Favourite Albums of 2023

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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    The Gaslight Anthem- History Books
    Jason Isbell- Weathervanes
    The National- both albums were great
    The Menzingers- Some of it Was True
    Deer Tick- Emotional Contracts
    Dave Hause- Drive it Like It's Stolen
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,684
    brianlux said:
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    The Heavy Heavy 

    I don't know them, but I like the name!
    Take a listen they are incredible how they’ve captured a 60’s vibe 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    edited December 2023
    Here's my list for 2023:

    1. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
    2. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
    3. Chris Stapleton - Higher
    4. Ben Harper - Wide Open Light
    5. Margo Price - Strays 
    6. Stephen Marley - Old Soul
    7. Glen Hansard - All That is East is West of Me Now
    8. Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond
    9. Brad - The Moment You're Born
    10. Ghost of Vroom - 3

    HM: 

    Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - What If I EP
    Galactic - Tchompitoulas EP
    Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman...
    Lukas Nelson & Promise of Real - Sticks and Stones
    The Elovaters - Endless Summer 
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  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,892
    LukinFan said:
    Here's my list for 2023:

    1. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
    2. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
    3. Chris Stapleton - Higher
    4. Ben Harper - Wide Open Light
    5. Margo Price - Strays 
    6. Stephen Marley - Old Soul
    7. Glen Hansard - All That is East is West of Me Now
    8. Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond
    9. Brad - The Moment You're Born
    10. Ghost of Vroom - 3

    HM: 

    Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - What If I EP
    Galactic - Tchompitoulas EP
    Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman...
    Lukas Nelson & Promise of Real - Sticks and Stones
    The Elovaters - Endless Summer 
    Weathervanes was my top album too. Just so good!!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    My favorite (screw your "u" and your king! ;)) are Weathervanes & Strays by Margo Price. I haven't listened to new QOTSA for some reason. The new Black Pumas seems pretty good.

    Tried the Foo Fighters & boygenius albums - on the fence about them. The Blondshell album seemed pretty good - gotta try it out again.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,970
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    My favorite (screw your "u" and your king! ;)) are...
    :lol:
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    edited December 2023
    Glen Hansard 




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  • JesseMcK
    JesseMcK Maine Posts: 67
    Stuff I Liked:
    sorry mom - babyface
    Rancid - Tomorrow Never Comes
    AJJ - Disposable Everything
    Fiddlehead - Death Is Nothing to Us
    Iggy Pop - Every Loser

    Stuff I Loved:
    Screaming Females - Desire Pathway
    wych elm - Field Crow (CHECK THESE GUYS OUT)
    Paint It Black - Famine
    Single Mothers - Roy
    Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun
    Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman
    Decent Criminal - There's More To It Than Climbing
    Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine
    Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
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  • ZoSoTim
    ZoSoTim Posts: 1,290
    Rival Sons - Darkfighter
    Rival Sons - Lightbringer
    The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
    Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
    Metallica - 72 Seasons
    Mammoth WVH - Mammoth II
    Dirty Honey - Can’t Find The Brakes
    Gov’t Mule - Peace…Like A River
    Chris Stapleton - Higher
    The Polyphonic Spree - Salvage Enterprise
    Peter Gabriel - i/o
    Dallas, TX (November 15, 2013)
    Chicago 1 (August 20, 2016)
    Chicago 2 (August 22, 2016)
    Ft. Worth 1 (September 13, 2023)
    Ft. Worth 2 (September 15, 2023)
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,558
    In no particular order:

    Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman
    Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
    Brad - In the Moment You Were Born
    Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds

    Didn’t listen as much but enjoyed:
    The Coral - Sea of Mirrors
    3rd Secret - Second 3rd Secret
    Ben Harper - Wide Open Light

    Also a bunch of non 2023 albums that I really enjoyed going back to! 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    Killer Mike -- MICHAEL
    Zach Bryan -- S/T
    ----------------------------------
    Danny Brown -- Quaranta
    Kurt Vile -- Back to Moon Beach
    The Wood Brothers -- Heart is the Hero
    QOTSA -- In Times New Roman
    Tyler Childers -- Rustin' in the Rain
    The Rolling Stones -- Hackney Diamonds
    Cat Power -- Sings Dylan
    Andre 3000 -- New Blue Sun

    *while they're not 'new' albums a chunk of De La Soul's catalog, which finally found its way to streaming services, spent a lot of time b/t my ears
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,892
    Just picked up Killer Mike the other day. Can’t wait to play it!!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    Every time I see "In Times New Roman" it reminds me of how some high level person at my last company talked negative about Times New Roman and I started putting all my emails, spreadsheets, etc. in that font. This week in "How to Get Behind in Corporate America"
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    ms bettye lavette's new one, " lavette! ", needs to be added to this list  
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    This Blondshell album is really awesome. RAWKS.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874

    The Heavy Heavy: Life and Life only (not released in ‘23 but I discovered it this year and played it more than any other new album)

    QOTSA: In Times New Roman

    Kurt Vile: back to moon beach 

    Cat Power: Sings Dylan 

    Jason Isbell: Weathervanes

  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,892
    edited January 2024
    mfc2006 said:
    In no particular order....

    Ben Harper - Wide Open Light
    Brad - In The Moment That You're Born
    National - Laugh Track
    National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
    Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
    QOTSA - In Times New Roman
    Glen Hansard - All That was East is West of me now
    Boygenius - The Record
    Deaf Charlie - Catastrophic Metamorphic
    Cat Power - Sings Dylan
    Jenny Lewis - Joy All
    Manchester Orchestra - The Valley Of Vision
    Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
    Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond 
    Wilco - Cousin
    Spoon - Memory Dust
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse
    Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain
    Listening to the Manchester Orchestra album now. Sounds awesome. 

    Also picked up Boygenius on Boxing Day and after my second listen, really like it. 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,684
    pledgeagrievance said:

    The Heavy Heavy: Life and Life only (not released in ‘23 but I discovered it this year and played it more than any other new album)

    QOTSA: In Times New Roman

    Kurt Vile: back to moon beach 

    Cat Power: Sings Dylan 

    Jason Isbell: Weathervanes

    Agreed on The Heavy Heavy I couldn’t get enough of this album! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,249
    lexicondevil said:
    This is tough. I listened to a lot of music this year and every year. Problem is that a lot of artists I dig released new albums that were just okay. Here are some that I genuinely listen to regularly.

    Gaslight Anthem - History Books
    Brad - In the Moment
    The National - both new ones
    Obituary - Dying of Everything

    Maybe there are others that I am forgetting, but I've mostly been listening to older albums.

    I am going to have to add two stylistically different albums to my list.
    1. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
    Interesting combination of different metal sub-genres that all work together.
    2. Gabe Lee - Drink the River
    Really great Americana folkiness. This guy should be more known.
    1991- Hollywood Palladium, California with Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains -RIP Magazine Show Oct. 6th
    1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, California
    Nothing since then. I suck.
    2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
    2022- Oakland Night 2
    2024 Sacramento, CA

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