Best Album to come out in the last YEAR?

[Guaranteed]

American Idiot is the best I've heard to come out.

I can't even imagine it could be beat, actually. What albums have you guys heard that are THAT good, through and through, in the last year?

[fishnfla]

1. Steve Earle- Revolution

I think when a retrospective of this time in history is shown, it will be on the soundtrack

The new Ryan Adams is stellar

[Guaranteed]

2. Any good tracks you'd recommend from either of them? nt

[fishnfla]

4. Sure

Both versions of "the Revolution Starts now",

"Home to Houston" and
"Gringo's Tale" these 2 are anti-war songs.

"Condi,Condi" is a riot, about you know who, "people say your cold, but I think you're hot!"

"Fuck the FCC" is another good one

Ryan Adams=all of disc 2.

[Mojambo]

7. Rich Man's War is my favorite track off that record. n/t

[BeTheChange]

5. Thanks for the heads up on Steve Earle's latest..

http://www.steveearle.net/discography/revolution.php#TheRevolutionStarts

I just checked out the lyrics and they definately look great. Im going to have to grab a copy soon.

[Mojambo]

3. The best album of the year doesn't come out until August 8th

The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema.

I've been listening to it non-stop for a week. It's great.

[Guaranteed]

6. Any good tracks you'd recommend? nt

[Mojambo]

8. Of Course

The Bleeding Heart Show (will reside near the top of their catalogue, IMO)

Other good tracks...

Sing Me Spanish Techno
Star Bodies
Streets of Fire

[Kathleen04]

9. I like the new Ben Folds album

Just bought it today...first new album I've bought in years, I normally stick to older stuff.

Bought it after hearing him on Letterman last night..

[Cooley Hurd]

10. 'Songs for Silverman' is a great album!

BF is the songwriter I always wish I were.:thumbsup:

[Cooley Hurd]

11. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'Take them on... on your own.'

My fave of the past year.:thumbsup:

[Guaranteed]

12. The new Radiohead should be coming out soon enough.

That is, if you guys like that sort of thing.

[PittPoliSci]

13. Dillinger Escape Plan - "Miss Machine"

Brutal, simply brutal.

[MirrorAshes]

14. Stephen Malkmus, Bloc Party, Spoon, Stars, Bright Eyes, Okkervil River...

all have put out stellar albums so far. Its been a great year! New Radiohead and Flaming Lips on the horizon for late '05/early '06 too...

[bliss_eternal]

15. American Idiot really resonated with me...

But I also like Marilyn Manson's remake of Personal Jesus.

[GirlinContempt]

16. New Order - Waiting For The Sirens Call

[lazarus]

17. Well, I haven't listened to all of them

of course.

But I've really liked Hot Stuff by The Killers.

[enigmatic]

18. Post To Wire- Richmond Fontaine

[lovelaureng]

19. The one I like is

Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta

[flvegan]

20. "To the 5 Boroughs" (Beastie Boys) and "American Idiot"

are the two best in the past year, IMO.

[stlsaxman]

21. The one that spent the longest time in my player this year

if this is any indicator of "best"...

U2- "How To Dismantle..."

may well be their best album in a decade.

[Squeech]

22. Chavez Ravine

New CD by Ry Cooder, the slide guitarist and producer who put together the Buena Vista Social Club. This one is about a barrio in Los Angeles that was destroyed in an urban renewal scam, and ultimately they built Dodger Stadium on the site. As he did in Buena Vista, Cooder hooked up with a bunch of old musicians who used to perform for that audience, and invited them to perform (and help compose) on the CD.

The story is told in a sort of docu-drama form, in the viewpoints of some of the characters involved. There's one song about Frank Wilkinson, the urban planner, tells how he brought in an architect to design new bungalows to replace the old shanties, and then got accused of communist leanings in the HUAC era and removed from the project. Then there's a song from the point of view of the conniving racist power broker whose vision involves keeping people in their proper place; another about the bulldozer operator just doing his job, which happens to involve knocking down people's homes, another by the poor schlub who's now the parking attendant at the ballfield, who knows that where his home used to be is now third base.

Then there's some recreations of period music, with attitude. One of my favorites is an old Lieber/Stoller song I'd never heard before, called "Three Cool Cats." In a fairer world, this record would be in heavy rotation, it's really good stuff.