Top 5 Albums in the Last 5 Years

[Bikeman71]

I clearly have a lot of research and terrific listening to do! As I expected, there are many albums that weren't on my radar at all. Keep the suggestions coming!

[Catcher10]

Another 5 from my collection..(no order)

1. Echolyn~I Heard You Listening
2. Iron Maiden~Book Of Souls
3. Riverside~Love, Fear & The Time Machine
4. Transience~Temple
5. Anathema~Distant Satellites

[Weirdcuba]

wowza - band of horses is so so well recorded. So well done. If you have DSD capability, it's worth the price of admission.

[audioguy3107]

My top 2 albums of the past 5 years:

[Bikeman71]

Originally Posted by Douglas

This is a difficult one;



1) Agnes Obel - Aventine

2) Buddy Guy - Born to Play Guitar

3) David Bowie - Blackstar

4) Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

5) Dan Patlansky - Wooden Thoughts





Seems like the old timers are ruling the roost



Listen to Big things going down from Dan Patlansky's album. One of the most rocking blues tracks in a long time, and a fantastic demo track to boot. The acoustic version from wooden Thoughts is his best version of this song. Dan is developing as one of the best blues guitarists in the mold of SRV.

Just picked up Agnes Obel - Aventine. What an awesome album...mix between Lana Del Rey and Melody Gardot....and beautifully recorded!

[Douglas]

Originally Posted by Bikeman71

Just picked up Agnes Obel - Aventine. What an awesome album...mix between Lana Del Rey and Melody Gardot....and beautifully recorded!

Brent...Aventine is a fantastic album, one of my favourites. Agnes Obel's voice is hauntingly beautiful.

[j3brow]

Originally Posted by audioguy3107

My top 2 albums of the past 5 years:

Those are 2 damn fine choices. [emoji106]

[turntable]

Top 5 albums over the past 5 years. There is so much great new music being released one cannot keep up.
Here are some from last year


Prince - HitNRun Phase one - late 2015 but 2016 for me. absolute corker of an album, stripped back lean electronic sound - modern sounding and proof even at 56 when he made this, this guy is an absolute legend that could do anything - RIP man. the Aussie bootleg vinyl is awesome.

James Vincent McMorrow - We Move. superb thinking man's pop from this talented UK singer songwriter.

Trentemoller - Fixion - more layers and layers of synth goodness from this electronic kingpin.

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Third World Pyramid. superb, effortless and my only complaint is its too short!!

Richard Ashcroft - These People. total surprise from the underachieving solo career - revitalised sound from Richard.

Andy Stott - Too Many Voices - Andy does techno, and very well.

Colder - Many Colours - after a 10 hiatus the French electronic wizz is back.


Australian Album of the Year

Matt Corby - Telluric - brilliant album from the Aussie singer songwriter - superb recording as well.


Reissue of the Year

John Foxx - Cathedral Oceans 1-III. the most lavish and best box set I have bought - designed as a coffee table book with 5 LP's incorporated into the design. Brilliant

Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds. amazing sound from a digital reissue - who would have thought.


Old but good, best discovered album of the Year

Chelsea Wolf and Deerhunter - neither can do wrong as I went into their back catalogue.

[turntable]

Album of 2015 (Top 5 + 5)

Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe - I Declare Nothing

Caribou - Our Love

the Soft Moon - Deeper

Thurston Moore - The Best Day

Marilyn Manson - the Pale Emperor

+

Blank Mass - Dumb Flesh

Kurt Vile - Believe I'm Going Down

Blur - The Magic Whip

Cold Cave - Full Cold Moon

Ghost Culture - Ghost Culture

ELO - Alone in the Universe



Track of the Year

Blanck Mass - Dead Format - this loud will blow your mind



Genre Album of the Year - Dubby laid back electronica

The ORB - Moonbuilding



Australian Album of the Year

Steve Kilby . Martin Kennedy - Inside we are the Same

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit & Think & Sometimes I Just Sit



Best non 2015 release that you've bought this year

Andrea Belfi - Natura Morta



Best Reissues bought in 2015

Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - If I Can Dream

ELO - Zoom

The Notwist - Shrink

Nikki Suddan & Rowland S Howard - Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc

Elliott Smith - Roman Candle & self titled



Disappointment of the Year

David Bowie - 5 years vinyl box set - Meh

[turntable]

Can't seem to find 2014, but 2013 was another great year.

Overall favourite album of the year for me :

The Soft Moon : Zeros


Favourite Alt/Pop/Rock :
BailterSpace : Trinine
Sebadoh : Defend Yourself
Volcano Choir : Repave
Primal Scream : More Light
Placebo : Loud Like Love

Favourite Electronic:
MachineDrum : Vapor City
The Knife : Shaking The Habitual
John Foxx : European Spendor and Empty Avenues EP's
Atoms For Peace : Amok
Trentemoller : Lost
Lloyd Cole / Hans-Joachim Roedelius : Selected Studies Vol 1

Favourite Aussie albums :
Regurgitator : Dirty Pop Fantasy
Scott and Charlene's Wedding : Any Port in a Storm
Ron S Peno ; Anywhere and Everything is Bright


other notable albums
Hookworms - Pearl Mystic
Lanegan/Garwood - Black Pudding
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
The Field - Cupids Head
Vessel - Order of Noise
Neko Case - Worse Things Get
Future of the Left - How to Stop Your Brain on an Accident.