Best of 2010

Auron · 01-10-2011, 12:55 PM

2010 was, for me at least, one of the better years in recent memory in terms of music. What do all of you guys think were the best albums/songs/bands from 2010? Here's my top 5 albums:

5) Darkwater - "Where Stories End"

4) Star One - "Victims of the Modern Age"

3) Seventh Wonder - "The Great Escape"

2) Echoes - "Nature | Existence"

1) Haken - "Aquarius"

Honorable Mention: Vanden Plas - "Seraphic Clockwork"

And one final shout out to Hans Zimmer for composing the Inception soundtrack.

**Valigarmander** · 01-10-2011, 12:59 PM

I'm not much of a music person. The only album I bought last year was Plastic Beach.

Bomby · 01-10-2011, 02:15 PM

Kanye West made one of the best music videos of all time with "Power." That was so awesome. Then he made an instant-classic rap album to go along with it. Big Boi's album was also an instant-classic, making this the best year for rap music since 2006 with the one-two punch of Fishscale and Hell Hath No Fury.

Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae rocked out on the R&B tip.

The Suburbs was slightly disappointing but still a solid album from Arcade Fire.

Also, Plastic Beach was yet another great album from my hero Damon Albarn and his collective known as Gorillaz, and "On Melancholy Hill" might be my favorite song of 2010. The Fall was mostly unnecessary, though.

Still haven't had a chance to listen to all of Joanna Newsom's Have One on Me, but what I've heard (the first disc) is magnificent.

All Day by Girl Talk was neat. Sadly, Panda Bear's new album wasn't released as planned.

Still haven't had a chance to check out the new Deerhunter.

**Galefore** · 01-10-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomb-ryan

Kanye West made one of the best music videos of all time with "Power.

lol i c wut u did thar

Anyway, my top 9 is as follows:

The National - High Violet
Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow
Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Foals - Total Life Forever
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise
Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
Eluvium - Similes

No particular order after number 3, and some of these were a lot more awesome than others. Can't say I listened to all of the music from this year, but I tried to touch on at least every release that looked interesting.

Panfan · 01-10-2011, 03:49 PM

Top 25:
1. The National - High Violet
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
3. Anais Mitchell - Hadestown
4. Menomena - Mines
5. Girl Talk - All Day
6. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
7. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
8. No Age - Everything in Between
9. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
10. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
11. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
12. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
13. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
14. The Roots - How I Got Over
15. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
16. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
17. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
18. Coheed & Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow
19. Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
20. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise
21. S. Carey - All We Grow
22. Owen Pallett - Heartland
23. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
24. Deftones - Diamond Eyes
25. Curren$y - Pilot Talk/Pilot Talk II

honorable mention: How to Dress Well - Love Remains, Beach House - Teen Dream, Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner

Bomby · 01-10-2011, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABRAHAM LINCOLN

lol i c wut u did thar

Partially intended, but that is my actual opinion.

Jere · 01-10-2011, 05:38 PM

ok if we are talking music there are some mentions that have to be said.

Topping my list is Slash soloalbum

What can one say it's slash first solo album and it's slash can you go wrong?

NO

And what he have along with him a whole lot of other people (Ozzy, Lemmy, Iggy pop and more) Holy s*** this will be some great times.

Then along comes the wörld is yours with Motörhead

It makes your Speakers smell like old socks, whiskey and smelly blue jeans along with erupting in the awesome that is pure Rock n roll.

Sabaton - Coat of Arms

As a WWII geek, hobby war historian and Rock n Roller this is a must have.
Other would probably call this metal i prefer the term Rock n roll in general but that's not the point right now.

Main theme here is War and Heavy Meta http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyMeta.

And oh yeah Francis Rossi realeased some single, can't remeber the name right now though

***CaptHayfever*** · 01-10-2011, 06:50 PM

I got a strong, but still kinda awkward All in Good Time from a still-recovering Barenaked Ladies.
I got Joss Stone making herself the hot version of Bruce Willis, as Colour Me Free Or Die Hard is a lot better than her 2nd album, but not nearly as good as her 1st & 3rd.
Sweet Nothings' Live from the Analog Hole was cool, but considering it's a bootleg album that I produced for all the friends I have who are in or connected to the group, I feel like it's something of an ego trip for me to call it the best of the year.
I only really got into 6 new records this year, & the top half of them play out like so:

3) Lindsey Stomp ~Lindsey Stirling

Good: Stirling is sterling on her violin. Everything's freaking awesome...
Bad: ...except for the synth drums. Also, it's too short; give this girl money so she can afford more studio time.

