Best Ever Albums

Re: 2011 albums

Facetious — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:54:58 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 01/29/2012 15:54

So, my fave album of 2011 was Space Is Only Noise.

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Re: 2011 albums

demetrios — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:29:03 GMT

Author: demetrios

Posted: 01/29/2012 14:29

Velosiraptor by Kasabian

Re: 2011 albums

jhuik — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:41:59 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 01/29/2012 11:41

Few people outside of Canada have heard of Hey Rosetta! a Celt-rock band from the East Coast who create some very rich songs. Their album Seeds was easily in my top three from last year in the same realm as Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver. If you ever get the chance to see them live they are a group of very tight players with at least seven people on stage. Another big Canadian band like Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, New Porn.

Re: 2011 albums

TheAstralPlane — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:59:28 GMT

Author: TheAstralPlane

Posted: 01/09/2012 23:59

I really like El Camino, a lot of the other "top" albums I'm not really a fan of such as Helplessness Blues, Adele, Bon Iver, etc.

Re: 2011 albums

Norman Bates — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:22:34 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/09/2012 18:22

Hayden wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

CellarDoor wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

To me, blatant omissions are Bonnie Prince Billy and Charles Bradley.

WHERE. IS. KAPUTT ????????????????? :shock:

Haven't heard this. I wouldn't know if it's missing.

IT'S FUCKING MISSING. 😲 🤡 ](*,)

OK.

Re: 2011 albums

Jackwc — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:46:53 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/09/2012 16:46

Why is this thread still the featured thread? It's 2012 now.

Also, slightly amused that the last post was on New Year's.

Re: 2011 albums

Hayden — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:05:39 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/31/2011 00:05

Norman Bates wrote:

CellarDoor wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

To me, blatant omissions are Bonnie Prince Billy and Charles Bradley.

WHERE. IS. KAPUTT ????????????????? :shock:

Haven't heard this. I wouldn't know if it's missing.

IT'S FUCKING MISSING. 😲 🤡 🧱

Re: 2011 albums

rock socket — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:12:35 GMT

Author: rock socket

Posted: 12/30/2011 23:12

It's great to see that in France the sublime album of Wu Lyf is recognized. Also a high ranking for Other Lives, both are my favorites for this year.

Re: 2011 albums

Norman Bates — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:07:43 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/30/2011 23:07

CellarDoor wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

To me, blatant omissions are Bonnie Prince Billy and Charles Bradley.

WHERE. IS. KAPUTT ????????????????? :shock:

Haven't heard this. I wouldn't know if it's missing.

Re: 2011 albums

CellarDoor — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:05:43 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 12/30/2011 23:05

Norman Bates wrote:

To me, blatant omissions are Bonnie Prince Billy and Charles Bradley.

WHERE. IS. KAPUTT ????????????????? 😲

Re: 2011 albums

Norman Bates — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:26:32 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/30/2011 22:26

I don't suppose many people are interested by this, but here's Les Inrockuptibles (French indie police) top 50 for 2011 :

1. The Black Keys, El Camino
2. Metronomy, The English Riviera
3. Wu Lyf, Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
4. François & The Atlas Mountain, E Volo Love
5. Jonathan Wilson, Gentle Spirit
6. Daniel Darc, La Taille de Mon Âme
7. Connan Mockasin, Forever Dolphin Love
8. P.J. Harvey, Let England Shake
9. The Shoes, Crack My Bones
10. Tyler, The Creator, Goblin

11. Gruff Rhys, Hotel Shampoo
12. Cults, Cults
13. Baxter Dury, Happy Soup
14. Other Lives, Tamer Animals
15. James Blake, James Blake
16. Cat's Eyes, Cat's Eyes
17. Tinariwen, Tassili
18. Dirty Beaches, Badlands
19. M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
20. SBTRKT, SBTRKT

21. Tom Waits, Bad As Me
22. Anthony Joseph, Rubber Orchestras
23. Yelle, Safari Disco Club
24. Justice, Audio, Video, Disco
25. The Drums, Portamento
26. Nicolas Jaar, Space Is Only Noise
27. Feist, Metals
28. Timber Timbre, Creep On, Creepin' On
29. Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost
30. The Rapture, In The Grace of Your Love

