Acclaimed Music Forum

Mitchell Stirling

Nov 30, 05 - 3:57 PM

NME best of 2005 Albums

50 Test Icicles - 'For Screening Purposes Only'
49 Dead Meadow - 'Feathers'
48 Ladytron - 'The Witching Hour'
47 Sleater-Kinney- 'The Woods
46 The Duke Spirit- 'Cuts Across The Land'
45 Shout Out Louds- 'Howl Howl Gaff Gaff'
44 Field Music - 'Field Music'
43 The Engineers- 'The Engineers'
42 Sigur Ros - 'Takk'
41 Nine Black Alps - 'Everything Is'
40 The Brakes - 'The Brakes'
39 Vitalic - 'OK Cowboy'
38 Autolux - 'Future Perfect'
37 Circulus - 'Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope'
36 The Bravery - 'The Bravery'
35 Elbow - 'Leaders Of The Free World'
34 Rufus Wainwright - 'Want Two'
33 We Are Scientists - 'With Love and Squalor'
32 Queens Of The Stone Age - 'Lullabies To Paralyze'
31 Bright Eyes - 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning'
30 Doves - 'Some Cities'
29 Madonna - 'Confessions on A Dance Floor'
28 Absentee - 'Donkey Stock'
27 Kate Bush - 'Aerial'
26 Super Furry Animals - 'Love Kraft'
25 MIA - 'Arular'
24 Oasis - 'Don't Believe The Truth'
23 Hard-Fi - 'Stars of CCTV'
22 Raveonettes - 'Pretty In Black'
21 LCD Soundsystem - 'LCD Soundsystem'
20 Editors - 'The Back Room'
19 Coldplay - 'X&Y'
18 Art Brut - 'Bang, Bang Rock 'n' Roll'
17 The Magic Numbers - 'The Magic Numbers'
16 British Sea Power - 'Open Season'
15 Maximo Park - 'A Certain Trigger'
14 Dungen - 'Ta Det Lungt'
13 The Rakes - 'Capture/Release'
12 Devendra Banhart - 'Cripple Crow'
11 The Cribs - 'The New Fellas'
10 Gorillaz - 'Demon Days'
9 Babyshambles - 'Down In Albion'
8 Kanye West -' Late Registration'
7 Sufjan Stevens - 'Illnios'
6 The White Stripes - 'Get Behind Me Satan
5 Kaiser Chiefs - 'Employment'
4 Antony & The Johnsons - 'I Am A Bird Now'
3 Franz Ferdinand - 'You Can Have It So Much Better'
2 Arcade Fire - 'Funeral'
1 Bloc Party - 'Silent Alarm'

Before you say anyting about the list, read this

http://www.londonist.com/archives/2005/11/scoop_nme_album.php#comments

sonofsamiam

Nov 30th, 2005 - 4:08 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

I'm not surprised they doctored the results -- they've probably been doing that for years. And may I say now that Bloc Party are EXTREMELY overpraised.

Ironically enough, Pitchfork doctored their EOY last year so Arcade Fire came in at No. 1 -- Funeral actually should've been 4th or something, but I think Pitchfork wanted to retain their stock as the site that "broke" the band.

Mitchell Stirling

Nov 30th, 2005 - 4:22 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Looking at the top ten it contains a bunch of NME endorsed bands. (Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes and Babyshambles.) The rest all seem to be records at odds with the 14-21 market they are aiming at like Sufjan and Antony.

Glad they didn't include 9/10 albums from The Others and The Subways. Americans didn't do too well (No Beck, Weezer or Nine Inch Nails which all got 8's I think.)

Silent Alarm has 5/6 great tracks on it but too much filler to be considred album of the year. Compare the strengths of the songs on Franz Ferdinand last year.

Jonah

Nov 30th, 2005 - 7:56 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Where did you find out about Pitchfork's doctoring? Is that common for a lot of lists, at least in the manipulation of what will be the single album of the year? Maybe it's best to look at the best albums on lists from #10 on down to account for any hype or any critic bias that isn't strictly based on their view of the quality of the music.

