Movie Soundtracks with an alternative feel that I would recommend: Drive Soundtrack- Cliff Martinez and other various artists Attack the Block Soundtrack- Basement Jaxx, Steven Price, Felix Buxton, and Simon Ratcliffe Hanna Soundtrack- The Chemical Brothers
Cannot wait for the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Nice picks with Cass McCombs and Kurt Vile, Prospectus. I think I'll steal a page from your book and give the "artist - album" followed by a song via YouTube. In no particular order:
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Mostly hip hop, but I'm sure most expected that. #4, Blu & Exile, is amazing, especially considering that it came out of nowhere and consists of "leftovers" from their 2009 album, Below the Heavens (which was also a classic).
10. Lloyd Banks - Cold Corner 2
9. Common - The Dreamer/The Believer
8. The Drums - Portamento
7. The Roots - undun.
6. Elzhi - Elmatic
5. Blu & Exile – Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them
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I judge albums differently than most do. Cape Dory had 10 songs. Of those 10, 4 I didn't like, 4 I loved, and 2 are two of my favorite songs of the last few years and that I will probably listen to on and off forever. That, to me, is a great album. I'd rather have 2 or 3 AMAZING songs than 10-12 just 'good' songs.
That's why the Big KRIT mixtape was number 1 for me. At least 5 tracks will get steady play from me for the next few years.
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johnnypark wrote:
The only albums I bought...and they are gems:
Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
Anthrax: Worship Music
Mighty Mighty Bosstones: The Magic Of Youth
You like Screaming Trees, right?
If so, and if you haven't already, you should check out their latest release, Last Words: The Final Recordings. Had I discovered this earlier in the year my final list would look different, it's really good.
I'll have to give that a listen. I love Mark Lanegan's voice--and there are a handful of really great Trees tunes--but I always felt that the band wasn't very good a writing great rock songs.
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johnnypark wrote:
I'll have to give that a listen. I love Mark Lanegan's voice--and there are a handful of really great Trees tunes--but I always felt that the band wasn't very good a writing great rock songs.
My bad, for whatever reason I thought you were a fan. Or at least a bigger fan than you are.
I think both Dust and Sweet Oblivion are two of the best albums to come from the Pacific Northwest back in the '90's. Uncle Anesthesia I really like too.
Their earlier stuff, like Buzz Factory, I like but I don't hold in the same regard as their later material. Some great tunes but as a whole I didn't think it was on par with their best. Perhaps that has to do with me discovering the band through their later, major label material (Uncle Anesthesia, Sweet Oblivion, Dust) and then going back to their indie stuff.
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I love, love, love all kinds of music and listen to every genre. Every once in a while the year's best album just might also be one its most popular (although not very often). Not much of a revelation, but that dang Adele album is brilliant.
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