Greg Thimmes 05-08-05

[Greg Thimmes]

Well its mothers day, I have to work at our hotel from 10 a.m to 10 p.m. for a 900 person brunch. I want to know what you all think are the best albums of the first quarter of this year. Alburms that were released January, February, March (I know im a little behind). I hope to do this every quarter so we can really reflect on what albums were truly amazing in 2005 sense thre are so many. So please put in your top 3 - 5 albums in the first quarter, Im gonna add them all up and run a poll next week. Lets keep the thread clean and to the point, no comments on an album you don't like. If you agree give scene points or something....Thanks guys

[YourLatestVicti]

Acceptance
Gatsby's American Dream
The Academy Is...
Steel Train

[KidLightning]

so many good ones...

Eisley, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, Copeland, Mae, Fall Out Boy (yes I said it and I still love them and all of you naysayers can go take a flying fuck over a rolling doughnut cuz I just don't care), Steel Train, Gatsbys American Dream, Acceptance...it just keeps going.

Edit: whoops I guess I should've read the post a little more closely, but I don't take back anything I said.

[MrChainsaw389]

My favorite records of this year that I can think of off the top of my head are

Kevin Devine
Thunderbirds are now!
System of a Down
Mars Volta
MSI

I may have totally overlooked one or two, forgive me.

[ActorInThisPlay]

Well lets see my favorite albums as of today are

The Starting Line
Acceptance
Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
The Higher

Those sound like some good ones to mention right now...there are so many more though.

[Louise Heng]

The Decemberists - Picaresque
Thunderbirds Are Now! - Justamustache
Single Frame - Body/End/Basement
Stars - Set Yourself on Fire
Hot Hot Heat - Elevator

and I really want to stick Sufjan Stevens - Illinois up there but it doesn't fit in your "first quarter" thing.

[Greg Thimmes]

Mine so far are...

Hidden In Plain View
Anberlin
Don't Look Down
Anberlin

(Jan/Feb/March)

[spotcollins]

The Higher
Days Away
The Academy Is...
Kevin Devine
Motion City Soundtrack
Ben Folds

[dekdog11]

I'm going to have to say Acceptance's "Phantoms" tops my list of albums so far this year. (Even though we've all had it since last year lol, which is why I included it in this post).
Closely behind that The Academy Is... "Almost Here" followed by Copeland's "In Motion."

[romantic rights]

im really behind on picking up new albums but.......
kane hodder, the letters organize, the locust, mindless self indulgence..... yeah im behind on getting albums. im sure the new circa survive is a good one too.

[eraserfairy]

I really like the latest albums by Copeland, The Receiving End of Sirens, Acceptance, and Bright Eyes, but my favorite of the year would definitely be The Decemberists - Picaresque.

EDIT: Whoops, I just looked at the message again, if we're only counting the first three months of the year then I'd take out TREOS and Acceptance and add The Academy Is...

[alkalinexandy]

1. The Falcon - God Don't Make No Trash OR Up Your Ass With Broken Glass
2. Over It - Silverstrand
3. Smoke Or Fire - Above The City
4. Reggie & The Full Effect - Songs Not To Get Married To
5. Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree

It's been a weak first quarter for punk rock. But I can't wait for Alkaline Trio, MxPx, the Transplants, No Use For A Name, the Lawrence Arms, A Wilhelm Scream, the Dropkick Murphys, and Foo Fighters albums to drop in the early summer. There's hope around the corner.

[Greg Thimmes]

Before this gets outta line, im talking about albums that were released in the months of January, February, and March..Then when july hits, we are gonna do April, May June

[LPMagic]

Before this gets outta line, im talking about albums that were released in the months of January, February, and March..Then when july hits, we are gonna do April, May June

My favorite of January-March is Reggie and the Full Effect – Songs Not to Get Married To. I still can't take it out of my stereo.

- Jeff

[KidLightning]

For just those months I would have to go with Eisley, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes and Copeland. I can't remember when most of this stuff came out.

[Vagrant.Kid]

Emanuel
Steel Train
mae
Hidden in plain view
Ben Folds

[McDiggity]

The Academy Is, Armor For Sleep, geez I dunno

2005 is going to be my favourite year for new music

[imirish06]

Steel Train was the best album I've heard of 2005 so far.

