Austra - Feel It Break - A+
Bon Iver - Bon Iver - A+
Face To Face - Laugh Now, Laugh Later - A+
Hank Williams III - Hillbilly Joker - B-
Killer Mike - Pl3dge - A+
New Boyz - Too Cool To Care - A+
Seether - Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray - B+
Amon Tobin - ISAM - B
Darwin Deez - Darwin Deez - A
David Bazan - Strange Negotiations - A+
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 12/26/2011
The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up - B-
Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle - A+
Plan B - The Defamation Of Strickland Banks - A+
Symfonia - In Paradisum - B+
Memphis May Fire - The Hollow - C+
Dredg - Chuckles And Mr. Squeezy - A+
Jennifer Lopez - Love - C+
Musiq Soulchild - MusiqInTheMagiq - B
Christina Perri - Lovestrong - A+
Jesu - Ascension - B
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket - B
Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle - A+
Plan B - The Defamation Of Strickland Banks - A+
Symfonia - In Paradisum - B+
Memphis May Fire - The Hollow - C+
Dredg - Chuckles And Mr. Squeezy - A+
Jennifer Lopez - Love - C+
Musiq Soulchild - MusiqInTheMagiq - B
Christina Perri - Lovestrong - A+
Jesu - Ascension - B
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket - B
Monday, December 19, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 12/17/2011
Yellowcard - When You're Through Thinking Say Yes - C+
Becoming The Archtype - Celestial Completion - B
Britney Spears - Femme Fatale - C
Cavalera Conspiracy - Blunt Force Trauma - B-
Roddy Woomble - The Impossible Song And Other Songs - A+
Ten After Two - Truth Is - C
The Haunted - Unseen - B-
We Are Defiance - Trust In Few - B-
Snoop Dogg And Wiz Khalifa - Mac And Devin Go To School Soundtrack - A+
Naughty By Nature - Anthem Inc. - A+
Whitesnake - Forevermore - B
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving - A+
Hollywood Undead - American Tragedy - C+
Agnes Obel - Philharmonics - A+
Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues - B
Letlive - Fake History - C
Mana - Drama y Luz - A
Becoming The Archtype - Celestial Completion - B
Britney Spears - Femme Fatale - C
Cavalera Conspiracy - Blunt Force Trauma - B-
Roddy Woomble - The Impossible Song And Other Songs - A+
Ten After Two - Truth Is - C
The Haunted - Unseen - B-
We Are Defiance - Trust In Few - B-
Snoop Dogg And Wiz Khalifa - Mac And Devin Go To School Soundtrack - A+
Naughty By Nature - Anthem Inc. - A+
Whitesnake - Forevermore - B
Within Temptation - The Unforgiving - A+
Hollywood Undead - American Tragedy - C+
Agnes Obel - Philharmonics - A+
Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues - B
Letlive - Fake History - C
Mana - Drama y Luz - A
Saturday, December 10, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 12/10/2011
Stateless - Matilda - A+
Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan - B-
Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II - C
The Color Morale - My Devil In Your Eyes - C
Adebisi Shank - This Is A Second Album Of A Band Called - A+
Black Joe Lewis And The Honeybears - Scandalous - A+
Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now - A+
Miranda Cosgrove - High Maintenance - C
Oh Land - Oh Land - A+
Travis Barker - Give The Drummer Some - A+
Bobby V - Fly On The Wall - B
Chris Brown - FAME - B
The Black Keys - El Camino - A+
The Roots - Undun - A+
Amy Winehouse - Lioness - A+
Chevelle - Hats Off To The Bull - A+
Korn - The Path Of Totality - A+
Keren Ann - 101 - A
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) - A+
Protest The Hero - Scurrilous - C
Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan - B-
Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain II - C
The Color Morale - My Devil In Your Eyes - C
Adebisi Shank - This Is A Second Album Of A Band Called - A+
Black Joe Lewis And The Honeybears - Scandalous - A+
Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now - A+
Miranda Cosgrove - High Maintenance - C
Oh Land - Oh Land - A+
Travis Barker - Give The Drummer Some - A+
Bobby V - Fly On The Wall - B
Chris Brown - FAME - B
The Black Keys - El Camino - A+
The Roots - Undun - A+
Amy Winehouse - Lioness - A+
Chevelle - Hats Off To The Bull - A+
Korn - The Path Of Totality - A+
Keren Ann - 101 - A
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) - A+
Protest The Hero - Scurrilous - C
Sunday, December 4, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 12/4/2011
Rev Theory - Justice - B
Teena Marie - Icon - B
Ten - Stormwarning - B
Yuck - Yuck - A+
DevilDriver - Beast - B-
Earth - Angles Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I - B
John Waite - Rough And Tumble - B
Lauren Pritchard - Wasted In Jackson - A+
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi - A
Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding - A+
The Muppets - Soundtrack - A+
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 - Soundtrack - A+
Rihanna - Talk That Talk - A+
James Durbin - Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster - A-
Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow - B
Mary J. Blige - My Life II: The Journey Continues - B+
Yelawolf - Radioactive - A+
Nickelback - Here And Now - D
Eisley - The Valley - A+
Forever The Sickest Kids - Forever The Sickest Kids - B-
Go Radio - Lucky Street - B-
Marsha Ambrosius - Late Nights And Early Mornings - A
Teena Marie - Icon - B
Ten - Stormwarning - B
Yuck - Yuck - A+
DevilDriver - Beast - B-
Earth - Angles Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I - B
John Waite - Rough And Tumble - B
Lauren Pritchard - Wasted In Jackson - A+
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi - A
Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding - A+
The Muppets - Soundtrack - A+
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 - Soundtrack - A+
Rihanna - Talk That Talk - A+
James Durbin - Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster - A-
Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow - B
Mary J. Blige - My Life II: The Journey Continues - B+
Yelawolf - Radioactive - A+
Nickelback - Here And Now - D
Eisley - The Valley - A+
Forever The Sickest Kids - Forever The Sickest Kids - B-
Go Radio - Lucky Street - B-
Marsha Ambrosius - Late Nights And Early Mornings - A
Saturday, November 19, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 11/19/2011
Wale - Ambition - A+
Miranda Lambert - Four The Record - A+
They Might Be Giants - Album Raises New And Troubling Questions - B
Angels And Airwaves - Love Part II - A-
David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time - A
Pusha T - Fear Of God II - A
The Bees - Every Step's A Yes - A-
Steel Magnolia - Steel Magnolia - B+
The Script - Science And Faith - A
Monotonix - Not Yet - A+
A Skylit Drive - Identity On Fire - B-
Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness - A+
Childish Gambino - Camp - A+
Drake - Take Care - A+
Deicide - To Hell With God - C
Ginuwine - Elgin - B
Miranda Lambert - Four The Record - A+
They Might Be Giants - Album Raises New And Troubling Questions - B
Angels And Airwaves - Love Part II - A-
David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time - A
Pusha T - Fear Of God II - A
The Bees - Every Step's A Yes - A-
Steel Magnolia - Steel Magnolia - B+
The Script - Science And Faith - A
Monotonix - Not Yet - A+
A Skylit Drive - Identity On Fire - B-
Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness - A+
Childish Gambino - Camp - A+
Drake - Take Care - A+
Deicide - To Hell With God - C
Ginuwine - Elgin - B
Saturday, November 12, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 11/12/2011
Megadeth - Thirt3en - A+
Deer Tick - Divine Providence - A+
Jack's Mannequin - People And Things - B
James Morrison - The Awakening - B
Lights - Siberia - A+
Mayer Hawthorne - How You Do - A+
James Blake - Enough Thunder - A
My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind - A+
Patrick Stump - Soul Punk - B
Real Estate - Days - A+
Shelby Lynne - Revelation Road - B
Gary Numan - Dead Son Rising - A+
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger - A+
Russian Circles - Empros - A+
Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City - B
Deer Tick - Divine Providence - A+
Jack's Mannequin - People And Things - B
James Morrison - The Awakening - B
Lights - Siberia - A+
Mayer Hawthorne - How You Do - A+
James Blake - Enough Thunder - A
My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind - A+
Patrick Stump - Soul Punk - B
Real Estate - Days - A+
Shelby Lynne - Revelation Road - B
Gary Numan - Dead Son Rising - A+
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger - A+
Russian Circles - Empros - A+
Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City - B
Saturday, November 5, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 11/5/2011
SuperHeavy - SuperHeavy - A+
The Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man - A+
Blink 182 - Neighborhoods - B
Chickenfoot - III - B-
Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself - B
Matthew Sweet - Modern Art - A
Never Shout Never - Time Travel - B
Switchfoot - Vice Verses - B
New Found Glory - Radiosurgery - B
Seth MacFarlane - Music Is Better Than Words - B
Erasure - Tomorrows World - B+
Evanescence - Evanescence - B
Lou Reed And Metallica - Lulu - A
The Decemberists - Long Live The King - A+
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials - A+
The Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man - A+
Blink 182 - Neighborhoods - B
Chickenfoot - III - B-
Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself - B
Matthew Sweet - Modern Art - A
Never Shout Never - Time Travel - B
Switchfoot - Vice Verses - B
New Found Glory - Radiosurgery - B
Seth MacFarlane - Music Is Better Than Words - B
Erasure - Tomorrows World - B+
Evanescence - Evanescence - B
Lou Reed And Metallica - Lulu - A
The Decemberists - Long Live The King - A+
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials - A+
Friday, October 28, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 10/28/2011
Das Racist - Relax - A+
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events - A
Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song - A+
Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer - A+
Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know - A-
Mates Of State - Mountaintops - A+
Saves The Day - Daybreak - C+
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy - A+
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto - A+
The Dirty Projectors And Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca - A+
Tom Waits - Bad As Me - A+
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco - A-
She And Him - A Very She And Him Christmas - B
Staind - Staind - B-
Gavin DeGraw - Sweeter - B
Opeth - Heritage - B
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events - A
Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song - A+
Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer - A+
Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know - A-
Mates Of State - Mountaintops - A+
Saves The Day - Daybreak - C+
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy - A+
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto - A+
The Dirty Projectors And Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca - A+
