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2009 in music.

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by phaynes12, Apr 11, 2022.

  1. phaynes12

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    The Gaslight Anthem's The '59 Sound won 2008. Let's see who wins 2009.

    Billboard chart-topping albums of 2009:
    Taylor Swift - Fearless (cont. from 2008)
    Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
    The Fray - The Fray
    U2 - No Line on the Horizon
    Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
    Various Artists - Now! That's What I Call Music Vol. 30
    Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
    Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable
    Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana The Movie
    Rick Ross - Deeper than Rap
    Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
    Chrisette Michele - Epiphany
    Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
    Eminem - Relapse
    Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
    The Black Eyed Peas - The END
    Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times
    Various Artists - Now! That's What I Call Music Vol. 31
    Maxwell - Blacksummers'night
    Daughtry - Leave This Town
    Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again
    Fabulous - Loso's Way
    Sugarland - Live on the Inside
    George Strait - Twang
    Reba - Keep On Loving You
    Colbie Caillat - Breakthrough
    Whitney Houston - I Look to You
    Jay Z - The Blueprint 3
    Pearl Jam - Backspacer
    Barbra Streisand - Love is the Answer
    Michael Buble - Crazy Love
    Soundtrack - Twilight: New Moon
    Michael Jackson - This is It
    Carrie Underwood - Play On
    Bon Jovi - The Circle
    John Mayer - Battle Studies
    Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream

    Billboard chart-topping singles of 2009:
    Beyonce - Single Ladies (cont. from 2008)
    Lady Gaga - Just Dance
    Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
    Eminem - Crack a Bottle
    Flo Rida - Right Round
    Lady Gaga - Poker Face
    The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
    The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
    Jay Sean - Down
    Britney Spears - 3
    Owl City - Fireflies
    Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
    Jay Z - Empire State of Mind

    What are your top three albums for 2009? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be:
    1. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
    2. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
    3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

    What are some of the forgotten gems from the year? What is overrated? What did you discover at a young age and what did you discover later?

    YEARS IN MUSIC • forum.chorus.fm
     
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  2. phaynes12 Apr 11, 2022
    (Last edited: Apr 11, 2022)
    phaynes12

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    remaining top 12:
    4. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
    5. Converge - Axe to Fall
    6. Robert Francis - Before Nightfall
    7. Wilco - Wilco
    8. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
    9. Baroness - Blue
    10. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
    11. The Antlers - Hospice
    12. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect

    honorable mentions:
    Alexisonfire - Old Crows / Young Cardinals
    Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue
    Animals as Leaders - Animals as Leaders
    As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
    The Chariot - Wars and Rumors of Wars
    Chevelle - Sci-Fi Crimes
    Clipse - Til the Casket Drops
    Conor Oberst - Outer South
    Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
    Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
    David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
    The Dead Weather - Horehound
    Doomriders - Darkness Come Alive
    Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
    Gallows - Grey Britain
    Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
    Isis - Wavering Radiant
    Japandroids - Post-Nothing
    Kevin Devine - Brother’s Blood
    Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
    The Mars Volta - Octahedron
    Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
    Pearl Jam - Backspacer
    Pelican - What We All Come to Need
    Russian Circles - Geneva
    Silversun Pickups - Swoon
    Sonic Youth - The Eternal
    Thursday - Common Existence
    U2 - No Line on the Horizon
    We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
    The xx - xx
    The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!

    stuff to check out:
    311 - Uplifter
    Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
    Behemoth - Evangelion
    Bonnie Prince Billy - Beware
    John Frusciante - The Empyrean
    Lamb of God - Wrath
    MF Doom - Born Like This
    Miranda Lambert - Revolution
    Wolves in the Throne Room - Black Cascade
     
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  3. Jim Apr 11, 2022
    (Last edited: Apr 11, 2022)
    Jim

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    1. Animal Collective - MPP
    2. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
    3. manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing

    edit: swapped the xx for MO. forgot that was when METN came out.
     
