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Punknews.org's Best of 2009

Posted by brian on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 7:05 AM (EST)

We've now posted our collective Best of 2009 list. The last one you're likely to see this year, click here to check out our top 20 full-lengths and top 10 EPs of the year, as well as other tidbits of useless mind info.

We'll get back to our regular schedule of review postings the first Tuesday of the New Year, January 5.

Have a healthy, fun and safe New Year, everyone; today is the most important day of the year!

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alpod4 (December 31, 2009)

i agree with 95% of this list.

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victim (December 31, 2009)

I guess no one cared that you only liked 19 out of those 20 albums. Are you planning to reveal one you didn't?

alpod4 (January 1, 2010)

I would have liked to see Morrissey on there

BarleyPat (January 1, 2010)

While I respect his talent, he's one of those that I don't really like anything they've ever done. I guess I "get" what others see in him, it's just not for me. To each, their own.

i_rock_hard (January 1, 2010)

The avenged sevenfold drummer died

sleepwalker (December 31, 2009)

This is a great list for sure, but I am a little surprised to see Weight of Air in the #1 spot. It's an excellent album, but the best of the year? Either way, 2009 was very good music-wise.

shrapnel (December 31, 2009)

no Gold Country? what the fuck

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shrapnel (December 31, 2009)

never mind, I thought this was the reader's list at first
too many lists

craig-therebelcounty (December 31, 2009)

Even so, the lack of Gold Country is not cool.

Torgo (December 31, 2009)

Did I miss the top 20 of the readers list?

returnofdebs (December 31, 2009)

even the nbc producer who cut the raiders-jets game short to air heidi has to question your thinking in 2001.

AC_Money (December 31, 2009)

Thanks; happy new year.

insinceredave (December 31, 2009)

Happy New Year all

skankbook (December 31, 2009)

I enjoyed eveyone's lists, though I'm EXTREMELY disapoointed there was no love for American Steel's Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts.

Can't wait for the new Smoke or Fire.

Generic "100 Resolutions" quote.

24hourpriapism (December 31, 2009)

did somebody accidentally post #5-1 as #10-6?

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victim (December 31, 2009)

good call

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

They must have because this list doesn't make any sense at all.

avodrocyelir (December 31, 2009)

it would make more sense to me.

kencollapse (December 31, 2009)

Can we retroactively recognize Salt n Pepa's 'Push It' as a punk song? It's so good.

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returnofdebs (December 31, 2009)

only if tila tequila's "i love you" can also be included.

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

The most punk song ever is the Macarena.

victim (December 31, 2009)

thats like saying Steve Urkel is the punkest guy ever

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

I think you mean Stefan Urquelle.

victim (December 31, 2009)

I thought I was agreeing with you

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

I'm glad we could hug this out.

UrkMan (December 31, 2009)

I would second that, the Urkman did what he wanted to and stood true to his beliefs.

victim (December 31, 2009)

That was unexpected

PaulPendley (December 31, 2009)

I think you mean "Pussy Control"

nick_s (January 1, 2010)

only when performed as drunken karaoke.

truebeliever (January 1, 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzzuHR63Cs

4:15 - Punk.

Cos (December 31, 2009)

the most important day of the year is my birthday. Sorry New Years, you lose.

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af_punk86 (December 31, 2009)

Me too.

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

1. Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive
2. Cobra Skulls - American Rubicon
3. Banner Pilot - Collapser
4. Takers - Taker Easy
5. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
6. Teenage Bottlerocket - It Came From the Shadows
7. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
8. Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves - s/t
9. Strike Anywhere - Iron Front
10. Brother Ali - Us
11. Mean Jeans - Are You Serious?
12. The Bomb - Speed is Everything
13. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Can't Maintain
14. Measure [SA] - Songs About People...And Fruit 'n' Shit
15. American Steel - Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
16. Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed
17. Something Fierce - There Are No Answers
18. Dear Landlord - Dream Homes
19. Chuck Ragan - Gold Country
20. Red Collar - Pilgrim
21. Chad Price - Smile Sweetface
22. Mike Hale - Li

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skankbook (December 31, 2009)

Needs more Menzingers.

