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Title: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on December 09, 2012, 05:23:48 AM As many as you please...
(These aren't in any order... yet) Bob Dylan - Tempest Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.a.a.d City Frank Ocean - channel Orange The Weeknd - Trilogy (if a official release of mixtapes from last year counts as an 'album') First Aid Kit -The Lion's Roar Spiritualized - Sweet Heart/Sweet Light Lindstrom - Hans *goddammit, maybe TWgMTR isn't that great. It has some of The Beach Boys' worst tunes on it (SV, Bill & Sue), some rote filler limply performed and in some cases, produced (Shelter, Beaches In Mind, Daybreak, and the title track), is autotuned to hell, and sounds like ass in places. Sure, it has peaks - we all know what they are - but I feel like I just listen to it because, y'know, The Beach Boys. It's 2012, after all. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: SMiLE Brian on December 09, 2012, 08:43:54 AM New MBV album on Kevin Shields' website. ;D
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: guitarfool2002 on December 09, 2012, 08:57:59 AM I hate to say it but my listening tastes have gone back to an AM radio mindset, where and when the single ruled the day. Therefore, I don't even have a favorite album this year, most of what I latched onto in 2012 was singles. My listening to full albums has taken a back seat to hearing a great single and enjoying those one dose at a time.
Having said all that, I can list the Jack White solo album as one I did enjoy very much this year. The latest Black Keys also had some cool sounds, although sometimes the sounds and performances they recorded outweighed the quality of the songs themselves. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: rab2591 on December 09, 2012, 09:02:19 AM *goddammit, maybe TWgMTR isn't that great. It has some of The Beach Boys' worst tunes on it (SV, Bill & Sue), some rote filler limply performed and in some cases, produced (Shelter, Beaches In Mind, Daybreak, and the title track), is autotuned to hell, and sounds like ass in places. Sure, it has peaks - we all know what they are - but I feel like I just listen to it because, y'know, The Beach Boys. It's 2012, after all. Sadly I kinda feel this way as well. When it first came out I gave it 5 stars on Amazon and listened to it nonstop. In the last 6 months I've not listened to it once, and I haven't really missed it. The title song and Brian's life suite are the only songs I listen to. Personally I can't wait for Brian to make his rock and roll album - give him TOTAL control and see what comes of it. ______ I bought Tempest months ago but haven't found the right time to listen to it :-\ maybe I will this evening. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: EgoHanger1966 on December 09, 2012, 10:45:00 AM Tame Impala - Lonerism.
I didn't buy that much new music this year, so I guess TWGMTR would be my #2. I was really into it this summer, I hardly listen to it now. It's a summer record. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Mendota Heights on December 09, 2012, 11:07:23 AM Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas :wave
By far the best album. But I have not listened to it since my guinea pigs died. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Letsgoawayforawhile on December 09, 2012, 02:29:46 PM As many as you please... (These aren't in any order... yet) Bob Dylan - Tempest Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.a.a.d City Frank Ocean - channel Orange The Weeknd - Trilogy (if a official release of mixtapes from last year counts as an 'album') First Aid Kit -The Lion's Roar Spiritualized - Sweet Heart/Sweet Light Lindstrom - Hans *goddammit, maybe TWgMTR isn't that great. It has some of The Beach Boys' worst tunes on it (SV, Bill & Sue), some rote filler limply performed and in some cases, produced (Shelter, Beaches In Mind, Daybreak, and the title track), is autotuned to hell, and sounds like ass in places. Sure, it has peaks - we all know what they are - but I feel like I just listen to it because, y'know, The Beach Boys. It's 2012, after all. Dude, Channel Orange is amazing! Do you like Nostalgia, Ultra? It's amazing too. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on December 09, 2012, 03:39:00 PM *goddammit, maybe TWgMTR isn't that great. It has some of The Beach Boys' worst tunes on it (SV, Bill & Sue), some rote filler limply performed and in some cases, produced (Shelter, Beaches In Mind, Daybreak, and the title track), is autotuned to hell, and sounds like ass in places. Sure, it has peaks - we all know what they are - but I feel like I just listen to it because, y'know, The Beach Boys. It's 2012, after all. Sadly I kinda feel this way as well. When it first came out I gave it 5 stars on Amazon and listened to it nonstop. In the last 6 months I've not listened to it once, and I haven't really missed it. The title song and Brian's life suite are the only songs I listen to. Personally I can't wait for Brian to make his rock and roll album - give him TOTAL control and see what comes of it. ______ I bought Tempest months ago but haven't found the right time to listen to it :-\ maybe I will this evening. You should, I got it on vinyl just today for my birthday and it's quite a lean album - I thought it was arrangement shy, but then that's not really the point of Bob. The songs are so strong tho. There's hope for rock dinosaurs yet! Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: I. Spaceman on December 09, 2012, 07:26:34 PM Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Psychedelic Pill, Redd Kross's Researching The Blues, Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel, Van Halen's A Different Kind Of Truth, The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made The Radio, Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Americana, Scott Walker's Bish Bosch, Sabbath Assembly's Ye Are Gods, Bob Dylan's Tempest.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on December 10, 2012, 02:59:34 AM sh*t, I forgot one more as I'd been waiting to get a new turntable....
