Favourite Album of 2011

the black keys
pj harvey- let england shake
metallica/ lou reed - lolu

From what I've heard that Lulu collaboration is an even bigger dog than Lou has turned into on his own.

metallica/ lou reed - lolu

Can't tell if ironic typo or knowing joke...

Lulu is fucking horrendous, I still dont understand how it made it into the wire's end of year list.

I was a bit late to the party finding out about that album, but when I did I truly spoiled myself with derision. Lou's hubris knows no bounds. He's such a boring shit. I couldn't care less about Metallica but from all the footage I've laughed through it's clear they're mortified by the bad idea turned even worse the finished project has become, while it's even more clear Lou could not care less as he's pretty convinced his reputation sails right over the top of it, which it doesn't, and that Metallica are no more than another backing band who should weep with pleasure that he chooses to work with them. He's got no integrity whatsoever, and even less artistic merit.

I do love my Transformer era Mick Rock t-shirt though.

Best albums I have heard this year that make me believe there is still some good music coming out:

PJ Harvey
Deathgrips
Kvelertak
Tyler the Creator

honourable mention - new roots manuva (nothing groundbreaking new - but best album by Rodney in a while - and I like im)

Two pages and no mention of this?

Tom Waits - "Bad As Me" - YouTube

Another reason why I don't much bother any more...

never mind Platters be happy theres loads of young people making new music save you doing it all.happy new year

+1

New Look - New Look
Young Knives - Ornaments From The Silver Arcade
Spank Rock - Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar

Tyler the Creator

Is that a joke?
The album was awful, Yonkers is a absolute tune/the video amazing but the album what a utter pile of dog shit....

So much hype and it failed at the starting blocks

I really want to hear the things mentioned in this thread, but I don't trust myself with being able to keep mp3s so I refuse to buy them. I don't really trust music I can't hold. Maybe 2012 is the year I getwiththeprogrammez.

Can anyone tell me: is anything mentioned on this thread not available thru iTunes? In other words, does anything get thru without their sayso? I know it's probably a boring thing to ask this but I'm curious. Serious question to the yoof and you eternal teenagers who dig all the new stuff.

Can anyone tell me: is anything mentioned on this thread not available thru iTunes? In other words, does anything get thru without their sayso? I know it's probably a boring thing to ask this but I'm curious. Serious question to the yoof and you eternal teenagers who dig all the new stuff.

In hip-hop, most definitely.

2011 has been one of the strongest on record for 'mixtapes' i.e. self-released albums put out by the artist with little, if any, commercial backing. Not sure if this floats your boat but here are five of the better mixtapes from the year (in my opinion):

Main Attrakionz - 808s and Dark Grapes 2
Main Attrakionz - Take 1 ft. ASAP Rocky (Prod. by Clams Casino) - YouTube

Blu - Jesus
Blu - Jesus - Jesus LP (Prod. by Madlib) - YouTube

Elzhi - Elmatic
Elzhi - Detroit State of Mind - Elmatic - YouTube

Danny Brown - XXX
Danny Brown - Die Like A Rockstar (Prod. by Skywlkr) - YouTube

Big K.R.I.T - Return of 4Eva
BIG K.R.I.T. - "Dreamin''" - YouTube

I really want to hear the things mentioned in this thread, but I don't trust myself with being able to keep mp3s so I refuse to buy them. I don't really trust music I can't hold. Maybe 2012 is the year I getwiththeprogrammez.

Can anyone tell me: is anything mentioned on this thread not available thru iTunes? In other words, does anything get thru without their sayso? I know it's probably a boring thing to ask this but I'm curious. Serious question to the yoof and you eternal teenagers who dig all the new stuff.

I've never bought anything from iTunes - you old, old, old...old, curmudgeonly old, old man, you.

Get 'Kaputt' by Destroyer. Cos it's lovely. And it comes on a round disc of plastic with foil on one side.

I think I've mis-read your post. But it doesn't matter. My statement still stands.

Thrice - Blinded - YouTube

and

Dave Hause -"Time Will Tell" Paper + Plastick - YouTube

Two pages and no mention of this?

Because it wasn't all that great? im a massive Tom fan and I was disappointed.

I really want to hear the things mentioned in this thread, but I don't trust myself with being able to keep mp3s so I refuse to buy them. I don't really trust music I can't hold. Maybe 2012 is the year I getwiththeprogrammez.

Can anyone tell me: is anything mentioned on this thread not available thru iTunes? In other words, does anything get thru without their sayso? I know it's probably a boring thing to ask this but I'm curious. Serious question to the yoof and you eternal teenagers who dig all the new stuff.

I dont "do" MP3's, hard copies of everything all the way.

I was a bit late to the party finding out about that album, but when I did I truly spoiled myself with derision. Lou's hubris knows no bounds. He's such a boring shit. I couldn't care less about Metallica but from all the footage I've laughed through it's clear they're mortified by the bad idea turned even worse the finished project has become, while it's even more clear Lou could not care less as he's pretty convinced his reputation sails right over the top of it, which it doesn't, and that Metallica are no more than another backing band who should weep with pleasure that he chooses to work with them. He's got no integrity whatsoever, and even less artistic merit.

(much as I still love the velvet underground)

... getwiththeprogrammez.
... iTunes?

About 90% of what has been mentioned in this thread is on Spotify. Hence iTunes is hardly value anymore. Spotify can be a bit late with the new stuff sometimes, but that's my only complaint.

never mind Platters be happy theres loads of young people making new music save you doing it all.happy new year

There will always be younger people making new music.

Some of it's good.

This thread smacks of fashion over content though. Just saying.

Two pages and no Thin Lizzy?

New Look - New Look
Young Knives - Ornaments From The Silver Arcade
Spank Rock - Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar

Sound like the made-up titles that I used to tell my parents to ask for when my sister's birthday was coming round...

'Timmy2 wheels''?
For fuck's sake...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd1-P-R_f-0

Link Wray must be confused.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9i2u1Z4mT8