Mitchell Stirling

Dec 1st, 2005 - 12:54 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

50 "Fix You" Coldplay
49 "Lucky 6" Lupen Crook
48 "The Great Escape" We Are Scientists
47 "Oh My God!" Kasier Chiefs
46 "Freakin' Out" Graham Coxon
45 "Lose Control" Missy Elliot
44 "Love In A Trashcan" The Ravonettes
43 "It's Not The Only Way To Feel Happy" Field Music
42 "Feel Good Inc" Gorillaz
41 "Zoo Time" Mystery Jets
40 "My Friend Dario" Vitallic
39 "Hung Up" Madonna
38 "Love and Pain" Clor
37 "Strasbourg" The Rakes
36 "Hey Man (Now We're Really Living)" The Eels
35 "Pull Out" Death From Above 1979
34 "California" Low
33 "My Dead Wife" Absentee
32 "Hey Scenesters!" The Cribs
31 "Lyla" Oasis
30 "Forever Lost" The Magic Numbers
29 "Off The Record" My Morning Jacket
28 "Munich" Editors
27 "22 Grand Job" The Rakes
26 "Apply Some Pressure" Maximo Park
25 "Bored and Somewhat Detatched" Snow White
24 "Work, Work, Work(Pub, Club, Sleep)" The Rakes
23 "First Day Of My Life" Bright Eyes
22 "Oxygen" Willy Mason
21 "Blue Orchid" The White Stripes
20 "1 Thing" Amerie
19 "Please Stand Up" British Sea Power
18 "I Predict A Riot" The Kaiser Chiefs
17 "Daft Punk Is Playing My House" LCD Soundsystem
16 "DARE" Gorillaz
15 "La Ritournelle" Sebastien Teller
14 "Neighbourhood #2 (Lakia)" The Arcade Fire
13 "Banquet" Bloc Party
12 "Hard To Beat" Hard-Fi
11 "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" The Arctic Monkeys
10 "Juicebox" The Strokes
9 "Do You Want To" Franz Ferdinand
8 "Somewhere Else" Razorlight
7 "Hope There's Someone" Antony & The Johnsons
6 "Fuck Forever" Babyshambles
5 "My Doorbell" The White Stripes
4 "Gold Digger" Kanye West
3 "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" The Arctic Monkeys
2 "Rebellion (Lies)" The Arcade Fire
1 "Hounds Of Love" The Futureheads

sonofsamiam

Dec 1st, 2005 - 7:23 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Where did you find out about Pitchfork's doctoring?

They included all the different individual critics' lists with the feature, and I added 'em up. For the most part the order perfectly matched, except near the top.

Is that common for a lot of lists, at least in the manipulation of what will be the single album of the year?

I really have no idea, as usually there is very little transparency with the decision-making. Plus, editors can probably override whatever results come in. For example, Ryan Schreiber made a point of championing Funeral on Pitchfork, it was No. 1 on his list, and it "seemed" right on top of their list (i.e., it didn't surprise me), even though Devendra Banhart, Animal Collective, and Brian Wilson all out-polled it.

Tungsten

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 2:28 AM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

That NME list just highlights a couple of things for me:

1) This year has been pretty poor for music

2) NME dont have a clue

That top 10 is absolutely dire, how they can put the Franz Ferdinand album 3rd I will never know, it's a shocking album.

SuperFurry

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 4:11 AM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Um, The Others only got 8/10 & The Subways only got 7/10.
Other albums that got 9/10 that are missing include Roots Manuva, Idlewild, System Of A Down (8 for Mezmerize, 9 for Hypnotize), Kano, Bright Eyes (Digital Ash), My Computer, Khonnor, Lightning Bolt and The Wrens. It's also a surprise they didn't put in Hot Hot Heat and Foo Fighters.

Mitchell Stirling

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 10:45 AM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Thanks for picking me up on the above. I have heard that they had to bring in a freelance to review The Others as none of the permanent staff would have given it a glowing review.

