Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15488 times)

Perpetual Change · « **on:** June 02, 2011, 07:20:29 AM »

I was talking to my friend about all the music coming out this year, and started a listed of what I like the most now that the year is almost half over. It looked like this:

10. Mastodon- Live at the Aragon
9. dredg- Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
8. Thomas Giles- Pulse
7. Evergrey- Glorious Collision
6. Eisley- The Valley
5. Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogs
4. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead- Tao of the Dead
3. Radiohead- The King of Limbs
2. Bon Iver- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
1. Scale the Summit- The Collective

Runner-Up: Long Distance Calling- ST

Then I realized there where still a bunch of good albums that I heard and liked, but didn't quite make the cut for me, and that included stuff like this:

5. Within Temptation- The Unforgiving
4. Blackfield- Welcome to my DNA
3. Pendragon- Passion
2. Eden's Curse- Trinity
1. Falkenbach- Turida
+ Neal Morse's Testimony 2 (only heard disc 2 so far)

Then I realized that the following bands still had music supposedly being released this year:

Devin Townsend (2! Albums!)
Dream Theater
John Petrucci (solo)
Mastodon
Mike Portnoy (Like, 2 or 3 projects!)
Opeth
OSI
Pain of Salvation
Steven Wilson
Storm Corrosion
Symphony X
Tool
Yes

2011: great year for music, or best year ever?

Ħ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:24:19 AM »

Depending on how good DT11 and MP's side projects go, it very well could be the best year for me.

jonny108 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:25:22 AM »

Yep, it's been awesome so far and all that to come!!!

Pure heaven!

wolfking · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:27:08 AM »

It's been okay so far. BTBAM, Scar Symmetry and Beardfish were really good. Still better stuff to come I think. Evergrey was really good, but was totally ruined by pathetic production.

YtseBitsySpider · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:32:16 AM »

The Scar Symmetry is excellent.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:58:32 AM »

We had excellent releases from Devin Townsend, Eisley, Polkadot Cadaver, The Dear Hunter (at least the compilation CD which is EXCELLENT), My Morning Jacket, Blackfield, Scale the Summit, The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, and Disasterpeace so far. That's already amazing, and we still have new Dream Theater, Steven Wilson, Storm Corrosion, Russian Circles (supposedly), Fair to Midland, Opeth, MMPLS, and I'm sure theres more to look forward too that I've briefly forgotten. I have yet to check out the new Bon Iver, and I was disappointed by dredg and Alestorm, and Unexpect still isn't my thing, but its been a pretty badass year.

Other than The Valley though, there haven't been any albums this year that have become fast favorites the way Addicted, Ki, Crack the Skye, No More Stories..., Act III, Dethalbum II, and The Incident have become favorites of mine from the last zomgamazing music year: 2009. So it may not top 2009 for me in that respect but the year's only halfway finished. These other guys still have a chance!

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:09:45 AM »

1. Bon Iver
2. Antlers
3. Radiohead

wolfking · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:17:25 AM »

Quote from: YtseBitsySpider on June 02, 2011, 07:32:16 AM

The Scar Symmetry is excellent.

Yeah man. A big improvement over DMD. Still no match for Solution .45, but a really great album.

KevShmev · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:22:57 AM »

Don't forget Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters and Death Cab!!

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:28:56 AM »

Top ten so far for this year:

10. The Antlers - Burst Apart
9. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
8. Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
7. Eisley - The Valley
6. dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
5. CunninLynguists - Oneirology
4. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. Devin Townsend - Ghost
1. Radiohead - The King of Limbs

I expect this to change pretty drastically by year's end.

BanksD · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:35:06 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on June 02, 2011, 08:17:25 AM

Quote from: YtseBitsySpider on June 02, 2011, 07:32:16 AM
The Scar Symmetry is excellent.

Yeah man. A big improvement over DMD. Still no match for Solution .45, but a really great album.

I liked the new SS album, but I'll be honest, I don't think this album will age well for me.

ariich · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:36:06 AM »

It has been a pretty damn good year so far, loads of 8/10 and 9/10 albums for me! No 10/10s yet, but I haven't heard the new Wolverine or Antlers albums yet, and we still new music from The Dear Hunter (among others) so there's still time.

Also, it's perfectly possible that over time my current album ratings will change. It happens a LOT!

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:36:14 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on June 02, 2011, 08:22:57 AM

Don't forget Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters and Death Cab!!

Don't know the first, and not into the second, but I did listen to the third one on NPR's live stream. It was decent, but I'm not a big fan. I only ever really liked "Transatlanticism."

YtseBitsySpider · « **Reply #13 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:37:35 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on June 02, 2011, 08:17:25 AM

Quote from: YtseBitsySpider on June 02, 2011, 07:32:16 AM
The Scar Symmetry is excellent.

Yeah man. A big improvement over DMD. Still no match for Solution .45, but a really great album.

Agreed on all points.

KevShmev · « **Reply #14 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:43:01 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on June 02, 2011, 08:36:14 AM

Quote from: KevShmev on June 02, 2011, 08:22:57 AM
Don't forget Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters and Death Cab!!

Don't know the first, and not into the second, but I did listen to the third one on NPR's live stream. It was decent, but I'm not a big fan. I only ever really liked "Transatlanticism."

I highly recommend that Fleet Foxes record, Helplessness Blues. I think it is a record that a lot of people on this forum would dig, if they gave it a chance.

ariich · « **Reply #15 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:48:08 AM »

I haven't heard it yet, but I'm keen to.

The Foos new album is excellent.

