Rank (or Rate) Your 2006 Albums Here: A Rolling Thread.

robotboy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:29 pm

Isn't this what the Charts function is for? However, I guess you can't really discuss albums there.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:32 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

And for what it's worth, I didn't mean to imply that "pine tree" represented the pinnacle of achievement. That might be "measles".

Yeah, the Yail Bloor System might be something like:

Diptheria
Lou Gherigs Disease
Whooping Cough
Tachycardia
Legionaires Disease

and who knows what is what?

e-stone · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:12 pm

*update*

now using the billy g scale:

1 belle and sebastian.the life pursuit 8.1
2 isobel campbell and mark lanegan.ballad of the broken seas 8.0
3 cat power.the greatest 7.6
4 mogwai.mr. beast 7.6
5 arctic monkeys.whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not 7.4
6 the strokes.first impressions of earth 7.4
7 graham coxon.love travels at illegal speeds 7.2
8 clearlake.amber 6.8
9 tortoise & bonnie "prince" billy.the brave and the bold 6.3
10 placebo.meds 6.1
11 delays.you see colours 5.5
12 beth orton.comfort of strangers 4.5
13 richard ashcroft.keys to the world 3.0

not yet ranked: loose fur, neko case, stereolab, band of horses, prefuse 73

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:16 pm

Question: are we including reissues (ie. Talking Heads albums) on these lists?

e-stone · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:17 pm

OPA! Wrote:

Question: are we including reissues (ie. Talking Heads albums) on these lists?

personally, i don't. nor do i count EP's or live albums.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:48 am

elephantstone Wrote:

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10 placebo.meds 6.1
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not yet ranked: placebo...

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:48 am

OPA! Wrote:

Question: are we including reissues (ie. Talking Heads albums) on these lists?

We don't count them in year-end lists -- unless you're important enough that you have a separate reissues list...I know 2005 was a pretty good year for reissues: Yello, Slowdive, Hackett, Eurythmics, etc.

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:52 am

elephantstone Wrote:

OPA! Wrote:

Question: are we including reissues (ie. Talking Heads albums) on these lists?

personally, i don't. nor do i count EP's or live albums.

That's awful exclusive. You gotta at least make room for live albums.

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:37 pm

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

elephantstone Wrote:

...
10 placebo.meds 6.1
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not yet ranked: placebo...

doh! you got me. shoulda been loose fur under not yet ranked....

...off to edit....

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

elephantstone Wrote:

*update*

now using the billy g scale:

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:46 pm

Dalen Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

i began limiting the # of albums i buy/dl last year just so i can fully-enjoy everything that comes my way. i was startin' to feel rushed..

see, what's the point? missing out on some music so that you don't have to feel rushed to create your end-of-the-year list?

no thanks. to each their own though.

I think what's he saying is not that he's rushed to make a year-end list, but rushed to hear it all in general. There's only so much time in each day that you can devote to music. But I get your point - I think it's just that some people like to listen to their standards all the time and some people like to hear new things all the time. If you'd rather hear stuff by your favorites, then it's hard to find time to shoehorn in a new album that may or may not be worth devoting the time to. Most often, sadly, I'm finding that they're just not, so I'm with Paladisiac here.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:48 pm

I'm going to rate albums based on FT's HOTTNESS INDEX, which establishes an admittedly arbitrary scale using the following attractiveness spectrum of famous females:

10 - Scarlett Johanssen
9 - Catherine Zeta-Jones
8 - Cindy Crawford
7 - Elizabeth Vargas
6 - Marcia Gay Harden
5 - Kyra Sedgwick
4 - Hillary Clinton
3 - Courtney Love
2 - Rachel Dratch
1 - Greta Van Susteren

Based on this rating scale, here's where I rank what I've heard so far in 2006:

1. Destroyer = Cindy Crawford
2. Cat Power = Marcia Gay Harden-and-a-half
3. Robert Pollard = Marcia Gay Harden
4. Neko Case = Marcia Gay Harden
5. Campbell/Lanegan = Hillary Clinton-and-a-half

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:52 pm

feminist

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:18 pm

FT® Wrote:

Marcia Gay Harden-and-a-half

How can you say that with a straight face?

paladisiac · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:36 pm

01 "the life pursuit" belle and sebastian
02 the minus 5
03 "back in albion" babyshambles
04 "rabbit fur coat" jenny lewis & the watson twins
05 "first impressions of earth" the strokes
06 "the greatest" cat power
07 "amber" clearlake

shiv · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:51 pm

page 5

FT · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:18 pm

As of this very moment:

1. Destroyer
2. The Minus 5
3. Robert Pollard
4. Eagles of Death Metal
5. Cat Power
6. Rhett Miller
7. Neko Case
8. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
9. Richard Ashcroft

I still haven't yet had a chance to listen to the new DBT.