Mitchell Stirling

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 7:43 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

And some more

Q

Readers choice of tracks

100 Push The Button Sugababes
99 Good People Jack Johnson
98 Feeling A Moment Feeder
97 All Because Of You U2
96 Welcome To Jamrock Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley
95 E-Pro Beck
94 Forget Myself Elbow
93 DOA Foo Fighters
92 Hey Scenesters! The Cribs
91 I'm Not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance
90 BYOB Sysytem Of A Down
89 Evil Interpol
88 Why Do You Love Me Garbage
87 Munich Editors
86 This Modern Love Bloc Party
85 Who Put The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders? Oasis
84 Girl Beck
83 Tied Up Too Tight Hard-Fi
82 Two More Years Bloc Party
81 Beverly Hills Weezer
80 Mucky Fingers Oasis
79 Shiver Natalie Imbruglia
78 Processed Beats Kasabian
77 Bad Day Daniel Powter
76 Other Side Of The World KT Tunstall
75 Pioneers Bloc Party
74 Love Me Like You The Magic Numbers
73 They Jem
72 Goodnight Goodnight Hot Hot Heat
71 Superman The Stereophonics
70 Neighbourhood #2 (Lakia) The Arcade Fire
69 Diamonds From Sierra Leone Kanye West
68 The First Day Of My Life Bright Eyes
67 Cash Machine Hard-Fi
66 So Here We Are Bloc Party
65 Suddenly I See KT Tunstall
64 Hope There's Someone Antony & The Johnsons
63 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor The Arctic Monkeys
62 The Ghost Of You My Chemical Romance
61 Krafty New Order
60 What If Coldplay
59 The One I Love David Gray
58 Half Light Athlete
57 White Shadows Coldplay
56 Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) The Arcade Fire
55 The Meaning Of Soul Oasis
54 In The Morning The Coral
53 Turn Up The Sun Oasis
52 Bullets Editors
51 Graffiti Maxïmo Park
50 Living For The Weekend Hard-Fi
49 Little Sister Queens Of The Stone Age
48 What You Waiting For Gwen Stefani
47 Decent Days and Nights The Futureheads
46 Going Missing Maxïmo Park
45 Galvanize The Chemical Brothers
44 Helena My Chemical Romance
43 Helicopter Bloc Party
42 City Of Blinding Lights U2
41 Fuck Forever Babyshambles
40 Oxygen Willy Mason
39 Gold Digger Kanye West
38 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day
37 Let There Be Love Oasis
36 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own U2
35 Smile Like You Mean It The Killers
34 Vertigo U2
33 Apply Some Pressure Maxïmo Park
32 Killamangiro Babyshambles
31 Hounds Of Love The Futureheads
30 DARE Gorrilaz
29 Black And White Town Doves
28 Blue Orchid The White Stripes
27 All The Things That I've Done The Killers
26 American Idiot Green Day
25 My Doorbell The White Stripes
24 An Honest Mistake The Bravery
23 Club Foot Kasabian
22 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day
21 Everyday I Love You Less and Less The Kaiser Chiefs
20 You're Beautiful James Blunt
19 Wires Athlete
18 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire
17 Somebody Told Me The Killers
16 Holiday Green Day
15 Banquet Bloc Party
14 Forever Lost The Magic Numbers
13 Somewhere Else Razorlight
12 Best Of You Foo Fighters
11 Feel Good Inc Gorrilaz
10 Hard To Beat Hard-Fi
9 Speed Of Sound Coldplay
8 Dakota The Stereophonics
7 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand
6 Lyla Oasis
5 Black Horse and The Cherry Tree KT Tunstall
4 Oh My God! The Kaiser Chiefs
3 I Predict A Riot The Kaiser Chiefs
2 Fix You Coldplay
1 The Importance Of Being Idle Oasis

