So my friend Jeff encourages a "best of" list every year, so I figure I'll post a little bit every day and see what you porn kids would like add. First, the music portion:
MY TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2004
10. Nora O'Connor, "Til the Dawn." Sweet voice, lovely concert -- she made "Benny & the Jets" sound good during her encore (Jamie's ears didn't bleed or nuthin'!) She also serves up tasty pints at Skylark and has cred 'cause she's on many fine Bloodshot releases.
9. The Dwarves, "The Dwarves must Die." Guilty pleasure. I find myself not wanting to go to Salt Lake City either, but only because I can't get the damn chorus out of my head.
8. Death from Above 1979, "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine." They helped me finish out the year with Sexy Results.
7. Dangermouse, "The Grey Album." Jay-Z and the Beatles, swoon, swoon.
6. TV on the Radio, "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" Sweet, sweet, amor...
5. Handsome Boy Modeling School, "White People." Come on! The Mars Volta, Cat Power, Alex Kapranos, Father Guido Sarducci, Del, The Wu, The Ladies'
Man! What a killer guest vocal list!
4. !!!, "Louden Up Now." "Pardon my freedom" was THE song to blare out of your speakers all summer. Sadly, their gig at Logan Square auditorium was my pick as the worst live show of the year....
3. Eagles of Death Metal, "Peace Love Death Metal." So very fun.
2. The Ponys, "Laced With Romance." Get your ass to the store and BUY THIS if you don't have it, it's freakin' GREAT.
1. Jello Biafra & the Melvins, "Never Breathe What you Can't See." A song about McGruff the Crime Dog never sucks And, watching Jello crowd surf during the Melvins show in September made my year!
BEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
"C'mon, C'mon" by The Von Bondies. If they become a one-hit wonder (two if you count the one that landed on Jack White), this is the best they can possibly hope for. Modern English surrenders.
THREE RELEASES I THOUGHT WOULD BE AWESOME BUT ENDED UP BEING JUST GOOD:
3. Mos Def, "The New Danger." Not an "Umi Says" in the bunch (and what the hell is up with him taking a swipe at Limp Bizkit while his band Black Jack Johnson actually sounds like them?), although he gets props for "Sex Love & Money."
2. PJ Harvey, "Uh Huh Her." At least she's bitter again. Vincent Gallo must have really pissed her off, but not enough to make this a better album.
1. U2, How to dismantle... (The "catorce" mystery is solved -- it's their 14th album so it's their way of being cheeky I guess. It was THIS CLOSE to awesome, but some songs are just too safe. And, does it bother anyone else that "Vertigo" sounds like the Supreme's "Keep me hanging on?")
Honorable Mention: REM. Just, well...
BEST DISC BY AN ARTIST I CAN GUARANTEE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF (although SG folks will known'em):
Sluts of Trust, "We are All Sluts of Trust." Cutie-pie Scot submissives put out an album, get back in the box with the gimp. It's awesome stuff.
BEST DANCE SONG BY A NON-DISCO BAND:
"Sexy Results" By Death from Above 1979. Is dance-punk wrong? I think not.
BEST SONG FROM 2004 THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S FROM 1981:
"Freight Elevator" by The Rogers Sisters
More later...
MY TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2004
10. Nora O'Connor, "Til the Dawn." Sweet voice, lovely concert -- she made "Benny & the Jets" sound good during her encore (Jamie's ears didn't bleed or nuthin'!) She also serves up tasty pints at Skylark and has cred 'cause she's on many fine Bloodshot releases.
9. The Dwarves, "The Dwarves must Die." Guilty pleasure. I find myself not wanting to go to Salt Lake City either, but only because I can't get the damn chorus out of my head.
8. Death from Above 1979, "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine." They helped me finish out the year with Sexy Results.
7. Dangermouse, "The Grey Album." Jay-Z and the Beatles, swoon, swoon.
6. TV on the Radio, "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" Sweet, sweet, amor...
5. Handsome Boy Modeling School, "White People." Come on! The Mars Volta, Cat Power, Alex Kapranos, Father Guido Sarducci, Del, The Wu, The Ladies'
Man! What a killer guest vocal list!
4. !!!, "Louden Up Now." "Pardon my freedom" was THE song to blare out of your speakers all summer. Sadly, their gig at Logan Square auditorium was my pick as the worst live show of the year....
3. Eagles of Death Metal, "Peace Love Death Metal." So very fun.
2. The Ponys, "Laced With Romance." Get your ass to the store and BUY THIS if you don't have it, it's freakin' GREAT.
1. Jello Biafra & the Melvins, "Never Breathe What you Can't See." A song about McGruff the Crime Dog never sucks And, watching Jello crowd surf during the Melvins show in September made my year!
BEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
"C'mon, C'mon" by The Von Bondies. If they become a one-hit wonder (two if you count the one that landed on Jack White), this is the best they can possibly hope for. Modern English surrenders.
THREE RELEASES I THOUGHT WOULD BE AWESOME BUT ENDED UP BEING JUST GOOD:
3. Mos Def, "The New Danger." Not an "Umi Says" in the bunch (and what the hell is up with him taking a swipe at Limp Bizkit while his band Black Jack Johnson actually sounds like them?), although he gets props for "Sex Love & Money."
2. PJ Harvey, "Uh Huh Her." At least she's bitter again. Vincent Gallo must have really pissed her off, but not enough to make this a better album.
1. U2, How to dismantle... (The "catorce" mystery is solved -- it's their 14th album so it's their way of being cheeky I guess. It was THIS CLOSE to awesome, but some songs are just too safe. And, does it bother anyone else that "Vertigo" sounds like the Supreme's "Keep me hanging on?")
Honorable Mention: REM. Just, well...
BEST DISC BY AN ARTIST I CAN GUARANTEE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF (although SG folks will known'em):
Sluts of Trust, "We are All Sluts of Trust." Cutie-pie Scot submissives put out an album, get back in the box with the gimp. It's awesome stuff.
BEST DANCE SONG BY A NON-DISCO BAND:
"Sexy Results" By Death from Above 1979. Is dance-punk wrong? I think not.
BEST SONG FROM 2004 THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S FROM 1981:
"Freight Elevator" by The Rogers Sisters
More later...
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