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Share Share on Tumblr	Drew Beringer Written by: Drew Beringer (11/08/06)
	Top Albums of 2006 30) The Hush Sound - Like Vines 29) Set Your Goals - Mutiny 28) These Arms Are Snakes - Easter 27) New Found Glory - Coming Home 26) +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating 25) Saves The Day - Sound The Alarm 24) The Appleseed Cast - Peregrine 23) Young Jeezy - The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 22) Trophy Scars - Alphabet. Alphabets. 21) The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic, and The Path 20) My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade 19) Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead 18) Spitalfield - Better Than Knowing Where You Are 17) The Lawrence Arms - Oh! Calcutta! 16) Copeland - Eat. Sleep. Repeat 15) John Mayer - Contiuum 14) Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now 13) Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me 12) Converge - No Heroes 11) mewithoutYou- Brother, Sister 10) Misery Signals - Mirrors 09) Underoath - Define The Great Line 08) Fear Before The March Of Flames - The Always Open Mouth 07) TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain 06) Thursday - A City by the Light Divided 05) Moneen - The Red Tree 04) Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist 03) The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America 02) Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 01) Damien Rice - 9 ExplanationA lot of good stuff came out this year, especially on the hip hop front. Clipse released one of the best hip hop albums of the new millennium, Deftones returned back to White Pony form, and Moneen and Thursday wrote two of the most personal and touching albums of 2006. But in the end, Damien Rice trumps it all. The way each song is orchestrated, the way he can have his voice completely own the song is amazing. 9 is a brilliant follow up to O and is my favorite album of 2006. Honorable Mention Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics Senses Fail - Still Searching Boys Like Girls - Boys Like Girls Norma Jean - Redeemer Dashboard Confessional - Dusk & Summer AFI - Decemberunderground Latterman - ...We Are Still Alive Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children Heavens - Patent Pending Rise Against - The Sufferer & The Witness Park - Building A Better ______ Murder By Death - In Bocca Al Lupo Muse - Blackholes and Revelations The Killers - Sam's Town The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth This Is Hell - Sundowning Unearth - III: In The Eyes Of Fire Jay-Z - Kingdom Come The Raconteurs – Broken Soldier Boys P.O.S. - Audition The Decemberists - The Crane Wife This Providence - This Providence Kevin Devine - Put Your Ghost To Rest Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope He Is Legend - Suck Out The Poison Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child Thom Yorke - The Eraser The Roots - Game Theory The Matches - Decomposer The Transit War - Miss Your Face Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds The Format - Dog Problems T.I. - King Blood Brothers - Young Machetes Meg&Dia - Something Real The Forecast - In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen ExplanationThis is the list of albums that I believe are worth checking out. Yes it's a long list, big deal, so I like music. Most Disappointing Albums of 2006 04) Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream 03) Alexisonfire - Crisis 02) Head Automatica - Popaganda 01) Over It - Step Outside Yourself ExplanationWas very excited to hear these four albums. Was immediately disappointed after hearing them. Worst Albums of 2006 03) Bleeding Through - The Truth 02) Yellowcard - Lights And Sounds 01) Kevin Federline - Playing With Fire ExplanationOh dear God, these four albums were horrible. Best New Band of 2006 01) Set Your Goals Runner-Up: +44 Best Music Video of 2006 01) MakeDamnSure - Taking Back Sunday Runners-Up: Best Lyrics of 2006 02) Craig Finn - The Hold Steady 01) Kenny Bridges - Moneen ExplanationKenny wrote some of the most personal, beautiful, and agonizing lyrics of 2006. Best Vocals of 2006 03) Aaron Marsh - Copeland 02) Chino Moreno - Deftones 01) Christina Aguilera Biggest Sellouts 01) Panic! At The Disco ExplanationYeah, I’m not gonna lie, I did (and sometimes still do) listen to P!ATD debut. It’s catchy and fun. But anyone would be a fool not to notice and confirm how much this band has changed since 2005. We all know the details, so I’m not going to get into that, but this band is so far up their own asses it's not even comical anymore. Hardest Working Band of 2006 01) My Chemical Romance ExplanationMany bands are worthy of this, and I know I'll get some crap for choosing MCR, but they put so much effort into the whole package. The album artwork, the live show, the theatrics, staying after hours to sign for fans, and most importantly, their music, all show the hard work this band puts day in and out. Best Record Label 02) Epitaph 01) Equal Vision ExplanationSecond year in a row for me, EVR just keeps providing