Tom Waits - Bad As Me - A+
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco - A-
She And Him - A Very She And Him Christmas - B
Staind - Staind - B-
Gavin DeGraw - Sweeter - B
Opeth - Heritage - B
Saturday, October 22, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 10/22/2011
Joss Stone - LP1 - B
Ace Hood - Blood, Sweat And Tears - B
The Irrepressibles - Mirror Mirror - C
Hercules And Love Affair - Blue Songs - B
The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient - A+
Dave Stewart - The Blackbird Diaries - B
I Break Horses - Hearts - A-
Beirut - The Rip Tide - A+
Cymbals And Guitars - Lenses Alien - A-
David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat - A-
Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist - A+
Everlast - Songs Of The Ungrateful Living - A+
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - A+
Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole - A+
Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds - A+
Lenny Kravitz - Black And White America - B
Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare - B-
Anthrax - Worship Music - A+
Bush - The Sea Of Memories - A-
Ace Hood - Blood, Sweat And Tears - B
The Irrepressibles - Mirror Mirror - C
Hercules And Love Affair - Blue Songs - B
The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient - A+
Dave Stewart - The Blackbird Diaries - B
I Break Horses - Hearts - A-
Beirut - The Rip Tide - A+
Cymbals And Guitars - Lenses Alien - A-
David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat - A-
Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist - A+
Everlast - Songs Of The Ungrateful Living - A+
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - A+
Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole - A+
Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds - A+
Lenny Kravitz - Black And White America - B
Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare - B-
Anthrax - Worship Music - A+
Bush - The Sea Of Memories - A-
Saturday, October 15, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 10/15/2011
Liam Finn - Fomo - A+
Pitbull - Planet Pit - B
Gillian Welch - Harrow And The Harvest - A+
The Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital - A+
Bjork - Biophilia - A+
Ryan Adams - Ashes And Fire - A+
Queensryche - Dedicated To Chaos - A
Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday - B
Thievery Corporation - Culture Of Fear - A-
Colbie Caillat - All Of You - B
DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever - B
Teddybears - Devils Music - B-
Pitbull - Planet Pit - B
Gillian Welch - Harrow And The Harvest - A+
The Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital - A+
Bjork - Biophilia - A+
Ryan Adams - Ashes And Fire - A+
Queensryche - Dedicated To Chaos - A
Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday - B
Thievery Corporation - Culture Of Fear - A-
Colbie Caillat - All Of You - B
DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever - B
Teddybears - Devils Music - B-
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 10/11/2011
Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk - A+
Parachute - The Way It Is - B
Boris - Attention Please - C
Fireworks - Gospel - C
Friendly Fires - Pala - A+
Kate Bush - Director's Cut - A
She Wants Revenge - Valleyheart - B+
Black Stone Cherry - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - C-
Battles - Gloss Drop - B-
Tom Verk - Leisure Seizure - A+
Woods - Sun And Shade - A
Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free - B
Gomez - Whatever's On Your Mind - A+
Jill SCott - The Light Of The Sun - A
Feist - Metals - A+
Mutemath - Odd Soul - A+
Parachute - The Way It Is - B
Boris - Attention Please - C
Fireworks - Gospel - C
Friendly Fires - Pala - A+
Kate Bush - Director's Cut - A
She Wants Revenge - Valleyheart - B+
Black Stone Cherry - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - C-
Battles - Gloss Drop - B-
Tom Verk - Leisure Seizure - A+
Woods - Sun And Shade - A
Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free - B
Gomez - Whatever's On Your Mind - A+
Jill SCott - The Light Of The Sun - A
Feist - Metals - A+
Mutemath - Odd Soul - A+
Friday, September 30, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 9/30/2011
Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder - B-
Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant - A-
Figurines - Figurines - A+
kd lang - Sing It Loud - A+
Low - C'mon - A
The Steve Miller Band - Let Your Hair Down - B+
Augustana - Augustana - B+
Cass McCombs - Wit's End - B
Dirty Vegas - Electric Love - A
Silverstein - Rescue - C+
The Donkeys - Born With Stripes - A+
Wilco - The Whole Love - A-
Mastodon - The Hunter - A+
The Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams - A+
The Wombats - This Modern Glitch - A
Architecture In Helsinki - Moment Bends - A-
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo - B+
Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams - B
Anvil - Juggernaut Of Justice - B
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact - C-
Matthew Morrison - Matthew Morrison - B-
Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin' - A
Bahamas - Pink Strat - B+
Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes - A+
Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant - A-
Figurines - Figurines - A+
kd lang - Sing It Loud - A+
Low - C'mon - A
The Steve Miller Band - Let Your Hair Down - B+
Augustana - Augustana - B+
Cass McCombs - Wit's End - B
Dirty Vegas - Electric Love - A
Silverstein - Rescue - C+
The Donkeys - Born With Stripes - A+
Wilco - The Whole Love - A-
Mastodon - The Hunter - A+
The Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams - A+
The Wombats - This Modern Glitch - A
Architecture In Helsinki - Moment Bends - A-
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo - B+
Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams - B
Anvil - Juggernaut Of Justice - B
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact - C-
Matthew Morrison - Matthew Morrison - B-
Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin' - A
Bahamas - Pink Strat - B+
Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes - A+
Sunday, September 25, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 9/25/2011
The Cowboy Junkies - Nomad Series Demons Vol. 2 - B
Devotchka - 100 Lovers - A
Marianne Faithfull - Horses And High Heels - A+
Papercuts - Fading Parade - A+
Ron Sexsmith - Long Player, Late Bloomer - B
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! - B
Grails - Deep Politics - B
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo - A-
Starfucker - Reptilians - A+
Screeching Weasel - First World Manifesto - C
The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You - A+
Agnostic Front - My Life My Way - A
Duran Duran - All You Need Is Now - A+
Gucci Mane - The Return Of Mr. Zone 6 - B-
James Blake - James Blake - B
Jennifer Hudson - I Remember Me - B
Jo Bonamassa - Dust Bowl - A+
Panic At The Disco - Vices And Virtues - B-
Saliva - Under Your Skin - B-
The Pet Shop Boys - The Most Incredible Thing - B
Aiden - Disguises - C
The Drums - Portamento - A+
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - A+
The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart - A
Primus - Green Naugahyde - A+
Blondie - Panic Of Girls - A+
Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing - A+
Tori Amos - Night Of Hunters - B
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical - A+
Kasabaian - Velociraptor - A+
Emery - We Do What We Want - C
Funeral Party - The Golden Age Of Knowhere - B
Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor - A+
Devotchka - 100 Lovers - A
Marianne Faithfull - Horses And High Heels - A+
Papercuts - Fading Parade - A+
Ron Sexsmith - Long Player, Late Bloomer - B
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! - B
Grails - Deep Politics - B
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo - A-
Starfucker - Reptilians - A+
Screeching Weasel - First World Manifesto - C
The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You - A+
Agnostic Front - My Life My Way - A
Duran Duran - All You Need Is Now - A+
Gucci Mane - The Return Of Mr. Zone 6 - B-
James Blake - James Blake - B
Jennifer Hudson - I Remember Me - B
Jo Bonamassa - Dust Bowl - A+
Panic At The Disco - Vices And Virtues - B-
Saliva - Under Your Skin - B-
The Pet Shop Boys - The Most Incredible Thing - B
Aiden - Disguises - C
The Drums - Portamento - A+
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - A+
The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart - A
Primus - Green Naugahyde - A+
Blondie - Panic Of Girls - A+
Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing - A+
Tori Amos - Night Of Hunters - B
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical - A+
Kasabaian - Velociraptor - A+
Emery - We Do What We Want - C
Funeral Party - The Golden Age Of Knowhere - B
Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor - A+
Thursday, September 8, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 9/8/2011
Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud - A
Big Sean - Finally Famous - A+
Fountains Of Wayne - Sky Full Of Holes - A+
Jay-Z And Kanye West - Watch The Throne - A+
Royce Da 5'9" - Success Is Certain - A+
Gucci Mane And Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz - B+
Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges - B+
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Mirror Traffic - A+
Various Artists - Muppets The Green Album - A
Hard-Fi - Killer Sounds - A+
The Game - The R.E.D. Album - A+
Black Tide - Post-Mortem - C
The Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You - A+
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - A+
The Nightwatchman - World Wide Rebellion - A+
Butch Walker And The Black Widows - The Spade - A+
The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love - A+
Ricky Martin - Musica + Alma + Sexo - B-
Stryper - The Covering - C+
Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra - F
Blue October - Any Man In America - C
The Broken Records - Let Me Come Home - A+
Wire - Red Barked Tree - A+
Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues - A+
Amost Lee - Mission Bell - B
Destroyer - Kaputt - A
The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules - A-
Red - Until We Have Faces - B
Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field - A
Mogwai - Hardcore WIll Never Die, But You Will - A-
Big Sean - Finally Famous - A+
Fountains Of Wayne - Sky Full Of Holes - A+
Jay-Z And Kanye West - Watch The Throne - A+
Royce Da 5'9" - Success Is Certain - A+
Gucci Mane And Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz - B+
Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges - B+
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Mirror Traffic - A+
Various Artists - Muppets The Green Album - A
Hard-Fi - Killer Sounds - A+
The Game - The R.E.D. Album - A+
Black Tide - Post-Mortem - C
The Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You - A+
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - A+
The Nightwatchman - World Wide Rebellion - A+
Butch Walker And The Black Widows - The Spade - A+
The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love - A+
Ricky Martin - Musica + Alma + Sexo - B-
