December 13, 200421 yr So I was wondering: What were your favorite albums of 2004? Here are my favorites: Phoenix - Alphabetical: Great uplifting, positive album. A band that stays under the radar because it doesn't quite fit the mold of radio airplay, yet finds itself in movie soundtrack after movie soundtrack. Reminiscent of underground 90s band Self. Great poppy licks and fun! Cool synth too. Brian Wilson - Smile: So this has been the holy grail of rock for 35+ years. Its nice to hear the official completed version of what was supposed to be the Beach Boys masterwork. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't remastered and remixed original recordings - but the music is so well done - it took me 10 minutes to figure it out. Oh yeah, this was recorded in Mono too, but you'd never know. Bjork - Medulla: Bjork always makes my list, cause I got a thing for her. But this time I mean it. This album is all acoustic and features Rahzel prominently. Some tracks are filler material but songs like Where is the Line? and the Beach-Boys esque Submarine just get me "right there." Kanye West - College Dropout: Hip Hop needed a new it guy. P. Diddy was getting stale, and the best part about Kanye is that he actually has talent. Rasmus - Dead Letter: Picture Swedish rock that has the best of Bon Jovi's bigness but without all the crap that sucks about that pussy band. It's like emo-arena rock, but good. Other songs I dug but whose albums didn't warrant a mention: Prince - Musicology The Killers - Somebody Told Me Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like Its Hot N.E.R.D. - She Wants to Move Macy Gray - When I See You U2 - Vertigo William Shatner - Common People Twista - Slow Jams
December 13, 200421 yr Futures by Jimmy Eat World. Start Something by Lost Prophets. American Idiot by Green Day. Get Born by Jet (even though it prob came out in late 2003)
December 13, 200421 yr Oddly I didn't buy many cd's this year. And I'm not sure they were all from this year but I *bought* them all this year... Go by Vertical Horizon O by Damien Rice Life for Rent by Dido College Dropout by Kanye
December 13, 200421 yr These might be 2003, but I picked them up this year so...... Snow Patrol....one of the few CDs that I can listen to in it's entirety. Secret Machines, beautifully wierd disk. Local H.
December 13, 200421 yr Brazil - A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life Say Anything - ...Is A Real Boy TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes Blood Brothers - Crimes Arcade Fire - Funeral
December 13, 200421 yr I'll go by songs rather than full CDs: Rise Against - Life Less Frightening The Wildhearts - Vanilla Radio Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning The Darkness - Growing On Me The Killers - Mr. Brightside The Dog And Everything - Moment Megadeth - Blackmail The Universe Empyrean - Back On The Bus Brides Of Destruction - Shut The f*** Up a couple of these may have been released in 2003, but I identify them as 2004 songs, so they're on the list. So there!
December 13, 200421 yr #1 Beastie Boys-To The 5 Boroughs #2 Green Day-American Idiot #3 The Hives-Tyrannasaurus Hives #4 Modest Mouse-Good News For People Who Love Bad News
December 13, 200421 yr Author The Hives would make my list even though I can never seem to gut check and buy their CDs. They're Swedish, aren't they? I like the Swedes. I actually think if there was a "coolest" profession to be, Swedish rock star would be it. Ya know, hangin at IKEA with the Swedish bikini team, pounding Meatballs and lingonberries - your own personal Swedish chef. Candy that looks like fish. That would be sweeet.
December 13, 200421 yr In no particular order: Green Day "American Idiot" Bad Religion "The Empire Strikes First" Cake "Pressure Chief" Probot [Dave Grohl's metal project]
December 13, 200421 yr flogging molly - within a mile of home hot water music - the new what next bad religion - the empire strikes first swingin' utters - live in a dive strung out - exile in oblivion rise against - siren song of the counter culture nikola sarcevic - lock-sport-krock
December 13, 200421 yr Magyar Posse - Kings of Time Einstürzende Neubauten - Perpetuum Mobile Mono - Walking cloud and deep red sky, Flag fluttered and sun shined Tortoise - It's All Around You Fly Pan Am - N'ecoutez Pas I'd have to say Magyar Posse tops my list, I still love that album to death.
December 13, 200421 yr Author Wow. A Neubauten fan. And one who actually listens to the noisemusic? Or do you just buy the CDs and say how much you love them. I own ONE Neubauten album. It's enough. Although I do love 1/2 Mensch. What exactly is Magyar Posse sounding like?
December 13, 200421 yr Crossfade-Cold Modest Mouse-Float on Blink 182-Always Megadeth... I doubt any of these were in '04
December 13, 200421 yr In no order: the Dillinger Escape Plan - "Miss Machine" Green Day - "American Idiot" Converge - "You Fail Me" Misery Signals - "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" Mastodon - "Leviathan" Lamb of God - "Ashes of the Wake" Killswitch Engage - "The End of Heartache"
December 14, 200421 yr yellowcard-ocean avenue story of the year- page avenue trapt-trapt mest- mest yellowcard-one for the kids
January 2, 200521 yr QUOTE (winodj @ Dec 13, 2004 -> 02:17 PM) Wow. A Neubauten fan. And one who actually listens to the noisemusic? Or do you just buy the CDs and say how much you love them. I own ONE Neubauten album. It's enough. Although I do love 1/2 Mensch. What exactly is Magyar Posse sounding like? Bumping for response: I do enjoy Neubauten because of the noise that they make with such odd objects. I find Neubauten quite listenable and love "Haus der Lüge" among other songs. Blixa's almost incoherent rambling is somehow peaceful and when they can produce songs like "Schwindel" you know they can do more than just create a lot of noise, although the noise has many layers in it if you listen hard enough. As for Magyar Posse, they're a very distinct sound in post-rock, but sound like a cleaner and more condensed version of Explosions in the Sky.
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