i guess i'm floating's Best Albums of 2006
"It was 97 years ago that the first record was released. Yes in 1909, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite was slated as a four-disc set by Odeon Records with a retail price of 16 shillings — about $101. A lot has changed in 97 years; from vinyl albums to plastic CDs, from buying records in stores to dowloading them in your home; the music industry, whether advocating change or merely suffering its consequences, has been evolving year after year to incorporate new technology allowing for advancement in all aspects of music production, output, retail, and promotion. A big part of that advancement has been the music blog, considerably occupying any traditional notion of a "grassroots" effort to strengthen the independent music community. With the most records released in 2006 than ever before (according to Billboard), it has become even more of a challenge to sift through the surfeit of records released to store shelves and iTunes pages alike to truly find the albums belonging in the upper tier of 2006.
While we certainly hold no claim in providing the most thorough list of the year’s best albums (see the bottom of the post for albums we overlooked, intentionally or otherwise), we’re confident in the albums we chose. This has been a great year in music, and as our first year as a music blog it has undoubtedly been a learning experience for us. The albums below represent not simply great music, but some even demonstrate advances in music and changes in genres we really never thought possible. Whether these albums will move on as influences in the years to come, only time will tell… but for the time being, in this iPod-toting, hipster-chic, ever-changing landscape we all occupy, this is what we’ve got. Love it or hate it, here’s our list of The Best Albums of 2006:"
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