Your call: Welsh albums of 2010
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| 12:13 UK time, Tuesday, 30 November 2010
This time last year we were putting together our Top 10 Welsh albums of the Noughties. This year we're not going to come up with yet another critics' list - there many others to choose from - but instead we're going to hand the reins to you.
What has been your favourite Welsh album of 2010? Comment below or email wales.music@bbc.co.uk and in the run-up to Christmas we'll round them all up.
Whether you've loved the unusual pop of Marina And The Diamonds or you thought Bullet For My Valentine's Fever was your album of the year, be sure to let us know.
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Adam Walton
Bethan Elfyn
James McLaren
Laura Sinnerton
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At 13:40 30th Nov 2010, Davy wrote:Straight Lines - Persistence In This Game.
Brilliant lyrics doused in pop-punk melodies makes it almost impossible not to bounce and sing along.
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At 15:11 30th Nov 2010, Barding wrote:Various Artists - The Square CD. A tribute album to the late, great John Sicolo, proprietor of TJ's. Many of the bands who paid tribute to John at TJ's In the Square are on this disc. Most tracks are exclusive to this release. Flyscreen, Novocaine, Darling Buds, The Drains, Rollerco, Bad Sam, Sick Livers, Goldie Lookin Chain, Doctor Bison, Elephant Rescue Plan etc etc... and all bookended by quotes from a vintage interview with the man himself. A classic slice of timeless Newportness.
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At 18:04 30th Nov 2010, M1071 wrote:Bullet For My Valentine - Fever.
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At 18:06 30th Nov 2010, melody wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed. Truly amazing.
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At 18:14 30th Nov 2010, wm wrote:This is easy: Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 18:20 30th Nov 2010, MisterDaven wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed , Truly Brilliant .
Something i did not expect to hear for ages , and it really did rocked out
my brains .
I would vote Bullet For My Valentine - Fever on the second spot , really
really vocal , guitar charged album both they are .
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At 18:24 30th Nov 2010, jezza32 wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed.
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At 18:30 30th Nov 2010, stevieanthony wrote:kids in glass houes- DIRT without a shoadow of a doubt, truly unbelievable, doesnt even need explaining further,. pure.class!
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At 18:40 30th Nov 2010, I Broke My Leg Playing Fantasy Football wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 18:49 30th Nov 2010, plymouthpilgrim wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 18:49 30th Nov 2010, Chloe Grigg wrote:Best band in my opinion, I love them to pieces. Lostprophets - The Betrayed.
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At 19:59 30th Nov 2010, JackBlaze wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
Best band in the UK
And an amazing album.
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At 20:00 30th Nov 2010, Bekki wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 20:05 30th Nov 2010, kaylie wrote:lostprophets -the betrayed is the best ever!!!
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At 20:11 30th Nov 2010, Leo wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed ,love it .
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At 20:18 30th Nov 2010, Kalina wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed.
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At 20:59 30th Nov 2010, Kirsty wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed.
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At 21:42 30th Nov 2010, David wrote:I dare say that some Valleyscentric, monolithic metalpoprock nonsense will win it, but personally, the noughties came in with a bang with McLusky's 'My Pain and Sadness is More Sad and Painful Than Yours' and nothing else has come close.
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At 21:44 30th Nov 2010, David wrote:Oh, this year's... Oops, completely missed that. In that case, I'll do a Vince Cable and abstain, nothing's floated my boat this year, all dull, dull, dull.
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At 22:12 30th Nov 2010, music_fan91 wrote:definitely Lostprophets - The Betrayed, played it over and over!
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At 01:03 1st Dec 2010, kellyroxx wrote:lostprophets the betrayed without a doubt!!! awesome album.
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At 09:21 1st Dec 2010, TeenageC wrote:LOSTPROPHETS, THE BETRAYED.
Brillant Album.
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At 09:40 1st Dec 2010, mamaprophet wrote:LOSTPROPHETS, THE BETRAYED
brill album and great band.
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At 13:42 1st Dec 2010, kopwoman wrote:the betrayed,by lostprophets,or fever by bullet for my valentine,seeing them at wembley next week,woohoo!!
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At 13:44 1st Dec 2010, Tuuli wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 13:51 1st Dec 2010, owen wrote:The Arteries - Dead Sea
DIY punk rock! Really hardworking guys who tour constantly and are awesome live!
Check them out and buy the album
www.thearteries.co.uk
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At 16:25 1st Dec 2010, lostprophetlooza wrote:The best album of all time, let alone 2010: Lostprophets-The Betrayed.
