Best album of 2018

drakeheuer14
drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
in Other Music
Pretty simple, what was your favorite album release this year? 

Forgive me if you are still waiting on an album to drop in December. None came to my mind so I decided to start it. 

My album of the year has to be Attention Attention by Shinedown. I think Brent Smith has one of the best voices in rock and music in general. I can listen through this album (and many of theirs) from beginning to end with ease. 
Pittsburgh 2013
Cincinnati 2014
Greenville 2016
(Raleigh 2016)
Columbia 2016
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Probably Sleepwalkers by Brian Fallon or Even Machines by David Allan Isakov. Amanda Shires, Matt Nathanson, John Prine, and Andrew Combs (EP).
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,630
    Probably Soccer Mommy - Clean
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,891
    Amen Dunes-Freedom (tracks 8-11 are unbelievable)
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,963
    edited February 2019
    1) Ben Harper - No Mercy In This Land
    2) Ziggy Marley - Rebellion Rises
    3) Clutch - Book Of Bad Decisions
    4) Mudhoney - Digital Garbage
    5) Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog
    6) Public Service Broadcasting - White Star Liner
    7) Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots
    8) Glen Hansard - Between Two Shores
    9) Mark Lanegan - With Animals
    10) Xavier Rudd - Storm Boy
    11) The Noise Figures - Telepath
    12) Allison Crowe - Welcome To Us Acts 1 & 2
    13) Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You
    14) Cat Power - Wanderer
    15) Mason Jennings - Songs From When We Met
    16) Jake Shimabukuro - The Greatest Day
    17) Madeleine Peyroux - Anthem
    18) Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells
    19) Thunderpussy - Thunderpussy
    20) Cypress Hill - Elephants On Acid
    21) DeVotchKa - This Night Falls Forever
    22) Thievery Corporation - Treasures From The Temple
    23) Florence + The Machine - High As Hope
    24) The Smashing Pumpkins - Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
    25) Muse - Simulation Theory
    26) Jack White - Boarding House Reach
    27) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creature
    28) The Prodigy - No Tourists
    29) Moby - Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt
    30) Belle & Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems
    31) Sophie Hunger - Molecules
    32) Neil & Liam Finn - Lightsleeper
    Post edited by Pap on
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  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,751
    edited November 2018
    Cody Jinks - Lifers
    American Aquarium - Things Change
    Whitey Morgan - Hard Times and White Lines
    The Record Company - All of This Life
    Post edited by Attaway77 on
    1998 Dallas (7/5) 2006 San Fran (7/15,7/16) 2009 San Fran (8/28) 2010 Bristow (5/13) NY (5/21) 2011 Alpine Valley (9/3,9/4)
    2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
    2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
    2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
    E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
    Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby


  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    John Butler Trio- Home

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,801
    pljam said:
    John Butler Trio- Home

    Beat me to it!

    I’ll put together a list eventually, but for now I just wanted to say that ‘Home’ is a fantastic record! I cannot stop playing it.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    Same here
    It is an amazing album
    The percussion is perfect and lyrically very impressive and the guitar work , well it's JB what more can you say
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Jim James - Uniform Distortion
    Jim James - Uniform Clarity 
  • karl_chihiro
    karl_chihiro Posts: 449
    Rainier Fog- Alice In Chains.

    26/ 05/ 00 -Velodomo Anoeta -San Sebastián.
    02/ 09/ 06 -Azkena Rock Festival- Vitoria -Gasteiz.
    09/ 07/ 10 - BBK live -Bilbao.
    10/ 07/ 18 -Palau Sant jordi -Barcelona.




  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,751
    karl_chihiro said:
    Rainier Fog- Alice In Chains.

    Yep... I definitely jumped the gun on this without looking back. Ignore my previous post, a lot of great albums put out this year..
    1998 Dallas (7/5) 2006 San Fran (7/15,7/16) 2009 San Fran (8/28) 2010 Bristow (5/13) NY (5/21) 2011 Alpine Valley (9/3,9/4)
    2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
    2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
    2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
    E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
    Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby


  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,630
    Interesting. I thought this year was just OK for records. Probably because last year was so great. 

  • Deadman
    Deadman Posts: 795
    Although so many great records this year, nothing beats GHOST - Prequelle.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    I need to put my list together
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    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,630
    I think this is my list for the year.

    1. Soccer Mommy - Clean
    2. Aphex Twin - Collapse EP
    3. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
    4. Snail Mail - Lush
    5. The Good The Bad and the Queen - Merrie Land
    6. Oh Sees - Smote Reverser
    7. Yuno - Moodie EP
    8. Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt 
    9. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
    10. Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin

    I wasn't sure if the Kendrick Lamar curated Black Panther album is an album per say, so I left it off. It would probably be my #2 if it is
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    My favorite 2018 record thus far is J Mascis, Elastic Days
    Runner up is Juliana Hatfield,  Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Dispatch - Location 13
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    edited November 2018
    I was just thinking about this the other day. My absolute number 1 is  - 

    Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I forgive You. This album has been on high rotation since I first got it and has never gotten old. Love every note on it. Just wish she tour Australia sometime

    Other's that make up a top ten are - 

    Middle Kids - Lost Friends 
    Gang of Youths - Unplugged
    Matt Corby - Rainbow Valley
    Midnight Oil - Arminstance Day: Live at the Domain 
    City and Colour - Guide me Back Home
    King Princess - Make my Bed
    Camp Cope - How to Socialise and Make Friends
    Oddette - To a Strander
    Powderfinger - Internationalist 20 Year anniversary release

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  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    These are my Top Ten albums of 2018:


    #1 Big Red Machine


    #2 Uniform Distortion - Jim James


    #3 The Magpie Salute - High Water 1


    #4 Carl Broemel - Wished Out


    #5 The Breeders - All Nerve


    #6 Glen Hansard - Between Two Shores


    #7 Prince - Piano & A Microphone 1983


    #8 Interpol - Marauder


    #9 Jack White - Boarding House Reach


    #10 Minus The Bear - Fair Enough



    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    like most recent years i bot about 15-20 new cds this year
    john butler wins

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