updated top 10 of 2005

paladisiac · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:36 pm

here's my updated top 10 of 2005, considering all albums purchased/dl'd thru june.

01 "picaresque" the decemberists
02 "cold roses" ryan adams & the cardinals
03 "i'm wide awake, it's morning" bright eyes
04 "illinois" sufjan stevens
05 "nashville" josh rouse
06 "digital ash in a digital urn" bright eyes
07 "silent alarm" bloc party
08 "france the mute" the mars volta
09 "gimme fiction" spoon
10 "the mysterious production of eggs" andrew bird

not much changed in a month. top 10 are still comprised of the same albums. numbers 4,5,6 have swapped. #10 broke its tie with "black sheep boy" by okkervil river. #s 8 & 9 probably could easily swap.

albums i've heard that could possibly break into the top 10 fairly soon: "i am a bird now" antony & the johnsons, "twin cinema" the new pornographers.

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:05 pm

We have about as different music tastes as two people could have, apparently. A good portion (if not all) of those would appear on my bottom of 2005 list, if I had one.

splates · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:29 pm

I don't know about order, but these are my lock-ins for the shmoo poll later

Eluvium - Talk Amongst The Trees
Common - Be
QOTSA - Lullabies To Paralyze
Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep
Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag...
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Kraftwerk - Maximum-Minimum (although I probably won't count this)
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us

barker · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:16 pm

This would have to be mine as of now. I am sure lots will move as we near the end of the year, but I know some will stay near the top the whole year through.

01. Fiery Furnaces: EP
02. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
03. Thee More Shallows: More Deep Cuts
04. M. Ward: Transistor Radio
05. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
06. Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy
07. Spoon: Gimme Fiction
08. Of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins
09. Doves: Some Cities
10. Beck: Guero

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:29 pm

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

i'm pretty sure i haven't purchased any new releases.

that's probably a lie. but if i did i don't really remember.

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:44 pm

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

i'm pretty sure i haven't purchased any new releases.

that's probably a lie. but if i did i don't really remember.

Of Montreal. Mars Volta. Hella. LCD Soundsystem. M.I.A.

splates · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:56 pm

2005>2004

There are some great albums, I just don't like most of the albums in other people's top 10s.

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:02 pm

splates Wrote:

There are some great albums, I just don't like most of the albums in other people's top 10s.

I definitely agree with this statement.

mutty · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:06 pm

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

splates Wrote:

There are some great albums, I just don't like most of the albums in other people's top 10s.

I definitely agree with this statement.

Lets see yours, then.

Dalen · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:10 pm

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

it must suck to be you.

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:12 pm

Dalen Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

it must suck to be you.

Well I mean, in 2004 I had so many albums I loved that it absolutely killed me to cut some out for my top 20 list. This year, most everything that's making anyone's top 10 lists is the most boring indie-rock shit I've ever heard in my life. The Pitchfork masses have reached an all time low.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

Have to agree... some pretty good stuff, but def. not a memorable year.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:37 am

I keep forgetting about that Mars Volta.

Mine:

Black Mountain
LCD Soundsystem
Supersystem
Nine Inch Nails
Mars Volta
Matt Elliott

...I know I'm forgetting something...

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:36 am

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

...I know I'm forgetting something...

Sleater-Kinney :: The Woods

Borg166 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:38 am

1. Common - Be
2. M.I.A. - Arular
3. Markus Guentner - 1981
4. Platinum Pied Pipers - Triple P
5. Coldplay - X&Y
6. MED - Push Comes to Shove
7. Jamie Lidell - Multiply
8. 13 & God
9. 50 Cent - The Massacre
10. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

i'm pretty sure i haven't purchased any new releases.

that's probably a lie. but if i did i don't really remember.

Of Montreal. Mars Volta. Hella. LCD Soundsystem. M.I.A.

thank you for memorizing what i buy everytime we go cd shopping.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:42 pm

I think I just did this, but I don't know what thread that was.

