2011: The Year In Review

[TrueFaith77]

Here’s 2011 through my eyes and ears.

Listed PREFERENTIALLY
U.S. Releases ONLY

TEN BEST MOVIES OF 2011
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/johnde...movies_of_2011
1. WAR HORSE (Steven Spielberg)
2. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (Steven Spielberg)
3. INCENDIES (Denis Villeneuve)
4. POLYTECHNIQUE (Denis Villeneuve)
5. COLOMBIANA (Olivier Megaton)
6. 3 BACKYARDS (Eric Mendelsohn)
7. PROM (Joe Nussbaum)
8. ATTACK THE BLOCK (Joe Cornish)
9. WINNIE THE POOH (Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall)
10. FILM SOCIALISME (Jean-Luc Godard)

TEN BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/johnde...albums_of_2011
1. WATCH THE THRONE, Kanye West & Jay-Z
2. VOYAGE, The Sound of Arrows
3. IN YOUR DREAMS, Stevie Nicks
4. SEEDS WE SOW, Lindsey Buckingham
5. TOMORROW'S WORLD, Erasure
6. FEMME FATALE, Britney Spears
7. THE EXCITEMENT OF MAYBE, Exene Cervenka
8. HURRICANE, Grace Jones
9. I WAKE UP SCREAMING, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
10. LOSTBOY, Lostboy! A.K.A. Jim Kerr

TEN BEST SINGLES OF 2011
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/johnde...ingles_of_2011
1. OTIS, Kanye West & Jay-Z
2. ALPHAVILLE, Bryan Ferry
3. ODE TO THE BOUNCER, Studio Killers
4. WONDERS, The Sound of Arrows
5. WHEN I START TO (BREAK IT ALL DOWN), Erasure
6. TOGETHER, Pet Shop Boys
7. YOU JUST DON'T LOVE ME (Club Mix), David Morales
8. I TOOK A LITTLE SOMETHING (Fred Falke Club Mix), Florrie
9. WAIT & SEE (Richard X Remix), Holy Ghost!
10. POST BREAK-UP SEX, The Vaccines

[TrueFaith77]

anyone else want to assess the year?

[Travisevian]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

10. POST BREAK-UP SEX, The Vaccines

Good song!

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

anyone else want to assess the year?

No, thank you.

[tilthefirefades]

I don't think I watched enough movies to do a top ten for that, but I will for albums since I'm a list lover

1. Drake-Take Care
2. Britney Spears-Femme Fatale
3. Lady Gaga-Born This Way
4. Stevie Nicks-In Your Dreams
5. Jay Z and Kanye West-Watch The Throne
6. Lil Wayne-Tha Carter IV
7. The Cab-Symphony Soldier
8. Mayday Parade-Mayday Parade
9. Keith Sweat-Til The Morning
10. Panic! at the Disco-Vices & Virtues

[KarmaContestant]

I'll post my top albums of the year. I can't do movies - I only saw one 2011 release - Melancholia - and I don't buy singles or really listen to the radio, so although I could name a few I doubt I could get to a top-ten without being reminded.

TEN BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
1. VELOCIRAPTOR!, Kasabian
2. EL CAMINO, The Black Keys
3. THE AWAKENING, James Morrison
4. IN YOUR DREAMS, Stevie Nicks
5. WORLD OF FUNK, Sean Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
6. MINE IS YOURS, Cold War Kids
7. BORN THIS WAY, Lady Gaga (you know, I don't even own this - but I've heard enough to place it on my top-ten)
8. MISSION BELL, Amos Lee
9. ?
10. ?

I am picky... 2010 and 2009 were much better years for music, for me, personally.


TEN BEST SINGLES OF 2011
1. MOVES LIKE JAGGER, Maroon 5
2. 10,000 LOVERS, Ida Maria (Technically not even a single)

...and that's about it. I could pick singles from the abums I listed, but that seems repetitive. Good songs are easy - anyone can have a hit single - but it takes a true artist to create a whole album of great singles.

[bangdrum]

I haven't even BOUGHT ten albums this year (yeah, I know... combination of poor under-employed miser and terrible at actually paying attention to new album releases/new bands). I could do movies, but I'd need to figure out everything I've seen first.

[bluefox4000]

Well i'm not much of a movie guy I can give you some of my top albums.

1. In your Dreams-Ms. Nicks
2. 21-Adele
3. 50 words for Snow-Kate Bush
4. A map of the Floating City-Thomas Dolby
5. Born this Way-Gaga(I like it much better now to consider it up There)
6. New Blood-Peter Gabriel (Love the orchestral re-workings)
7. How to Become Clairvoyant-Robbie Robertson (Probably my fav release this year.)
8. Bad as me-Tom Waits (Nope.....THIS is my fav. lol

I can't think of others right now......i know there are more though.

Mick