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it has taken me forever to do this. and even now i've probably forgotten some really awesome things to add, or say, etc. but here's the best i can do.
Top 25 Albums of 2006: (the order is relative...some could be tied, moved a bit, etc. but this is the closest i could get)
25. Tilly and The Wall - Bottoms of Barrels
24. Chin Up Chin Up - This Harness Can’t Ride Anything
23. +/- - Let's Build A Fire
22. Cobra Starship - While The City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
21. Cold War Kids - Robbers And Cowards
20. Incubus - Light Grenades
19. Umbrellas - Illuminaire
18. Heavens - Patent Pending
17. New Found Glory - Coming Home
16. Anathallo - Floating World
15. The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun
14. The Format - Dog Problems
13. mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
12. Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My!
11. Cursive - Happy Hollow
10. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
9. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
8. Head Automatica - Popaganda
7. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
6. Owen - At Home With Owen
5. Park - Building a Better _____
4. Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat
3. Moneen - The Red Tree
2. Damien Rice - 9
1. Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child
Honorable Mentions: (there are albums i missed that probably deserve this category. these albums were by no means terrible, there just wasn't anything special about them that brought them into the top spots)
Pompeii - Assembly
Forgive Durden - Wonderland
Gatsbys American Dream - Self Titled
The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic, and The Path
Men, Women & Children - Men, Women & Children
Brand New - The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me
Hit The Lights - This Is A Stick Up...Don't Make It A Murder
Spitalfield - Better Than Knowing Where You Are
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Jeremy Enigk - World Waits
Rocky Votolato - Makers
Ray LaMontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Appleseed Cast - Peregrine
Punchline - 37 Everywhere
Brandtson - Hello, Control
Over It - Step Outside Yourself
Jonezetta - Popularity
Liam and Me - There's a Difference
Biggest Disappointments:
New Found Glory - Coming Home
Brand New - The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me
Sugarcult - Lights Out
Plain White T's - Every Second Counts
Angels & Airwaves - We Don't Need to Whisper
AFI - Decemberunderground
Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As Schoolchildren
Biggest Jokes:
The Killers - Sam's Town
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (not gonna lie, loved this album, but it was a joke)
Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds
i'll probably change this around, but here's as close as i can come to a 'perfect' Top 2006 list. i don't feel like explaining my choices much, so if you have a question/comment/concern, you know what to do.
Top 25 Albums of 2006: (the order is relative...some could be tied, moved a bit, etc. but this is the closest i could get)
25. Tilly and The Wall - Bottoms of Barrels
24. Chin Up Chin Up - This Harness Can’t Ride Anything
23. +/- - Let's Build A Fire
22. Cobra Starship - While The City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
21. Cold War Kids - Robbers And Cowards
20. Incubus - Light Grenades
19. Umbrellas - Illuminaire
18. Heavens - Patent Pending
17. New Found Glory - Coming Home
16. Anathallo - Floating World
15. The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun
14. The Format - Dog Problems
13. mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
12. Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My!
11. Cursive - Happy Hollow
10. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
9. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
8. Head Automatica - Popaganda
7. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
6. Owen - At Home With Owen
5. Park - Building a Better _____
4. Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat
3. Moneen - The Red Tree
2. Damien Rice - 9
1. Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child
Honorable Mentions: (there are albums i missed that probably deserve this category. these albums were by no means terrible, there just wasn't anything special about them that brought them into the top spots)
Pompeii - Assembly
Forgive Durden - Wonderland
Gatsbys American Dream - Self Titled
The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic, and The Path
Men, Women & Children - Men, Women & Children
Brand New - The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me
Hit The Lights - This Is A Stick Up...Don't Make It A Murder
Spitalfield - Better Than Knowing Where You Are
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Jeremy Enigk - World Waits
Rocky Votolato - Makers
Ray LaMontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Appleseed Cast - Peregrine
Punchline - 37 Everywhere
Brandtson - Hello, Control
Over It - Step Outside Yourself
Jonezetta - Popularity
Liam and Me - There's a Difference
Biggest Disappointments:
New Found Glory - Coming Home
Brand New - The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me
Sugarcult - Lights Out
Plain White T's - Every Second Counts
Angels & Airwaves - We Don't Need to Whisper
AFI - Decemberunderground
Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As Schoolchildren
Biggest Jokes:
The Killers - Sam's Town
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (not gonna lie, loved this album, but it was a joke)
Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds
i'll probably change this around, but here's as close as i can come to a 'perfect' Top 2006 list. i don't feel like explaining my choices much, so if you have a question/comment/concern, you know what to do.