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Ok, I just
got my computer back from being repaired, so here’s my contribution to these
lists . . . (and I actually cut/paste this from my discussion board, so that’s
why there are the little editorials) I'm not
very good at top 5 lists . . . i might be able to compress this into a top 10,
but no promises 11. The
Polyphonic Spree - Beginning Stages of . . . It's a 24 member hippy
choir/orchestra from the mind that brought you Tripping Daisy. If this music doesn't make you happy,
you need therapy. 10.
Spiritualized - Amazing Grace .
"We take drugs to make music to take drugs to." Incredible noise. 9. Rooney . The Beach Boys are back, and better than ever. 8. Jet - Get Born . Music that is fun. You'd swear that you're listening to
old Rolling Stones, and that's a good thing. 7. The Fire Theft . The latest from Jeremy Enigk and co
(Sunny Day Real Estate). It's kind
of like the difference between Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan. Essentially the same band, just
happier. 6. Nelly Furtado - Folklore . (and not just because she's from
Vancouver). I bought this for
Bren, but it's really good. Very
musically diverse, and she writes her own stuff. 5. Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts . Angry Goth pop a la The Cure. Not as good as Without You I'm Nothing,
but better than most this year. 4. BRMC - Take Them On Their Own . Critics blast them for being a Jesus
and Mary Chain rip-off, but there could be worse things. 3. David Crowder Band - Illuminate . I've always said that i want a worship
band that sounds like the offspring of Incubus and The Anniversary, and they
almost make it. First worship CD
of any consequence (that i know of) since Mars Hill Worship to bust out the
turntables. 2. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief . It's Radiohead; what more do you need? 1. Over the Rhine - Ohio . No one who knows me is surprised. but, they earned this spot. Ohio is not one, but two discs of sheer
grace and beauty. Honorable
Mentions (They'd make my list if i had the dollars to pick them up; you can
read this as a wish list): Johnny
Cash - Unearthed Travis -
12 Memories Dandy
Warhols - Welcome To The Monkey House Belle
& Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress Grandaddy
- Sumday Kings of
Leon - Youth & Young Manhood Fountains
of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Manager The
Strokes - Room on Fire The Bens -
The Bens EP (Ben Folds, Ben Kweller (from Radish), and Ben Lee (Noise Addict) Rufus
Wainwright - Want One That's all
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