Albums Of 2007 - Good, Bad, & Disappointing:Please Submit Yours

fluke

Okay, as far as I'm concerned 2007 was a pretty crap one for music, some good albums came out, but they were few and far between. There was the odd diamond in the rough in many albums, but one song doesn't make an album. Here is my list of personal list of the good, bad and disappointing records of 2007:

Good

Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris - Hypnotic weirdness
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild OST - Short inventive brilliance
Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Great hooks, with good pop sensibilities

Bad

Velvet Revolver - Libertad - Sounds like Bon Jovi Applying For Credibility
Chris Cornell - Carry On - Yeah This Is What Happens When you Don't Restrain Yourself A Little

Disappointing

Foo Fighters - ESP&G - Tired LP No. 3 (In A Row) from Bland Shouty Young Homer Simpson & Co.
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist - Not Crap, just really tiresome at times
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - Okay I'm prob gonna come under charges of heresy for this one...look i loved Funeral, this wasn't as innovative, some really standout tracks, but as a whole a little underwhelming.

Please submit your choices

P.S. I have yet to listen fully to, The Boss, Radiohead, Rihanna, Michael Buble, The Killers etc. When I've listened to them I'll submit my thoughts on them.

Xavi6

The Great:

Biffy Clyro - Puzzle

The Average:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Interpol - Our Love To Admire

The Disappointing:

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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Xavi6 wrote: »

The Disappointing:

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

You mean favourite worst nightmare?

Nightwish

The Great
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
Within Temptation - The Howling

The Average
HIM - Venus Doom

The Disappointing
Sirenia - Nine Destinies and a Downfall

Bubs101

The Great
Wilco-Sky Blue Sky
Ryan Adams- Easy Tiger
Britney Spears-Blackout
Spoon- Ga Ga Ga

The bad
Radiohead-In Rainbows
That piece of **** by the Kooks
Amy Whinehouse- Back to Black

The Disappointing
Arcade Fire-Neon Bible
Bright Eyes- Cassadaga

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky. Was my favourite of the year but when you consider the 4 before it was a big step down

Creamy Goodness

The Good
* Aereogramme - My Heart has a wish that you would not go (shame they broke up)
* Reuben - In nothing we trust (jaw droppingly good)
* Bloc Party - A weekend in the city (decent enough to get a mention)
* Tellison - Contact! Contact!
* Rivers Cuomo - Alone: The home recordings of Rivers Cuomo (i've waited 6 years to hear one track on this album (superfriend) and it didn't disappoint)
* YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO - They came from the sun (shame they broke up as well)


The Disappointing
* Biffy Clyro - Puzzle (way over simplified no hooks, gets boring fast)
* Bright Eyes- Cassadaga (too bluegrassy tbh)
* Jimmy Eat World - Chase this light (as if futures wasn't cheesy enough this tops it off with a cherry on top)
* Idlewild - Make another world (like Biffy Clyro, it's a major snorefest, a shadow of the band they once were).

BaZmO*

Bubs101 wrote: »

Amy Whinehouse- Back to Black

Don't know why you decided to put a H in there, her name as it stands is quite apt considering her antics. Some great songs on that album too.

Xavi6

wrote: »

You mean favourite worst nightmare?

Yes my bad. Cheers.

Cremo wrote: »

The Disappointing
* Biffy Clyro - Puzzle (way over simplified no hooks, gets boring fast)
* Bright Eyes- Cassadaga (too bluegrassy tbh)
* Jimmy Eat World - Chase this light (as if futures wasn't cheesy enough this tops it off with a cherry on top)
* Idlewild - Make another world (like Biffy Clyro, it's a major snorefest, a shadow of the band they once were).

Wow these would be all in my good section! Well except JEW.

I understand why older Biffy fans wouldn't like Puzzle but I think it's excellent.

The 'bluegrass' as you call it of Cassadaga is pretty cool and it's a nice chill out album.

Chase the Light isn't great by any means but I wouldn't class it as disappointing as it was kinda to be expected.

