Listed below are the best albums of 2004 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
"A pretty solid album, though many of the songs follow the same exact formula and sound pretty much the same, apart from the riffs and maybe a few add ons between songs. If there was greater diversity in songs, much like in "You Got No Right," and "Loving the Alien," with more diversity between in...""A pretty solid album, though many of the songs follow the same exact formula and sound pretty much the same, apart from the riffs and maybe a few add ons between songs. If there was greater diversity in songs, much like in "You Got No Right," and "Loving the Alien," with more diversity between instruments and songs, than the album would be a lot better. At its height, the album would get a solid 80, but its longevity is horrible and the album, in my opinion, suffers badly from sounding the same all throughout. The hard guitar gets old very fast, and once it does the album is quite forgettable, but besides that there are some timeless tracks in here."[+]Reply
"A typical Roots release - conscientious lyrics, strong tone, excellent beats, not over-produced. This one isn't as much a standout as Phrenology, How I Got Over or Things Fall Apart, but it's still top shelf."Reply
"What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of...""What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of his game.
Prescient is the word for Em as he lays a big, fat turd on "encore" compared to his previous albums, figuratively AND literally, as he takes ass, turd, puke and pee pee jokes to an absurdly juvenile new l3vEl. This is the album where i stopped paying attention to Em. Because even if the album was filled with spit-wads and whoopee cushions, i'd still be listening if he didn't (mostly) lose the interesting lyrical content and didn't misstep with his flow. But he did. Most songs just aren't interesting WITHOUT the titty-pee-pee "humor". But add in the vomit and adolescent homo-eroticism, etc., and it's just too much by being too scant.
This all equals a major disappointment for a guy that at one time was my favorite rapper. He was my favorite because of his intelligent audacity. On Encore, he has mostly de-evolved to a 5th grader. Too bad. All the cameos and samples can't hide that sh|t.
But i say "mostly", because there's some salvageable material here, like "nockingbird" and "like toy soldiers" and especially "encore", that harkens back to when he was on top of his game (just 2 years ago!). But those are the exceptions. That final track "Encore" is where is game USED to be. It's slammin', no-nonsense, up in your face with Dre & Em takin' no sh|t with a great beat to boot. That closing track is the Em I remember. Most of the rest of the album is some 11 year old Em impostor. I wish the real slim shady would stand back up!"[+]Reply
"Razorlight's brand of old-school-meets-indie-rock is made by the hits -- "rock'n'roll lies", "vice" (great rock song), "golden touch" and "stumble and fall". The rest of the album is rollicking-good fun too, especially "rip it up", "get it and go" and "dalston". But when Razorlight sing "L.O.V.E....""Razorlight's brand of old-school-meets-indie-rock is made by the hits -- "rock'n'roll lies", "vice" (great rock song), "golden touch" and "stumble and fall". The rest of the album is rollicking-good fun too, especially "rip it up", "get it and go" and "dalston". But when Razorlight sing "L.O.V.E., i'll see ya later" in "vice", they R.A.W.K. tha howse. This is such simple, rocking fun i almost feel like docking it for it's "simple" and (old school) "rock" qualities."[+]Reply
"This one took me a few listens to get into as I expected something poppier along the lines of Night Falls Over Kortedala. It's much more intimate and only really bursts open on a couple tracks ("You Are the Light" and the closer), but after a few listens the subtlety of the other tracks started t...""This one took me a few listens to get into as I expected something poppier along the lines of Night Falls Over Kortedala. It's much more intimate and only really bursts open on a couple tracks ("You Are the Light" and the closer), but after a few listens the subtlety of the other tracks started to hit me as well. The crackling backing of "Tram No 7" and the orchestral "You Are the Light" stand in sharp contrast to the a capella "Do You Remember the Riots," but the best songs are somewhere in between. "If You Ever Need a Stranger" is beautiful and foreshadows the lyrical themes Jens would tackle on future albums. The strongest bit of the album is the last three songs, starting with the plaintive and hypnotic "Psychogirl," which segues into the title track, the most touching song on the album. The triumphant closer is the perfect way to wrap that sequence up, with Jens being as cheeky as ever with that opening bit about suffocating while making out and finding God. His cleverness is already apparent here, though I do think this brilliant turns of phrase aren't always quite worked out here and sometimes feel a bit clumsy. The "red in the face as a lobster" line from "Do You Remember the Riots" still feels like a forced rhyme even though I now enjoy the song, and the "I don't think we should reveal her name" bit from "Psychogirl" is just tedious. " I'll forgive "We went home to her place and cooked up some chili, it warmed us from the inside cuz the outside was chilly" because how can you not? Speaking of that track - "The Cold Swedish Winter" - it has the most beautiful line on the album about wanting to kiss someone because of passion and not because of circumstances. Overall this is a great debut but he'd do better; I wouldn't mind cutting "Julia" and "Sylvia" because they're both in the style of "Pyschogirl" and the latter is easily the best of the three. But the rest is all excellent and worth listening to."[+]Reply
"Very underrated this one. Probably because it's a different style for the Manics, less guitar and a smooth production. Ignore the mixed reviews and give it a listen, especially if you enjoyed This is My Truth."Reply
"Great music. At times during the album, I imagined Red House Painters playing a Shoegaze Metal version of the ( ) by Sigur Ros. "Tired of Me" is beautiful."Reply