Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Blur - Beetlebum - Blur
Daft Punk - Around The World - Homework
Super Furry Animals - Radiator
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Blur - Blur
Daft Punk - Homework
Pavement - Brighten The Corners
Supergrass - In It For The Money
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
Other
Here's the picks, the Manics seem to have 1996 sewn up but there's still a few days to get the votes in
Had forgotten what a great year for music this was. I own every album on this list and count about 4 or 5 of them among career bests for the band. Some of the cuts this year included Nick Cave, Bjork, Yo La Tengo, Notorious BIG, Bob Dylan, Ben Folds Five, and Erykah Badu
Super Furry Animals - Hermann Loves Pauline (live on TFI Friday) - Radiator
Radiohead - No Surprises (live on Jools Holland) - OK Computer
The Verve - Sonnet (live at Glasto 2008) - Urban Hymns
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Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Blur - Beetlebum - Blur
Daft Punk - Around The World - Homework
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Pavement - Shady Lane - Brighten The Corners
Supergrass - Going Out - In It For The Money
Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun - Dig Your Own Hole
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Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers are both very good but Erykah Badu's Baduizm trumps in for me. Brilliant album.
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Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain. (OK Computer will probably stroll this, but I think it's a very over rated album. Not as good as The Bends)
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space. Brilliant album.
Super Furries, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Supergrass and Blur from the list all be up there for me too. It'll be between The Verve and Radiohead I'd say. Not a bad Verve album, but not even their best, but the Oasis fans have to vote for someone. Just don't get the Radiohead buzz.
Others from the year worth a mention...
The Charlatans - Tellin Stories
Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time (and no, not just for Brimful of Asha)
Primal Scream - Vanishing Point
Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley Rhythm Ace
Eels - Beautiful Freak
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Supergrass - In It For the Money
A personal favourite of mine from a perpetually under-rated band.
"Alright" (from "I Should Co Co") has proved the song that the man on the street identifies them with - but its one of the worst songs they've written and completely unrepresentative of their musical style and ability. The "cheeky monkey" style video pidgeon-holed them further.
Their last three albums have been criminally neglected of attention - "Life on Other Plantes" , "Road to Rouen" and their latest album "Diamond Hoo Ha" are well worth a listen.
As mentioned, a quality year for decent music overall.
Quoting years at random since 1975
The Verve. Hands down.
One of many classics this year. Others not in the poll that get regular listens still, Boatman's Call - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Curtains - Tindersticks, When I was Born For The 7th Time - Cornershop, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Garden - HMHB, but Ladies & Gentlemen stands head and shoulders above them all in my opinion.
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Toughest yet!
It ultimately down to a choice between Spiritualized and Daft Punk, but it was tough eliminating Radiohead and the Supers, the Chemical Brothers an unfortunate 6th
It will be interesting to see how the Oasis block splits between the Verve and the Chemical Brothers on the basis of one single
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Originally Posted by Dodge
I've gone for Chemical Brothers 'Dig Your Own Hole'. I really didnt like it at first but stood the test of time for me. Best dance album of all time, love how the tracks run into each other too. Radiohead a close 2nd. Still a wonderful album but I always thought it was just a tad over-rated compared to the Bends. Super Furries for bronze. Honourable mentions, Supergrass, a brilliant summery album and Primal Scream 'Vanishing Point', up there with their best.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
I dont know, I cant see many Oasis fans voting Chemical Brothers.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
Daft Punk - Homework by a mile. Don't think much of anything they've done since but Homework was a masterpiece.
Galway United - Connacht Champions 2008
Pretty good year for albums this.
Primal Scream - Vanishing Point,
Nick Cave - Boatman's Call,
Verve, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Spiritualized as listed...,
Prodigy - Fat Of The Land,
and, of course (disgusted with myself for forgetting it), the self-titled All Saints debut.
But as there can only be one vote it has to go to:
Other: Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time.
Genius album, never been out of the car since it was released.
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more bass
went for OK computer - even though I have played it to death and am probably sick of it now!!!!
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Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane.
Followed very closely by
Inciters - Movin' On
and then Teenage Fanclub and Spiritualized.
My top two could have gone either way, but I'm hoping for some support for Alabama 3.
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