and the albums list

50 Our Shadows Will Remain Joseph Arthur
49 Arular M.I.A.
48 Horse Fabulous The Stands
47 Red Book Texas
46 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? The Stereophonics
45 Ruby Blue Rosin Murphy
44 Where The Humans Eat Willy Mason
43 Dynamite Jamiroquai
42 Be Common
41 More Adventureous Rilo Kiley
40 Cripple Crow Devandra Bandhart
39 Pushing The Senses Feeder
38 With Teeth Nine Inch Nails
37 Lullabies To Paralyze Queens Of The Stone Age
36 Nashville Josh Rouse
35 Z My Morning Jacket
34 Playing The Angel Depeche Mode
33 Leaders Of The Free World Elbow
32 Coles Corner Richard Hawley
31 Tourist Athlete
30 Oceans Apart The Go-Betweens
29 LCD Soundsysyem LCD Soundsysyem
28 29 Ryan Adams
27 Some Cities Doves
26 Confessions On A Dance Floor Madonna
25 Silent Alarm Bloc Party
24 Life In Slow Motion David Gray
23 Aerial Kate Bush
22 One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back The Darkness
21 Want Two Rufus Wainwright
20 Devils And Dust Bruce Springsteen
19 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Eels
18 Finally Woken Jem
17 As Is Now Paul Weller
16 Prarie Wind Neil Young
15 I Am A Bird Now Antony & The Johnsons
14 The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers
13 Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes
12 Late Registration Kanye West
11 Supernature Goldfrapp
10 Stars Of CCTV Hard-Fi
9 Eye To The Telescope KT Tunstall
8 Funeral The Arcade Fire
7 You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand
6 Back To Bedlam James Blunt
5 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Bright Eyes
4 Don't Believe The Truth Oasis
3 Employment The Kasier Chiefs
2 Demon Days Gorrilaz
1 X&Y Coldplay

Mojo
50/ Employment - The Kaiser Chiefs
49/ Why Should The Fire Die? - Nickel Creek
48/ School of The Flower - Six Organs Of Admittance
47/ You're A Women, I'm A Machine - Death From Above 1979
46/ Awfully Deep - Roots Manuva
45/ A River Ain't Too Much To Love - Smog
44/ The Heartlight Set - Joy Zipper
43/ Get Lifted - John Legend
42/ Shishimumu - Phantom Buffalo
41/ A Time To Love - Stevie Wonder
40/ Road To Rouen - Supergrass
39/ Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta
38/ The Weight Is A Gift - Nada Surf
37/ X&Y - Coldplay
36/ Everything's OK - The Rev. Al Green
35/ Supernature - Goldfrapp
34/ Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
33/ Lookaftering - Vashti Bunyan
32/ As Is Now - Paul Weller
31/ Praire Wind - Neil Young
30/ In The Heart Of The World - Ali Farka & Touré Diabetté
29/ Arular - M.I.A.
28/ Cripple Crow - Devendra Bandhart
27/ Takk - Sigur Ros
26/ Want Two - Sigur Ros
25/ Don't Belive The Truth - Oasis
24/ Illnoise - Sufjan Stevens
23/ The Lick Of A Tip Of An Envelope Yet To Be Sent - Circulus
22/ Congotronics - Konono No.1
21/ Man-Made - Teenage Fanclub
20/ Everything Ecstatic - Four Tet
19/ Mighty Rearranger - Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation
18/ Demon Days - Gorillaz
17/ How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
16/ Black Mountain - Black Mountain
15/ Oceans Apart - The Go Betweens
14/ Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes
13/ I'm Wide Awake I's Morning - Bright Eyes
12/ The Woods - Sleater Kinney
11/ You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand
10/ Coles Corner - Richard Hawley
9/ Dimanche A Bamko - Amadou & Mariam
8/ Into The Woods - Malcolm Middleton
7/ The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
6/ Chavez Rivine - Ry Cooder
5/ Z - My Morning Jacket
4/ Devils and Dust - Brice Springsteen
3/ Aerial - Kate Bush
2/ Funeral - Arcade Fire
1/ I Am A Bird Now - Antony and The Johnsons

Harold Wexler

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 8:52 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

Mitchell, is the Q albums list you posted a readers' list as the tracks list is, or is that the critics' album list? The placement of X & Y at #1 gives me a clue that it's the former, but I want to make sure.

I think you should repost these Q and MOJO lists on the forum under their own headings, rather than bury them here in the NME thread. That'll make it easier for us to comment on them separately -- and make it easier for Henrik to find them as well!

Mitchell Stirling

Dec 2nd, 2005 - 11:15 PM

Re: NME best of 2005 Albums

No the Q albums list is compiled by Aizelwood, Duerden, Harris, Kessler etc.

I'll repost later then.

