Albums of 2007: The Notable Mentions

OK, so I said before posting my top 10 that I'd list the notable mentions for 2007 .. and here they are. I've listed these in alphabetical order so no real relativity involved ... just a list of great albums that didn’t make the top 10 for one reason or another.

• Albert Hammond Jr: "Yours to Keep"
• Band of Horses: "Cease to Begin"
• Beastie Boys: "The Mix Up"
• Biffy Clyro: "Puzzle"
• Bright Eyes: "Cassadaga"
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: "Baby 81"
• Calla: "Strength in Numbers"
• The Cult: "Born In To This"
• Editors: "An End Has a Start"
• The Fall: "Reformation Post TLC"
• Foo Fighters: "Echoes , Silence, Patience and Grace"
• The Good, the Bad & the Queen: "The Good, the Bad & the Queen"
• The Go Team: "Proof of Youth"
• Ian Brown: "The World is Yours"
• Idlewild: "Make a New World"
• Jimmy Eat World: "Chase the Light"
• Kings of Leon "Because of the Times"
  LCD Soundsystem: "Sound of Silver"
• Malcolm Middleton: "A Brighter Beat"
• New Young Pony Club: "Fantastic Playroom"
• The Primary 5: "Go!"
• Public Enemy: "How to Sell Soul …."
• Reverend & the Makers: "The State of Things"
• Shocking Pinks: "Shocking Pinks"
• Thurston Moore: "Trees Outside the Academy"
• The Twilight Sad, "Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters"
• The View: "Hats Off to the Buskers"
  
  Two of the standouts from here that coulda, shoulda, nearly made the top ten are both Scots bands, namely The Twilight Sad and The Primary 5.
  
  And finally ...
  
  Many, most, both of you will disagree with some or all of my top 10 or notable mention choices ... all I can say is go and write your own blog !!!!