Top 10 Albums of 2011 (MMJ Forum Members Compendium)

[e_wind]

Okay, its December. Lets do it. I realize that Tuesday holds two big releases (The Black Keys and The Roots), but I can say comfortably that they won't be on my list, so other people feel free to wait until next week.

RULES (COPIED FROM LAST YEAR):

Original US Release year 2011 (no rereleases,etc)
Long Play (No EP, compilation,etc)
Your top 5 Albums the top 10 albums in total points will be the TOP 10.
Assign a total of 50 points amongst your 5 albums
A maximum of 15 pts. for any one album and a minimum of 1 pt.

Post your selections and points by themselves. Then paste in the list, adding any albums w/ points that aren't on the list and distributing any new points onto the score of existing entries.



Albums:
1. Middle Brother - Middle Brother - 12
2. The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart - 11
3. Wilco - The Whole Love - 11
4. My Morning Jacket - Circuital - 9
5. Iron and Wine - Kiss Eachother Clean - 7

[danz]

I think there's only five album this year that I liked:
MMJ - Circuital - 12
The Wave Pictures - Beer in the Breakers - 11
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient - 8
Real Estate - Days - 8
Stephen Malkmus & the Jinx - Mirror Traffic - 11

edit: scored now ;)

[e_wind]

you gotta score em! in the end we consolidate the list to find out the general consensus. 15 point max equalling 50 total

[headhunter]

Always tough but .....

1. Middle Brother - Middle Brother             13
2. Drive-By Truckers - Go Go Boots            13
3. Jason Isbell - Here We Rest                   9
4. Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong                     8
5. Wilco - The Whole Love                          7


giving honorable mention to the following  (because only 5 is not enough)

frank turner-england keep my bones, hayes carll-kmag yoyo, lucinda williams-blessed, mmj-circuital, belle brigade - self titled debut, decemberists-king is dead, low anthem-smart flesh, willie nile- the innocent ones, john hiatt- dirty jeans and mudslide hymns

[e_wind]

I need to check out Jason Isbell I keep hearing its great.

[headhunter]

I need to check out Jason Isbell I keep hearing its great.

Jason is awesome and I think his star is on the rise.  Penny and I saw him in October and  I'd recommend you catch him in a small venue while you still can.

[Northern Neighbour]

I'll post my top albums for 2011 when 2011 is over.   ;)

There's still some more music to be released this month.

[capt. scotty]

You should probably change the OP to say:

Original US Release year 2011 (no rereleases,etc)   ;)



...I still dont like the 15 point max thing, it doesnt give enough of a difference between #1 and #5 as apparent by the first few lists, but oh well...

Itll be awhile until I figure out my top 5

[e_wind]

We got:

Middle Brother - Middle Brother - 25
My Morning Jacket - Circuital - 21
Wilco - The Whole Love - 18
Drive-By Truckers - Go Go Boots            13
The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart - 11
The Wave Pictures - Beer in the Breakers - 11
Stephen Malkmus & the Jinx - Mirror Traffic - 11
Jason Isbell - Here We Rest                   9
Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong                     8
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient - 8
Real Estate - Days - 8
Iron and Wine - Kiss Eachother Clean - 7




got catch scotty. we don't need to re-rate 2010

[capt. scotty]

And yeah, still havent listened to Middle Bro yet, so I guess thats on the to-do list

[Penny Lane]

Very tough:

Middle Brother  16
Jason Isbell  14
Felice Brothers  8
Kurt Vile  7
Low Anthem  5

so we have:


Middle Brother  - 41
My Morning Jacket - 21
Jason Isbell - 23
Wilco - 18
Drive-By Truckers - 13
The Head and the Heart  - 11
The Wave Pictures  - 11
Stephen Malkmus & the Jinx  - 11
Felice Brothers - 8
Dawes - 8
The War on Drugs  - 8
Real Estate - Days - 8
Iron and Wine -  - 7
Kurt Vile - 7
Low Anthem - 5

[ironmike]

wu lyf -go tell fire to the mountain  - 14
youth lagoon -year of hibernation - 12
the war on drugs - slave ambient -11
action bronson -dr.lector -8
the roots -undun - 5

would have put middle bro on here but i cant stand the dude from dawes - he makes me cringe

[MrWhippy]

Very tough to narrow it down to 5, but here goes:

Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean 12
The Decemberists - The King is Dead 11
Radiohead - The King of Limbs 10
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake 10
Gillian Welch - The Harrow and the Harvest 7

[Edited due to forgetting about Miss PJ the first time.]

[Ob1jacobe]

First post.  Hello y'all!