solid records year in and out, and hit a home run with the Dustin Kensrue and Damiera signings. Watch out for Dear and The Headlights as well and expect another big year from this great label in 07. Most Overrated Band 01) Brand New ExplanationYes, Brand New is in my top 10, but the way some people talk about this album makes you think that it was Jesus, Peter, Paul, and John recording this. Most Underrated Bands 06) This Providence 05) Unearth 04) Jonah Matranga 03) The Lawrence Arms 02) The Forecast 01) Spitalfield ExplanationThese six bands are not talked about enough. This Providence isthe diamond in the rough on FBR's roster, while Jonah is one of the most underrated songwriters of our scene. The Forecast are overlooked on Victory's lineup, and Spitalfield is so amazing, it completely puzzles me how Victory missed the boat on that one. Best (Catchiest Song) Single 03) When Your Heart Stops Beating - +44 02) Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance 01) Honestly - Cartel ExplanationYes, I know Cartel released that track in 2005, but it didn't make a huge impact till this summer, and it was my favorite single of the year. Best B-Side 01) Demo 5 - Brand New ExplanationDemo, b-side, whatever. I love this song. Bad Brand New for not putting it on their new album. Worst Single 01) Graduation Day - Head Automatica Best 'Other' Zine Website 02)Decoy Music 01)Punk News ExplanationEven though they hate us, I still like these sites. Band(s) Most Pimped By AP.net 02) The Format 01) Over It Best Band Related DVD 02) Jay-Z - Kingdom Come 01) Every Time I Die - Shit Happens Best Movies of 2006 05) V For Vendetta 04) Snakes On A Plane 03) Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 02) Jackass 2 01) 007: Casino Royale ExplanationThese are the only movies I saw in theaters this year, these are the only movies that really mattered to me. Best TV Shows of 2006 04) Grey's Anatomy 03) Entourage 02) The Office 01) Scrubs The Next Big Thing(s) of 2007 10) Dear And The Headlights 09) Boys Like Girls 08) The Almost 07) Manchester Orchestra 06) Houston Calls 05) All Time Low 04) theAudition 03) The Hush Sound 02) Self Against City 01) Armor For Sleep ExplanationAFS is releasing their major label debut later in 2007 and they should explode with that. Self Against City and Houston Calls are going to save Drive-Thru. theAudition and ATL will make bigger waves in 2007, while Boys Like Girls are going to be the next band headlining huge clubs. Dear And The Headlights should make a nice splash on Equal Vision, while The Almost and Manchester Orchestra have huge potential. Most Anticipated Releases of 2007 This is just a put together list of what albums I am excited for, no specific order and I’m sure I forgot many on the list. Also not counting albums I’ve heard already. Fall Out Boy Relient K Against Me! Explosions In The Sky Bloc Party Coheed & Cambria Thrice Emery Motion City Soundtrack Poison The Well Lifetime The Fall Of Troy Glassjaw Every Time I Die Modest Mouse The Starting Line Comeback Kid Armor For Sleep Alkaline Trio The Bled Bayside Circa Survive Bright Eyes Dillinger Escape Plan Jimmy Eat World Paramore Chiodos Say Anything Ted Leo Norah Jones Anberlin From Autumn To Ashes Rilo Kiley Kanye West Common Talib Kweli The Shins The Good, The Bad, And The Queen Best Songs of 2006 in alphabetical order by band name No It Isn't - +44 Start The Machine - Angels & Airwaves Fate Delivered - The Appleseed Cast Five Minutes To Midnight - Boys Like Girls Jesus - Brand New Wamp Wamp ft. Slim Thug - Clipse Grim Heart/Black Rose - Converge When You Thought You'd Never Stand Out - Copeland 9 Crimes - Damien Rice Beware - Deftones Decoration - The Early November My (Fucking) Deer Hunter - Fear Before The March Of Flames Dog Problems - The Format Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Serpent Sickness - He Is Legend Watching You - Heavens Wine Red - The Hush Sound Beach Chair - Jay-Z Ft Chris Martin Gravity - John Mayer SexyBack - Justin Timberlake Will This Be On The Test? - Latterman Like A Record Player - The Lawrence Arms Stuntin Like My Daddy - Lil Wayne and Birdman In A Sweater Poorly Knit - mewithoutYou Anchor - Misery Signals The Day No One Needed To Know - Moneen Mama - My Chemical Romance Black Republican - Nas feat Jay-Z Connected - New Found Glory Mississippi Burning - Park Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs Fidelity - Regina Spektor Echoes - Set Your Goals ...Listen - Spitalfield Sundowning - This Is Hell Harrowdown Hill - Thom Yorke Autumn Leaves Revisited - Thursday Assistant. Assistants. - Trophy Scars Casting Such A Thin Shadow - Underoath Bury Me A G - Young Jeezy ExplanationMy favorites of 06, makes a hell of a diverse playlist. Album of the YearDamien Rice – 9 A beautiful collection of 10 soul-bearing tracks make this my favorite album of 2006. Vocally, very few can carry a song like Rice can, and each crescendo of the piano and strings are precise and perfectly placed. As good as “O?” It’s way to early to tell, and shouldn’t matter anyways, because this album can stand on its own. Song of the Year"9 Crimes" - Damien Rice Bring on 2007.