FT · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:56 pm

It's been more than a month, and I've heard quite a few more albums since my last update, so here's the current seeding on FT's Best-o-2K6:

1. Destroyer - "Rubies"
2. The Minus 5 - "The Gun Album"
3. Loose Fur - "Born Again in the USA"
4. Robert Pollard - "From a Compound Eye"
5. Starlight Mints - "drowaton"
6. Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
7. The M's - "Future Women"
8. Eagles of Death Metal - "Death by Sexy"
9. Drive-By Truckers - "A Blessing and a Curse"
10. Josh Rouse - "Subtitulo"
11. Donald Fagen - "Morph The Cat"
12. Centro-Matic - "Fort Recovery"
13. Mates of State - "bring it back"
14. Cat Power - "The Greatest"
15. Rhett Miller - "The Believer"
16. Neko Case - "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood"
17. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - "Ballad of the Broken Seas"
18. Richard Ashcroft - "Keys to the World"

I would like to add that I definitely like albums 1-11, am still undecided on whether or not I like albums 12-16, and pretty much don't care for 17 and 18.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:08 pm

As far as I can remember, I think these are all my 2006 albums in order of favour:

The Strokes - First Impression of Earth
Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and A Curse
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
Loose Fur - Born Again in the USA
Beth Orton - Comfort of Strangers
stereolab - Fab Four Suture
The Delays - You See Colours

paladisiac · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:14 pm

01 "the life pursuit" belle & sebastian
02 the minus 5
03 "fox confessor brings the flood" neko case
04 "rabbit fur coat" jenny lewis with the watson twins
05 "amber" clearlake
06 "kick" white rose movement
07 "destroyer's rubies" destroyer
08 "at war with the mystics" the flaming lips
09 "first impressions of earth" the strokes
10 "from a compound eye" robert pollard

but with a couple more listens, i'm sure the bottom 3 will be bumped for loose fur, jason collett and josh rouse.

huskerpunk · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:18 pm

1. The Strokes
2. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
3. Arctic Monkeys
4. Neko Case
5. Mogwai

That's all I've really taken the necessary time to listen to so far.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:43 pm

It's too early for me to even have a good top 5, but here's what I have in order of favorite to least:

Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice - Gipsy Freedom
Liars - Drum's Not Dead
Super Numeri - The Welcome Table
Terrestrial Tones - Dead Drunk
Cat Power - The Greatest

I've d/l'ed and listened to Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, The Strokes, Drive-By Truckers, and Tortoise/BPB, but I don't like any of them (other than B&S) enough to buy. The Life Pursuit is probably a little better than The Greatest.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

after seeing belle and sebastian last night rock their new material I gotta go with The Life Pursuit...man those songs (and those from DCW) sounded awesome.

KPH · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:36 pm

Destroyer's Rubies
Reveals something new with everything listen. Sometimes it's baffling, other times makes complete sense.

The Flaming Lips - At War...
I think it's tremendous fun.

The Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off*
Easily their most cohesive and balanced record, but I suspect it will not be received well by folks who are only really fans of the Two Big Singles. Their "Minor Threat" songs give me chills.

B&S - Life Pursuit
Fun pop stuff with a bit of gravitas. But, I don't see this staying high on my list.

* as soon as I find a copy that is not copy-protected I am YSI'ng the shit out of it. Promise!

Kingfish · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:43 pm

KPH Wrote:

Destroyer's Rubies
Reveals something new with everything listen. Sometimes it's baffling, other times makes complete sense.

The Flaming Lips - At War...
I think it's tremendous fun.

The Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off*
Easily their most cohesive and balanced record, but I suspect it will not be received well by folks who are only really fans of the Two Big Singles. Their "Minor Threat" songs give me chills.

B&S - Life Pursuit
Fun pop stuff with a bit of gravitas. But, I don't see this staying high on my list.

* as soon as I find a copy that is not copy-protected I am YSI'ng the shit out of it. Promise!

Louisiana is as good of a single as they have had.

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