[Nate_RAWKS]

(in no particular order)

Motion City Soundtrack "Commit this to Memory"
Kevin Devine "Split the Country Split the Street"
Gatsbys American Dream "Volcano"
The Academy Is... "Almost Here"
The Higher "Histrionics"

EP

SNAILS

[DSCN1854]

Two albums that deserve a mention in this thread:

Bloc Party "Silent Alarm"
Kaddisfly "Buy Our Intentions, We'll Buy You A Unicorn"

[cdep]

Anberlin and HIPV are definitely my favorites

[dashboard1190]

1- The Academy Is...- Almost Here
2- Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
3- Mae- The Everglow
4- Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
5- Murder By Death- Who WIll Survive & What Will Be Left Of Them (I know this didn't come out this year, but I started listening to them this year. If you haven't heard "Desert On Fire" you haven't heard anything.)

[StartingLine182]

Mae
Copeland
Bright Eyes

[dayIdie]

1. anberlin
2. Eisley
3. Mae
4. Copeland
5. Open Hand

[LeftWideOpen]

I'd hafta say Copeland - "In Motion" and Bright Eyes "Digital Ash In a Digital Urn".

[abbreviation]

Comeback Kid
Reggie and the Full Effect
Hidden In Plain View

and of course, Fall Out Boy :)

[bennyspictures]

just for jan feb and march. the academy is, hidden in plain view, copeland, emmanuel, anberlin, and the spitalfield album were al pretty sweet. but my favorite would def be armor for sleep. i think that this cd is better than every cd minus like 5-7 that came out in 2004

[Rufio21]

Mars Volta
Hella
M.I.A
VA. Run the Road
Minus the Bear
Sage Francis
Caribou
Jesu

[chaoticXpunk]

Copeland
Armor for Sleep
Emanuel
Anberlin
Hiddin in Plain View
Mae
Norma Jean
Mars Volta

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[Rufio21]

Comeback Kid
Reggie and the Full Effect
Hidden In Plain View

and of course, Fall Out Boy :)

whats happening when people can mention their favorite albums and mention CBK and Falloutboy in the same sentence. That just doesnt seem right at all. Anyways, the first CBK full length is much better.

[blink621]

Motion City Soundtrack
Anberlin
The Starting Line
Fall Out Boy

[GlassyLight]

The one and only Mars Volta

[abbreviation]

whats happening when people can mention their favorite albums and mention CBK and Falloutboy in the same sentence. That just doesnt seem right at all. Anyways, the first CBK full length is much better.
Nothing is happening. Just because I mention 2 completely different bands just means I like different styles.

I could have mentioned Mozart and then Metallica, would you still think of me differently?

[ActorInThisPlay]

ok well for only jan-march then

Anberlin
Armor For Sleep
Hidden In Plain View
The Academy Is...
Mae
Emanuel

honorable mention for Gym Class Heroes and Weerd Science as well

[Don Trump]

There is no comparison. Kevin Devine is the best album of 2005 so far.

[SicTrnsitGloria]

Anberlin, Hidden In Plain View, Copeland.

[johnarc]

for me, this year has been pretty disappointing so far.

copeland - in motion
the mars volta - frances the mute
the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

that's it so far. armor for sleep, bright eyes, and a few others were good, but I lost love for them fast.

whats happening when people can mention their favorite albums and mention CBK and Falloutboy in the same sentence. That just doesnt seem right at all. Anyways, the first CBK full length is much better.
dude, you like iron and wine and champion. we could be saying the same thing about you, but I won't, because I like iron and wine, champion, and fall out boy. AND the new comeback kid got boring real fast. I agree the first was better.

[theoceanthecity]

my favorite ones so far are:
Circa Survive - Juturna
Mae - The Everglow
Copeland - In Motion
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree

[Gitch]

Reggie and The Full Effect - Songs Not To Get Married To
The Academy Is.. - Almost Here
Spitalfield - Stop Doing Bad Things( I don't know why this album got bashed so much, it's really good)

[Devoid]

mmm my first post! :)

in adding to the band that you have cited (copeland, mae, acceptance, the academy is, anberlin ...), I say

strada - You Have Nothing To Fear
The Verdict - The Quick And The Dead
straylight run - Self Titled
Hit The Lights - Until We Get Caught (ep)
amber pacific - The Possibility And The Promise

[TylerDurden911]

Ok, let's see...
-Armor For Sleep "What to do when you are dead" (Didn't like them before, but this is simply amazing!)
-Over It "Silverstrand" (Great summertime music, and I'm finally proud to say that pop-punk is getting pretty good, with this and...)
-The Academy Is... "Almost Here" (Once again, great album to listen in the sun, with really good, clever lyrics)
-Gatsby's American Dream "Volcano" (AP.net's propaganda department is working! Thanx!)
-Hot Hot Heat "Elevator" (Been a fan for a while, and this record didn't disappoint! Dance motherfuckas!)