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

Too many better EPs this year.

greg0rb (December 31, 2009)

mattramone, where you been? I was just looking back through the bad sandwich chronicles archives (trying to find where he originally bashes on brokencyde, please help me find it) and saw a bunch of your comments and said, what happened to that guy?! That is you right?

LinoleumMagazine (December 31, 2009)

What? No Strung Out?

wonton (December 31, 2009)

The punknews list is probably the best list ever.

so backed on the sidekick's weight of air.

davewilliams (December 31, 2009)

Surprised that African Elephants was only an honorable mention...and that Supporting Caste was only at 10. Weak.

All in all, not too bad of a list though.

See everyone in 2010!

floggingmicah (December 31, 2009)

I love that Weight of Air is #1, I cannot stop listening to that fucking record. It's so good, and those guys are nice as can be. I'm a little suprised at the lack of American Rubicon on the list.

Have a safe and happy new years everyone.

ifyoumakeit (December 31, 2009)

The Sidekicks record is great. I'm in such agreement that I'm posting their pink couch and live footage today for some Sidekicks visual overload.

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ifyoumakeit (December 31, 2009)

http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/the-sidekicks/a-healthy-time/

HumanUnkind (December 31, 2009)

I haven't listened to a lot of new albums this year but for me the new Shook Ones ruled and so did the new Ruiner; i am really saddened that everyone wrote that one off because of the production. It's not brilliant or perfect production-wise but it's far from unlistenable and by-and-away the best part of the album is the vocals/lyrics which are unbelievably solid.

Needed to rant about that. Still, next year i might listen to some of these albums.

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victim (December 31, 2009)

I didn't even know Ruiner put out a new album

hey_ska (December 31, 2009)

Can't Maintain made my number one, hands down.

oldpunkerforever (December 31, 2009)

um, did I miss something, how did not one list have the Aggrolites ??-oldpunker-

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hooverstreet (December 31, 2009)

Was it any good? Their albums all sound the same to me.

GlassPipeMurder (December 31, 2009)

yeah, exactly. it's good, but like their previous albums (A Poet's Life withstanding) it lacks substance and any ability to really differentiate itself.

sleepwalker (December 31, 2009)

It's very good(and the vinyl is definitely the superior version), but it's no where as good as the last two albums.

hooverstreet (December 31, 2009)

what makes the vinyl better?

sleepwalker (December 31, 2009)

The vinyl has a tight 11 songs as opposed to the CD/MP3 version with a meandering 21. I would have swapped a couple songs here and there, but overall the vinyl is better.

fattony (December 31, 2009)

For real. I know my review of it wasn't exactly gushing with praise, but I really loved it and listened to it a lot over the summer.

Big_Guy (December 31, 2009)

Best Full Lengths:

1) Propagandhi
2) A Loss For Words
3) Cassino
4) Banner Pilot
5) Strung Out
6) Shook Ones
7) It Prevails
8) Rx Bandits
9) Teenage Bottlerocket
10) The Bronx

Best EPs:

1) Defeater/Transit/Title Fight
2) With The Punches
3) Such Gold
4) A Wilhelm Scream
5) Transit/Man Overboard split
6) Paint It Black (Surrender)
7) Balance And Composure
8) We Are The Union
9) Paint It Black (Amnesia)

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Big_Guy (December 31, 2009)

oops, forgot Menzingers on the ep list.

and that should be El Bronx

victim (December 31, 2009)

You really your poppy/melodic hardcore

Why no Set Your Goals?

Big_Guy (December 31, 2009)

because it was lame and disappointing aside from the title track and The Fallen.

victim (January 1, 2010)

I was just trying to draw you into a box haha

Big_Guy (January 1, 2010)

not gonna lie, I do like that kind of stuff a little too much

nick_s (January 1, 2010)

RX Bandits, good work!

drewxfishy (December 31, 2009)

i cant figure out why no one puts let the dominoes fall in any top lists

secondly, why is today the most important day of the year

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GlassPipeMurder (December 31, 2009)

http://www.punknews.org/review/8916

Thegimper (December 31, 2009)

Scrambles may be the 2nd best record of the year, but it's been the most important punk rock record of all time to me.

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14theroad (December 31, 2009)

Now that's just asinine. /Hank

bigp (December 31, 2009)

Elitists. I feel like Collapser and the Unquotable A.M.H should be higher and Iron Front should be between them. Also, why isn't Nothington's record even mentioned?

