...and your fav album of '06 so far is......

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  • dCowboyPJ
    dCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Pearl Jam- Pearl Jam
    RHCP- Stadium Arcadium
    Sam Roberts- Chemical City
    Godsmack- IV
  • chrisopalooza
    chrisopalooza Posts: 347
    hands down

    UNDER A BILLION SONS -- Mudhoney
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Echoes wrote:
    all so lame

    Destroyer - Rubies

    look out guys... it's the way-cooler-than-you indie rock fan. he's rocking to bands you've never HEARD of. if your album sells more than 1000 copies, you're obviously pop trash and he wont listen to you so you better make sure your music is unlistenable!

    get over yourself dude. you remind me of my punk ass roomate from college and he need to have that stick removed from his egotistic arsehole too.

    my fav album this year? pearl jam. built to spill was ok but not what i'd hoped for.
  • Jammin909
    Jammin909 Posts: 888
    Thursday - City by the Light Divided
    Flaming Lips - War with the Mystics
    PJ - PJ
    PJ - every bootleg
    The less you know, the more you believe.
  • Housing Jim
    Housing Jim Posts: 644
    Pearl Jam is kind of a given....it's a cracking record and deserves to be album of the year.

    others that I've liked this year are:

    Arctic Monkeys - Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

    Mogwai - Mr Beast

    Hundred Reasons - Kill Your Own

    and Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
    A democracy on paper, apparently well ordered, regularly subverted by irrational chaos.

    Manchester - 4/6/2000
    London - 20/4/2006
    Dublin - 23/8/2006
    London - 18/6/2007
    New York City - 24/6/2008
    New York City - 25/6/2008 - we will be "what is up" New York
    Manchester - 18/8/2009
    Manchester - 20/6/2012
    Leeds - 6/7/2014
    London - 18/6/2018
  • Scratchin a Letter
    Scratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    At war with Mystics
    1000 Days
    Wolfmother
    ...and not implying any bias at all, PJ is head and shoulders above 'em!
  • hodge
    hodge Posts: 519
    10,000 days
    ..and you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    soulsinging wrote:
    look out guys... it's the way-cooler-than-you indie rock fan. he's rocking to bands you've never HEARD of. if your album sells more than 1000 copies, you're obviously pop trash and he wont listen to you so you better make sure your music is unlistenable!

    echoes has good taste in music, so sorry if you don't know any of the tons of awesome bands that are outside of your commercial 'alternative rock' fm station...

    pearl jam, chili peppers and tool won't be in my top 10 come the end of the year. maybe tool will be, but they are all good albums, just not really my main thing anymore.
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    soulsinging wrote:
    look out guys... it's the way-cooler-than-you indie rock fan. he's rocking to bands you've never HEARD of. if your album sells more than 1000 copies, you're obviously pop trash and he wont listen to you so you better make sure your music is unlistenable!

    I'm sure Destoyer has sold more than 1000 copies, and I still like them. I'm sorry that just because I don't think any of the new releases by the radio darlings aren't any good (although some of them have some good tracks) it makes me the cooler than you indie rock fan. Indie is pretty much just as mainstream as any other rock and roll out there, and to think that all the bands are playing in tiny dank clubs and selling hundreds of copies alone is a fallacy. True, they may not be making loads of money and they may not be headlining festivals and they may not be playing arena shows, but they are hardly "unknowns." There is a rapidly increasing fanbase and set of people who are educating them selves, for better or for worse, about what alternatives there are to top 40 acts like the chili peppers, tool, and pearl jam (and of late, the white stripes/wolfmother).

    I don't consider myself a holier than thou indie wank simply because I know there are tens of thousands of them across the world. I don't think very many of the bands I listen to are "true unknowns" in the sense that no one knows of them. That is just how I feel, but maybe I'm wrong. Basically, Labelling someone as an indie prat because we listen to bands you haven't heard of, and are disliking albums you are liking. To speak the very truth, I hate a band or an album because it sucks, not because it is popular. If it is good, I'll like it, no matter how popular it is, examples being stuff like the Arcade Fire and Wilco and Pavement, and Radiohead. And the first half of Tool's career.

