Top 10 albums 2004 (indie, rock, single, fan, American)

Sweet Jane · 12-28-2004, 01:12 PM

1. Brian Wilson – Smile
2. Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
3. Elliott Smith – From a basement on a hill
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
5. Air - Talkie Walkie
6. Devandra Banheart - Rejoicing/Nina Rojo
7. Sons and Daughters - Love the cup
8. Greenday - American Idiot
9. Wilco - A Ghost is Born
10. Delgados - Universal Audios

Actually I'd like to fit in the Hidden Cameras, Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand in there somewhere too.... hmm, what do you guys think?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-28-2004, 02:28 PM

I bet I get called 'opinionated' or something for this because I usually am but I can`t help think that the reason people are gushing over Smile is over what it represents rather than what it actually is.

Sweet Jane · 12-29-2004, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I bet I get called 'opinionated' or something for this because I usually am but I can`t help think that the reason people are gushing over Smile is over what it represents rather than what it actually is.

You get called various things because you reply to threads and yet rarely answer any topics, i.e, im interested to know what your faveourite albums of 2004 are?

On your comment about Smile, I'm not so sure... I can't speak for anyone else but it doesn't represent anything to me other than happiness, and thats merely because of the music. I'm not a massive beach boys fan other than a few, including Good Vibrations, which is on Smile therefore helping to make it my faveourite album this year.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-29-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Jane

You get called various things because you reply to threads and yet rarely answer any topics, i.e, im interested to know what your faveourite albums of 2004 are?
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Well i`ll get to my list when i`ve thought it out. I don`t see whats wrong with debating a part of somebody`s list. Just having endless lists & no discussion would make it boring & i`d say pretty much all of my replies are on topic.

As for Smile , I was talking generally rather than just your opinion. I just don`t see how an album thats had 35 odd years of mythology around it can be looked at in an unbiased way whether that be good or bad.

TheBig3 · 01-22-2005, 02:19 PM

[QUOTE=Sweet Jane]You get called various things because you reply to threads and yet rarely answer any topics, i.e, im interested to know what your faveourite albums of 2004 are?[QUOTE]

I don't want to come off as an advocate for Urban Hatemonger here but he did list his top 100 songs in the rock forum. So while you may not know his top X albums for 2004, but you have an idea of what he's about.

Sweet Jane · 01-23-2005, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I don't want to come off as an advocate for Urban Hatemonger here but he did list his top 100 songs in the rock forum. So while you may not know his top X albums for 2004, but you have an idea of what he's about.

That's a pretty old post of mine you have quoted there. And yeah, he did post them.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-23-2005, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I don't want to come off as an advocate for Urban Hatemonger here

Go on you know you want to

TheBig3 · 01-22-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I bet I get called 'opinionated' or something for this because I usually am but I can`t help think that the reason people are gushing over Smile is over what it represents rather than what it actually is.

I agree completly.

Sneer · 12-29-2004, 11:37 AM

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ok top 10 INDIE/altve albums of the year

franz ferdinand- franz ferdinand
22/20s- Heavanly
snow patrol- Final straw
the zutons- who killed the zutons
damien rice- O
The coral- Magic and Medicine
interpol- Antics
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Take them on, on your own
Ikara Colt- Modern apprentice
Razorlight- Up all night

to think 5/6 months ago franz ferdinand was my favourite album and the zutons and damian rice were actually in there. blaaaaaaady hell.

Sweet Jane · 12-29-2004, 02:33 PM

One persons opinion is valid when commenting on general opinion. The general public is made up with people just like me. What makes you so sure the reviews on smile are biased? I know a lot of heavily awaited albums failed miserably, no matter how much people anticipated and wanted them to be the best albums ever made.

12-28-2004, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 546	Top 10 albums 2004 1. Brian Wilson – Smile 2. Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse 3. Elliott Smith – From a basement on a hill 4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5. Air - Talkie Walkie 6. Devandra Banheart - Rejoicing/Nina Rojo 7. Sons and Daughters - Love the cup 8. Greenday - American Idiot 9. Wilco - A Ghost is Born 10. Delgados - Universal Audios Actually I'd like to fit in the Hidden Cameras, Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand in there somewhere too.... hmm, what do you guys think?

12-28-2004, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	I bet I get called 'opinionated' or something for this because I usually am but I can`t help think that the reason people are gushing over Smile is over what it represents rather than what it actually is.

01-22-2005, 02:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	[QUOTE=Sweet Jane]You get called various things because you reply to threads and yet rarely answer any topics, i.e, im interested to know what your faveourite albums of 2004 are?[QUOTE] I don't want to come off as an advocate for Urban Hatemonger here but he did list his top 100 songs in the rock forum. So while you may not know his top X albums for 2004, but you have an idea of what he's about.

12-29-2004, 02:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 546	One persons opinion is valid when commenting on general opinion. The general public is made up with people just like me. What makes you so sure the reviews on smile are biased? I know a lot of heavily awaited albums failed miserably, no matter how much people anticipated and wanted them to be the best albums ever made.