Favourite Album of 2005?

slipss

I really liked Aslans Platinum collection but not sure if that counts as an album
Kings of Leon - ? was that 05 or 04?

eljono

System of a Down - Mesmerize

Kinetic^

James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

Dave

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm. Easily.

Nalz

Keyser Soze 69 wrote:

James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

Very Good...but nothing on the Kaiser Chiefs Album

ishnid

Sufjan Stevens: Come on feel the Illinoise.

Atrocity

roots manuva - awfully deep

Jonny Arson

slipss wrote:

Kings of Leon - ? was that 05 or 04?

04' it was, new album due later this year.

Nightwish

Epica - Consign To Oblivion

Judean Reg

Has to be Kasabian - Kasabian, even though it was released in 2004, I only got it last February and therefore counts as my favorite album of 2005.

MorningStar

ishnid wrote:

Sufjan Stevens: Come on feel the Illinoise.

I was going to say Arcade Fire- Funeral but now that you mention it it is a tough call. I think I'll have to stick

dalk

ishnid wrote:

Sufjan Stevens: Come on feel the Illinoise.

Apologies for being pedantic, but isn't the album just called "Illinois" (as in the american state, after his project to record an album for every US state). I know it says "Come on feel the Illinoise" on the cover. I notice that Tom Dunne also calls it this. I notice some retailers referring to it as 'Illinoise' but most call it 'Illinois'. Different releases?

Of course this is vitally important to enjoying the music

Dont be at yourself

Was Funeral this year? Great, great album.

Not a particularly great year for music though. This year we've got new stuff from Radiohead, Flaming Lips and maybe even the Pixies to look forward to!

ilovemybrick

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

This year we've got new stuff from Radiohead, Flaming Lips and maybe even the Pixies to look forward to!

/smiles and remembers the gig.:)

munkeehaven

ladytron's witching hour or perhaps my morning jacket's z...

so many really...

Nalz

Listening to declan O Rourke's Album now - Since Kyabram

v good

440Hz

What a tough quesiton....

My fav albums of the year in no particular order were:

Sufjan Stevens - not giving a title due to aforementioned controversy!!
Bell X1 - Flock
Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
Arcade Fire - Funeral
and currently liking Jose Gonzalez - Veneer alot
and surprisingly Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak (WAS actually 2005 http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/43238/albums/album/6962455/rid/6982485/)

*think* that's about it although Im sure Im forgetting something I really loved. :v:

Madong

Demon Days - Gorilliaz
Employment - Kiaser Chiefs

SprostonGreen

Doves - Some Cities

I also enjoyed The Coral and Kaiser Cheifs.

Bloc Party and Aracde Fire kind of passed me by, I heard songs, saw videos etc, but will have to buy them soon, I think.

Royale with Cheese

440Hz wrote:

What a tough quesiton....

Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak (WAS actually 2005 http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/43238/albums/album/6962455/rid/6982485/)

It was released in about November 2004 over here (Ireland, Britain and probably the rest of Europe). I remember going to the shop to get it the day it came out. It was for some reason not released until early 2005 in the states.

Arcade Fire was also 2004, the album was out for a good while before they got popular.

Crucifix

It's gotta be Illinois for me too. Sufjan Stevens has captured my heart.

Kali

Not a particularly great year for music though.

Its been brillo!

my favourite of the year is Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites .. just amazing.. my bloody valentine/m83 stuff.. breathtaking in parts.

other honourable mentions too:

Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Scarling - Sweet Heart Dealer
Wilderness - Wilderness
Redjetson - New General Catalogue
Flotel - Wooden Beard
Magnetophone - The Man Who Ate The Man
Serena Maneesh - Serena Maneesh
We Are Scientists - With Love And Squalor
Low - The Great Destroyer
The Russian Futurists - Our Thickness
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Joggers - With A Cape And A Cane
Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock And Roll
Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
No Wait Wait - No Wait Wait
Cherubs - Uncovered By Heartbeat
Fort Minor - The Rising Tied
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Clap Your...
M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us

LCD Soundsystem, Minus Story, Sons & Daughters, Franz Ferdinand, Surfijan Stevens, Blackalicious.. the list of extremely listenable albums this year is pretty big... all of the above I'll be listening to for a couple of years yet.

ishnid

Royale with Cheese wrote:

Arcade Fire was also 2004, the album was out for a good while before they got popular.

Released in the states in September '04 but didn't make it to release here until February 2005.

As for the Sufjan Stevens album, I haven't a clue what to call it! It's still bloody good though

Mad Dog

Employment - Kaiser Chiefs for me

qz

The Strokes - Room On Fire

thebaz

Arcade Fire- Funeral

StJimmy

Alkaline Trio - 'Crimson'

Lagwagon - 'Resolve'

kaimera

fort minor : The Rising Tied. is the one that stands out atm.
papa roach : getting away with murder

rest of my stuff is movie/game soundtracks from the year

leche solara

The Magic Numbers

Peteee

Coldplay - X & Y
Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better
Millencolin - Kingwood

Again like the singles, most of my favourites aren't from 2005

Royale with Cheese

ishnid wrote:

Released in the states in September '04 but didn't make it to release here until February 2005.

As for the Sufjan Stevens album, I haven't a clue what to call it! It's still bloody good though

Damn, oh well I just downloaded it anyway.