Onze lezers zijn kennelijk net zo dol op lijstjes als de redactie van Lust For Life, want onze mailbox stond bijna op exploderen nadat we jullie vroegen naar jullie favoriete albums van dit jaar! De uiteindelijke Top 25 die we uit die reacties samenstelden, vind je in LFL077, die vanaf 20 december in de winkel ligt. Natuurlijk hebben ook onze medewerkers zo hun favorieten. Door welke albums en concerten werden zij dit jaar omvergeblazen? Bekijk hun jaarlijstjes hieronder!
Paul Gersen (hoofdredacteur)
1. Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains
2. Benjamin Clementine – I Tell A Fly
3. Automatic Sam – Arcs
4. Japandroids – Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
5. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
6. Robert Plant – Carry Fire
7. The Barr Brothers – Queens Of The Breakers
8. The Afghan Whigs – In Spades
9. Mastodon – Emperor Of Sand
10. Brutus – Burst
Beste concert van 2017: Moderat in Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide, Berlijn (2 september)
Martin Cuppens (hoofdredacteur)
1 The National – Sleep Well Beast
2 Josh Ritter – Gathering
3 Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down
4 Lana Del Rey – Lust For Life
5 Morrissey – Low In High School
6 Myrkur – Mareridt
7 Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine
8 Perfume Genius – No Shape
9 Godspeed You Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
10 EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring
Beste concert van 2017: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds in de Ziggo Dome (6 oktober)
Sven Bersee (schrijver)
1. Benjamin Clementine – I Tell A Fly
2. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Murder Of The Universe
3. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
4. Laura Marling – Semper Femina
5. Jens Lekman – Life Will See You Now
6. Brockhampton – Saturation II
7. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard With Mild High Club – Sketches Of Brunswick East
8. Sampha – Process
9. Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
10. Litku Klemetti – Juna Kainuuseen
Beste concert van 2017: Ho99o9 op Down The Rabbit Hole (25 juni)
Peter Bruyn (schrijver)
1. Peter Perrett – How The West Was Won
2. Wolf Eyes – Undertow
3. Motorpsycho – The Tower
4. King Krule – The OOZ
5. Moses Sumney – Aromanticism
6. EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring
7. The National – Sleep Well Beast
8. Carate Urio Orchestra – Garlic & Jazz
9. Plan Kruutntoone – Wat Doen De Handen
10. Lee Ranaldo – Electric Trim
Beste concert van 2017: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds in de Ziggo Dome (6 oktober)
Marck van Dongen (vormgever)
1. John Moreland – Big Bad Luv
2. Colter Wall – Colter Wall
3. Willie Watson – Folk Singer Vol. 2
4. Benjamin Booker – Witness
5. The National – Sleep Well Beast
6. Benjamin Clementine – I Tell A Fly
7. Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains
8. Frank Turner – Songbook
9. Flogging Molly – Life Is Good
10. Oddisee – Beneath The Surface (Live)
Beste concert van 2017: Benjamin Clementine op Down The Rabbit Hole
Peter Douma (recensent)
1. Sparks – Hippopotamus
2. David Bowie – No Plan
3. Willie Nelson – God’s Problem Child
4. New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
5. The National – Sleep Well Beast
Beste concert van 2017: Fischer-Z in Het Paard (10 mei)
René van Duijnhoven (schrijver)
1. Red Mountains – Slow Wander
2. Greenbeard – Lödarödböl
3. Red Scalp – Lost Ghosts
4. Purple Hill Witch – Celestial Cemetery
5. Sean Wheeler – Sand In My Blood
6. Chelsea Wolfe – Hiss Spun
7. War Cloud – War Cloud
8. Elder – Reflections Of A Floating World
9. Paradise – Yellow EP
10. The Mad Doctors – No Waves, Just Sharks
11. Phe – Phe
Beste concert van 2017: Desertfest in Antwerpen, met geweldige optredens van Elephant Tree, Stoned Jesus, Mos Generator, Graveyard, Kadavar, Monolord en Spidergawd
Jolien Eijsink (schrijver)
1. The National – Sleep Well Beast
2. Morrissey – Low In High School
3. Warhaus – Warhaus
4. London Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
5. Future Islands – The Far Field
6. Portugal. The Man – Woodstock
7. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Beste concert van 2017: The National in AFAS Live (beide avonden)
Caya Forman (redactie)
1. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
2. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown – Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
3. Holy Holy – Paint
4. Ty Segall – Ty Segall
5. The Dawn Brothers – Stayin’ Out Late
Beste concert van 2017: Alice Cooper in 013 (4 december)
Dominique van der Geld (redactie)
1. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Live From The Fox Oakland
2. Randy Newman – Dark Matter
3. Gregg Allman – Southern Blood
4. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
5. Styx – The Mission
6. Roger Waters – Is This The Life We Really Want?
7. David Crosby – Sky Trails
8. Steve Hackett – The Night Siren
9. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown – Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
10. Chris Hillman – Bidin’ My Time
Beste concert van 2017: Guns N’ Roses in het Goffertpark (12 juli)
Esmee de Gooyer (schrijver)
1. Rostam – Half-Light
2. Goldfrapp – Silver Eye
3. Sparks – Hippopotamus
4. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
5. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
6. Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
7. Perfume Genius – No Shape
8. Gorillaz – Humanz
9. Tove Lo – Blue Lips (Lady Wood Phase II)
10. Sevdaliza – Ison
Beste concert van 2017: Radiohead op Best Kept Secret (18 juni)
Robert Haagsma (adjunct-hoofdredacteur)