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At 18:03 1st Dec 2010, Nick Tucker wrote:The Betrayed - Lostprophets. They always manage to up their game. True musicians.
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At 19:57 1st Dec 2010, Nats_LP wrote:The Betrayed- Lostprophets. Best album ever.
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At 21:33 1st Dec 2010, Helen wrote:THE BETRAYED-LOSTPROPHETS!!! Definitely the BEST!
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Comment number 31.
At 21:35 1st Dec 2010, Khan111 wrote:Lostprophets the betrayed
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At 21:35 1st Dec 2010, Khan111 wrote:Lostprophets the betrayed
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At 21:37 1st Dec 2010, Khan111 wrote:Lostprophets the betrayed
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At 23:35 1st Dec 2010, hklbry wrote:The Storys "Luck"
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At 01:34 2nd Dec 2010, daltondstryr wrote:The Betrayed- lostprophets
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At 11:43 2nd Dec 2010, Peter D Cox wrote:OK, I have to be the first then: Manic Street Preachers Postcards album. Constant re-invention, great musicality, real 'outreach' for new audiences, solid and commendable sentiments, and bloody great entertainment.
It will last the course. Another stepping stone in a remarkable career path. Great credit to Wales.
Is it being overlooked here because it is so obvious?
Come on. New is good. But there's something very special about a developing talent that comes up trumps.
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At 11:53 2nd Dec 2010, aleksm wrote:The Storys "Luck"
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At 13:58 2nd Dec 2010, Cossie wrote:Electroneg 1000
El Goodo - Coyote
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At 04:34 3rd Dec 2010, NikkiLee wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 10:56 3rd Dec 2010, Statixx wrote:Straight Lines - Persistence In This Game.
Caught my attention out of nowhere and everyone will agree it's a catchy album. Well done boys.
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At 10:58 3rd Dec 2010, PatirckDavey wrote:Straight Lines - Persistence In This Game
Awesome album, if you haven't gave it a listen yet i recommend "Antics" "Set Me On Fire And Feed Me To The Wolves" and "To Be Honest" :)
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At 11:05 3rd Dec 2010, Stargazer wrote:The Storys "Luck" - definitely the best!
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At 11:46 3rd Dec 2010, Lexi wrote:The Storys "Luck"
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At 12:12 3rd Dec 2010, Mary wrote:The Storys "Luck"!!
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At 12:18 3rd Dec 2010, HuwKnight wrote:The Storys - Luck...and the biggest tragedy of the year was the band splitting !! :-((
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At 12:52 3rd Dec 2010, ChrisGib wrote:The Storys - Luck - what an amazing band, what an amazing singer, what good guys they are!! :-)
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At 13:13 3rd Dec 2010, AnneUK wrote:"Luck" by The Storys - the best band to EVER come out of Wales :-))
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At 13:24 3rd Dec 2010, isis24 wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
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At 13:59 3rd Dec 2010, NigelColeman wrote:"Luck" by The Storys - The best band ever to have come out of Wales, very talented musicians, very under rated.
The band are really nice and friendly and they just make fantastic music, I love "Luck".
The sadest thing in 2010 is that the band have split up.
Steve Balsamo voice is just amazing. (Worth a Listen)
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At 14:11 3rd Dec 2010, bethwtb wrote:Straight Lines - Persistence In This Game
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At 14:35 3rd Dec 2010, MinEvs wrote:"LUCK" by THE STORYS.
An incredibly talented bunch of musicians which have managed to write and produce a fantastic album as a finale to their time together as a band.
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At 14:46 3rd Dec 2010, Hapus wrote:Taurus the Bull by Roger Henderson - give it a try if you haevn't already!
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At 14:47 3rd Dec 2010, Michael wrote:It has to be Straight Lines-Persistance in this game. I haven't been able to stop listening to it.
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At 15:01 3rd Dec 2010, geoffgriff wrote:luck by the storys has got to win ,the vocals are just brilliant as well as the music
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At 15:48 3rd Dec 2010, Ann wrote:The Storys "Luck"
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At 16:11 3rd Dec 2010, twiff wrote:It has to be THE STORYS with LUCK.
These have been amazing years for the band, they are truly friendly and always took the time to include their fans in all that they did. We love them, they are great. The Storys - best guys out of Wales for a long time x.
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At 16:37 3rd Dec 2010, Mowgliyo wrote:Definitely THE AUTOMATIC - TEAR THE SIGNS DOWN.
