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hi, i'm not too good at introducing these, so i'll start with a poem:

another year has come and past,
and the tunes this year have been a blast
this is my list; the cream of the crop
so let's see what album ends up on top!

(sorry)

10)Morrissey - Years of Refusal

steven patrick's most recent offering (aside from the b-side collection Swords, which i'll be coming back to later in the best tracks of the year) is a fantastic rock n' roll record. yes, lots of hard (cock?) rock guitar + sometimes painful lyrics (come on, moz. the lyrics in I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris are fucking awful.) BUT you just gotta have fun with it.

9)The Horrors - Primary Colours

after a whole lot of musical growth since their debut Strange House, the band has taken cues from The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure to throw together a fantastic sophomore release.

8)The Thermals - Now We Can See

i actually just bought the album like...two months ago. but it's really good. When I Died is a great opener, up to par (i'd say) with Here's Your Future off The Body, The Blood, The Machine, although i'm sure no one else will agree with me on that.

7)Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing

no one else likes this band, but fuck them. andy hull + co's sophomore release is almost too clean sounding, especially when compared with Like A Virgin Loosing A Child, but the songs as a whole are so much stronger. the riff in Pride is up to par with the best from Led Zeppelin. holla.

6)Japandroids - Post-Nothing

i originally dismissed the band as pitchfork wank, HOWEVER, post-nothing is actually a fantastic debut. the album is chock full of wonderful guitars, energetic drums and the songs have more hooks than there are fish in the sea. super fun and highly recommended.

5)The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

fuck pitchfork for hating on this album. not as good as Picaresque, but it's not really trying to be. instead of focusing on great individual songs, the band proves here that the sum is greater than the parts. hazards a sprawling 17 song album about love and death. and metal.

4)Silversun Pickups - Swoon

if i didn't know better, i'd think it's 1992. harkening back to the lush sounds of Loveless and Siamese Dream with updated riffage, silversun pickups managed to put together a pretty solid release. bonus track Ne Plus Ultra is better than the entire b-side of the album.

3)Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen

one ofSaddle Creek's flagship bands, cursive continues to make great music years into their career. a monstrous improvement from the lackluster Happy Hollow and bolstering songs like From The Hips, I Couldn't Love You, Caveman and the epic what have i done?[/track], cursive shows the doubters that they can still pack a punch.

2)M. Ward - [album artist=m. ward]hold time

fuck yeah folk. matt's second best album, only topped by Post-War, shows that his songwriting post She & Him (sartist]zooey deschanel still pops up on two tracks) is still fantastic. the production is pristine and his guitar work (as if anyone doubted) is second to none.

1)The Antlers - Hospice

i'm not too original for having this on the top of my list; as many others already have and many more will, but the album deserves as much recognition as possible.

there's not much i can really say that hasn't already been said about this album already. epic, beautiful, heartbreaking; the album hasn't gotten any less desolate and stunning since i first listened to it, and i doubt it will.

TOP TRACKS OF '09

10)Japandroids - Crazy/Forever
9)Silversun Pickups - There's No Secrets This Year
8)Morrissey - Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
7)Cymbals Eat Guitars - ...and the Hazy Sea
6)Paul Westerberg - Love On The Wing
5)The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
4)The Antlers - Epilogue
3)M. Ward - Stars of Leo
2)Jeremy Enigk - Late of Camera
1)Cursive - What Have I Done?

and at by the looks of it, 2010 should be fantastic. with releases coming from Bright Eyes, The Walkmen, Sigur Ros, The National, and Titus Andronicus (to name a few), i'm sure 2010 will be full of wonderful music as well.

This might take me a while, but I think it's worth a try! My Top 10 changes sort of frequently (although Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd are always vying for the top spot) so the exact artist position might not remain 100% accurate, but the favorite songs will. I also tried to put the favorite songs in order with my most favorite song first.

