Favorite Non Prog Albums of 2011
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Topic: Favorite Non Prog Albums of 2011
Posted By: A Smart Kid
Subject: Favorite Non Prog Albums of 2011
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 22:00
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I was wondering what everyone's favorite non prog albums are so far this year. For me in no particular order: I'm With You-Red Hot Chili Peppers Bon Iver-Bon Iver Don't Say We Didn't Warn You-Does It Offend You, Yeah? Suck It and See-Arctic Monkeys 21-Adele I also liked the Rave On Buddy Holly covers album. |
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 22:06
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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972 ....yep. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 23:23
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Merzbow - Dead Zone Tycho - Dive 2562 - Fever Steve Hauschildt - Tragedy and Geometry Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 23:31
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none ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 23:41
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Helplessness blues, The King Of Limbs, Gloss Drop, Deerhoof Vs. Evil ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: Proggernaut
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 23:52
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The King of Limbs - Radio Head Chickenfoot III - Chickenfoot I'm With You - Red Hot Chili Peppers Man From Another Time - Seasick Steve -------------  Proggernaut (Noun) - one who is exploring the endlessly expanding universe of progressive music.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 03:38
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William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom 15/20 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake 15/20 Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi 15/20 Bill Bailey - In Metal 14/20 Justice - Audio Video Disco 14/20
Metallica/Lou Reed - Lulu 14/20
Black Country Communion - 2 14/20St. Vincent - Strange Mercy 14/20 Lia Ices - Grown Unknown 14/20 Björk - Biophilia 14/20 June Tabor - Ashore 14/20 Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk 14/20 Adele - 21 14/20 Tom Waits - Bad As Me 13/20 Tori Amos - Night of Hunters 13/20 Eleanor Friedberg - Last Summer 13/20 Radiohead - The King of Limbs 12/20 ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 05:00
| I don't think I heard any new albums this year. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 05:12
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I haven't heard any.......besides Lulu which I streamed...and liked. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 10:27
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I'm surprised at all the Adele love in here, my wife listens to her and she's a good singer but I didn't thinks he had much crossover appeal for prog fans. Show's how much I know! Anyways, my list is pretty short: Bob Geldof - How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell George Lewis - Les Exercises Spirituel I have Helplessness Blues on the way, based on how much I've enjoyed the debut and how much I've liked the songs I've heard off of it, I'm pretty sure it'll make my list as well.
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 11:18
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Outstanding year. Blood Lust - Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats The Thousandfold Epicenter - The Devil's Blood Hisingen Blues - Graveyard Living With The Ancients - Blood Ceremony Until Fear No Longer Defines Us - Ghost Brigade The Apologist - East Of The Wall Human Remains - Hell Murder The Mountain - Red Fang Worlds Torn Asunder - Warbringer Dead Roots Stirring - Elder Bodly Stride The Doomed - Argus Hellbringer - Hellbringer ...
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 11:43
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Peter Evans Quintet - Ghosts Bill Dixon - Envoi PJ Harvey - Let England Shake @c - Homem Fantasma Akita / Gustafsson / O'Rourke - One Bird Two Bird Ankersmit / Tricoli - Forma Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori - whatever their releases is called Giles Corey - Giles Corey The Decemberists - The King is Dead Marilyn Mazur - Celestial Circle Mostly Other People Do The Killing - The Coimbra Concert ------------- 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 13:04
Redemption at the Puritan's Hand - Primordial
 that's the only non-Prog 2011 released album I've bought this year------------- What? |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 13:41
I didn't mention that in my list because it will probably be my nº1 pick for the Collabs Top Album of 2011.  ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
cannon wrote:Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 13:54
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P J Harvey
Although I haven't bought many. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 19:26
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My favorite prog albums that people are citing as not being prog are King Of Limbs and Night Of Hunters.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 19:40
 So damn good. And it's for free! http://badbadnotgood.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://badbadnotgood.bandcamp.com/
'The Golden Age of Apocalpyse' by Thundercat might be another fave of mine. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 22:08
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Looking over my pre-lim list of things this year that I have the one two that qualify:
Wadada Leo Smith - Heart's Reflection
The Michael Giles MAD Band - In This Moment ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 22:21
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Too many to list. I suppose my RYM says: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/The_Truth/strm_relyear/2011/1" rel="nofollow - http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/The_Truth/strm_relyear/2011/1 ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 04:30
"Suck it and See" by the Arctic Monkey's to me is a big, big disappointment. I thought their first 3 albums were near enough to perfect. You would be hard to find another band that has brought out a better first 3 albums. They had the opportunity to do a Radiohead and explore something different but they come up with a real stinker in "Suck it and See". I think they have lost me. |
Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 11:19
I just noticed that they are in the archives. It seems almost every band is now in the archives.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 13:31
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Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist
Black Country Communion - 2
Black N' Blue - Hell Yeah!
Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 13:58
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues A brilliant folk album with sweet sweet melodies. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 18:50
I still need to listen that entirely and get into it, I loved the debut, but this one is having a bit of a trouble with me.
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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 20:17
 The Radio Dept - Passive Aggressive Matthew Herbert - One Pig Wye Oak - Civilian Junior Boys - It's All True Hooray For Earth - True Loves (shown above) Destroyer - Kaputt Skinny Puppy - HanDover |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: December 01 2011 at 01:17
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Number 1: http://thewhoopassgirls.bandcamp.com/album/the-whoopass-girls" rel="nofollow - The Whoopass Girls - The Whoopass Girls (Highschool emo/punk/skram/pop) -Just a couple of high school kids making honest as hell music, using some really wonderful song structures/style and creating pretty damn unique music. Super depressing/nostalgic/melancholic. Number 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsLUYzKGlZA" rel="nofollow - Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me (hardcore punk) -20 minutes of amazing non-stop intense hardcore; killer lyrics, climaxes and further demonstration of the band's uncanny ability to develop solid themes within tiny musical moments. Number 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luNuGmlASLI" rel="nofollow - Defeater - Empty Days and Sleepless Nights (Hardcore, concept album) -Heartbreaking concept, stunning vocal delivery, probably one of the best drummers in modern hardcore. Killer lyrics too. Number 4: http://oldgray.bandcamp.com/album/do-i-dare-disturb-the-universe" rel="nofollow - Old Gray - Do I Dare Disturb The Universe (midwest emo/spoken word/proggy post-hardcore) -Insane emotional input from the band (sounds like they're right in the moment for every second of the EP) and amazing song writing.
Number 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqRwPfR5bs" rel="nofollow - La Dispute - Wildlife (progressive post-hardcore/hardcore) -Some of their best tracks ever. Once again demonstrates their uncanny ability to introduce a story, and 5 minutes later crush you at the conclusion.
Honorable mentions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dt1zWdmB4c" rel="nofollow - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong(shoegaze/pop) -Sounds like the lovechild of The Smiths and The Cure. Fun and somewhat intense at the same time too.http://oursundayaffairs.bandcamp.com/album/smiles-from-next-year" rel="nofollow - Our Sunday Affairs - Smiles From Next Year (punk/twinkly emo) -Amazing lyricism, brilliant guitar work and a band who can create dense song, fulfilling strong structures in tiny lengths. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMDIfypQkho" rel="nofollow - Northlane - Discoveries (djent/hardcore/metalcore) -Amazing Australian band who makes the most solid mix of djent and hardcore I've probably ever heard. ------------- 
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Posted By: mindysimmons
Date Posted: December 01 2011 at 02:59
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Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune (This one could very easily become a favourite from Dan Mangan. Still haven't given it many listens but so far I'm REALLY into it, maybe even more than his previous albums, which I also think are spectacular.) Matthew Good - Lights of Endangered Species (Not my favourite Matt Good album, but still great, I'll definitely be listening to it for awhile.) City and Colour - Little Hell And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Tao of The Dead (Probably my favourite Trail of Dead album.) Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care Adele - 21 Still Haven't gotten around to listening to Night of Hunters, but everyone I know that has listened to it says it's great and I'm definitely a fan of Tori Amos, so that will probably make my list when I get to it. < ="text/" ="" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0"> |
Posted By: Catalani
Date Posted: December 09 2011 at 13:50
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As a Velvet Underground and Metallica fan, Lulu - Metallica feat. Lou Reed
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Posted By: FunkyM
Date Posted: December 10 2011 at 10:21
I actually discovered them through a reference on the PA forums when I was in the mood for some heavy prog bands with female vocalists. I liked their first album well enough that I picked the new one up as soon as it came out. They have a great sound, IMO.  |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 10 2011 at 10:44
I guess this might be considered non prog: ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: December 10 2011 at 20:34
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Boris - Heavy Rocks Deerhoof - Deerhoof vs Evil Jesu - Ascension ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 12 2011 at 12:04