Stryper - The Covering - C+
Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra - F
Blue October - Any Man In America - C
The Broken Records - Let Me Come Home - A+
Wire - Red Barked Tree - A+
Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues - A+
Amost Lee - Mission Bell - B
Destroyer - Kaputt - A
The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules - A-
Red - Until We Have Faces - B
Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field - A
Mogwai - Hardcore WIll Never Die, But You Will - A-
Thursday, August 25, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/25/2011
Beyonce - 4 - A-
Brian Eno with Rick Holland - Drums Between The Bells - B
Incubus - If Not Now, When - B+
Sublime with Rome - Yours Truly - A+
311 - Universal Pulse - A+
Yes - Fly From Here - A-
The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles - A-
They Might Be Giants - Join Us - B
Brian Eno with Rick Holland - Drums Between The Bells - B
Incubus - If Not Now, When - B+
Sublime with Rome - Yours Truly - A+
311 - Universal Pulse - A+
Yes - Fly From Here - A-
The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles - A-
They Might Be Giants - Join Us - B
Future Rock Legends - Overtime Vote Count Update
Here is my current count. Keep in mind that vote totals that gained songs induction in previous elections might not get a song voted in under this format, so be careful about assuming that you can vote for song X because song Y is "already in".
If you need a vote breakdown or see an error, let me know.
Alternative Rock:
Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (1987) - 6
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (1994) - 6
Pavement- Cut Your Hair (1994) - 6
Modest Mouse - "3rd Planet" - 4
Public Image Ltd. - Public Image (1978) - 4
Pavement - Gold Soundz - 3
PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water" - 3
Garbage- When I Grow Up (1998) - 2
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song (1988) - 2
Live- Selling The Drama - 2
Sonic Youth - 100% - 2
The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister (1993) - 2
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill (Bury Me) (2006) - 1
Beck - Devil’s Haircut (1996) - 1
DC Talk - Jesus Freak (1995) - 1
Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (1984) - 1
Medicine - Time Baby III (1993) - 1
Pixies - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" - 1
R.E.M. - Nightswimming (1992) - 1
Radiohead - 2+2=5 - 1
Rollins Band - Low Self Opinion (1992) - 1
Suddenly Tammy! - Not That Dumb (1995) - 1
The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road - 1
Toad The Wet Sprocket- All I Want - 1
Frank Black - "Superabound" - 0
Medicine - 5ive (1993) - 0
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey - 0
Art Rock:
Animal Collective - My Girls (2009) - 5
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978) - 5
Patti Smith - Gloria (1975) - 5
Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day - 4
David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1973) - 4
Roxy Music- Mother of Pearl (1973) - 4
Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire (1973) - 3
David Bowie - Sound And Vision - 3
Kate Bush- Sat in Your Lap (1982) - 3
Radiohead - "Just" - 3
T.V. On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me" - 3
David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1972) - 2
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings (1997) - 2
Radiohead - House of Cards (2007) - 2
Sparks - Falling In Love With Myself Again (1974) - 2
Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere" - 2
The Moody Blues - Legend Of A Mind (1968) - 2
Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (1983) - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic (1975) - 0
Keith West - "Excerpt From a Teenage Opera" - 0
Mazinga Phaser - Diamond In Shrink Wrap (1997) - 0
Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar (1999) - 0
Silver Apples - Oscillations - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0
Blues:
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy - 7
Willie Dixon - I Ain't Superstitious (1961) - 5
Koko Taylor- Wang Dang Doodle - 4
Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago - 4
Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor (1964) - 3
Muddy Waters - I Just Want to Make Love to You (1954) - 3
The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider (1970) - 3
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (1976) - 3
Everlast - "What It's Like" - 2
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster (1961) - 2
Janis Joplin- Work Me Lord - 2
John Lennon - "Woman is the Nigger of the World" - 2
Little Walter - Juke (1952) - 2
Slim Harpo- Baby Scratch My Back - 2
Elmore James - Madison Blues (1969) - 1
Free - Wishing Well - 1
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man - 1
Tom Waits - "Down In A Hole" - 1
Genesis - I Can't Dance (1991) - 0
The Band - "Tears of Rage" - 0
British Alternative / Britpop:
Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (1985) - 5
Muse - Time Is Running Out (2003) - 5
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (1991) - 5
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again - 4
Elastica- Connection (1995) - 4
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby - 4
Blur- Coffee and TV - 3
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness - 3
Muse - "Starlight" - 3
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1996) - 3
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (2004) - 2
Pulp - Sorted for E's & Wizz (1995) - 2
Suede - Animal Nitrate (1993) - 2
