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musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited January 2012 in Other Music
I think there is another thread for this, but seeing as how its nearing the end of the year, and RS, Stereogum, NME, Q, Uncut and others have all released their lists of top albums, what do you all make of the lists? agree? disagree? What would you add? what would you remove or switch out? My top pick of 2011 is Bon Iver's 2nd album.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,472
    edited December 2011
    shit...i'm just going to keep editing this until i've listed them all....

    My Morning Jacket-Circuital
    Black Keys-El Camino
    Bjork-Biophilia
    Liam Finn-FOMO
    Mastodon-The Hunter
    Radiohead-King of Limbs
    Wilco-The Whole Love (thanks for the reminder, Joe!)
    Iron & Wine-Kiss Each Other Clean
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  • joewalshdcjoewalshdc Posts: 948
    The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar (album of the year for me)

    Wilco - The Whole Love

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysteric

    Maskedman - The Illusion Of Grandeur

    The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once

    The Funeral Party - Golden Age Of Nowhere

    Two of my favourites of the year were live albums of course Live On Ten Legs and Sigur Ros - Inni.
  • drlovemonkeydrlovemonkey Posts: 394
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    The Black Keys - El Camino
    Rival Sons - Pressue & Time
    Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
    The Virginmarys - Just a Ride & Portrait of Red EPs
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I can only think of four albums released in 2011 to which I've actually listened. This is how I'd rank 'em:

    1. Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone
    2. Mastodon - The Hunter
    3. Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
    4. Liam Finn - FOMO
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,845
    Wilco- The Whole Love
    Foo FIghters- Wasting Light
    The Airborne Toxic Event- All at Once
    Bon Iver- Bon Iver
  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps
    Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing
    Puscifer - Conditions of my Parole
    Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
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  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,812
    Manchester Orchestra- simple math
    Bon iver- Bon iver
    Adele-21
    TV on the Radio- nine types of light
    Wilco- The Whole Love
    Amos Lee- mission bell
    MMJ- Circuital
    Mastadon- the hunter
    The Black Keys- El Camino
    White Denim- D
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,911
    Still have 4 more albums to listen to
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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    In no particular order:

    Black Keys - El Camino
    Adele - 21
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
    Wilco - Whole Love
    MMJ - Circuital
    Eddie Vedder - Uke Songs
    Liam Finn - FOMO (Thanks for the recommendation Matt!)
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  • kasedougkasedoug The Golden State Posts: 2,957
    Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2
    The Black Keys - El Camino
    The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    My Morning Jacket - Circuital
    Toro Y Moi - Underneath the Pine
    Tune-Yards - whokill
    TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
    Wilco - The Whole Love
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,080
    1. Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
    2. The Black Keys- El Camino
    3. Kasabian- Velociraptor!
    4. Peter Bjorn & John- Gimme Some
    5. The Horrors- Skying
    6. Arctic Monkeys- Suck It & See
    7. The Decemberists- The King Is Dead
    8. My Morning Jacket- Circuital
    9. The Vaccines- What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
    10. Elbow- Build a Rocket Boys!
    11. TV On The Radio- Nine Types Of Light
    12. The Strokes- Angles
    13. Yuck- Yuck
    14. Foster The People- Torches
    15. The Vines- Future Primitive
    16. Beastie Boys- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
    17. Death Cab For Cutie- Codes And Keys
    18. Radiohead- The King Of Limbs
    19. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
    20. Eddie Vedder- Ukuele Songs
    21. The Drums- Portamento
    22. The Subways- Money & Celebrity
    23. R.E.M.- Collapse Into Now
    24. The Dirtbombs- Party Store
    25. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical

    most disappointed:
    311- Universal Pulse
    The Kooks- Junk Of The Heart
    Coldplay- Mylo Xyloto
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • big mickbig mick Hull UK Posts: 773
    The Horrors - Skying
    Screaming Trees - Last Words
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Eddie Vedder- Uke songs
    MMJ- circuital
    Foo fighters- wasting light
    Bush- sea of memories

    that's all I can think of right now. need to pick up fomo by Liam Finn. Really liked what I heard at the show.
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  • solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    Busby Marou album is fantastic. Great Aussie band starting to make it big.
  • okblueduckokblueduck Posts: 427
    1/ Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    2/ The Black Keys - El Camino
    3/ My Morning Jacket - Circuital
    4/ Radiohead - King of Limbs
    5/ Wilco - The Whole Love
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Puscifer/Conditions of My Parole- my low expectations may have propelled this to the top, but it's really a great album