Surprised you don't like Idlewild's album. Songs like 'No Emotion' and 'In Competition For The Worst Time' would be at home on any of the early albums and they still know how to write a good melody.

nyarlothothep

The Good:

The Deep Blue- Charlotte Hatherley
In Rainbows-Radiohead
Year Zero-NIN

Creamy Goodness

Xavi6 wrote: »

I understand why older Biffy fans wouldn't like Puzzle but I think it's excellent.

yeh it's more of a disappointment for me really, a lot of factors pissed me off about it, it was recorded and mixed and ready for release in January of this year, but was held up by the artwork, and to have a ****ty Storm Design Studios cover to delay an album for six months, quite literally takes the piss. i had also heard a lot of the songs from going to their concerts, the likes of semi-mental/living is a problem.../as dust dances/get ****ed stud/love has a diameter/now i'm everyone/who's got a match were nothing new to me. Good thing about biffy though is that their motto is "we don't want to repeat ourselves" so we'll hopefully get something different next time around.

Xavi6 wrote: »

Chase the Light isn't great by any means but I wouldn't class it as disappointing as it was kinda to be expected.

perhaps i should stop expecting JEW to repeat a "static prevails" or "clarity".

Xavi6 wrote: »

Surprised you don't like Idlewild's album. Songs like 'No Emotion' and 'In Competition For The Worst Time' would be at home on any of the early albums and they still know how to write a good melody.

i was more disappointed with idlewild when i saw the video of "if it takes you home" on their website, it got me totally hyped for the album, it was like they returned to the golden years of "100 broken windows" but i was wrong

JæKæ

Great:
Radiohead-In Rainbows
Arcade Fire-Neon Bible
Iron & Wine-The Shepherds Dog
Spoon-Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

The Bad:
Queens of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (pants-lost their way)

Disappointing
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before ...Sank (not a patch on Good News...)
Kings Of Leon-Because of the Times (Fairly patchy)
Ben Harper-Lifeline
Underworld-Oblivion with Bells (big disappointment)
Super Furry Animals-Hey Venus (too poppy, get back to the trippy experimental stuff)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (weak compared to Ghost and Yankee Hotel)
Tommy Fleming - Voice of Hope (i expected better Tommy)

lordgoat

I'd urge ya to go back and listen to that modest mouse record properly and maybe Wilco too. The MM one especially, Spitting Venom is one of their best songs and the overall record is very strong.

thepoopatorium

Lists are fun.

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Omissions, criticisms?

NoQuarter

kings of leon - because of the times

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arctic monkeys - favorite worst nightmare

Lands Leaving

Justice and Beirut, great call.

Can I vote for an EP?

Jape is Grape

JæKæ

Fair enough Ship Was Dead is a good album. They just set such a high standard on the previous album. Love that song alright, along with Missed The Boat, Fire It Up. Some of it is a bit samey though, with repetitive lyrics on a lot of songs.

As for Wilco, I'm a big fan. I can see from your sig that you are too, but I find it hard to get excited about Sky Blue Sky. Disappointment.

thepoopatorium

not sure about the new arctic monkeys, but the kings of leon album was pretty damn good.

and i loooove jape (the best track is the first remix..). whelans new years party here i come..

mise_me_fein

I like Arctic Monkeys but I just find Kings of Leon boring. All my mates think they're great.

lordgoat

Even after hearing the songs live? I was a little dissappointed at first but after the gigs last month, i'm converted. Nels Cline is an amazing talent and Blue Sky Blue keeps getting better for me!

fluke

fluke wrote: »

Okay, as far as I'm concerned 2007 was a pretty crap one for music, some good albums came out, but they were few and far between. There was the odd diamond in the rough in many albums, but one song doesn't make an album. Here is my list of personal list of the good, bad and disappointing records of 2007:

Good

Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris - Hypnotic weirdness
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild OST - Short inventive brilliance
Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Great hooks, with good pop sensibilities

Bad

Velvet Revolver - Libertad - Sounds like Bon Jovi Applying For Credibility
Chris Cornell - Carry On - Yeah This Is What Happens When you Don't Restrain Yourself A Little

Disappointing

Foo Fighters - ESP&G - Tired LP No. 3 (In A Row) from Bland Shouty Young Homer Simpson & Co.
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist - Not Crap, just really tiresome at times
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - Okay I'm prob gonna come under charges of heresy for this one...look i loved Funeral, this wasn't as innovative, some really standout tracks, but as a whole a little underwhelming.

Please submit your choices

P.S. I have yet to listen fully to, The Boss, Radiohead, Rihanna, Michael Buble, The Killers etc. When I've listened to them I'll submit my thoughts on them.

