Best Albums of 2018... So Far!
Posted by: Tony2011 on 05 December 2018
Ok, I think there has been quite a lot of new and good music, by new and also stablished artists, and enough to suit all tastes this year but there were three albums which did standout for me. They were, in no particular order:
Merrie Land by The Good, The Bad and The Queen,
Heaven & Earth by Kwasi Washington
and Collapse by Aphex Twin
So, what albums put a smile on your face this year?
Surprisingly, or maybe not considering 30 years since as a genre known commonplace - Techno has been gifted with a couple of gems.
Blawan. Wet Will Always Dry. Shows what a young inventive mind can do to fresh it up .
Mr Fingers. Cerebral Hemispheres. Shows what a true master is cabable of.
His best work since the almighty trio of Paul Weller (self titled), Wild Wood and Stanley Road in the 1990s and best release since the acoustic live LP Days of Speed. If you haven't already given this a spin it's available on all the streaming platforms.
TOBYJUG posted:
What’s this ?
David Crosby - Here If You Listen.
I'm not sure whether this is the best album of 2018, but it's certainly one of the most remarkable. After years of not much, we suddenly have a fourth album in as many years. When he sings about "thinking about Dying, and trying to do it well" on Your Own Ride, you wonder whether he's racing against time to get as much of the music inside of him out and onto tape before the inevitable. Hang in there Croz. Here's to the next album(s)...
Bert Schurink posted:TOBYJUG posted:
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Primal Scream - The Original Memphis Recordings.
The "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" album, as originally recorded at Advent, Memphis, which has gone to the top of my list.
Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son.
Ry gets back to just playing his guitar and singing, rather than the "themed" albums of late, and this album is all the better for it.
Billy Gibbons - The Big Bad Blues.
The Reverend get back to his blues roots, and absolutely nails this collection of blues classics.
My favourite of the year, Elles Springs - Reveal, brilliant young singer-songwriter I discovered at the Vertere room at a hifi show.
Followed by two old faves, Christy Moore career retrospective (On the Road), his most loved songs recorded live across 3 years of gigs, brilliant Irish folk
and Richard Thompson producing an album (13 Rivers) as great as anything he’s ever done, great songs, master guitarist and a world-class rhythm section.
Two I play a lot.
Richard Dane posted:David Crosby - Here If You Listen.
I'm not sure whether this is the best album of 2018, but it's certainly one of the most remarkable. After years of not much, we suddenly have a fourth album in as many years. When he sings about "thinking about Dying, and trying to do it well" on Your Own Ride, you wonder whether he's racing against time to get as much of the music inside of him out and onto tape before the inevitable. Hang in there Croz. Here's to the next album(s)...
Absolute belter of an album. Definitely in my top 5 this year.
TOBYJUG posted:Bert Schurink posted:TOBYJUG posted:
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Sounds like the music is skipping. Dreadful to my ears.
Eoink mentions this above and, having just got it and listened to it once, it is certainly one of the best releases of 2018.
TOBYJUG posted:Bert Schurink posted:TOBYJUG posted:
What’s this ?
Oh that is truly awful. To my ears, at least.
I know I have already posted 3, but having listened to this last night, I think it deserves mention here. A stunning country rock album, impassioned angry songs, sung with real fire and played superbly. A real vinyl album, despite being a 2018 recording, it runs to about 40 minutes.
Dave J posted:Richard Dane posted:David Crosby - Here If You Listen.
I'm not sure whether this is the best album of 2018, but it's certainly one of the most remarkable. After years of not much, we suddenly have a fourth album in as many years. When he sings about "thinking about Dying, and trying to do it well" on Your Own Ride, you wonder whether he's racing against time to get as much of the music inside of him out and onto tape before the inevitable. Hang in there Croz. Here's to the next album(s)...
Absolute belter of an album. Definitely in my top 5 this year.
Anothe big ‘plus one’. A beauty.
G
GraemeH posted:Dave J posted:Richard Dane posted:David Crosby - Here If You Listen.
I'm not sure whether this is the best album of 2018, but it's certainly one of the most remarkable. After years of not much, we suddenly have a fourth album in as many years. When he sings about "thinking about Dying, and trying to do it well" on Your Own Ride, you wonder whether he's racing against time to get as much of the music inside of him out and onto tape before the inevitable. Hang in there Croz. Here's to the next album(s)...
Absolute belter of an album. Definitely in my top 5 this year.
Anothe big ‘plus one’. A beauty.
G
« la classe »...., in french. Nice album. I prefer personally « Croz » from 2014, but both are excellent.
winkyincanada posted:TOBYJUG posted:Bert Schurink posted:TOBYJUG posted:
What’s this ?
Oh that is truly awful. To my ears, at least.
+1. i have heard it so many times. No interest at all.
French Rooster posted:winkyincanada posted:TOBYJUG posted:Bert Schurink posted:TOBYJUG posted:
What’s this ?
Oh that is truly awful. To my ears, at least.
+1. i have heard it so many times. No interest at all.
Ok, I just had to find out for myself, never heard of her. But come on people, a little dramatic aren't we? Not that horrific... Not maybe my thing, but really?