your favorite albums this year
Pepe Silvia
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i'd have to say, in no particular order, off the top of my head 2 are
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
Flaming Lips - Embryonic
honorable mentions would be 'The Hunchback EP' by Kurt Vile & the Violators or Kurt Vile's debut album, 'Constant Hitmaker' (didn't think his 2nd full length solo album was as good as when i saw him live with the Violators a month or so ago, i mean just compare the song 'The Hunchback' from the EP with his 2nd solo album, the EP is far superior)
i can't really can't seem to get into Backspacer, in fact i still haven't bought it yet. even seeing them play some of the songs twice it doesn't do it for me.
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
Flaming Lips - Embryonic
honorable mentions would be 'The Hunchback EP' by Kurt Vile & the Violators or Kurt Vile's debut album, 'Constant Hitmaker' (didn't think his 2nd full length solo album was as good as when i saw him live with the Violators a month or so ago, i mean just compare the song 'The Hunchback' from the EP with his 2nd solo album, the EP is far superior)
i can't really can't seem to get into Backspacer, in fact i still haven't bought it yet. even seeing them play some of the songs twice it doesn't do it for me.
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when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
YYY's - It's Blitz
Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - White Lies for Dark Times
2009 has turned out to be a good year for music...
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
haha i have held all 3 of those in my hands multiple times in the record store contemplating buying them at different times but always ended up putting them back
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
2. The Dead Weather
3. Amanda Palmer, though she may have been last year
Does the remastered Billy Ocean Super Duper Deluxe ReReRemastered Box Set count? If so Backspacer is in trouble.
Some others....
Dino jr -Farm
Doves- Kingdom of Rust
Silversun Pickups- Swoon
Backspacer
Soundtrack of Our Lives- Communion
I'm sure there are others. This has been my favorite year for music in a long time.
2. U2........Line On The Horizon
3. State Radio....Let It Go
4. SOJA.......Born In Babylon
5. Ben Harper & R7.....White Lies For Dark Times
BACKSPACER....is on the backburner for now, it has taken awhile to get into this album
Peace
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Black Crows: Before the frost until the freeze
Arctic Monkeys: Humbug ( was a nice surprise for me )
Built to Spill: There is no enemy
Pearl Jam : Backspacer
Black Crowes-Before the Frost/Until the Freeze
Pearl Jam-Backspacer
Mastodon-Crack the Skye
AIC-Black Gives Way To Blue
Metric - Fantasies
Monsters of Folk - S/T
Pearl Jam - Backspacer
This is my list too except swap AIC for Ben Harper & the Relentless 7 - White Lies for Dark Times.
Not that I don't like the new AIC, just haven't had the time to absorb it yet. But it is certainly good.
The Strange boys: And Girls Club
Karl Blau
Kurt Vile
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Dinosaur Jr.
Grizzly Bear
Hopewell
Entrance Band
Girls
Cave Singers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Reigning Sound
Animal Collective
Pink Mountaintops
Islands
Yo La Tengo
haven't heard the Flaming Lips yet and a new Devendra album is coming out in 2 weeks
It'snot going to be an easy year for top ten lists
I would absolutely recommend The Black Crowes, and Ben Harper. It's Blitz is good, but personally the others hit a certain chord with me.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
White Denim - Fits (comes out in on the 20th but has been out and about in Europe for awhile, get it, get it, get it - videos... http://www.fromthebasement.tv/artists/w ... im/gallery)
PJ - Backspacer
Bibio - Vignetting The Compost
The Dead Weather - Horehound
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post...
broken - soul savers
humbug - arctic monkeys
the eternal - sonic youth
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Placebo - Battle for the Sun
Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
others that will be good but haven't confirmed it yet: Rammstein, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Gathering...
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Soulsavers - Broken
Runner up:
Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
The rest of my top ten would look like this:
3. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
4. Masters of Reality - Pine/Cross Dover
5. Black Crowes - Before the Frost...Until the Freeze
6. Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11
7. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
8. Dead Weather - Horehound
9. Cracker - Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
10. Son Volt - American Central Dust
I've only had Living Colour's new album for a few days but it may well be in the top 10 soon. If I'd written this a few weeks ago Black Gives Way To Blue would be in there but the more I listen to it the less I like it.
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Love the Pink Mountaintops record as well as Girls.
Roman Candle- Oh Tall Tree in the Ear http://www.zombiechatter.com/?s=roman+candle
Neko Case- Middle Cyclone
Grizzly Bear-Veckmest
Built to Spill- There is No Enemy
Flaming Lips- Embryonic
Phoenix- wolfgang amadeus
Mastodon-Crack the Skye
Bareoness- Blue Record
Dinosaur JR- Farm
Monsters of Folk- St
I'll have to go back and look ,that is just off the top of my head.
Most underated album on my list i think is the roman candle album. It gets not pub (probably because pitchfork did not review it) but is a wonderful album. Give it a try if you like alt country type of music.
Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
Ohana Festival 24 x2
Backspacer
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flaming lips - embryonic
yo la tengo - popular songs
monsters of folk
sonic youth - the eternal
animal collective - mpp
dan auerbach - keep it hid
grizzly bear - veckatimest
m. ward - hold time
Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King - DMB
Backspacer - PJ
Before The Frost/Until The Freeze - Black Crowes
21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Wilco (the album) - Wilco
No Line On The Horizon - U2
Horehound - Dead Weather
chevelle--sci fi crimes
silversun pickups--swoon
aic--black gives way to blue
backspacer--pj (honorable mention)
10-4-96 \ 5-6-10
9-6-98 \ 5-7-10
4-19-03 \ 9-22-12
10-6-04 \ 7-19-13
6-24-06 \ 12-6-13
10-1-14 \ 4-16-16
\ 4-26-16 \
The Decemberists ~ The Hazards Of Love
The Flaming Lips ~ Embryonic
Wilco ~ Wilco
Yeah Yeah Yeahs ~ It's Blitz!
Ladyhawke ~ Ladyhawke
Silversun Pickups ~ Swoon
Pearl Jam ~ Backspacer
Still spinning Built To Spill & eagerly awaiting Tegan & Sara, that about covers 2009 for me
See These Bones
I've heard that Rammsteins new music video is basically like a porno starring the band - can anyone confirm this? Not sure if I want to watch it for myself... :?
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Alice In Chains _ Black Gives Way To Blue
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
Each has it's own unique beauty and each offers something different. I could happily put all three back-to-back and play on random for about seven weeks.
Pearl Jam - Ten re-issue (redux)
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Black Gives Way to Blue - Alice in Chains
God & Guns - Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Sonic Boom by KISS ain't half bad for a glam rock album. I saw KISS last night in Pensacola. Pretty fun concert.
Gibson Amphitheatre (Los Angeles): 10/7/09
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