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2008 was such a shite year for music, the worst I can remember. I don't think I actually purchased anything last year it was that awful.

Anyway, what a fantastic year for albums 2009 has been so far, in fact so many good artists releasing stuff ,I haven't been able to purchase everything yet. (ie-Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby & also the remasters of New Order, Radiohead, Stone Roses, The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine) . Not to mention the upcoming releases of the Barney and Hookys projects (hopefully). 2009 has def been a great year for music (and football!) :)

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2009 has so far been a great year for gigs too.All of the above plus U2,St Etienne,Ultravox,Kraftwerk...

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great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

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[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

Don't forget Bad Lieutenant, Jack.. :thumb:

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Ger Boy wrote: 2008 was such a shite year for music, the worst I can remember. I don't think I actually purchased anything last year it was that awful.

Anyway, what a fantastic year for albums 2009 has been so far, in fact so many good artists releasing stuff ,I haven't been able to purchase everything yet. (ie-Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby & also the remasters of New Order, Radiohead, Stone Roses, The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine) . Not to mention the upcoming releases of the Barney and Hookys projects (hopefully). 2009 has def been a great year for music (and football!) :)

whilst i'm not denying some good stuff out this year to wriote off 2008 like that seems a little short sighted/ridiculous 2008 had some great albums

my top 40 of 2008 from december (would have changed now, for instance portishead goes top ten easily)

1 the charlatans - you cross my path 2 spiritualized - a&e 3 the whip - x marks destination 4 shearwater - rook 5 ladytron - velocifero 6 throw me a statue - moonbeams 7 half man half biscuit - csi ambleside 8 ballboy - i worked on the ships 9 the week that was - s/t 10 speed market avenue - way better now 11 elbow - seldom seen kid 12 make model - s/t (unreleased ) 13 los campesinos! - hold on now youngster 14 tv on the radio - dear science 15 the helio sequence - keep your eyes ahead 16 stereolab - chemical chords 17 mark morriss - memory muscle 18 death cab for cutie - narrow stairs 19 tilly & the wall - o 20 those dancing days -in our space hero suits 21 portishead - third (not listened to this much yet) 22 glasvegas - s/t 23 sigur ros - not typing all that out 24 ra ra riot - the rhumb line 25 last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement 26 mogwai - the hawk is howling 27 i am kloot - i am kloot plays moolah rouge 28 lykke li - youth novels 29 the little ones - morning tide 30 arizona - glowing bird 31 the gutter twins - adorata 32 frightened rabbit - the midnight organ flight 33 envelopes - here comes the wind 34 thomas tantrum - s/t 35 the constantines - kensington heights 36 billy bragg - mr love & justice 37 the breeders - mountain battles 38 aimee mann - ****** smilers 39 vivian girls - s/t 40 the fall - imperial wax solvent

your list for 2009 - Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby

no new bands in that

what about soap & skin? cymbals eat guitars? the veils? fanfarlo? the joy formidable?

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Burt Reynolds wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

Don't forget Bad Lieutenant, Jack.. :thumb:

If it's good, then I'll add it to the list. Let's wait and see.

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[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

If it's good, then I'll add it to the list. Let's wait and see.

All together now...

WATT CHER DOOOOOIN...

:laugh:

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[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

Don't forget Bad Lieutenant, Jack.. :thumb:

If it's good, then I'll add it to the list. Let's wait and see.

have you heard the freebase one? that in the list?

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Are you forgetting The Ting Tings released an album in 2008?

Easy to forget I guess:D Although I do find the (female) singer the sexiest woman at the mo. Is that just me?

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hibster wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

Don't forget Bad Lieutenant, Jack.. :thumb:

If it's good, then I'll add it to the list. Let's wait and see.

have you heard the freebase one? that in the list?

Yes I've heard everything by Freebass and yeah it will be.

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Oasis, The View & Kasabian all the dogs bollocks.