1. Syd Barrett
Love You, Here I Go, Long Gone, Rats, I Never Lied To You

2. Pink Floyd
See Emily Play, Brain Damage, Echoes, Candy And A Currant Bun, Bike

3. Led Zeppelin
What Is And What Should Never Be, D'yer Mak'er, Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman), Rock And Roll, Going To California

4. Roger Waters
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range, Sexual Revolution, Every Stranger's Eyes, Amused To Death, Go Fishing

5. The Doors
Moonlight Drive, L.A. Woman, I Looked At You, Summer's Almost Gone, Peace Frog

6. David Bowie
Lady Stardust, The Prettiest Star, Ashes To Ashes, Sons Of The Silent Age, Diamond Dogs

7. Radiohead
Let Down, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, The Trickster, Idioteque, Like Spinning Plates

8. T. Rex
Life's A Gas, Jeepster, 20th Century Boy, Mambo Sun, Get It On

9. Ramones
Glad To See You Go, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker, I Want You Around, What's Your Game, The KKK Took My Baby Away

10. Rufus Wainwright
Sanssouci (fun fact: this is also my favorite song of all time), Dinner At Eight, Between My Legs, In My Arms, 11:11

vegas1's top albums (overall) 1. Muse - Absolution (429) 2. The Mars Volta - Amputechture (426) 3. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (355) 4. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (353) 5. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (305) 6. KISS - The Very Best Of Kiss (295) 7. Muse - Showbiz (290) 8. Muse - Origin of Symetry (271) 9. Ayreon - The Human Equation (270) 10. Dream Theater - Awake (263) 11. Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous (254) 12. Dream Theater - Octavarium (246) 13. Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity (243) 14. Pain of Salvation - BE (229) 15. Pain of Salvation - Entropia (223) 16. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite (210) 17. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (209) 18. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die [Bonus Tracks] (204) 19. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath (199) 20. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (198) 21. Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji - Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji Original Soundtrack (197) 22. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (196) 23. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (195) 24. Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime (disc 1) (194) 25. Symphony X - The Odyssey (192) 26. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (186) 27. Pain of Salvation - 12:5 (177) 28. Wolfmother - Wolfmother (170) 29. Symphony X - Paradise Lost (167) 30. Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake (166) 31. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (164) 32. The Gentlemen - A Candid History of Faith, Hope, Love (164) 33. Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I (163) 34. Dream Theater - Images and Words (162) 35. Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (162) 36. Pain of Salvation - Scarsick (161) 37. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane (159) 38. Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (155) 39. Ayreon - 01011001 (149) 40. Symphony X - Symphony X (148) 41. The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (141) 42. Ayreon - Timeline (139) 43. Rush - Snakes & Arrows (136) 44. Rush - Moving Pictures (133) 45. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (132) 46. The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered Never Outgu (132) 47. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (131) 48. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (128) 49. Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi - Death note anime Soundtrack (128) 50. Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime (disc 2) (127)

vegas1's top albums (overall) 1. Muse - Absolution (429) 2. The Mars Volta - Amputechture (426) 3. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (355) 4. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (353) 5. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (305) 6. KISS - The Very Best Of Kiss (295) 7. Muse - Showbiz (290) 8. Muse - Origin of Symetry (271) 9. Ayreon - The Human Equation (270) 10. Dream Theater - Awake (263) 11. Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous (254) 12. Dream Theater - Octavarium (246) 13. Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity (243) 14. Pain of Salvation - BE (229) 15. Pain of Salvation - Entropia (223) 16. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite (210) 17. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (209) 18. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die [Bonus Tracks] (204) 19. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath (199) 20. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (198) 21. Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji - Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji Original Soundtrack (197) 22. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (196) 23. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (195) 24. Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime (disc 1) (194) 25. Symphony X - The Odyssey (192) 26. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (186) 27. Pain of Salvation - 12:5 (177) 28. Wolfmother - Wolfmother (170) 29. Symphony X - Paradise Lost (167) 30. Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake (166) 31. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (164) 32. The Gentlemen - A Candid History of Faith, Hope, Love (164) 33. Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Part I (163) 34. Dream Theater - Images and Words (162) 35. Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle (162) 36. Pain of Salvation - Scarsick (161) 37. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane (159) 38. Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory (155) 39. Ayreon - 01011001 (149) 40. Symphony X - Symphony X (148) 41. The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (141) 42. Ayreon - Timeline (139) 43. Rush - Snakes & Arrows (136) 44. Rush - Moving Pictures (133) 45. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (132) 46. The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered Never Outgu (132) 47. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (131) 48. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (128) 49. Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi - Death note anime Soundtrack (128) 50. Dream Theater - Once in a LIVEtime (disc 2) (127)

