* The opinions of Mr. Champlin are absolutely no reflection on the owner/creator of this blog. Where the F is Brandon Flowers Ricky?????? Just Kidding, Ricky has great musical taste. Enjoy! I'll be back tomorrow or Monday with the next ten movies.
2010 was actually a pretty good year for music, this year i actually had more than 10 albums for my yearly top ten list, whereas in the past i have struggled to come up with 10. Honorable Mention this year goes to Jack Johnsons "To the Sea" which i thought was way better than his last one "Sleep Through the Static" which i thought was maybe a tad too slow for a JJ album. Also getting Honorable Mention was Girl Talks "All Day" which is just a great mashup album done by the best in the buisness which you can download for free at http://www.illegal-art.net/allday/ . Without further ado here are my top albums for 2010
10. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise My friends have been getting on me for years about not liking these guys and while I started to come around a bit on there debut "Juturna" this was the one that made me start listening to them seriously. I think it might be a tad poppier than the previously two albums which is fine by me. You are probably either going to like or hate the singer immediately so its up to you to decide
Top Tracks: "Get Out" "I Felt Free" and "Glass Arrows"
Here is "Get Out" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAQEx_Itfw
9. The Damned Things - Ironiclast Getting their name from the Ram Jam tune "Black Betty" this band is an amalgamation of members of Fall Out Boy, Anthrax and Every Time I Die which come together to play some pretty solid party rock. These guys don't take themselves too seriously and the songs kinda take on that persona as well, party rock mixed in with just a little southern rock. An overall good time
Top Tracks: "Black Heart" "Bad Blood" and "We've got a Situation Here"
Here is "Situation" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMANR-wrg7o
8. Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World Another band that doesn't take themselves too serious is this five piece Poppunk/Hardcore band from Worcester, Mass. While this one still has the loose vibe of their previous album Rise or Die Trying a couple of the songs take on a more serious subject matter while still having the titles like "What the Hell is a Gigawatt" and "It Really Must Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now". The songs remain fast and high energy though, good music to get pumped up to.
Top Tracks: "Enemy of the World" "Wasting Time" and "On A Saturday"
Here is one of my favorite videos for "On a Saturday" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MH1UaPIEgA
7. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast The aptly title Surfer Blood's debut album is just full of solid surf rock that is actually fun to listen to. Lots of reverb and clean guitars is what you get from these kids from Florida, excellent music for summer and the beach. Plus when I saw them live they had a percussionist that reminded me of Animal from the Muppets. So they have that going for them too.
Top Tracks: "Twin Peaks" "Take It Easy" and "Floating Vibes"
Here is "Floating Vibes" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_RBxVpM_AI
6. Minus the Bear - Omni I think this album came out around may or june because it certainly has a summery vibe too it. Unlike the previous album Planet of Ice which got really prog rock at some points this one stay mainly swift and breezy electronic pop rock. These are certainly some laid back dudes that sing mainly about girls, yachting and other fun things. I would recommend any of there albums but you really cant go wrong with this one as a starting point for MTB
Top Tracks: "My Time" "Summer Angel" and "Into the Mirror"
Here is "My Time" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAoVj0-bZkI
5. The Black Keys - Brothers You all probably know about this one already, another solid album from these blues rock fellows from Ohio. My friends Pete and Derek have been trying to get me to listen to them for years bust i would resist because of their lack of a bass player and my own personal bias. But I ended up giving in eventually and it turns out i was only really punishing myself this whole time. You can really get any Keys album from Thickfreakness to Brothers and have a good time. These guys just seem to be on a roll
Top Tracks: "Howlin for You" "Next Girl" and "Tighten Up"
They make great videos too here is "Tighten Up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc and "Next Girl" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_PrT25o8Vs
4. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History I think this is the album, besides my number one, that i tortured everyone i lived with to the point that they all know all the lyrics even if they don't necessarily want to. It's kind of like how i know every word to Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover", i heard it every damn day i worked at McQuades, sometimes twice. ANYWAY this Two Door Cinema Club album is great dance rock, check it out
Top Tracks: "Undercover Martyn" "Something Good Can Work" and "What You Know"
Here is "I Can Talk" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDCMth8poM&feature=related
3. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days After the dark and drearyness of their last album the My Chem boys decides to come back in a totally different direction of bright, poppy and sunny. The albums plays as a radio broadcast for a post-apocalyptic future and is definitely some of their best work. It goes on little runs of straight pop songs to a couple glam inspired tunes and ended up with a couple straight punk songs. I must say i enjoyed every bit of it, when you start to get just a little bored the next songs changes direction on what they were doing and so on.
Top Tracks: "Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back" "Scarecrow" and "Destroya"
Here is the pretty epic video for "Sing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgnDLWeeaM
2. Tokyo Police Club - Champ I could really get myself into the first two Tokyo Police Club albums but after my friend Glenn played me the song "Bambi" one day i was in. I'm not too sure how to classify these guys maybe kinda like Minus the Bear and Two Door Cinema Club electronic rock. You are just gonna have to check it out for yourselves and see what you think.