The View edges it fer moi :thumb:

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hibster wrote:

Ger Boy wrote: 2008 was such a shite year for music, the worst I can remember. I don't think I actually purchased anything last year it was that awful.

Anyway, what a fantastic year for albums 2009 has been so far, in fact so many good artists releasing stuff ,I haven't been able to purchase everything yet. (ie-Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby & also the remasters of New Order, Radiohead, Stone Roses, The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine) . Not to mention the upcoming releases of the Barney and Hookys projects (hopefully). 2009 has def been a great year for music (and football!) :)

whilst i'm not denying some good stuff out this year to wriote off 2008 like that seems a little short sighted/ridiculous 2008 had some great albums

my top 40 of 2008 from december (would have changed now, for instance portishead goes top ten easily)

1 the charlatans - you cross my path 2 spiritualized - a&e 3 the whip - x marks destination 4 shearwater - rook 5 ladytron - velocifero 6 throw me a statue - moonbeams 7 half man half biscuit - csi ambleside 8 ballboy - i worked on the ships 9 the week that was - s/t 10 speed market avenue - way better now 11 elbow - seldom seen kid 12 make model - s/t (unreleased ) 13 los campesinos! - hold on now youngster 14 tv on the radio - dear science 15 the helio sequence - keep your eyes ahead 16 stereolab - chemical chords 17 mark morriss - memory muscle 18 death cab for cutie - narrow stairs 19 tilly & the wall - o 20 those dancing days -in our space hero suits 21 portishead - third (not listened to this much yet) 22 glasvegas - s/t 23 sigur ros - not typing all that out 24 ra ra riot - the rhumb line 25 last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement 26 mogwai - the hawk is howling 27 i am kloot - i am kloot plays moolah rouge 28 lykke li - youth novels 29 the little ones - morning tide 30 arizona - glowing bird 31 the gutter twins - adorata 32 frightened rabbit - the midnight organ flight 33 envelopes - here comes the wind 34 thomas tantrum - s/t 35 the constantines - kensington heights 36 billy bragg - mr love & justice 37 the breeders - mountain battles 38 aimee mann - ****** smilers 39 vivian girls - s/t 40 the fall - imperial wax solvent

your list for 2009 - Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby

no new bands in that

what about soap & skin? cymbals eat guitars? the veils? fanfarlo? the joy formidable?

Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly. How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi? And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket? Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs, Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of. And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt That proves you were there, That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? Ah, tell me.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar, The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show? And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar, One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show? And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones. And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Aging black leather and hospital bills, Tattoo removal and dozens of pills. Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments, But rock on completely with some brand new components.

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them. Your chaos won't convert them. They're so happy to rebuild it. You'll never really kill it. Yeah, excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking, You're drinking, You're drinking what they're selling.

:evil4: :evil4: :evil4:

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[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

hibster wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: great albums for me this year by Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, Dave Matthews Band, Manic Street Preachers.. plus I have Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and Frank Turner to look forward to in September. :thumb:

Don't forget Bad Lieutenant, Jack.. :thumb:

If it's good, then I'll add it to the list. Let's wait and see.

have you heard the freebase one? that in the list?

Yes I've heard everything by Freebass and yeah it will be.

cool, wasn't a dig btw (though getting the name wrong was deliberate :evil4: )

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EdelBrock wrote:

hibster wrote:

Ger Boy wrote: 2008 was such a shite year for music, the worst I can remember. I don't think I actually purchased anything last year it was that awful.

