Favorite Album Purchases Made during 2007??

glasshouse
glasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited October 2007 in Other Music
i actually keep book of every album/DVD i purchase since it's quite the expenditure for me. from Jan'07 to this very day (19/10/07) i've purchased 67 albums.

i've just had a glance at my list and, could more or less pick with certainty, 22 albums totally worth the benjamins. so without any further delay:

tv on the radio ~ return to cookie mountain
bob dylan ~ highway 61 revisited
bob dylan ~ bringing it all back home
bob dylan ~ don't look back DVD
mastodon ~ blood mountain
mastodon ~ leviathan
led zeppelin ~ 2disk DVD (royal albert hall performance)
led zeppelin ~ III
arvo part ~ a tribute
chris cameleon ~ volkleur DVD
the beatles ~ 1962/1966
the velvet underground ~ nico
7 worlds collide DVD: neil finn & friends
arcade fire ~ funeral
pearl jam ~ the Gorge box set
pearl jam ~ immagine in cronice DVD
Eddie Vedder ~ into the wild
nick cave & the bad seeds ~ the beat of...
nick cave & the bad seds ~ abbattoir blues tour DVD
neil young ~ on the beach
tom waits ~ bone machine
dinosaur jr ~ beyond

anyone else keeping book of their purchases?
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    white stripes- Icky thump
    The Traveling wilburys re -issues (finally nice to have a real copy of volume 3 and the dvd).
    Radiohead- In rainbows
    The Toadies- ROCK SHOW (Their live 2007 Dallas show from st. patricks day of this year.
    Eddie Vedder- "into the wild" soundtrack
    Tom petty- running down a dream (there is a 4 disc version with a 9 song audio cd, not sure about the other version that is not 4 disc.

    I think that's all the albums I've got this year so far. I need to pick up Joe Bonamassa's "slow gin" album. haven't had a chance to get that one yet.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    My Favorite new albums of 2007 are . . . .
    1. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
    2. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
    3. QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
    4. TI vs. T.I.P
    5. Into The Wild
    NERDS!
  • Angus
    Angus Posts: 376
    Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
    *****
    00: 7/2 (cancelled...)
    05: 9/11,9/12,9/13,9/15,9/16,9/19
    06: 8/23,8/30, 9/9, 9/11
    07: 6/26, 6/29
    *****
  • chimpat
    chimpat Posts: 590
    Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
    Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
    Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger
    Ed Ved - Into the Wild
    Radiohead - In Rainbows
    Bruce Springsteen - Magic
    Kanye West- Graduation * (this is probably my favorite, just a great album)
    "This is about as perfect a crowd as you can get. I hate to placate, I ain't placating...." - EV, 9/29/96


  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Young Modern- Silverchair
    Magic- Bruce Springsteen
    In Rainbows- Radiohead
    Easy Tiger- Ryan Adams
    Make Another World- Idlewild
    Into The Wild- Eddie Vedder
    Neon Bible- The Arcade Fire
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,218
    Into the Wild CD
    Minus the Bear - Ice Planet CD

    PJ Italy DVD
    My Morniing Jacket DVD
    Mason Jennings DVD
    Ted Leo DVD
    Mike Watt/Minutemen DVD
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • soclose
    soclose Posts: 629
    This was the biggest music-purchasing year of my life so far. I just did a quick estimate, and I think I've made about 45 purchases, including a few vinyl LP's. That's a bit overwhelming to see in print!

    Some Favorite 2007 releases:
    The National - Boxer
    Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
    Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
    The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
    Son Volt - The Search
    Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (listening to this right now)

    A few "What took me so long" albums:
    The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass, Hollywood Town Hall
    Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South (just got this one about a week ago, but LOVING it)
    Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
  • lisam
    lisam Posts: 75
    John Butler trio - Grand national
    Marilyn Manson - Eat me, drink me
    Ben Harper & the Innocent criminals - Lifeline
    White Stripes - icky thump
    Shot me with your funk gun
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    glasshouse wrote:
    from Jan'07 to this very day (19/10/07) i've purchased 67 albums.

    holy shit. i feel less bad now ;)

    i can only speak to my fav releases of this year:

    1. modest mouse- we were dead before the ship even sank
    2. kings of leon- because of the times
    3. bright eyes- cassadaga
    4. silverchair- young modern
    5. polyphonic spree- fragile army
    6. kanye west- graduation
  • NYbenben
    NYbenben Posts: 1,020
    SIXX A.M.- The Heroin Diaries...

