I don't buy the CDs like I used to, but here were the ones that I liked that came out in 2007 (in no particular order): In Rainbows - Radiohead Sky Blue Sky - Wilco Our Love to Admire - Interpol A Weekend in the City - Bloc Party Chrome Dreams II - Neil Young
of montreal - hissing fauna, are you the destroyer? arcade fire - neon bible radiohead - in rainbows blitzen trapper - wild mountain nation panda bear - person pitch iron and wine - the shepherds dog frog eyes - tears of the valedictorian old time relijun - catharsis in crisis les savy fav - inches lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
I really like Bruce Springsteen's Magic. I didn't go through many new albums this year, but Young's Chrome Dreams II and Foo Fighters' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace are decent ones. Next I think I'm going to check out the new Eagles album. So far I've only heard few songs from that album, but those few have been good. I'm still waiting for the American VI by Johnny Cash...
daughtry is my least favorite album of the year - it isnt b/c of his music, but because when he played stubbs in austin he tried to cut in front of me at the hot dog king hot dog stand (best dogs ever!) - i told him "line starts back there dude" and he acted all put off and went "COME ON MAN!". daughtry may be a rock-god, nay, an american idol - but all are equal before the hot dog king!
The Boggs - Forts The White Stripes - Icky Thump M.I.A. - Kala Manu Chao - La Radiolina Justice - † Liars - Liars Maps - We Can Create LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver Soulwax - Most of the Remixes Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido - Piñata
One of the most ambitious, and heartfelt efforts anyone has ever made at honoring the roots of blues. (The review says 2004 but the CD release date was January 23 2007..thus qualifying for the thread) Kenny Wayne Shepard Review by Steve Leggett 10 Days Out may well be Kenny Wayne Shepherd's most important and intriguing album, even though the guitarist is hardly the featured artist on any of these tracks, working instead more as a sideman and facilitator for the impressive cast of venerable blues players who get a chance to shine here. Make no mistake about it, this recording belongs to such senior citizens as Henry Townsend, Etta Baker, Pinetop Perkins, and Henry Gray, and Shepherd's presence (and the presence of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton) simply helps to focus the attention on these veteran blues players. Shepherd embarked on a ten-day journey into the American South in 2004 with a documentary film crew, a portable recording studio, and Double Trouble as a house band in an effort to catch the blues in its natural habitat of living rooms, kitchens, porches, back yards, and local watering holes, and the performances that resulted are priceless. Here is one-armed harp player Neal Pattman and blind guitarist Cootie Stark turning in a joyous, ramshackle version of "Prison Blues." A little later, Stark delivers further on a delightful song called "U-Haul," complete with a marvelous improvised rap over the tune's run-out coda. Here, too, is the then-96-year-old Henry Townsend turning in a poignant "Tears Came Rollin' Down." Etta Baker, then 93, shows that age hadn't slowed her as a guitarist at all as she delivers an elegant "Knoxville Rag." Shepherd wisely stays in the background on cut after cut, allowing these amazing musical treasures to unfold naturally and without intrusive elements. There are absolutely no hotshot guitar histrionics anywhere on this disc, which speaks to Shepherd's sincere vision for this project. He's after the preservation of blues history with 10 Days Out, and as if to underscore that aim, five of the album's participants (Neal Pattman, Cootie Stark, Gatemouth Brown, George "Wild Child" Butler, and Etta Baker) passed away before the album and concurrent documentary film were finally completed and released in 2007. Shepherd's name may be above the title, but he knows full well to whom this album belongs, and to his immense credit, those are the voices he lets speak the loudest. Oh hell, I forgot Koko Taylor's release Old School. The old broad can still knock your socks off. And Tommy Castro's Painkiller. Tommy has been my consistantly favorite blues act since the the passing of SRV and his January 2007 release is just another in the line. Download the title cut and you'll see what I'm talking about (sings like Delbert, plays like Stevie)
10. Lupe Fiasco - The Cool 9. Paul Van Dyk - In Between 8. Kylie Minogue - X 7. Common - Finding Forever 6. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight 5. Stereophonics - Pull the Pin 4. Kanye West - Graduation 3. Mark Ronson - Versions 2. Alicia Keys - As I Am 1. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
I think the only new album I bought was Buckcherry - "15". Wanted to get the new Cheap Trick and Jesse Malin but haven't got around to it. Not sure if the latest Eagles of Death Metal was this year or not but I wanted that too. Also the new Burden Brothers, if that was this year.
For those of you who list 10 or more... uhhh... did ya'll really BUY these, or did ya'll just LISTEN to these? I only bought ONE CD this past year, and I like it so much I copied it to my PC at work: Maná - Amar es Combatir... and even at that, I bought it for my wife's birthday in SEPTEMBER. I am having difficulty believing some of ya'll either have that much money to spare on music, or have enough time to actually select a CD off Amazon or at Best Buy's Music section... ...
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 2. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha 3. The National - Boxer 4. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 5. Interpol - Our Love To Admire 6. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 7. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works 8. Editors - An End Has A Start 9. Feist - The Reminder 10. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away I've been meaning to pick up the new Handsome Furs, Small Sins and Spoon albums, but haven't had time. And yes SwoLy, I actually purchased every CD in my top 10 list.
