The Top 25 Albums of 2005

pearljam_addiction · December 2005

Share your Picks too!!!

1) [size=+1]Bloc Party- Silent Alarm[/size]
2) Sleater Kinney- The Woods
3) John Butler Trio- Sunrise over Sea
4) And you will Know Us by The Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart
5) Thrice- Vheissu
6) Jack Johnson- In Between Dreams
7) Kings of Leon- Aha Shake HeartBreak
8) Broken Social Scene- Broken Social Scene
9) the Mars Volta- Frances the Mute
10) Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
11) ColdPlay- X&Y
12) Coheed and Cambria- Good Apollo- Im Burning Star IV
13) Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
14) AudioSlave- Out Of Exile
15) Foo Fighters- In your Honor
16) Bright Eyes- Im Wide awake, Its morning
17) Kaiser Chiefs- Employment
18) Neil Young- Prarie Wind
19) the Bravery - the Bravery
20) Armor For Sleep- What to Do when you Are Dead
21) Weezer- Make Believe
22) Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise
23) My Morning Jacket- Z
24) Mae- The Everglow
25) Augustana- All the Stars and Boulevards

Brisk. · December 2005

pearljam_addiction wrote:

Share your Picks too!!!

1) [size=+1]Bloc Party- Silent Alarm[/size]
2) Sleater Kinney- The Woods
3) John Butler Trio- Sunrise over Sea
4) And you will Know Us by The Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart
5) Thrice- Vheissu
6) Jack Johnson- In Between Dreams
7) Neil Young- Prarie Wind
8) ColdPlay- X&Y
9) the Mars Volta- Frances the Mute
10) Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
11) Broken Social Scene- Broken Social Scene
12) Coheed and Cambria- Good Apollo- Im Burning Star IV
13) Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
14) AudioSlave- Out Of Exile
15) Foo Fighters- In your Honor
16) Bright Eyes- Im Wide awake, Its morning
17) Kaiser Chiefs- Employment
18) Kings of Leon- Aha Shake HeartBreak
19) the Bravery - the Bravery
20) Armor For Sleep- What to Do when you Are Dead
21) Weezer- Make Believe
22) Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise
23) My Morning Jacket- Z
24) Mae- The Everglow
25) Augustana- All the Stars and Boulevards

dude are you kidding me ? kasier chiefs?bloc party???

meh, i cba , underground bands all the way

dirt · December 2005

Of all the 2005 releases that I bought this year, these are ones that I like best...and in no particular order -- but I hear ya on Bloc Party leading the way!

Queens of the Stone Age - Lullibies to Paralyze (love the bonus tracks you get w/ the vinyl set edition)
Opeth - Ghost Reveries (I love this one....see them live if you get the chance)
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth (NIN's best so far, IMO)
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Beck - Guero
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (probably my fav of '05 if I had to pick just one)
Sigur Rós - Takk... (seeing them in Feb. cannot wait)
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth
Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Various Artists - Six Feet Under 'Everything Ends' (a stretch, but I liked this show a lot)
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
Dandy Warhols - Odditorium... (another stretch, but there are a few good songs)

CM1847 · December 2005

New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, Bright Eyes(Wide Awake), Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, Spoon, White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, Sufjan Stevens, Audioslave(barely) are the worthy albums I can think of that came out this year.

The only ranking I'm sure is...
1) Broken Social Scene
2) New Pornographers
3) Spoon

Also the Stars album was good, but I didn't buy it so I've only heard it a few times, it would probably be up there if I had bought it.

Bloc Party is overrated, a few GREAT songs mixed in with a lot of average songs. Just my opinon though, when they are on their game they are definitely an amazing band. Would most likely end up in a top 25 if I did one, but I feel there were a lot of better albums put out this year.

Other so-so albums are DMB, Foo Fighters, Weezer, OAR.

Drifting Away · December 2005

QoTSA Lullibies to Paralyse at number one for sure
Audioslave Out of Exile
hmmmm what else was decent this year

pearlzepfan · December 2005

Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
The Wallflowers - Rebel, Sweetheart

are my 4 favorite

UpHereInMyTree500 · December 2005

1. Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
2. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
3. Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
4. End of Fashion - End of Fashion

culot4 · December 2005

Top 5

1.Beck-Guero
2.Eels-Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
3.Death Cab For Cutie-Plans
4.The Strokes-First Impressions of Earth(technically a 2006 release but I couldn't resist cheating.Absolutely superb)
5.NIN-With Teeth

Honorable Mention Wilco-Kicking Televison:Live in Chicago

Worst album of the year: 311-Don't Tread on Me... One of my most eagerly awaited albums turned out to be pure garbage.A total disappointment.The kind of bad album that taints earlier work.

