2007 Music for old complaining guys who already own too many cds<\/p>\n
1.<\/strong> Patty Griffin – Children Running Through<\/strong> Near misses, cool cuts and ipod worthy releases:<\/strong> Rear-view mirror release of the year:<\/strong> Gram Parsons with the Flying Burrito Brothers – Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969<\/p>\n Box Set<\/strong> Best single that radio didn’t give a shit about:<\/strong> Overrated all the way to the bank award<\/strong> Blues – once again a slim year for the blues as the SRV clones continue to suck the life out of the genre.<\/strong> Questions for 2008:<\/strong> 2007 Music for old complaining guys who already own too many cds 1. Patty Griffin – Children Running Through An engaging blend of soul, country, rock and folk. Combining all the facets of Griffin’s career into one defining statement. An … Continue reading
\nAn engaging blend of soul, country, rock and folk. Combining all the facets of Griffin’s career into one defining statement. An early release that just hung around in my cd player.
\n 2. Bruce Springsteen – Magic<\/strong>
\nA focused pop opus and possibly the best E-Street album since Tunnel of Love. A welcome return to what Springsteen does best.
\n 3. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible<\/strong>
\nA band coming into it’s own just two albums into their career. Challenging, mystifying but in the end a satisfying ride that needs to be heard start to finish.
\n 4. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky<\/strong>
\nAfter diving into the deep end of experimental pop Wilco returns to a more organic country \/ folk sound and hits it out of the park.
\n 5. Robert Plant | Allison Krauss – Raising Sand<\/strong>
\nOn paper this should have been a complete mess. But under the guidance of T-Bone Burnett this is the year’s most pleasant surprise, a set of American gothic folk tunes that sound like some kind of “old weird country” classic rediscovered.
\n 6. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – 100 days, 100 nights<\/strong>
\nSure Winehouse got the press but Sharon Jones has the chops. Backed by the band that propped up Winehouse, Jones cuts loose with the real deal. Accept no substitutes.
\n 7. The White Stripes – Icky Thump<\/strong>
\nBack with what they do best blending the blues, country and garage rock into giant Jack White riffs that are best played at “11”.
\n 8. Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior<\/strong>
\nThompson aims his superb guitar attack on the theme of war via the battleground of relationships and the battles in Iraq. The best anti-war album of the year.
\n 9. The Red Button – She’s About To Cross My Mind<\/strong>
\nPure pop bliss. Attention fans of brit pop, the Monkees and 60’s AM radio this is the release for you.
\n 10. Grinderman – Grinderman<\/strong>
\nPure noise bliss. Big, angry and taking no prisoners Nick Cave’s Grinderman is a love it or hate it affair. It’s the sound of not going quetly into the night. Rage on.<\/p>\n
\n11. Radiohead – In Rainbows
\n12. Ian Hunter – Shrunken Heads
\n13. Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back
\n14. The National – The Boxer
\n15. Bettye LaVette – The Scene of the Crime
\n16. Patti Scialfa – Play it as it Lays
\n17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is (EP)
\n18. Josh Rouse – Country Mouse City House
\n19. Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight
\n20. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
\n21. Tori Amos – American Doll Posse
\n22. Lori McKenna – Unglamorous
\n23. Mary Gauthier – Between Daylight and Dark
\n24. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals – Lifeline
\n25. Lily Allen – Alright, Still<\/p>\n
\nWarren Zevon – Stand in the Fire
\nOne of the greatest live albums of all time makes to CD and stands the test of time.<\/p>\n
\nEmmyLou Harris – Songbird<\/p>\n
\nBruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere<\/p>\n
\nFeist – The Reminder – sure it’s a pleasant enough release and has that damn catchy 1-2-3-4 single but over all I don’t hear why the critics are falling all over this.<\/p>\n
\nTab Benoit – Power of the Pontchartrain
\nCoco Montoya – Dirty Deal
\nTommy Castro – Painkiller
\nKoko Taylor – Old School
\nVarious: 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads<\/p>\n
\nCD or Digital download?
\nDigital download or CD?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"