2005 Revisited
So with 2006 year-end lists coming up (and seriously, who doesn't love year-end lists? That was a hypothetical question, anonymous guy) my friend Garrison and I decided to revisit our choices for top albums of 2005, and re-rank them according solely to which 2005 albums we've listened to most this year. You might think this is a pointless exercise, and you would mostly be right. But we were bored today, so back off. If we learned one thing from this little activity, it's that we're both extremely fickle, and we both suck at year-end lists.
First, Chris' original 2005 top 5:
5. Bloc Party--Silent Alarm
4. Rogue Wave--Descended Like Vultures
3. Wolf Parade--Apologies to the Queen Mary
2. Sigur Ros--Takk
1. Sufjan Stevens--Illinoise
Chris' revised Top 5 of 2005: (with last year's rank in parentheses:)
5. Broken Social Scene--BSS (9)
4. M.I.A.--Arular (13)
3. Tapes 'n Tapes--The Loon (15)
2. Wolf Parade--Apologies to the Queen Mary (3)
1. Sufjan Stevens--Illinoise (1)
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Garrison says...
I guess I was unaware of what music would have longevity. Looking back, I over-ranked many records (ed. note: that's what bloggers do, man). Soon after posting my list in early December '05, I was recommended a couple bands that would strongly direct my musical taste for 2006 (TnT & Page France).
Garrison's Original 2005 Top 5:
5. Ryan Adams--Jacksonville City Nights
4. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah--CYHSY
3. The Octopus Project--One Ten Hundred Thousand Million
2. Sufjan Stevens--Illinoise
1. The Decemberists--Picaresque
Garrison's Revised 2005 Top 5: (again, last year's rank in parentheses)
5. The Decemberists--Picaresque (1)
4. Feist--Let It Die (unranked)
3. Tapes 'n Tapes--The Loon (unranked)
2. Page France--Hello, Dear Wind (unranked)
1. Ryan Adams--Jacksonville City Nights (5)
If you are new to Planet Blog, here are some downloads from our favorite records of 2005:
mp3:
Tapes 'n Tapes Omaha
The Decemberists The Engine Driver
Wolf Parade Shine a Light
Sufjan Casimir Pulaski Day
Octopus Project The Adjustor
CYHSY Over and Over Again
Page France Junkyard
So, did your favorite records of 2005 stand the test of time? Has anyone listened to CYHSY this year? Anyone?
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elsewhere:
TV on the Radio stopped by AOL's The Interface. They played "Young Liars," which automatically makes this worth downloading:
TV on the Radio Live on the Interface mp3 (41.7 mb)