What's everyone's favourite albums of this year? I was going to post mine straight away but will have to think about it a bit as so many and nothing really stands out.

the only thing that stands out for me off the top of my head is the KT Tunstall album.

The Darkness - Last train to Hell and Back
Foo Fighters - In your Honour
Green Day - Bullet in a Bible

... Still thinking...

But this is the Album (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=stcs6&page=title&r=CD&title=848054) that I hope will be in my Christmas stocking :hihi:

Bullet in a bible- Green Day

KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope
Magic numbers - Magic Numbers
Alex Parks - Honesty
Alanis - The Collection
Gareth Robinson - Be Glorified (cos he's my mate)
Jack Johnson - Inbetween Dreams
Brithish Sea Power - Open Season

and maybe the new Girls Aloud one once HMV online get my order right...

Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding a Mosaic :cool:

we should have added best album without being manufactured crap.. Afraid that excludes Girls Aloud :D

Arcade Fire - Funeral (released in the UK this year)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Animal Collective - Feels
Polar Bear - Held On The Tips Of Fingers
King Creosote - Rocket DIY

Keane - Hopes and fears
Coldplay - X&Y
Greenday - American Idiot
......

Charlotte Church - Tissues and Issues and Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days.

All this Girls Aloud bashing is getting boring.

Originally posted by Tubthump
Arcade Fire - Funeral (released in the UK this year)...
Polar Bear - Held On The Tips Of Fingers


Got the Arcade Fire album last week. Very impressed. What's Polar Bear album like? I've been hearing good things - it's on my list of 'maybe buy soon' albums.

The only "new" album I've bought this year was X&Y, which is pretty good (same old Coldplay though).

Probably Oasis- Don't believe the truth for me , with the best track being Keep the dream alive.

Death From Above1979 - Your A Woman, Im A Machine

Brant Bjork - Saved By Magic

Goon Machine - I Got A Brand New Egg Layin' Machine

Ocean Of Confusion - Songs Of Screaming Tree's

Millionaire - Paradisiac

too name a few off the top of my head


:thumbsup:

jaga jazzist-what we must.....
.......who said charlie church's? jesus aint yer got no pride?!
over an out.:gag:

Originally posted by yer_get_meh
jaga jazzist-what we must.....
.......who said charlie church's? jesus aint yer got no pride?!
over an out.:gag:

Wow, I've just seen a couple of mad Jaga Jazzist videos on the Ninja Tune DVD - they're quite good...!

Mine are :-

The Departure - Dirty Words

Editors - The Back Room

Kaiser Chiefs - Employment

Doves - Some Cities

Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger

Originally posted by Herbaliser
Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding a Mosaic :cool:

top album

Slipknot: 9.0 live. :cool:
:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
http://www.pubfoto.com/albums/Slipknot-galleria-darte/Logo_slipknot.jpg
In me: White Butterfly. :cool:
:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
http://www.recordstore.co.uk/images/covers/InMe-white150.jpg

Kaiser Chiefs- Employment

Simon Hinkler- Lose the Faith

:clap:

Originally posted by D2J
The Darkness - Last train to Hell and Back

Its called one way ticket to hell:

Mine are
one way ticket to hell: The Darkenss
Magic numbers: Magic numbers
A bigger Bang: Rolling Stones
Rosenrot: Rammstein
In your honor: Foo fighters

I've probably forgot some good ones but heres mine so far:
Foo Fighters - In Your Honour
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment

Originally posted by seanyboy

Little Brother - The Minstrel Show

Good call!

Loved their 1st LP too - "The Listening"

Steve Spacek - "Space Shift"
Slum Village - "Detroit Deli"


I'll think of others when my mind returns to normal...

(Heavy night on the pop, last night!):(

Pendulum- Hold Your Colour

Drum and bass at its best.

Originally posted by BoroughGal
Wow, I've just seen a couple of mad Jaga Jazzist videos on the Ninja Tune DVD - they're quite good...!

hey, what ninja tune dvd is that? where can i get it? u should see their website..cheers

slipknot - live 9.0

:D

Coles Corner - Richard Hawley


Album of the year by Sheffield's finest!!:thumbsup:

Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

My Morning Jacket - Z

The National - Alligator

Originally posted by pontious
Coles Corner - Richard Hawley


Album of the year by Sheffield's finest!!:thumbsup:

Agreed!

Also add in
Stephen Fretwell - Magpie

Both of which played a gig on the same night in Sheffield this year.:mad:

Originally posted by Booch
Good call!

Loved their 1st LP too - "The Listening"


Cool Ive found another Little brother fan! It is such a good album, production is second to none.

Originally posted by Booch
Slum Village - "Detroit Deli"


I need this album, I'm sure if i had it i would say its one of my albums of the year.