31. Beirut, The Rip Tide
32. Drake, Take Care
33. Miles Kane, Colour of the Trap
34. The War On Drugs, Slave Ambient
35. Salem, King Night
36. Dum Dum Girls, Only In Dreams
37. The Go! Team, Rolling Blackouts
38. The Horrors, Skying
39. The Do, Both Ways Open Jaws
40. Zola Jesus, Conatus

41. Anna Calvi, Anna Calvi
42. Bon Iver, Bon Iver, Bon Iver
43. Orelsan, Le Chant des Sirènes
44. Hanni El Khatib, Will The Guns Come Out
45. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
46. EMA, Past Life Martyred Saints
47. Theophilus London, Timez Are Weird These days
48. Mansfield.TYA, Nyx
49. Miossec, Chansons Ordinaires
50. Arctic Monkeys, Suck It and See

They also have a 50-100 chart :
51. Yuck, Yuck
52. David Lynch, Crazy Clown Time
53. Jay-Jay Johanson, Spellbound
54. Austra, Feel It Break
55. Discodeine, Discodeine
56. Hollie Cook, Hollie Cook
57. Piers Faccini, My Wilderness
58. Smith Westerns, Dye It Blonde
59. SebastiAn, Total
60. Tune-Yards, Whokill
61. Housse de Racket, Alesia
62. Blood Orange, Coastal Grooves
63. Le Prince Miiaou, Fill the Blank With Your Own Emptiness
64. Brazzaville, Jetlag Poetry
65. Bill Callahan, Apocalypse
66. Yuksek, Living on the Edge of Time
67. The Vaccines, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
68. Keren Ann, 101
69. Jamie XX & Gil Scott-Heron, We're New Here
70. Black Lips, Arabia Mountain
71. Zomby, Dedication
72. Michel Cloup, Notre Silence
73. Friendly Fires, Pala
74. John Maus, We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
75. Mehdi Zannad, Fugue
76. Emmanuelle Parrenin, Maison Cube
77. The Antlers, Burst Apart
78. Planning To Rock, W
79. Weekend, Sports
80. Smith & Burrows, Funny Looking Angels
81. Jeffrey lewis, A Turn In the Dream Songs
82. Kouyaté - Neerman, Skyscrapers & Deities
83. Apparat, The Devil's Work
84. The Middle East, I Want That You Are Always Happy
85. Battles, Gloss Drop
86. Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter IV
87. Jono McCleery, There Is
88. Shabazz Palaces, Black Up
89. Alex Beaupain, Pourquoi Battait Mon Coeur
90. Puro Instinct, Headbangers In Ecstasy
91. V/A, Drive OST
92. The Kills, Blood Pressures
93. The Kooks, Junks of the Heart
94. TV On The Radio, Nine Types of Light
95. Class Actress, Rapprocher
96. Saul Williams, Volcanic Sunlight
97. Cascadeur, the Human Octopus
98. Birdy Nam Nam, Defiant Order
99. Foster The People, Torches
100. Dengue Fever, Cannibal Courtship.

Their Singles Top 20 :

1. Lana Del Rey, "Video Games"
2. Foster The People, "Pumped Up Kicks"
3. Metronomy, "The Look"
4. The Black Keysm 3Lonely Boy3
5. Kanye West & Jay-Z, "Otis"
6. Miles Kane, "Come Closer"
7. The Rapture, "How Deep Is Your Love?"
8. Wu Lyf, "Dirt"
9. The Kills, "Satellite"
10. SBTRKT, "Wildfire"
11. Massive Attack & Burial, "Four Walls"
12. Beirut, "Santa Fe"
13. Charilift, "Amanaemonesia"
14. Yelle, "Safari Disco Club"
15. Cults, "Go Outside"
16. The Weeknd, "House of Balloons"
17. Blood Orange, "Sutphin Boulevard"
18. Drake, "Take Care"
19. Girls, "Vomit"
20. Theophilus London, "Wine and Chocolates"

Finally, they also have an "Other Music" ("World, Jazz, Chanson", but includes soul & blues as well) top 20 :

