[Top 100 Albums Of 2006] Results!

[dajrekshn]

Nik...Tv is 27th , huh? oh well...
can't belive Take That and some other ppl entered this list.

[Ondes Martenot]

15. Placebo - Meds



2595 points
9 votes
highest rank from Cr7Ish (3), Ergf (3), Cirrus Minor (4), linnea (4) and whiteshadows (4)

Reviews:

Metacritic overall: 65/100
NME: 8/10
Pitchfork: 5.1/10
Rolling Stone: 3/5
PopMatters: 4/10
Drowned In Sound: 7/10


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Originally Posted by Slant Magazine
A version of Coldplay's X&Y for the Hot Topic set, Meds finds a successful band doing just a little to tinker with their proven formula--in this case, bombastic melodic hooks supporting straightforward, repetitive lyrical turns-of-phrase--and attempting to pass off a few too many soundalike tracks as thematic coherence.

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Originally Posted by Pitchfork
Meds isn't a terrible album, but there's very little to get excited about on it either, and Placebo's calculated naughtiness is no more convincing than it's ever been.

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Originally Posted by MusicOMH
Darker than its predecessors, the harrowing Meds is as close Placebo have come to that perfect album.

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Originally Posted by NME
Secure, self-aware and even funny, this could well be the masterpiece they've always promised to make.

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Originally Posted by Prefix Magazine
If you are able to ignore the lyrics, you'll be rewarded: the choruses on Meds are catchy.

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[Ondes Martenot]

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Originally Posted by dajrekshn
Nik...Tv is 27th , huh? oh well...
can't belive Take That and some other ppl entered this list.

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the worst is yet to come, though...

[dajrekshn]

Keane, huh?

[busybeeburns]

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the worst is yet to come, though...

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Keane, huh?

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Hey I voted that 1st!

[Ondes Martenot]

14. Richard Ashcroft - Keys to the World



2880 points
12 votes
highest rank from Chris015 (4), coldplay_97 (4) and VERVE (5)

Reviews:

Metacritic overall: 52/100 (one of the worst reviewed albums of 2006)
MusicOMH: 7/10
Rolling Stone: 2/5
NME: 6/10
PopMatters: 5/10
Pitchfork: 2.0/10
Playlouder: 2/5


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Originally Posted by Pitchfork
Swept up in maudlin strings and chintzy brass, Ashcroft blurs his anguished syllables like Tom Petty doing Bob Dylan, embraces U2-jerkoff bombast, and follows his idiosyncratically generic muse into uncharted depths. Keys to the World is as hilariously indulgent as "Trapped in the Closet", if vastly less self-aware; it's also a more laughable satire of contemporary music than Bang Bang Rock 'n' Roll, though less durable and totally accidental.

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The qualities that once made The Verve the nation's top anthemists are recognisably intact on this new effort, from its stately pace to its burnished sense of grandeur.

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Originally Posted by Rolling Stone
In trying to wrest profundity from simplicity, Keys to the World is only profoundly disappointing.

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Originally Posted by AllMusicGuide
Not terribly different [from 'Human Conditions'], though certainly more pastoral and perhaps more middle of the road.

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Originally Posted by Prefix Magazine
Keys to the World does have a few great moments, but it's not the definitive solo record he's been promising.

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[Ondes Martenot]

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apart from no.12 what was a very pleasant surprise for me, the top 15 looks very predictable and at least in 80% quite dreadful for my taste

[dajrekshn]

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Hey I voted that 1st!

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you werent the only one

[Ondes Martenot]

13. Dirty Pretty Things - From Waterloo to Anywhere



2980 points
11 votes
highest rank from coldplay_steph (1), anniep_93 (3), fudge (5), julimp92 (5), Loretin (5) and __therese (5)

Reviews:

Metacritic overall: 72/100
NME: 8/10
Rolling Stone: 3.5/5
Pitchfork: 7.0/10
Playlouder: 3.5/5
Drowned In Sound: 6/10

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Originally Posted by Slant Magazine
Punchy, ragged, and frenetic, Waterloo To Anywhere surges forward, not-so-subtly aping The Strokes, The Clash, and The Ramones as well as delivering that precise buzz that can only be felt by the young, drunk, and excited.