  4. 1. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
    2. Touché Amoré – ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse
    3. Dance Gavin Dance – Happiness

    4. The Antlers – Hospice
    5. Defeater – Lost Ground
    6. Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) – What It Takes to Move Forward
    7. Converge – Axe to Fall
    8. The Swellers – Ups and Downsizing
    9. Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
    10. The Dangerous Summer – Reach for the Sun
    11. Emery – ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
    12. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
    13. Thursday – Common Existence
    14. Paramore – Brand New Eyes
    15. Tyler, the Creator – Bastard
     
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  5. Gianni

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    Gotta assume you meant Converge in your #5 spot, Pat. Although the Chevelle album from this year is solid as well.
     
  6. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    The album I listened to the most in 2009 was Born to Run should I vote for it?
     
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  7. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    1. fun. - Aim & Ignite
    2. Mae - (m)orning
    3. There Will Be Fireworks - There Will Be Fireworks

    This was the year I joined AP and really started following music as it was coming out and making end of year lists. Still have the same top two for the year.

    Aim & Ignite was my first Nate Ruess album and I was completely obsessed that year, I still think it's a pretty perfect album with some of my favourite songwriting ever.

    Despite being just a pretty fleshed out EP, (m)orning is easily my favourite Mae release. The sound and songwriting just hits so perfectly for me, they really did a great job at hitting that morning vibe and "The Fisherman Song" is by far my favourite song by the band.

    There Will Be Fireworks is just a phenomenal album, I love their sound so much. They're fantastic at super soft and delicate songs as well as the super noisy, aggressive moments too. The vocals are fantastic and the lyrics are great too. It's an album that I love more every time I listen to it and I hope they finish their new album soon.

    Honourable mentions;

    4. Fightstar - Be Human; It feels bad not ranking a Fightstar album but There Will Be Fireworks just edged it out. I really love this record though, they experiment a lot with their sound and while it's probably my least favourite of theirs, it's one I appreciate for how unique it is for them.

    5. Relient K - Forget and Not Slow Down; This is where Relient K perfected their sound and wrote the best album of their career. I love pretty much everything about this album.

    6. Deas Vail - Birds and Cages; These guys leveled up here as well, writing stronger, more interesting songs. They have such a great sound and I love the vocals so much.

    7. Imogen Heap - Ellipse; I've always found this a bit inconsistent but it has some incredible songs and most of it is fantastic. Even on the songs I don't love, she's still doing interesting things musically.

    8. Morrissey - Years of Refusal; I think this is my favourite solo Morrissey record, just a great bunch of songs. The most interesting thing I've heard from him musically and lyrically since he left The Smiths.

    9. John Mayer - Battle Studies; A bit of a step down from the incredible Continuum but this is still a great record. Other than the kinda pointless "Crossroads", this is really great.

    10. Enter Shikari - Common Dreads; Super fun album, great energy and aggression. Love the way they mix post-hardcore with electronics and there's always tons of personality in their songwriting.

    11. Ling Tosite Sigure - just A moment; Another fantastic album from this band, I probably like it a little more than their debut but its pretty similar. Tons of energy and sick guitars with both vocalists killing it.

    12. Dance Gavin Dance - Happiness; Probably my favourite Dance Gavin Dance album and I really wish they'd stuck with that line-up for longer. They had such a great vibe going.

    13. Epica - Design Your Universe; This was a huge disappointment at the time but I've really come around to it recently. There's still a few moments I don't care for but most of it is fantastic. "Tides of Time" in particular is incredible.

    14. Paramore - Brand New Eyes; I still think this is the most consistent Paramore album, some really great stuff on here, especially the first four songs.

    15. Thirty Seconds to Mars - This is War; I've always had a lot of fun with this one, the vocals are fantastic and they do a great job at making their music more anthemic without losing the energy, unlike their later material.

