Top Albums of 2006

menomena · Post by **menomena** » 12/19/2006, 1:35 am

Here's the page where you list your favorite albums of the past year. I will start off by listing my top 50. Feel free to comment on the list or add your own. Good times, right?

50. Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice – Gypsy Freedom
49. The Walkmen – A Hundred Miles Off
48. Morrissey – Ringleader of the Tormentors
47. Fiery Furnaces – Bitter Tea
46. Yo La Tengo – I am not Afraid of You, and I Will Beat Your Ass
45. Mountain Goats – Get Lonely
44. Gothic Archies – The Tragic Treasury
43. Jesu – Silver
42. Howe Gelb – 'Sno Angel Like You
41. Liars – Drum's Not Dead
40. Danielson - Ships
39. Figurines – Skeleton
38. Tapes 'n Tapes – The Loon
37. Stephin Merritt – Show Tunes
36. Mew – And The Glass-Handed Kites
35. Lindstrom – It's a Feedelity Affair
34. Scott Walker – The Drift
33. Final Fantasy – He Poos Clouds
32. Guillemots – Through the Windowpane
31. Malajube – Trompe L'oeil
30. Junior Boys – So This is Goodbye
29. Beach House – Beach House
28. The Knife – Silent Shout
27. Califone – Roots and Crowns
26. Camera Obscura – Let's Get Out of This Country
25. Built To Spill – You In Reverse
24. Cat Power – The Greatest
23. Annuals – Be He Me
22. Sunset Rubdown – Shut Up I Am Dreaming
21. Television Personalities – My Dark Places
20. Swan Lake – Beast Moans
19. The Thermals – The Body, The Blood, The Machine
18. The Blow – Paper Television
17. Tim Hecker – Harmony in Ultraviolet
16. Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
15. The Pipettes – We Are the Pipettes
14. Grizzly Bear – Yellow House
13. Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
12. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
11. The Decemberists – The Crane Wife
10. Destroyer – Destroyer's Rubies
09. Herbert – Scale
08. Tom Waits - Orphans
07. M. Ward – Post War
06. TV On The Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
05. Bonnie "Prince" Billy – The Letting Go
04. Xiu Xiu – The Air Force
03. Islands – Return to the Sea
02. Joanna Newsom - Ys
01. Man Man – Six Demon Bag

Descending order makes everything more fun. Let's keep the thread alive now!

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 12/19/2006, 1:44 pm

I still don't get Man Man, but otherwise, nice list.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 12/19/2006, 1:45 pm

Here's what I came up with:

30 Danielson – Ships
29 Tilly and the Wall – Bottoms of Barrels
28 Swan Lake – Beast Moans
27 Liars – Drums Not Dead
26 The Hold Steady – Boy and Girls in America
25 Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped
24 Band Of Horses – Everything All The Time
23 Belle & Sebastian – The Life Pursuit
22 Grizzly Bear – Yellow House
21 Danny Michel – Valhala
20 Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out of This Country
19 The Pipettes – We Are The Pipettes
18 Destroyer – Destroyer’s Rubies
17 Brand New – The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
16 Joanna Newsom – Ys
15 Forward Russia – Give Me a Wall
14 Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
13 Antennas - Sins
12 Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope
11 Islands – Return to the Sea
10 The Lovely Feathers – Hind Hind Legs
9 M. Ward – Post-War
8 Silver Sun Pickups – Carnavas
7 Hot Chip – The Warning
6 The Knife – Silent Shout
5 Tapes n’ Tapes – The Loon
4 Slowlands – Never Was There A Town
3 TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
2 Guillemots – Through the Window Pane
1 Sunset Rubdown – Shut Up I Am Dreaming

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 12/19/2006, 3:47 pm

You guys listen to a lot of albums in a year.

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 12/19/2006, 5:05 pm

yeah... i have maybe 5??

brand new- the devil and god are raging inside me
cobra starship- while the city sleeps, we rule the streets
taking back sunday- louder now
john mayer- continuum
cute is what we aim for- the same old blood rush with a new touch
the early november- the mother, the mechanic, and the path
the juliana theory- love

oooo that was more than i expected. good work tasha.

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 12/19/2006, 10:36 pm

tasha wrote:the juliana theory- love

Love definitely came out in 2003. If you meant Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat it came out in 2005.

gokirk72 · Post by **gokirk72** » 12/20/2006, 2:55 pm

2006 albums I own... listed from least favorite to favorite

(Yet to listen to Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me, received 12/20)
(Yet to listen to Our Lady Peace - A Decade, to be received 12/25)

7. Faktion - Faktion
6. Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
5. Less Than Jake - In With The Out Crowd
4. AFI - Decemberunderground
3. A Change Of Pace - Prepare The Masses
2. Anti-Flag - For Blood And Empire
1. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open

Quick notes on these albums...