Originally posted by seanyboy
Cool Ive found another Little brother fan! It is such a good album, production is second to none.



I need this album, I'm sure if i had it i would say its one of my albums of the year.

Seanyboy - nice to be acquainted!

Little Brother are dope! The Listening just flows from beginning to end!

Pm me with regards to Slum's LP.... :cool:

Mine are:

Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright
Funeral - Arcade Fire
Magic Numbers - Magic Numbers
Leaders Of The Free World - Elbow
Demon Days - Gorillaz

....with Editors, Kate Bush, Rufus Wainwright, White Stripes and Richard Hawley 'bubbling under'.

Pendulum - Hold Your Colour

Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger

Stellastar* - Harmonies for the Haunted

Demon Days - Gorillaz

Foo Fighters - In Your Honour

Beck - Guero

M.I.A. - Arular

Wilf

Originally posted by yer_get_meh
hey, what ninja tune dvd is that? where can i get it? u should see their website..cheers

It's called ZenTV, loads of different mad videos on it, including Mr Scruff....

See here (http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/release.php?id=804) for details. Fopp on Division Street had it in for £5 at one point - dunno if that's still the case.

Christ...how could I forget Root's Manuva's Awfully Deep? Must be the alzheimers....:loopy:

Employment- Kaiser Chiefs

X+Y- Coldplay

another one that came to mind

Tom Vek - We Have Sound!

OASIS-DONT BELIVE THE TRUTH BY A COUNTRY MILE

god, I'm got about 50 albums from this year. But none stand out

Originally posted by BrainThrust
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour

Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger

Stellastar* - Harmonies for the Haunted

Demon Days - Gorillaz

Foo Fighters - In Your Honour

Beck - Guero

M.I.A. - Arular

Wilf

I have all of these and they are all good but I just can't think of any which stand out

Each to his own, I'm really stuck on the Stellastarr one right now.

Sweet troubled soul is just brilliant even if the lyrics are indulging a long hidden emo part of me.

Wilf

Can't narrow it down, but a few that spring to mind are;

Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Editors - The Back Room
Funeral For A Friend - Hours
System of a Down - Hypnotize
We Are Scientists - With Love and Sqaler
Damien Rice - O (was that this year???)
QOTSA - Lullabies to Paralyze
My Chemical Romance - 3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge

ELBOW - Leaders of the Free World.

yahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Herbaliser
Got the Arcade Fire album last week. Very impressed. What's Polar Bear album like? I've been hearing good things - it's on my list of 'maybe buy soon' albums.

Sorry, bit late with my response. In answer to your question, Polar Bear are a sort of dancey jazz band, very contemporary and youthful sounding. A bit like a Red Snapper comprising some of the best musicians in the country. If they ever play live near you, they are a must see. I saw them in Leeds last month and they took the top of my head off- the drummer is sensational. They have a spin off band called Acoustic Ladyland who played in Sheffield last friday. Again, they are a superb live of-sorts jazz act but have a more raucous, punky, Hendrix edge (as you might have guessed by their name).

Polar Bear were this years rank, rank outsiders at the Mercury Music awards. They didn't really have much of a chance unfortunately.

I thought this year was particularly notable for the amount of disappointing follow up albums by artists with previously immaculate back catalogues. Some that spring to mind:

Boards Of Canada - Campfire Headphase (tried a new direction and ended up losing their innovative edge)

Super Furry Animals - Lovekraft (overblown, and by far their least varied and exciting record)

Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (good, but trying too hard to better it's predecessor. Ends up sounding like everything including the kitchen sink has been thrown at it)

Beck - Guerro (well past his peak. Scientology has a lot to answer for)

Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World (some great tracks, but nowhere near as good as the last two albums)

Daft Punk - Human After All (lazy and quite terrible, are they really the same partnership that brought us Homework? Probably the biggest disappointment of them all.)

Roykssop - The Understanding (poor)

Originally posted by Tubthump
I thought this year was particularly notable for the amount of disappointing follow up albums by artists with previously immaculate back catalogues. Some that spring to mind:

Boards Of Canada - Campfire Headphase (tried a new direction and ended up losing their innovative edge)

Super Furry Animals - Lovekraft (overblown, and by far their least varied and exciting record)

Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (good, but trying too hard to better it's predecessor. Ends up sounding like everything including the kitchen sink has been thrown at it)

Beck - Guerro (well past his peak. Scientology has a lot to answer for)

Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World (some great tracks, but nowhere near as good as the last two albums)

Daft Punk - Human After All (lazy and quite terrible, are they really the same partnership that brought us Homework? Probably the biggest disappointment of them all.)

Roykssop - The Understanding (poor)

I'm not greatly impressed with Jacl Johnson's new one either

right. try Rob try. Ok

Acrhitecture in Helsinki - In Case We die just about perfect pop with random acts of oddness included.