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whatchokesbegin (December 31, 2009)

I agree with this, except for Shook Ones being higher.

allagespete (December 31, 2009)

Nothington put out the best album this year to me. Perfect from start to finish

Cyanotic (December 31, 2009)

Collapser is good but to me, every song sounds the same.

Lack of Nothington does make me sad though, not to mention Cobra Skulls.

avodrocyelir (December 31, 2009)

some big omissions on this list in my opinion. marked men, chuck ragan, american steel, nothington, lucero

suburbanshack (December 31, 2009)

my SONG of the year is:

25! by bomb the music industry... such a fucking amazing song

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whatchokesbegin (December 31, 2009)

I'd have to do some comparisons before making that claim, but it's definitely an amazing song.

hooverstreet (December 31, 2009)

Prediction for 2010: Pearl Jam becomes the new Springsteen for punknews readers.

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14theroad (December 31, 2009)

I've always hated Pearl Jam and always loved Springsteen. So no.

hooverstreet (December 31, 2009)

Clearly your tastes speak for everyone.

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

I'm the designated PN.Org taste ambassador. Everyone knows that.

Cheesetits (December 31, 2009)

Please no.

BarleyPat (January 1, 2010)

Who knows. Actually, I haven't cared about Pearl Jam for a long ass time and couldn't name a song of theirs since Vitology era, but I heard one of the songs off their last album in passing somewhere and thought it was decent.

Misanthropee (January 1, 2010)

Collective taste here isn't QUITE that puerile.

badbrain (December 31, 2009)

Good list, although there is a glaring omission in the exclusion of Nothington

sleepwalker (December 31, 2009)

Not that these all aren't great albums...but swap out Frank Turner for Chuck Ragan, Dinosaur Jr. for Brand New, and Castevet for Dead To Me.

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nick_s (January 1, 2010)

No, no, yes.

Cheesetits (December 31, 2009)

Can't believe Toxicity was a number one on this site.

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jeremythunder (December 31, 2009)

Iawtc

BarleyPat (January 1, 2010)

The toxicity of our ciiiiiittttttttyyyyyyyy, of our ciiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

redscare (December 31, 2009)

Wow, pretty stoked for the Sidekicks! Those little bastards deserve some love, cuz lord knows they get none from me. For a lot of people that record was really polarizing at first because they took some creative chances, but it's cool to see that the people who gave it a shot felt really strongly about it. Sometimes the most rewarding stuff in music comes from taking chances as a listener and I think this is one of those records. In any case, yay for them.

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mattramone (December 31, 2009)

It polarized me because the copy I illegally downloaded was in iPod format. Fuck iPods. Fuck em in the ear. I ended up not listening to it.

victim (December 31, 2009)

You know that you can import m4as into iTunes and convert them to mp3s with like one button click, right?

redscare (December 31, 2009)

Cool.

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

I though long and hard about making one of these because I'm not one for lists. But since I haven't really enjoyed any of the lists so far I thought I'd give it a go.

Best Albums:
1.Dear Landlord - Dream Homes
2.Banner Pilot - Collapser
3.Teenage Bottlerocket - They Came From The Shadows
4 Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
5.Strike Anywhere - Iron Front
6.Converge - Axe To Fall
7.Dead To Me - African Elephants
8.Nothington - Roads, Bridges, and Ruins
9.Shook Ones - The Unquoteable A.M.H.
10.Pretty Boy Thorson & The Falling Angels - Ain't It Funny...

Honorable Mentions aka Albums I haven't spent enough time with: American Steel - Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts, Morrissey - Years of Refusal, Propagandhi - Supporting Caste, No Friends - S/T, Marked Men - Ghosts, The Bomb - Speed Is Everything, Punch - S/T, Doomrider

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Cheesetits (December 31, 2009)

Cmon dude, you haven't enjoyed the lists, yet your list is the same as everyone's.

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

They might have some of the same records but the positioning is all off.

victim (December 31, 2009)

I choked on the laughter

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

I guess that would make you a choking victim?

victim (December 31, 2009)

That got a smile

tubbabutta (December 31, 2009)

and now for something completely similar...

