Best Album Of 2006

[jebus]

Arcade Fire romped the 2004 poll, whilst Gorillaz just look like shading the 2005 one (there's a few mins left at time of posting before that poll ends).

Anyway here's the picks,

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Bob Dylan - When The Deal Goes Down - Modern Times

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Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Whatever People Say I Am....

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Ali Farke Toure - Ai Du - Savane (Ai Du didn't come from this album, couldn't find a youtube clip from Savane)

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[gustavo]

Only 4 albums in it for me , "Whatever People say I am ... " , "First Impressions of Earth" "Sams Town" and "Boys and Girls in America" , I think the Arctic Monkeys will just get my vote though

[Wolfie]

Have to go with the Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever people say...........".

It will most likely appear in most short lists for best album / most influential album of the decade.

The album emphatically justified and capitalised on the initial hype of them being "internet hyped band - Arctic Monkeys".

Honourable mentions to:

The Stokes - First impressions.....
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Show your bones

[superfrank]

Republic Of Loose or Prince for me. I'll decide when the poll is up.

[noby]

Is Jebus ok, or is he taking a long lunch break?

[jebus]

Is Jebus ok, or is he taking a long lunch break?

Thanks for the concern :) Internet crashed on me after the initial post, rest of the videos are going up now

[jebus]

Hot Chip - Over And Over - The Warning

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The Strokes - Heart In A Cage - First Impressions Of Earth

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Muse - Supermassive Black Hole - Black Holes And Other Revelations

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[Rovers1]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Show Your Bones/The Upper Room-Other Peoples Problems/Thom Yorke-The Eraser/Muse-Black Holes And Revelations/The Kooks-Inside In,Inside Out/The Flaming Lips-At War With The Mystics.

[jebus]

Oops, two mistakes on the poll, The Strokes album is the First and not the Last impression of Earth, and Isobel and Mark's CD is called the Ballad Of The Broken Seas...soz

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lonegan - Come Walk With Me - Ballad Of The Broken Seas

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion - Show Your Bones

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Gnarls Barkley - Crazy - St.Elsewhere

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[superfrank]

Completely forgot about Hot Chip. I think I'll still go for Republic of Loose's Aaagh! Brilliant album.

[Pike B]

Other
Back To Black-Amy Winehouse.
Chilis- Stadium Arcadium a close second..

[The Optimist]

Gonna go with:
David Kitt - Not Fade away.

Others worth a mention:
Duke Special - Songs From The Deep Forest
Placebo - Meds
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
The Fratellis - Costello Music
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say....
Director - We Thrive On These Cities
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope

[Rovers1]

Others worth a mention:

Placebo - Meds
KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope


forgot about those 2, quality albums! especially Meds

[noby]

Other - Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

Others of note:
Beirut - Golag Orkestar
Camera Obscura - Let's get out of this country
Easy Star Allstars - Radiodread
Someone still loves you Boris Yeltsin - Broom

[Pike B]

Other - Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

Others of note:
Beirut - Golag Orkestar
Camera Obscura - Let's get out of this country
Easy Star Allstars - Radiodread
Someone still loves you Boris Yeltsin - Broom
Your making these up as you go along aren't you!! :D

[Green_Hoop]

Arctic Monkeys for numerous reasons. One being the song "The View From the Afternoon," the best drunk-texting song ever: "You can pour your heart out around three o'clock/When the two-for-one's undone the writer's block."

Epic stuff.

[Stevo Da Gull]

Other for me (for the first time):

Eyes Open- Snow Patrol
Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
Imago - The Butterfly Effect

[noby]

Your making these up as you go along aren't you!! :D


(Sshhh! It makes me look hip).

I could have added a few more, and that would be the grand total of 2006 albums I own. 2007'2 list won't be much longer.

[Dodge]

Was CSS's debut album in 2006? Not sure...

[noby]

2007 I think. I have it earmarked for my possible 2007 vote anyway.

[noby]

On further investigation, it seems I'm wrong. 2006 release on sub pop. 2007 on Warner.

[Dodge]

Wow, thought I had it longer.

none of the above appeal

[stann]

Not too much in the way of great albums this year.

