Great list. Fitz and the Tantrums and Grip weeds are two of my top faves this year. Only one thing missing. A Cloud Eleven CD. Cannot wait for a new one. 
 Speaking of Fitz, did you check out the session they did with Daryl Hall? 

 michael 

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"


--- On Mon, 12/27/10, cloudeleven@ca.rr.com <cloudeleven@ca.rr.com> wrote:

> From: cloudeleven@ca.rr.com <cloudeleven@ca.rr.com>
> Subject: My Top 10 for 2010
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Cc: audities-owner@smoe.org
> Date: Monday, December 27, 2010, 1:49 PM
> Hey Audities, here's my Top 10 for
> the year:
> 
> 1. Seth Swirsky  -  Watercolor Day
> For those wondering what I've been up to (Rick from Cloud
> Eleven) for the past few years, it was co-producing, playing
> and singing on this masterful record. I'm not tooting my own
> horn, but simply praising Seth's masterful songwriting and
> his ability to create lasting melodies within a perfect song
> cycle that sounds great and elevates the soul during any
> season of the year. Not to be missed.
> 
> 2. Devo  -  Something For Everybody
> Amazing that it's been nearly 30 years since New
> Traditionalists came out...and they come back with this
> stellar slab of greatness. It's time to have fun listening
> to music again!
> 
> 3. Maple Mars  -  Galaxyland
> Rick's best work to date, don't miss this one!
> 
> 4. Brian Wilson  -  Reimagines Gershwin
> Love this...Brian's voice is superb, and of course his band
> isn't bad either (hey Nelson and Probyn!)
> 
> 5. Paul Ellis  -  Twenty Days Until Tomorrow
> The man behind Pop Archeology Transmission, and another
> great collection of songs, seek it out.
> 
> 6. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  -  Mojo
> Can't go wrong with Petty, he always delivers the goods.
> 
> 7. Neil Young  -  Le Noise
> Interesting record, really like the sparseness of just
> grungy guitar and vocals.
> 
> 8. Neon Trees  -  Habits
> A new band that actually has good songs and a killer
> singer. His voice reminds me of the guy from Supergrass, the
> guy from Jet, and a little Rufus Wainwright.
> 
> 9. Fitz And The Tantrums  -  Pickin' Up The
> Pieces
> Another new band, a throwback to the Motown sound, via the
> 80s.
> 
> 10. The Grip Weeds  -  Strange Change Machine
> Only heard part of this record, but what I heard was
> fantastic, need to hear more!
> 
> Have a great New Year everyone, I hope to come back in the
> next couple of years with my own new record, fingers
> crossed!
> 
> Rick Gallego
>