Your thoughts on 2011 music.

[Leftwich]

Favorite artist/band: The Black Keys
Most surprising artist/band: Adele
Most disappointing artist/band: Wiz Khalifa
Artist/band that grew on you: Frank Ocean
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Mac Miller, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Childish Gambino, The Weekend, Tyler The Creator
Favorite album: Blink 182- Neighborhoods
Most surprising album: The Black Keys - El Camino
Most disappointing album: Rolling Papers
Favorite song: "Ghost on the Dance Floor" Blink 182

[krulmichael]

Oh and I think Bad Meets Evil deserves an honorable mention. I guess the best EP of the year (even though I consider it an album).

[BigHouseUSA]

Favorite artist/band: Bon Iver
Most surprising artist/band: M83. I liked the older stuff, but I was not expecting the reaction it got. Solid album
Most disappointing artist/band: The Decemberists. I'm not really disappointed, I expected nothing, but that album confirmed they are done. Honorable mention: Das Racist
Artist/band that grew on you: Really struggling to think of one.
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Mumford and Sons
Favorite album: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Most surprising album: Youth Lagoon. I wasn't really surprised, as I didn't know them before. But their album definitely got into my top five.
Most disappointing album: Twin Sister - In Heaven. They had two great EP's, so I waiting for AotY material. Get's better as I listen to it, but probably helps I've been high ever since.
Favorite song: Bon Iver - Holocene

As you can tell, outside of Bon Iver, nothing really grabbed.

[wingsfan77]

Favorite artist/band: The Black Keys
Artist/band that grew on you: Noah And The Whale, for some reason I didn't like them at first but after a few listens they're great
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Vampire Weekend
Favorite album: "Mine Is Yours" by Cold War Kids
Most surprising album: "In The Pit Of The Stomach" We Were Promised Jetpacks, great follow-up album.

[DoubleDeuce]

Favorite artist/band: Manchester Orchestra

Most surprising artist/band: Bon Iver. I wasn't really a big fan of For Emma, Forever Ago, but their self-titled is amazing.

Most disappointing artist/band: Radiohead. I was expecting much bigger things from King of Limbs.

Artist/band that grew on you: Grouplove. At first listen, their debut album was a little 'blah', but it became one of my most listened to albums this year.

Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Mumford & Sons. Death Cab for Cutie

Favorite album: Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math. Definitely.

Favorite song: April Fool and Pensacola by Manchester Orchestra are definitely my two favorite songs of 2011.

[LC AAU]

Favorite artist/band: Shawn Chrystopher, Jon Connor, XV, Curren$y, Frank Ocean (I could go on, I listen to way too many people)
Most surprising artist/band: A$AP Rocky, Stalley, Skeme, Jon Connor
Most disappointing artist/band: WIZ KHALIFA, Mac Miller, Tyler The Creator, Pusha T
Artist/band that grew on you: Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Pac Div, Ace Hood
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Yelawolf
Favorite album: Section.80
Most surprising album: Wale - Ambition, Childish Gambino - Camp, Two Cocaine 80's EP, MMG Selfmade Vol. 1, Kendrick Lamar - Section80 (didn't think he'd drop AOTY), Pac Div - The Div, Stalley - Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music)
Most disappointing album: Lasers, Rolling Papers, Blue Slide Park, WTT, Goblin, Take Care
Favorite song: Shawn Chrystopher - The Credits.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APekczSpyho"]Shawn Chrystopher - The Credits (Music Video) - YouTube[/ame]

[Woy]

MOAR DISCUSSION

e: After Echoes of Silence, I edited my post to give the Favorite Artist award only to The Weeknd. That put him over the top.

[leaffan]

MOAR DISCUSSION

2011 was still god awful for music.

How's that

[JBregz]

Favorite artist/band: J Cole
Most surprising artist/band: J Cole
Most disappointing artist/band: Kid Cudi
Artist/band that grew on you: Drake
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Justin Bieber (lol)
Favorite album: Cole World
Most surprising album: Wale
Most disappointing album: Revolver
Favorite song: Cole World

[Woy]

2011 was still god awful for music.

How's that

It adds to the thread!

[Erich.20]

Favorite artist/band: J. Cole
Most surprising artist/band: Kendrick Lamar
Most disappointing artist/band: The Game & Lupe Fiasco
Artist/band that grew on you: The Weeknd
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: Faggot Mac Miller
Favorite album: Cole World: The Sideline Story
Most surprising album: Wale - Ambition
Most disappointing album: R.E.D or Lasers
Favorite song: H.A.M. - Jay-Z & Kanye West
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[Pitty]

Favorite artist/band: NERO
Most surprising artist/band: Pusha T
Most disappointing artist/band: Lupe Fiasco
Artist/band that grew on you: Chiddy Bang
Artist/band you can't see the hype about: J Cole
Favorite album: Welcome Reality - NERO
Most surprising album: Fear of God EP - Pusha T
Most disappointing album: LASERS - Lupe Fiasco

[Rudi]

Dunno how this slipped my mind, but this is probably my song of the year.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00o45nT1USo"]Kanye West- "All Of The Lights" (Remix) feat. Lil Wayne, Drake & Big Sean - YouTube[/ame]

[Champ]

Dunno how this slipped my mind, but this is probably my song of the year.

Kanye West- "All Of The Lights" (Remix) feat. Lil Wayne, Drake & Big Sean - YouTube

by far the worst shit I have heard all year.

[Misogi]

Favorite artist/band: Blu
Most surprising artist/band:The Weeknd
Most disappointing artist/band:Lupe Fiasco
Artist/band that grew on you:Tyler the Creator
Artist/band you can't see the hype about:Wiz Khalifa / Frank Ocean
Favorite album:Tyler the Creator - Goblin
Most surprising album: Childish Gambino - EP
Most disappointing album: Lupe Fiasco - Lasers (i'd give it to Carter IV but it's exactly what I expected)
Favorite song: Usually songs released in December don't really get mentioned. Blu - Seasons (December '10)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtXrCn64Ic"]BLU & EXILE - SEASONS [MUSIC VIDEO] - YouTube[/ame]

However, if we're being technical, Blu - K e e p p u s h i n n
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF7-sJbaQko"]Blu - KeepUshInn(Video) - YouTube[/ame]