DaveyBoy: DaveyBoy's Top 40 Albums Of 2010

DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Phew... That took a long while to put together. But now you may realise why I wrote some in-depth "comments' during the year, because it would have took even longer had I not.
IN64 12.28.10	The lack of the national makes your list irrelevant
AtavanHalen 12.28.10	Someone had a shiiiiit yearrrrrrrr
SCREAMorphine 12.28.10	So neat, and good choices The Young And Defensless was good, but I liked the new direction of Tales Don't Tell Themselves and Memory And Humanity so hearing the new Ep was a surprise, but still good
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	The lack of you writing reviews makes you irrelevant. Yep, just as silly a comment. Yep, but it wasn't me DavID. Come on; Parades, Foals & Marina right up there.
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	It is rather neat, isn't it? It's gonna be interesting to see how 'Welcome Home Armageddon' turns out.
kangaroopoo 12.28.10	kudos for the effort on detailed list, DLC nice n high at 5 : ) I liked anberlin, circa, j monae + Amy Mc most from the rest
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Ta kangaroopoo... Were you a Calling All Cars fan or not?
AtavanHalen 12.28.10	"Come on; Parades, Foals & Marina right up there." Lostprophets, Secret and Whisper, Senses Fail, Miami Horror, The Holidays, FFAF That's one shiiiiiiiiiiit year
kangaroopoo 12.28.10	Calling All Cars - didn't know about them, will check them out, thanks
KILL 12.28.10	metal m/
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Glass half empty again DavID. Get postive mannnnn. Ahhh Dave, I don't change my mind like you. I get everything correct right from the start! ;-)
Slum 12.28.10	You have Hurley but not The Monitor? How DARE you sir
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	I really disliked 'The Monitor'. I could hardly get through listening to all of it. The staff were either love or hate with it as well. Where will it end up on the Staff Top 50? Stay tuned & find out.
Vooligan 12.28.10	Calling all cars are great, Roo. Great list, davey. Glad to see dlc so high :)
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Thanks Billy. As a matter of interest, what did you think of We Are The Emergency's LP, if you have heard it?
Vooligan 12.28.10	I've not heard it. Should i have?
Baphomet 12.28.10	I'll be honest DaveyBaby, I didn't expect your list to be this good... though there seems to be an Anberlin album in it... And for God's sake 39 sucks! The guys from fun. are so unfunny it's painful.
LG 12.28.10	Yea for 1 and 21. Boo for 6 and 10 I thought about adding Versa and Senses but there was just to many better albums.
puma35 12.28.10	the inclusion on Foxy Shazam on this list makes me pos
PuddlesPuddles 12.28.10	I could've bet money that you'd have 2 for 1!
LG 12.28.10	I still can't get over the fact 'Shout It Out' didn't make the list.
jrowa001 12.28.10	great list, will def be checking out a few of these b4 the year is over.
Oceans 12.28.10	needs more metal
klap 12.28.10	im surprised you liked menomena. great list
Phideaux 12.28.10	1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12 are awesome. There's a lot of great stuff on here Davey. Lots of stuff on my list to check out too. I'm a little behind.
SoapySoap 12.28.10	Saw Parades coming in at numero uno.
Acanthus 12.28.10	Amazing list, will be using this to check out some of the bands mentioned.
AmericnZero02 12.28.10	Great list, Davey. I haven't heard of a few of these. I'm checking out 21 right now and am really liking what I hear.
Eko 12.28.10	surprised secret and whisper is popping up on a staff list, cool.
Nagrarok 12.28.10	I don't regard 5 as highly but as you know I've highly enjoyed 1, 3, 19 and 20. Nice work Davey.
Gyromania 12.28.10	Excellent list Davey. I'm still putting mine together.
crazyblinddude 12.28.10	Nice list Davey. A fair amount of these would probably be on mine as well, if I made year end lists. I knew Parades would snag your #1 spot though. It's a sweet album. I actually probably wouldn't have checked out some of your top ones if you hadn't reviewed them or recommended them to me at some point.
Brontosaurus 12.28.10	Props for Hurley. Also Fang Island was excellent.
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	They're Aussie & they're sort of rock Billy, so yes you should have heard We Are The Emergency. Baph, I'll take that as a compliment I guess. As for fun., I can see how someone may not like them, but they seem to float my boat. Come on; Quivers Cuomo. LG, I think it's safe to say that we were never gonna fully agree on our top albums. Puddles, that would have been a poor bet... As Parades has been my #1 all year & I've made no secret about it. Lewis, since when I am ever going to get suckered into the group mentality. At worst, I give the albums the group likes a listen. As for Atavan, he's always been a bully. But that DavID Young is a nice fella.
