Top 74 Music Albums of 2006
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Produced by Band Of Horses and Phil Ek. One of my favorite bands, this group can pretty much do no wrong in my eyes. Between Everything All The Time and Cease To Begin, I'm in musical heaven. This one has "The Funeral", "The Great Salt Lake", "St. Augustine"...how can you possibly go wrong? Haunting vocals, fine guitar work, great songwriting...all the things I look for in a great rock album. But Band Of Horses is more than just a rock band, and albums like Everything All The Time are more than just great. Timeless.
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2012]
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2006
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2017]
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2006-NEW WEST
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. Feb 14
2. Gravity's Gone
3. Easy On Yourself
4. Aftermath USA
5. Goodbye
6. Daylight
7. Wednesday
8. Little Bonnie
9. Space City
10. A Blessing And A Curse
11. A World Of Hurt
A Blessing And A Curse is the 6th studio album by the carriers of the Southern rock torch Drive By Truckers. Unlike their previous albums which were more like drunken Skynyrd parties (in the best possible way), this album shows the band moving in different directions and showing that there is a lot more to them than just Southern boogie. The Truckers have a great lineup here. Mainstay guitarists Patterson Hood (son of horn player David Hood) and Mike Cooley write and sing their own material, which results in brutally honest pictures of Southern life (Hood) and backroads Charlie Daniels like craziness (Cooley). The great weapon from this period was Jason Isbell. A great player, singer and writer himself, this was his last album with DBT...maybe because he got only 2 songs on the album. Not enough for a songwriter as prolific and rising as Isbell.
The highlights of this album are everywhere as the band continues to grow and evolve. This is a great listen all the way through, and if you're not familiar with DBT, then you're in for a treat. This is a band, by the way, that has thrived on personnel changes: this and it's predecessor The Dirty South are the only two DBT albums to this point with the same lineup. Buy this album. You'll be happy you did. By the end of "A World Of Hurt", you'll be a fan. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. Feb 14
2. Gravity's Gone
3. Easy On Yourself
4. Aftermath USA
5. Goodbye
6. Daylight
7. Wednesday
8. Little Bonnie
9. Space City
10. A Blessing And A Curse
11. A World Of Hurt
A Blessing And A Curse is the 6th studio album by the carriers of the Southern rock torch Drive By Truckers. Unlike their previous albums which were more like drunken Skynyrd parties (in the best possible way), this album shows the band moving in different directions and showing that there is a lot more to them than just Southern boogie. The Truckers have a great lineup here. Mainstay guitarists Patterson Hood (son of horn player David Hood) and Mike Cooley write and sing their own material, which results in brutally honest pictures of Southern life (Hood) and backroads Charlie Daniels like craziness (Cooley). The great weapon from this period was Jason Isbell. A great player, singer and writer himself, this was his last album with DBT...maybe because he got only 2 songs on the album. Not enough for a songwriter as prolific and rising as Isbell.
The highlights of this album are everywhere as the band continues to grow and evolve. This is a great listen all the way through, and if you're not familiar with DBT, then you're in for a treat. This is a band, by the way, that has thrived on personnel changes: this and it's predecessor The Dirty South are the only two DBT albums to this point with the same lineup. Buy this album. You'll be happy you did. By the end of "A World Of Hurt", you'll be a fan. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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Produced by Jack White III & Brendan Benson. Anyone who thought that Jack White would flounder outside of The White Stripes were proven wrong with this album. "Steady As She Goes" was an immediate hit, and the rest is more than solid. The Raconteurs are sometimes referred to as a supergroup, but only White was a widely known entity beforehand. They made another, just as good album, but this is the one that really has the punch. Powerful and solid from start to finish, this shows that White just may be the great rock hope.
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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2006
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Produced by Jim Abbiss. This is supposed to be the kind of album I don't like. But I was hooked from the first listen to "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured". The pace of this album is furious, and the energy is endless. The album is almost flawless...its flaws make it even better. In 2006, I thought music was dying. This album changed my mind about that. This album makes me want to celebrate whatever I'm doing, which, to me, is the mark of a truly successful recording.
[First added to this chart: 08/22/2012]
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2006
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2013]
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Produced by Rich Costey and Muse. Album number four from Muse is yet another monster effort from this little band with the huge sound. With the huge "Knights Of Cydonia" as the payoff at the end, Matthew Bellamy's songwriting is as good as ever, with "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Starlight" being other standout tracks. Sometimes dismissed as overblown, Black Holes And Revelations is big, loud, and massive in scope...but I don't think there's anything overblown about it. Impressive? Yes.
[First added to this chart: 06/02/2012]
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2006
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2006 – FALLOUT
Produced By TONY HOFFER
1. Henrietta
2. Flathead
3. Whistle For The Choir
4. Chelsea Dagger
5. The Gutterati?
6. For The Girl
7. Doginabag
8. Creepin’ Up The Backstairs
9. Vince The Loveable Stoner
10. Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night
11. Baby Fratelli
12. Got Ma Nuts From A Hippy
If you are looking for energy…this album is for you. The Fratellis (named after the crime family in The Goonies!) roared out of Scotland with a youthful exuberance that outshined the rest of the Brit Pop bands of the time, and an ability to be oh so rock and roll. Their debut album, Costello Music, was all over their native British charts in 2006 and 2007…and almost nowhere else. It made no dents in the American charts, and that’s too bad. Costello Music is a pure burst of energy, and spawned an impressive six UK hits. This is an album from the mid 2000’s that lovers of classic rock ignored while crying that rock was dead…The Fratellis prove otherwise. This is a set of songs designed to do one thing…rock you. And it does, most effectively.
