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| From | Bob Hutton <bobhutton@btinternet.com> |
| Subject | 2007 List |
| Date | Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:47:08 +0000 |
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Struggled to find enough new albums that I had given sufficient
listening-time to in order to properly rate them. Most of my spare time
in the latter part of the year was spent trying to rebuild my student
music collection (with a fair bit of success too). So I've been
listening to Holly and the Italians, The Lurkers and Slaughter and the
Dogs more than any new stuff. And the best song of the year, for me,
was "Rule The World" by Take That - go ahead and shoot me, the song is
still fantastic. Anyway - here goes:
Albums:
1
Kelly's Heels
"Neither Use Nor Ornament"
More cracking songs from Gentleman Bob. Fill yer boots.
2
Ash
"Twighlight Of The Innocents"
Ash's career seems to be on a downward slope, but this was maybe my
second favourite album of the year
3
The Mellowmen
"Tomorrow's Sound Today"
Best live band I saw all year. Fantastic front man.
4
Albert Hammond Jr.
"Yours To Keep"
Like an uber-poppy version of The Strokes with better singing
5
The Undertones
"Dig Yourself Deep"
Second best gig of the year and a much better album than I expected
6
The Nines
"Gran Jukle's Field"
Got this one late - it seems almost like a series of tribute songs to
various inspirational bands, but still has great tunes
7
Farrah
"Cut Out And Keep"
Their best album so far, much more grown-up songs than before
8
1990s
"Cookies"
Sassy Glasgow pop from chums of Franz Ferdinand
9
Ray Davies
"Working Man's Cafe"
This was a very pleasant surprise, especially since he gave it away
free with the Sunday Times. Good on yer, sport!
10
The Sadies
"New Seasons"
Very Clarence White era Byrds-sounding
11
Paul McCartney
"Memory Almost Full"
A decent effort from Macca, he's not completely spent yet
12
Monkeeman
"Jumping On The Monkey Train"
Modern German power-pop, nothing radical but great songs
13
The Clientele
"God Save The Clientele
Lush soft-pop, not my usual cuppa tea, but I enjoyed this
14
Myracle Brah
"Can You Hear The Myracle Brah"
A bit of a return to form for Andy Bopp's outfit, I didn't care much
for the last couple.
15
Spoon
"Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga"
Another one I should have listened to more, but when I did listen, it
sounded pretty groovy
16
Super Furry Animals
"Hey Venus"
This one should maybe have been placed higher - a real melodic gem,
smothered in Welshness
17
Mika
"Life In Cartoon Motion"
Most played album in the Hutton household (mostly by my daughters)
18
The View
"Hats Off To The Buskers"
One of my daughter's favourite songs last year was "Same Jeans", so
this is here for her
19
Zombies Of The Stratosphere
"Well Mannered Look"
One I read about on the AbsolutePowerPop blog site - a great
recommendation too.
20
The Smithereens
"Meet The Smithereens"
Ah, what the heck - it was a toss up between this and their Xmas
offering, so I plumped for this one.
Disappointments
New Pornographers
"Challengers"
Hardly listened to this, it seemed so dull compared to their last
album, "Twin Cinema"
Fountains Of Wayne
"Traffic And Weather"
Nothing stuck with me from this one - they seemed to be going through
the motions
Best Reissues:
E.L.O.
Out of The Blue (30th Anniversary)
The Rolling Stones
Rolled Gold (Plus)
The Traveling Wilburys
Volumes 1 - 3
The Scars
Author! Author!
Best Compilations:
The Spongetones
Always Carry On
Dirty Looks
Dirty Looks/Turn It Up
The Rubinoos
Everything You Always Wanted To Know
Various Artists
Jackie The Album
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