1. Anthony Joseph & The Spasma Band, Rubber Orchestras
2. Tinariwen, Tassili
3. Melingo, Corazon & Hueso
4. Kouyaté-Neerman, Skyscrapers & Deities
5. Baloji, Kinshasa Succursale
6. Lucas Santtana, Sem Nostalgia
7. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres
8. Bombino, Agadez
9. Aaron Neville, I Know I've Been Changed
10. Sally Nyolo, La Nuit à Fébé
11. Vinicius Cuantuaria & Bill Frisell, Lagrimas Mexicanas
12. Oren Ambarchi & Jim O'Rourke, Indeed
13. Stéphane Belmondo, The Same As It Never Was Before
14. Hollie Cook, Hollie Cook
15. Juju, In Trance
16. Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus, Barlands
17. Tamikrest, Toumastin
18. Daunik Lazro, Some Other Zongs
19. Fatoumata Diawara, Fatoumata
20. Tigran Hamasyan, Fable

To me, blatant omissions are Bonnie Prince Billy and Charles Bradley.

Re: 2011 albums

Mr.Music — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:35:48 GMT

Author: Mr.Music

Posted: 12/30/2011 19:35

Another year has past and i might say a good one for me personally. Even though my dear Europe suffered much and there were some bloody riots all over the globe, it still seems like most of us did just ok!(we still breathe?)
Was the year generally good or bad i let you to decide but one thing is certan, music still is one thing that brings joy to our lives. So how was the year 2011 in music? First of all i had the chance to listen more than 100 albums this year, all of them released in 2011 so im pretty confident in writing this post.
I tried to put all of these albums up on MY Chart page but then i got tired and i just wrote them up in my notebook. SO here they are!

I. By genre!

1. Electronic - Still seems to have the best releases and fresh ideas over the years now.

a) Kangding Ray - OR

b) Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

c) The Field - Looping State of Mind

d) Siriusmo - Mosaik

e) Nicolas Jaar - Space in only Noise

f) James Blake - James Blake

g) Machinedrum - Room(s)

h) Amon Tobin - Isam

i) Area C - Map of Circular Thought

j) Robag Wruhme - Thora Vukk ( Robag was the MAN this year, released also an awesome mixtape)

Honorable mention - 2562, Gang Gang dance, Faltydl, Desolate.

2. Indie pop|rock - Oh damn these Canadians!

a) Flaming Lips - Strobo Trip EP

b) Wild Beasts - Smother

c) Tune Yards - Whokill

d) Tv on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

e) White Denim - D

f) Braids - Native Speaker

g) P.J Harvey - Let England Shake

h) Tom Waits - Bad as Me

i) Grouper - A I A

j) Toro Y Moi - Underneath the Pine

Honorable mention - Wu Lyf, Young Galaxy, Real Estate, Cut Copy, Radiohead.

3. Rock/ Punk/ Metal/ - and all these subgenres pfffff!- hard music!

a) Fucked Up - David Comes to Life ( The first and the only after Zen Arcade)

b) Elder - Dead Roots Stirring

c) Mastodon - The Hunter

d) Glassjaw - Coloring Book EP

e) And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs

f) Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers - Teenage and Torture

g) Causa Sui - Pewtrs Sessions 1

h) Graveyard - Hisingen Blues

i) At Devil Dirt - At Devil Dirt

j) Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die but You Will

Honorable mention - Our Color Green EP(Glassjaw), Sungrazer, Opeth, Boris.

4. Jazz - Didnt find much but two albums are really impressive!

a) Steve Coleman and Five Elements - The Mancy of Sound

b) Coin Coin Chapter One - Gens de Couleur Libres

c).....ffffff help me?

d).... Mmmmmm help me?

II. Overrated! Or i just dont get them!

1) Bon Iver- Bon Iver, Bon Iver ( I know most of peaople will hate me for it but i thought it was quit painfull and boring)

2) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (...or waste of my time? Unchallenging and adressed to everyone what basically means for NOONE)

III. Most underrated or didnt get much attention.

1) Glassjaw - Coloring Book EP ( Ok, RYM gaves it a credit but generally not very famous band outside the post hardcore listeners)

2) Seefeel - Seefeel ( One of my favorite releases from Warp recordings this year!)

