Best albums of 2009

Alex Orr · 11-05-2009, 10:18 PM

Anyone want to start talking about their lists? I'm mostly done, but need about another week to digest a few more albums, but my list will be forthcoming

kalenh · 11-06-2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Orr

Anyone want to start talking about their lists? I'm mostly done, but need about another week to digest a few more albums, but my list will be forthcoming

Does the Album need to be produced this year?

I'm almost certain a bit of CCR or the Dead will be near the top of many of my "Best Lists".

Darren Bailey · 11-06-2009, 04:39 PM

Crowes - Before The Frost

Patrick Market · 11-06-2009, 07:23 PM

Agreed!

Crowes - Before the Frost
Crowes - Until the Freeze
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Ryan Bingham - Roadhouse Sun
YMSB - The Show

and a bunch I'm surely forgetting...

Rob Fowler · 11-06-2009, 10:57 PM

Just off the top of my head.....

-Matt Flinner Trio music du jour I just can't get enough of this album!
-Mike Marshall and The Big Trio
-Sarah Jarosz Song Up In Her Head

and of course there are WAY MORE that this residual swine flu is keeping me from thinking of. Oink, oink....

Fretsman · 11-07-2009, 07:24 AM

I'll agree with some already mentioned and add....

Levon Helm's - Electric Dirt
Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam - Roll Away
Derek Trucks - Already Free
North Mississippi All Stars - Do It Like We Used To

I'm sure there's more I'm just not thinking of, I'm not counting the re-issues or the Woodstock full show releases, Everyone seems to be digging up their own archive material. The more things change, the more they stay the same?

Fretsman · 11-07-2009, 09:44 AM

Winwood & Clapton's new disc of old music is great &
Hill Country Revue's "Make A Move" is a nice southern blues romp shuffle.

Patrick Market · 11-07-2009, 10:43 AM

And one more... @##$% memory!

Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Ready for the Flood

Chief · 11-07-2009, 02:08 PM

Buddy and Julie Miller- Written in Chalk

Larry S Sherman · 11-07-2009, 08:03 PM

My tastes are all over the place...here's some of my favorites from this year. I'm sure I forgot something!

Top 5 CDs of 2009:

Amadou & Miriam - Welcome To Mali
Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Levon Helm - Electric Dirt
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone

Best mandolin CDs (I haven't picked up Sam Bush's new one yet...so that's the only reason it's not on my list):

The Vignola Collective - Gypsy Grass
Matt Flinner Trio - Music Du Jour
Mike Marshall's Big Trio
Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head

Best 2009 jazz CD you've never heard:

Rocky Gresset (His Debut Solo CD, jazz, swing, gypsy jazz...member of Selmer 607)

Really cool music from 2009:

Sometymes Why - Your Heart Is A Glorious Machine
Wilco - The Album
Oumou Sangare - Seya
The Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
Florence And The Machine - Lungs
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Modest Mouse - No One's First & You're Last
Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
Crystal Method - Divided By Night
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away
Katzenjammer - Le Pop
Loudon Wainwright III - High Wide & Handsome (The Charlie Poole Project)
Neil Young - Archives Box Set
La Roux - La Roux
Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead
Steve Martin - The Crow
Fleck Hussain Meyer - The Melody of Rhythm Triple Concerto Music for Trio
The Waifs - Live from The Union of Soul
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!

Looking back I see now what a great mandolin year 2008 was...awesome releases by Chris Thile/Edgar Meyer, Punch Bros, Will Patton, and many others.

Larry

Rob Fowler · 11-07-2009, 11:51 PM

Larry,
Do you know who's playing mandolin on the Vignola Collective? Is it Matt Flinner or Josh Pinkham? Couldn't find the info on Vignola's website.

Thanks!

Larry S Sherman · 11-08-2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Fowler

Larry,
Do you know who's playing mandolin on the Vignola Collective? Is it Matt Flinner or Josh Pinkham? Couldn't find the info on Vignola's website.

Thanks!

It's matt Flinner on mando.

Musicians: Frank Vignola (guitar); Matt Flinner (mandolin); Casey Driessen (violin); Vinny Raniolo, Gary Mazzaroppi (bass); Rich Zukor (percussion).

