Best CD releases of 2006

[Planet Boulder]

I know that someone created a "best bass CDs of 2006", but how about best overall?

Here are my top CDs for 2006 (in no order):

- The Mars Volta - Amputechture
- Tool - 10,000 Days
- Wolfmother - self-titled debut
- Alexi Murdoch - Time Without Consequence

[sargebaker]

Tiki- Richard Bona .... Wow I think that's the onyl CD I bought that was released this year... Oh Alexisonfire's Crisis too.

[BassGod]

The Mars Volta - Amputechture
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Queensryche - Operation: MindCrime II

There really wasn't much this year.

Graeme

[bassist15]

Break Out - Soulive
OUt Louder - MSM&W
Get Used to It- Brand New Heavies

[Mr Top 10]

IRON MAIDEN: A Matter Of Life & Death

[jenderfazz]

Sparta - Threes
Kind of Like Spitting - Thrill of the Hunt
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Fear Before the March of Flames - The Always Open Mouth
Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Alexisonfire - Crisis
AFI - Decemberunderground

[jrthebassguy]

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade



This album totally threw me off. Some of their emo/pop-sensibilites are still intact, but no doubt, this is a friggin rock album. A theatrical rock opera of sorts, and a pretty cool concept idea to boot. By far my favorite of the year.

[Justin V]

The Format - Dog Problems (I can't listen to it without smiling. my pick for album of the year)
The Matches - Decomposer
1/2 of MCR's "Black Parade" (about half of it's great, the rest is "meh")
Weird Al - Striaght Outta Lynwood
30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie
Mars Volta - Amputechture
Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me (just got it. WOW!!!)

I'm sure there are more to put on the list, but it's late and I need some sleep.

[bassist 4 life]

Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime II
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Tenacious D - The Pcik Of Destiny
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[pdusen]

Tool - 10,000 days. Totally blew away most other things that came out this year.

Although I'm eagerly awaiting the new Rush album.

[bassist 4 life]

Meatloaf - Bat out of hell III

[bryan bailey]

+2 on 10,000 days.

Oh, Peeping Tom too. That was '06 right?

The Eraser.

[Human Bass]

RHCP - SD
PJ - PJ

[page]

Peeping Tom
Boris - Pink
Mars Volta - Amphetecture
The Roots - Game Theory
Isis
Swan Lake - Beast Moans

[FunkSlap89]

The Roots - Game Theory
The Black Keys - Magic Potion
The Colour - Devil's Got a Holda Me EP
Army of Anyone - Self Titled
Mars Volta - Amputecture

Thats about all i can think of right now

[Afrokid]

no question about it, The Mars Volta - Amputechture

[sargebaker]

wow alot of votes for Amputechture. I bought it listened to it 3ish times and forgot about it.... I really didn't think much of it, I guess I gotta give it another try....

[flatwounds]

Modern Times - Bob Dylan

[nad]

Colour Haze - Tempel
The most amazing band on the planet currently put out probably their best album so far this year. This is objectively good music, if you don't like them I question your sexuality and humanity.

Tool - 10,000 Days
Their worst album ever, but still pretty damn good. Hopefully will age better with time, but I never had a Tool album fall off the radar so quickly.

Mastodon - Blood Mountain
An absolute monster.

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
The closing suite rules, the rest is highly amazing.

Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue
I didn't like it at first, but I didn't like their debut much either until it really clicked. It took until seeing them perform some of this material live (with 12 other people in a nearly abandoned warehouse, METHULL) to really appreciate it.

Lots of other good stuff this year, but that was the great.

[mvw356]

David Gilmour, On an island. Wins hands down.