2) Here Comes Science ~They Might Be Giants

Good: Creative use of both new & old material from the guys.
Bad: A few songs are forced or not-particularly-relevant.

1) Volume Two ~She & Him

Good: It begins.
Bad: It ends.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Jere · 01-12-2011, 06:10 AM

how could i forget Strike Back With the baseballs.

Ok i know it's a rerealease of the album realeased in late 2009 but they have thrown in half a albums worht in extra material so i will claim im half right atleast.

So the baseballs ey, looks like some rejeced rockabilly act if you ask me!

That's partly right they play rockabilly but it's fresh rockabilly out with those song about the cool cars in the 50 and in with contemporary music covers from Lady Gagas pokerface to Rihannas and Jay Zs Umbrella.

So if you can't stand modern music with the "Dunkadunka" Beat atleast make a listen to this German/Swedish band and see if you have to re-evaluate your point of music of today is crap.

***The Doctor*** · 01-12-2011, 06:43 AM

I only brought one album last year.

"Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13" by HIM

It only left my CD player for christmas cds in december (it was released to the world in Feb)

Jere · 01-12-2011, 07:47 PM

Ohh damnit one more.

This is Hoffmaestro!
They are awesome!
They play skank a tronic punkadelic!
And I Love them and im pretty sure you do too, you just don't know it yet!

According to Swedish critics (myself not included) these guys play crap.

And if this is crap you might as well sign me up for the sequel to 2 girls 1 cup cause this is the best crap in the world.

***Booyakasha*** · 01-12-2011, 08:11 PM

Pretty sure Iron Maiden---Final Frontier and The Sword---Warp Riders were the only new albums I picked up this year. They were both good.

Jenocide · 01-13-2011, 07:15 AM

The only 2010 album's I've listened to in it's entirety are:

Stars - Five Ghosts
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Gorillaz - The Fall
Royksopp - Senior

So I can't really say best or worst or whatever. I enjoyed those four, though <3

I'll probably check out some of the albums you guys mentioned in the near future.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-13-2011, 10:07 AM

I have very little connecting me to current music, atm, and I've just been occasionally exploring back catalogues of musicians I already like. Nothing seems noteworthy in music anymore, IMO.

00TJ · 02-07-2011, 09:56 PM

Quick list off the top of my head

Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
The Black Keys - Brothers
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Curren$y - Pilot Talk II
Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
MGMT - Congradulations
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II : The Legrnd of Mr. Rager
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

01-10-2011, 12:55 PM	#1
Auron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Inside Gender: Posts: 6,743 Thanks: 5 Thanked 325 Times in 198 Posts	Best of 2010 2010 was, for me at least, one of the better years in recent memory in terms of music. What do all of you guys think were the best albums/songs/bands from 2010? Here's my top 5 albums: 5) Darkwater - "Where Stories End" 4) Star One - "Victims of the Modern Age" 3) Seventh Wonder - "The Great Escape" 2) Echoes - "Nature \| Existence" 1) Haken - "Aquarius" Honorable Mention: Vanden Plas - "Seraphic Clockwork" And one final shout out to Hans Zimmer for composing the Inception soundtrack.

01-13-2011, 07:15 AM	#13
Jenocide Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the glovebox. Gender: Posts: 635 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 21	I feel lame saying this. The only 2010 album's I've listened to in it's entirety are: Stars - Five Ghosts Gorillaz - Plastic Beach Gorillaz - The Fall Royksopp - Senior So I can't really say best or worst or whatever. I enjoyed those four, though <3 I'll probably check out some of the albums you guys mentioned in the near future.

01-10-2011, 12:59 PM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I'm not much of a music person. The only album I bought last year was Plastic Beach.

01-10-2011, 02:15 PM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Kanye West made one of the best music videos of all time with "Power." That was so awesome. Then he made an instant-classic rap album to go along with it. Big Boi's album was also an instant-classic, making this the best year for rap music since 2006 with the one-two punch of Fishscale and Hell Hath No Fury. Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae rocked out on the R&B tip. The Suburbs was slightly disappointing but still a solid album from Arcade Fire. Also, Plastic Beach was yet another great album from my hero Damon Albarn and his collective known as Gorillaz, and "On Melancholy Hill" might be my favorite song of 2010. The Fall was mostly unnecessary, though. Still haven't had a chance to listen to all of Joanna Newsom's Have One on Me, but what I've heard (the first disc) is magnificent. All Day by Girl Talk was neat. Sadly, Panda Bear's new album wasn't released as planned. Still haven't had a chance to check out the new Deerhunter.

