It's been a while since I posted. A lot of things came up over the holiday that kept me from keeping up with the blog, so I'm going to bombard the blog with posts right now.
Best of 2011
Okay, so I decided on what my favorite albums of 2011 were. We have:
Panic! At the Disco - Vices & Virtues
Grouplove - Never Trust a Happy Song
AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
Foster the People - Torches
Angels & Airwaves - Love, Part II
Cake - Showroom of Compassion
The Decemberists - The King is Dead
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
The Strokes - Angles
Gorillaz - The Fall
Bowling for Soup - Fishin' for Woo's
Blue October - Any Man in America
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
blink-182 - Neighborhoods
Aqua - Megalomania
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
All of these are excellent albums in my opinion, but ultimate I had to choose my favorite. I chose two, however. Here's why:
First Choice
Foster the People - Torches
After listening to this album almost non-stop for the past month, it's just about perfect. There isn't a single song, save for Pumped Up Kicks(but that's only because I'm sick of hearing it), that I wouldn't blast on loop. The songs are catchy, satisfying and leaves me wanting more.
This is my first choice simply because my real favorite album of 2011 is only my favorite for the bonus tracks. It doesn't seem right to make it my favorite by those circumstances.
Second Choice
Panic! At the Disco - Vices & Virtues
I love this album with every bit of my being. It's incredible, it's P!ATD's best work, it's a huge improvement for them and it by far beats any album released this year. However, the bonus tracks are what make it that way. Don't get me wrong, I love every song on the album, but the bonus tracks are what I listen to the most. These are "Stall Me", "Oh Glory", "I Wanna' Be Free", "Turn Off the Lights", "Kaleidoscope Eyes" and "Bittersweet".
So there's my reasoning. Favorite albums of 2011.