Dan Deacon - America Like Phillip Glass if he played loft parties. Really tight electronica with great orchestral sections - ie, not tacked on - and it's pretty fucking huge. Been spinning it a fair bit today already, really enjoying it. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: the captain on December 10, 2012, 02:40:29 PM I've been having a really good time making myself a best-of-'12 playlist, but honestly not a lot of albums struck me as really good.
The best: Fiona Apple, Idler Wheel Right up there: Jack White, Blunderbuss Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas The Beach Boys, TWGMTR Also good: Bob Dylan, Tempest Mountain Goats, Transcendental Youth Brother Ali, Mourning in America... After that things were more a few songs here, a few there. But in that respect it was a really good year. In addition to some from the above, there were songs I loved by Noisettes, Solange, Andrew Bird, Usher, Paul Westerberg, Rufus Wainwright, Lana Del Rey, Earl Sweatshirt, Spiritualized, and on and on. Scott Walker's Bish Bosch Just got this yesterday and haven't listened to it yet. Hadn't even heard of its release until a friend advised I ought to give it a shot. Told me to get ready to be surprised. Haven't listened yet. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on December 11, 2012, 03:17:49 AM I've been having a really good time making myself a best-of-'12 playlist, but honestly not a lot of albums struck me as really good. You got that on Spotify? I'm in my catch-up phase atm, as it is every year. Another good (maybe not great, due to the oddities of Damon Albarn) record is Bobby Womack's one. You should give the Frank Ocean record a shot, too. It's maybe not deserving of the evangelical hype, but it's a great listen. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: the captain on December 11, 2012, 03:29:17 PM I've been having a really good time making myself a best-of-'12 playlist, but honestly not a lot of albums struck me as really good. You got that on Spotify? I'm in my catch-up phase atm, as it is every year. Another good (maybe not great, due to the oddities of Damon Albarn) record is Bobby Womack's one. You should give the Frank Ocean record a shot, too. It's maybe not deserving of the evangelical hype, but it's a great listen. I've never shared a playlist on spotify, but looking into it right now. I did listen to the Ocean record when it came out and wasn't really excited. I guess I ought to give it another shot. Spirit of the season or whatever. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Cabinessenceking on December 17, 2012, 10:00:51 AM Tame Impala - Lonerism. I didn't buy that much new music this year, so I guess TWGMTR would be my #2. I was really into it this summer, I hardly listen to it now. It's a summer record. Agree to this. Nominating albums by artists decades past their prime is imo not really a reality based objective and informed decision. The very idea that some 50+ year old bloke made 2012's best album indicates incredible obsolete stance on music and an' old geezer' attitude. 'What is this Tame Impala sh*t. McCartney again made the best album of the year! :old' 'Oh grandpa.... :whatever' Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on December 17, 2012, 11:09:16 AM I know what you mean..... I really do enjoy that Bob Dylan album though :-[
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: cablegeddon on December 17, 2012, 11:58:37 AM Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking ball
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: EgoHanger1966 on December 17, 2012, 12:29:54 PM Tame Impala - Lonerism. I didn't buy that much new music this year, so I guess TWGMTR would be my #2. I was really into it this summer, I hardly listen to it now. It's a summer record. Agree to this. Nominating albums by artists decades past their prime is imo not really a reality based objective and informed decision. The very idea that some 50+ year old bloke made 2012's best album indicates incredible obsolete stance on music and an' old geezer' attitude. 'What is this Tame Impala sh*t. McCartney again made the best album of the year! :old' 'Oh grandpa.... :whatever' Well, ironically, most of the reason I like that record in the first place is because it sounds like what a certain band was doing around 45 years ago.... ::) Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Cabinessenceking on December 19, 2012, 07:06:50 AM Tame Impala - Lonerism. I didn't buy that much new music this year, so I guess TWGMTR would be my #2. I was really into it this summer, I hardly listen to it now. It's a summer record. Agree to this. Nominating albums by artists decades past their prime is imo not really a reality based objective and informed decision. The very idea that some 50+ year old bloke made 2012's best album indicates incredible obsolete stance on music and an' old geezer' attitude. 'What is this Tame Impala sh*t. McCartney again made the best album of the year! :old' 'Oh grandpa.... :whatever' Well, ironically, most of the reason I like that record in the first place is because it sounds like what a certain band was doing around 45 years ago.... ::) retro sound is not neccessarily bad. The voices are young and even though it bears similarity to Lennon or the BB's it's pretty far removed. Not only that; their voices are young, unlike the voices of the rock era veterans! Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: I. Spaceman on December 19, 2012, 11:13:50 AM Nominating albums by artists decades past their prime is imo not really a reality based objective and informed decision. The very idea that some 50+ year old bloke made 2012's best album indicates incredible obsolete stance on music and an' old geezer' attitude. 'What is this Tame Impala sh*t. McCartney again made the best album of the year! :old' 'Oh grandpa.... :whatever' Wrong. Great music is great music, regardless of the age of the performer. Assuming music that is recorded by older artists is automatically inferior is far more obnoxious than what you are referring to. THAT is a reality-based, objective and informed statement. In the future, please think before you hit the Post button. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: BergenWhitesMoustache on December 20, 2012, 01:50:55 PM First Tame Impala album dicked all over the new one...it's like the world caught up just as they ramped up the Lennon cliches...
It's Frank Ocean all the way for me. No time for TWGMTR. Maybe if they'd laid off the sh*t production. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: the captain on December 21, 2012, 11:03:43 AM Nominating albums by artists decades past their prime is imo not really a reality based objective and informed decision. The very idea that some 50+ year old bloke made 2012's best album indicates incredible obsolete stance on music and an' old geezer' attitude. 'What is this Tame Impala sh*t. McCartney again made the best album of the year! :old' 'Oh grandpa.... :whatever' Wrong. Great music is great music, regardless of the age of the performer. Assuming music that is recorded by older artists is automatically inferior is far more obnoxious than what you are referring to. THAT is a reality-based, objective and informed statement. In the future, please think before you hit the Post button. I have to agree with Ian on this: music is neither better nor worse based on the legacy or current reputation (or age) of the performer. Believe me, I cannot stand some people's tendency to automatically populate their top tens with the remaining legends, but it's just as bad to just retype the current Billboard Top Ten. Speaking for myself--who else would I speak for, anyway?--and tying in the idea from the previous post, Tame Impala is pretty uninteresting ... but McCartney has done approximately one worthwhile album in the past decade (the Fireman "Electric Arguments" from a few years ago). Some old horses come through sometimes. Some new artists come through sometimes. Most albums from both extremes and everyone in between range from bad to mediocre. It's listening to them that lets you figure it out, not checking their birth certificates or sales totals. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Banana on December 21, 2012, 11:10:57 AM Tame Impala - Lonerism. I didn't buy that much new music this year, so I guess TWGMTR would be my #2. I was really into it this summer, I hardly listen to it now. It's a summer record. Lonerism = Top Notch! Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Heysaboda on December 21, 2012, 12:24:21 PM Bob Dylan - Tempest Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young NEil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil YoUng Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil YOung Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young NEil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Neil Young Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Cabinessenceking on December 23, 2012, 12:12:40 PM First Tame Impala album dicked all over the new one...it's like the world caught up just as they ramped up the Lennon cliches... It's Frank Ocean all the way for me. No time for TWGMTR. Maybe if they'd laid off the sh*t production. I know ppl in Perth,WA who are mates of the band and I heard them before they released that (absolutely great) first album. They are very good live as well and seeing them rise from the remote backwater of the Perth music scence is pretty fun! ^^ Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Alex on December 24, 2012, 10:53:16 PM Al Jardine-Postcard From California
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: the captain on December 26, 2012, 08:15:48 AM I've been having a really good time making myself a best-of-'12 playlist, but honestly not a lot of albums struck me as really good. You got that on Spotify? I'm in my catch-up phase atm, as it is every year. Another good (maybe not great, due to the oddities of Damon Albarn) record is Bobby Womack's one. You should give the Frank Ocean record a shot, too. It's maybe not deserving of the evangelical hype, but it's a great listen. Listening to Ocean again now, btw. Must admit, finding more that I like in it now than I did when it first came out. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Aegir on December 28, 2012, 04:20:32 PM All you people who like Channel Orange, have you listened to Nostalgia Ultra? The critics didn't like that one as much but I don't think there's one song on Channel Orange that's better than Novacane or American Wedding or Nature Feels.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: the captain on December 28, 2012, 04:52:36 PM All you people who like Channel Orange, have you listened to Nostalgia Ultra? The critics didn't like that one as much but I don't think there's one song on Channel Orange that's better than Novacane or American Wedding or Nature Feels. I haven't. I have Novacane and wasn't ever a huge fan of that, so I didn't dig in further. I'll get through Nostalgia Ultra at some point, probably. Though I end up really liking only maybe half a dozen songs on Channel Orange, too. So I can't really say I'm much of a F. Ocean fan. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Dunderhead on December 29, 2012, 01:15:47 AM I didn't listen to a single album released this year besides TWGMTR, and even that one I only listened to once. Man do I feel old.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Letsgoawayforawhile on December 29, 2012, 06:08:10 AM All you people who like Channel Orange, have you listened to Nostalgia Ultra? The critics didn't like that one as much but I don't think there's one song on Channel Orange that's better than Novacane or American Wedding or Nature Feels. I mentioned Nostalgia Ultra earlier. I think it's better than Channel Orange. It's incredible. Strawberry Swing, and Swim Good are my jams. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: MBE on January 02, 2013, 01:45:40 AM Tempest and That's Why God Made The Radio are my two favorite new ones.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Alan Smith on January 02, 2013, 01:52:34 AM Tempest and That's Why God Made The Radio are my two favorite new ones. +1Right on, Mike - Tempest is a real blow out. From a local perstpective, these guys really impressed me - https://soundcloud.com/singhalamusic/sets/the-bluebottles - and were nice enough to send me a copy of their cd for nix - rock on! Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: MBE on January 02, 2013, 02:31:42 AM Dylan or Brian may not sing as good as they did back in the sixties or early seventies, but they are still two of the best songwriters around even if TWGMTR was written over 1997-2012. Plus they take pains make their music sound vibrant and pure, something they both forgot in the mid eighties.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: buddhahat on January 02, 2013, 02:35:19 AM New albums:
Frank Ocean - Channel orange. My favourite this year by a mile. Tame Impala - Lonerism Melody's Echo Chamber That's Why God Made The Radio Beach House - Bloom Dr John - Locked Down Django Django Old stuff I've discovered this year: Errol Garner - Concert By The Sea. Wow, this is one of the best live albums I've ever heard! I never knew about this guy. Bill Evans - Alone, Conversations with Myself. I have quite a few of his albums but was unfamiliar with these two. Silver Apples Leon Russel Miles Davis - Get Up With It Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: MaxL on January 06, 2013, 10:21:37 AM Haven't really listened to many newly released albums in 2012 but here goes (in some sort of order):
That's Why God Made the Radio - The Beach Boys Psychedelic Pill - Neil Young Out Of My Hands - Morten Harket Banga - Patti Smith Battle Born - The Killers Actually that's all of them. Haven't got round to buying Americana (NY&CH) or Tempest (Dylan) yet. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on January 06, 2013, 12:18:54 PM Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: MaxL on January 06, 2013, 01:21:49 PM Actually I'd +1 that too if we're counting it as 2012. Great CD. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: MookieZ on January 06, 2013, 05:22:57 PM Alright, I'll go:
The Sound of the Life of the Mind -- Ben Folds Five Clear Heart Full Eyes -- Craig Finn Sunken Condos -- Donald Fagen Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: hypehat on January 11, 2013, 09:23:17 AM New albums: Dr John - Locked Down crap, totally forgot Dr John! I loved that. Re: Nostalgia Ultra, it just didn't grab me in the same way. The Electric Feel and Coldplay samples kinda got my hackles up a bit, and there's nothing so obnoxious (or casual, if you're being kind - it's just a mixtape, after all) on CO. Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Puggal on February 08, 2013, 09:53:48 PM Tempest. Without a doubt one of my favorite Dylan albums, which is saying a lot. "Duquesne Whistle" is possibly his catchiest rockabilly jaunt since "Rainy Day Women," and "Roll On John" is the most deeply affecting tune he's done since Blood on the Tracks. The album is a really inspired work, and an instant classic.
Title: Re: Your Albums Of The Year Post by: Alex on February 09, 2013, 08:37:21 PM Best Coast-The Only Place
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