DaveyBoy: DaveyBoy's Top 25 Albums Of 2009

DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Amongst those albums a little unlucky to miss out (not necessarily in order) were Thrice, Muse, Animal Collective, The Big Pink, Wolfmother, Kelly Clarkson, Paramore, Dananananaykroyd, A.F.I, The Used, P.O.S & Living Colour.
EVedder27 12.23.09	good stuff Dave, especially 5,6,18, and 24
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Thanks. Oh & btw, De Sylvia is Dave... I am Davey.
EVedder27 12.23.09	yes I should have made that distinction
MentalityOfA 12.23.09	Just got number 2 but haven't listened to it yet, I couldn't get into #24.
Romulus 12.23.09	Still think you would've liked Hurt this year Davey, but still a great list
DiceMan 12.23.09	#24 is gorgeous but I found it terribly difficult to get into. Almost as hard as Radiohead and Animal Collective to be honest with you. The Strokes kind of bridged that gap for me though. Just listen to the melodies and really get into them is kinda how I did it...
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	MentalityOfA, try listening to 'Frengers' first. It is significantly better imo. Romulous, I do have Hurt's 3 albums. I've just listened to the first 2 & don't really like them. I think their newie is improvement, but not enough to make a year-end list. I'm still to give it enough listens to award it a rating though.
loseit13 12.23.09	Fightstar certainly big surprise that album
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Not as much of a surprise re: Fightstar for me, as I really liked their previous LP ('One Day Son...'). Although I have noticed that most people around here preferred their debut. Either/Or, this newie really stretched them with all of the orchestral arrangements.
loseit13 12.23.09	I heard their debut a while ago when they just released it and It didn't really appeal to me but when i heard be human i was hooked
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	I like their debut, but I must admit it took me a while to get into. The grungey vocals especially took a while to sink in for me.
loseit13 12.23.09	Same for me I'm getting their 2 other albums as we speak
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Oh & just as a tease to next week's staff list, if it remains the same as it currently stands, 10 of the albums listed above made the staff top 50. All things considered, I'm happy enough with that.
JWT155 12.23.09	Great list, need to check out the new Blackout LP now.
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Obviously, most people will feel The Blackout is my guilty pleasure pick, but why should I feel guilty for listing an album I simply enjoy listening to. Plus, Strikey loves it.
Douchebag 12.23.09	Ooh! Nice to see Franz and Kasabian. I thought I was alone in really enjoying that Kasabian album. I knew nothing about the band other than they were added to BDO and so I gave the album a shot. It is just such a solid and fun album. love it.
klap 12.23.09	list is so DAVEY, i love it
Kiran 12.23.09	passion pit, yeeeeeeeeeeaaahh, good call davey
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Hey Croc, long time no speak... Hope all is well. I had followed Kasabian through their earlier 2 albums, which are extremely hit & miss compared to this newie. Their debut was also much more synthy & out there. Thanks Rudy. I take that comment as a compliment. It just wouldn't be right if Davey's list was so KLAPPY.
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Kirgasm, I've only recently jumped on the Passion Pit bandwagon, but man that's a helluva fun record. I actually have no idea what it's staying power will be though. It could go either way. If it sticks, I've maybe even under-rated it a little. Ditto for Florence.
klap 12.23.09	can't believe you said klappy. also, can't believe you put kasabian under here. but you're australian i guess i can forgive you
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	As per usual; "I'm on fire"... dang dang dang dang dang, dang dang dang dang.
Vooligan 12.23.09	Needs moar Karnivool, Davey. Jeeeeeeeeeeze...
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Haha. As soon as I saw your user-name Billy, I knew what the comment would be. Sorry mate, if 'Sound Awake' is ever going to grow on me, it's taking it's time doing so. I really struggle with it's length throughout its 2nd half. Maybe if I see them at the Big Day Out, it will help. Oh, and... BIRDS OF TOKYO > KARNIVOOL
Douchebag 12.23.09	I agree actually. Sound Awake is far too long for it's own good. :(
BrahTheSunGod 12.23.09	Great list. Add Thrice, AFI, and POS and you nailed it IMO (though it was the weakest albums thus far from each). The Blackout was surprisingly good too, that was my surprise for the year. Save Our Selves gets stuck in my head way too freaking much. Damn, it really was a good year for post-hardcore, wasn't it
Douglas 12.23.09	List is ok... Kasabian is pure shit though
JWT155 12.23.09	I don't mind Kasabian, haven't been able to hear the new record for myself.
MassiveAttack 12.23.09	I almost vomited when I saw this atrocious list! You should be ashamed of yourself sir!
Douchebag 12.23.09	Gah! The New Kasabian is so fun though Dougie! It's like a soundtrack to an old western movie set in outer space!
Douglas 12.23.09	hence the shitness...
Aids 12.23.09	Be Human is criminally underrated here. Maybe not underrated, but definitely underexposed. Good call.
JWT155 12.23.09	New Fightstar is good but 'The Grand Unification' along withn their first E.P. remain my favorite
AmericnZero02 12.23.09	Solid list Davey. I'm gonna have to check out some of these.
Knott- 12.23.09	Brah, that's because Save Our Selves is a plagiarised song. List positively rules, and I didn't expect to be saying that tbh. 4 of your top 6 are excellent.