    MMJ/Circuital-easily my most listened to new album from this year, still love it...I've also enjoyed getting into another of their albums a bit more, chiefly At Dawn

    Wilco/The Whole Love-Haven't listened to this one a ton, but it's fantastic...also just really started digging into WIlco this year, fell in love with Yankee Foxtrot Hotel and Sky Blue Sky as well

    White Stripes/Live In Mississippi-live album from a great live band...I thought their other live album was a let down and the warts-and-all approach of this one is much more appealing.


    Some personal faves not released, compiled, or re-released in 2011
    Pink Floyd/DSOTM, Wish You Were Here- the live/demo stuff is so cool...I always find this stuff a bit of a letdown ala PJ20 soundtrack.

    2010 3rd Man Records Singles compilation-blew me away last year and it delivered again...good variety of tunes that stays pretty cohesive for all the different styles.

    Dr. Dog/Shame, Shame- probably the album I listened to most, especially lately...I urge everybody that hasn't to check these guys out, live or studio stuff...They trumped MMJ 2x, Wilco at an amazing venue and PJ20 day 2 as my favorite show of the year
  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,812
    I forgot about that Peter, Bjorn & John CD. I freaking loved that one too. They are great live also. I got to sit in on a outdoor acoustic set they were doing in Dallas
    eeriepadave wrote:
    1. Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
    2. The Black Keys- El Camino
    3. Kasabian- Velociraptor!
    4. Peter Bjorn & John- Gimme Some
    5. The Horrors- Skying
    6. Arctic Monkeys- Suck It & See
    7. The Decemberists- The King Is Dead
    8. My Morning Jacket- Circuital
    9. The Vaccines- What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
    10. Elbow- Build a Rocket Boys!
    11. TV On The Radio- Nine Types Of Light
    12. The Strokes- Angles
    13. Yuck- Yuck
    14. Foster The People- Torches
    15. The Vines- Future Primitive
    16. Beastie Boys- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
    17. Death Cab For Cutie- Codes And Keys
    18. Radiohead- The King Of Limbs
    19. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
    20. Eddie Vedder- Ukuele Songs
    21. The Drums- Portamento
    22. The Subways- Money & Celebrity
    23. R.E.M.- Collapse Into Now
    24. The Dirtbombs- Party Store
    25. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical

    most disappointed:
    311- Universal Pulse
    The Kooks- Junk Of The Heart
    Coldplay- Mylo Xyloto
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    My favorite albums of 2011 in no particular order:

    Foo Fighters- Wasting Light (actually the only one in order, as it's my favorite release of 2011)
    City and Colour- Little Hell
    Cage the Elephant- Thank You, Happy Birthday
    The Black Keys- El Camino
    Wilco- The Whole Love
    Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
    Bon Iver- Bon Iver
    Tres Mts- Three Mountains
    Dum Dum Girls- Only In Dreams
    Laura Marling- A Creature I Don't Know
    R.E.M.- Collapse Into Now
    The Decemberists- The King is Dead
    Yuck- Yuck
    Foster the People- Torches
    Adele- 21
    Portugal. The Man- In The Mountain In The Cloud
    Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs- Alone In This Together
    Dawes- Nothing Is Wrong
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Drive-By Truckers - Go-Go Boots
    Vetiver - The Errant Charm
    Ryan Adams - Ashes and Fire
    John Doe - Keeper
    The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps
    Screaming Trees - Last Words
    Male Bonding - Endless Now
    Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
    The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
    Old 97's - The Grand Theatre, Volume 2
    Booker T. Jones - The Road From Memphis
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    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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  • big mickbig mick Hull UK Posts: 773
    The Strokes album was poor - debate!
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    mh210105 wrote:
    The Strokes album was poor - debate!