The Antlers - Burst Apart - 12
Wilco - The Whole Love - 11
The War on Drugs - slave ambient - 10
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - 9
My Morning Jacket - Circuital - 8

Looking forward to catching MMJ in Dallas next week.

[kotchishm]

I think there's only five album this year that I liked:
MMJ - Circuital - 12
The Wave Pictures - Beer in the Breakers - 11
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient - 8
Real Estate - Days - 8Stephen Malkmus & the Jinx - Mirror Traffic - 11

edit: scored now ;)

Finally someone else for Real Estate!

1. My Morning Jacket - Circuital - 9
2. Decemberists - The King is Dead - 8
3. Real Estate - Days - 10
4. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver - 13
5. Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials - 10

[Crispy]

I just heard about Real Estate yesterday! Great stuff, but haven't listened enough to put on my list.

1. Circuital: 10
2. The Head and the Heart - s/t: 10
3. Grouplove - Never Trust a Happy Song: 10
4. The Belle Brigade - s/t: 10
5. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar: 10

I am aware that selections 2-4 may all be the same record, but I don't care, I love them.

[kotchishm]

My Morning Jacket - 48
Middle Brother  - 41
The War on Drugs  - 29
Wilco - 29
Jason Isbell - 23
The Head and the Heart  - 21
Iron and Wine -  - 19
Real Estate - Days - 18
Wu Lyf - 14
Drive-By Truckers - 13
Bon Iver - 13
The Antlers - 12
Youth Lagoon - 12
The Wave Pictures  - 11
Stephen Malkmus & the Jinx  - 11
Radiohead - 10
Florence and the Machine - 10
The Joy Formidable - 10
The Belle Brigade - 10
Grouplove - 10
PJ Harvey - 10
Gillian Welch - 10
Girls - 9
Felice Brothers - 8
Dawes - 8
Decemberists - 8
Action Bronson - 8
Kurt Vile - 7
Low Anthem - 5
The Roots - 5

[Northern Neighbour]

While I know this is a Jacket forum, I'm surprised how many people have Circuital in their top-5.  IMO, it's nowhere near my top-5 for this year.  Right now, albums that I am considering for my top-5 include (but not in order):

- The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
- Bon Iver - Bon Iver
- The Antlers - Burst Apart
- PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
- M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
- Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong
- Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream
- Wilco - The Whole Love

[Crispy]

New, new updated totals (and changed Jinx to Jicks) 



1. My Morning Jacket: 48
2. Middle Brother: 41
3. Wilco: 29
4. The War on Drugs: 29
5. Jason Isbell: 23
6. The Head and the Heart: 21
7. Iron and Wine: 19
8. The Decemberists: 19
9. Real Estate: 18
10. WU LYF: 14
11. Drive-By Truckers: 13
12. Bon Iver: 13
13. Youth Lagoon: 12
14. The Antlers: 12
15. The Wave Pictures: 11
16. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: 11
17. Radiohead: 10
18. PJ Harvey: 10
19. Real Estate: 10
20. Florence and the Machine: 10
21. Grouplove: 10
22. The Belle Brigade: 10
23. The Joy Formidable: 10
24. Girls: 9
25. Felice Brothers: 8
26. Dawes: 8
27. Action Bronson: 8
28. Kurt Vile: 7
29. Gillian Welch: 7
30. Low Anthem: 5
31. The Roots: 5

[SaraBananaBear]

My Morning Jacket  - 15
Bright Eyes - 15
The Head and the Heart - 12
Noah and the Whale - 5
Fleet Foxes - 3

I hope I got this right... math was never my thing ;)

1. My Morning Jacket: 63
2. Middle Brother: 41
3. The Head and the Heart: 33
4. Wilco: 29
5. The War on Drugs: 29
6. Jason Isbell: 23
7. Iron and Wine: 19
8. The Decemberists: 19
9. Real Estate: 18
10. Bright Eyes: 15
11. WU LYF: 14
12. Drive-By Truckers: 13
13. Bon Iver: 13
14. Youth Lagoon: 12
15. The Antlers: 12
16. The Wave Pictures: 11
17. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: 11
18. Radiohead: 10
19. PJ Harvey: 10
20. Real Estate: 10
21. Florence and the Machine: 10
22. Grouplove: 10
23. The Belle Brigade: 10
24. The Joy Formidable: 10
25. Girls: 9
26. Felice Brothers: 8
27. Dawes: 8
28. Action Bronson: 8
29. Kurt Vile: 7
30. Gillian Welch: 7
31. Low Anthem: 5
32. The Roots: 5
33. Noah and the Whale: 5
34. Fleet Foxes: 3