More Disappointing Ones:

The White Stripes - Icky Thump - Jammin', but no structure.
Avril Lavigne - TBDT - Half a decent pop album
Interpol - OLTA - Yawn

MikeHoncho

The Good:

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Beirut - Flying Club Cup
LCD Soundststem - Sound Of Silver
Interpol - Our Love To Admire
Feist - The Reminder
The National - Boxer
UNKLE - War Stories
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times

The Bad

Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgest
Alot of crap Ive forgotten about too but these stick out

Dissapointing

Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (it pains me to put this here but its not as good as it should have been)

MoominPapa

PJ Harveys White Chalk is great sounds like shes been listening to Anthony & the Johnsons and Vasti Bunyan a lot and something else I can't put my finger on which makes it spinetinglydingly

Hector Gilbert

Top five:
1. Person Pitch
2. Mirrored
3. Hissing Fauna
4. Night Falls Over Kortedala
5. Kala

Bottom five:

5. 8 Diagrams
4. Zeitgeist
3. Summer in Nagasaki
2. Höstluft
1. Pullhair Rubeye

Out of around seventy heard

ChuckProphet

disappointing - kings of leon (lot of muck songs on this, but a few classics also), interpol...fairly boring album.

arcade fire - didn't like at 1st much but now one of my favs of the year

album of year: robert plant/alison krauss - i know it's all covers but it's damn gud

MikeHoncho

I forgot Mirrored by Battles in my good list. Probably listened to this more than any other album this year. Saw them live 3 times too. They are a savage band.

Nea

Best
Porcupine Tree - Fear of A Blank Planet. Album of the year IMO.
Paradise Lost - In Requiem. Back to their best at last
Marilyn Manson - Eat Me, Drink Me. I was well impressed,still hear Alice Coopers' influence.
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorti Diaboli. Fantastic.
Apocalyptica- Worlds Collide. Great album with great guest stars.


Disappointing.
Chris Cornell - Carry On. I was expecting another Euphoria Morning. How wrong I was!
Korn - untitled. Got bored quickly.
Megadeth - United Abominations. Again got bored quickly
ween - La Cucaracha. I love ween but this doesnt have the bite previous albums did.

Bad.
QOTSA - Era Vulgaris. Just did nothing for me.

leninbenjamin

I'm utterly astounded no one has mentioned Plant and Krauss's Raising Sands yet. has to be one of the best albums of the year for me. some brilliant harmonies on it, their voices go great together. really worth a look.

Orizio

No love for The National?

The Arcade Fire, The National, Cunninlynguists, EL-P and Tracey Thorn are the best 5 albums this year for me. Spoon and Jens Lekman deserve some plaudits as well.

The Bjork album was the big let down.

Creamy Goodness

MikeHoncho wrote: »

I forgot Mirrored by Battles in my good list. Probably listened to this more than any other album this year. Saw them live 3 times too. They are a savage band.

was a great album but by year end i was kind of growing tired of the odd vocal style reminds me of that eastern european dance music vocals.

still a good album and should be added to my list.

JæKæ

Yep-that battles vocal style pisses me off too. Ruins the songs

Kali

Maps, Menomena, Battles and Aparrat top my list in that order. All produced fantastic albums.

Pretty good surprise was St. Vincent's latest offering, Marry Me... also after a while on the shelf Arcade Fire's Neon Bible is getting a bit more play.. bit of a grower.

I'll again echo the poorness of Interpol's offering.. its 10% topnotch, 90% meh.

MrJoeSoap

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Radiohead - In Rainbows

cartman

The National - boxer. unbelievable album

sigur ros - hauf/heim

Mint Sauce

might get abuse for some of these

kate nash - made of bricks
cheeryghost - thirst for romance
the flaws - achieving vagueness
the foo fighters - echos silence patience and grace

princess-sprkle

thepoopatorium wrote: »

Lists are fun.

Click me for my choices.

Omissions, criticisms?

i want to marry you, for serious. thats a top list.

NoQuarter

cartman wrote: »

The National - boxer. unbelievable album

sigur ros - hauf/heim

if you think the nationals album is great, you wanna see them live......wow

Jonny Arson

i'm crap at ranking 1,2,3s but these were the albums off the top of my head that i enjoyed/thought were good and worth a listen/purchase/download for anyone

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Digitalism - Idealism
Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City
Interpol - Our Love to Admire
Art Brut - It's a Bit Complicated
Battles - Mirrored
Rilo Kiley - Under the Backlight
65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

ok albums but expected more
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Editors - An End Has a Start
Justice - Cross
Babyshambles - Shotters Nation

disappointing/sh!te
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
Idlewild - Make a New World

i was in the mindset that this year was a crappy year for music but i'm actually surprised by the length of the list of what i liked, maybe 2007 wasn't so bad afterall! still have to get around to listening to Manics, National, Maps and NIN albums so i may add more

Creamy Goodness

i don't know how anyone can label the pumpkins album as disappointing, did people have that much expectation on it? when i saw corgan recruiting new members that act/look in the same vain as the original members i stopped having hopes for the album.

that being said "United States" is a belter of a track.

