Best songs of this year?

[Thraxdude666]

The Absence - The Murder
Anterior - The Silent Divide
Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering
Evile - Armoured Assault
Korpiklaani - Let's Drink
Machine Head - Clenching The Fists Of Dissent
Obituary - Evil Ways
Symphony X - Set The World On Fire (The Lie Of Lies)

 

[AchrisK]

Then why are you on a music forum?

I listen to albums.

 

[The Ozzman]

Songs comprise albums.

GTFO

 

[zoidberg]

sorry, im still noobish enough so that im still trying to listen to all the albums of the 80s and 90s to listen to this 'Nu' stuff.

 

[AchrisK]

Songs comprise albums.

GTFO

Albums are made up of songs, but listening to songs =/= listening to albums. Listening to songs is the way pop music fans listen to music. They hear hit song onm the radio and buy album for hit song (or 45 RPM single back in the day) and play said song over and over potentially never hearing the rest of the album.

I realize that in this digital age that listening to songs has become very common for fans of every genre, but I think the song experience is inferior to the album experience. This is especially true from an artist that actually pays attention to album structure. I think Nevermore is way more powerful in album than song. Many others too.

 

[BloodSword]

Ulver-EOS, Amorphis-Her Alone and I,of Crimson Blood, PT-Anesthetize,Nest-Hunt and Shining-Yet another Day of Complete Fucking Desolation.

 

[BloodSword]

Albums are made up of songs, but listening to songs =/= listening to albums. Listening to songs is the way pop music fans listen to music. They hear hit song onm the radio and buy album for hit song (or 45 RPM single back in the day) and play said song over and over potentially never hearing the rest of the album.

I realize that in this digital age that listening to songs has become very common for fans of every genre, but I think the song experience is inferior to the album experience. This is especially true from an artist that actually pays attention to album structure. I think Nevermore is way more powerful in album than song. Many others too.

Completely agree. Especially the quote; "the song experience is inferior to the album experience." I buy albums for the "entire" process, not for 1 or 2 songs.

 

[DirtBikeRazr]

listening to one song on an album is like just looking at the tits on the mona lisa

 

[S<issors]

Albums are made up of songs, but listening to songs =/= listening to albums. Listening to songs is the way pop music fans listen to music. They hear hit song onm the radio and buy album for hit song (or 45 RPM single back in the day) and play said song over and over potentially never hearing the rest of the album.

I realize that in this digital age that listening to songs has become very common for fans of every genre, but I think the song experience is inferior to the album experience. This is especially true from an artist that actually pays attention to album structure. I think Nevermore is way more powerful in album than song. Many others too.

While I agree with this to some degree (huge Floyd fan, refuse to put anything on my MP3 player 'cept whole albums, etc) I think that there is a time and a place for individual songs, and discussing albums allows a level of generality that discussing individual songs does not.

 

[BloodSword]

Ya, man I could really get into smelling her panties. Good point, though. People need to get the "whole" process to accurately understand a piece of musical art. People today want that "instant gratification" for music, you know, the 3-minute tune that just grabs them. Instead, of taking the time to fully appreciate and LISTEN to what's being conveyed. If you don't want to take the time to pay attention, well, go buy a fuckin' Toby Keith cd, and for me please run that fool over with your truck.

 

[AchrisK]

While I agree with this to some degree (huge Floyd fan, refuse to put anything on my MP3 player 'cept whole albums, etc) I think that there is a time and a place for individual songs, and discussing albums allows a level of generality that discussing individual songs does not.

Yeah, songs have their place. I appreciate going to Myspace and checking out bands. But I am so album oriented that I rarely know the name of the songs on an album, and for the most part a discussion of songs is one I can't add much to (which is fine).

 

[Zephyrus]

Hmm, this year is awesome for me and will only get better

Same here, yet I have yet to hear a 2007 album better than my personal favorite from 2006, Aborym's Generator.

 

[BloodSword]

To the Wind-Neurosis is just flat-out excellent!!

 

[Alter]

Interpol-The Lighthouse
Spoon-The Underdog
Wolves In The Throne Room-Dia Artio

 

[el barto]

Mayhem-wall of water
Marduk-imago mortis

 

[cookiecutter]

Same here, yet I have yet to hear a 2007 album better than my personal favorite from 2006, Aborym's Generator.

Same for me (it's obvious what my 06 favorite was ) but I doubt I will hear too many better records for me.

 

[The Ozzman]

That goes for me as well with The Great Cold Distance. Though, The Last Kind Words comes pretty fucking close.

 

[challenge_everything]

Lunar Aurora - Glück

I believe that was released last year. Good album though.

 

[Matt]

Necros Christos - Deathless in Spiritual Evil

That whole album is fucking ace.

Therion "Wand of Abaris"

Hell yeah. I also like "Three Treasures" and "Path to Arcady"

Wolves In The Throne Room-Dia Artio

Yea, that album is good. Overall though Do12S > TH

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I believe that was released last year. Good album though.

Nope :Smug: