There's a lot of stuff I haven't heard this year that I know I'd like, but
as is the case every year, so many releases--too little time and money to
hear it all....hopefully these all count per the rules:

1. Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt -late in the year arrival that blew off me head!
2. Brian Wilson - Smile - worth the wait
3. Green Day - American Idiot - quality tunes and arrangements
4. Tears For Fears - Everybody Loves A Happy Ending - maybe their best ever
5. Elliott Smith - From A Basement On A Hill - sorry it's his last
6. Pillbugs - Happy Birthday - a little long, but very consistent
7. Mew - Frengers - import only- think My Bloody Valentine/Sigur Ros/Cocteau
Twins - quite original sounding though
8. Chris O'Neill - s/t - Macca drenched, but very, very good
9. Muse - Absolution - Queen and Radiohead wrestle in an alley with Led Zep
10.Cloud Eleven - Terrestial Ballet - Rick's b-sides? jeez...
11.Bronco Bullfrog - Oak Apple Day - why can't these guys get a UK deal?
12.Cliff Hillis - Better Living Through Compression - solid gold hooks...
13.Keane - Hopes and Fears - nice to hear piano at the fore, lovely
14.Earlimart - Treble and Tremble - fine tribute to Elliott--almost too
close
15.Ambulance Ltd. - s/t - super tuneful indie stuff this

Other things I enjoyed:  Secret Machines, Gripweeds, Gurus....oh there's
many more I can't think of:

Waiting for:  Sugarplastic, Eugene Edwards (I must be the only person here
who hasn't heard this yet)

Reissue of the year:  The Village Green Preservation Society - the Kinks!

Happy New Year everyone!....I think and hope this year will see a new Chewy
Marble cd released...:)  If I would only finish the darn thing...

Brian