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So, share your opinions! Which albums/artists/songs/etc. have cracked your Top "X" List and which ones flopped? Were your expectations met? What's your be-all-end-all album of the year and what are you looking forward to in the coming year?
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i really liked porcupine tree's "the incident", but not their best work.
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Albums which I love:
Wrath - Lamb of God
Found Songs - Ólafur Arnalds
New Moon - Swallow The Sun
Mirror of Retribution - ChthoniC
From Afar - Ensiferum
Dekadens - Lifelover
Immolate Yourself - Telefon Tel Aviv
Albums which are okay:
Riceboy Sleeps - Jónsi & Alex
Black Cascade - Wolves in the Throne Room
Backspacer - Pearl Jam
Things I'm looking forward to:
Jónsi's long awaited solo-album "Go" will be finally released next year. Although those news are nice, I would rather want a new Sigur Rós album, meh... >_>
Sigh are releasing their eighth album "Scenes From Hell" on 19th January '10. I am quite excited about this, since I liked their last album "Hangman's Hymn" a lot.
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Top 5 Albums of 2009 (ascending order):
And, finally:
Honorable Mentions:
"Black Clouds & Silver Linings" by Dream Theater (It's good but I could ask for a shorter run length)
"Crack The Skye" by Mastodon (I can't call this album a favorite but I can't dismiss it as one of 2009's greats)
"Earthsblood" by God Forbid (Long heavy metal songs that can keep me from spacing out are nice but it's not enough to crack the Top 5)
"Killswitch Engage [2009]" by Killswitch Engage (Lots of melody which I'm a sucker for - see Earthsblood)
"The Resistance" by Muse (The good tracks are really good but the Exogenesis suite is totally unnecessary. Needs less crooning vocals, pl0x)
"War Is The Answer" by Five Finger Death Punch (This album could do with more ass-kickery - like the first half - and less personal problems)
"21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day (I don't hate it but the great tracks are few and far between. Did this really have to be a concept album?)
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I liked that one too, but then again, that was the first Lamb of God album I ever listened to.
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Also, a good mention to Porcupine Tree, Muse, Alice In Chains, and Wolfmother as well. Some great albums there.
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The new AIC album was also pretty weak.
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100% by The Slew (Kid Koala) and Forget the Night Ahead by The Twilight Sad.
I bet you haven't heard of them.
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my take is that matt's imitating a sonata-esque format. the songs don't sound very similar, but the parts make a whole. if you look at the lyrics, it's all connected, and the music fits the lyrics very well.
well, knowing your musical tastes, i suppose so. i guess you have to be into classical music a bit to appreciate it.
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I also enjoyed Chris Brown's Transform Ya, Seal's renditions of Stand by Me and Knock on Wood, and Lil Wayne's Swag Surfin.
As for Jazz music, I was particularly a fan of Jeff Kashiwa's "Back in the Day" album.
As for next year, I'm hoping for some more good Jazz albums. This year I was more focused on Rap and modern R&B, next year I want to get back into Jazz music. Also, I'm hoping the Temptations come out with a new album, hopefully one that isn't just a bunch of covers....
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well, knowing your musical tastes, i suppose so. i guess you have to be into classical music a bit to appreciate it.[/quote]
I'm into a bit of classical music, yet reading a lyrics sheet and hearing the lyrics in song can drastically change its meaning. On Exogenesis, I can't make out a single word Matt says.
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well, that's part of the meaning of the song. other muse songs are heavy on the falsetto too. read the lyrics sheet while listening? :P
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endgame by megadeth
and some others
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also Shivers by Alec Empire and the Chase the Tear single by Portishead.
Black Gives Way To Blue was quite disappointing imo.
about the coming year, i'm really looking forward Radiohead, Interpol, Massive Attack, etc.
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And also, '09 for bringing me Adam Lambert, THANK YOU.
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For albums, I'd say Save The World, Get The Girl(The King Blues. -shot-) would be one, because of the lyrics. Also When The World Comes Down by The All-American Rejects, because they just rule. Also, they're great live. ;D
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Oh yeah, next year? I'm for sure anticipating the new Testament, Disturbed, and Linkin Park albums. I would have added the new Avenged Sevenfold album if their drummer hadn't unexpectedly died a few days ago from "natural causes". I may check out As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, Incubus, Priestess, Blink 182, Tool, Overkill, and Van Halen only to round out my record stash for the year.
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On Court Records, most likely. These "higher social" message boards seem to look down on sellout bands.
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On Court Records, most likely. These "higher social" message boards seem to look down on sellout bands.
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For 2010, I'm looking forward to the next Radiohead, Lupe Fiasco, Big Boi, and maybe Arcade Fire.
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I thought the album was good...at first. After listening to it a few more times the appeal wore off. I find myself only listening to only 3 tracks on the album now.
On topic of 2009 in music I don"t normally keep up with today's music scene. The only new albums I listened to this year were 21st Century Breakdown and Dream Theater's Black Clouds and Silver Linings.
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My Picks:
Lungs-Florence and the Machine
How she didn't win the Mercury Prize for this, I'll never know. It's pretty much perfect both lyrically and musically and of course she has a wonderful voice.
La Roux- La Roux
I've never really been into electropop, but La Roux's stuff is really catchy and one the few albums that I liked every song on.
And some folky ones that no-one will have heard of.....
Uiscedwr-Fish Cat Door
This band are brilliant- so talented and fabulous live. Not a single bad song on here :)
Cara Dillon- Hill of Thieves
This album definitely grew on me, thanks to Cara's amazing voice. The only downer is that many of the songs sound similar, since they all originate from pretty much the same area, but nevertheless, it has several stronger ones that carry it through.
Special Mentions
Lady Gaga: she's so wonderfully crazy you have to love her and her songs are very good
Noisettes: I can't get enough of these guys- their lead singer has such a fantastic voice.
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-Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D.
Most of the music this year was shit.
For some reason, music that is done by black people (I don't know the correct term, and I sincerely apologize to those offended) is really bad for my ears.
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