Review of the Year

[barnyjuno]

It's that time of the year again. A time of violent stomach cramp, pet dogs wearing antlers, and pretending to like Advocat. Oh, and Reviews of the Year.
So, what has been everybody's cultural highlights of the year?

• Best song?
  
• Best book?
  
• Best live band?
  
• Best TV?
  
• Best album?

You know the sort of thing. Oh, and how about additional categories for stuff you only found out existed this year?

[Goblin King]

Cool! BarnyJ -
Goblin goes off to think. Has he bought any albums this year? Books? There was that piece of parchment he stole ... mm the writing didnt had to taste ... ....

[dk223]

• best album = the dresden dolls - the dresden dolls
• best book = poppy z brite - the value of x
• best movie = the village (ok so its not the best but there are personal reasons for picking it)

will add more if i can think of any

[Tinkerbell]

Best song = Keane - Bedshaped
Best book =
Best live band = Muse
Best tv =
Best album = Lost prophets - start something
Best film = Shrek 2

goes off to think and edit later...

[barnyjuno]

Not familiar with the Dresden Dolls' work, but am intrigued by the idea of Brechtian Punk Cabaret. It's a while since I've read anything by Poppy Z Brite too.

My list:

Best Song: Trick Me - Kelis.
Best Album: A tough one. I think that The Strokes album probably gets the nod, purely by virtue of not being by Franz Ferdinand- oh, er, of course! LifeBlood - Manic Street Preachers.
Best live act: Scissor Sisters ar The Charlotte, Leicester. I went vaguely expecting a younger, B-52's, but didn't get it. A great night out.
Best Live Act II: The Pixies, Brixton. Look, if I have to explain tghis one, I'm just going to sulk, OK?
Best Book: Some great books this year, honorable mentions go to A Million Little Pieces by James Frey and How mumbo jumbo conquered the world by Francis Wheen.
TV: The Sopranos. Bada, and if you will, Bing!

[ragados]

Best song? Iris - Goo Goo Dolls or maybe one of the Snow Patrol singles

Best book? released this year? - Sacred Art of Stealing - Christopher Brookmyre

Best live band? Placebo... all 3 times I saw them :-D

Best TV? Nevermind the Buzzcocks/QI/Have I got News for You... frankly the other shows on tv suck these days

Best album? Kasabian - Kasabian

[shinigami]

Song most likely to get stuck in my head:
Velvet Revolver - Slither
(I'm bad at judging best song)

Best Live Act: HIM at Manchester Academy. I had ticket number 1 ... wooo! Was first time i saw em. Although Slayer were pretty f?cking awesome too. Venue was too big to fully appreciate them tho.

Best Book: The DaVinci Code. Couldnt put the bugger down.

TV shows suck, although Charmed was cool.