[SA Chris]

As a tribute to the late John Peel, we should do our own Festive 50.
So what 5 albums (not necessarily current) had you going this year?

Mine are, in no particular order;

Mylo - Destroy Rock and Roll
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Hearbreak
Gomez - Split the Difference
Snow Patrol - The Final Straw
DJ Shadow - Entroducing

[dave]

Kanye West - College Dropout
GZA - Liquid Swords
Mos Def & Talib Kwali - Blackstar
Nas - Illmatic
RJD2 - Deadringer

[cofe]

The Killers - Hot Fuss
Kanye West - College Dropout
DJ Cam - Underground Vibes
Rodney P - The Future
Common - One day it'll all make sense

[Big Frank]

Kanye West - College Dropout
GZA - Liquid Swords
Mos Def & Talib Kwali - Blackstar
Nas - Illmatic
RJD2 - Deadringer

Didn't Meatloaf do Deadringer?

[tommytwotone]

Word Cofe:

The Killers - Hot Fuss
Kanye West - College Dropout

also:

Skinnyman: Council Estate of Mind
DJ Yoda: How to Cut and Paste 80s Edition
Twilight Singers: Blackberry Belle

[cofe]

hmmm, thought about putting the skinnyman in but the made in britain skits just piss me off if i listen to it on the way to work n ting.

[fatneck]

Killers - Hot Fuss
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
PJ Harvey - Uh Uh Hur (I think)
Zutons -  Who Killed The Zutons
Goldy Looking Chain - The Greatest Hits

Oh Yeah :rocker:

[tommytwotone]

made in britain skits just piss me off if i listen to it on the way to work n ting.

aye, know what you mean - I keep meaning to make an edited version on MD like what Dave suggested.

[cofe]

yeah man, i edited kanye down. much better.

[dave]

the only good skit on there is the "FREE NINEY-NINE!" one.

[webbo]

the killers-hot fuss
best of pixes-wave of mutlation
muse-absolution
they might be giants -the flood
moby-18

[Pantontino]

Wilco - A Ghost is Born
Richmond Fontaine - Post to Wire
Grandpa boy (aka: Paul Westerberg) - Mono
Brian Wilson - Smile
Neil Young - After the Goldrush

[Tim Heaton]

Will agree that Post to Wire is a quality album

[andy bowie]

The Thirmals - Fuckin A
Razorlight - Up all Night
Green Day - American Idiot (honestly it is good!)
Killers - Hot Fuss
My Chemical Romance - Three cheers for Sweet revenge

[Stubbs]

Kings of Leon - aha
Kanye - Kon the Luis Vuitton Don Mitxtape
Immortal - Beyond the northern darkness
propagandhi - less talk, more rock
Bruce Springsteen - born in the USA

[fatneck]

My other five would be;

Razorlight - Up All Night
Frans Ferdinand - Frans Ferdinand (i think)
Morrisey - You Are The Quarry
Ryan Adams - Rock and Roll
Embrace - Gravity

[Fiend]

Black Sun Empire - Driving Insane
Dom & Roland - Chronology
any mix CD by Klute
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

(I'd also like to anti-vote Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind as it's the only CD I've found a real waste of money this year)

[Graeme]

I'd have to say:
Funeral for a friend - casually dressed and deep in conversation
At The drive-in - In Casino Out
Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die
Sick of it All - Yours Truly
Rancid - Rancid

[AndyR]

I'd have to say:
Funeral for a friend - casually dressed and deep in conversation

At the mention of that band, I'm left wondering where foamy is these days?

[rowena]

oooo, mmmmmm, pour moi:

Embrace - Out of Nothing
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Unkle - Never, Never Land
Athlete - Vehicles and Animals
Mylo - Destroy Rock 'n' Roll

[Gad]

Embrace - Out of Nothing (Ashes is song of the year IMHO)
Razorlight - Up All Night
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Killers - Hot Fuss (probably best album overall but has one of the worst songs ever, track 11 Everything Will be Alright)
The Music - Welcome to the North (not as good as the first album but good enough)

At the mention of that band, I'm left wondering where foamy is these days?

I too have noticed the lack of input from FOAM recently.

[the_dom]

Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Tom Waits - Real Gone
Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death
Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

[dave]

At the mention of that band, I'm left wondering where foamy is these days?

I too have noticed the lack of input from FOAM recently.

rumour has it his tinternet connection has gone or something. Either that or died of malnutrition.

[Falling Down]

In no particular order

Jack Rose: Two Originals Of......
Glenn Jones: This is the wind that blows it out
Grime: Various artists (Rephlex)
Shirley Collins: Within sound box set
Theo Parrish: These days 'n times (mix CD-R)

Bands & perfomances that made me holler: Will Oldham; Jack Rose; Glenn Jones; Fennesz; Explosions in the Sky; Four Tet

RIP John Peel, Jhon Balance of Coil, ODB.

[fatneck]

The Music - Welcome to the North (not as good as the first album but good enough)

I can't believe I left them out! :freak:

[SA Chris]

Green Day - American Idiot (honestly it is good!)

Surprisingly good in fact.