Here's a video of the group:

Here's more of Rocky Gresset:

Larry

Alex Orr · 11-09-2009, 10:54 AM

This is my top 30, as of right now. I don't think it's going to change a whole lot. It's nearly a tie at the top. I've never been too impressed with Metric's older stuff (and I'm still not), but I thought Fantasies was just amazing. It's not like they're reinventing the wheel, but it's (IMO) a flawless record of perfectly played, brash, sexy, honest, energetic, new-wave inspired rockers that in general are often insidiously catchy. The Low Anthem record is just phenomenal in the way it creatively mines some somewhat familiar influences on the way to crafting a sublimely beautiful album that is a feast for the ears on headphones.

1. Metric; Fantasies
2. The Low Anthem; Oh My God Charlie Darwin
3. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart; s/t
4. Japandroids; Post-Nothing
5. Built To Spill; There Is No Enemy
6. Dinosaur Jr.; Far
7. Big Pink; A History of Love
8. Sonic Youth; The Eternal
9. Yo La Tengo; Popular Music
10. Phoenix; Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
11. The XX; XX
12. Camera Obscura; My Maudlin Career
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs; It’s Blitz
14. Drive-By Truckers; The Fine Print
15. Ryan Bingham; Roadhouse Sun
16. Various Artists; Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody’s Dreams
17. Levon Helm; Electric Dirt
18. Axton Kincaid; Silver Dollars
19. Handsome Furs; Face Control
20. The Smith Westerns; The Smith Westerns
21. Wilco; Wilco (The Album)
22. Magnapop; Chase Park
23. Manic Street Preachers; Journal For Plague Lovers
24. We Were Promised Jetpacks; These Four Walls
25. Boston Spaceships, Planets Are Blasted
26. Lightning Dust; Infinite Light
27. St. Vincent; Actor
28. Doves; Kingdon of Rust
29. Morissey; Years of Refusal
30. Fever Ray; s/t

lgc · 11-09-2009, 02:55 PM

Steve James'-Short Blue Stories
Betse Ellis-Don't You Wanna Go
Shotgun Party-Mean Old Way
Atomic Duo-Fat Man and Little Boy

11-05-2009, 10:18 PM	#1
Alex Orr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 610	Best albums of 2009 Anyone want to start talking about their lists? I'm mostly done, but need about another week to digest a few more albums, but my list will be forthcoming

11-06-2009, 04:39 PM	#3
Darren Bailey Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Powys, Wales, UK. Posts: 78	Re: Best albums of 2009 Crowes - Before The Frost __________________ VAMPIRE AD 70 - the best book you'll ever read

11-06-2009, 07:23 PM	#4
Patrick Market Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 104	Re: Best albums of 2009 Agreed! Crowes - Before the Frost Crowes - Until the Freeze Neko Case - Middle Cyclone Ryan Bingham - Roadhouse Sun YMSB - The Show and a bunch I'm surely forgetting... __________________ -Patrick "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.'' -Dave Barry

11-06-2009, 10:57 PM	#5
Rob Fowler bird and mando geek Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Arcata, CA Posts: 20	Re: Best albums of 2009 Just off the top of my head..... -Matt Flinner Trio music du jour I just can't get enough of this album! -Mike Marshall and The Big Trio -Sarah Jarosz Song Up In Her Head and of course there are WAY MORE that this residual swine flu is keeping me from thinking of. Oink, oink....

11-07-2009, 07:24 AM	#6
Fretsman Ronny Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 121	Re: Best albums of 2009 I'll agree with some already mentioned and add.... Levon Helm's - Electric Dirt Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam - Roll Away Derek Trucks - Already Free North Mississippi All Stars - Do It Like We Used To I'm sure there's more I'm just not thinking of, I'm not counting the re-issues or the Woodstock full show releases, Everyone seems to be digging up their own archive material. The more things change, the more they stay the same? __________________ Live Full, Love Deep

11-07-2009, 09:44 AM	#7
Fretsman Ronny Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 121	Re: Best albums of 2009 Winwood & Clapton's new disc of old music is great & Hill Country Revue's "Make A Move" is a nice southern blues romp shuffle. __________________ Live Full, Love Deep

11-07-2009, 10:43 AM	#8
Patrick Market Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 104	Re: Best albums of 2009 And one more... @##$% memory! Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Ready for the Flood __________________ -Patrick "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.'' -Dave Barry

11-07-2009, 02:08 PM	#9
Chief Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Duluth Mn. Posts: 145	Re: Best albums of 2009 Buddy and Julie Miller- Written in Chalk __________________ Chief. Way up North. Breedlove Quartz FF. Blue Star Mando Blaster. Mann SEM 5. Gold flake Mandobird. Wailing resonator mandolin. Johnson resonator mandolin. Gold Tone mandolin banjo. JL Smith 5 string electric.