The Stone Roses - Love Spreads (1994) - 2
The Verve- The Drugs Don't Work (1997) - 2
Art Brut - Direct Hit (2007) - 1
Oasis - All Around The World - 1
Oasis- Stand By Me - 1
Radiohead - The National Anthem - 1
Snow Patrol - "Run" - 1
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends (1990) - 1
Elastica - Stutter (1995?) - 0
Madness - "House of Fun" - 0
Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign (1991) - 0
The Kinks - David Watts - 0
The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? - 0
XTC - Wonderland - 0
British Invasion:
Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can (1965) - 6
Donovan - Mellow Yellow - 5
Them - Here Comes the Night (1965) - 4
Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual - 4
The Beatles - Across the Universe (1970) - 3
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There - 3
The Kinks - "Picture Book" - 3
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man (1967) - 3
Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry the VIII, I Am - 2
Queen - Bicycle Race (1978) - 2
Ten Years After- I'm Going Home - 2
The Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You (1965) - 2
The Rolling Stones - The Last Time - 2
The Who - The Seeker - 2
The Yardbirds- Evil Hearted You (1965) - 2
Dave Clark Five- Because - 1
Petula Clark - I Know A Place (1965) - 1
Queen - One Vision - 1
The Animals - Sky Pilot (1968) - 1
The Beatles - "If I Fell" - 1
The Beatles - The Night Before - 1
The Dave Clark Five - Over and Over (1965) - 1
The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire (1965) - 1
The Who - Eminence Front (1982) - 1
The Beatles - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - 0
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - 0
The Hollies - Carrie Anne - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Out of Time" - 0
College Rock:
Husker Du - Could You Be the One? (1987) - 6
Pixies - Debaser - 6
The Church - Under the Milky Way (1988) - 5
U2 - I Will Follow - 5
Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (1988) - 3
Love and Rockets - So Alive (1989) - 3
Pixies - "Gigantic" - 3
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me (1989) - 2
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (1990) - 2
The B-52's - "Planet Claire" - 2
The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump (1995) - 2
The Replacements - "Can't Hardly Wait" - 2
The Smithereens- Blood and Roses (1986) - 2
The Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon (1985) - 2
Blake Babies - Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bars (1987) - 1
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (1989) - 1
Gang of Four - "Natural's Not In It" - 1
Husker Du - Celebrated Summer - 1
Husker Du - I Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - 1
Pixies - Tame (1989) - 1
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton (1989) - 1
Country / Bluegrass:
George Strait - "All My Exes Live in Texas" - 6
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (1998) - 4
Glen Cambpell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix - 4
Johnny Cash - Man In Black (1971) - 4
Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (1980) - 3
Emmylou Harris - Boulder to Birmingham (1975) - 3
Lonestar - Amazed (1999) - 3
Willie Nelson And Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels - 3
Alison Krauss- Baby, Now That I've Found You - 2
Johnny Cash - "The Man Comes Around" - 2
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It (1977) - 2
Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (1981) - 2
Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975) - 2
The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (1981) - 2
Brad Paisley - We Danced (2000) - 1
Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes - 1
Keith Whitley - When You Say Nothing At All - 1
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight (1999) - 1
Leeann Womack - I Hope You Dance (2000) - 1
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December - 1
Reba McEntire - Fancy - 1
Roseanne Cash- Dance With the Tigar - 1
Toby Keith - Should've Been a Cowboy - 1
Trisha Yearwood- How Do I Live? - 1
Big & Rich - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - 0
Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - 0
James Taylor - "Sweet Baby James" - 0
Loretta Lynn- One's on the Way - 0
Medicine Head - One and One is One (1973) - 0
The Byrds - "Chestnut Mare" - 0
The Flatlanders - Dallas (1972) - 0
Dance / Disco:
Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie (1973) - 6
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing - 5
New Order - Regret (1993) - 5
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)(1977) - 4
KC and the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1975) - 4
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (1979) - 4
Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (1975) - 4
Tricky - Insomnia (I Can't Get No Sleep) - 3
ABBA - Mamma Mia (1975) - 2
Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love (1977) - 2
Deee-lite- Groove is in the Heart - 2
The Trammps - Disco Inferno - 2
Barry White- You're The First, The Last, My Everything (1974) - 1
Donna Summer- Love to Love You Baby (1975) - 1
George McCrae- Rock Your Baby - 1
Madonna - Holiday - 1
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (1982) - 1
The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (1983) - 1
The Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama Out Tonight" - 1
The Sylvers - Boogie Fever (1975) - 1
Veronica - Someone to Hold - 1
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around - 1
Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven - 1
ABBA - Does Your Mother Know - 0
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - 0
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park - 0
Franz Ferdinand - "Michael" - 0
Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (1977) - 0
Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died - 0
The Jackson 5 - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - 0
Early Influence (Pre-1954):
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right Mama (1946) - 6
Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (1951) - 6
Big Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (1935) - 5
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues (1927) - 5
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose (1944) - 4
Irving Berlin - Puttin' On the Ritz (1930) - 4
Guitar Slim- The Things I Used to Do (1953) - 3
Jackie Guthrie - Oklahoma Hills (1945) - 3
Muddy Waters - Rollin' and Tumblin' (1950) - 3
Billie Holiday- I'll Be Seeing You - 2
Billie Holiday- These Foolish Things - 2
Woody Guthrie - "Hard, Ain't it Hard" - 2
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-Driftin' Blues (1945) - 1
Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune (1952) - 1
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw Whisky In The Well - 1
Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - 1
Dean Martin - "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)" - 0
Stan Kenton - Intermission Riff (1946) - 0
Electronica:
Daft Punk - Da Funk (1997) - 6
Tangerine Dream - Pheadra (1974) - 6
LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" - 5
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. - 4
Aphex Twin - Window Licker - 3
Kraftwerk - The Model - 3
Kraftwerk - The Robots - 3
808 State - Cubik - 2
Basement Jaxx- Where's Your Head At - 2
Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun - 2
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (1988) - 2
Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now (1999) - 2
LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (2010) - 2
Robyn - Dancing on My Own - 2
The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do - 2
Yello - Oh Yeah (1985) - 2
Aphex Twin - Xtal (1992) - 1
Bloc Party - Banquet (2005) - 1
Fatboy Slim- Weapon of Choice - 1
New Order - Confusion - 1
Radiohead - "Optimistic" - 1
Scissors Sisters - Invisible Light - 1
Daft Punk - Derezzed - 0
Moby - "Feeling So Real" - 0
Moby - "Natural Blues" - 0
The Stone Foxes - I Killed Robert Johnson - 0
Emo / Post-Hardcore:
Fugazi - Waiting Room - 9
Rites of Spring - Persistent Vision (1985) - 6
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (2001) - 5
Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" - 4
Rites of Spring - Hidden Wheel (1985) - 4
Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles (1994) - 4
Big Black - The Model (1987) - 3
Silverstein- Smashed into Pieces - 3
Braid - I'm Afraid Of Everything (1996) - 2
Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades - 2
Coheed And Cambria - Welcome Home - 2
Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" - 1
Coheed and Cambria- The Suffering - 1
Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (2003) - 1
George Harrison - "Isn't It a Pity" - 1
Jawbreaker - Outpatient (1994) - 1
Moby - "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" - 1
Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure (2006) - 1
Folk (Rock) / Americana:
The Byrds - I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better - 5
Wilco - "I'm The Man Who Loves You" - 5
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacre - 4
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction (1965) - 4
Feist - 1234 - 4
Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm" - 3
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed (2008) - 3
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970) - 3
The Beatles - Blackbird (1968) - 3
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966) - 2
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young- Teach Your Children - 2
Gram Parsons- She - 2
John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow - 2
Pure Prairie League - Amie - 2
Strawbs - Dragonfly (1970) - 2
Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line (1970) - 1
Dave Alvin - Fourth of July (1994) - 1
Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - 1
Neil Young- Down By The River - 1
Patty Griffin - One Big Love (1998) - 1
The Waterboys - "Fisherman's Blues" - 1
Abra Moore - Four Leaf Clover (1997) - 0
Bob Dylan - Mississippi - 0
Joe South - Games People Play (1968) - 0
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Mull of Kintyre" - 0
Pete Seeger - Waste Deep In The Big Muddy - 0
The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene (1950) - 0
Funk:
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972) - 7
Parliament Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - 7
James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966) - 6
Sly and the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher (1969) - 5
George Clinton - Atomic Dog (1982) - 3
Sly And The Family Stone - "Hot Fun In The Summertime" - 3
The Ohio Players- Love Rollarcoaster (1975) - 3
Ides Of March - Vehicle - 2
Prince and the New Power Generation - Cream (1991) - 2
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good (1974) - 2
Teena Marie - Lovergirl (1984) - 2
The Time - Jungle Love (1984) - 2
Dave Matthews Band - The Space Between - 1
Ike And Tina Turner - "Proud Mary" - 1
Prince- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1
Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters (1984) - 1