	Acclaimed Music Forum Write about anything related to music
Return to Website

Author	Comment
Mitchell Stirling Nov 30, 05 - 3:57 PM	NME best of 2005 Albums 50 Test Icicles - 'For Screening Purposes Only' 49 Dead Meadow - 'Feathers' 48 Ladytron - 'The Witching Hour' 47 Sleater-Kinney- 'The Woods 46 The Duke Spirit- 'Cuts Across The Land' 45 Shout Out Louds- 'Howl Howl Gaff Gaff' 44 Field Music - 'Field Music' 43 The Engineers- 'The Engineers' 42 Sigur Ros - 'Takk' 41 Nine Black Alps - 'Everything Is' 40 The Brakes - 'The Brakes' 39 Vitalic - 'OK Cowboy' 38 Autolux - 'Future Perfect' 37 Circulus - 'Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope' 36 The Bravery - 'The Bravery' 35 Elbow - 'Leaders Of The Free World' 34 Rufus Wainwright - 'Want Two' 33 We Are Scientists - 'With Love and Squalor' 32 Queens Of The Stone Age - 'Lullabies To Paralyze' 31 Bright Eyes - 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning' 30 Doves - 'Some Cities' 29 Madonna - 'Confessions on A Dance Floor' 28 Absentee - 'Donkey Stock' 27 Kate Bush - 'Aerial' 26 Super Furry Animals - 'Love Kraft' 25 MIA - 'Arular' 24 Oasis - 'Don't Believe The Truth' 23 Hard-Fi - 'Stars of CCTV' 22 Raveonettes - 'Pretty In Black' 21 LCD Soundsystem - 'LCD Soundsystem' 20 Editors - 'The Back Room' 19 Coldplay - 'X&Y' 18 Art Brut - 'Bang, Bang Rock 'n' Roll' 17 The Magic Numbers - 'The Magic Numbers' 16 British Sea Power - 'Open Season' 15 Maximo Park - 'A Certain Trigger' 14 Dungen - 'Ta Det Lungt' 13 The Rakes - 'Capture/Release' 12 Devendra Banhart - 'Cripple Crow' 11 The Cribs - 'The New Fellas' 10 Gorillaz - 'Demon Days' 9 Babyshambles - 'Down In Albion' 8 Kanye West -' Late Registration' 7 Sufjan Stevens - 'Illnios' 6 The White Stripes - 'Get Behind Me Satan 5 Kaiser Chiefs - 'Employment' 4 Antony & The Johnsons - 'I Am A Bird Now' 3 Franz Ferdinand - 'You Can Have It So Much Better' 2 Arcade Fire - 'Funeral' 1 Bloc Party - 'Silent Alarm' Before you say anyting about the list, read this http://www.londonist.com/archives/2005/11/scoop_nme_album.php#comments
sonofsamiam Nov 30th, 2005 - 4:08 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums I'm not surprised they doctored the results -- they've probably been doing that for years. And may I say now that Bloc Party are EXTREMELY overpraised. Ironically enough, Pitchfork doctored their EOY last year so Arcade Fire came in at No. 1 -- Funeral actually should've been 4th or something, but I think Pitchfork wanted to retain their stock as the site that "broke" the band.
Mitchell Stirling Nov 30th, 2005 - 4:22 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Looking at the top ten it contains a bunch of NME endorsed bands. (Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes and Babyshambles.) The rest all seem to be records at odds with the 14-21 market they are aiming at like Sufjan and Antony. Glad they didn't include 9/10 albums from The Others and The Subways. Americans didn't do too well (No Beck, Weezer or Nine Inch Nails which all got 8's I think.) Silent Alarm has 5/6 great tracks on it but too much filler to be considred album of the year. Compare the strengths of the songs on Franz Ferdinand last year.
Jonah Nov 30th, 2005 - 7:56 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Where did you find out about Pitchfork's doctoring? Is that common for a lot of lists, at least in the manipulation of what will be the single album of the year? Maybe it's best to look at the best albums on lists from #10 on down to account for any hype or any critic bias that isn't strictly based on their view of the quality of the music.