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At 16:43 3rd Dec 2010, goteamdrama wrote:The Automatic Tear The Signs Down is brilliant, really really underrated album and band
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At 18:11 3rd Dec 2010, Anne Sweeney wrote:Has to be Luck by the Storys!
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At 19:17 3rd Dec 2010, Charlotte wrote:Straight Lines- Persistence In This Game.
Cannot stop listening to it.
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At 19:35 3rd Dec 2010, Lyn Taylor wrote:Just has to be The Storys and 'Luck'. Steve Balsamo has a voice compared to none. Amazing vocals. I had the honor of seeing them live supporting Elton John in Glasgow and fell in love right there.
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At 19:43 3rd Dec 2010, Nancy Dorfman wrote:The Story's "Luck." Absolutely.
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At 21:45 3rd Dec 2010, Asia wrote:The Storys "Luck". No doubt of it:)
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At 10:17 4th Dec 2010, etoile98 wrote:The Storys "Luck" definitely. Love their vocals.
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At 12:29 4th Dec 2010, Aalicja wrote:The Storys "Luck"
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At 17:54 4th Dec 2010, starman2001uk wrote:The Storys' "LUCK" album is without doubt the finest Welsh album of 2010.
Steve Balsamo and co. exhibit musical genius; and Steve has one of the finest voices in the world.
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At 22:44 4th Dec 2010, RiotCall wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed
Listened to it so many times this year, Totally amazing album! One of my favorite albums of all time tbh
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At 11:10 5th Dec 2010, Dave wrote:'Postcards From A Young Man' by Manic Street Preachers. Still making amazing albums 18 years after their debut.
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At 11:35 5th Dec 2010, Emmy wrote:I loved The Betrayed by Lostprophets, it was worth the wait!
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At 12:21 5th Dec 2010, irene wrote:The Storys, Luck.
Great musicians. Great songs.
And the voice of Steve Balsamo...wow...
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At 12:58 5th Dec 2010, JamesNew11 wrote:The Automatic, Tear the Signs Down.
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At 15:23 5th Dec 2010, missijust wrote:It has to be the debut album "Parade" by "The Last Republic" this is the best album i have brought for years. The lyrics are great and the sound of the lead singers voice is amazing.
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At 15:24 5th Dec 2010, NatashaBromham wrote:I think the best welsh album this year by far has to be Parade by The Last Republic. The album has good track after good track, I just can't get sick of the it. A bunch of really talented boys and a highly recommended album.
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At 15:40 5th Dec 2010, Kim wrote:The Last Repulic - Parade.
Awesome album where every song has a message and none you want to skip. Brilliant musicians that are so down to earth it makes you proud to be Welsh. Definatley my favourite all time band
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At 16:01 5th Dec 2010, ernster wrote:THE LAST REPUBLIC - 'PARADE', Has to be one of the best welsh albums of this year. Great debut & well worth checking out.
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At 10:38 6th Dec 2010, dandavey wrote:The Last Republic - Parade
Great album every song is good
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At 17:59 6th Dec 2010, rossi0898 wrote:Lostprophets - The Betrayed. Simply the best.
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At 21:40 6th Dec 2010, laruso_lost wrote:Straight Lines - Persistence in This Game.
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At 13:15 7th Dec 2010, Freebornjen wrote:The Last republic-Parade.
What a truly amazing album from extremly talented musicians. Loving every song. Definatly worth checking out. Very highly recommended.
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At 17:39 7th Dec 2010, Dillwyn Baker wrote:The Last Republic - Parade class album from band who will be playing this in arenas soon!!!
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At 20:11 7th Dec 2010, lilsam wrote:Parade - The Last Republic debut album from these guys who should be up for several newcomers awards. Parade is pure class, these guys are going to be onto big things next year! Not to be missed!
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At 20:26 7th Dec 2010, taffyapples wrote:Although the other albums mentioned are by very good welsh bands my vote has to go to The Last Republic's Parade Album. It's the best album I have bought in the last year!
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At 21:45 7th Dec 2010, wheeljack wrote:The Last Republic - Parade , After being impressed by them live I bought the Album ,I can honestly say I love every track. 5 stars from me.
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At 22:53 9th Dec 2010, iago wrote:IF THE 'COOL CYMRU' SCENE OF YESTERYEAR WERE TO REAPPEAR THEN THE LAST REPUBLICS DEBUT ALBUM 'PARADE' WOULD BE THE REASON WHY!!AN ORIGINAL ALBUM WITH CATCHY SING ALONG CHORUSES....THIS ALBUM SHOULD WIN WELSH ALBUM OF THE YEAR HANDS DOWN.
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