Your favourite music from 2009

The year has almost come to an end, so why not reflect on this year's music?

You could post a list with your favorite singles, like this:

1. Within Temptation feat. Chris Jones - Utopia
2. Delain - April Rain
3. Colbie Caillat - Fallin' For You
4. Agnes - Release Me
5. Krezip - Sweet Goodbyes
6. Milow - Ayo Technology
7. Basic Element feat. D-Flex - Touch You Right Now
8. Kings of Leon - Notion
9. Delain - Smalltown Boy
10. Owl City - Fireflies

^ That's mine. The #1 and #2 won't come as a surprise to many The rest are just songs that make me happy, songs that proved that there is still good music being played on the radio.

Or, you could reflect on live gigs you have seen this year. For instance I made a small list of my favourite songs from gigs from this year.

1. Delain feat. Floor Jansen & Marco Hietala - A Day For Ghosts [Broerenkerk, Zwolle]
2. Nightwish - Ghost Love Score [Ahoy, Rotterdam]
3. Milow - Ayo Technology [Dies Festival, Nijmegen]
4. Agua de Annique - Witnesses [Melkweg, Amsterdam]
5. India - Straight and Arrow [Ahoy, Rotterdam]

Or, you could just give a general list of artists that you somehow started liking more in 2009, either through their new releases or through their live gigs. Here are some of mine

- Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon, Agua de Annique, Krezip, Indica, Stream of Passion, Michael Bublé, Reamonn, Snow Patrol, Maria Mena, Jason Mraz, James Morrison, Carrie Underwood, Colbie Caillat, ...

And of course some artists you discovered in 2009. For me:

- Lunatica, Kingfisher Sky, Edenbridge, Taylor Swift, Milow, Steve Appleton, Rigby...

Finally, you could list your favorite albums of this year. I don't have one here myself, because I didn't buy or download that much albums of this year, so it wouldn't be a fair list. Now go on.

1. Sarah (Bury Her) [EP] by Pythia
2. Utopia by Within Temptation ft. Chris Jones
3. Happy [EP] by Leona Lewis

I get stuck after that
Gigs, well I went to my first this year.

#1 - Pythia @ B2,Norwich with Crimson Tears and hAND

All bands were fucking amazing and such wonderful sweet people. I got kidnapped by Crimson Tears for 20 minutes while they signed my copy of their CD and my arm. I managed to kidnap hAND for 5 minutes Kat and Kieran were so shy but Chris was so funny. As for Pythia Timbley (Tim Neale<3333) got me a discount on the shirt, gave me a free signed "Army Of The Damned" poster from all the band and I got a hug from him. Then after the show everyone ran off and I got to see Emily again (has already kidnapped her for 30 minutes before the show ) and she was slightly drunk but we got photos with her and she signed all my stuff. Best night of my life!!!

Best albums of 2009? Well:

Pythia "Beneath The Veiled Embrace" - A hands down winner for me!!
Epica "Design Your Universe"
Elis "Catharsis"
Within Temptation "An Acoustic Night At The Theatre"
Mandragora Scream "Voluntara"
Theatre Of Tragedy "Forever Is The World"
Darzamat "Solfenrus' Path"
The Gathering "The West Pole"
Arkona "Goi, Rode, Goi"
Gate Of Sorrow "Enter Through The Gate"

And my best musical discoveries of the year:

- Pythia
- Crimson Tears
- Gate Of Sorrow
- Antonamasia
- DesDemon
- Behemoth
- Darzamat
- Witchbreed
- Lullacry
- Delain

And that's me done

DELAIN APRIL RAIN!!!!!!!! Need I say more?

Thanks for thinking of and starting this Onno I'll try and do them all

I'm not good with singles. I usually get albums and listen to the whole thing. But my favourites this year we're:
-April Rain- Delain
-Utopia- Within Temptation ft Chris Jones
-Smalltown Boy- Delain
-October And April- The Rasmus ft Anette Olzon (I waited forever for this!)
-Call Me- In This Moment
-Flag In The Ground- Sonata Arctica (Juliet's not technically a single)
-Pussy- Rammstein
-Release Me- Agnes
-Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
I dont really know what has been released this year

Gigs. I have to say this year has been AMAZING! With the exception of WT I have seen all my favourite bands this year! Last year I did see everyone but Delain though.

- I'll Go Until My Heart Stops- 36 Crazyfists [Wolvo 9th March]... Brock WINKED at ME!
- Escapist, Ghost Love Score, Romanticide, Dead Boy's Poem- Nightwish [London March 11th] We were the first people to hear Escapist and Romanticide live for the first time. I got the biggest shock of my life and me and Steph deafened everyone when GLS and DBP started playing. And the fun we had in London.
- Right Now- Korn [Download] The first song, Kellie going mental!
- Scars- Papa Roach [Download]- I waited 2 years to hear it <3
- THE PRODIGY! [Download]- Best band of the festival. I had been waiting 3 years to see them and I went mental.
-Call Me and Dying Star- In This Moment [Download]- Made me fall in love with them
- Katatonia's set [Bloodstock]- They were amazing and yeah a lot was happening at that time.
- Apocalyptica <333 Mainly Bittersweet [Bloodstock] Yeah I cant really listen to it at the moment because I'll cry but at the time it was amazing. And it was my birthday and there were FINNS!
-Green Day [Birmingham LG Arena 27th Oct] There whole show was amazing, I've never seen anything like it.
-DELAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are not last, I was doing it in date order to be fair But seeing Delain made my life complete. Frozen, April Rain and Silhouette Of A Dancer got me through last year and this one too. I owe Delain everything and I cam back from the Birmingham show wiith a whole new perspective. And I met Sam which was amazing. And Delain <333 Charlotte just makes me melt.
- Paid In Full- Sonata Arctica
- Last Drop Falls- Sonata Arctica with Charlotte= Fangirl death

Sorry I just relived everything there Makes me happy to think back over it.