Mitchell Stirling Dec 1st, 2005 - 12:54 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums 50 "Fix You" Coldplay 49 "Lucky 6" Lupen Crook 48 "The Great Escape" We Are Scientists 47 "Oh My God!" Kasier Chiefs 46 "Freakin' Out" Graham Coxon 45 "Lose Control" Missy Elliot 44 "Love In A Trashcan" The Ravonettes 43 "It's Not The Only Way To Feel Happy" Field Music 42 "Feel Good Inc" Gorillaz 41 "Zoo Time" Mystery Jets 40 "My Friend Dario" Vitallic 39 "Hung Up" Madonna 38 "Love and Pain" Clor 37 "Strasbourg" The Rakes 36 "Hey Man (Now We're Really Living)" The Eels 35 "Pull Out" Death From Above 1979 34 "California" Low 33 "My Dead Wife" Absentee 32 "Hey Scenesters!" The Cribs 31 "Lyla" Oasis 30 "Forever Lost" The Magic Numbers 29 "Off The Record" My Morning Jacket 28 "Munich" Editors 27 "22 Grand Job" The Rakes 26 "Apply Some Pressure" Maximo Park 25 "Bored and Somewhat Detatched" Snow White 24 "Work, Work, Work(Pub, Club, Sleep)" The Rakes 23 "First Day Of My Life" Bright Eyes 22 "Oxygen" Willy Mason 21 "Blue Orchid" The White Stripes 20 "1 Thing" Amerie 19 "Please Stand Up" British Sea Power 18 "I Predict A Riot" The Kaiser Chiefs 17 "Daft Punk Is Playing My House" LCD Soundsystem 16 "DARE" Gorillaz 15 "La Ritournelle" Sebastien Teller 14 "Neighbourhood #2 (Lakia)" The Arcade Fire 13 "Banquet" Bloc Party 12 "Hard To Beat" Hard-Fi 11 "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" The Arctic Monkeys 10 "Juicebox" The Strokes 9 "Do You Want To" Franz Ferdinand 8 "Somewhere Else" Razorlight 7 "Hope There's Someone" Antony & The Johnsons 6 "Fuck Forever" Babyshambles 5 "My Doorbell" The White Stripes 4 "Gold Digger" Kanye West 3 "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" The Arctic Monkeys 2 "Rebellion (Lies)" The Arcade Fire 1 "Hounds Of Love" The Futureheads
sonofsamiam Dec 1st, 2005 - 7:23 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Where did you find out about Pitchfork's doctoring? They included all the different individual critics' lists with the feature, and I added 'em up. For the most part the order perfectly matched, except near the top. Is that common for a lot of lists, at least in the manipulation of what will be the single album of the year? I really have no idea, as usually there is very little transparency with the decision-making. Plus, editors can probably override whatever results come in. For example, Ryan Schreiber made a point of championing Funeral on Pitchfork, it was No. 1 on his list, and it "seemed" right on top of their list (i.e., it didn't surprise me), even though Devendra Banhart, Animal Collective, and Brian Wilson all out-polled it.
Tungsten Dec 2nd, 2005 - 2:28 AM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums That NME list just highlights a couple of things for me: 1) This year has been pretty poor for music 2) NME dont have a clue That top 10 is absolutely dire, how they can put the Franz Ferdinand album 3rd I will never know, it's a shocking album.
SuperFurry Dec 2nd, 2005 - 4:11 AM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Um, The Others only got 8/10 & The Subways only got 7/10. Other albums that got 9/10 that are missing include Roots Manuva, Idlewild, System Of A Down (8 for Mezmerize, 9 for Hypnotize), Kano, Bright Eyes (Digital Ash), My Computer, Khonnor, Lightning Bolt and The Wrens. It's also a surprise they didn't put in Hot Hot Heat and Foo Fighters.
Mitchell Stirling Dec 2nd, 2005 - 10:45 AM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Thanks for picking me up on the above. I have heard that they had to bring in a freelance to review The Others as none of the permanent staff would have given it a glowing review.
