Just two albums:

Dave Gahan - Hourglass (nobody like Dave? nobody like Depeche Mode?!)

The Chemical Brothers - We are the night

I had no idea Alabama 3 had a new album out... there was one was a disappointment after La Peste, I'll have to hear this new stuff.

Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi

The Chems - WATN

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork

The Crystal Method - Vegas: Deluxe Edition

Daft Punk - Alive 2007

Digitalism - Idealism

Fatboy Slim - Why Try Harder: Remixed

Justice - "†"

Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

Led Zeppelin - Mothership

Modeselektor - Happy Birthday!

Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release

Uberzone - Ideology

Underworld - Oblivion With Bells

The White Stripes - Icky Thump

"I had no idea Alabama 3 had a new album out... there was one was a disappointment after La Peste, I'll have to hear this new stuff."

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This one's great. Also liked 'Outlaw', their previous album.

I'll add Simian Mobile Disco - ADSR to my list. Just got it, only listened to the first half but on Hustler and I Believe alone it's aces up!

Underworld's latest is pretty nice too, if not quite mindblowing.

No order and not necessarily all from 2007. What I was listening to in 2007

Tragically Hip - World Container

Datarock - Datarock

Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City

Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush

Jaga Jazzist - The Stix

Pulp - Different Class

GusGus - Forever (marsh, I could see how you didn't enjoy it but I loved it)

Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night (no Brainer)

Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur (YAH! First one to put this one up)

Jamie Cullum -In The Mind Of (die-hard Jamie Fan)

Underworld - Oblivion With Bells

The Go Team! - Proof Of Youth

LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver

Ocean's Thirteen Soundtrack

Yoko Kanno/Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop 'Knocking on Heavens Door' Soundtrack

Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55

Antibalas - Security

Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind Soundtrack

Annie Mac - A to Z

Other notable artists....

Soil & "PIMP" Sessions

Mr. Scruff

Cassius

Cadence Weapon (Hometown Edmonton boy!)

Maxïmo Park

Whitey

Jim Cuddy

Soulwax - All the Remixes... Disc 2, especially. w00t

I really slacked with buying albums this year... However, I saw quite a bit of shows this year so I'll just mention the best ones I saw.

Chemical Brothers- Chicago (Illinois), Riviera Theatre

Chemical Brothers- San Francisco (California), Concourse

Chemical Brothers- L.A. (California) Nocturnal Wonderland

Rage Against The Machine- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Rage Against The Machine- East Troy (Wisconsin), Alpine Valley

Daft Punk- Morrison (Colorado), Red Rocks Amphitheater

Daft Punk- Chicago (Illinois), Lollapalooza

Muse- Chicago (Illinois), Lollapalooza

Soulwax- Chicago (Illinois), The Metro

Soulwax- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Gogol Bordello- Chicago (Illinois), The Vic

Flaming Lips- Madison (Wisconsin), Southern Comfort Music Festival

Cornelius- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Justice- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Hot Chip- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Bjork- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Busy P and DJ Mehdi- Indio (California), Coachella Festival

Shows that were terrible:

Happy Mondays- Indio (California), Coachella Festival {wanted to like it, but it was a trainwreck!!! Still love "Pills N Thrills & Bellyaches" very much so. }

Of Montreal- Chicago (Illinois), The Metro (so GHEY. Although like the Happy Mondays I still like their studio work.)

Sebastian and Kavinsky- Denver (Colorado), Milk Bar. {They Dj'd the same exact songs that they did earlier in the day opening for Daft Punk at Red Rocks, only they fucked up a lot more. I enjoy their producing skillz, but they're terrible DJ's.}

Must check out that Alabama 3! Damn, I love them. I love those whiskey lipped vocals, gritty and velvety at the same time. Tight band live, too.

Hey Bosco, did you know the lead singer of Gogol Bordello is going to be in some directed by... Madonna... I swear. It's called Filth & Wisdom and I want to see it. I hope it's good (though Madonna anywhere near film is almost guaranteed to be a disaster). Eugene Hutz is actually a pretty good actor - as seen in Everything Is Illuminated.

