Jaesin
12-20-06, 01:16 AM
Just curious as to what albums others out there really enjoyed this year, for me, my top albums have to be, in no particular order.
Brazillian Girls - Talk to La Bomb
---Some of the best dance music I've heard in a while, more rockish than techno, reminscent of daft punk. The lead singer can speak 5 languages, and often sings various parts of songs in other languages, which is a nice touch. The music is deep, interesting, and keeps your attention; great album.
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
---I'm a huge fan of radiohead, so it's no surprise I loved this album, especially after doing a bit of research into the songs. Horrodown hill for instance is the location where the police found the body of one of tony blair's leading opponents towards the iraq war, it's a song of espionage and thinly veiled threats. Makes me look forward to the next instalment of radiohead even more :).
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
---Another highly political album, this one goes a bit more rock than what I'm used to with muse, and I have to stop myself from listening to Knights of Cydonia while driving, it's not a good combination, last time I caught myself going 95 just rocking out. As with every muse album, it has a kickass ballad, this time with Starlight, which I think was a great choice for the second radio single.
Basement Jaxx - Crazy Itch Radio
---A real departure from what I'm used to with Basement Jaxx, but most definately, it's them. It opens with a radio-style introduction, then kicks into Hush Boy, probably my favorite track on the album, it's fun, light, and makes you want to get up and dance.
Beck - The Information
---With tracks like Nausea, and Think I'm in Love, Beck is fun again. He's still got all the random noises and other crazy things in his music, but it keeps it interesting. Over all a very well made album.
Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards,
---What can I say, I'm a Tom Waits fan, and this album delivers.
Damien Rice - 9
---You wouldn't think an accoustic album would float in this market, but I really, really hope Damien does well for himself, this album is a marked improvement over his first.
Corinne Bailey Rae - Self Titled
---I discovered Corinne when she guest stared on Studio 60, with her track, "Trouble Sleeping", it's a modern update to Jazz, vocals put over pop-ish music, with some throwbacks to her Jazz roots. Young singer, who only stands to get better, can't wait for her sophomore album, big hopes for her.
Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah
---With the assisstance of Elton John, the Scissor Sisters release their second album, strange story behind this band, American by origin, however, they became a wildfire success in the UK after their debut album, which didn't take off as well as they had hoped in the US. I'm glad to see they're doing much better on this second album, and was terribly amused by the fact that Elton John helped write two songs, in addition to playing the piano on another (Interlude, one of my favorite tracks on the album), Superb Lyrics, fun music that really reminds me of another age.
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
---No band tells a story like the Decemberists, this album isn't nearly as good as their old ones, but that's still saying it's remarkable. Track number two, "The Island, Come See, the Landlord's Daughter, You'll not feel the drowning" is a 12 and a half minute epic, that tells an epic story about romance and intrigue, with four key parts, each musically and lyrically different. I absolutely love this storytelling style of music, one of my favorite songs ever is "We both go down together", off Picaresque.
Been a good year for Music I think.
Edit: got bored and figured I'd add little mini-reviews. AND I forgot the decemberists!
Brazillian Girls - Talk to La Bomb
---Some of the best dance music I've heard in a while, more rockish than techno, reminscent of daft punk. The lead singer can speak 5 languages, and often sings various parts of songs in other languages, which is a nice touch. The music is deep, interesting, and keeps your attention; great album.
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
---I'm a huge fan of radiohead, so it's no surprise I loved this album, especially after doing a bit of research into the songs. Horrodown hill for instance is the location where the police found the body of one of tony blair's leading opponents towards the iraq war, it's a song of espionage and thinly veiled threats. Makes me look forward to the next instalment of radiohead even more :).
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
---Another highly political album, this one goes a bit more rock than what I'm used to with muse, and I have to stop myself from listening to Knights of Cydonia while driving, it's not a good combination, last time I caught myself going 95 just rocking out. As with every muse album, it has a kickass ballad, this time with Starlight, which I think was a great choice for the second radio single.
Basement Jaxx - Crazy Itch Radio
---A real departure from what I'm used to with Basement Jaxx, but most definately, it's them. It opens with a radio-style introduction, then kicks into Hush Boy, probably my favorite track on the album, it's fun, light, and makes you want to get up and dance.
Beck - The Information
---With tracks like Nausea, and Think I'm in Love, Beck is fun again. He's still got all the random noises and other crazy things in his music, but it keeps it interesting. Over all a very well made album.
Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards,
---What can I say, I'm a Tom Waits fan, and this album delivers.
Damien Rice - 9
---You wouldn't think an accoustic album would float in this market, but I really, really hope Damien does well for himself, this album is a marked improvement over his first.
Corinne Bailey Rae - Self Titled
---I discovered Corinne when she guest stared on Studio 60, with her track, "Trouble Sleeping", it's a modern update to Jazz, vocals put over pop-ish music, with some throwbacks to her Jazz roots. Young singer, who only stands to get better, can't wait for her sophomore album, big hopes for her.
Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah
---With the assisstance of Elton John, the Scissor Sisters release their second album, strange story behind this band, American by origin, however, they became a wildfire success in the UK after their debut album, which didn't take off as well as they had hoped in the US. I'm glad to see they're doing much better on this second album, and was terribly amused by the fact that Elton John helped write two songs, in addition to playing the piano on another (Interlude, one of my favorite tracks on the album), Superb Lyrics, fun music that really reminds me of another age.
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
---No band tells a story like the Decemberists, this album isn't nearly as good as their old ones, but that's still saying it's remarkable. Track number two, "The Island, Come See, the Landlord's Daughter, You'll not feel the drowning" is a 12 and a half minute epic, that tells an epic story about romance and intrigue, with four key parts, each musically and lyrically different. I absolutely love this storytelling style of music, one of my favorite songs ever is "We both go down together", off Picaresque.
Been a good year for Music I think.
Edit: got bored and figured I'd add little mini-reviews. AND I forgot the decemberists!