not to pick nits, but wasn't the OK Go album from 2005? I could have sworn they were on my list last year - such a good disc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Winder" To: Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:14 AM Subject: My Top 20 albums for 2006 > HI > > OK... I'll play... after much thought and deliberation... though it has > to be said form 12 downwards the order could have changed on pretty > much any day... > > Best of 2006 > > > 1 - The Damnwells - Air Stereo > Second album from a band I first saw supporting Cheap Trick a few years > ago in New Orleans. Great songs from start to end, a complete album. > > 2 - The Format - Dog Problems > Discovered via the web - a post on Kurt's Krap that led me to their > MySpace page. One of many albums discovered in a similar way this year. > Power pop of the highest order. > > 3 - The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns > Greg Dullli continues to be one of the most consistently excellent > songwriters out there. The ever-evolving Twilight Singers are at their > best here. > > 4 - Damone - Out Here All Night > I first heard them on The Cars tribute CD last year. In his Classic > Rock review Geoff Barton said it was Blondie with Motley Crue guitars. > He was just about right. Classy, catchy songs that bring back memories > of 80's rock crossed with Avril Lavigne (we can only hope her > forthcoming Butch Walker-produced album is this good). > > 5 - Under The Influence Of Giants - Under The Influence Of Giants > Another from the web. Where Air meet Jellyfish and Scissor Sisters. > Melodic dancey pop. > > 6 - Thirsty Merc - Thirsty Merc > The best Aussie record of the year. Wolfmother may have got the > plaudits globally, but this is a great album. One stone classic - In > The Summertime, which I still can';t believe their label could not get > away anywhere outside Australasia - and many other solid melodic rock > songs. Looking forward to their next album. > > 7 - Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death > I haven't thought much of any Maiden album since Number Of The Beast in > 1982. But this was special and Bruce's voice sounds great. If you > haven't listened to Iron Maiden in 20 years this is surprisingly > melodic. > > 8 - Paul Westerberg - Open Season OST > Ok there were a few songs by other artists - and we really do not need > to hear Talking Heads' Wild Wild Life in another cartoon animals music > - but this was Westerberg's best collection of songs as a solo artist. > Especially exciting were the songs with the band he had out on tour in > 2005 - His Only Friends - hope he can get back in the studio with them > when his hand recovers. > > 9 - Buckcherry - 15 > The hard, sleazy rock'n'roll album this year. Cool, catchy songs. > Brought the fun back. > > 10 - Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining > It can be worrying when bands you really like decide to reform and > record again.That was not the case here, melodic pop-tinger rock. Up > there with their best. It's about time they toured the UK. > > 11 - Butch Walker - The Rise And Fall Of Butch Walker And The Lets Go > Out Tonites > Taking a break from producing emo bands and pop stars, Butch's third > solo album brings 70s-glam to power pop. > > 12 - Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood > The rise of Neko continues and we can only hope it continues. Great > voice, great songs. Can't ask for more. > > 13 - Clearlake - Amber > By far the best they have done. Cool and melodic, > Brist-sixties-psychedelia meets desert-styled rock. They really should > get Chris Goss to produce their next one. > > 14 - Cheap Trick - Rockford > One of the best of their career, and that is saying something. > > 15 - Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs - Under The Covers Vol 1 > This is how a covers album should be done. Please can we have Volume 2 > soon. > > 16 - The Wreckers - Stand Still Look Pretty > I never thought I'd buy an album by Michelle Branch, but this recorded > with one of her friends brings back the early-70s LA singer-song writer > style of Elektra, Asylum and Reprise. Full of good songs. > > 17 - OK-GO - Oh No > The videos on YouTube may have brought them to a wider audience, but > the album marks them out as one of the best power-pop acts out there. > > 18 - Wolfmother - Wolfmother > Very Led Zep - but very enjoyable. Mike Patton might disagree. > > 19 - Tool - 10,000 Days > Maybe not as great an album as Lateralus, but Tool still lead the way > in intelligent art-rock, with an eye to the whole package not just the > music. > > 20 - Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam > Surprising return to form. Their most consistent album since Vs. Where > the other hard-rock super stars Red Hot Chili Peppers (should learn to > edit, there was probably a good 45 minute album buried in there > somewhere) and Audioslave (still not reaching the heights of either > RATM or Soundgarden) struggled, Pearl Jam strode ahead musically, this > is melodic classic rock and it sounds great. > > > Just missing out - National Anthem - Radio On (70-s radio rock like > Cheap Trick and Starz), Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of > The Broken Seas (was surprised how well this worked), The Veronicas - > The Secret Life Of The Veronicas, and My Chemical Romance - The Black > Parade (should probably have listened to this more, touring with Green > Day last year obviously did them good) > > > > rob > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > ======================================================================= > Detailed Audities-List information: > To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >