Albums of the year?

[Scooba da Bass]

well (try and limit yourself to 10 otherwise it'll just get CRAZY!)?

 

[Mishy]

Well, people laughed at me when i bought Blink 182's self titled album, but if you ignore the first track, which has no place on the album at all, the rest is brilliant.

Oh and Evanescence - Fallen, is pretty damn good too.

*waits for the laughing and pointing*

 

[mank!]

The Thrills - So Much For The City

 

[Yoni]

Muse - Absolution

 

[Tom]

Muse - Absolution

Agreed.

 

[echo]

- Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore
- The Kills - Keep On Your Mean Side
- Four Tet - Rounds
- Trembling Blue Stars - Lights On A Darkening Shore
- The Hidden Cameras - Smell Of Our Own

..for a Top Five

 

[Bodhi]

Muse - Absolution

Yes. Also add

Outkast - The Love Below/Speakerboxx
White Stripes - Elephant
Audioslave - Audioslave
Thrills - So Much for the City


But I'd still say Absolution was my highlight of 2003. I still can't stop listening to it.

 

[Tom]

Is it me, or is it:

a) badly produced, and mushy sounding
b) purposely distorted on the cd

If b, thats a crime. I love listening to it in my car, but on the hifi, it sounds like shite.

 

[Wij]

Westlife - Turnaround

 

[Anul]

I did buy alot of albums this year but not many that were released this year but the new AFI album was great.

 

[Bodhi]

Is it me, or is it:

a) badly produced, and mushy sounding
b) purposely distorted on the cd

If b, thats a crime. I love listening to it in my car, but on the hifi, it sounds like shite.

Dunno, could be something wrong with your Cd mate, sounds absolutely fine on my separates.

 

[Tom]

Yeah I know what you mean, but I do have a rather good hifi, and it tends to show these things. If you compare an album like 'Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds', which, whatever you may think about it, is absolutely excellently produced, and listen to even the busiest parts of it, it still kicks Absolution into touch.

Absolution is a great album, it just doesn't seem to 'sound' very good.

 

[BossHogg]

the strokes - room on fire
blur - think tank
radiohead - hail to the theif
white stripes - elephant
underworld - anthology 1992 - 2002 (not strictly new)

 

[fatbusinessman]

I'd say it's pretty much a tie between:

Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Muse - Absolution

I'm going to have to disagree with Bodhi and BossHogg though, and say that I found Elephant to be dismally disappointing. Seven Nation Army is the only track on it that I find remotely appealling.

 

[fatbusinessman]

Oh, but how could I have forgotten this one:

Rob Dougan - Furious Angels

It's a tricky decision, but I think Dougan just edges it into the top spot for me.

 

[Lam]

White Stripes - Elephant
Black Eyes Peas - Elephunk

 

[Wij]

wtf is yer hat fbm ?

 

[Afx]

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore
Only heard this the other day and it is indeed ace, Didnt really like much of joe strummers solo stuff before this, but this is as good as anything the clash ever did.

British sea power - decline of british sea power
Brilliant album from a band that really deserve to make it big. Even if my favourite song by them isnt on this album: The spirit of st louis.

Shack - heres tom with the weather
Hms fable was one of my favourite albums so even though it was a 4 year wait for this one i'd say it was worth it, Especially as miles apart is probably the best song ive heard this year.

Cant really think of anything else that stands out for me :/

 

[fatbusinessman]

It left. I'm feeling Scroogey

 

[Scooba da Bass]

1) The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comotorium
2) Plaid - Spokes
3) Four Tet - Rounds
4) Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner
5) Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
6) [font=verdana, arial, helvetica]OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below[/font]
7) [font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Silver Mt. Zion - This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather and Sing[/font]
8) [font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
9) [/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Blur - Think Tank
10) [/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Massive Attack - 100th Window[/font]

Extra Special bonus:

EP; !!! - Me and Guiliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)
Compilation; DJs of Mass Destruction - War (If it feels good do it)

 

[Scooba da Bass]

Well, people laughed at me when i bought Blink 182's self titled album, but if you ignore the first track, which has no place on the album at all, the rest is brilliant.

Oh and Evanescence - Fallen, is pretty damn good too.

*waits for the laughing and pointing*

*Laughs and points*

Seriously, in a whole year if those two albums are the best you've heard it's a pretty poor lookout for where you live.

 

[Mishy]

*Laughs and points*

Seriously, in a whole year if those two albums are the best you've heard it's a pretty poor lookout for where you live.

hehe, well most stuff i bought this year is from previous years, not really heard much this year thats of any interest.

 

[mank!]

I forgot about 100th Window and De-Loused... both are pretty good, but I have to say most of the new albums I've bought this year have been fairly disappointing.

 

[pcg79]

I dont know much..

but I sure as hell like Speakerboxx/The Love Belowl

 

[Hot Soup]

Muse - Absolution
eels - Shootenany!
Kings Of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood

 

[echo]

I'd like to add another to my list;
Europa 51 - Abstractions..

Fans of Stereolab need to get this

 

[Aoami]

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
The Coral - Magic & Medicine
Billy Bragg - (Must i paint you a picture?) The Essential

All i can think of really!

 

[Embattle]

Out of the ones released this year it would have to be 100th Window, although I haven't bought many. Out of the back catalogue stuff it would have to be Peter Gabriel 1, Volare! and Songs From The Big Chair.

 

[Miles_Binck]

1. OutKast - SpeakerBoxxx / The Love Below
2. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
3. Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
4. Obie Trice - Cheers
5. The Thrills - So Much for the City
6. The Neptunes Presents The Clones 2003
7. Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
8. Westwood - The Platinum Edition
9. D-Block - The Best Of D-Block, Volumes 1-*

 

[Wazzerphuk]

On the list: (no order)

Dillinja + Lemon D - Killa Hertz
Machine Head - Through The Ashes Of Empires
Muse - Absolution
King Diamond - The Puppet Master
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

Off my head...