Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15483 times)

Jirpo · « **Reply #35 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:57:48 PM »

One of the best ever! Dream Theater, Symphony X, Devin Townsend, Opeth are leading the way. Other albums I'm excited for/were excited for include Power metal such as Hammerfall, Stratovarius and Rhapsody of Fire. Great year!

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #36 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:33:09 PM »

Albums that I have to check out still (and will do tomorrow hopefully) include:

Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles
Steven Hackett - Live Rails
Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
The Decemberists - The King is Dead (Spun today, it was great! Gotta listen to it more though)
Ulver - War of the Roses
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

ariich · « **Reply #37 on:** June 03, 2011, 02:27:28 AM »

Quote from: Global Laziness on June 02, 2011, 04:24:55 PM

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.

Glad the new one is so good, can't wait to hear it!

Have you been following my top 50 albums thread? Cold Light of Monday was in there.

wolfking · « **Reply #38 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:06:56 AM »

Quote from: Lowdz 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)

You know, I was quite disappointed with The Visitation. Moonking was such a great album, I just couldn't get into The Visitation. I may give it a spin again. Still waiting on Eden's Curse and I totally forgot about Whitesnake, great record, so much better than Good to Be Bad.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #39 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:02:35 AM »

This year owns, and I haven't even listened to half the stuff you guys are freaking out over.

TAC · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:06:09 AM »

Quote from: Ultimetalhead on June 03, 2011, 07:02:35 AM

This year owns, and I haven't even listened to half the stuff you guys are freaking out over.

I've never even heard of half the stuff listed!

setrataeso · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2011, 09:27:59 AM »

Quote from: Global Laziness 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.

You sound like an Allmusic.com summary.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2011, 10:50:36 AM »

16. The Antlers - Burst Apart
15. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
14. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
13. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
12. Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
11. Eisley - The Valley
10. dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
9. Thomas Giles - Pulse
8. Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles
7. The Decemberists - The King is Dead
6. CunninLynguists - Oneirology
5. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. Devin Townsend - Ghost
1. Radiohead - The King of Limbs

That's the updated list so far.

Albums still to check out include:

Steven Hackett - Live Rails
Ulver - War of the Roses
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Bright Eyes - The People's Key

zxlkho · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:30:13 AM »

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ULVER?!?!? DO IT RIGHT NOW

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #44 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:31:15 AM »

War of the Roses must be heard!

It's probably top five for me so far this year.

Global Laziness · « **Reply #45 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:38:37 AM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 02:27:28 AM

Quote from: Global Laziness on June 02, 2011, 04:24:55 PM
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.
Glad the new one is so good, can't wait to hear it!

Have you been following my top 50 albums thread? Cold Light of Monday was in there.

I haven't, no. Of Wolverine's three albums, Still was always my favourite, but I could definitely see CL overtaking it. While still maintaining their trademark subtlety, the music on the album is longer, more technical, and more powerful. It's a very natural progression considering it's been five years since Still.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #46 on:** June 03, 2011, 04:31:57 PM »

Rankings of just about every album I've listened to this year

Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction - 8/10
Devin Townsend Project - Ghost - 9/10
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light - 7.5/10
Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Sit Resist - 9/10
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - 8/10
Blackfield - Welcome to my DNA - 6/10
Scale The Summit - The Collective - 6/10
dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Shitty - 4/10
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender - 7/10
Protest The Hero - Scurrilous - 5/19
Stateless - Matlida - 8.5/10
CunninLynguists - Oneirology - 7.5/10
Eisley - The Valley - 5.5/10
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will - 6/10
Ulver - The Wars of the Roses - 8.5/10
Radiohead - The King of Limbs - 7/10
The Antlers - Burst Apart - 7.5/10
Bright Eyes - The People's Key - 7.5/10
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges - 8/10
Thomas Giles - Pulse - 6.5/10
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire - 9/10

Global Laziness · « **Reply #47 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:11:42 PM »

Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on June 03, 2011, 04:31:57 PM

dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Shitty - 4/10

Oh come on, it isn't that bad.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #48 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:17:49 PM »

Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on June 03, 2011, 04:31:57 PM

Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire - 9/10

Obfuscation · « **Reply #49 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:21:18 PM »

This wil easily be one of the best music years ever in my opinion. There are still so many other albums supposed to come out this year that I lost track of when they are going to come out and which bands are making new albums.

Ħ · « **Reply #50 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:22:15 PM »

Quote from: Quadrochosis on June 03, 2011, 10:50:36 AM

16. The Antlers - Burst Apart
15. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
14. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
13. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
12. Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
11. Eisley - The Valley
10. dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
9. Thomas Giles - Pulse
8. Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles
7. The Decemberists - The King is Dead
6. CunninLynguists - Oneirology
5. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. Devin Townsend - Ghost
1. Radiohead - The King of Limbs

That's the updated list so far.

Albums still to check out include:

Steven Hackett - Live Rails
Ulver - War of the Roses
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Don't forget T2.

ariich · « **Reply #51 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:22:22 PM »

9/10 albums:
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Devin Townsend - Ghost
Hiromi - Voice
Amorphis - Beginning of Time
Ulver - Wars of the Roses
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous

8/10 albums:
dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll
Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
Mother Mother - Eureka
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving
Bright Eyes - The People's Key
Stateless - Matilda
Amplifier - The Octopus

7/10 albums:
Shpongle - The God Particle (2011)
Sylosis - Edge of the Earth
Kit Downes Trio - Quiet Tiger
Evergrey - Glorious Collision
Radiohead - The King of Limbs

6/10 albums:
Children of Bodom - Relentless Reckless Forever
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender

5/10 albums:
disasterPEACE - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar (2011)

Pretty excellent year so far.

zxlkho · « **Reply #52 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:26:17 PM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:22:22 PM

6/10 albums:
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

ariich · « **Reply #53 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:39:15 PM »

Sorry dude. It may grow on me, but after two listens I don't find it all that exciting, which is quite disappointing after their first album was excellent, as were DFD's last two or three.

