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| From | "Don Stroud" <DStroud@salesforce.com> |
| Subject | Best(s) Of 2003 |
| Date | Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:45:28 -0800 |
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Here's my list, which is a little incomplete because there are
a few discs I wanted to listen to that I haven't been able
to purchase yet (Puffy Amiyumi, for instance). But I'd better
submit my list before I forget. So without further ado:
1) Matthew Sweet - "Kimi Ga Suki* Raifu"
2) Zwan - "Mary Star Of The Sea"
3) Radiohead - "Hail To The Thief"
4) Postal Service - "Give Up"
5) Eaves - "The Eaves"
6) Darkness - "Permission To Land"
7) Broken Social Scene - "You Forgot It In People"
8) Belle & Sebastian - "Dear Catastrophe Waitress"
9) Rooney - "Rooney"
10) Andy Partridge - "Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 4"
11) Andy Partridge - "Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 3"
12) Thorns - "The Thorns"
13) Fountains Of Wayne - "Welcome Interstate Managers"
14) Isobel Campbell - "Amorino"
15) Enigma - "Voyageur"
Can I go ahead and vote for the best individual tunes of
2003? I can't? Well, tough luck. Here goes:
1) Zwan - "Honestly"
(I can "honestly" - tee hee - say that I've played
this one song about 10 times a week since it came
out)
2) Matthew Sweet - "Wait"
3) Fountains Of Wayne - "Stacy's Mom"
(I could do with another dozen or so songs just
like this. Why do FoW feel the need to stuff their
discs with filler, when they could crank out a few
songs like this per disc?)
4) Postal Service - "Such Great Heights"
5) Velocity Girl - "It's All Alright By Me"
6) Darkness - "Black Shuck"
7) Rooney - "Popstars"
8) Thorns - "I Can't Remember"
And here's my vote for Most Disappointing Release After All
The Built-Up Hype Inside My Own Brain And Heart for 2003:
Men Without Hats - "No Hats Beyond This Point"
What a heart-breakingly weak piece of crap. And that's a
die-hard fan talking. Just as bad as last year's winner,
"Title TK" by the Breeders. I'm getting weepy just thinking
about it...
Happy holidays to one and all! I hope 2004 brings us more
good music than we know what to do with!
Don
NP: FLCL Addict Vol. 1 (Anyone here ever heard of a
Japanese pop band called The Pillows? These guys
are INCREDIBLE!)
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