Maybe this has been posted before.
2005 is coming to an end.
What were your favorite CD releases?

My top 10:

1. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
2. Paul McCartney - Chaos & Creation in the Backyard
3. Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust
4. Stevie Wonder - A Time 2 Love
5. B.R.M.C. - Howl
6. Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
7. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
8. Joe Perry - Joe Perry
9. Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor
10. Nine Inch Nails - with_teeth

I think Macca's was the biggest surprise on the plus side; Neil's was the biggest surprise on the disappointment side.

not usually into best ofs but twas a gud un so...

1.the howling hex - all night fox (this is way out there, just rocks so new!)
2. stones a bigger bang
3 percy plant mighty rearranger
4. antony and da johnsons i am a bird now
5. smog a river aint too much to love
6. the fall fall heads roll
7. white stripes get behind me satan
8. arcade fire funeral
9. kraftwerk minimum maximum
10. howling hex you cant beat tomorrow

plenty more arent there. will always remember 2005 4 a stones top year tho!

In no particular order and off the top of my head...

Lucinda Williams – Live At The Fillmore
Son Volt – Okemah and the Melody Of Riot
Rolling Stones – A BIGGER BANG
Bob Dylan – No Direction Home
Paul McCartney – Chaos & Creation
Ryan Adams – Jacksonville City Nights
Wilco – Kicking Television
Bright Eyes – Wide awake its Morning
The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
Bruuce - Devils & Dust

I am sure I'm forgetting something! I was a little disappointed in Neil Young's CD as well. Very good,but disappointing in the context of his whole catalog (insert IMO disclaimer here!).

Here are mine.

1. Bonnie Prince Billy - Summer in the Southeast
2. Biggles - Collossus
3. Unborn Chikken Voices - We Dont Play Guitar
4. Velvet Underground - Live at Max's (special edition)
5. Aimee Mann - Forgotten Arm
6. Frank Black and the Catholics - Pistolero
7. John Cale - Black Acetate
8. Teenage Fanclub - Man Made
9. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
10. Jesse Sykes - Oh My Girl

and one more

11. Invisible Invasion - The Coral

Ross Wrote:
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> In no particular order and off the top of my
> I was a
> little disappointed in Neil Young's CD as well.
> Very good,but disappointing in the context of his
> whole catalog (insert IMO disclaimer here!).


well, the hype was great (as it was for ABB and Chaos) - and with how good Harvest Moon was, I was just expecting something of that caliber. it's not a bad album, though.

franz ferdinad with you could have it so much better must be close to the top. abb is definitely the best.

humanriff77 Wrote:
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> Here are mine.
>
> 1. Bonnie Prince Billy - Summer in the Southeast
> 2. Biggles - Collossus
> 3. Unborn Chikken Voices - We Dont Play Guitar
> 4. Velvet Underground - Live at Max's (special
> edition)
> 5. Aimee Mann - Forgotten Arm
> 6. Frank Black and the Catholics - Pistolero
> 7. John Cale - Black Acetate
> 8. Teenage Fanclub - Man Made
> 9. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
> 10. Jesse Sykes - Oh My Girl
>
> and one more
>
> 11. Invisible Invasion - The Coral


Pistolero came out in '99. Great album, though, and highly underated.

My Top 10 of 2005:

1. Beck - Guero
2. Robert Plant - Mighty Rearranger
3. The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
4. System Of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
5. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
6. Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
7. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
9. Audioslave - Out Of Exile
10. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

Honorable mention goes to the new Neil Young and Springsteen records as well as Queen Of The Stone Age.

T&A Wrote:
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> Ross Wrote:
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> > In no particular order and off the top of my
> > I was a
> > little disappointed in Neil Young's CD as
> well.
> > Very good,but disappointing in the context of
> his
> > whole catalog (insert IMO disclaimer here!).
>
>
> well, the hype was great (as it was for ABB and
> Chaos) - and with how good Harvest Moon was, I was
> just expecting something of that caliber. it's not
> a bad album, though.
>
>
>
I guess I agree with the general sense of disappointment around "Prairie Wind," but maybe in a slightly different way. I was very underwhelmed with "Harvest Moon"--and certainly relative to his solo versions of those songs. The record just sounded so processed...always preferred the "Unplugged" album and even "Silver & Gold." I think "S&G" is a far better effort than was appreciated at the time.

The one I liked a lot on "PW" was "He Was The King." Goofy, witty and heartfelt all at once. Vintage Neil.

In relation to Pistolero by Frank Black, I think it never came out in Europe, or mayeb it was quickly deleted,Cooking Vinyl only released it in 2005, thats why I never saw it before. Franks the greatest!

1.Funeral - Arcade Fire

2.Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes

3.The Forgotten Arm - Aimee Mann

4.Big Big Love - Little Birdy

5.Howl - B.R.M.C

6.Kicking Television - Wilco

7.The One's We Never Knew - Holly Williams

8.Cold Roses - Ryan Adams

9.Peddlin' Dreams - Maria McKee

10.The Sound Of White - Missy Higgins

The new Madonna CD has some really great dance tunes on it.... so it's in my top 10.

Also thought red white and crue is worthwhile, from Motley Crue, but not earth shattering...

Fact is, 2005 sucks for BOTH music and movies.

"It's just that demon life has got me in it's sway..."

The new Robbie Williams album has to be mentioned!

1 PAt Metheny - The Way Up - YES !!! it's awsome

2 Kate Bush - Aerial

3 Rolling Stones - Bigger Bang

4 Dream Theater - Octavarium

5 Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

6 Bruce Springsteen - Devil & Dust

still don't know what's next

And where's the Greatest Hits of Chas N Dave?????