Metabog · « **Reply #54 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:43:33 PM »

Nevermore split up.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #55 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:44:12 PM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:39:15 PM

Sorry dude. It may grow on me, but after two listens I don't find it all that exciting, which is quite disappointing after their first album was excellent, as were DFD's last two or three.

It's definitely a grower of an album. The only song I can't really get into is Stronger than Weak.

Also, die in a hole.

zxlkho · « **Reply #56 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:49:08 PM »

Quote from: AcidRainLTE on June 03, 2011, 05:44:12 PM

die in a hole.

Zantera · « **Reply #57 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:52:39 PM »

Following Ariich's example:

9/10 albums:
Ulver - Wars of the Roses
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology

8/10 albums:
Amplifier - The Octopus
Blackfield - Welcome To My DNA
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax- Hypersleep Dialogues
Codes In the Clouds - As The Spirit Wanes
Eisley - The Valley
Thomas Giles - Pulse

7/10 albums:
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
The Decemberists - The King is Dead

6/10 albums:
Adele - 21
Bright Eyes - The People's Key
Esben and the Witch - Violet Cries
Fujiya and Miyagi - Ventriloquizzing
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous

There are a bunch I haven't heard yet as you can see.

bosk1 · « **Reply #58 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:07:53 PM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on June 02, 2011, 07:20:29 AM

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

It could be the best ever, or at least in a long time, but 2009 was pretty strong too. My big 3, The Whirlwind, Black Clouds, and Snowfall, were just amazing, and Lacuna Coil's album was a slow grower that I absolutely loved by the end of the year. Add to that releases from Queensryche, Megadeth, Epica, Leaves Eyes, and Flyleaf. There were other good ones as well. Yeah, that was a good year.

Zantera · « **Reply #59 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:09:49 PM »

Personally I hold 2007 as my favorite, it's really hard to beat the trio of Frames, In Rainbows and Fear of a Blank Planet.

zxlkho · « **Reply #60 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:13:06 PM »

2003 was the best. Frengers, In Keeping Secrets, A Natural Disaster, and Effloresce.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #61 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:15:23 PM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:39:15 PM

Sorry dude. It may grow on me, but after two listens I don't find it all that exciting, which is quite disappointing after their first album was excellent, as were DFD's last two or three.

I WANT MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO WITH MILK AND BLOOD AND A PIECE OF YOU

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #62 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:16:27 PM »

2006: Adultery, Nocturne, Free, Kezia, Death of a Dead Day, Drawing Circles, In a Flesh Aquarium and other good stuff.

zxlkho · « **Reply #63 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:19:06 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 03, 2011, 06:15:23 PM

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:39:15 PM
Sorry dude. It may grow on me, but after two listens I don't find it all that exciting, which is quite disappointing after their first album was excellent, as were DFD's last two or three.

I WANT MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO WITH MILK AND BLOOD AND A PIECE OF YOU

MY GOD IS BETTER THAN YOUR GOD, LET'S START A WAR

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #64 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:20:43 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on June 03, 2011, 06:19:06 PM

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 03, 2011, 06:15:23 PM
Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:39:15 PM
Sorry dude. It may grow on me, but after two listens I don't find it all that exciting, which is quite disappointing after their first album was excellent, as were DFD's last two or three.

I WANT MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO WITH MILK AND BLOOD AND A PIECE OF YOU
MY GOD IS BETTER THAN YOUR GOD, LET's START A WAR

I....will leave the....light on for you!

pain of occupation · « **Reply #65 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:55:14 PM »

awesome. i gotz that polkadot song playing right now!

disappointment #1: how far i had to scroll down the first page before i noticed scurrilous get mentioned.

disappointment #2: scurrilous getting a 5/19 rating...that's, like, a 2.6/10!

but ya, as for this being the greatest year in the history of music - i fully expect so. at least it was my prediction circa the start of the year, and so far it's living up to the billing.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #66 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:55:28 PM »

Quote from: pain of occupation on June 03, 2011, 07:55:14 PM

disappointment #1: how far i had to scroll down the first page before i noticed scurrilous get mentioned.

disappointment #2: scurrilous getting a 5/19 rating...that's, like, a 2.6/10!

Hah, my bad, 0 and 9 are right next to each other on the keyboard and I've had a few to drink. But I'm not a fan of Protest the Hero in the first place, so I didn't care for it a whole lot.

pain of occupation · « **Reply #67 on:** June 03, 2011, 09:23:37 PM »

hehe, ya i knew what you meant; thought i could be mildly humorous.

Jirpo · « **Reply #68 on:** June 03, 2011, 09:36:28 PM »

Well I doubt this year could top 1986/88 but it may be in the top 5 ever for me

contest_sanity · « **Reply #69 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:37:09 PM »

Quote from: ariich on June 03, 2011, 05:22:22 PM

Sylosis - Edge of the Earth

I didn't realize this was out yet

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Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15483 times)