Music - Best of 2005

[troutman]

http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml

More top ten lists to be added all month.

What are your top 10? I'm still working on mine. Here is my 1st 2005 compilation CD, (Vol. II coming soon):

NEW ORDER - Waiting For The Sirens' Call
BLOC PARTY - Banquet
WEEN - Gabrielle
DOVES - Black And White Town
M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun
KATE BUSH - Bertie
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - B.Y.O.B.
ELBOW - Forget Myself
KILLS - Rodeo Town
BRAVERY - An Honest Mistake
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - Howl
SIGUR ROS - Glósóli
DJ SPOOKY vs. DAVE LOMBARDO - B-Side Wins Again
GO-BETWEENS - Darlinghurst Nights
SUFJAN STEVENS - Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
SLEATER-KINNEY - Modern Girl
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Fire Eye'd Boy

RED = CANCON

An interesting countdown at www.woxy.com

WOXY.COM: 97 best of 2005 - dec. 14 and 15
The 22nd Annual 97 Best Countdown is too big a deal to contain to one day so this year, we'll spread it out over two. We're scouring over all of the releases we officially playlisted this year - that'd be over 400* full-length CD's, EP's & singles - to come up with a 97 Best list that we feel best represents what WOXY.COM was about this year.

Consider this your invite (no RSVP necessary): Weds., Dec. 14 & Thurs., Dec. 15 from Noon - 4p EST, Barb, Shiv & myself will count 'em down AND for the first time ever, we'll be able to archive the entire 97 Best so you can listen to an on-demand stream of the countdown for up to two weeks after it airs. It's always a lot of fun, so make plans to join us.

If you'd like to see last year's list, have at it: http://www.woxy.com/music/best.php

[Engine09]

Just off the top of my head;

The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell
King's X - Ogretones
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Life of Agony - Broken Valley
Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
System of a Down Mezmerize

[Kybosh]

Lets see, in no particular order . . .

Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The Constantines - Tournament of Hearts
Gorillaz - Demon Days
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (Only picked this up after the last music thread but it is, simply put, amazing. . . quite possibly my favourite album in the past few years)

From what I've heard from Sufjan Stevens new album I would put that up there as well. The only reason I don't have it listed is because I haven't heard the entire album yet. The songs Chicago and Come On! Feel The Illinoise! are pretty cool though.

That's pretty much what's coming to mind right now.

[@theCBE]

Here is an interesting List .. not mine but a friend of mines blog

Top 50 of 2005

[Tyler]

1) Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
2) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
3) The National - Alligator
4) Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
5) Sleater-Kinney - The Woods

[KevanGuy]

1) Irritated Gun - Open Cap
2) The Hunted - '56 Buick
3) Morning After - Bothers Of The Dime
4) Formula 47 - Blame
5) TBD - 281

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Kryzsky

Just off the top of my head;

The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell
King's X - Ogretones
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Life of Agony - Broken Valley

How good is the new Darkness? Queen is my favorite guilty pleasure. I've heard Ticket to Hell is not as good as the debut, but it does sound like a good laugh. There is a pan flute solo to start the CD I understand. What are the best songs?

[Hakan]

Most of the albums mentioned here are just great.

Sleater Kinney - The Woods = WOW

My biased recommendation, from Portage la Prairie:

Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits

[Lanny_MacDonald]

My favorite albums of 2005 in no particular order...

Audioslave - Out of Exile
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Green Day - American Idiot (best album of the year IMO)
Hoobastank - The Reason
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing the Future (re-release)
Ra - Duality
Saliva - Survival of the Sickest
Seether - Karma and Effect
Shinedown - Us and Them
Staind - Chapter V

Sure do miss the Canadian music scene.

[JiriHrdina]

[quote=Lanny_MacDonald]My favorite albums of 2005 in no particular Hoobastank - The Reason
quote]

Dear god Lanny. If Jordan gets made fun of for his consumption of coolers you should now be ridiculed on a regular basis for the fact you like Hoobastank.

[troutman]

[quote=JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald

My favorite albums of 2005 in no particular Hoobastank - The Reason
quote]

Dear god Lanny. If Jordan gets made fun of for his consumption of coolers you should now be ridiculed on a regular basis for the fact you like Hoobastank.

No judging on this thread. Unless someone mentions Nickelback.

[JiriHrdina]

[quote=troutman]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

No judging on this thread. Unless someone mentions Nickelback.

Naw. Hoobastank ranks right up there with Nickelback.

However, to illustrate my own **** poor taste in music I will admit to really liking the new Prozzak single.

[c.t.ner]

http://www.music-critic.ca/wp/?p=91

I know -10 points for self promotion. But its a local (calgary) music site trying to get regain some readers.

Still, my favorites of the year.

Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The Go!Team - Thunder Strike Lightning
Despistado - The people and of thier verses
Kanye West - Late Registration
Death From above 1979 - Romance Bloody Romance
City and Color - Sometimes

[troutman]

Various indie artists list their top tens for 2005:

http://www.filter-mag.com/features/interior.63.html

[Lanny_MacDonald]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

...I will admit to really liking the new Prozzak single.

Exactly, so shut the **** up.

[Ozy_Flame]

Some good picks on this thread, that's for sure....Here's my top-ten..

Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have it So Much Better
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
Black Label Society - Mafia
Damien Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
Buck 65 - Secret House Against the World
NIN - With Teeth
30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie
Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
System of a Down - Mezmerize / Hypnotize
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Some good picks on this thread, that's for sure....Here's my top-ten..

Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

2004

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Tyler

2004

The album transcends time and space. I stand by my pick.

[octothorp]

10: Amon Tobin: Chaos Theory Splinter Cell Soundtrack
9: Decemberists: Picaresque
8: Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary
7: Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel
6: Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy
5: Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production of Eggs
4: Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine
3: Sigur Ros: Takk
2: Engineers: Engineers
1: Sufjan Stevens: Illinoise

[octothorp]

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