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Post by matanchik on Oct 21, 2005 8:49:16 GMT
what do you think are the best 5 (since the decade is only half over) albums of the new millenium so far?
mine:
1. kate bush - aerial (i know it isn't out yet, but it's kate, you know)
2. tori amos - scarlet's walk
3. PJ Harvey - stories from the city, stories from the sea
4. Bjork - medulla
5. beck - sea change (it's still growing on me so maybe it will rank higher later)
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Post by Kevin2 on Oct 21, 2005 9:27:44 GMT
5 favs so far... 1 Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch 2 CocoRosie - La Maison de Mon Reve 3 The Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark 4 Antony and the Johnsons - s/t 5 Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands 6 The Dresden Dolls - s/t edit: 6 is an ugly number... 7 Moby - Hotel 8 Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic 9 Sarah Slean - Day One 9 Morcheeba - Charango 9 Clare Fader - The Elephant's Baby 9 The Decemberists - Picaresque 10 Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs There's too many good new albums to stop at 5, even when you're not cheating and listing albums that haven't yet come out.  (though of course it's sure to be the best) |
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Post by stev0 on Oct 21, 2005 12:46:08 GMT
I'm going to wait 17 days before answering this one.
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Post by Kevin2 on Aug 5, 2006 16:54:38 GMT
an updated list...
1. Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
2. Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
3. Mirah - C'mon Miracle
4. Nellie McKay - Get Away From Me
5. Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
6. Nina Nastasia - The Blackened Air
7. The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
8. Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk
9. The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends
10. Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs
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Post by matanchik on Aug 7, 2006 6:03:10 GMT
an updated list... 5. Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now i love that artist, don't like all the songs on the album yet, but he's a very unique artist with an amazing voice, my favorites on the album are "bird guhl" an "my lady story" |
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Post by Kevin2 on Aug 7, 2006 20:07:58 GMT
an updated list... 5. Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now i love that artist, don't like all the songs on the album yet, but he's a very unique artist with an amazing voice, my favorites on the album are "bird guhl" an "my lady story" haha yes Antony is certainly unique! ;D This actually is an album that took me some time to really appreciate. I initially thought more of their self-titled album but now I prefer this one. I'm not sure that I have a favorite.. hrmm... I suppose it's Spiralling. ehh... is this one of the songs you don't like? |
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Post by matanchik on Aug 8, 2006 8:20:04 GMT
I'm not sure that I have a favorite.. hrmm... I suppose it's Spiralling. ehh... is this one of the songs you don't like? I actually like that song, the ones i don't really like yet are "fistfull of love" and "man is the baby" |
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Post by Kevin2 on Aug 8, 2006 18:43:00 GMT
Fistfull of Love is one that I didn't initially much care for either. I wasn't crazy about the subject matter, and could still do without it, but since Antony is unusual I think it's reasonable to assume that it's not about violence towards women which is what my first foggy thoughts concluded it was about. This may not have played a part in your aversion to the song but since it did in mine I tought I'd mention it. The main reason that I now like this song is that while Antony's music is quite unique the songs within the albums are very similar in both arrangement and delivery. Fistful therefore, with its Motown-like production makes for a nice change of pace. I think of it in this way as being similar to Happy Phantom and The Wrong Band from Tori's first two albums - they're not my favorite tracks from the albums but really I consider them to be the ones that stand out the most. Man is the Baby I like despite having heard far better live versions of it. I particularly like the final line: Weakness sown... overgrown... man is the baby. But for today we are the men for liking Antony! ;D Hey for you or anyone who has heard both of them - how does PJ Harvey's Stories From... compare to Rid of Me?
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Post by matanchik on Aug 9, 2006 7:39:17 GMT
Hey for you or anyone who has heard both of them - how does PJ Harvey's Stories From... compare to Rid of Me?i actually prefer Stories.... much more than Rid of Me mainly because i think steve albini did a really lousy job of production on ROM (putting pj's voice behind the music, and not in the front like it should be) and even managed to ruin some songs because of it. also the songs in ROM are a bit too brutal for my taste, compared to Stories.. which is far more accessible |
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Post by W.HI.P on Aug 9, 2006 18:22:52 GMT
Hey for you or anyone who has heard both of them - how does PJ Harvey's Stories From... compare to Rid of Me?it's a better album imo, it's great from start to end, especially where you least expect it, some excellent rock tracks on it, i love the way she closes the album with the last 2 tracks, especially we float |
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Post by Kevin2 on Aug 10, 2006 18:12:00 GMT
Well OK then, I will at least check out Stories From...
But man, I'll just say - Rid of Me is a masterpiece!
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Post by matanchik on Aug 10, 2006 20:18:19 GMT
i love the way she closes the album with the last 2 tracks, especially we floati actually prefer much more the start of it, first 3 songs of it are Ace |
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Post by W.HI.P on Aug 10, 2006 22:30:49 GMT
no doubt about it, as i said from start to end, i'm simply pointing out the least obvious so he'll hear the whole thing...hey, and what about 'this is love' ..now that song rocks, without a doubt, her best work.
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Post by Kevin2 on Oct 16, 2006 15:16:30 GMT
OK, a report back now on Stories from the City...
I'm not as enthused by it as much you two are but I do like it. My favs after just a few listens are Big Exit, Kamikaze, and Beautiful Feeling. I do find it to drag in spots - but you know, different tastes and all... it's a good album.
oh and I do agree with the criticism of the production of Rid of Me - to a point - it certainly could have been better but only on Hwy 61 Revisited does it particularly detract from my enjoyment of the music.
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Post by Kevin2 on Jan 4, 2007 19:55:14 GMT
The ten best albums released during the latest completed year of the new millenium:
1 Nellie McKay - Pretty Little Head
2. Joanna Newsom - Ys
3. Persephone's Bees - Notes From the Underground
4. The Divine Comedy - Victory for the Comic Muse
5. Joan as Policewoman - Real Life
6. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
7. The Dears - Gang of Losers
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
9. Nina Nastasia - On Leaving
10. The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
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