Captain North 12.23.09	Dude, the second half of Grey Britain is by far the best half. And Powder to the People is a bit of a miss for Dance Gavin Dance, but cool that we agree on the best tracks from Thursday.
jrowa001 12.23.09	good list.
TheyTookOurJobs 12.23.09	gallows ftw
Metalstyles 12.23.09	whoooo Davey, we have no albums that coincide hahahahahahaha. Wait, I haven't listened to 15 yet, and it sounds like a band more or less up my alley. There's still hope!
Observer 12.23.09	Props for 15, and I should probably give 3 a try. Great list.
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Brah, great to hear that you liked The Blackout so much. Darn catchy fun indeed. And yes, it was great year for post-hardcore, although I'd more correctly say ACCESSIBLE post-hardcore. Just ok Dougie? Boooo. Or should I call you Dougievanhalen. I love you too Marko. Gee, Croatia not making the World Cup has really hit you hard. Just support New Zealand instead. Aids, I agree that 'Be Human' has been overlooked by too many here. Most who hear it, like it. Thanks Zero. I'm expecting some kind of list from you too. Adam, great to hear you liked my list more than you thought you would. As I said elsewhere, I really appreciated your recommendations throughout the year. Hey Tom... We already knew we agreed to disagree on 'Grey Britain' after discussing 'I Dread The Night'. You know I prefer the hookier stuff. As for 'Powder to the People', I can see why many would dislike it. But I just felt that it was the closest track to hit the mark on a 2nd half that really was trying to hit too many targets. Thanks Jeff. As always, I will be interested to have a read of yours. Yeah, give Red a listen MetalStyles. You may like it to some extent. And I'd say add Fightstar to your list also. Thanks Greg. TBH, I probably found Red the hardest to rank. It's an album that grows on me, then grows off me, then grows on me, then grows off me. It's a strange one. Metric was the other tricky one because the highlights are so good. And Passion Pit because I just have no idea what it's replay value will be.
Metalstyles 12.23.09	oh man, I'm a huge nu metal supporter so I'm quite confident that I'll enjoy Red when I get to it. Also, aight, I'll add Fighstar to my list, but only because of you Davey ;)
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	Well, I am the people's staff reviewer Magni... And metal fans are people too... I think.
AliW1993 12.23.09	finally, someone else who mentions franz. 6, 23 and 25 are also amazing
DaveyBoy 12.23.09	TBH Ali, I have to wonder if many people had actually forgotten that Franz album was released this year. After the fantastic first 2 singles ran their course, it seemed to fade from memory a little. Hell, I don't even know what the 3rd single was.
Metalstyles 12.24.09	More or less you're right Davey, I guess we metalheads can consider ourselves "human" (as weird as that may sound). And yeah, you and Trey are definitely peoples staff. By the people, for the people! haha
DaveyBoy 12.24.09	Magnus, you're more human than a human.
Captain North 12.24.09	Oooh, I forgot we agreed to disagree. And hell naw, you like hookier stuff but you don't think Don't Tell Dave is awesome? This is weird..
DaveyBoy 12.24.09	I almost mentioned 'Dont Tell Dave' in my first response. It's a valid point... but I personally think that song goes a touch too far... I don't hate it, but do feel it steps over the line into the immature dancey stuff. If you had told me that Forever The Sickest Kids had recorded it, I'd probably believe it.
klap 12.24.09	people forgot about the franz album because the only great songs WERE the singles :0
Captain North 12.24.09	Yeah, I'll admit the second half of the album is completely out of place with the first.
DaveyBoy 12.24.09	You're a hard man Rudy, but I'll let you go because you used the word "great". I really like 'Bite Hard' though. Agreed Tom. And as I said on my sound-off above, it's not totally a bad thing for variety reason. Soundwave timetables are just about to be released... Hopefully Dance Gavin Dance, RX & Closure In Moscow won't clash with any of the bigger bands.
Captain North 12.24.09	There's a chance I may be getting a press pass into Soundwave, which will be beyond awesome if it happens.
DaveyBoy 12.24.09	Would be cool in one way & not in another way. You can tend to be buzzing around so much that you actually miss some sets you want to see.
Captain North 12.24.09	Ahh, see, half the reason I didn't shell out this year was because there wasn't quite enough MUST SEE sets for me. Glassjaw, Gallows, DGD...that's about it, the rest I know I won't be too bummed out for missing.
DaveyBoy 12.26.09	Then getting your hands on that pass would definitely be a positive. Good luck Tom.
AmericnZero02 12.28.09	Sadly I didn't hear enough records that I enjoyed enough to make a "best albums of 09" list.
StreetlightRock 12.28.09	Seriously good effort with those descriptions man - not quite my dream list, but good on ya.
DaveyBoy 12.28.09	Darn it Zero, I was looking forward to your list. Stop letting life get in the way of music. Haha. Just kidding mate... I'll continue to ask for recos haphazardly. Thanks Alex. I thought this wouldn't be many's dream list around here, so felt that explanations were indeed required.
DaveyBoy 12.21.12	I'd hate to think how many 2009 albums I've listened to since making this list that would/should have been on here.
DaveyBoy 12.21.12	Well, that's a case in point to suggest I wasn't listening to enough albums per year at this stage of my Sputnik life. I don't mind 'New Again' though. Like I said in the blurb, I actually liked that rhythm section. Matt was a beast on the bass.
DaveyBoy 12.21.12	A bit harsh, but semi-agree.