Favorite Albums of 2007

[tuff_gong]

List your favorite releases of this year. These are always fun to look and and a good way to check out some new music. My top 10 (in no particular order) are...

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Kanye West - Graduation
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Artic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

honorable mention:
Common - Finding Forever
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
The Fratellis - Costello Music

[Another Blown Save]

My top 10

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
4. Battles - Mirrored
5. The National - Boxer
6. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
7. Kanye West - Graduation
8. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
9. Modest Mouse - WWDBtSES
10. The White Stripes - Icky Thump

[teddy ballgame]

The only album I really paid attention to this year was Libertad from Velvet Revolver. It was a solid rock album but it didn't do all that well on the charts.

[luckygehrig]

I can't really think of any off the top of my head, but looking at your lists I've got to say I like Modest Mouse and the White Stripes' new ones. I also liked The Fratellis but haven't listened to it in awhile.

[Dan Lambskin]

List your favorite releases of this year. These are always fun to look and and a good way to check out some new music. My top 10 (in no particular order) are...

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Kanye West - Graduation
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Artic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

honorable mention:
Common - Finding Forever
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
The Fratellis - Costello Music

these are the only albums i bought all year (at least i think so )...all pretty good though...the Modest Mouse one is great, and Icky Thump really grew on me

[AussieDodger]

Do they make music nowadays that doesn't suck?
When did that happen?
The White Stripes are the only band I've listened to off these lists.

[Art Vandelay]

All in all, I thought 2007 was a pretty good year for music. My favorite album of the year was Undisputed Truth by Brother Ali. Others that I liked this year, in no particular order:

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
El P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance
Buck 65 - Situation
Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Fall
Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Summer
Deer Tick - War Elephant
Devin the Dude - Waitin' to Inhale
Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
UGK - Underground Kings
Saul Williams - The Rise and Fall of Niggy Tardust
Mac Lethal - 11:11
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
Bernard Dolan - The Failure
Joey Beats - Diverse Recourse
Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat
Sole and the Skyrider Band

I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple, but those are what come immediately to mind.

[stevethumb]

Lucinda Williams' "west"

[Omaha Red Sox]

I just realized I don't think I've bought a CD in years.

[AussieDodger]

I just realized I don't think I've bought a CD in years.

I concur.
I have bought music DVDs (Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin who else?) but haven't bought a CD since Bernard Fanning's solo album and before that ?????????