As usual, I waited until the last possible minute to
post my list so I could listen to as much great music
as possible.
First, let me apologize to all of the great bands
whose CDs I didn't get a chance to listen to or didn't
know about who might have otherwise made my list, but
what can I say....so much great music, so little time!

I've also listed my top 30 instead of my top 20, since
some of these are European bands whose CD was probably
available in Europe in 2006, but not released in the
US until 2007.  If any of the CDs on my list are
deemed ineligible, please move the others up a notch.

Well, here goes...

1) Len Price 3 - Rent A Crowd - A disc I'm surprised
more people didn't mention, considering that it
reminds me a bit of The Monkees, but with a harder
garage edge.
2) The Orchid Highway - (self titled)
3) Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather
4) The Red Button - She's About to Cross My Mind
5) The Cheeks - Raw Countryside
6) NuShu - Nevermind Lullabye
7) The Orion Experience - Cosmic Candy - I gotta agree
with Mr Rist on this one!  These hooks won't stay
outta my head!!
8) The Look - Popularity Boom - A great SF based band
that deserves WAY more attention.  Imagine the 88 with
Sinatra-esque classic coolness.
9) The Resonars - Nonetheless Blue - reminds me a bit
of The Gripweeds, and might have been in the top 5,
except that some of their psychedelic touches seem to
be there just to show off their psychedelic chops
without adding to the quality of the song.
10) The Maggots - Monkeytime! - This is one a lot of
people on the list might like - farfisas, searing
guitars - totally fun...and available in the US on
Wicked Cool!
11) Mark & The Spies - (self titled)
12) The Makes Nice - This Time Tomorrow
13) Fast Camels - The Magic Optician
14) Poplord - (self titled) - great harmony pop from
central california! (Another one I think others on the
list might love, but that I haven't seen mentioned
much)
15) The Procession - Musique Magnifique
16) Lucky Soul - The Great Unwanted
17) Peachfuzz - Catch Your Snap
18) Fratellis - Costello Music
19) Army of Freshmen - Under the Radar - great punk
pop disc, but made even better by a couple of songs on
it with amazing Beach Boys style harmonies, which
caught me off guard coming from these guys!
20) Home - Theres No Place Like Home - An 8 song disc
that would have scored much higher if there was more
of it!
21) Black Tie Review - Code Fun
22) The Singles - Start Again
23) Cocktail Slippers - Mastermind 
24) The Maharajas - In Pure Spite
25) Farrah - Cut Out and Keep
26) The Goodtime Charlies - Pillars of The Community
27) The Tor Guides - Honeybees and Tangerines
28) Marmalade Souls - (Self titled)
29) Blackout 101 - (self titled) - thank you, Mr Bash,
for recommending that I check out this band!
30) The Well Wishers - How I Won The War

Honorable Mention (in no particular order):
The Lost 45s UK
Maple Mars
Third of Never
MxPx

Biggest Disappointment:
The Contrast - a band I absolutely love, but I guess
if you put out a CD a year for 5 years in a row,
there's bound to be one that's still very good, but
not quite as good as the rest.      

Happy listening in 2008!

-shosh


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