Mitchell Stirling Dec 2nd, 2005 - 7:43 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums And some more Q Readers choice of tracks 100 Push The Button Sugababes 99 Good People Jack Johnson 98 Feeling A Moment Feeder 97 All Because Of You U2 96 Welcome To Jamrock Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley 95 E-Pro Beck 94 Forget Myself Elbow 93 DOA Foo Fighters 92 Hey Scenesters! The Cribs 91 I'm Not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance 90 BYOB Sysytem Of A Down 89 Evil Interpol 88 Why Do You Love Me Garbage 87 Munich Editors 86 This Modern Love Bloc Party 85 Who Put The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders? Oasis 84 Girl Beck 83 Tied Up Too Tight Hard-Fi 82 Two More Years Bloc Party 81 Beverly Hills Weezer 80 Mucky Fingers Oasis 79 Shiver Natalie Imbruglia 78 Processed Beats Kasabian 77 Bad Day Daniel Powter 76 Other Side Of The World KT Tunstall 75 Pioneers Bloc Party 74 Love Me Like You The Magic Numbers 73 They Jem 72 Goodnight Goodnight Hot Hot Heat 71 Superman The Stereophonics 70 Neighbourhood #2 (Lakia) The Arcade Fire 69 Diamonds From Sierra Leone Kanye West 68 The First Day Of My Life Bright Eyes 67 Cash Machine Hard-Fi 66 So Here We Are Bloc Party 65 Suddenly I See KT Tunstall 64 Hope There's Someone Antony & The Johnsons 63 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor The Arctic Monkeys 62 The Ghost Of You My Chemical Romance 61 Krafty New Order 60 What If Coldplay 59 The One I Love David Gray 58 Half Light Athlete 57 White Shadows Coldplay 56 Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) The Arcade Fire 55 The Meaning Of Soul Oasis 54 In The Morning The Coral 53 Turn Up The Sun Oasis 52 Bullets Editors 51 Graffiti Maxïmo Park 50 Living For The Weekend Hard-Fi 49 Little Sister Queens Of The Stone Age 48 What You Waiting For Gwen Stefani 47 Decent Days and Nights The Futureheads 46 Going Missing Maxïmo Park 45 Galvanize The Chemical Brothers 44 Helena My Chemical Romance 43 Helicopter Bloc Party 42 City Of Blinding Lights U2 41 Fuck Forever Babyshambles 40 Oxygen Willy Mason 39 Gold Digger Kanye West 38 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day 37 Let There Be Love Oasis 36 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own U2 35 Smile Like You Mean It The Killers 34 Vertigo U2 33 Apply Some Pressure Maxïmo Park 32 Killamangiro Babyshambles 31 Hounds Of Love The Futureheads 30 DARE Gorrilaz 29 Black And White Town Doves 28 Blue Orchid The White Stripes 27 All The Things That I've Done The Killers 26 American Idiot Green Day 25 My Doorbell The White Stripes 24 An Honest Mistake The Bravery 23 Club Foot Kasabian 22 Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day 21 Everyday I Love You Less and Less The Kaiser Chiefs 20 You're Beautiful James Blunt 19 Wires Athlete 18 Rebellion (Lies) The Arcade Fire 17 Somebody Told Me The Killers 16 Holiday Green Day 15 Banquet Bloc Party 14 Forever Lost The Magic Numbers 13 Somewhere Else Razorlight 12 Best Of You Foo Fighters 11 Feel Good Inc Gorrilaz 10 Hard To Beat Hard-Fi 9 Speed Of Sound Coldplay 8 Dakota The Stereophonics 7 Do You Want To Franz Ferdinand 6 Lyla Oasis 5 Black Horse and The Cherry Tree KT Tunstall 4 Oh My God! The Kaiser Chiefs 3 I Predict A Riot The Kaiser Chiefs 2 Fix You Coldplay 1 The Importance Of Being Idle Oasis and the albums list 50 Our Shadows Will Remain Joseph Arthur 49 Arular M.I.A. 48 Horse Fabulous The Stands 47 Red Book Texas 46 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? The Stereophonics 45 Ruby Blue Rosin Murphy 44 Where The Humans Eat Willy Mason 43 Dynamite Jamiroquai 42 Be Common 41 More Adventureous Rilo Kiley 40 Cripple Crow Devandra Bandhart 39 Pushing The Senses Feeder 38 With Teeth Nine Inch Nails 37 Lullabies To Paralyze Queens Of The Stone Age 36 Nashville Josh Rouse 35 Z My Morning Jacket 34 Playing The Angel Depeche Mode 33 Leaders Of The Free World Elbow 32 