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Zombrex

Good
Bruce Springsteen - "Magic"

Disappointing
Pretty much everything else I bought

Kali

The Scientist wrote: »

Who?

I presume you're taking the piss.

Robert Plant - lead singer of Led Zeppelin.
Alison Krauss - country/folk singer, possibly one of the most popular in the States, if not the world.

hughes2558

One of my favs of the year is Kanye West Graduation. Really liked this. Another one I liked was Mark Ronson Version.

Jello

My favourite album of the year would have to be:

Justice - †

Really got me into electro/house music and their gig was one of the best I've been to in a while.

Nature Boy

One of my favourites this year was Babyshambles - Shotters Nation. Excellent album

Orizio

I might as well post this here, for anyone interested my top 20 of 2007...

1. Boxer - The National
2. Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
3. I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead - EL-P
4. Out of the Woods - Tracey Thorn
5. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon

6. Guns Babes Lemonade - Muscles
7. The Stage Names - Okkervil River
8. Reminder - Fiest
9. Rise Up - Zeph & Azeem
10. Dirty Acres - Cunninlynguists

11. Call To Mind - The Commix
12. Mirrored - Battles
13. American Gangster - Jay-Z
14. Graduation - Kanye West
15. Rap Music - Brother Reade

16. Night Falls Over Kortelda - Jens Lekman
17. Untrue - Burial
18. Kala - M.I.A.
19. Overpowered - Roisin Murphy
20. Hope & Sorrow - Wax Tailor

ShaneU

GOOD

Calvin Harris - I created Disco
Kanye West - Graduation
Timbaland- Shock Value
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Kings of Leon- Because of the times
The enemy- We'll live and die in these towns
Klaxons - Myths of the near future
Maroon 5 - it won't be soon before long.
QOTSA - era vulgaris
the view - hats off to the buskers
white stripes- icky thump

BAD

Radiohead - in rainbows
Interpol - Our love to admire

Disappointing

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Foo Fighters - E,S,P & G
kate Nash - Made of Bricks
Paul McCartney - memory almost full

Heisenberg.

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SxE Punk

The good:

Coldwar - Bloodfire Sunset
Warpath - Gorefare
Mass Extinction - Creation's Undoing
Primordial - For The Nameless Dead

The bad:

Everything else really.



Great year for Irish metal though. Oh and Kings of Leon's latest joint was sweet too.

fluke

fluke wrote: »

Okay, as far as I'm concerned 2007 was a pretty crap one for music, some good albums came out, but they were few and far between. There was the odd diamond in the rough in many albums, but one song doesn't make an album. Here is my list of personal list of the good, bad and disappointing records of 2007:

Good

Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris - Hypnotic weirdness
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild OST - Short inventive brilliance
Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light - Great hooks, with good pop sensibilities

Bad

Velvet Revolver - Libertad - Sounds like Bon Jovi Applying For Credibility
Chris Cornell - Carry On - Yeah This Is What Happens When you Don't Restrain Yourself A Little

Disappointing

Foo Fighters - ESP&G - Tired LP No. 3 (In A Row) from Bland Shouty Young Homer Simpson & Co.
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist - Not Crap, just really tiresome at times
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - Okay I'm prob gonna come under charges of heresy for this one...look i loved Funeral, this wasn't as innovative, some really standout tracks, but as a whole a little underwhelming.

Please submit your choices

P.S. I have yet to listen fully to, The Boss, Radiohead, Rihanna, Michael Buble, The Killers etc. When I've listened to them I'll submit my thoughts on them.

Good

Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Radiohead - In Rainbows

Bad
Interpol - Oou Love To Admire

Disappointing
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
Crwoded House - Time On Earth

Setun

I didn't listen to much 07 albums, but the best i've heard are probably:
Feist - The Reminder
Efterklang - Parades
Manu Katche - Playground

Oh yah, and:
Amon Tobin - Foley Room :eek: masterpiece

Haven't listened to Beirut's much. Was great live though.

JustCoz

Good: Kings of Leon, Beacuse of the Times; Arcade Fire, Neon Bible, Delorentos, In Love With Detail and Cathy Davey, Tales of Silversleeve.

Bad: Radiohead, In Rainbows