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Thanks Jeff. Rudy, I'm sorty of surprised I liked Menomena as well. If I had only heard 'Mines', I may not have. BUT listening to their other 2 albums (both of which may actually be better) put their discography into context better. I really like their debut LP. Zero, I'm gonna be disappointed waiting for your list again, aren't I? Eko, I'm certain that my list will be the only staff one you see S&W on. Thanks Nag & Gyro... Looking forward to your list Matt, since we roughly have similar tastes in music. Thanks cbd. And you're welcome mate. It's always great to pass on a few albums that someone may not usually have listened to. Thanks Bronto. The best 4 tracks on 'Hurley' could be as good as the best 4 tracks on any album released this year.
pmmets07 12.28.10	very cool list
DaveyBoy 12.28.10	Ta Perry. I've actually been noticing your ratings a lot lately. It seems our tastes aren't that far apart... Although, I'm certain that I lean a fair bit more towards the pop side of things.
Deviant. 12.28.10	Would you look at this list..... Turns out I quite like Amy's first album, and I still don't see what you see in that Miami Horror album but all's well
AliW1993 12.28.10	Nice list Davey, still haven't heard that Parades album...
HallucinogeNick 12.29.10	been waiting for your list Davey. Will fully read later when I get a chance, although I'm a little disappointed that suburbs tops TLF. I feel that the progression Foals made from Antidotes is much greater than that of Neon Bible to Suburbs. But regardless, both are in my top 5 anyway.
Deviant. 12.29.10	ALSO, NICE TO SEE YOU LOSING THE ASHES
00mee 12.29.10	nice list, good to see Perth lads We are the Emergency on here
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	Be quiet Dev... Go wear brown or something. Come on Ali... Get to it. Nick, if this list was done on "progression", then Foals would indeed be #1. But Arcade Fire were already at such a high standard. Thanks 00mee. You a fan of them? I wish they would get more love down under.
LG 12.29.10	What are you talking about? Parades is #2 on my list, and Foals is on it as well.
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	What list?
Baphomet 12.29.10	I love fun. Davey, but that live album is annoying. They are extremely unfunny and they keep pushing it. It's like Carlos Mencia doing hipster jokes.
flalafell 12.29.10	is it bad that i can't find 1 anywhere
LG 12.29.10	My 2010 list duh
AmericnZero02 12.29.10	Nah, I'm gonna make one soon Davey. I got a couple records for xmas that probably need a little more digesting. Since I kind of owe ya, I'll make my 2009 list right now.
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	If I knew who this Peruvian comedian was, I could maybe comment. No it's not flalafell. It's extremely difficult to find now. It seemed easier 6 months ago. Last time I looked a couple of months back, I struggled as well. I can only wish you good luck in your searches, unless someone is nice enough to shoutbox you a link. Woohoo, a Zero list is on its way... Even if its a year late.
Baphomet 12.29.10	If Carlos Mencia was Peruvian I'd shoot myself. Actually I don't know what he is (american born mexican probs) but he is extremely unfunny... youtube him. As for falalfell... it took me about a month so stay strong, bro. It's worth it.
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	You see everybody, the albums I review & think are AOTY take a month to find. I am soooo non-mainstream.
LG 12.29.10	Davey stop trying to convince yourself your not mainstream.
Baphomet 12.29.10	9 Anberlin - Dark is the Way, Light is a Place yup also, it takes a month to find cause dingoes keep eating the guys who upload it.
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	Well, Anberlin don't get played on radio down under, so I'm so non-mainstream.
LG 12.29.10	How do you explain Weezer, LP, Kanye, and JEW?
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	Actually, they hardly get played on Oz radio either. LOL. I'm serious, although Kanye gets a little bit of a run.
Dryden 12.29.10	lol
LG 12.29.10	What the hell is played down ther?
HallucinogeNick 12.29.10	Men At Work mostly
AmericnZero02 12.29.10	Alright it's up Davey.... finally :P I'll do my 2010 list within the next couple days.
WhiteNoise 12.29.10	Awesome to see Calling all Cars on that list, definitley a band to keep an eye on. Weezer I completely forgot about and it's a pretty fun album. No Birds of tokyo? haha
wittwright 12.29.10	Hurray for Lowcountry! I really enjoyed that album, didn't think many others knew about it
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	Good question LG. Mostly lame contemporary r&b stuff, Ke$ha/Gaga/Katy & a lot of Pink. Any rock oriented station is stuck in the 90's or plays stuff like Kings of Leon & Train. Knew you'd like CACars Croc. And no, I had BoT as a weak 3.5. The final 10 or so on this list are solid 3.5's. Hence why I stopped at the strange number of 38 before those 2 EPs. I like 'Lowcountry' wittwright, but I was also sort of disappointed by it. It could have been a lot better. Oh well, glass half full. Going to your list right now Zero.