As for albums of the year, I haven't been as on top of it as I should have. I'd say top picks are the Chems (big surprise, I know you're all just like, totally floored by that revelation!!!) and LCD Soundsystem. Oh, and the re-release of the remastered Joshua Tree and b-sides. I quite dug Willie Mason, too. Listened to a bit of Flaming Lips "At War With the Mystics" and Primal Scream "Riot City Blues" which is very Rolling Stonesy and very loud. Also thoroughly enjoyed The Fruitbats "Mouthfuls", heh.

Highlights of the year were making it to 13 years of marriage (yay!!) and of course going to Nocturnal - everything about that night was so wonderful beginning to end.

That said I'm a bit sad to see 2007 go. But here's to another year that awaits!

Well isn't Madonna and Eugene like really good friends in the first place? So it's not too surprising to see him working with Madonna. But yeah, Madonna and movies don't mix well at all.

And i've only seen the ending part of that movie with Eugene Hutz in it. I know they play it on HBO, but I keep missing it.

P.S. thanks for mentioning Flaming Lips, I totally forgot I saw them this year and added them to my list! It was one of the best shows outside of the Chems I have ever seen! And to top it off, I got to see them for FREE!

Everything Is Iluminated is a good flick, not really a laugh a minute but Eugene Hutz has the best line ever "many women want to be carnal with me because I'm such a premium dancer". hahaha, good flick, rather touching and a bit sad to be honest.

So, did the Flaming Lips come out dressed as furries when you saw them??

I'd love to catch them live sometime. I dig Wayne Coyne to pieces.

Yup, and right from the start Wayne was in the giant bubble, surfing the crowd.

I cant remember if he brought out the giant hands.... But yeah, I want one of those confetti cannons he's got!

And to tell you the truth I was considering flying out to Oklahoma to catch their NYE show. But I couldn't find a friend to go with....I'm kinda tired of traveling by myself.

Bosco posted:

I'm kinda tired of traveling by myself.

Same here!!

Still managed to see Air (Manchester Academy), Calvin Harris, Kate Havnevik, Daft Punk (all at o2 Wireless Festival, Leeds), Simian Mobile Disco (twice- at o2 festival and Chems support act) and The Chems in Manchester though, so quite pleased. The only thing that was missing for me last year was a Chemical Meet-up!! ;)

Best Albums of 2007:

A Weekend At The City - Bloc Party

An End Has A Start - Editors

We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers

When The Ocean Gets Rough - Willy Mason

"cross" - Justice

Alive 2007 - Daft Punk

Most of the Remixes - Soulwax

I really liked Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism and other electronic artist from last year but their albums where just songs I jumped into. These above I can listen to the albums over and over and over and over....

The Micronauts - Damaging Content

El-P - I'll sleep when you're dead

Interpol - Our love to admire

The Chemical Brothers - We are the night

Digitalism - Idealism

The Field - Frome here we go sublime

Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams

top albums for 2007, in no particular order

The Good, The Bad and The Queen - The Good, The Bad and The Queen

The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night

Diitalism - Idealism

Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise And Liberation of Niggy Tardust!

Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold

M.I.A. - Kala

Justice - †

Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth

COMEONPRIMATESSHOWUSYOURTEETH!

MIA- Kala

Uberzone- Ideology

Klute- The Emperor's New Clothes

High Contrast- Tough Guys Don't Dance

The Chems- We are The Night

LCD Sound System- Sound of Silver

BumbbleBees- Prince Umberto & the Sister of Ill

UNKLE- War Stories

Bloc Party- A Weekend In the City

Common- Finding Forever

^ I remeber Glako mention the common album as well. I tottally forgot about that album. I enjoyed listening to that at work last year working at HMV. Nice to play some alternative though sometimes socially acceptable Hiphop.

I forgot :

Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia