Alyoshka

1. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (now self-titled )
2. Dream Theater - Scenes from NY (live)
3. Tenacious D
4. Radiohead - Amnesiac
5. Starflyer 59 - Leave Here A Stranger
6. Old 97s - Satellite Rides
7. Rufus Wainwright - Poses
8. Alkaline Trio - From Here to Infirmary
9. Beulah - The Coast Is Clear

Nosebleed

Some of my favs:

Alkaline Trio - From Here To Infirmary
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Leftover Crack - Mediocre Generica
Murder City Devils - Thelema
Old 97's - Satellite Rides
River City Rebels - Playing To Live, Living To Play

Alyoshka, what do you mean the Bleed American album is now Self Titled?

El Scorcho

Jimmy Eat World changed the name of their album to "Jimmy Eat World" to show sensitivity towards the 9/11 disaster. Real fans still refer to it as "bleed american" though.

Track 2 is the best damn song on that disc!!

Pikul

What do fake fans refer to it as?

Yancey

I call it, That Mediocre Album By That Terrible Pop/Punk Band(Called Emo By Some), but that's just me.

codefree

Great to see the many inclusions of Radiohead's Amnesiac but I must disagree with the few REM Reveal nods. That album bores the heck out of me and is one of the biggest disappointments of the year IMO.

F For Fake

That actually surprises me, as I really thought "reveal" was a return to form. It took me a long time to get into New Adv in Hi-Fi, and while I really love some moments on "up" i think it's very uneven. But "reveal" appealed to me instantly and I still listen to it a lot.
I doubt REM can ever hit the peaks of "Life's Rich Pageant" or "Automatic for the People" again, but I certainly think they have a lot left to give to the world of music.

F For Fake

I was really disappointed in the mix on this album. I think the original cast recording is one of the best albums of the last 10 years, so maybe my hopes were too high on this release. It's like they wanted to mix it very 'metal', and it's just overdone.

Luckily JCM had final cut on the soundmix used in the movie, and it sounds AMAZING. Wish that was the mix used on the disc.

El Scorcho

Bleed Canadian.

Obviously, by "real", I meant heavy fans and fans that have been following the band for at least a little while.

Nosebleed

That's nice. And I refer to some of the garbage you listen to as A Big Pile Of Crap.

I don't even remember asking you about your opinion on Jimmy Eat World.

Alyoshka

It's nice to see good productive flame bait every now and then!

Rubix

poe - haunted
weezer - green album
tool - lateralus

Pikul

So if you don't get into an artist by a certain point -- like before their second or third record, for instance -- you can't be considered a 'real' fan? I didn't get into the Beatles until well after they broke up, so that must make me a very fake fan.

I'm not trying to be argumentative here, DTSC; it just strikes me as a bizarre rationale.

adia4625

Incubus: Morning View
Fuel: Something like Human
Tool: Laterlaus
Enya: Day without Rain (Nov 00 release)
Disturbed: The Sickness (Yes it was a 00 release but I play the hell out of it. )
STP: Shang-ra-la-de-da

I have the new Creed and Natalie Merchant CDs but havent listened to them enough to give a solid opinion.

Oliver Clothesoff

Heh...

Yancey, you and I think so much alike, sometimes it's scary.

Yancey

It seems to happen a lot.

And to those pissed over my comment. It was a joke. Don't take it so seriously. I could care less if you think what I like is sh*t (even though it's all amazing! ).

Giles

1. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Rings Around the World*
2. ASH - Free All Angels*
3. BJORK - Vespertine
4. STARSAILOR - Love is Here*
5. AVALANCHES - Since I Left You
6. BENT - Programmed to Love
7. MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY*
8. BEN FOLDS
9. WITNESS UK - Under a Sun
10. MERCURY REV - All is Dream
11. CHARLATANS UK - Wonderland
12. ACTION FIGURE PARTY
13. PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT
14. ROOTS MANUVA
15. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
16. SIX by SEVEN
17. ZERO 7 - Simple Things
18. EELS - Souljacker*
19. PINEHURST KIDS
20. TINDERSTICKS
21. TRAVIS - The Invisible Band

* import release

Josh H

Off the top of my head...


Radiohead-Amnesiac
Stone Temple Pilots- Shangri La De Da
Dave Matthews Band- Everyday
Live-V


I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but I really haven't bought many "new" cd's this years as I haven't really heard alot of stuff that was good enough to make me buy the album.

raithen

1. Assemblage 23 - Failure

- haunting, intelligent and stunning sophomore effort from Tom Shear (A23)

2. Project Pitchfork - Daimonion

- German EBM band with a taste of synthpop and goth rock
- definitely one of their strongest releases to date, the title track is phenomenal

3. Echo Image - Compuphonic

- a mix of Erasure, Depeche Mode and Apoptygma Berzerk
- fantastic debut album that hasn't left my player for weeks

4. Depeche Mode - Exciter

- although not up to par as many of their earlier releases, DM still has it
- Dave Gahan's vocals have never been more lush and resonant

5. Hungry Lucy - Apparitions

- delicate yet haunting female vocals with a dreamy electronic/trippy/gothic score
- stand out cuts include the fantastic cover of Depeche Mode's "Blue Dress", and the "Digger Mix" of "Grave".

Cheers,

-matt

demonio

a couple of my favs this year:

Hayseed Dixie AC/DC bluegrass tribute
Staind Break The Cycle
Creed Weathered
Travis Tritt down the road I go
Hank Williams The Essential
Incubus Morning View - what I've heard of it
and Puddle Of Mudd Come Clean

theres alot others I burned that I really like not positive when they were released, anywho.

Merry F**king Christmas!

bigpantskiller

1. Bjork - Vespertine
2. Old 97's - Satellite Rides
3. Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above
4. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
5. New Order - Get Ready
6. Depeche Mode - Exciter
7. Weezer
8. Leona Naess - I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll

caught the Old 97's at the Gypsy Tea Room last month! Man, can these guys rock!-so much energy on stage! i missed the Toadies final show though-sad to see this great band break up.

lostatmidnight

The Strokes 'Is This It'

Pete Yorn 'Musicforthemorningafter'

Ryan Adams 'Gold'

Tindersticks 'Can Our Love....'

Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions 'Bavarian Fruit Bread''

Placebo 'Black Market Music'

Spiritualized 'Let it come down'

Mercury Rev 'All is a Dream'

Weezer 'Green Album'

Tool 'Lateralus'

Radiohead 'Amnesiac'

REM 'Reveal'

Tricky 'Blowback'

that's about it...Some I've enjoyed more then others, and others are just more musically/artistically ambitious then the others, but all were great in their way.

El Scorcho

It has nothing to do with what "time" a person got into a band. Certainly you can agree that there are varying levels of fanatacism with anything -- sports, books, music, etc. If person A has been following Jimmy Eat World devoutly since their small club days in Arizona and person B recently heard 'The Middle' on the radio and loved it yet knows absolutely nothing about the band, which would you consider "more" of a fan at that point in time? Certainly person B could very easily turn into a 'real' fan but there is also the very certain chance that person B discontinues his/her minute fanatacism as soon as the next good thing comes along on the radio.

Do you catch my drift yet?

svisscher

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

Pikul

I think so. I just don't understand the distinction between being a real fan and being a fake fan. To most people, 'real' seems to be synonymous with 'devout'/'hardcore' while 'fake' seems to mean 'casual'/'minor'. Like, you'll hear 'real'/'hardcore' fans refer to those who aren't as in to the band as much as 'fake' -- i.e. in a condescending manner. The only instance where I could think of a person being a 'fake' fan is when they get into the band like it's a fashion object -- like a pair of pants that everyone has to have.

Don't mind me. This is completely pointless. Why do I even think about this crap?




(Don't answer that question.)