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Originally Posted by AllMusicGuide
Barat's music doesn't have the baggage associated with Doherty's brooding, poetic aspirations, but it doesn't quite have the same impact, either.

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Essentially, Dirty Pretty Things sound like a sober and well-rested version of The Libertines… which honestly takes somea little of the fun away.

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Originally Posted by Prefix Magazine
Although it's a top-heavy record, Waterloo to Anywhere gets stronger with each listen; the melodies come through and the energy that at first seems restrained starts to break free.

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Originally Posted by The Guardian
It doesn't sound like a masterpiece; then again, it does nothing to damage its maker's reputation, which is more than you can say for Doherty's post-Libertines efforts.

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[Ondes Martenot]

12. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit



3150 points
11 votes
highest rank from Jenjie (2), Rev (2), whiteshadows (2), __therese (4) and anniep_93 (5)

Reviews:

Metacritic overall: 78/100
Pitchfork: 8.5/10
cokemachineglow: 83%
Rolling Stone: 3/5
PopMatters: 7/10
The Guardian: 3/5
Stylus Magaazine: B+
NME: 8/10

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Originally Posted by Pitchfork
The band's latest extends their newfound confidence to content as well as delivery, and stands as the finest full-length by Stuart Murdoch and his shifting collaborators since [If You're Feeling Sinister].

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Originally Posted by NME
But while 'Dear Catastrophe Waitress' delivered an aural punch above B&S's usual weight, it wasn't quite the return to form many claimed. That return is delivered here, on 'The Life Pursuit', Belle And Sebastian's seventh album and their best since '...Sinister'.

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Originally Posted by cokemachineglow
The Life Pursuit is unquestionably even more upbeat than its predecessor, but contains newfound degrees of confidence and swagger that elevate it over DCW in nearly every respect, resulting in the finest Belle and Sebastian record top to bottom since Sinister.

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Originally Posted by The Guardian
Literate, droll, moving and often very beautiful, The Life Pursuit certainly isn't a bad album, but it's a disappointment after Dear Catastrophe Waitress.

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Originally Posted by AllMusicGuide
It's not a radical departure for Belle & Sebastian -- there are several intimate, folky numbers that would comfortably fit on their previous records. But having these tunes surrounded by songs that successfully stretch the group's sound gives The Life Pursuit an unexpected, wholly welcome vitality.

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[Ondes Martenot]

11. Damien Rice - 9



3620 points
11 votes
highest rank from maxie1p (1), staring elf (1), Flying Sparks (2), bonita (3) and RadioMad (3)

Reviews:

Metacritic overall: 64/100
MusicOMH: 10/10
Rolling Stone: 3/5
NME: 4/10
Pitchfork: 1.9/10
Stylus Magazine: D
PopMatters: 4/10
Entertainment Weekly: B


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Originally Posted by Entertaiment Weekly
Rice stands apart from the pack because of the genuine beauty and eccentricity of his tunes.

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Originally Posted by Pitchfork
Whenever Rice risks truly touching us emotionally-- say, when he's asking a former lover, "Do you brush your teeth before you kiss?" on "Accidental Babies"-- he undercuts himself with go-nowhere melodies and formulaic arrangements.

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Originally Posted by Stylus Magazine
The biggest problem might be Rice’s vocal technique. On O, he had a tendency to endearingly strain for notes he couldn’t reach. Now, it sounds like he’s purposefully written songs to allow him to overextend his thin voice.

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He's terribly earnest.

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9 is by no means a failure, or even bad, but it dulls in comparison to what Rice can really produce, which makes it disappointing overall.

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[busybeeburns]

Aaagh I forgot to vote for Belle & Sebastian

[Ondes Martenot]

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Aaagh I forgot to vote for Belle & Sebastian

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they could have been higher only if you put them on the 1st spot, no otherwise

[busybeeburns]

[Ondes Martenot]

i think i'll continue with top 10, let's say around 8 PM CET