2017 "best albums" lists

[Ruby]

My own list – some that I wouldn’t turn my nose up at got left off, but on the whole, I think this will do – and a 'Top 14' it is, lol! If I haven’t already purchased each of these, I will do so at some point. 

In no particular order …

1. Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie – Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie
   
2. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
   
3. Penguin Café – The Imperfect Sea
   
4. Béla Fleck / Abigail Washburn – Echo in the Valley
   
5. Andrew Bird – Echolocations: River
   
6. Tori Amos - Native Invader
   
7. Robert Plant - Carry Fire
   
8. Neill Finn – Out of Silence
   
9. Avishai Cohen – 1970
   
10. Big Big Train – The Second Brightest Star
    
11. Kris Delmhorst – The Wild
    
12. Bruce Cockburn – Bone on Bone
    
13. Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts
    
14. Steve Hackett – The Night Siren
    

[SteveO]

Great to see you liked Canadian Bruce Cockburn's Bone On Bone, Ruby !

[CRAZY-HORSE]

from "THE GUARDIAN"

1.....St Vincent    "massseductuion"

2.....Kendrick Lamar    "damn"

3.....SZA     "ctrl"

4.....Lorde    "melodrama"

5.....Perfume Genius   "no shape"

6.....LCD Soundsystem    "American dream"

7.....The War On Drugs   "a greater understanding"

8.....Thundercat     "drunk"

9.....Kelela   "take me apart"

10....Richard Dawson    "peasant"

[SteveO]

.Nice to see Thundercat is getting recognition !

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LORDE is interesting ! Bowie said she was the future of music ! Ella is emotional on this Bowie tribute at or around the 10:30 mark ! I wanted to show the video and not just the audio ! Enjoy ! As you know I have a soft spot for female singers !

[Ruby]

The 2017 AllMusic Readers' Poll – (top ten favourites, listed from least to most votes received) …

• Lorde – Melodrama
  
• Alvvays – Antisocialites
  
• Gregg Allman – Southern Blood
  
• Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
  
• Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Nashville Sound
  
• Neil Young – Hitchiker
  
• Robert Plant – Carry Fire
  
• The National – Sleep Well Beast
  
• Kendrik Lamar – Damn
  
• The War on Drugs – Deeper Understanding
  

[sjpolyguy]

Here are my favorite albums and EPs from 2017.  My listening in 2017 wasn't that broad and was more about expanding my knowledge of new groups I've found then general review of all groups in 2017.

1. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions
2. The Total Bettys - Peach
3. The Courtneys - The Courtneys II
4. Deap Vally - Femejism (Unplugged)
5. Cherry Glazerr - Apocalipstick
6. Daddy Issues - Deep Dream
7. Charly Bliss - Guppy
8. Widowspeak - Expect The Best
9. Anya Marina - Serious Love
10. Diet Cig - Swear I'm Good At This

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I'm in the middle of listening to Aretha right now but when ive finished doing that I will check out your list on Spotify because the artists on your list sjpolyguy are artists I'm not familiar with.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I'm in the middle of listening to Aretha right now but when ive finished doing that I will check out your list on Spotify because the artists on your list sjpolyguy are artists I'm not familiar with.

right, I listened to the opening track on each album/ep...

New Pornographers...................too much synth for my liking

Total Bettys..............................nice alt-rock sounds

The Courtneys..........................reminded me of 1980s band Go-Go's, not bad

Deap Vally................................hearing White Stripes/Jack White, I liked it

Cherry Glazerr..........................could almost hear Courtney Love/Hole

Daddy Issues............................punkish/grungy

Charly Bliss...............................annoying whiney vocals like vocalist for Altered Images

Widowspeak..............................loved the track that opened the album, "the dream"

Anya Merina..............................heard Lorde similarities, loved it

Diet Cig....................................I didnt like the track

I will certainly follow up and listen to the Anya Merina, Widowspeak albums for sure.