Zantera · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:59:07 AM »

New year has been pretty good this far, hard to say if it's great or just good, it kinda goes down on what's to come.
There are several albums on their way by artists I really love, and I'm kinda afraid after hearing The King of Limbs, that 2011 will be a year of disappointment, at least in terms of great bands making not so great albums, but there has been other examples.
I feel like both Blackfield and Eisley almost outdid themselves with their new albums, they are at least on par with the earlier albums, Thomas Giles's solo album was great and so was the BTBAM-EP.
And lets not forget Ulver, probably my favorite this far.

There are however a few 'major' releases I haven't heard yet that might end up high, like Devin Townsend x2, The Dear Hunter, dredg, and so forth.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:27:02 AM »

Everyone should at least give the new Unexpect a chance. It's probably the best album I've ever heard. It's on free streaming on bandcamp: https://unexpect.bandcamp.com/album/fables-of-the-sleepless-empire

Other than that, there's been a whole lot of awesome stuff released so far: Ulver, Radiohead, Eilsey, CunninLynguists, dredg, Bright Eyes, Polkadot Cadaver, etc. I'm still really excited for new Thrice and many many more!

JosephAOI · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:37:20 AM »

You guys forgot-

Born Of Osiris
Periphery
The Faceless
Five Finger Death Punch
Trivium
Children Of Bodom
The Agonist (Not sure if release this year or next though)
Emmure
Luckily Gorille mentioned Unexpect's new album which was awesome!

But yeah, EXCELLENT year for music. IMO the best ever.

Sigz · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:54:10 AM »

Most exciting: the new Circle Takes the Square album

Ħ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:56:27 AM »

Quote from: Sigz on June 02, 2011, 10:54:10 AM

Most exciting: the new Circle Takes the Square album

:argh:

Sigz · « **Reply #21 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:58:40 AM »

Nekov · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:59:21 AM »

Pagan's Mind - Heavenly Ecstasy
King Crimson - A Scarcity of Miracles

Soon to come

Circus Maximus
Agents of Mercy

Ħ · « **Reply #23 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:00:32 AM »

I forgot the smiley code. Just pretend like you saw a screamo face.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:22:56 AM »

Yup, this year has been most excellent, and there's still a ton of great music on its way

zxlkho · « **Reply #25 on:** June 02, 2011, 12:57:35 PM »

Top albums of 2011 (6/2/11):
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum (sampler)
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
Ulver - War of the Roses
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Devin Townsend Project - Ghost*
Eisley - The Valley
Blackfield - Welcome To My DNA
Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
Unexpect - Fable of the Sleepless Empire*
Stateless - Matilda*
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Abstract in the Sky - Midnight in Alaska*
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil
Children of Bodom - Relentless, Reckless Forever (lolol)
Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus (lolol)
CunninLynguists - Oneirology (don't like this)

* = need to listen to it more and it may go up in the rankings

Have downloaded but haven't listened:
The Anters - Burst Apart
Buckethead - Empty Space
Buckethead - It's Alive

Sigz · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:02:45 PM »

Quote from: Ħ on June 02, 2011, 11:00:32 AM

I forgot the smiley code. Just pretend like you saw a screamo face.

Wait, there's a screamo emote?

Global Laziness · « **Reply #27 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:07:51 PM »

This thread made me remember how many 2011 albums have come out that I haven't listened to yet. I guess I'd better get on that.

2011 Albums I have listened to:
Caligula's Horse - Moments from Ephemeral City
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Mr. Big - What If...
MyGrain - MyGrain
Obscura - Omnivium
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Scale the Summit - The Collective
TesseracT - One
Thomas Giles - Pulse

2011 Albums I haven't listened to (but will within the next few days because this thread reminded me to):
Beardfish - Mammoth
Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
Devin Townsend - Ghost
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
Evergrey - Glorious Collision
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil
Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling
Neal Morse - Testimony 2
Ulver - War of the Roses
Wolverine - Communication Lost

zxlkho · « **Reply #28 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:09:19 PM »

So pretty much you haven't listened to all the amazing albums this year.

ZBomber · « **Reply #29 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:14:32 PM »

There have been way too many awesome bands releasing great albums this year. Still a lot I need to listen to, but alas, only so many hours in a day...

TheMadgician · « **Reply #30 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:35:39 PM »

The Megas come out with a new album at some point this year. Based on Mega Man 3, from what I understand.

Of course, I think there's only a handful of people here that know about them.

Lowdz · « **Reply #31 on:** June 02, 2011, 01:51:05 PM »

I've been a bit underwhelmed so far. The outstanding so far for me:

Nelson- Lightning Strikes Twice
Magnum- The Visitation
Shakra- back On Track
Whitesnake- Forevermore (Doug Aldritch and Reb Beach are all over this)
Within Temptation
StOrk-ST (2010 but I got it this year. thomas Lang, ahh, what could have been...)
Eden's curse- Trinity
Victory- Don't Talk Science (not 100% sure about the singer but the riffs are great)

ScioPath · « **Reply #32 on:** June 02, 2011, 02:35:55 PM »

Quote from: Ħ on June 02, 2011, 11:00:32 AM

I forgot the smiley code. Just pretend like you saw a screamo face.

:aargh: ?

Global Laziness · « **Reply #33 on:** June 02, 2011, 04:24:55 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on June 02, 2011, 01:09:19 PM

So pretty much you haven't listened to all the amazing albums this year.

Well I've heard a few obviously, but...yeah.

I just finished listening to Wolverine's Communication Lost for the first time. Wolverine is one of my favourite bands, and I would seriously recommend that everyone on here make an effort to check out their music. Communication Lost, their fourth full-length album, would be a fantastic place to start. Wolverine sets themselves apart from other bands with their subtler and often darker approach to progressive metal and the distinct tone of their phenomenal vocalist.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 02, 2011, 06:12:36 PM »

PC, the new STS album is that good? Must hear....will check grooveshark.

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Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15488 times)