Good Stuff! Thank you for putting all of this together! Be well, brother
@MusicMentionsRealАй бұрын
Thanks, Mark!!
@robwalkerletthemusicplay8 ай бұрын
Great list I’m a big fan of council skies,I’ve not seen many people have it on there list, which is interesting as I also think it’s his best solo album . 2023 was such a great year-for music thanks for sharing your favourites 👍🎄
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Glad you're enjoying Council Skies like I am. It was a great year for great music!
@Maninthemoonpie6 ай бұрын
I humbly nominate M. Ward's "Supernatural Thing" as a hearty runner-up. Good list.
@robphilpott438 ай бұрын
Thanks for putting this list together. You included a couple of my big faves this year in Noel Gallagher and The Rolling Stones, and gave me plenty of other albums and artists to check out. My album of the year for 2023 is by sublime Australian band The Church and is called ‘The Hypnogogue’.
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Rob! Glad you're getting into Noel and the Stones too! Great stuff. I haven't listened to The Church's latest yet but you're not the first person to mention them this year. I'm putting it on my list to listen to!
@suartgilmour45407 ай бұрын
Thanks for the mention of the MMJ live album. I did not know about that one! Agree on Jason Isbell, Wilco and Ryan Adams. My fav rock album of the year was Ozarker by Israel Nash. Perfectly produced, excellent songs and playing imo. Stuart
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thanks Stuart! That MMJ album is wonderful, the two other Live series albums as well. I'll check out the Israel Nash, not familiar with him!
@juliemusique-tn4dp7 ай бұрын
very nice the chronicles of father robin and the two albums of rival sons are my best
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'll check those out.
@user-bj7ir8jr9m7 ай бұрын
Interesting list! I’ve not heard of so many of these artists, so was a good way to gauge what I should check out (taken my ears off the music world over the last decade or so). But delighted you had ‘Council Skies’ so high - it’s definitely my fave album of 2023 - Noel Gallagher conjured up the magic on that record. Beautiful I’m really enjoying your videos. Great work Paul!
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Ted! I love the feedback and glad you're enjoying what I do.
@jeremysette36577 ай бұрын
Great list! Some I need to check out still. Thanks for breaking down your favorites. Here's mine: 1. The Lemon Twigs - "Everything Harmony" 2. Darlingside - "Everything is Alive" 3. Charles Wesley Godwin - "Family Ties" 4. Foo Fighters - "But Here We Are" 5. Sufjan Stevens - "Javelin" 6. Slowdive - "everything is alive" 7. Sleep Token - "Take Me Back To Eden" 8. Mondo Drag - "Through the Hourglass" 9. Boygenius - "the record" 10. Chris Stapleton - "Higher" 11. Balance and Composure - "Too Quick to Forgive" 12. Paul Simon - "Seven Psalms" 13. Green Lung - "This Heathen Land" 14. Feist - "Multitudes" 15. Wilder Woods - "FEVER / SKY" 16. Lana Del Rey - "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd" (I agree with you- I could have done without the interludes, haha) 17. Jon Guerra - "Ordinary Ways" 18. The Wilder Blue - "Supernatural" 19. Moon Safari - "Himlabacken (Vol. 2)" 20. Cicada - "Seeking the Sources of Streams" 21. Ludwig Goransson - Oppenheimer Soundtrack 22. Nospün - "Opus" 23. Zach Bryan - "Zach Bryan" 24. Kara Jackson - "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" 25. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - "Weathervanes"
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thanks Jeremy! There's been a lot of love for that Lemon Twigs album. I need to listen to it again, it didn't really strike me the first time I heard it. I do like that Sleep Token album! Will need to explore some of these you listed.
@sjbang57647 ай бұрын
It makes me so happy to see you include Lana Del Rey on your list at #4. I've been a fan since Honeymoon. She is independent, and her records are colossal, no 29-minute ditties here. Truly music to sink your body and soul into. Of course, you have a number of really cool lps in our top 20, but the Lana mention caught my ear.
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Lana is a one-of-a-kind voice that really stands above most of the 'pop' genre. I love her vibe and her uniqueness. This was another great album she released in 2023.
@ilabelle16 ай бұрын
2023 was an excellent year for music in general. One thing I love is lists. I’ll give you my top 20 in no order. 1. Sparks - The Girl is Crying in Her Latte 2. Riverside - ID.Entity 3. Matt Berry - Simplicity 4. Circles Around the Sun - Language 5. Trevor Rabin - Rio 6. Rodrigo y Gabriela - In Between Thoughts…A New World 7. Uriah Heep - Chaos and Colour 8. Jethro Tull - RokFlote 9. Dry Cleaning - Swampy 10. L’Rain - I killed Your Dog 11. Panda Bear/Sonic Boom - Reset in Dub 12. King Gizzard - PetroDragonic 13. Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom 14. Yes - Mirror to the Sky 15. Depeche Mode - Memento Mori 16. Seven Impale - Summit 17. Agusa - Prima Material 18. Blue Lake - Sun Arcs 19. Tolhurst/Budgie/Lee - Los Angeles 20. Kite Parade - Retro There you have it. There are some on your list that are on mine but I didn’t want to repeat. Anyway, those 20 albums were some of the better releases of 2023.
@MusicMentionsReal6 ай бұрын
Ian, great list! I've listened to many of these albums. Love that King Gizzard slab of metal! I'm a fan of that band, they're simply incredible. The Depeche album is excellent as well. Also dig Dry Cleaning, great post-punk sound. Thanks for sharing!
@maryengle74458 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great list! So happy that you included The Struts "Pretty Vicious" as #5! I love this band and this album is their best yet! They definitely deserve more notoriety...kudos to you for recognizing them!❤
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Hey Mary, thanks for watching and for the appreciation. Why The Struts aren't bigger and more popular than they are just stuns me. Pretty Vicious is such a great album. Hopefully people will eventually catch on to it.
@mmmnuts56457 ай бұрын
5. 'Death Pill' by Death Pill 4. 'Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle' by Moonlight Sorcery 3. 'Yallah Beibe' by MC YALLAH 2. 'Sator Arepo' by Judgitzu 1. 'Seasons Dreaming Death' by GraveRipper
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list! I'll try to check some of these out.
@MusicOrLoseItTV8 ай бұрын
Researching other music reviewers. Glad to have found this channel.
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate you watching 🙂
@MusicOrLoseItTV8 ай бұрын
@@MusicMentionsReal Are you on Reddit too?
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
@MusicOrLoseItTV I don’t have a presence there yet but I occasionally will scan it. Trying to get this channel off the ground right now before I start expanding to other platforms.
@hipoet8 ай бұрын
I believe them!!!
@satelliteimagerymusic8 ай бұрын
Cool list, but I noticed it all staying in one genre for the most part. Rock is the genre I listened to the most this year, but you really only had one pop album, zero folk albums, zero hip hop albums, one metal album, zero electronic albums, and zero experimental albums... I'd like to see some more diversity in the future
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching and feedback! I realize that I left out some genres. The intention of this list was to cover the albums that I really enjoyed this year and unfortunately I just didn't spend a lot of time listening to some of the genres you mentioned. However, I kind of like the idea of selecting lists in the future. May do that next year! Thanks again!!
@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity91478 ай бұрын
Paul, I had about half of these. Gizmo did catch me attention. I tried to get into the Del Rey album but it has been a tough one for me. Loved the Price album, I just can’t find where it got filed. Hives was the biggest surprise to me.
@MusicMentionsReal8 ай бұрын
Wow, can't believe someone would have more than a few on their list! I'd say our tastes are pretty well-aligned 🙂
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife78977 ай бұрын
I did not select too many of albums on my top list for 2023. Among them are Lucinda Williams Stories from a Rock and Roll Heart, Temples Exotico and The Record Company The 4th Album For me it was not a bang up year for new releases.
@MusicMentionsReal7 ай бұрын
I've heard some of the Temples album and enjoyed what I heard. I'll give the other two a spin. Unlike you I thought that 2023 was a strong year for releases. I think the pandemic resulted in a lot of artists releasing strong material. Thanks for the comment!
@suartgilmour45407 ай бұрын
Love that Lucinda Williams album, she's an amazing artist. I read her autobiography last year, well worth checking out if you enjoy rock bios.
@CBCDs8 ай бұрын
RVG - "Brainworms" and Being Dead - "When Horses Would Run" are great albums you might like.