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| From | "Cornely, Michael" <michael.cornely@sap.com> |
| Subject | My top 10 for '06 |
| Date | Fri, 5 Jan 2007 11:59:13 -0500 |
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My picks:
1. The Skies Of America - SHINE (I'm really surprised that this isn't
on more lists - this topped mine by a very wide margin.)
2. Matthew Sweet/Susanna Hoffs - UNDER THE COVERS, vol. 1 (This
dominated my CD player when it first came out - sure hope there's a vol
2!)
3. Gigolo Aunts - THE PRIDE OF POTSDAM (I hope this is eligible - it's
an odds and ends collection, most of this was either unreleased or
b-sides.)
4. Rhett Miller - THE BELIEVER (Stronger than his first, still not
quite the 97s)
5. Clover - THE SOUND CITY SESSIONS (Again, I hope this is eligible -
recorded in 1975 or so, this was un-earthed and remixed. All unreleased
material - good stuff from Alex Call, Huey Lewis, John McFee and the
rest of possibly my favorite band ever.)
6. Cowboy Mouth - VOODOO SHOPPE (Really glad to see this mentioned by
someone else -- even if you don't have any of their releases, try to
catch them in concert. The most entertaining shows I've been to.)
7. The Raconteurs - BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS (I thought this was a pretty
solid effort - although I must admit it fell a little short of my
expectations for Benson and White.)
8. Josh Joplin - JAYWALKER (Joplin is a guy, for me, who always seems
to have 3 or 4 GREAT songs on an album. I put together a 'greatest
hits' of my own choice for a friend, and she went crazy over it. This
album is pretty solid, with most of the real strong tunes in the first
half.)
9. Gin Blossoms - MAJOR LODGE VICTORY (My company had these guys for
our kickoff meeting last January, and they put on a good show. I was
slightly disappointed by this - I really liked their mid-90s output.
It's pretty solid, but no real great "crank it up" tune.)
10. Tim O'Reagan - S/T (For me, this is a 'mood' record - somewhat
quiet and mellow. Not that that's a bad thing - I just didn't play it
quite as much as the others on this list.)
Honorable Mention: Cliff Hillis - CHILIS BABY BACK RIBS :-)
Best Book: "Birth of A Band, The Record Deal and the Making of 'Present
Tense'" by Jeff Murphy. A good, light read about the early days of
Shoes, with lots of cool photos that Jeff took while recording/mixing
the album. I'm really looking forward to Murphy's solo album, too,
which should arrive any day from Mr. KoolKat (right, Ray???)
Best Movie: Invincible - ok, I'm biased, but it was a really good
flick. Go Birds!!
Happy New Year to all.
Mike
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