Our 2010 top 10s in & out of PA (share & comment

Mellotron Storm wrote: 2010 is probably my least favourite of the 10's. I really like my top eight which aren't in any order, but the bottom two are my least favourites and the ones to be dropped if I come upon albums I like better down the road. Xing Sa-Creation De l'Univers Frogg Cafe-Bateless Edge Stick Men-Soup The Rebel Wheel-We Are In The Time Of Evil Clocks Beyond O Matic-Time To Get Up Anathema-We're Here because We're Here Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet-UFO Planante Djam Karet-Heavy Soul Sessions Hawkwind-Blood Of The Earth Pineapple Thief-Someone Here Is Missing I liked Grumpy's Helmet Of Gnats pick. I always forget about that great band.

I like your top two, and I have enjoyed Invisible Opera before. 2010 has not been one of my favoured years, and I wanted this year partially because it might be a little less acclaimed (2016 is, for instance, a super strong year for me, and so is 1996). That said, over the past few years 2010 definitely is a more important year to me. For my "alternative" or wacky tastes, my top ten is awesome.

I adore those Sufjan Stevens releases and Joanna Newsom releases (I found them to be very comparable artists in various ways) and Kayo Dot's is I think great. The Swans is not highly acclaimed but I have grown to love that one more and more (and of course Swans is one of my very favourite bands). I think that Deerhunter, Sundfor and Shibusashirazu is very good etc. I really love Beach House. Although Teen Dream has not connected with me as much as some others like Bloom or Once Twice Melody (needs more time and spins), it has been a very important band to me over the past two years. UZ's Clivages was my album of the year back in 2010, but does not hold as much appeal any more. I'd like a new Univers Zero release that is more "modern classical" so to speak, more like the debut. Or maybe UZ would team up with DT to form some kind of supergroup, that would be a change and could be genuinely interesting.

Just from my perspective (a perspective), I can honestly say that I love every year for various releases that I really care about from the late 50s up (no weak years for me, just some years I know and like more from, and I know if I put in the effort that I can find considerably more to love from any of those years). But that doesn't mean I don't have preferred years. It's more like I don't need quantity if I can find enough quality for my tastes and every one of those years has great quality from my perspective and per my interests. And I expect to become interested and more interested in more artistic avenues as I experience more. Of course I know what you mean, and I am just waxing, not poetic, maybe Brazilian hot?

Edited by Logan - 20 hours 54 minutes ago at 10:12

These are mine. It's all pretty solid prog stuff, can't think of anything else to say!

(S) Glass Hammer - If (listened extensively) [BC]
    Prog
(S) Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here (listened extensively) [BC, SPO]
    Prog
(S) Three Monks - Neogothic Progressive Toccatas (listened often) [SPO]
    Prog
(S) Haken - Aquarius (several listens) [BC, SPO]
    Prog
(A) David Minasian - Random Acts Of Beauty (listened often) [SPO]
    Prog
(A) Elephant9 - Walk The Nile (several listens) [BC, SPO]
    Prog
(A) The Enid - Journey's End (listened often) [SPO]
    Prog
(B) Pallas - XXV (several listens) [SPO]
    Prog
(B) Nick Magnus - Children Of Another God (several listens) [BC]
    Prog
(C) Pär Lindh Project - Time Mirror (several listens)
    Prog