Music CD/Album Of The Month

Lo Chaps

Well i decided to start this thred as I wanna share some of the best music with my fellow Bit-Tech members.

Each month i shall be updating my choice what my personal fave is but please add wht you guys are listining to, ANY Genre ANY music choice is allowed.
It dosent matter what you listen to just aslong as you enjoy it, if you love it sooo much please post it showing it to your fellow members.

2006 Choices:
January : Editors - The Back Room
February : Jose Gonzales - Veneer
March : Deftones - Deftones
April : Massive Attack - Collected (Special DualDisk Version, Also my album of the year!!!)
May : Craig Armstrong - The Space Between Us
June : Moloko - Catalogue
July : Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang
August : Metallica - S&M
September : Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
October : Bugz In The Attic - Back In The Dog House
November : Cassius - 15 Again
December : The Game - Doctors Advocate

2007 Choices:
January : The Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
February : Nicolay - Here
March : 4Hero - Play With The Changes
April : DJ Shadow - The Outsider
May : Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock
June : Feist - The Reminder
July : Editors - An End Has A Start
August : Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
September : Burial - Burial
October: David Gahan - Hourglass
November : Burial - Untrue
December : Pendulum - Hold Your Colour

2008 Choices:
January : Simian Mobile Disco - Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release

 

Album of January for me was:

Man On Fire - OST

This one doesn't really have any of the Nine Inch Nails that was in the movie itself, and gave the soundtrack its punch, which sucks. However, the soundtrack is so varied that basicly it couldn't work with spanish guitars and then hard beats from NIN, so they went with the spanish guitars. The result is a supurb OST, gentle and emotional, and really an enjoyable listen if you're fond of soundtracks.



Februrary is:

PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

Not really capable of putting into words why I like this yet, I only got it a few days ago, but its a very enjoyable album, so I'll try to get back to this once I can vocalise that feeling.

 

January: Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full

Pure, clean, old-skool hip-hop at its finest. lyrics not about having a million hoes and three dozen mansions and boasting about killing people (more rap than hip hop but the lines are becoming blurred). Simple, addictive beats, flowing, smooth basslines and quality rhymes. A must buy.


February: Tyrannosaurus Hives - The Hives

Music with a difference. Defined as garage-punk by some, others simply view it as another dirivative of rock and therefore class it as rock/alternate but this is beyond the point. Screeching guitars, shouted vocals and infectious drum rhythms are what makes The Hives so great. One of the best things to come from Sweden, along with IKEA, great meatballs and CRT-freezing legend Vigfus!



EDIT: Added mini-reviews

 

If you like matey, its up to you. if you want to explaing or describ why you like each CD it will be a good selling point.

 

How can no-one of brought up the Artic Monkeys CD?

 

January - Rise against - Siren song of counter culture
Feburary - Institiute - Distort yourself (Gavin Rosdale's (ex Bush) new band definatly work a listen if you like'd bush)

 

why dont you then? if not whats ur cd's of the month then?

 

Well thts probably my cd of the month, its brilliant.

edit: oh yeh and the babyshambles cd, dont know what month it came out in sorry, november?

 

Because they've gone from a great talented yet unknown band, to a mainstream ****-poor, POS band.

I heard and loved all the old bootlegs but the new "proper" album is utter crap. Lyrics have been altered to more "shocking" but less fitting (to the music). Everything music-wise sounds clinical and touched up, unlike the raw awesomeness of the bootlegs. The music is off-timed and lyrics, unfittingly timed. All-in-all, I think "the industry" killed a potentially great band.

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Sorry to hijack the thread but I needed to air my views.

 

Totally agree..all the chavs in my school love the arctic monkeys now as well. The raw myspace origins sound much better.

Ice

 

I do kinda feel like they are going to the streets, but falling in love with the original and hearing the album doesn't detter me from them.

 

Don't buy many CD's anymore, so here's my vinyl choices:

January: Genesis - Trespass

1970 musical genius. Side one is just sublime, with the trio of killer prog tracks 'Looking For Someone', 'White Mountain', and 'Vision Of Angels'. Forget what you think about Genesis, the early Peter Gabriel inspired stuff is just incredible to behold. And it only cost me a mere £1 from a second hand record stall at Tynemouth market (mint condition too).

February: Herb Alpert - Going Places

Totally mental Latin inspired trumpet instrumental music from 1965 that I defy anyone not to want to dance their pants off too. Tracks like 'Spanish Flea', '3rd Man Theme', and 'Tijuana Taxi' are the soundtrack to a Good Time. Again, a £1 bargain in immaculate and original sleeve/cover.

 

January _ Vinyl : Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy.
January _ CD : The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl.
January _ mp3 : Velvet Undergound with Nico.

February _ Vinyl : Mitch Ryder - All The Real Rockers Come from Detroit.
February _ CD : The Detroit Cobras - Baby.
February _ mp3 : The Flamin' Groovies - Flamingo.

 

regardless of who likes them or not, i think the arctic monkeys are fantastic and deserve everything they get.
i also think that the ordinary boys album 'brassbound' is very good too and im listening to that during FEB

 

Jan: Graham Coxton Hapiness in Magazines
Feb: B52's Goodstuff & Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick

 

top stuff!
well i edited the title thread to accomodate more users. CD/Album Of the month thread.

I still havent sound a decent new album yet for march....still time left.

more people needed please!!

 

January - The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra

 

WOW!!! SOMEONE SAID Herb Alpert!!!!!!

i have been listing to alot of Thelonius monk and weezer.

 

You can't like a band and then slate them as soon as they make it big time just because they are now more popular, thats just silly. Clarts. The arctic monkeys are pretty crap live though

Jan: The Kooks - Inside in Inside out
Feb: Been listening to allot of little man tate / milburn but they don't have albums yet

 

Jan: Amos Lee - Amos Lee
Feb: Placebo - Meds