Not much excited me last year, which isn't to say there wasn't lots of good music, but I just never got around to listening.

So, my #1 album for 2005 is:

Tomas Bodin, I AM. Bodin is the keyboard player from the Flower Kings, and he put out an immensely innovative and creative keyboard based progressive rock album that will stand the test of time.

Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year for me was Roine Stolt's double solo CD, Wall Street Voodoo. Lyrics about corporate greed are so cliche and tired that they ruin any listening value.

I did enjoy the Andrew Bird CD, and the Steve Hackett classical CD was also outstanding.

I'll add Kate Bush to the list for the second CD of her double set.

Kino was also a nice surprise, if that was a 2005 release.

Oh how the years blur.