Welcome back (both bloggers and the PC) and happy new year! Now that the retail hell has subsided and work hours have returned to manageable levels, let's get back to rockin'. The topic allows some flexibility so as to not have everyone listing the same shit (and to avoid a complete year-end cliche), so if you also discovered a sweet album last year, it too is fair game.
Top 5 Albums of (or discovered in) 2005
- Stereophonics - Language, Sex, Violence, Other? A recent discovery on the rock front, the Stereophonics came to my attention during the Live8 concerts. Seeing them perform Dakota in front of 10s of thousands of people gave me one of my live chills of the year, and that was just over webcast! See my 'Concert Regrets' listing for another not-so-great Stereophonics reference.
- Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There to Come Back. A fine companion piece to the aforementioned album.
- White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan. This is on many a year-end list this year, and with very good reason - the Stripes add piano and marimba into the mix!
- John Mayer Trio - Try! John has strapped on a pair of brass balls and tapped into the spirit of Stevie Ray on this scorching/sweet live release. It also doesn't hurt to have 2 session giants as your rhythmic backbone. This one hasn't left the car yet.
- Gary Jules - Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets. Some of my friends didn't get quite as excited over this guy as i did, but you can't beat it for a modern day, Paul Simonesque ode to La-La Land.
Honourable Mentions - Neil Diamond - 12 Songs; Ryan Adams - Cold Roses; anything by Brian Jonestown Massacre (courtesy of the Dig! exposure).
Posted by scotty at January 03, 2006 12:13 PM
Again living in the void, I had to rely on my favs releasing albums
1. PJ Tour 2005...thanks Scotty!
2. Beck - Kick ass sound!
3. Neil Young - love reading w/this in da background
4. Audioslave - staple European hiway drive album
5. System of a Down - great pre-bar album to suck in as much metal as possible before having to listen to Euro pop/techno at any cafe or bar in Europe!
and since i missed this one...
1- Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
2- White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
3- Modest Mouse - Good News....
4- Jason Mraz - Tonight, Not Again Live
5- Perishers - Let There Be Morning
Runners- Gillian Welch,Soul Journey - Bright Eyes,Lifted... - Coldplay,X&Y - Will Johnson,Vultures Await - Ray LaMontagne,Trouble
Posted by: meg on January 11, 2006 10:39 AMyou know how i know you're gay? you like coldplay.
Posted by: scotty on January 7, 2006 10:29 AMif i wanted to hear an SRV album, i'd play "Say What?" if i wanted to hear some chump pretend to have as much soul as SRV, i'd throw John Mayer on, and if i wanted to listen to an album with a dozen influences to pick out, listen for, and appriciate , i'd throw Cold Roses on! mmmmm cold roses
brass balls my ass!
1. cold roses -including jacksonville city nights and 29, they all seem to go together
2. van lear rose
3. X and Y
4. Bob Dylan - i really can't explain my obsession with him, but it feels so good
5. Strokes - first impressions - maybe a week late, but i'm adding them anyway!!
In more wayz than one that 2006 stands the year of Neil(my blind dates name was Neil-get a load of that!!:))
Nicely done Captain with your 12 songs..I had on my list but changed to Wilco.beautiful.The Boss's new cd also comes w\a sweet dvd eh!
xx
1. Neil Diamond-12 Songs--easily the best album of the year
2. Ryan Adams-Jacksonville City Nights--one of three albums this year
3. White Stripes-Get Behind Me Satan
4. The Rolling Stones-A Bigger Bang--those old fuckers can still write a great album
5. The Boss-Devils and Dust--Boss.
Fuck the "Discovered" shit, the flat out best disks of 2005 are as follows....
1. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
2. DMB -Stand Up
3. Coldplay - X & Y
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
5. Audioslave - Out of Exile
Honourable Mention.... Bedouin Soundclash - sounding a Moasic
Posted by: the bri man on January 5, 2006 04:46 PM2006 - The year of Neil!
Posted by: Pauls on January 5, 2006 01:04 PMDo me a favour and check out the band "Turn off the stars"-kinda reminds me of beautiful girls-youll love i promise!!xomuah!xo
Posted by: Batman on January 4, 2006 07:44 PMHa!Ha!Too funny I was in Mississauga for New Years and about 15 mins after the confetti fell we went out for a smoke but first stopped in to see the 'older' crowds party(we were at some big hall)and prior to this during dinner my blind date and I were discussing Neil Diamond...as we walked in they were ballroom dancing to "Sweet Caroline":)Song of the year apparently!xoxo
Posted by: Batman on January 4, 2006 07:36 PM1. eMOTIVe-A perfect circle
2. Mezmerize-System of a Down
3. In between dreams-Jack Johnson
4. Get behind me satan-The White Stripes
5. This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In-Chevelle
If Rosa makes fun of this list, it's fuckin' on!!!!
Posted by: Powerfog on January 4, 2006 03:03 PM1. The Bravery - debut album...if you in anyway like 80's music...you'll love the Bravery.
2. The Killers - Hot Fuss...the Killers would appeare to have modeled themselves after Duran Duran. Watch a Killers video and it's like watching a short film (a la Duran Duran).
3. The Arcade Fire - Funeral...awesome music and they are Canadian!
4. Air - Moon Safari...not released in 2005 but I just recently discovered it. The joys of having an iPod. :)
5. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have it So Much...their second release and even better than the first. Love those Scottish rockers! :)
Hope you all had a kick ass New Years...my number 1 song for 2006...Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. The song was played just after midnight and made my New Year! 2006 is going to be an awesome year!
Cheers!!
check out the big brain on brad! sweet list, man, and welcome. also kudos to wuss rock vagina, or in some cases, acoustic vagina. man, the evolution of that nickname!!
Posted by: scotty on January 4, 2006 08:27 AM1. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
2. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3. System of a Down - Mesmerize
4. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
5. James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion
I discovered so much new music in 2005 that to include it in my year-end wrap up would be an exercise in recollection so big that I'm just not willing to attempt it.
(Full top ten with descriptions: http://www.theshithaus.com/blog/18 )
Posted by: Brad Dixon on January 3, 2006 11:26 PMThis is a toughy seeing as Im not a 'new age' fan-but here goes...
1-Robert Plant & the strange sensation(obviously)
2-The beautiful Girls-were already gone(curtesy of Creepy Rob!!)
3-The Trews- Den Of Thieves
4-Ryan Adams-Cold Roses
5-Wilco-kicking television live in Chicago
**Dont forget to toast a drink to the man of the hour this coming Monday(Jan 9th)Mr.Jimmy Page**I'll be out in full swing either Saturday or Sunday in his honour for anyone wanting 2 join...
I'm scared that my top 5 will edge me closer to "wuss rock vagina" than "metal vagina", but here goes....(and somewhat noteworthy that 4 out of the 5 are Canadian releases)
1. Hot Hot Heat, Elevator: Catchy shit simple as that
2. City and Colour, Sometimes: The dude from Alexisonfire who can actually sing writes some killer mellow acoustic tracks
3. Tegan and Sara, So Jealous: I'm utterly embarrased that I love the new album from these feminazis so much
4. System of a Down, Mezmerize: The soundtrack to my workout for 6 months
5. Weakerthans, Left and Leaving: Gerg turned me on to these guys, not a 2005 release, but newly discovered for me, and this cd rules