Echoes · December 2005

Absolutely disgusting

mookeywrench · December 2005

Echoes wrote:

Absolutely disgusting

and yet we hear nothing from you about 'greatness'

Echoes · December 2005

well, here's is my pre-list. It isn't final and there's lots of shuffling yet to do. The only changes to the actual contents might be shuffling the Malkmus album in there in place of Low - but I'm not sure

1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
2. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
3. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
4. Christine Fellows - Paper Anniversary
5. Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Allat Született
6. Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird and The Mysterious Production Of Eggs
7. Shugo Tokumaru - L.S.T.
8. Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
9. The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday
10. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins

11. Final Fantasy - Has A Good Home
12. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
13. John Vanderslice - Pixel Revolt
14. Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
15. Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
16. Animal Collective - Feels
17. Cryptopsy - Once Was Not
18. Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die
19. Hella - Chirpin Hard
20. Broken Social Scene - s/t

21. Caribou - The Milk Of Human Kindness
22. Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
23. Sunn O))) - Black One
24. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
25. Low - The Great Destroyer

Feel free to question me on any of it, I'll answer what I can. It started from a list of 77, and I have the 52 or so that I left off. A lot of the more recognizable releases, Spoon, ...Trail Of Dead, System of A Down, Sleater-Kinney, Beck, and Jimmy Chamberlain etc were on the list of albums I considered but didn't make it. It probably sounds pretentious but I wanted to make sure I had the best representation of what was out there from this year.

pearljam_addiction · December 2005

mookeywrench wrote:

and yet we hear nothing from you about 'greatness'

my thoughts exactly

Echoes · December 2005

take a look up. 25 Albums ranging from 'very good' to 'great'

china doll · December 2005

I have heard of like 3 of those bands Echoes... I need to get out more.

Echoes · December 2005

Well, ask, and I'll be more than happy to tell.

china doll · December 2005

You can start off by explaining the number one choice... I am indeed interested.

JSBE · December 2005

Echoes wrote:

22. Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
24. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary

how are these two?

i've heard 'dead cowboy' and it is ridiculous. how is hypermagic mountain compared to their last?

i've heard good things about wolf parade too, just haven't plunked down my hard earned cash for it yet.

Echoes · December 2005

Well, Sufjan is pretty popular, a bunch of music bloggers recently listed him as the "Most Important American Music Act at the moment," and a lot of other people love him as well. He is, at heart, a folk singer/songwriter. His past albums have been more contemplative and subdued, more acoustic guitar and low-key stuff. On this album, however, he practically flaunts his uncanny knack at writing lush-sounding arrangments for multiple arrangments. Horn flourishes, string accompaniments, and more are your companions as you dicover the state of Illinois and its history with Sufjan. Character sketches and personal meditations are presented, all intertwining with the history of the state. Some of his most achingly gorgeous songs are his simple acoustic arrangements ("John Wanye Gacy Jr.", "Casimir Pulaski Day"), yet he still will pull out the electric guitar and craft a romping good song here and there (See : "The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts"). A grand album with vast scope, frightening intimacy, and excellent execution.

Sometimes the arrangements can get a little too over the top, which occassionally grates on me, and Sufjan's vocal cadence on "Decatur" really put me off at first.

edit : I probably sounded like a gushing review on the back of a book cover or something, but this album was amazing. Also, it is not a solid number 1 by any shot. The top 5 is very volatile right now

Echoes · December 2005

JSBE wrote:

how are these two?

i've heard 'dead cowboy' and it is ridiculous. how is hypermagic mountain compared to their last?

i've heard good things about wolf parade too, just haven't plunked down my hard earned cash for it yet.

I haven't actually heard Wonderful Rainbow, but if it is more of the same, I am down. It is basically around an hour of straight out riffing and pounding on the skins like there is no tomorrow. The album briefly lets up on "Infinity Farm," but keeps it pounding away for the most part. It is a blast to listen to, and I could see it being really fun to dance to. Check out "2 Morro Morro L" for a good idea of the sound.

And Wolf Parade, I honestly feel is over hyped. It really hits the mark with some fabulous pop songs, such as "Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts" and "I'll Believe in Anything."

Depending on your tolerance for anguished sounding vocals and interchanging guitar/keyboard hooks, your enjoyment of the album may vary. I know the big indie rag loves this, but honestly don't think I can include it any higher on the list

china doll · December 2005

Interesting. I am downloading a few samples...

JSBE · December 2005

Echoes wrote:

I haven't actually heard Wonderful Rainbow, but if it is more of the same, I am down. It is basically around an hour of straight out riffing and pounding on the skins like there is no tomorrow. The album briefly lets up on "Infinity Farm," but keeps it pounding away for the most part. It is a blast to listen to, and I could see it being really fun to dance to. Check out "2 Morro Morro L" for a good idea of the sound.

And Wolf Parade, I honestly feel is over hyped. It really hits the mark with some fabulous pop songs, such as "Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts" and "I'll Believe in Anything."

Depending on your tolerance for anguished sounding vocals and interchanging guitar/keyboard hooks, your enjoyment of the album may vary. I know the big indie rag loves this, but honestly don't think I can include it any higher on the list

i've only head bits and pieces of wonderful rainbow, but from what i remember it was more of the same.

i'll have to check out some samples for wolf parade before i commit. the random cd purchases have definately slowed down over the last 6 months or so...

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