So there you have it, but because there are so many upcoming albums I'm really excited about, those 5 might not even go into my year-end best-of list. Anyway, let's keep the great albums and surprises coming!

[redrocket]

Comeback Kid-Wake The Dead
Norma Jean-O God The Aftermath
Giles-Giles (don't ask why, I just love driving to this album)

[TylerDurden911]

Ok, let's see...
-Armor For Sleep "What to do when you are dead" (Didn't like them before, but this is simply amazing!)
-Over It "Silverstrand" (Great summertime music, and I'm finally proud to say that pop-punk is getting pretty good, with this and...)
-The Academy Is... "Almost Here" (Once again, great album to listen in the sun, with really good, clever lyrics)
-Gatsby's American Dream "Volcano" (AP.net's propaganda department is working! Thanx!)
-Hot Hot Heat "Elevator" (Been a fan for a while, and this record didn't disappoint! Dance motherfuckas!)
I just noticed I didn't put any "agressive" music in my list... Would I be softening up in my old age?...

[byebyebeautiful]

"room noises" by eisley.
"between the heart and the synapse" by the receiving end of sirens.
"i'm wide awake it's morning" by bright eyes.
"juturna" by circa survive.
oh, and "ms. leading" by the dear hunter (even though it isn't anything official).
and i'm sure i will love the new decemberists album.

xoxo conor

[Kelley Nicole]

Three to five is really hard since there were more than that that I really liked. These have gotten a lot of play though, more so far than the others I wanted to include.

Bright Eyes, "I'm Wide Awake It's Morning" and "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn"
Decemberists, "Picaresque"
M. Ward, "Transistor Radio"
Of Montreal, "The Sunlandic Twins"

[ForeverInADay]

In no particular order:

Mae - The Everglow
The Academy Is... - Almost Here
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Gatsbys American Dream - Volcano (I used to hate them until I got this album to review)
Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead
Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
Norma Jean - O' God, The Aftermath
The Sound Of Animals Fighting - Tiger And The Duke

The Snake The Cross The Crown - Mander Salis, thats from November, but my god, it's fucking incredible

[you'renotyou]

Top 10 Albums thus far

Armor for sleep-What to do When you are Dead,
The Black Maria-Lead Us to Reason,
Sage Francis-Healthy Distrust,
Bright Eyes-Wide Awake,
Goodwill-Insult, Injury, etc...
Lagwagon-Live in a Dive,
Gratitude-S/T,
Comeback Kid-Wake the Dead,
Bright Eyes-Digital Ash
Hidden in Plainview-Life in Dreaming

[rawrockills]

Acceptance takes the cake as best album so far

close followers are: Anberlin, Mae, Eisley, The Academy Is..., Copeland, Hot Hot Heat, and Forever Changed.

There are so many more to add, but these are the ones getting the highest rotation in the past 4 months

Anyone care discuss the worst albums so far? Or the biggest let downs?

[you'renotyou]

[QUOTE=rawrockillsAnyone care discuss the worst albums so far? Or the biggest let downs?[/QUOTE]

Four biggest letdowns

Over It-Silverstrand-I know its getting a lot of play on this site, but I liked them better when they weren't imitating the SoCal sound that got overplayed 5 years ago.

Open Hand-You and Me-Trustkill=Stoner-rock???

Plain White T's-I prefer the real Jimmy Eat World to the knockoff

V/A-Policia- Aside from the amazing cover by Motion City Soundtrack this just didn't do a thing for me. The copeland cover is horrible it sounds too much like Chris Carraba trying to channel Ben Folds. Awful.

[Gitch]

The Starting Line - Based On A True Story

I just couldn't get into it for some reason.