01-10-2011, 03:49 PM	#5
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Top 25: 1. The National - High Violet 2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3. Anais Mitchell - Hadestown 4. Menomena - Mines 5. Girl Talk - All Day 6. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid 7. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 8. No Age - Everything in Between 9. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty 10. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz 11. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me 12. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 13. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 14. The Roots - How I Got Over 15. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis 16. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor 17. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt 18. Coheed & Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow 19. Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives 20. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise 21. S. Carey - All We Grow 22. Owen Pallett - Heartland 23. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang 24. Deftones - Diamond Eyes 25. Curren$y - Pilot Talk/Pilot Talk II honorable mention: How to Dress Well - Love Remains, Beach House - Teen Dream, Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner

01-10-2011, 05:38 PM	#7
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	ok if we are talking music there are some mentions that have to be said. Topping my list is Slash soloalbum What can one say it's slash first solo album and it's slash can you go wrong? NO And what he have along with him a whole lot of other people (Ozzy, Lemmy, Iggy pop and more) Holy s*** this will be some great times. Then along comes the wörld is yours with Motörhead It makes your Speakers smell like old socks, whiskey and smelly blue jeans along with erupting in the awesome that is pure Rock n roll. Sabaton - Coat of Arms As a WWII geek, hobby war historian and Rock n Roller this is a must have. Other would probably call this metal i prefer the term Rock n roll in general but that's not the point right now. Main theme here is War and Heavy Meta http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyMeta. And oh yeah Francis Rossi realeased some single, can't remeber the name right now though

01-10-2011, 06:50 PM	#8
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	I got a strong, but still kinda awkward All in Good Time from a still-recovering Barenaked Ladies. I got Joss Stone making herself the hot version of Bruce Willis, as Colour Me Free Or Die Hard is a lot better than her 2nd album, but not nearly as good as her 1st & 3rd. Sweet Nothings' Live from the Analog Hole was cool, but considering it's a bootleg album that I produced for all the friends I have who are in or connected to the group, I feel like it's something of an ego trip for me to call it the best of the year. I only really got into 6 new records this year, & the top half of them play out like so: 3) Lindsey Stomp ~Lindsey Stirling Good: Stirling is sterling on her violin. Everything's freaking awesome... Bad: ...except for the synth drums. Also, it's too short; give this girl money so she can afford more studio time. 2) Here Comes Science ~They Might Be Giants Good: Creative use of both new & old material from the guys. Bad: A few songs are forced or not-particularly-relevant. 1) Volume Two ~She & Him Good: It begins. Bad: It ends. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

01-12-2011, 06:10 AM	#9
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	how could i forget Strike Back With the baseballs. Ok i know it's a rerealease of the album realeased in late 2009 but they have thrown in half a albums worht in extra material so i will claim im half right atleast. So the baseballs ey, looks like some rejeced rockabilly act if you ask me! That's partly right they play rockabilly but it's fresh rockabilly out with those song about the cool cars in the 50 and in with contemporary music covers from Lady Gagas pokerface to Rihannas and Jay Zs Umbrella. So if you can't stand modern music with the "Dunkadunka" Beat atleast make a listen to this German/Swedish band and see if you have to re-evaluate your point of music of today is crap.

01-12-2011, 06:43 AM	#10
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,880 Thanks: 915 Thanked 656 Times in 426 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I only brought one album last year. "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13" by HIM It only left my CD player for christmas cds in december (it was released to the world in Feb)

01-12-2011, 07:47 PM	#11
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Ohh damnit one more. This is Hoffmaestro! They are awesome! They play skank a tronic punkadelic! And I Love them and im pretty sure you do too, you just don't know it yet! According to Swedish critics (myself not included) these guys play crap. And if this is crap you might as well sign me up for the sequel to 2 girls 1 cup cause this is the best crap in the world.

01-12-2011, 08:11 PM	#12
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Pretty sure Iron Maiden---Final Frontier and The Sword---Warp Riders were the only new albums I picked up this year. They were both good.

01-13-2011, 10:07 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I have very little connecting me to current music, atm, and I've just been occasionally exploring back catalogues of musicians I already like. Nothing seems noteworthy in music anymore, IMO.

02-07-2011, 09:56 PM	#15
00TJ Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Posts: 185 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Quick list off the top of my head Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer The Black Keys - Brothers Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Curren$y - Pilot Talk II Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives MGMT - Congradulations Gorillaz - Plastic Beach Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II : The Legrnd of Mr. Rager Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy