Top 10 Albums of 2005
2005 was an odd year for music, as many people have complained that making their “best-of list” has been quite tough. I will say that it was pretty easy for me to make my Top 10 list, but unlike last year, there wasn’t a huge surplus of records left off.
I have included a link to the albums on Amazon should you decide to purchase them. I’ve also included some standout tracks should you want to go to iTunes (or your favorite file-sharing service) and get yourself acquainted with these fine, fine albums.
Without further ado, I present the Fuzzy Lion Top 10 Albums of 2005:
10. Nine Inch Nails - “With Teeth
Best Tracks: “All the Love In the World” / “Only” / “Right Where It Belongs”
09. Mike Doughty - “Haughty Melodic
Best Tracks: “Looking At the World From the Bottom of a Well” / “I Hear the Bells” / “Madeline and Nine”
08. Nada Surf - “The Weight Is a Gift
Best Tracks: “What Is Your Secret” / “In the Mirror” / “Concrete Bed”
07. Ivy - “In the Clear
Best Tracks: “Nothing But the Sky” / “Thinking About You” / “Keep Moving”
06. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - “Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Best Tracks: “Over and Over Again (Lost & Found)” / “Details of the War” / “By the Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth”
05. Gratitude - “Gratitude
Best Tracks: “Drive Away” / “All In a Row” / “Last”
04. Ben Lee - “Awake Is the New Sleep
Best Tracks: “Whatever It Is” / “Catch My Disease” / “Apple Candy”
03. Death Cab For Cutie - “Plans
Best Tracks: “I’ll Follow You Into the Dark” / “What Sarah Said” / “Brothers On a Hotel Bed”
02. Sigur Rós - “Takk…
Best Tracks: “Glósóli” / “Hoppípolla” / “Sæglópur”
01.Billy Corgan - “TheFutureEmbrace
Best Tracks: “Mina Loy (M.O.H.)” / “The CameraEye” / “I’m Ready”
As an honorable mention, I’d like to highly recommend Shout Out Louds - “Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
December 14th, 2005 at 3:03 pm
For better or worse here’s mine, I was suprised you didn’t have any R.A. up there. It’s kinda boring but whatever.
1. Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
2. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
3. Wilco - Kicking Televion
4. Ryan Adams - Jacksonville City Nights
5. My Morning Jacket - Z
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
7. DangerDoom - DangerDoom
8. Sonvolt - Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
9. Ryan Adams - 29
10. System of a Down - Mesmorize / Hypnotise
December 14th, 2005 at 3:09 pm
To be honest, I found the Ryan Adam CDs to be very boring. Cold Roses had a few good tracks, but 80% was throw-away. 90% of Jacksonville City Nights was throw-away for me as well. 29 is, in my opinion, far superior of the 3, but it doesn’t blow me away like “Love is Hell” or “RockNRoll” did, which are the last “worthy” RA releases I think.