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1.In Flames
-Soilwork
-Dark Tranquillity
-Sonic Syndicate
-Children of Bodom
-Arch Enemy
-Scar Symmetry
-Passenger

2.Morbid Angel
-Immolation
-Suffocation
-Nile
-Malevolent Creation

3.Entombed
-Dismember
-Death Breath
-Grave
-Unleashed
-Gorefest
-Nihilist
-Asphyx

4.Dream Theater
-Liquid Tension Experiment
-Jordan Rudess
-James LaBrie
-John Petrucci
-Transatlantic
-Symphony X
-Pain of Salvation

5.Obituary
-Pestilence
-Autopsy
-Bolt Thrower

6.Sepultura
-Soulfly
-Cavalera Conspiracy
-Slayer
-Nailbomb
-Kreator
-Pantera
-Ektomorf

7.Death
-Control Denied
-Atheist
-Necrophagist

8.Deicide
-Vital Remains
-Krisiun
-Hate Eternal

9.Carcass
-Napalm Death
-Blackstar Rising
-At the Gates

10.Metallica
-Megadeth
-Iron Maiden
-Anthrax
-Machine Head
-Motörhead

11.Opeth
-Bloodbath
-Katatonia
-Cynic
-Porcupine Tree
-Gojira
-Riverside

12.Alice in Chains
-Mad Season
-Jerry Cantrell
-Soundgarden
-Mother Love Bone
-Temple of the Dog
-Stone Temple Pilots

13.Pearl Jam
-Eddie Vedder
-Stone Gossard

14.King Diamond
-Mercyful Fate
-King Diamond & Black Rose
-Metal Church
-Halford
-Venom
-Judas Priest
-Running Wild

15.Absu
-Deströyer 666
-Melechesh
-Aura Noir
-Razor of Occam
-Averse Sefira
-Gospel Of Horns
-Archgoat

16.Cannibal Corpse
-Six Feet Under
-Dying Fetus

17.Al Di Meola
-Return to Forever
-John McLaughlin
-Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin
-Allan Holdsworth
-Pat Metheny Group
-Jean-Luc Ponty
-Chick Corea

18.Bloodbath
-Hypocrisy
-Vomitory
-Decapitated

19.Atheist
-Gorguts
-Nocturnus
-Martyr
-Obscura

20.Led Zeppelin
-Pink Floyd
-Page & Plant
-Jimi Hendrix
-Robert Plant
-The Doors
-Cream
-The Jimi Hendrix Experience

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1.In Flames
-Soilwork
-Dark Tranquillity
-Sonic Syndicate
-Children of Bodom
-Arch Enemy
-Scar Symmetry
-Passenger

2.Morbid Angel
-Immolation
-Suffocation
-Nile
-Malevolent Creation

3.Entombed
-Dismember
-Death Breath
-Grave
-Unleashed
-Gorefest
-Nihilist
-Asphyx

4.Dream Theater
-Liquid Tension Experiment
-Jordan Rudess
-James LaBrie
-John Petrucci
-Transatlantic
-Symphony X
-Pain of Salvation

5.Obituary
-Pestilence
-Autopsy
-Bolt Thrower

6.Sepultura
-Soulfly
-Cavalera Conspiracy
-Slayer
-Nailbomb
-Kreator
-Pantera
-Ektomorf

7.Death
-Control Denied
-Atheist
-Necrophagist

8.Deicide
-Vital Remains
-Krisiun
-Hate Eternal

9.Carcass
-Napalm Death
-Blackstar Rising
-At the Gates

10.Metallica
-Megadeth
-Iron Maiden
-Anthrax
-Machine Head
-Motörhead

11.Opeth
-Bloodbath
-Katatonia
-Cynic
-Porcupine Tree
-Gojira
-Riverside

12.Alice in Chains
-Mad Season
-Jerry Cantrell
-Soundgarden
-Mother Love Bone
-Temple of the Dog
-Stone Temple Pilots

13.Pearl Jam
-Eddie Vedder
-Stone Gossard

14.King Diamond
-Mercyful Fate
-King Diamond & Black Rose
-Metal Church
-Halford
-Venom
-Judas Priest
-Running Wild

15.Absu
-Deströyer 666
-Melechesh
-Aura Noir
-Razor of Occam
-Averse Sefira
-Gospel Of Horns
-Archgoat