The stuff I like:

1. Smog - A River Ain't Too Much to Love
2. Orthrelm - OV
3. Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney - Superwolf
4. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
5. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
6. Jamie Lidell - Multiply
7. Need New Body - Where's Black Ben?
8. Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
9. Low - The Great Destroyer
10. High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings

11. Angels of Light - Sing "Other People"
12. Fantômas - Suspended Animation
13. Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After the Blues
14. P:ano - Brigadoon
15. tie: M. Ward - Transistor Radio/M.I.A. - Arular

Disappointments/"meh":
13 & God, Six Organs of Admittance, Mike Ladd, Pajo, Wilderness, Okkervil River, Gang Gang Dance, Decemberists, The Books, Prefuse 73, Beck, and many others

FT · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:13 pm

This list is massively subjected to change...

1. M. Ward - Transistor Radio
2. Josh Rouse - Nashville
3. Crooked Fingers - Dignity & Shame
4. The Deathray Davies - The Kick and The Snare
5. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
6. Love as Laughter - Laughter's Fifth
7. The Oranges Band - The World & Everything In It
8. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
9. Spoon - Gimme Fiction
10. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Honorable Mention: Heavy Trash - Heavy Trash, Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak, Archer Prewitt - Wilderness, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Naturally, Teenage Fanclub - Man-Made

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

i'm pretty sure i haven't purchased any new releases.

that's probably a lie. but if i did i don't really remember.

Of Montreal. Mars Volta. Hella. LCD Soundsystem. M.I.A.

thank you for memorizing what i buy everytime we go cd shopping.

Get a room

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

Idiopathic Wrote:

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

cemeterypolka Wrote:

Makes No Sense At All Wrote:

2005 has been a shitty year for music.

i'm pretty sure i haven't purchased any new releases.

that's probably a lie. but if i did i don't really remember.

Of Montreal. Mars Volta. Hella. LCD Soundsystem. M.I.A.

thank you for memorizing what i buy everytime we go cd shopping.

Get a room

shiv · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:28 pm

stuff i like
jamie lidell multiply
spoon gimme fiction
the heartless bastards stairs and elevators
edan beauty and the beat
jeff hanson s/t
thunderbirds are now! justamustache
tonedeff archetype
enduser end war
emiliana torrini fisherman's woman
m83 before the dawn heals us
coachwhips peanut butter and jelly live at the ginger minge
the white stripes get behind me satan
clap your hands say yeah s/t

i'm probably missing a few albums and i'm positive that the new lightning bolt and my morning jacket will be on my list once i hear them.

OPA! · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:08 pm

See below.

I will update it every Monday.

jagged · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:27 pm

in no particular order:

Spoon: Gimme Fiction
Deathray Davies: The Kick and the Snare
My Morning Jacket: Z
New Porns: Twin Cinema
Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine
Kings of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak
Oasis: Don't Believe The Truth
Stephen Malkmus: Face the Truth

loads more to listen to...that BRMC will probably make my list, as well as that Wax Tailor disc

this has been a great year for music

OPA! · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:44 pm

Week of July 25...

01. CARIBOU - The Milk Of Human Kindness
02. ANDREW BIRD - The Mysterious Reproduction Of Eggs
03. M. WARD - Transistor Radio
04. ELECTRELANE - Axes
05. EELS - Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
06. OF MONTREAL - The Sunlandic Twins
07. LOW - The Great Destroyer
08. MANUEL MIRABAL - Buena Vista Social Club Presents...
09. SPOON - Gimme Fiction
10. THIEVERY CORPORATION - The Cosmic Game

DISAPPOINTMENTS (have sold or will look to sell / trade):

British Sea Power (sold)
The Frames
Mercury Rev (sold)
Kings Of Leon (sold)
Oasis (sold)
The Raveonettes (sold)
Sleater-Kinney
Coralie Clement (sold)
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney (sold).

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