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01-17-2008, 12:33 PM
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Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
For me, 2007 was the best year for music in a long time. Most of my favorite current artists released new material and I also discovered some new favorites along the way. Here's my list (feel free to post your own top 10 or top 5 or whatever else you'd like):
1. Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Track picks: "Bouncing Off Clouds", "Almost Rosey", "Father's Son"
2. Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
Track picks: "Ludlow Street", "Frank & Ava", "Zephyr & I"
3. St. Vincent - Marry Me
Track picks: "Your Lips Are Red", "Paris is Burning", "Jesus Saves, I Spend"
4. Tegan and Sara - The Con
Track picks: "Back in Your Head", "The Con", "Hop a Plane"
5. Eisley - Combinations
Track picks: "Invasion", "Many Funerals", "A Sight to Behold"
6. Art in Manila - Set the Woods on Fire
Track picks: "Golden Dawn", "I Thought I Was Free", "Time Gets Us All"
7. Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
Track picks: "Small Part of Me", "Smile and Wave", "A Good Start"
8. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Track picks: "Sister Rosetta Comes Before Us", "Trampled Rose", "Let Your Loss be Your Lesson"
9. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Track picks: "Conquest", "Icky Thump", "Effect and Cause"
10. Norah Jones - Not Too Late
Track picks: "My Dear Country", "Sinkin' Soon", "Until the End"
Honorable Mentions:
Feist - The Reminder
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
Joan as Police Woman - Real Life
Lavender Diamond - Imagine Our Love
The Postmarks - The Postmarks
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01-17-2008, 01:26 PM
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Dave
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
For my tastes 2007 was a less than stellar year, but here are a few that were memorable:
Fountains of Wayne: Traffic and Weather - Full of catchy hooks and clever lyrics, this is another in a string of great records from FOW.
Band of Horses: Cease to Begin - Moody, interesting and atmospheric, this one is a real grower.
Steve Bertrand: Pain is a Megaphone - Solid effort from start to finish. Mostly mid-tempo rock ballads, but done in a good way.
Daniel Wylie: The High Cost of Happiness - Mostly acoustic based, but full of great hooks and choruses.
The Red Button: She's About to Cross My Mind - 60's inspired pop songs that stick in your head. Very Beatlesque.
Bruce Springsteen: Magic - Probably the best thing he's done in 20 years. Doesn't approach the lofty heights of this work in the 70's and 80's, but it's a lively rocker that holds up to repeated listenings. I just wish he'd lighten-up with the preaching a bit.
Rooney: Calling the World - A "big" record, full of loud pop. Lot's of throwback sounds from the 1980's, but with a modern feel.
Crowded House: Time on Earth - A bit of a disappointment by CH standards, but still better than most of the dreck being spewed out nowadays. Neil Finn is one of the great songwriters of our time.
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01-17-2008, 03:08 PM
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
One that immediately comes to mind is Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky." IMO, it is perfect from start to finish.
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01-17-2008, 03:24 PM
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
I didn't buy much new stuff this year, but I did enjoy the 2007 releases from Dream Theater, Within Temptation, and Rush (in that order with DT the best). I just got the new Radiohead (which is sort of a 2007 release) and am still digesting it.
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01-17-2008, 03:42 PM
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Russell Grant
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
I think these all came out last year...
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero : A nice return to form.
WEEN - La Cucaracha : They could release anything at this point and I would like it
White Stripes - Icky Thump : Already discussed. Love the stripes.
Neil Young - Live At Massy Hall - Fantastic live album of solo Young in the 70's. The DVD is even better.
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01-18-2008, 05:56 AM
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
I quite enjoyed the new ones by ARCADE FIRE and THE SHINS, and that's coming from a lifelong metalhead! Speaking of which, my favorite metal albums of the year (off the top of my head) were:
PORCUPINE TREE - "Fear of a Blank Planet" ( I KNOW they're more of a "progressive" band, but...)
NIGHTWISH - "Dark Passion Play" (sometimes I'm in the mood for over the top, over-produced bombast)
EXODUS - "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A" (proving yet again that they are still the GODS of the "monster-crunch" riff)
IN THIS MOMENT - "Beautiful Tragedy" (yeah, some of it comes off as rather "generic," but the title track is monstrous)
DETHKLOK - "Dethalbum" (yeah, I know it's a goof, and it's the soundtrack to a cartoon, but there are several well-crafted songs on this album, and the lyrics are hilarious)
The biggest disappointment this year for me was ICED EARTH's "Framing Armageddon, Part 1" (although I STILL like it better than "Horror Show"). I expected so much more from this outfit after the benchmark they set with "The Glorious Burden")
I'm sure I'll be editing this post as I ponder...
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Recently Heard: NIGHTWISH: "Dark Passion Play," METALLICA: "Death Magnetic, " "NIGHTWISH: "End of an Era"
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01-18-2008, 07:12 AM
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
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Originally Posted by Ron Reda
One that immediately comes to mind is Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky." IMO, it is perfect from start to finish.
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I completely agree . . . this is my number one also. Some of my other favorites (in no particular order).
1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Robert Plant/Allison Krauss - Raising Sand
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger |
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01-18-2008, 07:46 AM
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Jeff
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Re: Top Albums of 2007 - "Time to throw down!"
In no particular order
1. Ian Hunter - Shrunken Heads
2. The Smithereens - Meet the Smithereens
3. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (40th Anniversary Re-issue)
4. Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
5. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
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