year wasnt it)
Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman

inane filth of the year - james blunt

i also think i missed the hard-fi boat, cant stand them

Floodedstatue · 29-12-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mr jones

Greenday - American Idiot (that was this year wasnt it)

Nope, 2004 - although it seems like it's been around forever!

mr jones · 29-12-2005, 11:12 PM

ah well, then i change my nomination to bullet in a bible then, thats also stupendously good

30-12-2005, 9:13 AM

My top 5:

1) Kate Bush - Aerial

2) Tori Amos - The Beekeeper

3) Coldplay - X&Y

4) Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi

5) Madonna - Confessions On The Dance Floor

Least liked (and most disappointing):

Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth

alanrob · 30-12-2005, 4:26 PM

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Originally Posted by watchmaker

I think 2005 has been a crackin' year for music.

Guess I've missed something as I can only think of 1 new album I bought this year

Rest were mostly best of's and older stuff.

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Originally Posted by watchmaker

What's yours?

The one and only CD purchase this year of an album released this year -
With Teeth - Nine Inch Nails

Not they're finest, but still a good 'un.

svoboda · 30-12-2005, 4:30 PM

This ones a bit different,

Katherine Jenkins, not only is she beautiful but a fantastic singer aswell.

30-12-2005, 4:46 PM

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Originally Posted by svoboda

This ones a bit different,

Katherine Jenkins, not only is she beautiful but a fantastic singer aswell.

Fantastic pair of ... lungs, I'll give her that!

shahedz · 30-12-2005, 4:49 PM

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Originally Posted by unique

i
sounding like an up to date version of the clash,

exaclty the same description i have my mate! really like the album, refreshing sound!

mr jones · 30-12-2005, 4:51 PM

thought it wasnt a great year for music neither, after all it was the year that brought us the crazy frog.

only other album of note i bought this year was arcade fire- funeral, but thats a 2004 album by a band that made it big in 2005, cracking album as well. bloc partys album is good as well though.

Floodedstatue · 30-12-2005, 5:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mr jones

thought it wasnt a great year for music neither, after all it was the year that brought us the crazy frog.

Maybe I should've said something like: "I think it's been a great year for music (away from the mainstream)"

Alot of excellent albums released in the more obscure, 'underground' rock/prog/metal scene!

huwg · 30-12-2005, 8:29 PM

The only album released in 2005 that I bought was.....

The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

Lunar Humps · 30-12-2005, 10:20 PM

1. Hard-Fi 'Stars of CCTV'
2. Kanye West 'Late Registration'
3. Beta Band 'Best of the Beta Band'
4. Gorillaz 'Demon Days'
5. White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan'

Beermat of the year - Babyshambles 'Down in Albion'

hottstuff · 30-12-2005, 11:22 PM

My top 10

1. Gorillaz 'Demon Days'
2. Beck - Guero
3. Prodigy - Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned
4. Timo Maas - Pictures
5. White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan'
6. Coldplay - X&Y
7. Audioslave - Out Of Exile
8. Sinead O Connor - Throw Down Your Arms
9. Christy Moore - Burning Times
10. Oasis - Dont Believe the truth

Kenny Glasgow · 31-12-2005, 10:51 AM

Top 10 in no particular order

New Albums
Kate Bush - Ariel
Ryan Adams - 29
Paul McCartney - Chaos & Creation In The Back Yard
Julian Cope - Dark Orgasm
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Jim Noir - Tower of Love
Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine
Supergrass - Road To Roue
Super Furry Animals - Lovecraft
Teddy Thompson - Seperate Ways

[B]Re-issues[B]
George Harriosn & Friends - The Concert For Bangla Desh
The End - Introspection
David Bowie - David Live DVD-A
David Bowie - Stage DVD-A
John Lennon - Walls & Bridges

[B]No-no's For Me[B]
Coldplay - X&Y
Athlete - Tourist
Christy Moore - Burning Times
Madonna - Confessions.....
Robbie Williams - Intensive Care
Pussy Cat Dolls - ***?????
Gwen Steffani - again ***????

per-Sony-fied · 31-12-2005, 11:52 AM

Crumbs I've gone far from mad in the Album department this year. Barely anything to slap my attention.... Only these 2 for 2005.

