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2010 end of year round up

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Started by Simon (Simon) in Other Bands & Artists

Yep I’m bored and its getting to the end of the year, and as i couldn’t think of anymore albums that will be released soon I thought I would do this again.

These are the ten albums I have pretty much played the most this year and think are top notch or just surprised me the most that I have enjoyed them. I do think I’m mellowing in my old but what the hell.

Mike Patton - Mondo Cane
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Slash - Slash
UNKLE - Where Did The Night Fall
The Coral - Butterfly House
Massive Attack - Heligoland
Deftones - Diamond Eyes
Ihsahn - After

The new T? Live album was fantastic, but the Opeth Live at the Albert Hall cd/dvd set was just awesome in every way.
The rest of my money has been pretty much spent on completing collections and reggae albums.

Film wise Inception pretty much won it for me, loved every minute of it, but I did also really enjoy RED.

Gig wise its been a busy one, but I don’t think anything could top Faith No More, although Soundgarden did come close.

Posted on Sat, 4 December 2010 at 22:37

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Epitome (Dave) wrote:

I usually create these best albums of the year threads, damn you ;-)

I’ve got about 20 albums so far this year, but there are a few big ones I’m hoping to get for Xmas, so I’ll save my list till then. I have none of the albums in your list though.

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 07:58

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Dermot wrote:

Here’s my top 10 albums:

1) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2) Wavves - King of the Beach
3) No Age - Everything In Between
4) Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
5) Best Coast - Crazy For You
6) Liars - Sisterworld
7) Salem - King Night
8) Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz
9) Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
10) The Morning Benders - Big Echo

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 16:37

#3

Dermot wrote:

Oh yeah - films:

1) Dogtooth
2) The Social Network
3) Winter’s Bone
4) American: The Bill Hicks Story
5) Predators

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 16:45

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Simon (Simon) wrote:

Epitome wrote:

I usually create these best albums of the year threads, damn you ;-)

Shitter!
I was leaving it for you, but I got bored.. Maybe next year.

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 20:34 in reply to an earlier post

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Taunty Dan wrote:

Its been a rare old year for me. I dunno whether its just that i’m getting old and “everything used to be better…etc” but of the 60+ albums i’ve bought this year only 4, FOUR (!) are new releases: The two eels albums, the best coast album, and mondo cane by patton. So, of those four, i’m nominating Eels’ end times.

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 21:40

#6

FNYANKEZ wrote:

Only CDs from 2010 that stick out are “We’re here to the End” which I just got…and “The Dissent of Man” from Bad Religion..class as usual.

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 21:56

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Lola wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

Its been a rare old year for me. I dunno whether its just that i’m getting old and “everything used to be better…etc” but of the 60+ albums i’ve bought this year only 4, FOUR (!) are new releases: The two eels albums, the best coast album, and mondo cane by patton. So, of those four, i’m nominating Eels’ end times.

60+ albums!!!! I’d say I’ve bought 3 ;-( I don’t know what’s wrong with me these days…
I’m going to go out and buy a selection of the number 1s on peoples lists!

Posted on Sun, 5 December 2010 at 22:01 in reply to an earlier post

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Epitome (Dave) wrote:

Yeah, I’ve bought a lot of albums this year too, but mostly old ones. I have managed about 20 new releases though, so I think I’m still too cool for school.

I’d say the two new Eels albums are so far in my top 3 for the year, behind The Heart by Jimmy Gnecco. There are a few other big ‘uns I still need to get though such as the new US Christmas album and the Rosetta album (even though that came out months ago). Not to mention I have a pile of about 20 CDs I haven’t got round to listening to yet, which includes a few that came out this year - some I’ve owned for over 6 months and still not played even once! So many CDs, so little time.

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 07:15

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the.jamo (jamie wallace) wrote:

biffy clyro - only revolutions
the wildhearts - chutzpah jr
metallica - death magnetic ( was that this year? must be getting old if it isnt)
plan b - defamation of strickland banks

few others but theyre just classics off ebay, i would probably choose biffys album from that lot

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 08:08

#10

Simon (Simon) wrote:

Sadly Death Magnetic was 2008, and the Biffy and Wildhearts albums were last year… sorry.