    16. Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail; I got really into this in 2009 and then pretty much never listened to Emery again lol. Revisiting it this week though its so good, really love how they layer their vocal melodies.

    17. Regina Spektor - Far; Some really wonderful songs on here, she's got such a great voice and her lyrics are always interesting.

    18. Say Anything - Say Anything; Like IDOTG this has some of my favourite songs of the year, some I don't like much at all and everything in between. "Cemetery" and "Ahh... Men" alone make it worth listening to though.

    19. The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun; I love most of this but it really falls off for me towards the end.

    20. The Used - Artwork; This was another huge disappointment for me in 2009 but its slowly grown on me over time. I really like it these days.

    21. Thrice - Beggars; I still really like this but it's a little less appealing to me after going back and spending time with Illusion and Artist. Still my favourite of their post-Vhiessu stuff.

    22. Cartel - Cycles; This is mostly carried by having a really great first four songs and a fantastic closer. A step down from their first two for me.

    23. Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed; I think this is easily the weakest of Frank's first six albums. It's got probably an EP worth of really great songs and then the rest ranges from good to mediocre. I've never liked The Road.

    24. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing; Like Virgin, I like this a fair bit but nowhere near as much as most people on here/AP seemed to. "Shake it Out" and "I Can Feel a Hot One" are much better than the rest for me.

    25. mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright; This was another big disappointment for me but I'm slowly coming around on it. Its still easily my least favourite by the band but it has some really fantastic moments.

    Since this was the first year I was really looking forward to new releases there's a lot of memorable disappointments for me this year. Along with the ones I've already mentioned, Saosin, Silverstein, Eminem and Boys Like Girls all put out disappointing records.
     
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  8. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Also, getting twitchy looking at those chart-topping singles and remembering the hellish reign of terror Black Eyed Peas enjoyed that summer.
     
  9. bedwettingcosmo

    i like bands who can't sing good Supporter

    1. manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing
    2. kevin devine - brothers blood
    3. mewithoutYou - its all crazy! its all false! its all a dream! it's alright

    animal collective - mpp
    the antlers - hospice
    casiotone for the painfully alone - vs children
    as cities burn - hell or high water
    conor oberst and the mystic valley band - outer south
    grizzly bear - veckatimest
    rx bandits - mandala
    candy claws - in the dream of the sea life
    title fight - the last thing you forget
    thrice - beggars
    david bazan - curse your branches
    freelance whales - weathervanes
    monsters of folk - s/t
    small black - s/t
    ex wife - everything was beautiful
    person l - the positives
     
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  10. phaynes12

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    i did lol. edited. and agreed, it’s in my honorable mention list
     
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  11. phaynes12

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    kind of a bland year overall. i love my top 2 but after that it’s a bunch of stuff that is just fine
     
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  12. SpyKi

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    1. Say Anything - Cemetery
    2. Mae - The Fisherman Song (We All Need Love)
    3. Epica - Tides of Time
    4. fun. - Be Calm
    5. Fightstar - Give Me the Sky
    6. Relient K - I Don't Need a Soul
    7. There Will Be Fireworks - We Sleep Through the Bombs
    8. Imogen Heap - Half Life
    9. Ling Tosite Sigure - Hakai Yono Yume
    10. Deas Vail - Birds
    11. Morrissey - When I Last Spoke to Carol
    12. The Dangerous Summer - Where I Want to Be
    13. Emery - Dear Death, Part 2
    14. John Mayer - Edge of Desire
    15. Regina Spektor - The Calculation
    16. The Used - Sold My Soul
    17. Cartel - Retrograde
    18. Dance Gavin Dance - Carl Barker
    19. Thirty Seconds to Mars - Night of the Hunter
    20. Paramore - Careful
    21. mewithoutYou - The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie
    22. Enter Shikari - Juggernauts
    23. Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out
    24. Frank Turner - Live Fast Die Old
    25. Tegan and Sara - The Ocean

    Favourite songs.
     
