MUSIC THREAD

I have 15 of the albums on the Paste list. That's includes their #1, but I have to admit I'm sort of underwhelmed.

Time to come up with my top 10... I'll be back...

 

My Top 10 of the year:
1. Rod Picott - Summerbirds
2. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
4. The Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution
5. John Fogerty - Revival
6. Romantica - America
7. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
8. Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers - No More Beautiful World
9. Son Volt - The Search
10. Terri Hendrix - The Spiritual Kind
Honorable Mention: Lucinda Williams - West; Mr. D- Wings & Wheels; Michael O'Connor - Giants From a Sleepy Town; Amy Winehouse - Back to Black; Kasey Chambers - Carnival

Completely underwhelmed me to the point of not caring for it: Arcade Fire- Neon Bible; The National - Boxer; Jesse Malin- Glitter in the Gutter

 

I also don't understand the raves over Neon Bible. Arcade Fire's stuff sounds like been there, done that. Much like the Killers rage of a couple years ago. 80s synth fad rehashed.

 

Don't feel bad...I own one.

I need to get out more or something...who exactly are The National?

 

I can't wait till tomorrow
I'm loving the concept for the album as well. It expands on a story from the song on Food and Liqour. He introduces two more characters as well(The Game and The Streets).

 

Another Best of 2007 list.
The listener voted list at WFUV radio in NYC

You can find the list of top albums & top songs at this link:
http://www.wfuv.org/music/best/bestof07.html

Here's the list of the Top 50 albums... the Top 90 songs are at the link above
Listener Results: Best 50 Albums of 2007
The top albums for the year, as selected by you

1. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
3. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
4. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
5. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
6. Lucinda Williams - West
7. Radiohead - In Rainbows
8. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
9. Suzanne Vega - Beauty and Crime
10. Feist - The Reminder
11. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
12. Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall
13. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
14. Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
15. Spoon - Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga
16. John Fogerty - Revival
17. Brandi Carlile - The Story
18. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
19. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
20. The Subdudes - Street Symphony
21. The National - Boxer
22. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
23. Rilo Kiley - Under The Black Light
24. Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer
25. Crowded House - Time On Earth
26. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
27. Joni Mitchell - Shine
28. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - This Is Somewhere
29. Ben Harper - Lifeline
30. Various Artists - Once
31. Son Volt - The Search
32. Nick Lowe - At My Age
33. New Pornographers - Challengers
34. Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
35. Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson
36. Joan Osborne - Breakfast In Bed
37. The Bird and The Bee - The Bird and The Bee
38. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
39. Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
40. Ryan Shaw - This Is Ryan Shaw
41. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
42. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
43. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
44. Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark
45. Loudon Wainwright III - Strange Weirdos
46. Joe Henry - Civilians
47. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
48. Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
49. Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back
50. Lily Allen - Alright, Still

 

My top ten ...

1. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Korteldala
4. The National- Boxer
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
6. Shins - Wincing The Night Away
7. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of ...
8. Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It
9. Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
10. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

 

An album left off these lists that I find an excellent listen is the "Into The Wild" soundtrack.

 

I got for Christmas Athlete's new album Beyond the Neighborhood. If you are a fan of Snow Patrol and Coldplay, get this album.

I am playing it in my office right now and this is one great album.

 

Just got back from seeing the Drive-by Truckers for the first time. Worth the long drive. Great show. My only (minor) complaint was that they didn't play my favorite song off the new album, "Daddy Needs a Drink," but instead played two of Shonna's songs I could live without ("Homefield Advantage" and "I'm Sorry, Huston"). Now I don't have any context, but I'm thinking the Truckers' shows with Isbell might have been better, given the other guitarist besides Hood and Cooley was invisible, so to speak. In all, I think they played 10-11 songs off the new album, a few standards from Decoration Day, Dirty South and Southern Rock Opea and some earlier stuff I'm not as familiar with. I dont think they played a single song off Blessing and a Curse.

 

Someone gave me a copy of Wilco's Being There the other day. Aside from Outtasite Outtamind, I had never heard a single song on the CD. I really, really liked it. And I know this will not go over too well around here, but I think it's much, much better than YHF, which I own.

 

Oh, hell yes. "Being There" is damn solid. "A.M." is still my favorite Wilco record, though, followed closely by "Being There," "Sky Blue Sky" and "Summerteeth," in no particular order. Then comes "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."