Best Album of the Year

[peter12]

Seemed like a pretty decent year for music. So whats the best album you bought this year?

I thought Nick Cave's latest was amazing. Close second was Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly.

[Deelow]

Modest Mouse probably got the most spins in my CD player.

[octothorp]

I'll second the Nick Cave one. Absolute genius.

Other ones that were in heavy rotation for me were Sufjan Stevens, Elliot Smith, Iron & Wine, the Arcade Fires, and the Scissor Sisters.

[Cowperson]

Randy Travis's new one from last month, "Passing Through," which is country/gospel. Very nice.

Cowperson

[FlamesAddiction]

For me, probably Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart.

Although that is subject to change on a whim with me.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally posted by octothorp@Dec 28 2004, 11:52 AM
Other ones that were in heavy rotation for me were Sufjan Stevens, Elliot Smith, Iron & Wine, the Arcade Fires, and the Scissor Sisters.

the Arcade Fires

good call.........just found out about these guys recently.....good stuff!!

[AFireInside]

Originally posted by peter12@Dec 28 2004, 12:55 AM
Seemed like a pretty decent year for music. So whats the best album you bought this year?

I thought Nick Cave's latest was amazing. Close second was Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly.

I would have to agree with Flogging Molly, except I like their newest album, within a mile of home, more than drunken lullabies. Close second for me is the new social distortion album..

[Ozy_Flame]

The Faint, and their album Wet From Birth is absolutely genius. I also thought Franz Ferdinand's self-titled album was well done too.

[peter12]

Originally posted by AFireInside+Dec 28 2004, 05:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (AFireInside @ Dec 28 2004, 05:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-peter12@Dec 28 2004, 12:55 AM
Seemed like a pretty decent year for music. So whats the best album you bought this year?

I thought Nick Cave's latest was amazing. Close second was Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly.

I would have to agree with Flogging Molly, except I like their newest album, within a mile of home, more than drunken lullabies. Close second for me is the new social distortion album.. [/b][/quote]
Haha I meant their newest. It was pretty late for me when I typed that up, was feeling a little tired and stupid.

[nieuwy-89]

Great timing for this thread. I'm about to embark on my annual CD splurge. My favorite of 2004 was Modest Mouse, but I must admit that I bought only 3 or 4 CDs all year.

What type of music is Nick Cave?

[Skyceman]

Originally posted by Cowperson@Dec 28 2004, 12:05 PM
Randy Travis's new one from last month, "Passing Through," which is country/gospel. Very nice.

Cowperson

Randy Travis sings gospel?

[peter12]

Originally posted by nieuwy-89@Dec 28 2004, 08:04 PM
Great timing for this thread. I'm about to embark on my annual CD splurge. My favorite of 2004 was Modest Mouse, but I must admit that I bought only 3 or 4 CDs all year.

What type of music is Nick Cave?

Hard to explain.

Best explanation I can come up with for his new album is one half of it is wierd blues rock with a gospel choir thrown in and the other half is kind of acoustical ballad type songs.

[Patek23]

Tupac- Loyal to The Game


even has Elton John on one of the tracks called "Ghetto Ghospel"


Biggie- Ready to Die (Remaster) with the DVD was really good too and I'd recommend it to anyone, also Kanye West- College Dropout should get some recognition too.

[Dynamic]

Green Day-American Idiot would be my pick. They are up for 7 grammy's also.....one very powerful album if you ever listen to it.

[Cowperson]

Originally posted by Skyceman+Dec 29 2004, 03:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Skyceman @ Dec 29 2004, 03:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Dec 28 2004, 12:05 PM
Randy Travis's new one from last month, "Passing Through," which is country/gospel. Very nice.

Cowperson

Randy Travis sings gospel? [/b][/quote]
Religiously.

"Inspirational Journey" was released in 2000, and "Rise and Shine" in 2003. He had three nominations at the Gospel Music Awards in 2004.

The album I mentioned above has passing gospel references, hence the description "country/gospel."

Cowperson

[Super-Rye]

Rammstein - Reise, Reise
Big & Rich - Horse of a Different Color

Both amazing albums.

[Ro]

Yeah, it seems like a 2003 LP, but...

Kanye West - College Dropout

...was easily the best hip hop LP of the past year, if not the last few years. I also really, really liked:

Foreign Exchange - Connected

That would be my #1a choice. Great album. A sonically charged, summer day kind of feeling to it.

[calgaryred]

For me it's between Green Day and Velvet Revolver

[The Fonz]

"Billy Talent", or "Out of Your Mouth"

[Greene-da-979]

Originally posted by Ro@Jan 1 2005, 07:48 PM
Kanye West - College Dropout

...was easily the best hip hop LP of the past year, if not the last few years. I also really, really liked:

No question.