After much deliberation I've finalised a list of 100 CDs which I enjoyed in 2005, with my favourite in each category in bold. My overall favourite CD of the year was Brian Eno's "Another Day on Earth".
100 CDs I Enjoyed in 2005
New
Fiona Apple-Extraordinary Machine
Adrian Belew-Side One
Adrian Belew-Side Two
Coldplay-X&Y
Alice Cooper-Dirty Diamonds
Brian Eno-Another Day on Earth
Four Tet-Everything Ecstatic
Robert Fripp-Love Cannot Bear
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel-The Quality of Mercy
Madredeus-Faluas de Tejo
Paul McCartney-Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard
Brad Mehldau-Day Is Done
Porcupine Tree-Deadwing
Spock's Beard-Octane
Herman Van Veen-Hut Ab
Laura Viers-Year of Meteors
Dar Williams-My Better Self
Recent (But Pre 2005)
California Guitar Trio-CG3+2
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft-15 Neue DAF Lieder
Enchant-Tug of War
Fennesz-Venice
Girls Aloud-What Will The Neighbours Say
Francoise Hardy-Tant des belles Choses
Alice Martineau-Daydreams
Moby-Hotel/Motel
Neal Morse-One
Neal Morse-Testimony
Rheostatics-Night of the Shooting Stars
Shivaree-I Oughta Give You A Shot In The Head
Stars of the Lid-Gravitational Pull Vs The Desire for an Aquatic Life
Reissues
David Byron-Take No Prisoners
ELO-On The Third Day
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Brain Salad Surgery
Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick
M-Official Secrets
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Visions of the Emerald Beyond
Mick Ronson-Play Don't Worry
Mick Ronson-Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Michael Rother-Esperanza
Sparks-Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Uriah Heep-Demons and Wizards
Uriah Heep-Return to Fantasy
Uriah Heep-Sweet Freedom
Uriah Heep-The Magician's Birthday
Uriah Heep-Wonderworld
Herman Van Veen-Die Anziehungskraft der Erde
Velvett Fogg-Velvett Fogg
Yes-Fragile
Yes-Relayer
Live
Bruford-The Bruford Tapes
Earthworks-Footloose and Fancy Free
Falco-Donauinsel Live
Grand Funk Railroad-Bosnia
Kraftwerk-Minimum Maximum
Lou Reed-Animal Serenade
Tangerine Dream-Royal Albert Hall 2/4/75
Uriah Heep-Live
Jazz
Art Blakey-Buhaina's Delight
Grant Green-The Complete Quartets
Andrew Hill-Black Fire
Andrew Hill-Judgement
Freddie Hubbard-A Soul Experiment
Bobby Hutcherson-ObliqueJackie McLean-Action
Medeski Martin & Wood-End of the World Party
Hank Mobley-Poppin'
Moraz/Bruford-Music For Piano & Drums
Lee Morgan-Charisma
Tony Williams-Lifetime
Classical
J S Bach-Complete Oboe Concertos
Beethoven/Wranitsky-Oboe Trios
Anner Bijlsma-70th Birthday Box Set
Dvorak-Complete String Quartets
Philip Glass-The Civil Wars
Janacek-Piano Sonata 1.x.1905
Marini-Curiose & Moderne Inventione
Mozart-Complete String QuartetsSaint Georges-Violin Concertos 1, 2, 10
Vivaldi-Bassoon Concertos
Vivaldi-Complete Oboe Concertos
Single Artist Compilation
Jason Falkner-Necessity
Isaac Hayes-The Man
Allan Holdsworth-Against the Clock - Best of
King Crimson-21st Century Guide Vol 1
King Crimson-21st Century Guide Vol 2
Procul Harum-The First Four
Rheostatics-Best of*
Hans-Joachim Roedelius-Auf Leisen Sohlen
Shangris Las-Best of
Jane Siberry-Summer in the Yukon
Soft Machine-Out Bloody Rageous
T-Rex-Singles A's and B's 1972-1977
The Tubes-Dawn of the Tubes
Roy Wood-Singles 1971-1976*
Yes-The Ultimate Yes : 35 Years
*Compiled by me
Various Artists Compilations
Blue Note - A Blue Conception
Blue Note - Out of the Blue
Constellation Music Until Now
Harvest Showdown
Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal : Island Anthology 1967-1972
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