Sweet Jane

1. Brian Wilson – Smile
2. Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
3. Elliott Smith – From a basement on a hill
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
5. Air - Talkie Walkie
6. Devandra Banheart - Rejoicing/Nina Rojo
7. Sons and Daughters - Love the cup
8. Greenday - American Idiot
9. Wilco - A Ghost is Born
10. Delgados - Universal Audios

Actually I'd like to fit in the Hidden Cameras, Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand in there somewhere too.... hmm, what do you guys think?

Urban Hatemonger

I bet I get called 'opinionated' or something for this because I usually am but I can`t help think that the reason people are gushing over Smile is over what it represents rather than what it actually is.

Stu

to think 5/6 months ago franz ferdinand was my favourite album and the zutons and damian rice were actually in there. blaaaaaaady hell.

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Sweet Jane

You get called various things because you reply to threads and yet rarely answer any topics, i.e, im interested to know what your faveourite albums of 2004 are?

On your comment about Smile, I'm not so sure... I can't speak for anyone else but it doesn't represent anything to me other than happiness, and thats merely because of the music. I'm not a massive beach boys fan other than a few, including Good Vibrations, which is on Smile therefore helping to make it my faveourite album this year.

Urban Hatemonger

Well i`ll get to my list when i`ve thought it out. I don`t see whats wrong with debating a part of somebody`s list. Just having endless lists & no discussion would make it boring & i`d say pretty much all of my replies are on topic.

As for Smile , I was talking generally rather than just your opinion. I just don`t see how an album thats had 35 odd years of mythology around it can be looked at in an unbiased way whether that be good or bad.

Sweet Jane

One persons opinion is valid when commenting on general opinion. The general public is made up with people just like me. What makes you so sure the reviews on smile are biased? I know a lot of heavily awaited albums failed miserably, no matter how much people anticipated and wanted them to be the best albums ever made.

sleepy jack

Rise againsts "Siren Song of the Counter Culture" was sone of the best albums this year it was really good and A perfect Circles "emotive" was nice the first single imagine (jon lennon cover) was really awesome,I liked Interpols album "antics" thats a favorite oh and "You Are the Quarry," Morrissey that was a good one.

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1. The Fiery Furnaces-Blueberry Boat
2. Sonic Youth- Sonic Nurse
3. The Decemberists- The Tain
4. The Libertines- The Libertines
5. PJ Harvey- Uh huh Her (reissue)
6. Wilco- A Ghost is Born
7. Comets on Fire- Blue Cathedral
8. The Futureheads- The Futureheads
9. The Blood Brothers- Crimes
10. The Black Keys- Rubber Factory

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Social Distortion-"Sex, Love, and Rock n' Roll"
Rise Against-"Siren Song Of The Counter Culture"
Rainer Maria-"Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows)"
Amanda Rogers-"Daily News"
It Dies Today-"Caitiff Choir"
Onelinedrawing-"The Volunteers"
Bad Religion-"The Empire Strikes First"
The Living End-"MODERN ARTillery"
Rilo Kiley-"More Adventurous"
Slingshot Dakota-"Keener Sighs"

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elliot smith - from a basement on the hill
hopesfall - a types
onelinedrawing - the volunteers
pj harvey - uh uh her
sonic youth - sonic nurse
mark lanegan - bubblegum
air - talkie walkie
eighteen visions - obsessions
fourtet - rounds
franz ferdinand