Coles Corner Richard Hawley 31 Tourist Athlete 30 Oceans Apart The Go-Betweens 29 LCD Soundsysyem LCD Soundsysyem 28 29 Ryan Adams 27 Some Cities Doves 26 Confessions On A Dance Floor Madonna 25 Silent Alarm Bloc Party 24 Life In Slow Motion David Gray 23 Aerial Kate Bush 22 One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back The Darkness 21 Want Two Rufus Wainwright 20 Devils And Dust Bruce Springsteen 19 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Eels 18 Finally Woken Jem 17 As Is Now Paul Weller 16 Prarie Wind Neil Young 15 I Am A Bird Now Antony & The Johnsons 14 The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers 13 Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes 12 Late Registration Kanye West 11 Supernature Goldfrapp 10 Stars Of CCTV Hard-Fi 9 Eye To The Telescope KT Tunstall 8 Funeral The Arcade Fire 7 You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand 6 Back To Bedlam James Blunt 5 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Bright Eyes 4 Don't Believe The Truth Oasis 3 Employment The Kasier Chiefs 2 Demon Days Gorrilaz 1 X&Y Coldplay Mojo 50/ Employment - The Kaiser Chiefs 49/ Why Should The Fire Die? - Nickel Creek 48/ School of The Flower - Six Organs Of Admittance 47/ You're A Women, I'm A Machine - Death From Above 1979 46/ Awfully Deep - Roots Manuva 45/ A River Ain't Too Much To Love - Smog 44/ The Heartlight Set - Joy Zipper 43/ Get Lifted - John Legend 42/ Shishimumu - Phantom Buffalo 41/ A Time To Love - Stevie Wonder 40/ Road To Rouen - Supergrass 39/ Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta 38/ The Weight Is A Gift - Nada Surf 37/ X&Y - Coldplay 36/ Everything's OK - The Rev. Al Green 35/ Supernature - Goldfrapp 34/ Silent Alarm - Bloc Party 33/ Lookaftering - Vashti Bunyan 32/ As Is Now - Paul Weller 31/ Praire Wind - Neil Young 30/ In The Heart Of The World - Ali Farka & Touré Diabetté 29/ Arular - M.I.A. 28/ Cripple Crow - Devendra Bandhart 27/ Takk - Sigur Ros 26/ Want Two - Sigur Ros 25/ Don't Belive The Truth - Oasis 24/ Illnoise - Sufjan Stevens 23/ The Lick Of A Tip Of An Envelope Yet To Be Sent - Circulus 22/ Congotronics - Konono No.1 21/ Man-Made - Teenage Fanclub 20/ Everything Ecstatic - Four Tet 19/ Mighty Rearranger - Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation 18/ Demon Days - Gorillaz 17/ How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 16/ Black Mountain - Black Mountain 15/ Oceans Apart - The Go Betweens 14/ Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes 13/ I'm Wide Awake I's Morning - Bright Eyes 12/ The Woods - Sleater Kinney 11/ You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand 10/ Coles Corner - Richard Hawley 9/ Dimanche A Bamko - Amadou & Mariam 8/ Into The Woods - Malcolm Middleton 7/ The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers 6/ Chavez Rivine - Ry Cooder 5/ Z - My Morning Jacket 4/ Devils and Dust - Brice Springsteen 3/ Aerial - Kate Bush 2/ Funeral - Arcade Fire 1/ I Am A Bird Now - Antony and The Johnsons
Harold Wexler Dec 2nd, 2005 - 8:52 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums Mitchell, is the Q albums list you posted a readers' list as the tracks list is, or is that the critics' album list? The placement of X & Y at #1 gives me a clue that it's the former, but I want to make sure. I think you should repost these Q and MOJO lists on the forum under their own headings, rather than bury them here in the NME thread. That'll make it easier for us to comment on them separately -- and make it easier for Henrik to find them as well!
Mitchell Stirling Dec 2nd, 2005 - 11:15 PM	Re: NME best of 2005 Albums No the Q albums list is compiled by Aizelwood, Duerden, Harris, Kessler etc. I'll repost later then.