3) Parts and Labor - Constant Future ( A reallt heavy folk punk album and Skin and Bones one of my favorite tunes this year)

IV. Top tunes

1) Flaming Lips - I Found a Star on the Ground

2) Elder - III

3) Glassjaw - Daytona White

4) Kangding Ray - OR

5) James Blake - Wilhelms Scream

6) Fucked Up - The Other Shoe

7) Fucked Up - Serve me Right

😎 Braids - Plath Heart

9) PJ Harvey - All and Everyone

10) Cut Copy - Blink and Youll Miss a Revolution

11) Parts and Labor - Skin and Bones

12) Causa Sui - Pewtr Wozniaki

13) Young Galaxy - For Dear Life

14) Toro Y Moi - Light Black

15) Graveyard - No Good, Mr Holden

16) Area C - In Toward the Wires

17) And So I Watch You From Afar - Ghost Parlor KA-6 to...

18) Machinedrum - Door(s)

19) Sungrazer - Mirador

20) Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers - Heaven in Stereo

Happy New Year Besteveralbums and and all you users!

Re: 2011 albums

Jackwc — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:58:01 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/17/2011 03:58

Jhereko wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

As far as this year's albums go, The Parallax > Parallax

Btw, what's with all the Gotye hate?

What the hell is The Parallax? oh and I don't think much of Gotye's albums. He seems like a super nice guy and I really like a few of his songs but I think his albums are messy and misguided. yep.

Well, hater gon hate.

Also, this is The Parallax.

A lil' beauty, to be sure.

...it miiiiight not be your taste, as it's progressive death metal and all, but I do enjoy it so. I'm a bit of a BtBaM ho.

You may, however, enjoy the lead singer's indie/electronic/experimental side-project, also released this year. It's gotten stellar reviews and all my metal-hating friend really dig it:

Link

Re: 2011 albums

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:36:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/16/2011 21:36

Jackwc wrote:

As far as this year's albums go, The Parallax > Parallax

Btw, what's with all the Gotye hate?

What the hell is The Parallax? oh and I don't think much of Gotye's albums. He seems like a super nice guy and I really like a few of his songs but I think his albums are messy and misguided. yep.

Re: 2011 albums

Jackwc — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:34:06 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/16/2011 21:34

As far as this year's albums go, The Parallax > Parallax

Btw, what's with all the Gotye hate?

Re: 2011 albums

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:30:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/16/2011 21:30

This came out yesterday:

Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2011

1. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
3. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
4. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
5. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
6. James Blake – James Blake
7. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
8. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
9. Destroyer – Kaputt
10. Drake – Take Care
11. The Antlers – Burst Apart
12. Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
13. Beyoncé – 4
14. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
15. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
16. EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
17. The Horrors – Skying
18. Atlas Sound – Parallax
19. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
20. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
21. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
22. Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse
23. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
24. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
25. Panda Bear – Tomboy
26. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
27. Childish Gambino – Camp
28. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
29. The Men – Leave Home
30. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
31. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
32. Gotye – Making Mirrors
33. Cut Copy – Zonoscope
34. Adele – 21
35. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
36. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
37. Real Estate – Days
38. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
39. Danny Brown – XXX
40. The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
41. Washed Out – Within & Without
42. Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
43. Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
44. Yuck – Yuck
45. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
46. Summer Camp – Welcome to Condale
47. Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread
48. Astronautalis – This is Our Science
49. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
50. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire

pretty good list actually (apart from the WTF inclusion of Gotye)

Re: 2011 albums

Necharsian — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:13:23 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 12/14/2011 23:13

Jhereko wrote:

http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=4063

My top 50 of 2011 yo 😁

Now that we're at the end of the year I can say...I'm actually fairly happy with it. Although I still haven't listened to some (Colin Stetson in particular).

🤮 Beyonce is terrible.

Almost as bad as Cut Copy...

😁 😁 😁

Re: 2011 albums

Hayden — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:37:28 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/14/2011 21:37

Jhereko wrote:

Listen to the Colin Stetson one. Easily top 10.

Props for M83, Julianna Barwick, Kanye & Jay-Z, Matana, etc...

Very 'Jhereko' list 😁

I still haven't listened to that Akron/Family album yet. I'll make sure to do that sometime this week.

Re: 2011 albums

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:32:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/14/2011 17:32

maybe because it was so hated I had low expectations but it was a ctually a llot of fun (though obviously it couldn't remotely touch Echoes.

Re: 2011 albums

CellarDoor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:28:47 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 12/14/2011 17:28

Jhereko wrote:

Euh hate that Rapture album 😕