    Agree.
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    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,604
    My favorites:

    Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
    MMJ: Circuital
    REM: Collapse Into Now
    Tres Mtns: 3 Mountains
    Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
    Black Keys: Minivan
    Social Distortion: Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    My top 5 or so:
    1. Circuital- MMJ
    2. Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes
    3. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming- M83
    4. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care- Explosions in the Sky
    5. Strange Mercy- St. Vincent

    and my most disappointing:
    Wasting Light- really don't understand this, I find it painfully boring
    Cage the Elephant- again, don't understand it. thought this album showed flashes of brilliance, but was cluttered in my opinion
    El Camino- extremely extremely solid album, but lacked the "oomph" that Brothers had. love Little Black Submarines though
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  • YardenYarden Posts: 820
    these are more or less the only new albums i bought this year and they were all releases i was looking forward to so not much of a list but here goes.. (no special order):

    Alela Diane - Wild Devine
    Kate Bush - Director's Cut
    Eddie Vedder - Ukelele Songs
    Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
    Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
  • Nevermind90Nevermind90 Posts: 722
    My Morning Jacket-Circuital
    Bon Iver - Bon Iver
    Radical face - The Family Tree: The Roots
    Foo Fighters - wasting light
    Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
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  • Skeleton KeySkeleton Key Posts: 130
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    Wooden Shjips - West
    A.A. Bondy - Believers
    Yuck - Yuck
    Ha Ha Tonka - Death of a Decade
    Wild Flag - Wild Flag
    Tom Waits - Bad As Me
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    Low - C'mon
    Real Estate - Days
    St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
    True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference of The Earth
    Danger Mouse - Rome
    The Decemberists - The King is Dead
    Wye Oak - Civilian
    Russian Circles - Empros
    Calexico - Selections From Road Atlas 1998-2011

    I also reserve a spot for El Camino. I haven't gotten to hear this album yet, but The Black Keys are one of my favorite bands, so I'm sure it would make this list.
  • mulva9mulva9 Posts: 417
    1. Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
    2. Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong
    3. Middle Brother - Middle Brother
    4. The Wooden Sky - City of LIght EP
    5. The Veils - Trouble of the Brain EP
    6. The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
    7. The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers
    8. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
    9. The Devil Whale - Teeth
    10. Wye Oak - Civilian
    11. Ryan Adams - Ashes and Fire
    12. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
    13. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
    14. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
    15. Rich Robinson - Through A Crooked Sun
  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    1. EV - "Ukulele Songs"
    2. The Joy Formidable - "The Big Roar"
    3. The Black Keys - "El Camino"
    4. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Vol 2.
    5. Mogwai - "Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will"
    6. Foo Fighters - "Wasting Light"
    7. The Duke Spirit - "Bruiser"
    8. Chris Cornell - "Songbook"
    9. Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs - "Alone In This Together"
    10. Rich Robinson - "Through A Crooked Sun"
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    The stereo gum list was interesting. although the only one in the top 10 i liked that i heard was the fucked up album.
    I have the bon iver album but it did not do much for me. i thought the girls first album was underwhelming and although it has no bearing on what the second album sounds like the band just did not do much for me.

    The ryan adams album being ahead of wild flag is pretty crazy to me. I loved the wild flag album and was luke warm on the adams album.

    I liked the m83 album. pretty interesting sonic journey they take you on.

    i really liked the middle brother album. They did not break any new ground but it worked for me.
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,549
    edited December 2011
    1. Screaming Trees – Last Words. Just awesome!
    2. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2. Way better than I expected it to be!
    3. The Black Keys – El Camino. This may have been my #1 if it had come out earlier.
    4. R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now. Their best album since New Adventures, easily my most played of 2011
    5. Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps. More Dulli gold.

    6. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
    7. Wilco – The Whole Love
    8. The Kills – Blood Pressures
    9. Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo
    10. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You

    11. Horrible Crowes - Elsie
    12. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
    13. Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
    14. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
    15. Tres Mts – Tres Mts
    16. Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species
    17. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
    18. J Mascis – Several Shades Of Why
    19. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
    20. Shawn Smith – Sunshine
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