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My Best Albums of 2011 shortlist: Electro / experimental / etc. @c - Homem Fantasma Akita, Gustafsson, O'Rourke - One Bird Two Bird Altenburger, Blondy, Gauguet - Vers l'ile paresseuse Anne Guthrie - Perhaps A More Favorable Organic Moment Chris Watson & Marcus Davidson - Cross-Pollination Christina Kubisch - Mono Fluido Esther Venrroy - Vessel Jennifer Allum & Eddie Prevost - Penumbrae Julianna Barwick and Ikue Mori - FRKWYS Vol. 6 Jurg Frey - Metal, Stone, Skin, Foliage, Air MIMEO - Wigry Radu Malfatti & Keith Rowe - [phi] Stephan Mathieu - Static Thomas Ankersmith & Valeri Tricoli - Forma II Thymolphthalein - Ni maitre, Ni marteau Zeitkratzer - Old School: Karlheinz Stockhausen Jazz Anthony Braxton - Quartet Aram Shelton's Arrive - "There Was... Colin Stetson - New History Warfare, Vol. 2 Francois Carrier - Entrance 3 & Inner SPire Bill Dixon - Envoi Lazro, Duboc, Lasserre - Pourtant les Cimes des Arbres London Improvisers Orchestra - Lio Leo Leon Marilyn Mazur - Celestial Circle Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One Mostly Other People Do The Killing - The Coimbra Concert Peter Evans Quintet - Ghosts Scott Fields & Matthias Schubert - Minaret Minuets Thomas Heberer's Clarino - Klippe Vincent Courtois - L'imprevu Prog uhm ... Causa Sui? None of the above Bjork - Biophilia Dirty Beaches - Badlands Chelsea Wolfe - ... Death Grips - Exmilitary Destroyer - Kaputt Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues Giles Corey - Giles Corey John Vanderslice - White Wilderness Julia Holter - Tragedy Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place P.J. Harvey - Let England Shake Shabazz Palaces - Black Up The Decemberists - The King Is Dead The Roots - Undun tUnE-YaRdS - W H O K I L L and probably a few more I can't remember right now -------------
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: December 12 2011 at 12:18
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Svin - Heimat - a Danish fussion between Jazz, Metal and more - very interesting to any Fussion lover
Check it out here : http://www.myspace.com/svinband" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/svinband
Might even be a cool addition to our fussion section, opening the genre a bit !
Pusifer - Conditions Of My Parole
------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: December 12 2011 at 13:19
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Gillian Welch - Harrow and the Harvest ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: December 13 2011 at 10:36
I'm ambivalent about this album- too jazzy at times, but it does have its shiny moments of brilliance. Their newer tracks (which I heard from their YouTube channel) are really REALLY good. I literally had to see which albums I've purchased this year are from 2011 (Probably my most productive year yet). I can't say I pay attention to the album's year much... Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut: My favorite is probably Death Grips' "Exmilitary"- experimental, genius hip-hop (with Zach Hill). Another vote for La Disputes' "Wildlife"- stirring and disturbing. Three Trapped Tigers "Route One Or Die"- Math/Noise Rock. The album took a while to grow on me- but trust me it's a good one. William D. Drake "The Rising Of The Lights"- Cardiacs' ex-keyboard player with a psychedelic pop treat. Some memorable compositions and clever instrumentation. Deerhoof "Deerhoof Vs. Evil"- These guys are on Progarchives but whether they're strictly-speaking "prog" is debatable. A really really good album. And of course North Sea Radio Orchestra "I A Moon"- Also on PA. But no. They're not prog. They're a quality psychedelic chamber pop group. Their album is quite almost perfect. Ummmm.... There's probably more... These are the ones that came to mind that I thought were from 2011. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 13 2011 at 15:40
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Wow, think I'll have to add this to my non-prog list of 2011: Last, by The Unthanks. Beautiful stuff.
Plus, it includes this little ditty (yes, it's that "Starless" - and it's wonderful):
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: December 13 2011 at 16:04
pardon my ignorance, but could you describe these genres. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 13 2011 at 20:21
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Sort of in between Smarr and Cumming. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: December 14 2011 at 09:03
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Zan-zan-zawa-veia - Moke Moke EP !!!!!! =F ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Apsalar
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 04:30
Those two will be on mine too, maybe the Anne Guthrie after a couple of more listens. Still got a whole bunch of stuff to listening to (and a big package in the mail) before thinking about assorting lists. Picked up The Roots latest last week, really not digging it yet. Outside EAI, Modern Composition, spinning Random Axe's self titled a whole deal. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 05:22
well well, this sounded nice, thank you  |