I can't believe Interpol are not going to get a mention in either. So Far this year it would have to be (Sunset Rubdown will probably be my no. 1 in a week)

Albums

1. Menomena - Friend and Foe
2. National - Boxer
3. Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday

Gigs

1. National - Olympia
2. CYHSY + Cold War Kids + Elvis Perkins - Tripod
3. Handsome Furs - Whelan's

Yeah i havent listened to the Sunset Rubdown album much yet so it could change.

Albums
Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
The National - Boxer

Gigs
The National - Olympia
Handsome Furs - Whelans
Arcade Fire - Olympia

I couldn't narrow the LPs down to less than a top 5 I'm afraid, with further notable mentions to Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Queens of the Stone Age & Siouxsie....

The Good, the Bad and the Queen - The Good, the Bad and the Queen
The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
M.I.A - Kala
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond

Top 3 gigs were -

Jesus & Mary Chain / Erasure - Electric Picnic
Lauryn Hill - Exit Festival, Novi Sad
Terry Callier - Paradiso, Amsterdam

Not a bad year all round!

There are still some on the way in 2007..Wilco, Josh Rouse, PJ Harvey, Mum, etc...but anyway here are my best albums/gigs for Jan-Oct 2007!


Top 3 albums:

God Is An Astronaut~Far From Refuge
Maps~We Can Create
Explosions In The Sky~ All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone


Top 3 gigs:

Mogwai~Somerset House, London
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings/Richard Thompson@Midlands Festival~Belvedere House, Mullingar
The National~Olympia, Dublin


Most overrated album:
Battles~Mirrored

Worst gig:
Cat Power~Tripod, Dublin

top 3 albums
1 - hybrasil : monkey pole
2 - the national : boxer
3 - wilco : sky blue sky

top 3 gigs
1 - ray davies : the waterfront
2 - hybrasil : the dungloe
3 - iggy pop : electric picnic

not really getting in to the spirit of things there, are you?

There is no need to be so pedantic!!

I apologise for my serious breaking of your important rules.

oh my... never realised people could be so serious...

i apologise for giving a "jibe"

now what are your top 3 f**king albums!? go somewhere else if you want to list your top 10...

The word "anal" springs to mind for some reason.

Top Albums

Cathy Davey - Tales of Silversleeve
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
John Haggis & Friends - Back to Christianity

Top Gigs

Wilco - Vicar Street (just know it will be!)
Arcade Fire - Apollo,Manchester
REM - Olympia,Final Night

Top Albums

Delorentos - In Love With Details
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Top Gigs
John Butler Trio - National Stadium (Best gig I've ever been to)
Biffy Clyro - Glastonbury (Will change this to the Ambassador!)
The Coronas - Chasing Bull, Bundoran

Top Albums

BRMC - Baby 81
Kings Of Leon - Because of the Times
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem

Top Gigs

BRMC - Oxygen
Iggy Pop - Electric Picnic
Kings of Leon - Oxygen

Top Albums

King Khan & the Shrines - What Is!
Billy Childish & the MBE - Punk Rock @ the British Legion Hall
Graham Day & the Gaolers - Soundtrack to the Daily Grind

Gigs

Rip Offs - Dirty Water London
Kim Fowley with the Del Shapiros - Primitive Rotterdam
The Monks - Dirty Water London

Someones a garage rock fan.

Is it really that obvious! I quite liked the Richard Hawley "Ladys Bridge" & Candie Payne "I wish i could have you loved you more". Can't really think of anything else that's really grabbed me, ok i admit i have tunnel vision....

Only catching up on this thread now, and am not gonna do the albums, just five gigs, plus lots of honorable mentions. Breaking all the motherf**king rules along the way, ho yes.

Best gigs of 2007:
Wilco in Vicar St (take both gigs, divide by two if necessary)
The Drones at the Ballroom Of Romance
Interpol at Oxegen & RDS (cannae decide)
PJ Harvey at the Olympia
Battles at Primavera, Barcelona

Honorable mentions go to Biffy Clyro for being ridiculously good each of the five times i saw them in 07, CSS for putting on a rather fun Christmas show, Powderfinger in Tripod for unapologetic balls out stadium rock, BRMC in The Village & Ambo for being sexy bastards, Rufus for the glamour, La Rocca get most welcomed home band award, Eagles Of Death Metal for making handlebar mustaches and Irish descendant patriotism cool again, REM for doing it Dublin style, Loudon Wainright III for coolest old folk dude performance, and... thats it I think. A good year for it.

Albums
10 Britney Spears – ‘Black Out’
9 Justin Timberlake – ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’
8 Arcade Fire – ‘Neon Bible’
7 Arctic Monkeys – ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’
6 Holy Fuck – ‘Holy Fuck’
5 Modeselektor – ‘Happy Birthday’
4 Kings of Leon – ‘Because of the Times’
3 PJ Harvey – ‘White Chalk’
2 Burial – ‘Untrue’
1 M.I.A. – ‘Kala’

Gigs
1. Arcade Fire @ Olympia
2. Muse @ Oxegen
3. Young Blood Brass Band @ Whelans
4. PJ Harvey @ Olympia
5. Delorentos @ Whelans (2 night stand) & @ Forum, Waterford
6. Fight Like Apes @ HWCH
7. Modeselketor @ Tivoli
8. Regina Spektor @ Tripod
9. Ham Sandwich @ Whelans (headliner in June)
10. The Gossip @ Oxegen
11. Beastie Boys @ Electric Picnic
12. Pirates (Paul Noonan, Lisa Hannigan etc) @ Spiegeltent
13. Crystal Castles @ Kennedy's
14. Pet Shop Boys @ Garden Party
15. Super Extra Bonus Party & Adebisi Shank @ Voodoo
16. Scream Club @ Boom Boom Room
17. Bat For Lashes @ Electric Picnic
18. Michael Mayer @ Temple Bar Music Centre
19. Drop the Lime @ Kennedy's
20. Pendulum @ Temple Bar Music Centre