Faktion: It has a few bright spots, which is what I bought it on, but most of the album seems like filler stuff, but it's not BAD for a debut album, probably won't buy another album from them again unless they make a major step up

Phobia: Good on the first few listens, but then you notice the fact that most of the songs sound almost the same, and it grows old fast

In With The Out Crowd: Evidently better than the two cd's listed above, but not even close to the rest of this list, it's good, but not great, occasional listen on the playlist

Decemberunderground: Really good cd, but not as good as the old AFI stuff (Black Sails, Art of Drowning), often listen for me

Prepare The Masses - Great cd for a band I had never heard of before, recommended to me by the one guy who works at FYE, very good

For Blood And Empire - Great cd, good punk sound, and I like politics.. so it works

Eyes Open - One of my favorite cd's in my entire collection

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 12/20/2006, 3:46 pm

My favorite album this year was definitely:

Breaking Benjamin - Phobia

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 12/20/2006, 3:47 pm

gokirk72 wrote:Phobia: Good on the first few listens, but then you notice the fact that most of the songs sound almost the same, and it grows old fast

What? I dunno......I'm a die hard B.B. fan and I guess I don't see it. I think theres only like 2 tracks on that entire album that I really don't care for.

The guys matured on their third album; big time. It's definitely their best, yet. They're finally establishing themselves.

Dread · Post by **Dread** » 12/20/2006, 4:25 pm

Mew and the Glass Handed Kites is technically an '05 album. Otherwise, my favorite album of last year was actually from the future.

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 12/20/2006, 4:30 pm

Joe Cooler wrote:
tasha wrote:the juliana theory- love

Love definitely came out in 2003. If you meant Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat it came out in 2005.

oh yeah... haha sorry about that. are you sure?

Dread · Post by **Dread** » 12/20/2006, 5:26 pm

Considering they broke up like in January after Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat tanked last year, I would guess it's a pretty safe bet they didn't release an album this year.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 12/20/2006, 6:57 pm

ugh FIFTY albums? there's no way i listened to that many albums that came out this year. i didnt really pay attention to music this year. i dont know why.

My Top ELEVEN:

11. joanna newsom - ys
10. lily allen - alright still
9. man man - six demon bag
8. islands - return to the sea
7. tapes n tapes - the loon
6. tokyo police club - a lesson in crime
5. beirut - gulag orkestar
4. justin timberlake - futuresex lovesounds (i am completely and utterly serious.)
3. neko case - fox confessor brings the flood
2. be your own pet - s/t

AND FINALLY

1. final fantasy - he poos clouds

the love of my life this year in music was owen pallett.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 12/20/2006, 7:05 pm

for the sake of making lists

stuff i "disovered" and enjoyed this year but did NOT come out this year:

elliott smith everything.
bikini kill everything.
my bloody valentine everything.
regina spektor everything.
saturday looks good to me - all your summer songs
portishead - dummy
wilco - a ghost is born (:drool: x 10000000000)
beck - midnite vultures
sigur ros - takk

/pointless list

menomena · Post by **menomena** » 12/20/2006, 8:01 pm

Two things.

1. Mew did not come out in America until 2006, not to mention, I had never heard of Mew until 2006, which is hard to believe, considering I spend my time being snobby and knowing about music before the general world. So, like last year with The Go! Team's "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" album, Mew counts for the current year.

2. Umm, Owen Pallett is very gay. In fact, he started playing music with the intention of impressing another man. So, in other words, I have a much better chance to make him fall in love with me than you. But good luck!

gokirk72 · Post by **gokirk72** » 12/20/2006, 9:05 pm

Neil wrote:
gokirk72 wrote:Phobia: Good on the first few listens, but then you notice the fact that most of the songs sound almost the same, and it grows old fast

What? I dunno......I'm a die hard B.B. fan and I guess I don't see it. I think theres only like 2 tracks on that entire album that I really don't care for.

The guys matured on their third album; big time. It's definitely their best, yet. They're finally establishing themselves.

Maybe I should start it back in my rotation, I might have just listened to it too much too early, Dance With The Devil was my favorite on it followed by Evil Angel.. some of the others weren't that great imo... but overall, it was good for a while.. perhaps I'll give it another try though

I will agree with you that it is their best yet.. but I do enjoy some of the raw stuff like Shallow Bay and Natural Life from time to time too

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 12/20/2006, 9:13 pm

Jellybones wrote:2. Umm, Owen Pallett is very gay. In fact, he started playing music with the intention of impressing another man. So, in other words, I have a much better chance to make him fall in love with me than you. But good luck!

i know he's gay, thanks.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 12/20/2006, 11:48 pm

Tokyo Police Club played at my school and i was busy studying. sadface.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 12/20/2006, 11:53 pm