1. Steven Wilson – To The Bone
2. Myrkur – Mareridt
3. Thundercat – Drunk
4. Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine
5. Nikki Lane – Highway Queen
6. Cheap Trick – We’re All Alright!
7. John Mellencamp & Carlene Carter – Sad Clown & Hillbillies
8. Wolves In The Throne Room – Thrice Woven
9. The Magpie Salute – The Magpie Salute
10. Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
Beste concert van 2017: Black Sabbath in de Genting Arena, Birmingham (4 februari)
Harry de Jong (schrijver)
1. Glen Campbell – Adiós
2. Rodney Crowell – Close Ties
3. Willie Nelson – God’s Problem Child
4. Ray Wylie Hubbard – Tell The Devil That I’m Getting There As Fast As I Can
5. Aaron Watson – Vaquero
6. Chris Stapleton – From A Room, Volume 2
7. Chris Hillman – Bidin’ My Time
8. Gavin Sutherland – Wireless Connection
9. Alison Krauss – Windy City
10. Doug McLeod – Break The Chain
Beste concert van 2017: Runrig in Stadtpark Hamburg (4 augustus)
Patrick Lamberts (recensent)
1. The Contortionist – Clairvoyant
2. Ulver – The Assassination Of Julius Caesar
3. Caligula’s Horse – In Contact
4. Threshold – Legends Of The Shires
5. Pristine – Ninja
6. Yori Swart – September
7. Mastodon – Emperor Of Sand + Cold Dark Place (EP)
8. The Erkonauts – I Shall Forgive
9. Von Hertzen Brothers – War Is Over
10. Robin Borneman – Folklore II: The Phantom Wail
Beste concerten van 2017: Gojira in TilvoliVredenburg en Hans Zimmer in de Ziggo Dome
Tjerk Lammers (schrijver, columnist)
1. 7 Miles To Pittsburgh – 7 Miles To Pittsburgh
2. Lone – View From The Bridge
3. Walter Trout – We’re All In This Together
4. Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains
5. Vandenberg’s MoonKings – Mk II
6. Jeff Beck – Live At The Hollywood Bowl
7. White Cowbell Oklahoma – Mixto Sixto
8. The Brandos – Los Brandos
9. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma
10. Dirty Thrills – Dirty Living
Beste concert van 2017: White Cowbell Oklahoma in Paradiso (22 november)
Inge van Nimwegen (recensent)
1. The Mountain Goats – Goths
2. Enter Shikari – The Spark
3. Sorority Noise – You’re Not As_____As You Think
4. Lorde – Melodrama
5. Morrissey – Low In High School
Favoriet concert van 2017: Enter Shikari in TivoliVredenburg (21 mei)
Chris van Oostrom (schrijver)
1. John Moreland – Big Bad Luv
2. Matisyahu – Undercurrent
3. Paloma Faith – The Architect
4. Frankie Chavez – Double Or Nothing
5. Joe Henry – Thrum
6. Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Barefoot In The Head
7. Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse
8. Night Ranger – Don’t Let Up
9. Thunder – Rip It Up
10. Seether – Poison The Parish
Lisa Pierlo (stagiair)
1. Niall Horan – Flicker
2. Harry Styles – Harry Styles
3. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
4. Jessie Ware – Glasshouse
5. U2 – Songs Of Experience
6. Depeche Mode – Spirit
7. Sam Smith – The Thrill Of It All
8. Robin Borneman – Folklore II: The Phantom Wail
9. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown – Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
10. J Hus – Common Sense
Beste concert van 2017: U2 in de Johan Cruijff Arena
Stefan Sjoers (schrijver)
1. Vreemde Kostgangers – Vreemde Kostgangers
2. Sparks – Hippopotamus
3. Roger Waters – Is This The Life We Really Want?
4. Alphaville – Strange Attractor
5. Mark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle
6. Mike Oldfield – Return To Ommadawn
7. Arcade Fire – Everything Now
8. Slowdive – Slowdive
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
10. Chris Norman – Don’t Knock The Rock
Beste concert van 2017: Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman in TivoliVredenburg (28 maart)
Thomas Spiekerman (schrijver)
1. Allman Brown – 1000 Years
2. Nothing But Thieves – Broken Machine
3. London Grammar – Truth Is Beautiful Thing
4. Blanco White – Colder Heavens
5. Alex Vargas – Cohere
6. Helge – The Days Of Young Petty Davis
7. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
8. Susanne Sundfør – Music For People In Trouble
9. The National – Sleep Well Beast
10. Noah Gundersen – White Noise
Beste concert van 2017: U2 in de Johan Cruijff Arena (30 juli)
Bas Springer (recensent)
1. Dálava – The Book Of Transfigurations
2. Saz’iso – At Least Wave Your Handkerchief At Me: The Joys And Sorrows Of Southern Albanian Song
3. Diverse artiesten – Oté Maloya, The Birth Of Electric Maloya On Reunion Island 1975-1986
4. Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström – Svalan
5. Ifriqiyya Electrique – Rûwâhîne
6. Trio-Da-Kali and Kronos Quartet-Ladilikan
7. Orchestra Baobab-Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng
8. La Mambanegra – El Callegüeso y Su Mala Maña
9. Rocío Márquez – Firmamento
10. Ibeyi – Ash
Beste concert van 2017: Alireza Ghorbani in Katowice, Polen
Elysa van der Ven (recensent)
1. The National – Sleep Well Beast
2. Lana Del Rey – Lust For Life
3. Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down
4. Chelsea Wolfe – Hiss Spun
5. Tove Lo – Blue Lips
6. AFI – AFI (The Blood Album)
7. Perfume Genius – No Shape
8. DOOL – Here Now, There Then
9. Lorde – Melodrama
10. EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring
Beste concert van 2017: Avenged Sevenfold in de Ziggo Dome (18 februari)
