Top albums of 2006

[Stuci Firme]

Let's do this thang..

It might be a little early for an official list, but I won't be posting these on the site until sometime next month.

Here's few I have so far:

Itch - Well Well Well Three Holes In The Ground
The Bicycles - The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly
Damien Jurado - And Now That I'm In Your Shadow
So Many Dynamos - Flashlights
Patrol - Destinations
Joanna Newsom - Ys

[jason.]

the bloggers- untitled
the pAper chAse- now you are one of us
boris/ sunn o)))- altar
so many dynamos- flashlights
bantam rooster- fuck all y'all ( it came out in 2001 but who cares! )

[jaslin]

Aight..thus far:

The Evens-Get Evens
The Blood Arm-Lie Lover Lie
Melvins-A Senile Animal
Fucked Up-Hidden World
Steve Reich-Phases
Dead Moon-Echoes of the Past
King Khan & BBQ Show-What's For Dinner?
Skullflower-Tribulation
Envy-Insomniac Doze
Svalastog-Woodwork
Vampire Can't-Key Cutter

[EastCoreHaiste]

jaslin said:

Envy-Insomniac Doze

Would that happen to be the Japanese band?

Some of mine, for now.

Moneen - the red tree
Rainer Maria - catastrophe keeps us together
the Johnsons - Gypsies for life

[jaslin]

envy=japan yep!

[EastCoreHaiste]

jaslin said:

envy=japan yep!

Nice! I didn't know if they were still making music or not. I'll have to check that out.

[only Daniel]

mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister.
Matt Costa - Songs We Sing
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche

[jaslin]

More favorites of 2006:

pavement-reissue wowee zowee
curtains-calamity
rope-heresy, and then nothing but tears
bonobo-days to come
chris clark-body riddle
glue-catch as catch can
young widows-settle down city
ali farka toure-savane
ooioo-taiga

[josiah]

top albums:
20. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
19. Tragedy - Nerve Damage
18. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet
17. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
16. Modern Life is War - Witness
15. Qwel & Meaty Ogre - Freezerburner
14. Toys That Kill - Shanked
13. Mastodon - Blood Mountain
12. Knights of the New Crusade - Challenge to the Cowards of Christendom
11. Pissed Jeans - Shallow
10. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
9. Envy - Insomniac Doze
8. Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You
7. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
6. Sparklehorse - Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
5. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
4. Danielson - Ships
3. Takagi Masakatsu - Journal For People
2. Converge - No Heroes
1. The Evens - Get Evens

top artists:
5. Dragonforce
4. Jamie Lidell
3. Cran
2. Ghost House
1. Fun 100!!!!!

top shows:
5. The Evens at the Department of Safety
4. Jamie Lidell at Sasquatch! and at Bumbershoot
3. Fun 100 at Video In w/ Sticks
2. Sufjan Stevens at St. Andrews
1. A Silver Mt. Zion at Richards on Richards

top movies:
5. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Scoop
3. Stranger Than Fiction
2. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
1. American Hardcore (I haven't even seen it yet! That's how confident I am!!!)

top reading:
5. Punk Planet
4. AV Club
3. XLR8R
2. Tinymixtapes
1. HeartattaCk (R.I.P.)

top tv shows:
5. Freakshow
4. Yo Momma
3. Deal or No Deal
2. The Office
1. 30 Rock

top words:
5. dude
4. butt-hurt
3. poo
2. bum
1. rad

top clothes:
5. American Apparel blue hoodie/jacket thingy
4. brown Vans from outlet store
3. skinny jeans from Old Navy
2. Life Aquatic Vans
1. Fifty24SF Hoodie for Christmas!!

top moments:
5. Driving to and from work with Sara
4. Eating lunch with Sara
3. Hanging out after work and on weekends with Sara
2. Going on vacation with Sara
1. Living with and being married to Sara

lamest moments:
5. Moving
4. Paying bills
3. Worrying about global warming and other heavy stuff
2. Being poor
1. Working

dudes who misrepresented Christianity and bummed me out:
- Mel Gibson
- The peeps behind Jesus Camp
- George Bush

[skizot]

1. Evens

and I can't remember anything else I liked that came out this year...

[bigd]

albums:

30. Russian Circles - Enter
29. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
28. Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
27. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
26. All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals
25. Murder By Death - In Bocca Al Lupo
24. Norma Jean - Redeemer
23. Jesu - Silver
22. Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Towards the Sun
21. He is Legend - Suck Out the Poison
20. Underoath - Define the Great Line
19. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
18. Set Your Goals - Mutiny!
17. Have Heart - The Things We Carry
16. Anata - The Conductor's Departure
15. Cursive - Happy Hollow
14. Johhny Cash - American V
13. Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
12. First Blood - Killafornia
11. Tool - 10,000 Days
10. Isis - In the Absence of Truth
9. Mastodon - Blood Mountain
8. Mewithoutyou - Brother, Sister
7. Mogwai - Mr. Beast
6. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards
5. Sunn O)))/Boris - split
4. Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
3. Converge - No Heroes
2. Zao - The Fear is What Keeps Us Here
1. Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me

movies:

10. Borat
9. The Descent
8. A Scanner Darkly
7. The Prestige
6. Thank You For Smoking
5. V For Vendetta
4. Clerks 2
3. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Brick
1. The Departed

tv shows:

10. Deadwood
9. Weeds
8. South Park
7. The Office (U.S.)
6. The Sopranos
5. Heroes
4. Studio 60
3. Dexter
2. Veronica Mars
1. Battlestar Galactica

books:

5. Lunar Park by Brett Easton Ellis
4. Echo Park by Michael Connelly
3. Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
2. J-Pod by Douglas Coupland
1. Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

[Steve M]

make believe- of coarse
varge- must lunge
pride tiger- wood dhak froese payette
doers- watcha doin
sonic youth- rather ripped
the evens- get evens
bonnie "prince" billy- the letting go
winning- this is an add for cigarettes
joan of arc- everything all at once
blood brothers- young machetes
spy machine 16- the soap from this soapbow is making my dirty feet slide
neko case- fox confessor brings the flood
cat power- the greatest
joanna newsom- ys
akron family- meek warrior
chad vangaalen- skelliconnection
secret mommy- plays

[josiah]

dude....secret mommy and winning aren't out yet. i know, you just wanted to show off that you've heard em already!

[Stuci Firme]

k im gonna post some of these on the site