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| From | Mike Gladish <mgladish@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Top 20 for 2011 |
| Date | Mon, 9 Jan 2012 23:37:08 -0500 |
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Short one this year, not much time to pound out my usual essay. I'm
not qualified to call out the best of 2011, only the ones I play the
most this year.
1. Peter Bruntnell - Black Mountain UFO. Consistent high quality
music that hits me the right way.
2. Tommy Keene - Behind the Parade.
3. The Damnwells - No One Listens to the Band Anymore. How
appropriate - and sad that this band isn't recognized more.
4. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light. Carrying the torch for classic rock - still.
5. Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs - God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise.
6. The Nines - Poliarities.
7. The Decemberists - The King is Dead. Mining old REM territory -
unfortunately you won't see REM in my top 20.
8. Graham Colton - Pacific Coast Eyes.
9. Matthew Sweet - Modern Art. Interesting and challenging. You
have to do what you have to do - artistically. After 40 years
following Rundgren...
10. Matt Nathanson - Modern Love.
11. Ryan Adams - Ashes and Fire.
12. The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time.
13. The Red Button - As Far As Yesterday Goes. Not as good as their
first effort, but still a very good album.
14. David Mead - Dudes.
15. Augustana - S/T.
16. Fountains of Wayne - Sky Full of Holes.
17. Indigo Girls - Beauty Queen Sister
18. Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations - S/T
19. The Bats - Free All Monsters
20. Matt Wertz - Weights and Wings
Other CDs I played and liked: Matthew Ryan - I Recall Standing as
Though Nothing Could Fall, Antigone Rising - 23 Red, Beady Eye -
Different Gear, Still Standing, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds -
S/T, Buffalo Tom - Skins, Cage the Elephant - Thank You, Happy
Birthday, Colbie Caillat - All of You, Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other
Clean, Matt Kearney - Young Love, REM - Collapse into Now, The Bangles
- Sweetheart of the Sun, The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow, Fleet Foxes -
Helplessness Blues, Radiohead - The King of Limbs.
Happy New Year and take care.
Mike
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