Sigur Ros-Takk. chilled out . one for late at night

The Bees: Free the bees top album :clap:

Gorillaz - Demon Days
Magic Numbers - Magic Numbers
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue

Stereophonics LSVO
Paul Weller As is now
Natalie Imbruglia Counting down the days

And I bought it this year but not sure if it was last year?
- Kasabian.

For me it has to be :


Supernature by Goldfrapp

Amazing album.

Can't wait to see them in Feb.

Turbonegro - Party Animal

:thumbsup: loadsa fun!

Originally posted by Tubthump
Polar Bear are a sort of dancey jazz band, very contemporary and youthful sounding. A bit like a Red Snapper...

Cheers for that. I'm sold.

One to add: Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story. Reggae-soul-funk-jazz. Superb album.

Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

OR

Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas

Nine Black Alps - Everything Is
Foo Fighters - In Your Honour
McFLY - Wonderland
Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth

That's some, anyway.

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning

Even Babyshambles have managed to make a semi-decent record.

Foo Fighters - In Your Honour!! Fantastic album!

Aphex Twin - Analord

Most of the really good albums I've bought this year have been old releases from various artists. Ceephax Acid and Kid 606 have had decent stuff out though.

teddy thompson - seperate ways
stephen fretwell - magpie
and i love josh ritter - hello starling, but i'm not sure if it was this year

Originally posted by FetishFairy
For me it has to be :


Supernature by Goldfrapp

Amazing album.

Can't wait to see them in Feb.

Me too!!! :clap: In Brum though - shall wear sparkly lycra for the cause.

Hmm.

Ok.

In no particular order:

* The Cat Empire - Two Shoes
* Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay
* Eliza Carthy - Rough Music
* Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
* Goldfrapp - Supernature
* The Subways - Young for Eternity
* Flook - Haven
* Gorillaz - Demon Days
* Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
* Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
* KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope
* Rufus Wainwright - Want Two

I'll have a further think...

Just noticed this thread and can't believe nobody has mentioned Bloc Party - Silent Alarm :o Easily THE best album of 2005.

Other albums of mention for me are;

Jamiroquai - Dynamite
Doves - Some Cities
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better...

and a late entry, as in the last 3 weeks, The Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell and Back :clap:

Originally posted by npatchett
Just noticed this thread and can't believe nobody has mentioned Bloc Party - Silent Alarm :o Easily THE best album of 2005.



One of my favorite albums too,

Also on my list

Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
Gorillaz - Demon Days
System Of A Down - Mezmerize

Joel

In no particular order but all of them very good:

Arcade Fire (gutted I never got to see them at the Leadmill);

Bloc Party;

Franz Ferdinand; and

Foofighters.

This was either late 2004 or early 2005 but in my opinion the best album was :-

Kasabian - Kasabian

Closely followed by Oasis - Don't belive the truth and Ian Brown's - The Greatest.

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to all on the Sheffield Forum.

Pobby
:thumbsup:

Christmasn presents and recent buys mean I must add:

Ian Brown - The Greatest
Eminem - Curtain Call
KanYe West-Late Registration
Arcade Fire - Funeral

For my money, I'd nominate Feels by Animal Collective and In The Reins by Calexico (with Iron & Wine). These are both bands a friend recommended to me and I'm glad she did - very definitely worth listening to.

I have to admit though, I've not really paid much attention to new music this year, so there's not much from '05 in my collection at the moment (waiting for the January sales :))

EDIT: I'll also include Arcade Fire, as everyone else has, but according to the sleeve notes that was released in '04????

The Gorillaz Demon Days album is remarkably good. So is Jack Johnson's In Between Dreams. I read a historical review in the Evening Standard whining that it was just the same as all his other stuff. Which of course is why it's so darn good, and I'm happy to have another CD of his mellifous warbling in my collection. Why, I wonder, is no artist worthy of critical acclaim unless they constantly evolve their approach? We, at least music critics, have very short attention spans.

Pallokaville by Fatboy Slim, still makes me laugh at the words and dance to the rhthms when I hear it.

"And the sign says long haired freaky people, need not apply" - dunno why I like the chorus but it always makes me laugh!

Queen + Paul Rodgers was my fave album of the year, then they released it on DVD Woo Hoo!!!!

Also liked the Kaiser chiefs album and what i heard from The Darkness's new Album One way ticket to hell... and back (a bit of a confusing title though, how can it be one way and back? Surely thats 2 ways) ha ha

A Rock band called The Quireboys (Not the young kids) released a single just before christmas called Tears in Heaven (an Eric Clapton Song that weirdly enough the young kids The Choirboys also released the very same song)

that was my favourite single of the year