14theroad (December 31, 2009)

http://www.instantrimshot.com/

Marizo (December 31, 2009)

Albums:

1. Brand New - Daisy
2. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
3. Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans
4. Cloak/Dagger - Lost Art
5. Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands
6. Screaming Females - Power Move
7. The Marked Men - Ghost
8. Wavves - Wavvves
9. The Coathangers - Scrambles
10. Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
11. Futures of the Left - Travels With Myself And Another
12. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
13. Crocodiles - Summer of Hate
14. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
15. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
16. King Tuff - Was Dead
17. King Khan and the BBQ Show - Invisible Girl
18. The Thermals - Now We Can See
19. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
20. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - S/T
21. Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa
22. Mean Jeans - Are You Serious?
23.

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Marizo (December 31, 2009)

Actually I Forgot to Put Gangalians - Monster Head Room on there too so it should be 26.

telegraphrocks (December 31, 2009)

Simply...
Sorry for always being a dickface.

rebeccaa (December 31, 2009)

cobra skulls, WHERE ARE THOU?

mattramone (December 31, 2009)

"Ted Nugent is funnier, smarter and more delightfully vicious than any punk rocker I've ever met. Exhibit A: http://royalflushmagazine.com/2009/12/29/inside-the-mind-of-ted-n ugent/"

-Ben Weasel, via Twatter

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Marizo (December 31, 2009)

Ben Weasel and Ted Nugent can both go suck a big fat dick.

LinoleumMagazine (December 31, 2009)

I've been a vegetarian for almost 14 years and I thought that was hilarious. I don't know about smarts, but he sure is funny.

dev (December 31, 2009)

No love for Red Collar. Bah.

I listened to a metric shit-ton of music this year. If I sat down and put my mind to it, I could probably come up with a top 20. But I'm not going to do that, so here's the 5 best:

5. The Lawrence Arms - Buttsweat and Tears
4. Dear Landlord - Dream Homes
3. Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
2. Chuck Ragan - Gold Country
1. Red Collar - Pilgrim

Dino Jr, Moneen, Wilhelm, Blakroc, and Prop would probably round out the top 10 somehow.

Have a good night tonight org. Happy New Year

allagespete (December 31, 2009)

I know nobody cares, but my radio show is doing a year end list on the air tomorrow night. We play the #1 album in it's entirety, it should be fun

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Wyld_stallyns_rule (December 31, 2009)

There's no such thing as an unfun radio show. Haven't you seen 'Pump Up the Volume'? I only wonder wonder what the #1 album is. I'd hope it's Trampled By Turtles 'Duluth', but that came out November '08. Shouldn't be a problem, though.

cbsrocksteady (December 31, 2009)

i really don't give a shit about any of these lists besides the top 20 that is from all of the punknews voters. happy new year orgers.

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victim (December 31, 2009)

I'm intrigued to see that one too, because it tends to mirror my own tastes even if I don't care for some of the particular albums chosen

hashbrowns (December 31, 2009)

No tegan and sara...?

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14theroad (December 31, 2009)

I know. Crazy isn't it?

suburbanshack (December 31, 2009)

not even a MENTION of the marked men, nofx, OR nothington?

terrible...

punk_sk (January 1, 2010)

Fuck you.

punker001 (January 1, 2010)

Best e.p this yr for me was Despondent - Confined! Amazing band from England. Recorded by Ryan Greene! Check it out. Also Cobra Skulls and Outbreak should be in here! Also Flatliners e.p!!! oh and Reaganomics!

mattramone (January 1, 2010)

Starting off the new year by deleting porn that's been on my computer since about 2005.

Strange being 100% sober on new year's day. Off to hustle and bustle at the supermarket with stoned locals arguing with their dumbass girlfriends that baking soda and Sprite are two different things.

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14theroad (January 1, 2010)

I don't even know you anymore.

returnofdebs (January 1, 2010)

they are different? wtf have i been drinking? :(

Cheesetits (January 1, 2010)

I hope the 10's aren't as gay as the 00's. What a lame decade.

Cheesetits (January 1, 2010)

Has anyone else seen Avatar? Way better than I thought it was going to be.

thomassawyer (January 2, 2010)

kinda sad Can't Maintain and African Elephants didnt make the cut.

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