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Best CDs of 2010... in your opinion of course!


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I actually haven't heard too much new music this year,

but some albums I thoroughly enjoyed are:


Mouth of the Architect - The Violence Beneath

Torche - Songs for Singles

Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow

Band of Horses - Infinite Arms

and, I'm digging Black Sleep of Kali's new album - Our Slow Decay

 

 

As much as I love MotA, I've given The Violence Beneath maybe 5 spins since it came out, the title track is good but I can't get past the production quality and the lack of cohesion that EP has.

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The National - High Violet - loved this, still do.

Foals - Total Life Forever

holy {censored} was good, video was great.

Tame impala was refreshing in some way.

ATM i really can't think of anything else significant.

 

 

I really didn't like the new BSS album for some reason, liked the rest of their stuff but i think i'm just over it.

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I listen to too much music, so I had a hard time remembering what albums actually came out this year. Had to browse through some of the posts to find answers and have to say the majority here have excellent taste in music.

 

In no particular order:

 

Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz

Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

Deerhunter - Halycon Digest

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Beach House - Teen Dream

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I have no money and am unemployed so haven't been buying CDs much. However, there are three that I have enjoyed.

 

1: Pat Metheny's 'Orchestrion', which is pretty amazing musically and in innovation; unfortunately I missed the one UK date to see this live.

 

2: Rick Graham [brilliant British guitarist]'s 'Insideout', which is a really great instrumental guitar album

 

3: Alter Bridge 'ABIII', which is probably my favourite of theirs yet. Great music.

 

:thu:

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's 'Insideout', which is a really great instrumental guitar album


3: Alter Bridge 'ABIII', which is probably my favourite of theirs yet. Great music.


:thu:

I really loved the first two albums (the opening riff to Find the Real completely changed my life) but my tastes have changed since Blackbird away from the hard rock thing. You recommend?

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there are a few albums I like, but not much I would really call "top 10" quality. it always seems like a copout to do top 10 lists. top 10 to me should be an album with high replay value and at least 90% solid. when it's a year full of awesome music, yeah, it's cool to try to narrow it down to the best of the best, but like this year where I struggle to remember what was released it feels like I'm saying "well, if I HAVE to have 10", so I won't.

loved:
die! die! die! - form

single of the year:
foals - Spanish sahara

liked, but didn't blow me away/not really top 10 material:

autolux - transit transit (some good tracks but pretty soft/sleepy. really weak compared to Future Perfect)

deftones - diamond eyes (way better than their last few, some awesome tracks on first listen, got tired of it quickly, not a lot of replay)

gonna go through this years releases again to see what I missed. so annoying that iPods don't let you browse by year or view by album when you make a playlist.

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After much deliberation, my prized Album of the Year Award, coveted by many and held by few, goes to Cough's Ritual Abuse. Their Southern-tinged quest for Electric Wizard's vacated Dopethrone* leads us through bluesy, anguished passages, into the swamp and through acid trips, accented by some fantastic, passionate guitar leads in addition to brilliantly heavy, sludgy riffs.

 

Rounding out the top 5 is

2. Kvelertak's self-titled Black 'n' Roll triumph that includes influences from Mayhem to The Who, and everything in between (The Maywho)

3. Intronaut's Valley of Smoke, a great album, overcoming its lack of a drummer and bassist in any form with some fantastic songs, in particular the title track, in which they overcompensate with two bassists, and 19 drummers**.

4. Agalloch's Marrow of the Spirit, blending black metal, post-rock, and folk music far better than Taylor Swift has ever dreamed of in her decades-long career

5. Torche's Song for Singles, the band's 20 minute tribute to being stoned, drunk, and awesome. Sludge Pop has never tasted so good.

 

*Not saying Electric Wizard is bad. I love the E-Wiz. They just ain't gonna do Dopethrone again. C'mon.

**At least it sounds like 19 drummers, Danny Walker does WORK, son.

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3: Alter Bridge 'ABIII', which is probably my favourite of theirs yet. Great music.


:thu:

Interesting... I thought it was the weakest effort so far: too many songs, half of which were filler and the band just didn't seem to progress with this release. Wonderful Life is pretty awesome though.

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^^^ Please add artists I value your opinion.
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Oh {censored}, sorry. haha

One-Armed Bandit - Jaga Jazzist
Beacons of Ancestorship - Tortoise
Yesterday You Said Tomorrow - Christian Scott
Innerspeak - Tame Impala
Latin - Holy {censored}
Illuminate - LITE
Patagonian Rats - Tera Melos

Age of Adz as well, can't believe I forgot that one.

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