NailScarredHands 12.29.10	Sweet list, I like how you went to the trouble to actually add a meaningful description for each pick. I haven't heard of #1 but I'm going to check it out.
starry 12.29.10	I like Parades and Local Natives, but what about jj, Surfer Blood, ceo, Age of Adz, Northern Portrait......?
HighandDriving 12.29.10	This is a horrible list, and you're staff? Did you come over from Absolutepunk.net? Are you younger than 18?
mvood 12.29.10	^ lol List is great man, always loved your taste. And Parades is in my top 5 aoty.
DaveyBoy 12.29.10	Thanks NSH. It's been a long process, I can assure you. And #1 is well & truly worth it if you can find it. Starry, most of their albums are a little too indie and/or experimental for my liking. Surfer Blood only just missed the list though. Thanks for the compliment H&D. Most people here think I'm over 80, not under 18. LOL. Ta mvood.
JWT155 12.30.10	Best 2010 list effort wise so far by a mile.
Kiran 12.30.10	nice davey, very nice
DaveyBoy 12.30.10	Jim, you're only saying that coz you're my musical neighbor... Then again, what is all that metal on your pie chart. Rectify that quick smart. I know I am Kiran... But what about my list?
Kiran 12.30.10	apart from your blasphemous disdain for titus andronicus (and that's a huge leap on my part, you're lucky i'm so forgiving), i'd say it does look rather well put together
DaveyBoy 12.30.10	Thanks... And "disdain" is an appropriate word, I'd say.
BrahTheSunGod 12.30.10	Bravo, Davey. Not my top ones personally, but 4, 9, 10, 14, 20, 40 especially own. You liked new Lostprophets? Huh. I still feel like I'm missing something on that record... Also, checking out The Felix Culpa thanks to your descrip tion. Sounds like my kind of thing
DaveyBoy 12.30.10	Thanks Brah. I like Lostprophets full stop. Their sound is close to the epicenter of what I like, if that makes sense. That Felix Culpa album had the ingredients to be top 10, but it's just too much.
Baphomet 12.30.10	Haha Highand is such a fucking loser, again with the absolutepunk.net thingy? At least be more creative.
telebyrd 12.30.10	DaveyBoy, I concur with you opinion of The Monitor. All the hype on Sputnik, but i really couldn't get into it
DaveyBoy 12.30.10	First time I've seen H&D mention it Baph, or I've just ignored the comment in the past. Oh well, to each their own. It's definitely "love or hate" telebyrd. To be fair to the Sputnik staff that like it, the album has popped up on other 'Best of 2010' lists that I have seen.
foreverendeared 12.30.10	I always keep forgetting that The Betrayed is from this year. I've listened to it so much it feels like an album released last year.
DaveyBoy 12.30.10	Too true fe. January released albums are always a tricky proposition come year-end lists.
DaveyBoy 12.31.10	Jomski Beat, I always have trouble figuring out exactly what your taste in music is. Sometimes, it seems like we have really similar likes & then the next it seems we are worlds apart. I will narrow it down one day though. Which reminds me; I need to listen to Locksley.
Fugue 12.31.10	Surprised at 2 and 7 being so high and 32 being so low. Still it's a fairly good list by your standards, although you evidently need to listen to The National, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse and Sufjan.
foreverendeared 12.31.10	bbbbbut 7 is really good!
Fugue 12.31.10	7's alright, probably won't make my list but each to their own. I am incredibly disappointed at the lack of recognition Dark Night of the Soul seems to be getting on these lists though... the ones I've browsed at least.
foreverendeared 12.31.10	yeah I still need to listen to that actually
DaveyBoy 12.31.10	Rosco, whattaya mean "by your standards". I have heard (& rated) Mousey & Horsey and like some of the songs, but I also dislike some of the more experimental tracks. It's just not my thing really. Too depressing... Ditto (if in a different way) for an album like Beach House's.
Fugue 12.31.10	Sorry I forgot you only like happy music ;-). And what I mean is that although I respect you as both a writer and friend your taste in music is somewhat hit-or-miss.
DaveyBoy 12.31.10	Nah, my taste in music is all hit. Where you think it's a miss, is where your taste misses. Got it, good.
LG 12.31.10	Listen to fucking Rishloo and I'll say you have good tastes.
Fugue 12.31.10	...I do.
DaveyBoy 12.31.10	What's this about my loo?
Fugue 12.31.10	LG wants you to Rish it... sounds sexual if you ask me.
DaveyBoy 12.31.10	Which way does your flush?
ironmaiden1204 01.04.11	Where's Deftones & DEP?
DaveyBoy 01.04.11	They're touring around America somewhere I think.