Best thing you heard all year?

[The Nal]

As regards a single memorable song from 2011. "Caramel" by John Grant.

[spwan-of-the-devil]

Haven't done any gigs this year the two I was going to do Postponed would have been Blink 182 and Alkaline Trio.. bar Download and Soni, Couple allready lined up as well as them two though would be Reel Big Fish and Kerrang tour with New Found Glory and Sum 41 playing.

Haven't really brought any Albums this year as well bar old ones so im doing festival performances... and Suprises..

Festival Performances..

Slipknot

Metalica

Linkin Park

Thin Lizzy

The Mars Volta

Suprises..

Pendulam

All Time low..

[kaosmark2]

Thing about the Foos, great drummer, really world class, and a handful of good tunes but apart from that they do nothing for me.

Watched them at IOW (on TV) and apart from the riffy bit at the end of All My Life it all just sounds like bland stadium chug rock to me.

And I prefer Taylors voice to Daves.

[kaosmark2]

Discovered The Sword while supporting Kyuss in Texas. Its fairly old school but dudes rocked hard. Ear bleeding stuff. New album "warp riders" is really good if you like your music with lot of riffs and lots of hair.

[captain futility]

live:

amplifier, nottingham rock city

throwing muses, manchester academy

other lives, manchester deaf institute

esben and the witch, nottingham rescue rooms

the joy formidable, leicester academy

loud:

tao of the dead - ...and you will know us by the trail of dead

david comes to life - fucked up

of scottish blood and sympathies - edinburgh school for the deaf

seasons on earth - meg baird

the harrowing of the north - wiht

[sifi]

The Binges - Motorcylce Song

Otherwise - Has Anyone seen my Good-damn dignity

The Steelwells - Shallow on the Draft EP

Think that's about it.

[Bisque]

This is going to be mediocrely huge.

Best new music I've heard all year.

[windy_miller]

that PJ harvey one really grates on you after a few listens I found. Nowhere near her best. Though i'm not a fan of "look at me! look at me! I hate war and stuff!!" albums

Edited December 9, 2011 by windy_miller

[ralph250]

Maybe not the best thing, but Bill Callahan's most recent is worth a mention.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wZczFrlBXM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=252eksMUdXs

[5co77ie]

Albums of the year for me:

Ry Cooder - Pull Up some Dust and Sit Down

Tom Waits - Bad As Me

Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit

Wilco - The Whole Love

I did like PJ Harveys latest and The Black Keys too. but I've only really heard them once so far.

Also, I gave Bon Iver's album a listen, but its like drowsy formula NyQuil for ears.

Live song of the year:

Art of Almost by Wilco. In Berlin.

[The Nal]

Heard this for the first time last night whilst watching the football - absolutely blown away by it.

Edited December 13, 2011 by The Nal

[5co77ie]

Myself and Wooderson saw him in Berlin a few weeks back. Very good. Good guitar player.

Did they use him for the football highlights Scottie?

[Wooderson]

Heard people groaning about his guitar solo to Natural Rhapsody in the Roundhouse in London - but in Berlin (where it was at least 8 minutes long) they lapped it up. Interesting the little differences.

Nice record though Scott. Lovely on vinyl.

[Steve P]

bits i've liked include

Josh T Pearson

Mariachi El Bronx

TVOTR

Bon Iver

Next year i'm already excited about the new albums from Therapy? and Mark Lanegan. Both out in Feb, a great month for me

[kaosmark2]

Josh T Pearson

[airds]

This years LPs

The truly excellent:

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - From Africa With Fury: Rise

Lou Reed & Metallica - Lulu

The really good

Middleman - Spinning Plates

Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces

Karl Phillips & the Midnight Ramblers - Karl Phillips & the Midnight Ramblers

Skint & Demoralised - This Sporting Life

Favourite gigs of the year

Pulp - Glasto

Abdoujaparov - Bearded Theory

The Amber Herd - Bearded Theory

Scroobius Pip - Cockpit, Leeds

Sound of Rum - Cockpit,Leeds

Middleman - Cockpit, Leeds

Chase & Status - O2, Leeds

Streets - O2, Leeds

Crystal Fighters - Mine, Leeds

Chase & Status must have been good since I was in a really foul mood before they came on. The place was full of dick heads, the beer was shit, the upstairs bars were packed, and the downstairs bars were empty but would only serve you 1 pint at once (in case you gave it to someone under 18), and the support (Red Light) were really really poo, but as soon as C&S came on I forgot all that and loved it

[windy_miller]

I forgot to mention the J Mascis album in my list. Absoultely gorgeous.

[Jackmypie]

Also forgot the latest Fleet Foxes album. This was probably one of my favourite songs of 2011

[timespeedsup]

Albums would be those by:

Tarantism

Dan Donnelly

Mogwai

& finally getting my grubby hands on the lost Levitation album of 1993. Both versions.

Live highlights would be:

Tarantism three times at Alchemy

Most offerings from the dance tent at Alchemy

Queen tribute act (Mercury) headlining Glastonbudget

Attila the Stockbroker at Bearded Theory

Whatever the dance tent pissed all over Athlete with as main stage headliner at Bearded Theory

TwoManTing in the Avalon Cafe at Glasto

Catching Orbital at Glasto after all.

Moz and cider at Glasto. Those there with me will know.

The Levellers at Brixton in the spring, finally being roused from my slumber.

[Alcatraz]

This years Glastonbury was probably the best festival I've had musically, mostly due to Pulp and Kool and the Gang (plus many, many more)

Album wise, I've found myself going back to Metronomy the most over the last couple of months, there are a few songs on that album that can only be described as addictive. Other than that, my memory is shot, although I wasn't dissapointed by White Denim's new album (D as opposed the the re-released one)

For 2012, give me a new Deerhunter album (and tour) and a White Denim tour and I should be a happy boy

Edited December 23, 2011 by Alcatraz