hey everybody! so yes i did wait to until the very last minute to sum up my
favorite albums from 2005 - and that is exactly what they are - favorites -
maybe not the best reviewed or critically lauded - just the ones
that got stuck on my ipod & cd player for a long time! they kinda are in order but
it's always so hard to narrow it all down and then order them up - i hope
that 2006 brings us some great releases from my fave peeps - and i
always love a good new artist - so bring it on! here we go...
Fiona
Apple - Extraordinary Machine
after all the hemming & hawing was over from SONY and they did indeed
release this album - i think we all realized that this is the best
album of 2005 - i was pulling for its release since the bootleg version
leaked to the net - in '98 her album 'when the pawn...' was my top pick
and 7 yrs later ms. apple again amazed me...i just hope we don't have to wait 7 more years for her 4th album!
Gorillaz - Demon Days oh i just love these
guys - their tunes & design is top notch - the whole style - look & feel just
makes me adore them - and i think my favorite song all year long was
their hot single feel good inc - which was recently nominated for
a grammy - this wacky band is just so darned lovable they had to nail
the #2 spot!
Madonna - Confessions on a Dancefloor oh the
bitch came back big & strong this year - i actually still love her last
album american life which was so poorly timed & promoted but this
time warber bros got it right - and madge has her biggest success in
years and rightly so - the album is fucking amazing - i am still stuck
on tracks jump & how high
Tori
Amos - The Beekeeper my lady does it time & time again -
this album just did me in - i always say tori is the smartest woman in
music today and this album surely proves that ms. amos knows what she
is doing - a super solid album that just flows from start to end - i so
can't wait to see where she takes us next!
Garbage - Bleed like Me ok i am super hot
for lead singer shirley manson - i don't know what it is about
her but i find her so stunningly sexy & just plain awesome - this album
just rocks - especially the title track - i still say they are one of
the most underrated bands out there...long live garbage!
Mary J
Blige - The Breakthrough a late unexpected entry into the
race (it was just released dec 20th) but mary j came back with such a
strong release after her very disappointing last effort - which was
produced with p diddy - this time mary learned her lessons well and ditched p. diddy
as a producer - thank heavens - we so love this gal!
Shakira - Fijacion Oral Vol 1 ok i must
admit that i had a major love affair with this all spanish album - and
it was quite awesome to see a spanish track hit the charts & radio the way the
shimmy yr ass 'til the break of dawn la tortura did - i still
listen to it today! i expect this lady to be around for quite some time!
Morcheeba - The Antidote even with a new
lead singer this time around - this UK band just nailed it on the head
with this album - so smooth - it just grooves - super chill out music - i
was obssessed with this album - especially the closing track god
bless & goodbye - if you haven't heard his album - run quick and do
go find 'the antidote' - it will make all your worries melt
away
Beck - Guero oh i love that mr. beck and he
always takes us on such interesting musical journeys - but i still
wonder why on earth he would subscribe to the whole scientology thing -
it's just all so odd to me - but all that aside - beck still remains one
of the most original artists out there today - and his cute boyish
quality goes a long way in my book - xenu or no xenu!
James
Blunt - Back to Bedlam oh the sexiest man on this list - he
is so damn sweet i just want to adopt him plus his heartfelt debut album is a
stunner - i expect to see much more of james in 2006 - he is my number
one pick to keep your eyes on - and i could keep my eyes on him all day
long!
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