I also was disappointed by plain white t's new release " All That We Needed" and I was a huge fan of "Stop"

[TylerDurden911]

Biggest letdown so far: A Static Lullaby "Faso Latido"
Even though I don't think it's as awful as a lot of people tend to say, it is still a letdown... I was a huge fan of "And don't forget to breathe", which has been in my player for the last two years, and their new one just doesn't compare. In the last issue of AltPress, they compared the change to the one Hopesfall have gone through on "A Types". I also HATED that album when it came out, but It's actually grown on me a lot. You have to forget the band's past to accept the new sound, and maybe, although I doubt it, the same thing will happen with the latest ASL...

[goddamngourd]

HIPV, The Academy Is..., Mae, Copeland for me...

[littlejohn]

Mae: the everglow
Bright eyes: Im Wide Awake. . .
Copeland: In Motion
Anberlin: Never Take Friendship Personal
The Academy Is. . . Almost Here

i almost for got The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute
and Gratitude
and i cant remeber when circa survive was released but that one and their ep was awesome

[LeftWideOpen]

okay well i think a lotta people missed the whole jan-mar thing, so since we're gonna count releases to date, let me revise my favorites ..

TREOS - Between The Heart and The Synapse
Days Away - Mapping An Invisible World (comes out soon enough heh)

[andis]

Anberlin - "Never Take Friendship Personal"
Copeland - "In Motion"
Mae - "The Everglow"

[akster]

Anberlin :dweeba48:

[kinevil kinevil]

cabrini green ep, acceptance, bright eyes, copeland...

[PaperclipAnemia]

My favorite albums that came out in January-March

1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
2. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning/Digital Ash In A Digital urn
3. Decemberists - Picaresque
4. Mae - The Everglow
5. Over It - Silverstrand

[HailTheHartBrak]

1. Armor For Sleep
2. gatsbys
3. kevin devine

[hackscutter]

the starting line: based on a true story
the HIGHER: histrioinics (sleeper for one of the best albums this year)
Emanuel: soundtrack 2 a head rush
Acceptence: phantoms
the acadamy is .: the new and better fallout boy even though they sound identical and are on the same lable but dont spin around in circles as much


TSL,the Acceptence and the higher would be a dream tour they should definitly conisder!!!!!

[HailTheHartBrak]

the starting line: based on a true story
the HIGHER: histrioinics (sleeper for one of the best albums this year)
Emanuel: soundtrack 2 a head rush
Acceptence: phantoms
the acadamy is .: the new and better fallout boy even though they sound identical and are on the same lable but dont spin around in circles as much


TSL,the Acceptence and the higher would be a dream tour they should definitly conisder!!!!!


:huh: how do fob and academy is sound identical?

[FarPastGone]

Nomra Jean, Emanuel, and The Receiving End of Siren, and Circa Survive (eventhough the last two aren't really 1st quarter of the year.

[Rufio21]

for me, this year has been pretty disappointing so far.

copeland - in motion
the mars volta - frances the mute
the receiving end of sirens - between the heart and the synapse

that's it so far. armor for sleep, bright eyes, and a few others were good, but I lost love for them fast.


dude, you like iron and wine and champion. we could be saying the same thing about you, but I won't, because I like iron and wine, champion, and fall out boy. AND the new comeback kid got boring real fast. I agree the first was better.


the thing is iron and wine and champion are good- fall out boy isnt

Top 10 Albums thus far

Armor for sleep-What to do When you are Dead,
The Black Maria-Lead Us to Reason,
Sage Francis-Healthy Distrust,
Bright Eyes-Wide Awake,
Goodwill-Insult, Injury, etc...
Lagwagon-Live in a Dive,
Gratitude-S/T,
Comeback Kid-Wake the Dead,
Bright Eyes-Digital Ash
Hidden in Plainview-Life in Dreaming

good call on sage and lagwagon

[cht9989]

My favorite of Jan-Mar would have to the The Academy Is... - Almost Here. It's gotten the most plays on my CD player out of any CDs that have been released in the first quarter of the year. Just an enjoyable CD to listen to.

[TheNumberOneFan]

Nine Inch Nails

Jack Johnson

Mae

Armor For Sleep

Acceptance

[Spaulding44]

Hidden in plain view
Armor For Sleep
Starting LIne

I feel really put on the spot

Im lookin forward to see what Thrice and Finch can do to get on my list

[TheNumberOneFan]

i forgot to mention Bleed The Dream... good stuff too

[eric.randalls]

mae
armor for sleep
copeland
gatsby's american dream
treos

.....haven't been listernin to much new stuff lately.

[InaGreendase]

I'm sure my votes will matter about this | | much since no one else is really voting for these, but eh..

