“Funeral”, “Silent Alarm” e “X&Y” migliori album del 2005 per UNCUT, NME e Q

Come ogni anno, a dicembre si iniziano a fare i consuntivi. E anche per la pop-music è arrivato il momento di giudicare qual è stato il disco più importante, più emozionante, più eccitante del 2005.
La prima a pubblicare la propria poll del “best of 2005” è stata a inizio mese l’autorevole rivista britannica Uncut – in realtà una costola del New musical Express – che ha eletto sul podio “The Funeral” degli Arcade Fire (disco che, però, fu effettivamente pubblicato negli USA nel 2004, tanto da vincere lo scorso anno il poll della e-zine Pitchfork), riservando un premio speciale a “The Glasgow School” degli scozzesi Orange Juice come migliore ristampa.
I primi dieci di Uncut:

1 Funeral by Arcade Fire
2 Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
3 No Direction Home: The Soundtrack by Bob Dylan
4 Black Mountain by Black Mountain
5 Alligator by The National
6 A Bigger Bang by The Rolling Stones
7 LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem
8 Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
9 You Could Have It So Much Better by Franz Ferdinand
10 Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Questa settimana è stato invece il turno del settimanale New Musical Express. In questo caso ha trionfato l’esordio dei Bloc Party “Silent Alarm”.

Ecco comunque, a ritroso, la classifica completa dell’NME:

50 Test Icicles – For Screening Purposes Only
49 Dead Meadow – Feathers
48 Ladytron – The Witching Hour
47 Sleater-Kinney- The Woods
46 The Duke Spirit- Cuts Across The Land
45 Shout Out Louds- Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
44 Field Music – Field Music
43 The Engineers- The Engineers
42 Sigur Ros – Takk
41 Nine Black Alps – Everything Is
40 The Brakes – The Brakes
39 Vitalic – OK Cowboy
38 Autolux – Future Perfect
37 Circulus – Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope
36 The Bravery – The Bravery
35 Elbow – Leaders Of The Free World
34 Rufus Wainwright – Want Two
33 We Are Scientists – With Love and Squalor
32 Queens Of The Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze
31 Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning
30 Doves – Some Cities
29 Madonna – Confessions on A Dance Floor
28 Absentee – Donkey Stock
27 Kate Bush – Aerial
26 Super Furry Animals – Love Kraft
25 MIA – Arular
24 Oasis – Don’t Believe The Truth
23 Hard-Fi – Stars of CCTV
22 Raveonettes – Pretty In Black
21 LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
20 Editors – The Back Room
19 Coldplay – X&Y
18 Art Brut – Bang, Bang Rock ‘n’ Roll
17 The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers
16 British Sea Power – Open Season
15 Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger
14 Dungen – Ta Det Lungt
13 The Rakes – Capture/Release
12 Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow
11 The Cribs – The New Fellas
10 Gorillaz – Demon Days
9 Babyshambles – Down In Albion
8 Kanye West – Late Registration
7 Sufjan Stevens – Illinoise
6 The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
5 Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
4 Antony & The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
3 Franz Ferdinand – You Can Have It So Much Better
2 Arcade Fire – Funeral
1 Bloc Party – Silent Alarm

Sempre a ritroso, vi proponiamo i vincitori delle ultime polls di fine anno del modaiolo NME:

2004 Franz Ferdinand
2003 The White Stripes
2002 Coldplay
2001 The Strokes
2000 Queens Of The Stone Age
1999 The Flaming Lips
1998 Mercury Rev
1997 Spiritualized
1996 Beck
1995 Tricky

Ecco invece la lista del mensile, sempre britannico con un taglio più “mainstream”, Q:

50. Joseph Arthur – Our Shadows Will Remain
49. MIA – Arular
48. The Stands – Horse Fabulous
47. Texas – Red Book
46. Stereophonics – Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
45. Roisin Murphy – Ruby Blue
44. Jamiroquia – Dynamite
43. Willy Mason – Where The Humans Eat
42. Common – Be
41. Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous
40. Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow
39. Feeder – Pushing The Senses
38. Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth
37. Queens Of The Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze
36. Josh Rouse – Nashville
35. My Morning Jacket – Z
34. Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel
33. Elbow – Leaders Of The Free World
32. Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
31. Athlete – Tourist
30. The Go-Betweens – Oceans Apart
29. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
28. Ryan Adams – 29
27. Doves – Some Cities
26. Madonna – Confessions On A Dancefloor
25. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
24. David Gray – Life In Slow Motion
23. Kate Bush – Aerial
22. The Darkness – One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back
21. Rufus Wainwright – Want Two
20. Bruce Springsteen – Devils And Dust
19. Eels – Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
18. Jem – Finally Woken
17. Paul Weller – As Is Now
16. Neil Young – Prairie Wind
15. Antony And The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
14. The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers
13. The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
12. Kanye West – Late Registration
11. Goldfrapp – Supernature
10. Hard-Fi – Stars Of CCTV
9. KT Tunstall – Eye To The Telescope
8. Arcade Fire – Funeral
7. Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better
6. James Blunt – Back To Bedlam
5. Brights Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
4. Oasis – Don’t Believe The Truth
3. Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
2. Gorillaz – Demon Days
1. Coldplay – X And Y