The star of this show is “Chelsea Dagger”, one of the most gleefully jumping rock songs of the last many, many years. Then imagine an album built around it, and there you go. “Henrietta”, “Baby Fratelli”, “Flathead” and “Whistle For The Choir”, along with the hidden track “Ole Black ‘N’ Blue Eyes”, make this a more than worthwhile journey. The Fratellis rock is smart, loaded with loud guitars, and it’s as British as can be. Don’t let that put you off…the UK rockers have always gotten a piece of the puzzle that we Americans seem to always miss…it’s okay to keep the music of your parents alive. This band does that. With guitars and drums and some of the catchiest hooks you’ll find. This band hasn’t done too much since…but you really should hear this high energy debut. [First added to this chart: 12/01/2019]
Produced By TONY HOFFER
1. Henrietta
2. Flathead
3. Whistle For The Choir
4. Chelsea Dagger
5. The Gutterati?
6. For The Girl
7. Doginabag
8. Creepin’ Up The Backstairs
9. Vince The Loveable Stoner
10. Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night
11. Baby Fratelli
12. Got Ma Nuts From A Hippy
If you are looking for energy…this album is for you. The Fratellis (named after the crime family in The Goonies!) roared out of Scotland with a youthful exuberance that outshined the rest of the Brit Pop bands of the time, and an ability to be oh so rock and roll. Their debut album, Costello Music, was all over their native British charts in 2006 and 2007…and almost nowhere else. It made no dents in the American charts, and that’s too bad. Costello Music is a pure burst of energy, and spawned an impressive six UK hits. This is an album from the mid 2000’s that lovers of classic rock ignored while crying that rock was dead…The Fratellis prove otherwise. This is a set of songs designed to do one thing…rock you. And it does, most effectively.
The star of this show is “Chelsea Dagger”, one of the most gleefully jumping rock songs of the last many, many years. Then imagine an album built around it, and there you go. “Henrietta”, “Baby Fratelli”, “Flathead” and “Whistle For The Choir”, along with the hidden track “Ole Black ‘N’ Blue Eyes”, make this a more than worthwhile journey. The Fratellis rock is smart, loaded with loud guitars, and it’s as British as can be. Don’t let that put you off…the UK rockers have always gotten a piece of the puzzle that we Americans seem to always miss…it’s okay to keep the music of your parents alive. This band does that. With guitars and drums and some of the catchiest hooks you’ll find. This band hasn’t done too much since…but you really should hear this high energy debut. [First added to this chart: 12/01/2019]
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2006
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2006-ATO
Produced By GOMEZ & GIL NORTON
1. Notice
2. See The World
3. How We Operate
4. Hamoa Beach
5. Girlshapedlovedrug
6. Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol
7. Tear Your Love Apart
8. Charley Patton Songs
9. Woman! Man!
10. All Too Much
11. Cry On Demand
12. Don’t Make Me Laugh
The 5th album from Gomez should have made them huge in America…but it didn’t happen. Loaded with great songs and great sounds, How We Operate is stacked with should have been hits. In particular, “Girlshapedlovedrug”, “See The World”, “Woman! Man!”…all excellent. And The title track is as solid as anything the band has ever done.
Despite the successful use of tracks on TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and House, the album never caught on here, although it is the band’s most successful album in the US. This is one you should definitely check out…Gomez is a very underappreciated band in the states, and deserves a bigger audience. And How We Operate is simply a great album. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced By GOMEZ & GIL NORTON
1. Notice
2. See The World
3. How We Operate
4. Hamoa Beach
5. Girlshapedlovedrug
6. Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol
7. Tear Your Love Apart
8. Charley Patton Songs
9. Woman! Man!
10. All Too Much
11. Cry On Demand
12. Don’t Make Me Laugh
The 5th album from Gomez should have made them huge in America…but it didn’t happen. Loaded with great songs and great sounds, How We Operate is stacked with should have been hits. In particular, “Girlshapedlovedrug”, “See The World”, “Woman! Man!”…all excellent. And The title track is as solid as anything the band has ever done.
Despite the successful use of tracks on TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and House, the album never caught on here, although it is the band’s most successful album in the US. This is one you should definitely check out…Gomez is a very underappreciated band in the states, and deserves a bigger audience. And How We Operate is simply a great album. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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Produced by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau. The only Springsteen album to not feature any original material: these are all songs made popular by Pete Seeger. Some of them are a century old, but Springsteen handles them like they are his own songs. The results are fantastic, and the end result is yet another great Springsteen record. He sounds like he could have written songs like "Old Dan Tucker" and "Erie Canal" himself, without losing the feel of the original...the mark of a truly great artist.
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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Top 74 Music Albums of 2006 composition
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| Gomez | 2 | 3% | |
| The Black Crowes | 2 | 3% | |
| Robert Earl Keen | 2 | 3% | |
| Golden Smog | 1 | 1% | |
| Cold War Kids | 1 | 1% | |
| Brand New | 1 | 1% | |
| The Decemberists | 1 | 1% | |
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52 | 70% | |
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12 | 16% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 74 Music Albums of 2006 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 50th to 37th Silent Shout by The Knife |
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| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Modern Times by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th Five Men In A Hut (A's, B's, & Rarities: 1998-2004) by Gomez |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Ain't Rocket Science 202 by Various Artists |
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thanks, need it.
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cool to see the kooks and fratellis
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