    As for the "all so lame"? I guess I was just expressing an unhapiness with everyone's willingness to stick with what they know, especially given so much choice these day. There have been tonnes of great albums out this year, and still every post (almost exclusively) contains tool/pearl jam/rhcp/wolfmother. Maybe some of these people listen to lots of music and honestly choose to prefer these albums. I don't begrudge them that. I have a sneaking suspicion that these albums are on there because they are the only albums these people know about/have listened to this year, and I honestly think that is pretty lame. Maybe that makes me a snob, I don't know. I like to give everything a shot, and I wish other people would to. I listened to the Tool album a good 5 times to see if I missed anything when it didn't do anything for me the first time (turns out I didn't really). I don't know why I care so much about what other people listen to, maybe I don't, and maybe I just think it is lame that they are limiting themselves, and that's why I said that. Sorry if I'm a prick for saying what I'm thinking out loud.

    On the other ahnd, I KNOW I'm a major prick for writing this much crap on really nothing at all. Sorry to anyone who read it. Hope it made some time of sense


    and thanks for the vote of confidence JSBE, probably the first to say something along those lines. I appreciate it.
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  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    Echoes wrote:
    I'm sure Destoyer has sold more than 1000 copies, and I still like them. I'm sorry that just because I don't think any of the new releases by the radio darlings aren't any good (although some of them have some good tracks) it makes me the cooler than you indie rock fan. Indie is pretty much just as mainstream as any other rock and roll out there, and to think that all the bands are playing in tiny dank clubs and selling hundreds of copies alone is a fallacy. True, they may not be making loads of money and they may not be headlining festivals and they may not be playing arena shows, but they are hardly "unknowns." There is a rapidly increasing fanbase and set of people who are educating them selves, for better or for worse, about what alternatives there are to top 40 acts like the chili peppers, tool, and pearl jam (and of late, the white stripes/wolfmother).

    I don't consider myself a holier than thou indie wank simply because I know there are tens of thousands of them across the world. I don't think very many of the bands I listen to are "true unknowns" in the sense that no one knows of them. That is just how I feel, but maybe I'm wrong. Basically, Labelling someone as an indie prat because we listen to bands you haven't heard of, and are disliking albums you are liking. To speak the very truth, I hate a band or an album because it sucks, not because it is popular. If it is good, I'll like it, no matter how popular it is, examples being stuff like the Arcade Fire and Wilco and Pavement, and Radiohead. And the first half of Tool's career.

    As for the "all so lame"? I guess I was just expressing an unhapiness with everyone's willingness to stick with what they know, especially given so much choice these day. There have been tonnes of great albums out this year, and still every post (almost exclusively) contains tool/pearl jam/rhcp/wolfmother. Maybe some of these people listen to lots of music and honestly choose to prefer these albums. I don't begrudge them that. I have a sneaking suspicion that these albums are on there because they are the only albums these people know about/have listened to this year, and I honestly think that is pretty lame. Maybe that makes me a snob, I don't know. I like to give everything a shot, and I wish other people would to. I listened to the Tool album a good 5 times to see if I missed anything when it didn't do anything for me the first time (turns out I didn't really). I don't know why I care so much about what other people listen to, maybe I don't, and maybe I just think it is lame that they are limiting themselves, and that's why I said that. Sorry if I'm a prick for saying what I'm thinking out loud.

    On the other ahnd, I KNOW I'm a major prick for writing this much crap on really nothing at all. Sorry to anyone who read it. Hope it made some time of sense


    and thanks for the vote of confidence JSBE, probably the first to say something along those lines. I appreciate it.

    I dont know any indie elitist that likes the Arcade Fire, Wilco, and RADIOHEAD especially.

    I thought it was cool to hate those bands.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    StoneG82 wrote:
    I dont know any indie elitist that likes the Arcade Fire, Wilco, and RADIOHEAD especially.

    I thought it was cool to hate those bands.

    well, HTTT had a lot of down moments but the previous 4 were all pretty sweet, if you ask me.