Anyway, what a fantastic year for albums 2009 has been so far, in fact so many good artists releasing stuff ,I haven't been able to purchase everything yet. (ie-Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby & also the remasters of New Order, Radiohead, Stone Roses, The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine) . Not to mention the upcoming releases of the Barney and Hookys projects (hopefully). 2009 has def been a great year for music (and football!) :)

whilst i'm not denying some good stuff out this year to wriote off 2008 like that seems a little short sighted/ridiculous 2008 had some great albums

my top 40 of 2008 from december (would have changed now, for instance portishead goes top ten easily)

1 the charlatans - you cross my path 2 spiritualized - a&e 3 the whip - x marks destination 4 shearwater - rook 5 ladytron - velocifero 6 throw me a statue - moonbeams 7 half man half biscuit - csi ambleside 8 ballboy - i worked on the ships 9 the week that was - s/t 10 speed market avenue - way better now 11 elbow - seldom seen kid 12 make model - s/t (unreleased ) 13 los campesinos! - hold on now youngster 14 tv on the radio - dear science 15 the helio sequence - keep your eyes ahead 16 stereolab - chemical chords 17 mark morriss - memory muscle 18 death cab for cutie - narrow stairs 19 tilly & the wall - o 20 those dancing days -in our space hero suits 21 portishead - third (not listened to this much yet) 22 glasvegas - s/t 23 sigur ros - not typing all that out 24 ra ra riot - the rhumb line 25 last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement 26 mogwai - the hawk is howling 27 i am kloot - i am kloot plays moolah rouge 28 lykke li - youth novels 29 the little ones - morning tide 30 arizona - glowing bird 31 the gutter twins - adorata 32 frightened rabbit - the midnight organ flight 33 envelopes - here comes the wind 34 thomas tantrum - s/t 35 the constantines - kensington heights 36 billy bragg - mr love & justice 37 the breeders - mountain battles 38 aimee mann - ****** smilers 39 vivian girls - s/t 40 the fall - imperial wax solvent

your list for 2009 - Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby

no new bands in that

what about soap & skin? cymbals eat guitars? the veils? fanfarlo? the joy formidable?

Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly. How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi? And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket? Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?

Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs, Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of. And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt That proves you were there, That you heard of them first?

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? Ah, tell me.

How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar, The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show? And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar, One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show? And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones. And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones.

Aging black leather and hospital bills, Tattoo removal and dozens of pills. Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments, But rock on completely with some brand new components.

How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them. Your chaos won't convert them. They're so happy to rebuild it. You'll never really kill it. Yeah, excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking, You're drinking, You're drinking what they're selling.

:evil4: :evil4: :evil4:

That sounds like something Eminem would write. Is it?

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Sarcasm? Not rap....

(skip forst 30 seconds of silence)

Motorcade of Generosity is one of my favorite albums. Great stuff.

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I haven't bought the U2 album yet, but I have bought the Depeche Mode album (Sounds Of The Universe) and the Simple Minds double-CD albums (Graffiti Soul & Searching For The Lost Boys). The Depeche Mode album isn't quite as good as Playing The Angel and I'm sorry to say the Simple Minds work isn't great at all, even though their previous two albums were very good.

We've still got a-ha's new album Foot Of The Mountain to look forward to.

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NO Regret wrote: Are you forgetting The Ting Tings released an album in 2008?

Easy to forget I guess:D Although I do find the (female) singer the sexiest woman at the mo. Is that just me?

I'm a fan o' the Ting Tings, too. I would say she's attractive, but not quite that sexy. She reminds me just a bit of Terri Nunn, though a bit longer in the face.

A lot of great bands mentioned in this thread. Mika is also supposed to be releasing a new album in September, and I rather liked Life in Cartoon Motion, so I'm looking forward to it.

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Empress Touch wrote: I haven't bought the U2 album yet, but I have bought the Depeche Mode album (Sounds Of The Universe) and the Simple Minds double-CD albums (Graffiti Soul & Searching For The Lost Boys). The Depeche Mode album isn't quite as good as Playing The Angel

Ah, disappointing. I do think that Playing the Angel was their best album since Violator, though, so that would be a tough act to follow.

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Ger Boy wrote: 2008 was such a shite year for music, the worst I can remember. I don't think I actually purchased anything last year it was that awful.