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  13. cyclones_37

    I built this vessel and it could capsize anytime Supporter

    2009
    1. Relient K – Forget and Not Slow Down
    2. As Cities Burn – Hell or High Water
    3. The Elms – The Great American Midrange

    4. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
    5. Thrice - Beggars
    6. Sherwood - QU
    7. fun – Aim and Ignite
    8. mewithoutYou – It’s All Crazy…
    9. Mae – Morning EP
    10. Needtobreathe – The Outsiders
    11. Gasoline Heart – Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used to Be
    12. Silversun Pickups – Swoon
    13. Switchfoot – Hello Hurricane
    14. Say Anything – S/T
    15. Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
     
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  14. Jim

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    I came into this thing "hell yeah 2009 ruled" and realized that was not the case.
     
  15. Gianni

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    I always think of this year and being just completely obsessed with what "the other site" considered good around that time. Trying to convince myself that the Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, and The XX albums were the best things to ever exist, but never REALLY connected with any of them, except maybe Grizzly Bear and a few tracks on Animal Collective. Other faves of theirs like Phoenix and Passion Pit were better IMO, but still.... a weird year.

    It's crazy how the people you associate with around a certain time can influence your listening habits so much. I'd like to think I've gotten better at that and 2009 was certainly a low point for "thinking for myself".
     
  16. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    I remember I tried all of those out too and immediately decided they were not for me lol. I do kinda want to give them another try at some point to see if I get more out of them now.
     
  17. phaynes12

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    i don't think either of the crazy big AP.net albums or the crazy big pitchfork albums have held up well at all, with the exception of Phoenix. the Antlers album would have won this year for me up until about 2014
     
  18. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Yep, I remember trying and failing to like that Animal Collective album so many times. Not for me.

    Will always remember @phaynes12 listening to that Dirty Projectors LP for MWE one year and just absolutely tearing it to shreds, lol
     
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  19. Gianni

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    If you get around to this - try to also check out the b-sides/outtakes from this era - all available on streaming on their "Archive" collection.

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    In many fans' opinions, Uplifter suffered from sequencing/song selection issues. "Sun Come Through" particularly is a fan favorite among their best.
     
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  20. soggytime

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    1. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day
    2. Say Anything - Say Anything
    3. Taking Back Sunday - New Again

    ALSO
    Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
    MF DOOM - BORN LIKE THIS
    Lil Wayne - No Ceilings
    Drake - So Far Gone
    Bomb the Music Industry! - SCRAMBLES
    Paramore - Brand New Eyes
    Young Money - We Are Young Money
    A Day To Remember - Homesick
    Brand New - Daisy
    Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
    Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    The Antlers - Hospice
    Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon
    The XX - xx
    Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. 11
    The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun
    Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
    Converge - Axe to Fall
    Thursday - Common Existence
    Enter Shikari - Common Dreads
    Set Your Goals - This Will Be the Death Of Us
    New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
    John Mayer - Battle Studies
    Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major
    All Time Low - Nothing Personal
    Thrice - Beggars
    Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
    Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
    As Tall As Lions - You Can't Take It With You
     
  21. williek311

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    Still one of my favorite and most played Power Trip songs.
     
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  22. The Emologist

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    1. Thrice - Beggars
    2. As Tall as Lions - You Can't Take It with You
    3. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals

    Super underwhelming year for me.
     
  23. Surfwax

    bring on the major leagues

    Y’all are nuts. MPP and Bitte Orca are both incredible. Both bands fell off a cliff shortly after, but those two albums hold up perfectly imo.

    obligatory this is not my list post
     
  24. Pepetito

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    What is "the other site'?
     
  25. williek311

    @wearthicksocks Prestigious

    1. Iron Age - The Sleeping Eye (maybe my favorite hc/metal album of all time. Rip wade)
    2. Power Trip - Armageddon Blues (RIP Riley)
    3. Raekwon - OB4CLII