1. Kraftwerk.... Minimum - Maximum
2. Kate Bush.... Aerial

KoThreads · 31-12-2005, 12:23 PM

Sorry but I think it's been another crap year or I'm just becomming more and more difficult to please. The only two albums for me have been

1. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (where would I now be if I hadn't taken Floodeds advice, I've hardly played anything else but PT for about 8 months)

2. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

PJTX100 · 31-12-2005, 2:20 PM

Imogen Heap / Speak for Yourself

Kraftwerk / Minimum Maximum

Howard Jones / Revolution of the Heart

Cowden_harley · 02-01-2006, 7:59 AM

Im going for

1.) Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
2.) Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
3.) Foo Fighters - In Your Honour
4.) QOTSA - Lullabies to Paralise
5.) Doves - Some Cities
6.) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Most Dissapointing - X&Y - Coldplay.
Looking Forward To - Artic Monkeys

Also a bid fook you to Athlete for basically selling out in 2005

FeisalK · 02-01-2006, 8:42 AM

idoexist.. haha i can dig that - Deadwing DVD-A is awesome

other mentions
DT Octavarium
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams
Kate Bush Aerial
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (SACD multichannel)

this year (2006) will be (hopefully) Pink Floyd WYWH SACD multichannel reissue

Uridium · 02-01-2006, 10:10 AM

Agree with the comments about Hard-Fi, by no means my favorite band at the moment but I think probably the stand out album of 2005.

It's a greatest hits album and spells the demise of one of my favorite bands of all time but Blink 182's greatest hits deserves a mention.

Also liked the recent Rammstein Album "RosenRot" another cracking Rammstein album, they seem to get better and better unlike most artists.

my own Worst has to be Coldplay X&Y...Yawn Yawn Yawn

Nike · 02-01-2006, 10:53 AM

Really in no particular order:
Audioslave - Out Of Exile (Probably played in the car more than anything else this year)
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny Of Souls (Not his best, but I still prefer Bruce solo than anything IM have released of late)
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (I'll thank this forum for that one!)
Kate Bush - Aerial
Cathedral - The Garden Of Unearthly Delights
Trivium - Ascendancy
Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Still Remains - Of Love And Lunacy
Neil Young - Prairie Wind
Rush R30 (Currently my favourite live recording of them)

captaindobie · 02-01-2006, 11:26 AM

I also think it's been quite a good year...

1. Arcade Fire - Funeral (we can include this as it wasn't released in the UK until February. Uncut's album of the year anyway...)
2. Mercury Rev - Secret Migration
3. Ryan Adams - Cold Roses (one of 3 great albums this year alone)
4. Sigur Ros - Takk
5. Raveonettes - Pretty In Black
6. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
7. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
8. Go Betweens - Oceans Apart
9. Brian Eno - Another Day On Earth
10. Neil Young - Prairie Wind
11. Magic Numbers - Magic Numbers
12. The Tears - Here Come The Tears

steve-o · 03-01-2006, 2:56 PM

Relatively unknown band called Augustana is my top for 2005

Augustana - all the Stars and Boulevards

Miyazaki · 03-01-2006, 3:00 PM

Broadly what captain dobie said but also:

The Strokes - First Impressions....

Pendulum - Hold Your Colour

KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2004???)

Katie Melua - Piece By Piece

Green Day - Bullet In A Bible

Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have...

Foo Fighters - In Your Honour

The Darkness - One Way Ticket...

s70rmp · 03-01-2006, 9:31 PM

Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Springsteen - Devils & Dust
The Darkness - One way ticket

Bristol Pete · 03-01-2006, 9:33 PM

Wolfmother - Wolfmother.

reevesy · 03-01-2006, 10:50 PM

have'nt listened to shed loads of new music this year but some i have enjoyed:
white stripes - get behind me satan
kaiser chiefs - employment
paul weller - as is now
kt tunstall
oasis - dont believe the truth
greenday - bullet in a bible (just for the dvd)
moby - hotel (was that 2005?)

30-12-2005, 9:13 AM	#7
shadowritten Guest Posts: n/a	My top 5: 1) Kate Bush - Aerial 2) Tori Amos - The Beekeeper 3) Coldplay - X&Y 4) Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi 5) Madonna - Confessions On The Dance Floor Least liked (and most disappointing): Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
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