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 08:21

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man-fish (Sean McLastname) wrote:

I can only think of three albums released in 2010 that I own:

Julian Cope - Floored Genius 2 (expanded edition)
Soundgarden - Telephantasm
Therapy? - We’re Here To The End

But they’re all great, so that’s fine.

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 10:08

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silverginger5 wrote:

Best album of the year for me was:
Filter - The trouble with Angels
Its an absolute belter of an album.

Honourable mentions to
Danzig - Deth Red Sabaoth
T? - We’re here to the end

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 11:09

#13

ChrisDavies wrote:

In no particular order

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Weezer - Hurley
Weezer - Death To False Metal
Fear Factory - Mechanize
Sick Of It All - Based On A True Story
Jason & The Scorchers - Halcyon Times
Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man
Monster Magnet - Mastermind
Volbeat - Beyond Heaven/Above Hell
Therapy? - Were Here To The End
Michael Monroe - Another Night In The Sun
Down - Diary Of A Mad Band

Also bought new albums from Feeder, Deftones, Korn, HIM, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Serj Tankian, Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion. Haven’t really given these a good listen to be fair.

Gigs? Hmm nowhere near as good as last year for me, I’ll be honest i’ve walked away from alot of gigs this year wishing I hadn’t wasted my time. But the good ones were, Monster Magnet, The Damned (As usual), Sorry & The Sinatras, Manics and to be fair I really enjoyed Green Day they put on hell of a show. Also seeing Fear Factory in a few weeks so that could beat the rest to top spot.

Only seen one new film this year, Predators. Really liked it. Will get round to watching The Expendables when it comes out next week aswell.

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 12:44

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

Not bought much this year, but stand outs were
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
T? - We’re Here To The End

Filmwise, again i didn’t see much this year but i enjoyed Let Me IN

And gigwise, Alice In Chains at Glasgow academy were awesome, but the winner is T? at HMV Forum last month :)

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 14:13

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Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Another year of mainly listening to and watching old stuff, but…

Album of the year - Invented, Jimmy Eat World
Tune of the year - Exiles (Subglitch and Stitch remix)
Gig of the year - probably the 2nd night at Water Rats
Film of the year - Inception
Book of the year - Zero History, William Gibson

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 17:08

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Citizen Erased wrote:

Tune of the year - Exiles (Subglitch and Stitch remix)

Damn right ]-I

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 at 17:16

#17

Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Although the Magic Mountain remix has grown on me. Remember going off diving in Tofo in July with the subglitch & stitch remix in my head & it kinda became the choon of the holiday :-)

Posted on Tue, 7 December 2010 at 10:15

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Bad Astronaut (Your mommy's alright, your daddy's alright....) wrote:

1-) American Slang - The Gaslight Anthem
2-) The Stormy Petrel - Leatherface
3-) Halcyon Times - Jason & The Scorchers
4-) In Desolation - Off With Their Heads
5-) Postcards From A Young Man - Manic Street Preachers
6-) White Crosses - Against Me!
7-) Grinderman 2 - Grinderman
8-) Heaven Is Whenever - The Hold Steady
9-) 12 Song Program - Tony Sly
10-) Mastermind - Monster Magnet

Posted on Fri, 10 December 2010 at 16:12

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silverginger5 wrote:

Forgot about

Fear Factory - Mechanize

Posted on Fri, 10 December 2010 at 16:32

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MisterHoppy wrote:

Best album: We Kill Computers - The Pack AD
Best Gig: Toss up between Toots/Lee Scratch Perry/The Congos or Primal Device, probably Primal Device.
Best Tune: whatever tune they used for the credits of the last phone shop episode with, don’t know what it’s called but it’s a grime tune of sorts.
Best Film / TV: Nothing good enough in films, however Misfits 2nd series is SO BAD it’s beyond good into a weird new place I can’t describe : )
Best Book: still got time to read a few more before 2011.

Posted on Fri, 10 December 2010 at 21:17

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Simon (Simon) wrote:

I may have to add The Damned Things - Ironiclast , really thought the vocals sounded to poppy and new rock for me but the album is catchy as anything no bad songs and been on repeat since I bought it.

Posted on Sat, 11 December 2010 at 05:16

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fatboy wrote:

The only albums that I’ve bought that came out this year was Maiden and T? and the rest is old stuff that I had been meaning to get for years.

Only one gig this, Gallows in Cardiff but what a band.

TV wise, I loved BBC 3’s Mongrels but no one else seems to be bothered about it. This is England 86 is there too.

Read quite a bit too this year but thats another long list.

Posted on Sat, 11 December 2010 at 11:23

#23

MisterHoppy wrote:

I thought Mongrels was great as well, the Springwatch episode had enough ideas in to fill a whole series by itself and Vince would have been worth watching on his own.

Posted on Sat, 11 December 2010 at 16:34

#24

Squall wrote:

:S I Honestly can’t think what i’ve bought this year album wise except Postcards From A Young Man, which was alright, but not as good as either Journal or Tigers IMO. Golden Platitudes is the worst song theyve done IMO

Been to cinema plenty though…

Skyline - 6/10. Amazing CGi but not much else.
Scott Pilgrim 8/10 - Hilarious and Cool.
Inception 8/10 - Spectacular !
Tron Legacy - Yet to see but very excited :)

Posted on Sat, 11 December 2010 at 20:42

#25

fatboy wrote:

I saw Mr Nice and The Social Network at the pix, and though they are both well made, they’re the kind of movies that you wait to come out on DVD but then wait till they’re on 2 for a tenner deal at HMV.

One film I curious about seeing is Let me In as I’m a big fan of the original.

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 00:21

#26

RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:

The Social Network was, I thought, fucking brilliant. Making a bunch of self absorbed rich kids interesting has gotta be the hardest thing for a writer/director to do, and I think Sorkin/Fincher succeeded in spades. That being said, I thought the best film I saw this year was 127 Hours, hands down. Waiting until Black Swan comes to town, though.

Didn’t buy much new music this year. Was looking forward to the new Maiden, but it just sorta sits there for me, waiting to develop into something, but just remaining almost nothing. We’re Here to the End was great but like some, I found some of the performances a bit lackluster (yes, I’m talking to you, Trigger Inside). Other than that, I’ve been listening to a lot of both of the Drain STH (or Drain as you lot know them) albums. Tony Iommi is one lucky motherfucker, is all I can say.

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 01:10

#27

Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Squall wrote:

Tron Legacy - Yet to see but very excited :)

Annoyingly the original seems to have disappeared from HMV, Amazon etc and isn’t on iTunes :-(

Really looking forward to 127 Hours

Possibly will watch Inception this afternoon although I think its going to be the last 2 nights Strictly instead…

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 09:36 in reply to an earlier post

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fatboy wrote:

I’m looking forward to 127 Hours. As much as I enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyles previous film), it appealed more to the mainstream whilst his latest comes across more cult like…and I don’t mean that in the Trainspotting sense either.

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 14:08

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trigger wrote:

the albums i liked best this year
burzum - belus
killing joke - absolute dissent
a forest of stars - opportunistic thieves of spring
crippled black phoenix - i, vigilante

and i think these there good too
korn - remember who you are
triptykon - eparistera daimones
the shadow theory - behind the black veil
red sparowes - the fear is excruciating, but therein lies the answer
skunk anansie - wonderlustre
deftones - diamond eyes

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 14:44

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MisterHoppy wrote:

MisterHoppy wrote:

Best Tune: whatever tune they used for the credits of the last phone shop episode with, don’t know what it’s called but it’s a grime tune of sorts.

Turns out it was a 2008 release, Manabadman - Toddla T feat. Serocee.
Couple more albums:
Who made the rules? - New Groove Formation
Pride Of Nowhere - The Smoking Hearts (although the mix seriously lets down their rhythm section, but a bit of work with an equaliser sorts it ok)

Posted on Sun, 12 December 2010 at 17:32 in reply to an earlier post

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