Ahoy there me hearties, it's day two of the Music Dungeonistas' look back at those musical moments of 2005 that made us go weak of knee, teary of eye and moist of crotch. Today it's Noisy Londonist's (Mark's) turn, and yes, that Coldplay gig is in there!
As Pop Kid mentioned yesterday, remember to drop us a line letting us know your recommendations for 2006.
Top Twelve Albums
(since Ken only chose seven there's three extra places to play with and this Londonista feels that the additional two deserve an honourable mention.)
Sufjan Stevens - Welcome To Illinois
Bruce Springsteen - Devil's And Dust
Black Mountain - Black Mountain
The National - Alligator
The Eighteenth Day Of May - The Eighteenth Day Of May
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Sleater- Kinney - The Woods
The Broken Family Band - Welcome Home Loser
The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The Land
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Top Ten Singles
The Mooney Suzuki - Alive And Amplified
The National - Lit Up
Four Day Hombre - 1000 Bulbs
Maximo Park - Going Misssing
The Dandy Warhols - Smoke It
Elbow - Forget Myself
The Eighteenth Day Of May - The HIghest Tree / Sir Casey Jones
Sleater-Kinney - Entertain
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Dinosaur Jr - Freakscene
Top Ten Gigs
Arcade Fire @ ULU
Sufjan Stevens @ KCL
R.E.M. @ Isle Of White Festival
Secret Machines @ Glastonbury
The Dirtbombs @ 93 Feet East
TODD / Oxbow @ The Bull And Gate
Motorhead @ Hammersmith Apollo
Dinosaur Jr @ Forum
Mercury Rev @ Hammersmith Apollo
Coldplay @ Koko
And our predictions for this year? Well, every year seems to be the best year for music in living memory so going with that principle, 2006 will see music bring peace to the world, Gardener's Question Time will announce that the Babyshambles album is really good for helping your roses grow (but only if you grind it up small enough) and Londonist will never again mention the NME end of the year poll! After that one last time.
Maybe...
