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| From | "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Bash This (aka Best of 2007) |
| Date | Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:39:03 -0700 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@...> wrote:
>
> Hey, it's July - shouldn't there be some David Bash 6-month edition of
> best
> of 2007 floating around?
Well, I don't think I've done any mid-year lists since around 2003, but
here's my Top 25 current releases from the first half of 2007:
1. The Fast Camels-The Magic Optician
2. Peachfuzz-Catch Your Snap
3. The Scruffs-Pop Manifesto
4. David Brookings-Obsessed
5. The Singles-Start Again
6. The Red Button-She's About To Cross My Mind
7. Fountains Of Wayne-Traffic And Weather
8. The Orchid Highway-The Orchid Highway
9. Paul Starling-Ghost Waltz
10. Sparkwood-Kaleidoscopism
11. Switches-Heart Tuned To D.E.A.D.
12. The Peaces-Is/Are/Was/Were
13. Third Of Never-Moodring
14. The Tangerines-The Tangerines
15. The Procession-Musique Magnifique
16. Johnny Lloyd Rollins-Let's Be Poor Together
17. The Len Price 3-Rentacrowd
18. Zombies Of The Stratosphere-The Well Mannered Look
19. Maple Mars-Beautiful Mess
20. The Cheeks-Raw Countryside
21. Home-Is Where The Heart Is
22. John Hoskinson-Pancho Fantastico
23. The Gilligans-Snoring With An Accent
24. Farrah-Cut Out & Keep
25. Johnny Monaco-Overrated
My guess is that some of these will rise and fall dramatically when I do my
year-end list, as I haven't yet heard several of them enough times for them
to sink in, for better of worse.
Note: Mellowmen-Tomorrow's Sound Today was reissued on 2007 on Rainbow
Quartz, but was originally released by the band in 2006, and made #3 on my
list that year. If I counted it as a 2007 release, it would be #2 on my
list.
Biggest Disappointment: Jason Falkner-I'm Ok, You're Ok. Please understand
where I'm coming from: it's a good album, and I'm sure I'd have been quite
pleased with it if it was recorded by an "author unknown" rather than Jason,
but I can't help but hold Jason Falkner to the highest possible standard,
and this album doesn't really come close to what he's capable of, IMHO.
Best reissue: Chris Rainbow-Looking Over My Shoulder (a very easy choice)
Best Box Sets:
1. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967
2. Real Life Permanent Dreams: A Cornucopia Of British Psychedelia 1965-1970
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2007 Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David
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