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Thursday, December 13, 2007

The 111 Best Albums of 2007

It's time. Time for the endless series of "best of..." lists to begin. And for this one, I'm asking for all my faithful readers to join in. Submit me your 20 best albums of 2007. I'll compile all the submissions, tally them up, and release a mega-list of the 111 Best CDs of 2007.

Either email me your picks or throw your picks in the comment box....either way, I'll get them.

To start things off...here are my 11 Best Albums of 2007:

1. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank
2. Bloc Party – A Weekend in the City/Another Weekend in the City
3. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
4. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
5. Radiohead – In Rainbows
6. The Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
7. Tegan and Sara – The Con
8. Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight
9. Kings of Leon – Because of the Times
10. The Frames – The Cost
11. Bright Eyes – Cassadega

10 comments:

  1. nice list. Can't agree with the inclusion of the Rilo Kiley. Way below par for them.
    But here's two you might consider.
    Grace Potter & The Nocturnals' This is Somewhere.
    And
    Against Me!'s New Wave

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  2. Other great albums of 2007:

    Vampire Weekend
    Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
    Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
    Iron & Wine - The Shpehard's Dog
    Dungen - Tio Bitar

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  3. Anonymous6:45 AM

    Here's my 20 best albums (including a couple EPs).

    1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
    2. Okkervil River - Stage Names
    3. White Stripes - Icky Thump
    4. Fratellis - Costello Music (no t released in US until 2007)
    5. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead...
    6. Radiohead - in Rainbows
    7. Against Me! - New Wave
    8. Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
    9. Art Brut - It's Bit Complicated
    10. The Hives - Black and White Album
    11. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
    12. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
    13. Bright Eyes - Casadaga
    14. Dropkick Murphys - Meanest of Times
    15. Art in Manilla - Set the Woods on Fire
    16. Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
    17. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
    18. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Isis EP
    19. Bright Eyes - Four Winds EP
    20. White Stripes - Conquest EP

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  4. we agree in the No1 and some others check on my blog my list

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  6. Anonymous5:08 PM

    I just love reading other peoples' favorites - gives me something new to look for that I may not have had the pleasure of hearing before! I blogged a list too - check it out if you like:

    www.detachedmusic.blogspot.com

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  7. 1. M.I.A. – Kala
    2. of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
    3. Justice - †
    4. !!! – Myth Takes
    5. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
    6. Menomena – Friend and Foe
    7. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
    8. Klaxons – Myths of the Future
    9. Bangers & Cash – Bangers & Cash (EP)
    10. Jay-Z – American Gangster
    11. The Cool Kids – Totally Flossed Out (EP)
    12. Dan Deacon – Spiderman of the Rings
    13. The National – Boxer
    14. Radiohead – In Rainbows
    15. Lil’ Wayne – Da Drought 3
    16. Björk – Volta
    17. Wu-Tang Clan – 8 Diagrams
    18. Danger – 09/14 2007 (EP)
    19. Pharoahe Monch – Desire
    20. Boys Noize – Oi Oi Oi

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  8. Less than 20, but whatever. In no particular order:

    Bright Eyes: Cassadega
    Elloitt Smith: New Moon
    Feist: The Reminder
    The Fratellis: Costello Music
    Timmy Curran: Word of Mouth (In addition to being amazing, it's free!)
    Bright Eyes: Cassadega (His first real album!)
    Kelly Jones: Only the Names Have Changed
    Dan Wilson: Free Life
    The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
    The White Stripes: Icky Thump
    Wilco: Sky Blue Sky
    Sara Bareilles: Little Voice
    The Once Soundtrack
    Tori Amos: American Doll Posse
    The Editors An End Has a Start
    The Good, the Bad and the Queen
    And my love of Radiohead wants me to include In Rainbows, but i'm ashamed to admit i haven't listen to it yet.

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  9. 1. Dr. Dog - We All Belong
    2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
    3. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
    4. The Felice Brothers - Adventures of The Felice Brothers, Vol. 1
    5. Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
    6. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
    7. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
    8. New Pornographers - Challengers
    9. Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday
    10. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend EP/Masard Roof (Single)
    11. Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation
    12. Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
    13. Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You
    14. Iron & Wine - The Sheppard's Dog
    15. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of..
    16. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
    17.Feist - The Reminder
    18. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
    19. Josh Rouse - Country Mouse, City House
    20. Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight

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  10. 10.)jimmy eat world - chase this light
    9.)motion city soundtrack - even if it kills me
    8.)modest mouse - we were dead before the ship even sunk -- Issac Brock is a mad genius
    7.)iron and wine - the shepherd's dog
    6.)streetlight manifesto - somewhere in the between
    5.)tegan and sara - the con
    4.)glossary - to the better angels of our nature
    3.)ryan adams - easy tiger
    2.)dartz! - this is my ship
    1.)sundowner - four one five two

    Honorable Mentions
    stars - in our bedrooms after the war
    kayne west - graduation
    ghostface killa - the big doe rehab
    lil wayne - da drought 3 mixtape
    st. vincent - marry me
    spoon - ga ga ga ga ga
    wilco - sky blue sky

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