Top Tracks : "Bambi" "Gone" and "Not Sick"
Here is the video for "Bambi" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqNtBXN5Mc
1. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang Here she is, number one album of year and also public enemy number one of my roomate jamie who had to listen to it non stop for a run there in the summer. The third album from these guys may not even be as good as there last one The 59' Sound but i think that is more of a testament to that album rather than a slight on this one. All of the songs are about down on their luck characters but usually mixed in with the hope of redemption for them as well. Apparently I was super into these themes in 2010 because there was no record I listened to even remotely as much at this one. Happy New Year everyone!
Top Tracks: "The Spirt of Jazz" &
10. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise My friends have been getting on me for years about not liking these guys and while I started to come around a bit on there debut "Juturna" this was the one that made me start listening to them seriously. I think it might be a tad poppier than the previously two albums which is fine by me. You are probably either going to like or hate the singer immediately so its up to you to decide
Top Tracks: "Get Out" "I Felt Free" and "Glass Arrows"
Here is "Get Out" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAQEx_Itfw
9. The Damned Things - Ironiclast Getting their name from the Ram Jam tune "Black Betty" this band is an amalgamation of members of Fall Out Boy, Anthrax and Every Time I Die which come together to play some pretty solid party rock. These guys don't take themselves too seriously and the songs kinda take on that persona as well, party rock mixed in with just a little southern rock. An overall good time
Top Tracks: "Black Heart" "Bad Blood" and "We've got a Situation Here"
Here is "Situation" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMANR-wrg7o
8. Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World Another band that doesn't take themselves too serious is this five piece Poppunk/Hardcore band from Worcester, Mass. While this one still has the loose vibe of their previous album Rise or Die Trying a couple of the songs take on a more serious subject matter while still having the titles like "What the Hell is a Gigawatt" and "It Really Must Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now". The songs remain fast and high energy though, good music to get pumped up to.
Top Tracks: "Enemy of the World" "Wasting Time" and "On A Saturday"
Here is one of my favorite videos for "On a Saturday" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MH1UaPIEgA
7. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast The aptly title Surfer Blood's debut album is just full of solid surf rock that is actually fun to listen to. Lots of reverb and clean guitars is what you get from these kids from Florida, excellent music for summer and the beach. Plus when I saw them live they had a percussionist that reminded me of Animal from the Muppets. So they have that going for them too.
Top Tracks: "Twin Peaks" "Take It Easy" and "Floating Vibes"
Here is "Floating Vibes" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_RBxVpM_AI
6. Minus the Bear - Omni I think this album came out around may or june because it certainly has a summery vibe too it. Unlike the previous album Planet of Ice which got really prog rock at some points this one stay mainly swift and breezy electronic pop rock. These are certainly some laid back dudes that sing mainly about girls, yachting and other fun things. I would recommend any of there albums but you really cant go wrong with this one as a starting point for MTB
Top Tracks: "My Time" "Summer Angel" and "Into the Mirror"
Here is "My Time" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAoVj0-bZkI
5. The Black Keys - Brothers You all probably know about this one already, another solid album from these blues rock fellows from Ohio. My friends Pete and Derek have been trying to get me to listen to them for years bust i would resist because of their lack of a bass player and my own personal bias. But I ended up giving in eventually and it turns out i was only really punishing myself this whole time. You can really get any Keys album from Thickfreakness to Brothers and have a good time. These guys just seem to be on a roll
Top Tracks: "Howlin for You" "Next Girl" and "Tighten Up"
They make great videos too here is "Tighten Up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc and "Next Girl" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_PrT25o8Vs
4. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History I think this is the album, besides my number one, that i tortured everyone i lived with to the point that they all know all the lyrics even if they don't necessarily want to. It's kind of like how i know every word to Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover", i heard it every damn day i worked at McQuades, sometimes twice. ANYWAY this Two Door Cinema Club album is great dance rock, check it out
Top Tracks: "Undercover Martyn" "Something Good Can Work" and "What You Know"
Here is "I Can Talk" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDCMth8poM&feature=related
3. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days After the dark and drearyness of their last album the My Chem boys decides to come back in a totally different direction of bright, poppy and sunny. The albums plays as a radio broadcast for a post-apocalyptic future and is definitely some of their best work. It goes on little runs of straight pop songs to a couple glam inspired tunes and ended up with a couple straight punk songs. I must say i enjoyed every bit of it, when you start to get just a little bored the next songs changes direction on what they were doing and so on.
Top Tracks: "Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back" "Scarecrow" and "Destroya"
Here is the pretty epic video for "Sing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgnDLWeeaM
2. Tokyo Police Club - Champ I could really get myself into the first two Tokyo Police Club albums but after my friend Glenn played me the song "Bambi" one day i was in. I'm not too sure how to classify these guys maybe kinda like Minus the Bear and Two Door Cinema Club electronic rock. You are just gonna have to check it out for yourselves and see what you think.
Top Tracks : "Bambi" "Gone" and "Not Sick"
Here is the video for "Bambi" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqNtBXN5Mc
1. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang Here she is, number one album of year and also public enemy number one of my roomate jamie who had to listen to it non stop for a run there in the summer. The third album from these guys may not even be as good as there last one The 59' Sound but i think that is more of a testament to that album rather than a slight on this one. All of the songs are about down on their luck characters but usually mixed in with the hope of redemption for them as well. Apparently I was super into these themes in 2010 because there was no record I listened to even remotely as much at this one. Happy New Year everyone!
Top Tracks: "The Spirt of Jazz" &
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