Anyway, what a fantastic year for albums 2009 has been so far, in fact so many good artists releasing stuff ,I haven't been able to purchase everything yet. (ie-Morrissey, William Orbit, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Madness, Prodigy, Doves, Moby & also the remasters of New Order, Radiohead, Stone Roses, The Beatles and My Bloody Valentine) . Not to mention the upcoming releases of the Barney and Hookys projects (hopefully). 2009 has def been a great year for music (and football!) :)

So, what are your favourite albums for 2009, then? I haven't bought enough 2009 music (yet) to come up with a list.

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Shellshocker wrote:

Empress Touch wrote: I haven't bought the U2 album yet, but I have bought the Depeche Mode album (Sounds Of The Universe) and the Simple Minds double-CD albums (Graffiti Soul & Searching For The Lost Boys). The Depeche Mode album isn't quite as good as Playing The Angel

Ah, disappointing. I do think that Playing the Angel was their best album since Violator, though, so that would be a tough act to follow.

I also agree that their latest was not as good as Playing the Angel.

2009 has been a pretty OK year musically for me, though.

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Speaking of Playing the Angel, I think it was one of the best 2000's released albums by an "80's" band. This is probably a topic for another thread, though.

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Shellshocker wrote: Speaking of Playing the Angel, I think it was one of the best 2000's released albums by an "80's" band. This is probably a topic for another thread, though.

I wouldn't exactly call DM an 80s band---but hey whatever.

I did enjoy PSB's latest album too, and I'll be certainly looking forward to the Bad Lieutenant album.

Not to mention, this March, I got to see Oasis in concert too.

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leather_girl wrote:

Shellshocker wrote: Speaking of Playing the Angel, I think it was one of the best 2000's released albums by an "80's" band. This is probably a topic for another thread, though.

I wouldn't exactly call DM an 80s band---but hey whatever.

I did enjoy PSB's latest album too, and I'll be certainly looking forward to the Bad Lieutenant album.

Not to mention, this March, I got to see Oasis in concert too.

That's why I put 80's in quotes. That term will always have a hazy definition. Nevertheless, Depeche Mode formed in 1980 and released 6 of their 12 studio albums in the 80's (by 1987, in fact) so I think I'm on reasonably solid ground by calling them an 80's band. Granted, it seems that every "80's" band is still recording new music.

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2009 Barclays Mercury Prize nominees

Bat For Lashes – 'Two Suns' Florence And The Machine – 'Lungs' Friendly Fires – 'Friendly Fires' Glasvegas – 'Glasvegas' The Horrors – 'Primary Colours' La Roux – 'La Roux' Led Bib – 'Sensible Shoes' The Invisible - 'The Invisible' Lisa Hannigan – 'Sea Sew' Kasabian – 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' Speech Debelle – 'Speech Therapy' Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Twice Born Men'

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/46222

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Massive Attack might have one out this year as well, though it will probably be pushed back yet again:\ohwell:

Hope Sandoval supoose to be guest singer on it though:thumb:

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Let's see, for me so far this year it's been...

St. Vincent - Actor Andrew Bird - Nobel Beast Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti is.. Skyscraper The Horrors - Primary Colours Peter Doherty - Grace/Wasterlands Graham Coxon - Spinning Top The Veils - Sun Gangs

It's a mixed set, but I'd say all are enjoyable. I'm looking forward to a few other releases as well.

Systems Officer - LP (not sure of the title..but out Sep.15th) Arctic Monkeys - Humbug Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear (of course)

So yeah, I think it's shaping up to be a decent year.

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Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers Dinosaur Jr - Farm Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz

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Was it good?

I just got 4 new ones so far:

Urlaub in Polen - Liquid Simple Minds - Grafitti Soul Dan Auerbach - Keep it hid Laurent Garnier - Tales from a Kleptomaniac

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I am mostly buying old stuff this year, but John Frusciante's "The Empyrean" blew my mind. What a great album!!!!!

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