Album of 2005

**jofyisgod** · 15/12/2005, 9:51 AM

Rufus Wainwright-Want Two
Willy Mason-Where The Humans Eat
Bright Eyes-I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Arcade Fire-Funeral
Ben Folds-Songs For Silverman
Final Fantasy-Has A Good Home
Fiona Apple-Extraordinary Machine

**anto1208** · 15/12/2005, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Beavis

Heres a selection of 12 based on nominations here and album of the year lists here http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml (NME, MOJO, Q, UNCUT etc)

[DRUMROLL...]

Anthony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird now
Bell X1 - Flock
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Damien Dempsey - Shots
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
Kasabian - Kasabian
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Bloc Party -Silent Alarm
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Editors - The Back Room
Coldplay - X and Y
Other

If there's any objections I dont care its my thread and I run a totalitarian regime.

Think I'm ready for that poll now

bloc party , franz ferdinand , kaiser cheifs !!!!! cold play and bell x1
this is a joke right

bloc party are terrible ( your not a studend by any chance!!!)
franzz and the kaisers are manufactured pop music why not include girls aloud !.
cold play come off it
bell x1 an allright album if you dont have the one before that its a carbon copy of .

**rebs23** · 15/12/2005, 3:25 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

bloc party , franz ferdinand , kaiser cheifs !!!!! cold play and bell x1
this is a joke right

bloc party are terrible ( your not a studend by any chance!!!)
franzz and the kaisers are manufactured pop music why not include girls aloud !.
cold play come off it
bell x1 an allright album if you dont have the one before that its a carbon copy of .

Totally agree. Crap year for music. Just a rehash of indie and post punk guitar pop from decades ago. Wedding Present, Fall, The Jam anyone!!

Oh for a bit of originality. Can't even think of one good album from this year!
Well Mylo - Destroy Rock N Roll (appropriately enough)
(Signed Cranky)

**Beavis** · 15/12/2005, 4:49 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

bloc party , franz ferdinand , kaiser cheifs !!!!! cold play and bell x1
this is a joke right

bloc party are terrible ( your not a studend by any chance!!!)
franzz and the kaisers are manufactured pop music why not include girls aloud !.
cold play come off it
bell x1 an allright album if you dont have the one before that its a carbon copy of .

Okay you start a new thread entitled 'anto1208 album of the year'(should be interesting)

, but this is based on nominations from everyone whether you agree with them or not. As a previous poster noted, you cant please everyone, choose 'other' if you want.

RE Bloc Party: Seems to me people either love them or hate them.

I love listening to them on campus and writing their name on my retro bag

Originally Posted by ticktok

NO way, KT tunstall has two nominations, Damo and FF have had one

Damo had two(anto1208 and jorge) although it wouldnt be my preference. FF were in because it was one of the big albums of the year (similarly Coldplay, Anthony and the Johnsons, Kaiser Chiefs) but I'll consider replacing it with KT Tunstall. I didnt know she is taken seriously as an artist, I personally wouldnt be a fan at all.

Reviewed list to follow, further nominations welcome.

**sligoman** · 15/12/2005, 5:40 PM

Poll added as requested by Beavis. Only 10 options are allowed so that's all I added.

**ken foree** · 15/12/2005, 6:07 PM

m.i.a.'s "arular"
edan's "beauty and the beat"
sunn's "black one"
..and quite possibly jackie-o motherf*cker's "flags of the sacred harp" which i ain't listened to all of but the bits i've heard have been very good

**Nempton** · 15/12/2005, 6:10 PM

Super Furry Animals - Lovekraft
Its just a brilliant album from start to finish.

**ken foree** · 15/12/2005, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by Nempton

Super Furry Animals - Lovekraft
Its just a brilliant album from start to finish.

caribou just opened for them on tour so i'm gonna post an honourable mention to their "milk of human kindness" here so i am so i am, thanks nempton

**Joe Strummer** · 15/12/2005, 6:54 PM

New Model Army - Carnival

**rebs23** · 16/12/2005, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Strummer

New Model Army - Carnival

I thought they had hung up their clogs!

**Dublin12** · 16/12/2005, 8:53 AM

[QUOTE=rebs23]I thought they had hung up their clogs![/QUOTE

LOL,good one.Went to see them around 92 in Reading,was wondering why all the crusty's were wearing those mad clogs.Couldn't listen to them now though.

**Dublin12** · 16/12/2005, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by anto1208

bloc party , franz ferdinand , kaiser cheifs !!!!! cold play and bell x1
this is a joke right

bloc party are terrible ( your not a studend by any chance!!!)
franzz and the kaisers are manufactured pop music why not include girls aloud !.
cold play come off it
bell x1 an allright album if you dont have the one before that its a carbon copy of .

Spot on,back of the net.

**tiktok** · 16/12/2005, 8:54 AM

I know there's an 'other' option.
But that final list is far from a list of the best albums of the year.

**Pauro 76** · 16/12/2005, 9:19 AM

Bloc Party (Silent Alarm), Arcade Fire (Funeral), White Stripes (Get Behind Me Satan), Gorillaz (Demon Days), SFA (Love Kraft)...

**rebs23** · 16/12/2005, 10:28 AM

[QUOTE=Dublin12]

Originally Posted by rebs23

I thought they had hung up their clogs![/QUOTE

LOL,good one.Went to see them around 92 in Reading,was wondering why all the crusty's were wearing those mad clogs.Couldn't listen to them now though.

Thunder and Consilation ain't too bad every now and then. Was at Reading in 92 as well don't remember seeing them there though. Thought they were one of the best live bands I ever saw even with all those clogs trying to trample you underneath!!
BTW I think we're just showing our age now, best leave this thread to all the students.

**jofyisgod** · 16/12/2005, 6:48 PM

Can't believe that The Go! Team haven't been mentioned!

Anto-you have the Babyshambles album in your list...and before you say anything, i bought it, and i loved the Libs, but it's a tad sh1tty.

**sligoman** · 16/12/2005, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

I know there's an 'other' option.
But that final list is far from a list of the best albums of the year.

That's the trouble with music though, everyone's opinion is massively different

.

**Neish** · 16/12/2005, 10:24 PM

Voted for Kasabian but me thinks that was a 2004 Release.

The Magic Numbers & Arcade Fire are two very worthy choices. Also thought Goralliaz Demon Days was very Good

Goldfrapp Supernature would be one I would also add to list. That I havn't seen mentioned yet