Couple of others for consideration:
The Knife - Silent Shout
LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers

CSS would be in a good third place for me, but really it's between Hot Chip and the Arctic Monkeys, and the Chip's day will come again.

[noby]

So, it's the Arctic Formbys for 2006, and Arcade Fire for 2007 then?

[stann]

Not for me anyway. :)
For this year, well, ah look alright, I just wanted to win one! :D
Nah it's a cracking album I think. Just a personal view but I look at bands like the Libertines and Babyshambles faffing about trying to put on the Kinks' mantle, and failing miserably, and then Arctic Monkeys just come along out of nowhere and whack this album down on the table and say 'that's how you do it!'

[noby]

No Stann, I'm referring to the opinion of the masses, not your weirdo music.

[Dodge]

was Gossip's album out in 2006?

[noby]

One of them was, yes.

[Wolfie]

No Stann, I'm referring to the opinion of the masses, not your weirdo music.

Has to be said the Masses were correct in relation to the Arctics, Noby.

They were not so correct re Sandi Thom.

[jebus]

Speaking of the Arctic Monkeys what's the Last of the Shadow Puppet's album like lads? Worth a purchase?

[holidaysong]

Other:

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

Honourable mentions to Arctic Monkeys, Placebo (Meds) and Damien Rice (9).

[Bluebeard]

CSS followed by The Knife for me

[tetsujin1979]

Had to go with Arctic Monkeys, fantastic debut album

Isn't the album title "First Impressions of Earth" Jebus??

Other notable omissions
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
POD - Testify
The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds
Hard Fi - Stars of CCTV
Embrace - This New Day
Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
Pink - I'm Not Dead
The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
The Charlatans - Simpatico
The Zutons - Tired Of Hanging Around
Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In
Therapy? - One Cure Fits All
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
Keane - Under The Iron Sea
Johnny Cash - American History V: A Hundred Highways
Razorlight - Razorlight
Audioslave - Revelations
Everclear - Welcome To The Drama Club
Jet - Shine On
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

[Pauro 76]

Went for Muse (1), Strokes (2), far better than Room on Fire I think, and Monkeys (3), great debut.

Was Thom Yorke's the Eraser from 2006? If so, fourth....

[BohsPartisan]

Speaking of the Arctic Monkeys what's the Last of the Shadow Puppet's album like lads? Worth a purchase?

I like it.

[Beavis]

Is there anyone who finds the Arctic Monkeys album greatly overrated, as I do?

In fairness, Alex Turner is a good lyricist but I find his choice of topics quite benal, no social or phychological analysis etc. I could be wrong in this because I havent listen to enough of their stuff, but Riot Van and When the Sun Goes Down are a case in point, or am I just missing it?

I'll go with Other, The Eraser by Thom Yorke.

[kingdom hoop]

Beavis I'd say you're either looking for something that arguably doesn't need to be there in the first place or you're just missing what you are looking for. From what I can remember most songs on the album revolve around social themes: hookers, scumbags and run-down areas on When the Sun Goes Down; dancing/nights out on a couple songs; w**ker wannabe bandwagoners on Fake Tales; and Riot Van is about feckless juvenile delinquents. And personally at least, I'm not all that interested in what Mr Turner thinks about the world's problems! The lyrics suit the music just fine IMO. And anyway can't you just watch TV or read a paper if you want some political commentary? :)



As for the poll, I'm going to register a vote through the Other option for Booka Shade's classic - Movements. Some of it is the Ronnie Rosenthal-related part of the hit/miss dualism, but equally, there are some Maradona moments too. John O'Shea-like versatility is a major plus too as it's one of those electronic albums that sounds as good in the morning as at night, and is great played at home or, though perhaps unlike O'Shea on occasions - especially when played live. :cool:

Love a few of those in the poll as well, while it was also a decent year from the Swedes with The Knife, Peter Bjorn & John, and Suburban Kids With Biblical Names showing talent almost on a level with Thomas Ravelli.

[Rovers1]

Speaking of the Arctic Monkeys what's the Last of the Shadow Puppet's album like lads? Worth a purchase?

absoulutely!! some of it sounds a bit like "elevator music", very good elevator music