Top 10 Albums of 2010

[Davey Boy 2.0]

Harnden?!?

[Esau.]

These are my favourite ten, although Frank Fairfield's album is is a collection of songs from 1916-1964 and Roland White's is a re-mastered for CD version of his 1976 LP, both were probably my favourite of 2010.

I purposely left Dylan off my list because I already had all the tracks on the A+ boot with pretty much the same name, much like every other bootleg series (hence the name right). Although, it pleased me greatly to see it released legit.

• Frank Fairfield's Pawn Records Presents: Unheard Ofs & Forgotten Abouts
• Roland White - 'I Wasn't Born To Rock 'N Roll' (remastered)
• Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust
• Walter Trout - Common Ground
• BluesMotel - Built For Comfort
• Charlie Louvin - Hickory Wind: Live at the Gram Parsons Guitar Pull
  
• Drive-by Truckers - Big To Do
• Various artists - Bloody War : Songs 1924-1939
  
• Trampled By Turtles - Duluth
  
• Trampled By Turtles - Palomino

Favourite label of 2010 : Tompkin's Square. I must of spent roughly $200+ on CDs from them this year. (half my list was released by them...lol)

[meggo]

some input from NPR:

1st article "5 artists you should have known in 2010". you can listen to the songs thru the link.. in a nutshell:

Breathe Owl Breathe

Tame Impala

Macklemore x Ryan Lewis

The Captain Shafts

The Head and the Heart

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131708934/5-artists-you-should-have-known-in-2010?sc=nl&cc=mn-20101203

and 2nd "NPR Music's 50 Favourite Albums of 2010". if i get around to it maybe i'll type those out too! just for fun.

aha! look at them with their handy printable list...

'NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2010'

Recommended by NPR Music Staff

Thomas Ades, Tevot

Agalloch, Marrow Of The Spirit

Aloe Blacc, Good Things

Khaira Arby, Timbuktu Tarab

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

Erykah Badu, New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return Of The Ankh

Big Boi, Sir Lucious Leftfoot...The Son Of Chico Dusty

The Black Keys, Brothers

Brooklyn Rider, Dominant Curve

Buke & Gass, Riposte

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Genuine Negro Jig

Regina Carter, Reverse Thread

Chancha Via Circuito, Rio Arriba

Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest

Issac Delgado, Love

Joyce DiDonato, Rossini: Colbran, The Muse

Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma

Four Tet, There Is Love In You

Vittorio Grigolo, The Italian Tenor

Gyptian, Hold You

Hilary Hahn, Higdon & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

Mary Halvorson Quintet, Saturn Sings

Rita Indiana, El Juidero

Jamey Johnson, The Guitar Song

Jonsi, Go

Seu Jorge And Almaz, Seu Jorge And Almaz

King Sunny Ade, Baba Mo Tunde

Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs, God Willin' And The Creek Don't Rise

LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening

Lower Dens, Twin Hand Movement

Alexander Melnikov, Shostakovich

Janelle Monae, The ArchAndroid

Jason Moran, Ten

Carla Morrison, Mientras Tu Dormias

The National, High Violet

Owen Pallett, Heartland

Sondra Radvanovsky, Verdi Arias

Josh Ritter, So Runs The World Away

Robyn, Body Talk

Kermit Ruffins, Happy Talk

Christian Scott, Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here

Sleigh Bells, Treats

Esperanza Spalding, Chamber Music Society

Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone

Sufjan Stevens, The Age Of Adz

The Tallest Man On Earth, The Wild Hunt

Titus Andronicus, The Monitor

Sharon Van Etten, Epic

Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

http://www.npr.org/series/131413130/npr-music-s-50-favorite-albums-of-2010?sc=nl&cc=asc-20101201

[Northern Wish]

I thought the Ray album was terribly disappointing.

[TimmyB]

1. Neil Young 'Le Noise'

2. Sufjan Stevens 'The Age of Adz'

3. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 'Mojo'

4. The Dead Weather 'Sea of Cowards'

5. Carole King & James Taylor 'Live at the Troubadour'

6. Jenny & Johnny 'I'm Having Fun Now'

7. Phil Collins 'Goin' Back'

8. The Autumn Defense 'Once Around'

9. Leonard Cohen 'Songs From the Road'

10. Rufus Wainwright 'All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu'

[bradm]

So far, my list would include:

• The Barr Brothers - (self-titled)
  
• Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers - (self-titled)
  
• Powerhouse Sound - Oslo/Chicago: Breaks
  

Add

• Kevin Breit - Simple Earnest Plea
  

to my list.

Aloha,

Brad

[fluffhead77]

That tame impala record is really effin solid - love it!

[Groove Fetish]

as far as The National goes....I like a few songs on this like, sorrow, bumblebuzz (I think its called and England. Really like England,

[Freak By Night]

I took a lot of time to think about this. Finally, I realized that the music I listened to this year was mostly live Phish downloads, live bootleg recordings from dime-a-dozen, and a lot of classic rock (I'm old, eh).

I like pretty much all types of music. When it came to compiling my top ten favorites of the year, the task was easy. That's because I only bought 10 new releases this year!

In no particular order, here they are:

Neil Young - le Noise

This one got mixed reviews around here, but I love it.

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier

It took a while to grow on me, but was worth the effort. Heavy rotation on the car stereo this year.

Robert Plant - Band of Joy

Plant has surrounded himself with excellent musicians and has mellowed with age.

Ozzy - Scream

Strong release from the crazy one. Every song is good.

Halford - Made of Metal

I might be including this because Judas Priest was one of my favorite bands years ago, but this solo album rocks!

Bachman & Turner

More "geezer" rock. These brand new tunes are catchy! Randy is great on guitar.

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Does including this give me any "indie cred"? This album rules.

Blue Coupe - Tornado on the Tracks

Two former members of BOC with Alice Cooper's old bass player. Some great songs, including "Angel's Well" written by the late Jim Carroll.

Black Country Communion - self-titled release

Jason Bonham is the drummer, but the real strength in this band is the soulful rock singing of veteran Glenn Hughes.

Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune

Not really "new" but some of the songs were never released before. And it sounds awesome!