Top 10 albums of 2009
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Topic: Top 10 albums of 2009
Posted By: danjam
Subject: Top 10 albums of 2009
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:26
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Daniel’s Top Ten Albums Of 2009
1. Dream Theater*****black clouds and silver linings 2. Between the buried and me*****the great misdirect 3. Transatlantic*****The whirlwind 4. Muse*****The resistance 5. Dave matthews band*****Big whiskey and the groogrux king 6. U2*****No line on the horizon 7. Devin townsend*****Ki 8. Floodline*****Beneath the waves 9. Alice in chains*****Black gives way to blue 10. Thornley*****Tiny pictures
There was a great amount of great music from great bands and artists this year. It was hard to narrow it down to 10, but personally these are some of the best I think that came out of 2009. Here are a few B-dass albums of 2009 that didn’t make it in my top ten. Three---Revisions Porcupine tree----The incident Anneke van Giersbergen---pure air Beardfish---Destined solitaire Cynic---traced in air Depeche mode---Sounds of the universe Devin townsend project---addicted An endless sporadic--- Les claypool--- http://www.amazon.com/Fungi-Foe-Claypool/dp/B001QUF7EC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262031461&sr=1-1 - Of Fungi and FoePain of salvation---linoleum Riverside--- http://www.amazon.com/Anno-Domini-High-Definition-Riverside/dp/B0026ZNL80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262031627&sr=1-1 - Anno Domini High DefinitionScar symmetry---dark matter dimensions The Tangent---Down and out in paris and London Tori amos---Midwinter graces
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:45
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I'm going to have to update my list later, as I have a few albums from 2009 still in the mail on their way to me (Magma, Big Big Train, The Tangent, etc...) So far, though, it looks like: 1. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire 2. Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 3. Gazpacho: Tick Tock 4. Phideaux: Number Seven 5. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death 6. The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love 7. Nemo: Barbares 8. Mono: Hymn To the Immortal Wind 9. 5Bridges: The Thomas Tracks 10. The Mars Volta: Octahedron The rest I've heard so far... 11. IQ; Frequency 12. Muse: Resistance 13. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind 14. Porcupine Tree: The Incident 15. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Night Castle 16. Devin Townsend Project: Ki 17. Guy Manning: Number Ten 18. Peter Hamill: Thin Air 19. Riverside: Anno Domini High Definition 20. Ozric Tentacles: The Yumyum Tree
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:51
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My personal top 10 looks something like this:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia
Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
The Dear Hunter - Act III
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Mastodon - Crack the Sky
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Honorable Mentions (no order):
dredg - The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
The Antlers - Hospice
Dan Deacon - Bromst
St. Vincent - Actor
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestoship
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Passion Pit - Manners
SUnset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
GIrls - Album
maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
Progpagandhi - Supporting Caste
Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind
Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
Fever Ray - s/t ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03
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I still have to listen to the Flaming Lips album, and a few others, but I like my list. 1. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death 2. maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 3. Mastodon - Crack the Skye 4. Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged 5. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect 6. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re 7. Kiss Kiss - The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left 8. Isaiah - Ils consomment, prient et tuent mais ne pensent pas 9 iwresteledabearonce - It's all Happening 10. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's you ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:09
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Suffocation - Blood oath
Gossip - music for men
Nebelhexe - dead waters
Sybreed - the pulse of awakening
Anouar Brahem - the astounding eyes of Rita
Bohuslav Martinu - piano concertos n° 2 and 4 (Vladimir Ashkenazy)
Steve Morse Band - out standing in their field
The horrors - primary colours
Heaven & hell - the devil you know
POS - never better
hehe not a single prog album !
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:12
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Duplicate threads like this one are starting to bloom, here's the http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63463 - original thread (I think). I posted there my list just this afternoon.
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:22
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At the moment my overall top 10. (prog and not) Overall: 1. Isis - Wavering Radiant 2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes 3. Andy Sheppard - Movements in Colour 4. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re 5. Buckethead - A Real Diamond in the Rough 6. Wadada Leo Smith - Spiritual Dimesions 7. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns 8. Acoustic Ladyland - Living With a Tiger 9. Portico Quartet - Isla 10. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion Prog only: 1. Isis - Wavering Radiant 2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes 3. Magma - Ehmehntehtt-Re 4. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion 5. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love 6. Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune 7. MiRthkon - Vehicle 8. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect 9. Umphrey's McGee - Mantis 10. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire http://progfreak.com/Magma-m-hnt-htt-R-,_dbe,albums,_auto_3579018.xhtml - - ------------- 
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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 19:58
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1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer 2. Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers 3. Stereophonics - Keep Calm And Carry On 4. U2 - No Line On The Horizon 5. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young 6. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug 7. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust 8. Cheap Trick - The Latest 9. Muse - The Resistance 10. The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love Honorable mention: The Mars Volta - Octahedron Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg The Flaming Lips - Embryonic Not a very proggy list, I know... ------------- 
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