2007 Music CDs

i bought:

Top Gear Anthems
Life On Mars Soundtrack

i have to say it was a poor year for new music...

 

"Albums?" Do they even still make those?

 

New albums or albums we got in general? The only new album I bough this year was Paul McCartney's new album, which was hands down the year's best release.

 

Why is what?

 

I bought like 20+ albums that were released in 07, and another 20 or so that weren't. I'm not going to bother listing them here.

 

It's his strongest album in years, the songs are excellent, Paul sounds great and the musicianship on the album is impeccable.

Come to think of it, there were some other albums I brought this years, all of which were new releases (though not of newly recorded material):

Frank Sinatra: A Voice In Time 1939-1952
An excellent 4 cd compilation of Sinatra's early years at Columbia. A lot of rarities and previously unreleased material. Highly recommended

Walk Hard
The soundtrack. Even if you know nothing about the movie, there's some damn good music here.

The Police
I got the 2 disc set as well. Great compilation for beginning fans.

Complete Clapton
A must have for all rock fans. Spanning from 1965 to the present, the best Clapton compilation available.

Sinatra: Vegas
A remarkable 4 cd / 1 dvd compilation from 5 different concerts from Ol' Blue Eyes from 1961 to 1987. An essential purchase for any music fans.

 

I got the Rivers Cuomo album. I'm a big Weezer band and there were a couple good songs on it. Seemed to be a lot of filler on there. I am definatelty looking forward to the new Weezer cd thats coming out this year.

 

Icky Thump- The White Stripes
Memory Almost Full- Paul Mccartney
Robbers & Cowards- Cold War Kids
Costello Music- The Fratellis
Under the Iron Sea- Keane


I think that's all the new stuff. I bought some other cds, but not 07 releases.

 

only bought The Cult-Born Into This

 

Serj Tankian-Elect the Dead

 

In no perticular order

1.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Good Album, saw them live as well and they where awesome.

2.Arctic Monkeys- Favourite Worst Nightmare
A love it or hate it band for many. They make decent tunes.

3.Art Brut-It's a Bit Complicated
Hilarious lyrics from frontman Eddie Argos and pretty cool guitar riffs.
Sound Of Summer, Jealous Guy and Direct Hit are my favourites.

4.Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Baby 81
Not that popular but awesome band. More Raw than Howl which I wasn't a big fan of. Their folky stuff isn't really my thing.

5.Kings Of Leon- Because Of The Times
One of the best albums of 2007 for me. These dudes put out consistantly good albums. Probabley my favourite American band at the moment to.

6.Patrick Wolf-The Magic Position
Probabley the only person in modern music I can say sounds like no one else. It took me awhile to get used to his sound. Classical, electro, folk and pop music isn't something that goes together easily but amazing none the less.

7.The Maccabees- Colour It In
Great album, If Young Folks was the whistle song of 2006. Toothpaste Kisses is the whistle song of 2007.

8.The Wombats-A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
dancey pop songs about not getting the girl that don't sound emo or whiney. Good upbeat album. School Uniforms, Moving To New York and Kill The Director FTW.

9. The Cribs- Mans Needs, Womans Needs, Whatever
The only track I ever liked of the Jarman brothers before was Hey Scenesters. This album produced by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos is great though.

10. Digitalism-Idealism
German Electro Dance Punk. If you like Daft Punk, Justice, Simian Mobile Disco and so on. you will probabley like these guy. Pogo is my jam.

Hounarable menitions go to Klaxons, The Horrors, Interpol, Editors, The Checks, Jamie T, Jack Penate, Kanye West, Shins, Land of Talk, Rilo Kiley and M.I.A

 

Dead Again by Type O Negative
Systematic Chaos (Special Edition) by Dream Theater
Anonymous by Tomahawk
Ithyphallic by Nile
Rise of The Tyrant by Arch Enemy
Dethalbum by Dethklok
Down III: Over the Under by Down
The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
Spontaneous Combustion by Liquid Trio Experiment
Halo 3 Soundtrack
The Atrocity Exhibition...Exhibit A by Exodus
V is for Vagina by Puscifer

 

bone thugs-n-harmony - strength & loyalty



not much else came out this year that was worth a damn.

 

Colbie Caillat I think is the only cd I bought last year.

 

Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
Hellyeah - Hellyeah

 

Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Patience and Silence
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
Velvet Revolver - Libertad
Transformers Soundtrack
300 Soundtrack
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Fuel - Angels and Devils
Korn - Untitled

 

Let's see...

Bruce Springsteen: Magic
The Eagles: Long Road Out of Eden
John Fogerty: Revival
Bon Jovi: Lost Highway
The White Stripes: Icky Thump
Paul McCartley: Memory Almost Full
Neil Young: Chrome Dreams II
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Dream Theater: Systematic Chaos
Radiohead: In Rainbows


Hmmm... more than I thought. My favorites would have to be Radiohead and Springsteen.

 

As for this year,

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Emigrate's self titled album, which should come out stateside on the 28th
Demon Entrails by Hellhammer
Killing Season by Death Angel
Inflikted by Cavalera Conspiracy
The Formation of Damnation by Testament
Opeth's 9th album, if it comes out this year
Primus' 7th full length album, if it comes out this year
Slayer's 10th full length album, if it comes out this year
Heaven and Hell's first studio album, if it comes out this year
Celtic Frost's seventh album, if it comes out this year

 

Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"
M.I.A. "Kala"
Radiohead "In Rainbows"
LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver"
Bruce Springsteen "Magic"
Lily Allen "Alright, Still"
Amy Winehouse "Back to Black"
Kanye West "Graduation"
Against Me! "New Wave"
Jay-Z "American Gangster"
Spoon "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga"
The White Stripes "Icky Thump"
Lil Wayne "Da Drought 3"
Bright Eyes "Cassadega"
Rilo Kiley "Under the Blacklight"
Feist "The Reminder"
Of Montreal "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?"
Peter Bjorn and John "Writer's Block"
Band of Horses "Cease to Begin"
The Hives "The Black and White Album"
Lucinda Williams "West"
The Shins "Wincing the Night Away"
Iron & Wine "The Shepard's Dog"
Elliott Smith "New Moon"
Nine Inch Nails "Year Zero"
Dr. Dog "We All Belong"
The Apples in Stereo "New Magnetic Wonder"
Wilco "Sky Blue Sky"
Explosions in the Sky "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone"
The Good, the Bad & the Queen "The Good, the Bad & the Queen"
Stephen Marley "Mind Control"
Jarvis Cocker "Jarvis"
El-P "I'll Sleep When You're Dead"
Patty Griffin "Children Running Through"
Deerhoof "Friend Opportunity"
Antibalas "Security"
Grinderman "Grinderman"