Great Album Purchases of 2005


Have the day at home today all to myself..(such a luxury) So while letting my Cary Amplifier Warm up on this cold day in VA, I have been going through my CD Collection and came across a few great albums I purchased year. Please share some of yours as well.

Chris

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: HOWL
Mike Doughty: Haughty Melodic
Social Distortion: Sex, Love and Rock & Roll
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Cold Roses
Death Cab for Cutie: PLANS
Snow Patrol: Final Straw
Jackson Browne: Acoustic Volume 1
Colin Hay: Man at Work
The Killers: Hot Fuss
My Chemical Romance: 3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge
The Doves: Some Cities
Foo Fighters: In Your Honor
Stereophonics: Language,Sex,Violence, Other
Glen Philips: Winter Pays for Summer
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Great stuff! I am a Rock & Roll junkie as you can probably tell by my selections but I purchase and enjoy all types of music. Keep the recomendations coming! Been listening all day, I cannot believe it is already 4PM... What a great day.

Chris
I'd have to say some of my favorites have been

Beck "Guero"
Jet "Get Born"
Chemical Brothers "Push the bottom"

I've been spinning these discs ALOT lately. Jet, I could listen to for hours during the summer. Everytime I was at home with beer, that CD was playing. "Close your Eyes" by the Chemical Brothers sounds more like a Smashing Pumpkins tune then a Chem Bros tune, its quite brilliant how different this latest effort sounds then the rest of their releases (which I also adore also.

I really do want to check out some Social Distortion, is there a particular album I should start with? I quite like punk, I have a couple albums by Rancid, a bunch of The Clash, and even todays pop punk like Blink 182 is quite fun. I've heard many great things about Social distortion, have to check them out.
Lush,

Nice Selections! Beck Guero is in my car right now. If you like Rancid, try these two Social Distortion albums.

Somewhere between Heaven & Hell
Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll.

Chris
I third the Ryan Adams "Cold Roses" album, great music and great recording. I'll probably buy the CD and take it with me to CES this year.

Also, New Mississippi Allstars "Electric Blue Watermelon". It was Stereophile recording of the month and its just good fun music to play.
Dlwask,

I agree on the Cold Roses Disc. You should also pick Ryan Adams "Love is Hell" full release. It is a Stellar album. I also enjoy "Demolition" and "Rock & Roll" but "Love is Hell" takes the prize IMO.

I will have to check out the Mississippi Allstars. Sounds interesting..

Chris