Roundup: GREAT MUSIC OF 2005

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:16 am

In the spirit of New Year's, I'd like to see a thread dedicated to tracks that have been awesome in 2005. This should be a 100% negativity-free thread - No criticism, judgement, or elitism - only what you LIKED. Here's your chance to let everybody hear about it and maybe spread the feeling.

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audioVisceral's Favourite Songs/Singles of 2005

ALT/ROCK:
Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
Louis XIV - Finding Out True Love is Blind
Esthero - We R In Need of a Musical Revolution
Our Lady Peace - Where Are You
Dallas Green - Save Your Scissors
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
Thornley - Come Again
The Music - Breakin'
Billy Talent - Try Honesty
Stereophonics - Dakota
NIN - Only
Metric - Monster Hospital
Korn - Twisted Transistor
System of a Down - Hypnotize
Modest Mouse - Float On
Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia
Interpol - Evil
Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh
Alexisonfire - Accidents
30 Seconds to Mars - Attack
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

POP/URBAN:
K-Os - Crucial
Ciara - Oh
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
Ashanti - Only U
Deemi - Move

URBAN:
Kanye West - Diamonds Are Forever
The Game - Envy Me
David Banner - Play

POP:
Gwen Stefani - Holla Back Girl
Michael Buble - Feeling Good
Hilary Duff - Come Clean
Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a Broken Heart

HOUSE:
Madonna - Hung Up
Royal Gigolos - California Dreaming

COMEDY:
Incredibad - The Heist

You?

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:25 pm

Albums I really liked this year:

Brand New - Deja Entendu
30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie
Alkaline Trio - Crimson
Slipknot - Vol. 3
AFI - Sing the Sorrow (Yeah, it was a 2004 release, bite me)
NOFX - War on Errorism
The Unseen - State of Discontent

Brand new was my favorite out of the bunch. A great album with all sorts of songs on it, no confusion as to whether or not you're listening to the same songs.

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:41 pm

Mudvanye's 2005 release
Crossfades debut release (2005)
Foo Fighters in your honor

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:58 pm

Music from the Hearts of the Masters
- Jack DeJohnette and Foday Musa Suso

Listened to from end to end it's one of the most intense experiences I've ever heard-- from a purely musical standpoint. A true masterpiece which stands up musically to any live album in history IMO.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17268

http://www.jackdejohnette.com/music/hearts-masters/ocean_wave.rm
http://www.jackdejohnette.com/music/hearts-masters/ancient_techno1.rm

Thumbs Up

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:23 pm

uhhh...sorry....I'm still working on my favorites from 1995 list...

however...the Gwen Stefani stuff is supreme and I have a bunch of Indie favorites that I'll list later.

of course theres The SpitBoys....Spank That Monkey And Other Love Songs......Its high on my list this last year.

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:10 pm

for me this year was all about Green Day
just loved it from the first listen

and The SpitBoys
I like it better on each listen
Cool

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:12 pm

For me the highlight has to be the end of the twelve-year wait for

Kate Bush's new album, Aerial.

I'd be interested to know what mic she used. She previously used U87s and U67s. In this case it sounds more like a Brauner VM-1.

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:05 pm

I didn't buy much new music this year, but of what I did, I'm pretty impressed with Neil Young's Prairie Wind.

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:29 am

Milton Mapes-The Blacklight Trap-Huge Sound
Drag the River-Live at the Starlight-Great Divorce Music
Thelonius Monk With John Coltrane-Live @ Carnegie Hall
Tab Benoit-Fever for the Bayou
Voices of the Wetlands
Foo Fighters-In You Honor
Ryan Adams-3cd's-Great Production and Mastering
Local 33-Hearts that Bend-Good Honest Rock and Roll
Wilco-Kicking Television-Great Mix

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