Giovedì 7 Dic 2006, 22:38
10. Jim Cuddy - The Light that guides you home
This one collected dust for awhile after the first couple of spins,
but I revisited and it found it better the second time around. Good
basic American rock. But from a Canadian. How confusing is that?
9. Los Lobos - The Town and The City.
Simply the best thing from the band since Kiko
8. Cat Power - The Greatest
Not "the greatest" but pretty damn good.
7. Bob Dylan - Modern Times.
Really really really pretty good. Ol' Bobby Z's still got it.
6. Tim Easton - Ammunition
Has the best protest songs of the year.
5. Brakes - Beatific Visions
Has the rest of the best protest songs of the year. I think Wilko has
a burr up his butt about this because it might not have been eligible
in years past. Maybe I'll vote for it again next year.
4. Neko Case - Fox Confessor
Gorgeous. And the tunes are purty too.
3. Pernice Bros. - Live a Little.
This is the album that Jay Bennett would be making if he were trying
to prove to us that he had a lot to do with Summerteeth instead of
trying to prove to us that he had a lot to do with YHF and the number
of burgers served at McDonalds. Lush, beautiful pop songs, but what
really sealed the deal for me were those cleanly distorted guitar
adornments. I have a feeling I'll be listening to this for a long time
to come
There was a thread on postcard a while back about bands/artists that you finally
got into this year, and I should have posted to that about my
burgeoning obsession with M. Ward's catalogue. And its all thanks to
this beautiful optimistic collection of tunes.
1. Centro-Matic - Fort Recovery
Wow, this grabbed me from the get go, and it won't let go. Then I went
and saw 'em live, and they put on one of the best shows I've ever
seen. The live disk is great, but they should have collected the magic
from that night at the Troubadour and put that shit up for sale.