    I think it is cool to hate on any band pfork gives greater than an 8.5, and this goes for both indie elitists and mainstream superheroes
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  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    Echoes wrote:
    well, HTTT had a lot of down moments but the previous 4 were all pretty sweet, if you ask me.

    I think it is cool to hate on any band pfork gives greater than an 8.5, and this goes for both indie elitists and mainstream superheroes

    I'm somewhat of a pitchfork hater myself, actually....but they have been right on with a few records, like the band of horses thing and giving I See a Darkness a 10.

    the new pearl jam was definitely deserving of more than a 5.5, though.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • illfated
    illfated Posts: 65
    tool - 10000days

    tie for second is...

    Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
    Ministry - Rio Grande Blood - June9th baby...Ottawa
  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    StoneG82 wrote:
    I'm somewhat of a pitchfork hater myself, actually....but they have been right on with a few records, like the band of horses thing and giving I See a Darkness a 10.

    the new pearl jam was definitely deserving of more than a 5.5, though.

    5.5 sat about right with me, but I know lots of people (especially around here holy shit) that will disagree with every single major album rating they've given out lately. I disagree with a lot of their stuff, namely BtS getting a low 6 or whatever. I still think that is a great album.

    If they give an album a 10, they are usually pretty on the money, I haven't seen many shitty albums get a perfect score. If they give something a 9 or high 8 they are usually on it, but you really have to take it with a grain of salt because sometimes they give average albums phenomenal marks for some reason which is beyond me.

    I think the buig problem most people have is that they rate their favourite albums too low, at which point I say fuck 'em, I don't need a music reviews site's validation to like music. So I don't harbour any huge amount of hate towards them, but neither do I really follow what they say that much. All my favourite albums this year I had my paws on before pitchfork could rate them, anyways.

    They are a hitmaker in the indie world, though. Especially in some of the downlaoding communities
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  • StoneG82
    StoneG82 Posts: 806
    that rating of the new BTS record was a travesty.

    It's definitely one of my favorites (if not my favorite right now) of 2006.
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    Echoes wrote:
    To speak the very truth, I hate a band or an album because it sucks, not because it is popular. If it is good, I'll like it, no matter how popular it is.....I don't know why I care so much about what other people listen to, maybe I don't, and maybe I just think it is lame that they are limiting themselves, and that's why I said that. Sorry if I'm a prick for saying what I'm thinking out loud.

    echoes, i've seen enough of your posts to be pretty damn sure i was going to see you post something to the effect of what you posted.

    to put it very simplistic, almost forrest gumpish - i like the music i like and don't like what i don't. i'll give anything a listen -more on the free samples or mp3s as opposed to the straight - out blind buy these days due to the combination of getting 'burned' too many times / bills and expenses.

    i used to be a so-called indie snob if you will, but it was something i grew out of.

    as for pitchfork - their ratings are so formulaic i can literally guess within a few tenths of a point as to what they will give any album. you know they were not going to give pearl jam a 9 or tool an 8.5 so i really don't know why people are shocked (unless they were just introduced to pitchfork or think the musical universe revolves around pearl jam, which a lot here do). if they give an album something really high (ie - 8.5+) i will check it out, but most of the stuff they trump isn't my thing.
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    Echoes wrote:
    I think the big problem most people have is that they rate their favourite albums too low, at which point I say fuck 'em, I don't need a music reviews site's validation to like music.

    bingo.

    stupid ten characters.
  • kintoc
    kintoc Posts: 9
    This is my first post, ever, but in my opinion...

    Pearl Jam's new album is right up there...

    But for those who haven't got Wolfmother's album you be mad not to give it a go, great album and gets you going...

    A few people have said 10,000 days, I was actually a little dissapointed... Lateralus was awesome and I have found 10,000 days a long way off...

    Strokes is cool....

    Either way, play count for Pearl Jam album in iTunes is up to 60...
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    but the Raconteurs record is going to be amazing.

    yes I'm eagerly awaiting that as well. its tomorrow!!!

    in answer to the original question,

    Pearl Jam
    Living With War
    Stadium Arcadium
    honorable mention to Springsteen, Seeger sessions.
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    apart from Pearl Jam

    go with The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High
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