Albums:
APRIL RAIN- DELAIN. Made my year, best album of the year, favourite songs of the year, favourite band of the year. Delain are just amazing. And getting to meet them and thank them for it made my life.
An Acoustic Night At The Theatre- Within Temptation. Just let it count
Flag In The Ground- Sonata Arctica
Made In Hong Kong (And Various Other Places). Let it count

Yeah I really haven't gotten any albums this year.

Kellie's best finds of 2009:
In This Moment, Sonata Arctica, Tarot, Northern Kings, Katatonia, Blind Guardian, Satyricon

None of them are new but that doesn't matter

Favorite singles/ cds of 2009.

1. Utopia. NEW. FAVORITE. SONG. EVER.
1.5. AANATT
2. April Rain
3. Design Your Universe
4. The Fray
5. The 13th Floor
6. Dear Agony

Best Concert: TARJA

Uh??????????
I'm have no idea what came out this year! So I'll try my best, and on top of that, I don't have a good memory to begin with.

An Acoustic Night at the Theater - Within Temptation
Utopia Single - Within Temptation

Bands I discovered this year, and more precisely, only two months ago:
*<3=the ones I REALLY love and am obsessed with right now*

-Avenged Sevenfold <3
-Breaking Benjamin
-Bullet For My Valentine <3
-Dethklok
-Hollywood Undead <3
-Killswitch Engage <3
-Kings of Leon <33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
-Korn
-Three Days Grace


I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting somebody and a couple of stuff, but eh, whatever!

Well i dont really have any to be honest its the same as always listen to

Within Temptation
Nightwish
Tarja Turunen
Evanescence
Lady GaGa
In This Moment
Lacuna Coil
Epica
Leaves Eyes
Take That
Sarah Brightman
Robbie Williams
Rihanna
Beyonce Plus Many More!

Singles:
1.Unleashed-Epica:amazing,'nuff said
2.Utopia(feat. Chris Johnes)-Within Temptation:WT saved the break year
3.October&April(feat. Anette Olzon)-The Rasmus:like Kellie,I have waited for this for ages .It's a beautiful ballad.

Gigs:
Tis year I have been to my very first metal festival(Artmania) and I saw Nightwish live,which completely made my year.t'was so great to see Romanticide,Escapist,Sahara and TPATP live.Wish they had GLS too but I don't mind .My first metal gig was a memory I will never forget And after the concert I've met Mariangela Demurtas(from Tristania,and this band has played a day before NW,but I couldn't go ),another epic experience .And I also heared Osten was in the crowd,in the day I was,how blind could I have been?

Albums:
-Design Your Universe-Epica:I don't have to comment on that.I just don't.It's a masterpiece
-An Acoustic Night At The Theater-Within Temptation:.It's simply great to see Wt's heavy songs transformed into acoustic pieces.I listen to it often at night and I sleep very well while listening
-Black Clouds&Sylver Linings-Dream Theter:I just got into Dream Theater and I have o say this album is a progressive metal treasure.Very long,complex songs and amazing vocals.Do I need to say more?
Julma Satu-Villielain:A great debut album,in the industrial/power metal scene,with a great vocalist and lyrics in finnish!

My musical discoveries of 2009:
Dream Theater,Opeth,Kamelot,HDK,Villielain,Elis,Aesma Daeva,Therion

Yeah 2009 has been my favorite music year

Singles? Erm, those gotta be
- Unleashed by Epica
- Utopia by WT
- April Rain by Delain

Fav albums:
- Design Your Universe, Epica - simply the greatest in the universe!
- An Acoustic Night At The Theatre, Within Temptation
- April Rain, Delain
- Abnormally Attracted to Sin, Tori Amos
- The Fall, Norah Jones

This year only one gig for me though. I've been to a concert of a polish rock band Coma, won't tell you anything. And I was supposed to go and see Epica but the promotor fucked up the thing and they had to cancel.

And my fav new musical discoveries of 2009: Kingfisher Sky, Kamelot, Agua de Annique, Darzamat, After Forever, Tristania

You have good taste Gosia It's a shame you didn't get to see more gigs, hopefully 2010 will be better!

magnoly wrote:

After Forever, Tristania

I am responsible for this

And Gosia,you are surely going to see Epica live someday,I promise

Well....the only singles that I liked enough to make a list and that I'm certain was released this year were:

1 - Spaceship - Puddle of Mudd
2 - I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin

As for musical discoveries? YAY:

-Shinedown, who are my absolute favorite now.
-Kings of Leon when Use Somebody first came out, I cried over it.
-Pop Evil
-Peroxwhy?gen
-Immortal Technique*
-MC Sniper*

*Thank you Rob... And I'm totally aware that everyone else probably wants to shoot me for those, so I bought a paper bag to put on my head.

^WOOT! You're welcome!
Don't worry, I'll take the blame for it! But just so you people know, those fools are fuckin badass and sick!They're like the real deal!

Onno wrote:

You have good taste Gosia It's a shame you didn't get to see more gigs, hopefully 2010 will be better!

Thanks. I really hope to see some of my fav bands in 2010. I already started to save money for that.

XxfrozenbutterflyxX wrote:

magnoly wrote:

After Forever, Tristania

I am responsible for this

And Gosia,you are surely going to see Epica live someday,I promise

And bless you for that!
Thanks <3 If you promise, it's gonna be!

Fork Ninja wrote:

Best Concert: TARJA

Yeah, Tarja concert:BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best songs of 2009:
1.Tarja Turunen-Enough(it was released 2009, wasn't it? )
2.WT-Utopia
3.Delain-April Rain