11-07-2009, 08:03 PM	#10
Larry S Sherman aka Larrydata Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Greenfield, MA Posts: 656 Blog Entries: 4	Re: Best albums of 2009 My tastes are all over the place...here's some of my favorites from this year. I'm sure I forgot something! Top 5 CDs of 2009: Amadou & Miriam - Welcome To Mali Flaming Lips - Embryonic Levon Helm - Electric Dirt Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Neko Case - Middle Cyclone Best mandolin CDs (I haven't picked up Sam Bush's new one yet...so that's the only reason it's not on my list): The Vignola Collective - Gypsy Grass Matt Flinner Trio - Music Du Jour Mike Marshall's Big Trio Sarah Jarosz - Song Up In Her Head Best 2009 jazz CD you've never heard: Rocky Gresset (His Debut Solo CD, jazz, swing, gypsy jazz...member of Selmer 607) Really cool music from 2009: Sometymes Why - Your Heart Is A Glorious Machine Wilco - The Album Oumou Sangare - Seya The Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca Bat For Lashes - Two Suns Florence And The Machine - Lungs Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Modest Mouse - No One's First & You're Last Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer Crystal Method - Divided By Night Dinosaur Jr - Farm Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away Katzenjammer - Le Pop Loudon Wainwright III - High Wide & Handsome (The Charlie Poole Project) Neil Young - Archives Box Set La Roux - La Roux Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead Steve Martin - The Crow Fleck Hussain Meyer - The Melody of Rhythm Triple Concerto Music for Trio The Waifs - Live from The Union of Soul Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! Looking back I see now what a great mandolin year 2008 was...awesome releases by Chris Thile/Edgar Meyer, Punch Bros, Will Patton, and many others. Larry __________________ My Mando Blog My Myspace Page My Photo Album My YouTube Channel

11-07-2009, 11:51 PM	#11
Rob Fowler bird and mando geek Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Arcata, CA Posts: 20	Re: Best albums of 2009 Larry, Do you know who's playing mandolin on the Vignola Collective? Is it Matt Flinner or Josh Pinkham? Couldn't find the info on Vignola's website. Thanks!

11-09-2009, 10:54 AM	#13
Alex Orr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 610	Re: Best albums of 2009 This is my top 30, as of right now. I don't think it's going to change a whole lot. It's nearly a tie at the top. I've never been too impressed with Metric's older stuff (and I'm still not), but I thought Fantasies was just amazing. It's not like they're reinventing the wheel, but it's (IMO) a flawless record of perfectly played, brash, sexy, honest, energetic, new-wave inspired rockers that in general are often insidiously catchy. The Low Anthem record is just phenomenal in the way it creatively mines some somewhat familiar influences on the way to crafting a sublimely beautiful album that is a feast for the ears on headphones. 1. Metric; Fantasies 2. The Low Anthem; Oh My God Charlie Darwin 3. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart; s/t 4. Japandroids; Post-Nothing 5. Built To Spill; There Is No Enemy 6. Dinosaur Jr.; Far 7. Big Pink; A History of Love 8. Sonic Youth; The Eternal 9. Yo La Tengo; Popular Music 10. Phoenix; Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 11. The XX; XX 12. Camera Obscura; My Maudlin Career 13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs; It’s Blitz 14. Drive-By Truckers; The Fine Print 15. Ryan Bingham; Roadhouse Sun 16. Various Artists; Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody’s Dreams 17. Levon Helm; Electric Dirt 18. Axton Kincaid; Silver Dollars 19. Handsome Furs; Face Control 20. The Smith Westerns; The Smith Westerns 21. Wilco; Wilco (The Album) 22. Magnapop; Chase Park 23. Manic Street Preachers; Journal For Plague Lovers 24. We Were Promised Jetpacks; These Four Walls 25. Boston Spaceships, Planets Are Blasted 26. Lightning Dust; Infinite Light 27. St. Vincent; Actor 28. Doves; Kingdon of Rust 29. Morissey; Years of Refusal 30. Fever Ray; s/t

11-09-2009, 02:55 PM	#14
lgc Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 476	Re: Best albums of 2009 Steve James'-Short Blue Stories Betse Ellis-Don't You Wanna Go Shotgun Party-Mean Old Way Atomic Duo-Fat Man and Little Boy __________________ -1