    Nilkki Sixx from Motley Crue project.. it is a soundtrack to his recent book of the same title.

    THIS ALBUM ROCKS!!
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    1) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
    2) Feist - the Reminder
    3) Radiohead - In Rainbows
    4) The National - Boxer
    5) Handsome Furs - Plague Park
    6) Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
    7) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
    8) Kevin Drew - Broken Social Scene Presents: Spirit If....
    9) Interpol - Our Love To Admire
    10) Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
    11) Apostle Of Hustle - National Anthem Of Nowhere
    12) the New Pornographers - Challengers
    13) Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
    14) Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
    15) Dinosaur jr. - Beyond
    16) Editors - An End Has A Start
    17) Menomena - Friend And Foe
    18) Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
    19) Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
    20) Tegan and Sara - The Con
    21) Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up
    22) Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
    23) Panda Bear - Person Pitch
    24) Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
    25) Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
    26) Frog Eyes - Tears Of The Valedictorian
    27) the Shins - Wincing the Night Away
    28) Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild
    29) Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
    30) Tomahawk - Anonymous

    B-Sides, Re-issues, Live

    30) Sonic Youth - The Destroyed Room
    31) Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)....the cover of the Beatles - Within You Without You is freakin INCREDIBLE
    31) Metric - Grow Up And Blow Away
    32) Neil Young - Live at Massy Hall

    Non 2007 Releases

    The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts
    New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
    Slowdive - Pygmalion
    Fred Frith - Clearing
    John Fahey - Days Have Gone By
    Can - Tago Mago
    Faust - Faust/Faust So Far
    Jim O'Rourke - Eureka
    Captain Beefheart - Shiny Beast
    Cat Power - the Greatest
    Estradasphere - Palace Of Mirrors
    Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,655
    Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder
    Grindhouse - Death Proof soundtrack
    We Were Dead Before the Ship Ever Sank - Modest Mouse
    Icky Thumb - White Stripes
    Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Jason Isbel~"Sirens of the Ditch"
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    All of Two Gallants albums
    Eddie

    that's it
    SLC 11/2/95, Park City 6/21/98, Boise 11/3/00, Seattle 12/9/02, Vancouver 5/30/03, Gorge 9/1/05, Vancouver 9/2/05, Gorge 7/22/06, Gorge 7/23/06, Camden I 6/19/08, MSG I 6/24/08, MSG II 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08, Mansfield II 6/30/08; Eddie Albany 6/8/09, 6/9/09; Philly 10/30/09, 10/31/09; Boston 5/17/10
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  • Snake
    Snake Posts: 2,605
    Bob Dylan Unpluggen in New York (CD and DVD)
    Sweet Oblivion - Screaming Trees
    Live at the Garden - PJ (DVD duh)
    Rearviewmirror - PJ
    Avocado - PJ (alittle late I know)
    Nirvana - Nirvana
    Wild Blue Angel - Jimi hendrix (DVD)
    Expirience Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix
    The last expirience - Jimi Hendrix
    Live! - Bob Marley
    The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Bonus Tracks) - RHCP
    The Definitive Collection - John Lee Hooker

    Then if you count parts of albums I bought on iTunes

    Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
    Hard Rain - Bob Dylan (this one kicks ass!)
    John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan
    Live at Lollapalooza 2007 - PJ
    MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
    From the Muddy Banks of the Wishka - Nirvana
    In Utero - Nirvana
    The Best of Goldfinger - Goldfinger
    RHCP Greatest hits - RHCP
    Straight Outta Lynwood - Wierd Al
    Off the Deep End - Wierd Al
    Scatman John (I know this one might be wierd lol)
    Flower - EP - Soundgarden
    Temple of The Dog - TOTD
    Uprising (bonus tracks) - Bob Marley
    Babylon By Bus (live) - Bob Marley
    Live At The Roxy - Bob Marley
    Funkny Kingston - Toots & The Maytals
    Fight For Your Mind - Ben Harper
    Lost Dogs - PJ
    One More Car One More Rider - Eric Clapton
    Attack of the killer B's - Anthrax
    Uncle Anesthesia - Screaming Trees
    Ocean Of Confusion - Screaming Trees

    Thank God For iTunes, otherwise I wouldnt be able to buy half this stuff. lol
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