Jan.-March

1. Paint It Black - Paradise
2. Comeback Kid - Wake The Dead
3. Smoke Or Fire - Above The City
4. 7 Seconds - Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over!
5. Spitalfield - Stop Doing Bad Things

Really good albums that would make the list if they were proper full-lengths and not compilations/EPs/both:
2. Strike Anywhere - To Live In Discontent
3. No Trigger - Extinction In Stereo EP
4. With Honor / the Distance - Split EP
5. Circa Survive - The Inuit Sessions EP

[Talib Scottie]

Everything except 1 and 2 change damn near every day, but as of May 8, 2005 at 5:57 PM EST:

1 - Gatsby's American Dream
2 - Motion City Soundtrack
3 - Acceptance
4 - The Academy Is...
5 - Kevin Devine

HM
TREOS
Fall Out Boy
Mae
Eisley

Really good at first, but faded:
Armor for Sleep
Anberlin
Gratitude

I didn't quite stick to the Jan-March standards. I don't remember what came out when though...

[Whiskers182]

Mae, Anberlin, Mars Volta, Beck, Eisley

[InaGreendase]

Okay, for anyone that keeps claiming they don't know when certain albums came out...

you're on the Internet. Just load up Interpunk (http://www.interpunk.com) or some (http://www.allmusic.com)thing (http://www.artistdirect.com) and plug it in.

[jagseroni]

4 that were released in the FIRST quarter of 2005 (april and may [tsl, fob, acceptance] aren't in the first quarter)


armor for sleep
copeland
the academy is...
this day and age


skeet.

[Alex Djaferis]

acceptance, armor for sleep, millencolin, mae, jack johnson

[AliveByDeath777]

Acceptance
Mae
Copeland
Comeback Kid

[Indiepowell]

TREOS!!! the new album is amazing, it's godly. Hands down, the receiving end of sirens.

[gerstnej]

Mae
Armor for Sleep


Those made my ears swelter.

[existentialism.]

TREOS
Anberlin
The Academy Is...
The Starting Line
Armor For Sleep

[bleed me bleu]

The Decemberists
Hidden In Plain View
The Rocket Summer
Mae

P.S. (TheEarly November album is going ot take over the world!)

[Achilles]

The Decemberists...nothing will best that record out of the top spot for 2005.

[Gleebo]

You people really have trouble following directions....not only do most of your lists include albums not from Jan/Feb/March, tons of lists have albums not even released yet!!

1. The Academy Is.... "Almost Here"
2. Anberlin "Never Take Freindship Personal"
3. Gratitude "s/t"
4. Spitalfield "Stop Doing Bad Things"
5. Copeland "In Motion
6. The Kaiser Chiefs "Employment"
7. Armor For Sleep "What to Do When You are Dead"
8. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead "Worlds Apart"
9. Hidden In Plain View "Life in Dreaming"
10. Bright Eyes "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn"

[karma2burn]

funny that there are no mentions of a change of pace? although perhaps not considered original by most, "an offer you can't refuse" is definitely better than pretty much EVERY album that anyone has listed on these past 6 pages. perhaps they're still just under the radar at the moment. no wait, i think it is better than any other album out this year so far, sorry about that. over it's silverstrand is another great album that hardly anyone has mentioned. throw in some emanuel and some spitalfield to taste.

[InaGreendase]

"an offer you can't refuse" is definitely better than pretty much EVERY album that anyone has listed on these past 6 pages.

I doubt you've heard the majority of every album listed on the past 6 pages.

[Kelley Nicole]

You people really have trouble following directions....not only do most of your lists include albums not from Jan/Feb/March, tons of lists have albums not even released yet!!

1. The Academy Is.... "Almost Here"
2. Anberlin "Never Take Freindship Personal"
3. Gratitude "s/t"
4. Spitalfield "Stop Doing Bad Things"
5. Copeland "In Motion
6. The Kaiser Chiefs "Employment"
7. Armor For Sleep "What to Do When You are Dead"
8. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead "Worlds Apart"
9. Hidden In Plain View "Life in Dreaming"
10. Bright Eyes "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn"
he also said just 3-5 albums!
but i am one of the ones who put an album from april down accidentally.

[Gleebo]

he also said just 3-5 albums!
but i am one of the ones who put an album from april down accidentally.

I never said I could follow directions either. Ill just pretend like those 10 were ties for 3 to 5 slots.