16.Cannibal Corpse
-Six Feet Under
-Dying Fetus

17.Al Di Meola
-Return to Forever
-John McLaughlin
-Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin
-Allan Holdsworth
-Pat Metheny Group
-Jean-Luc Ponty
-Chick Corea

18.Bloodbath
-Hypocrisy
-Vomitory
-Decapitated

19.Atheist
-Gorguts
-Nocturnus
-Martyr
-Obscura

20.Led Zeppelin
-Pink Floyd
-Page & Plant
-Jimi Hendrix
-Robert Plant
-The Doors
-Cream
-The Jimi Hendrix Experience

düzenli olarak hafifmüzik'i takip ederim, "süper grup" diye bir şeyden bahsediyorlardı:

bas ve klavyede Led Zeppelin'den John Paul Jones, davulda Nirvana'dan beri davul çalmayı bıraktığını sandığımız Dave Grohl ve Queens of the Stone Age gitaristi ve vokali, aşmış müzik insanı Josh Homme.

dedikodular döndü dolandı derken yavaş yavaş single'lar çıktı piyasaya, ve bir albüm geldi ki, şokunu uzunca bir süre atlatmam imkânsız.

bahsettiğim 13 şarkılık albümde bir tane bile "öehh işte" dediğim şarkı olmamasını mı anlatayım, yoksa garage-alternative-psychedelic rock'ın hayatımda gördüğüm en iyi sentezinden mi bahsedeyim bilemedim. bildiğim tek şey ise elimde hayatım boyunca bıkmadan dinleyebileceğim bir albüm oluşu.

dostlar, bu sefer çok ciddi bir şeyden bahsediyorum:

Them Crooked Vultures


*pitchfork'a aldanmayın, onlar ortaya çıkan müziğe değil "süper grup" tanımlamasına takılmış durumdalar.

1. How did you get into 29? (Dilated Peoples)
YouTube

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
Vestido Azul

3. What's your favorite lyric by 31? Chase & Status
Saxon

4. How did you get into 49? Zenzile
An ex used to play it when we had sex.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Thievery Corporation
Three.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? Evol Intent
Mutiny

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Cookie Monsta
No.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? Robbie Williams
No Regrets

9. What is your favorite song by 5? The White Stripes
Truth Doesn't Make A Noise

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Kings of Leon
Closer

11. What is the worst song by 40? Erica Jennings
I only know one, which I love.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? Disturbed
Down With The Sickness

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? The Pierces
Three Wishes played on Gossip Girl.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? Lovage
To Catch A Thief

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? IAMX
Lulled By Numbers

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? Rammstein
Ohne Dich

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Iron Maiden
I don't remember.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? Patrice
And I need you like the moon needs the sun to shine.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Portishead)
Beth Gibbons

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? Jedi Mind Tricks
Not in particular.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? Amy Winehouse
Quoting her songs on Ade's profile.


22. What is your favorite song by 16? Bebe
Siempre me quedara

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Korpiklaani
Fields In Flames

24. What is your favorite album by 18? Clint Mansell
Requiem For A Dream OST.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? Sia
Sunday

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Looptroop
Adrenaline Rush

27. What is your favorite album by 3? Tricky
Maxinquaye.

28. What is you favorite song by 2? Placebo
My Sweet Prince

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Maroon 5
This Love

30. What is you favorite song by 8? Air
All I Need

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Skream
Once.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Habana Blues
They're mostly melancholic, so no.

33. How did you get into 12? Blue Foundation
I don't remember.

34. What is the worst song by 45? Led Zeppelin
Can't name one.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?Eluveitie
Anagantios

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? The Cat Empire
The Lost Song

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? Cat Power
Never.

38. What is you favorite song by 36? Lhasa de Sela
De Cara A La Pared

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? Silent Strike
Detasare

40. What is you favorite album by 7? Gare du Nord
Don't have one.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? Chase & Status
Smash TV

42. What is your favorite album by 41? Erica Jennings
Don't have one.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? Rammstein
Ohne Dich

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? Benga
The conceeeeert and everything that happened before and after.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? Caspa
Low Blow

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Kelly Jones
No.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? Massive Attack
Mezzannine.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? Korn
No one.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? P!nk
Get The Party Started

50. What is your favorite song by 20? City and Colour
Day Old Hate (live)