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| From | "Mike and Roxy" <mikenrox@wmis.net> |
| Subject | Another Top 20 for 2003 |
| Date | Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:27:57 -0500 |
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These were my favorites from 2003
1. THE 45S - "s/t" Simply brilliant
2. SECOND SATURDAY - "Here's The Deal " The best new band I heard this
year
3. SOUL ENGINES - "Closer Still" Reminded me in turn of the Monkees, The
Merrymakers and the Beatles
4. THE RICHIES - "Forever and Today" Sweeet and crunchy - Michael
Carpenter continues his hot streak this year.
5. FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - "Welcome Interstate Managers" Deserves the
acclaim.
6. . FARRAH - "Me Too" This one has made a strong first impression. From
McCartney-esque piano bounce ("The Last Word") to classic PP ("He Gives an
Inch") to an everything-including-the-kitchen-sink mini-opus ("The One That
Got Away") this one is a treat.
7. WAKING HOURS - "The Good Way" Consistently strong Power-Pop tunes.
8. ROONEY - "s/t" When it's good, it's very VERY good!
9. MARK BACINO - "Million Dollar Milkshake" Supported by the TV promo of
the year!
10. ONE IN A MILLION - "s/t" Power Pop in the vein of early Brainpool I
was surprised not to see it in Patrick Beckers' top 20 as he was the one who
purchased my copy over in the Netherlands.
11. MELODINE - "Out of Your Hands" Alternately driving and atmospheric.
Often in the same song . (Killer Cut - "Exit Wounds")
12. JEREMY - "Yesterday, Today and Forever" A limited-edition Beatles
covers CD, Jeremy nails Strawberry Fields Forever so cleanly it is sublime!
13. COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS - "Too Close to See Far" If they had kept up the
quality of the first four tracks, we'd be talking CD of the year.
14. FEATHERGUN - "Music To Wash To" Catchy, with styles all over the
place.
15. JTG IMPLOSION - "All of the People, Some of the Time" Joe swings Brian
May's guitar through some mighty fun tunes
16. HAWAII MUD BOMBERS - "The Best So Far" Surf Ramones!
17. THE ADVENTURES OF JET - "Muscle" The 70's/80's synthesizer sound
(think "Don't You Know What Love Is" by Touch) was refreshing at first but
appeared on *every* cut. This dropped it slightly on the list. They're
still great tunes.
18. MATTHEW SWEET - "Kimi Ga Suri" Just good, but Matthew Sweet's good
beats most everyone else's great.
19. THE MILLIONS - "Million Dollar Rock" They didn't call it "Million
Dollar Pop" for a reason.
20. MOOD ELEVATOR - "Married Alive" An impressive follow-up to a great
debut.
Almost made the cut
THOMPSON - Thompson
THE PILLS - A Fistful of Pills
JAYHAWKS - Rainy Day Music
HOTSOCKY - s/t
ALICE COOPER - The Eyes of Alice Cooper
THE DENT - Farewell
MICHAEL CARPENTER - King's Rd. Works
IKE - Parallel Universe
THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS - "Sky Plots"
Did not live up to the hype:
The Darkness - Permission to Land
Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
The Thrills - So Much For the City
Biggest Disappointment:
Cheap Trick - Special One
Best 2002 CD heard for the first time in 2003:
Hellacopters - By The Grace Of God
Best 2004 release that I got a sneak listen to in 2003:
The new Lolas!!!!!!!
Looking forward to in 2004
Silver Sun
Redd Kross
Tsar
Mike Hodges
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