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…
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| 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! |
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| 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! |
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| 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 |
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| 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! |
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| 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! |
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| 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! |
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| 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! |
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| 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 |
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| 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! |
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| 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! |