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' (1974) - 1
The Average White Band- Cut the Cake - 1
Ike and Tina Turner - "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" - 0
James Brown - "There Was a Time" - 0
James Brown - Funky Drummer - 0
Garage Rock:
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes (2006) - 7
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1963) - 6
MC5 - Motor City Is Burning (1969) - 5
The Standells - Dirty Water (1966) - 5
The Strokes - Someday - 5
The (Fabulous) Wailers - Tall Cool One (1959) - 3
The Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel (1965) - 3
The Walkmen - "The Rat" - 3
The Beatles - "Ballad of John and Yoko" - 2
The Litter - Action Woman (1967) - 2
The Sonics - The Witch - 2
The Sonics- Keep a Knockin' - 2
White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground - 2
MC5- I Can Only Give You Everything (1966) - 1
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - 1
Railroad Jerk - Bang the Drum (1995) - 1
The Creation - Making Time (1966) - 1
The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" - 1
Doo Rag - Trudge (1996) - 0
John Lennon - "Gimme Some Truth" - 0
Grunge / Post-Grunge:
Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick (1988) - 7
Pearl Jam - Better Man - 5
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose (1991) - 5
Green River - Rehab Doll (1988) - 4
The Melvins - Lizzy (1993) - 4
Alice In Chains - "Down In A Hole" - 3
Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (1989) - 3
Soundgarden - "Fell On Black Days" - 3
Bush- Swallowed - 2
Collective Soul - Gel (1995) - 2
Hoobastank - The Reason (2003) - 2
Malfunkshun - Shotgun Wedding (1995) - 2
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World - 2
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 2
Nirvana- Love Buzz - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl (2000) - 2
Local H- Bound for the Floor (1996) - 1
Staind - It's Been Awhile (2001) - 1
Green River - Swallow My Pride - 0
Gruntruck - Tribe (1992) - 0
Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" - 0
Nirvana- Sliver - 0
Weezer- "Only in Dreams" - 0
Hard Rock:
AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (1975) - 6
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 4
Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' About Love - 4
Cream - Badge (1969) - 3
Focus - Hocus Pocus (1971) - 3
Hole - "Violet" - 3
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) - 3
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975) - 3
Ratt - Round and Round (1984) - 3
Rush - Subdivisions (1982) - 3
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness - 2
Foo Fighters - The Pretender - 2
Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (1991) - 2
Lita Ford- Kiss Me Deadly - 2
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1973) - 2
Tool - Aenema - 2
Wolfmother- Woman (2005) - 2
Andrew W.K. - Party Hard - 1
Buckcherry - "Lit Up" - 1
Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 1
Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama (1970) - 1
Warrant - Cherry Pie - 1
George Harrison - "Art of Dying" - 0
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane - 0
Rainbow- Temple Of The King - 0
The Who - "My Wife" - 0
ZZ Top - Doubleback (1990) - 0
Indie Rock:
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2010) - 7
Animal Collective - Peacebone (2007) - 6
Belle And Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown - 5
Arcade Fire - Intervention - 4
Band Of Horses - The Funeral - 4
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain (1994) - 4
Interpol- Obstacle 1 (2002) - 4
The Shins - New Slang (2001) - 4
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008) - 3
Ladytron - Seventeen (2002) - 2
The Bird And The Bee - Again and Again and Again and Again (2006) - 2
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns (2001) - 1
Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken - 1
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body (2005) - 1
Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty (2004) - 1
Ok Go- This Too Shall Pass - 1
Some Girls - Robot City (2003) - 1
The Dead Milkmen - "Beige Sunshine" - 1
The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" - 1
Frank Black - "(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain" - 0
Gumball - Accelerator (1993) - 0
The Decemberists - "Sixteen Military Wives" - 0
Industrial:
Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" - 6
Rammstein - Du Hast - 5
Suicide - Ghost Rider - 5
Nine Inch Nails - Every Day Is Exactly the Same - 4
Rob Zombie - Dragula (1998) - 4
Skinny Puppy - Dig It (1986) - 4
Throbbing Gristle - Hot on the Heels of Love (1979) - 4
Nine Inch Nails- Sin - 3
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag (1979) - 2
Einstürzende Neubauten - Yü-Gung (Fütter mein Ego) (1985) - 2
KMFDM- Juke Joint Jezabel - 2
Ministry - Stigmata - 2
Nine Inch Nails - Wish - 2
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin (1980) - 2
Ministry - "Jesus Built My Hotrod" - 1
Sensoria - Cabaret Volataire - 1
SPK - Ground Zero: Infinity Dose (1981) - 1
Z'EV - Gongs Be A Gong (1986) - 1
Jazz:
John Coltrane- My Favorite Things (1960) - 5
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (1965) - 4
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement (1965) - 4
Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (1969) - 3
Dexter Gordon - Three O'Clock in the Morning (1962) - 3
Nat King Cole - "When I Fall in Love" - 3
Nina Simone- Sinnerman - 3
Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me - 2
Herb Alpert- Rise (1979) - 2
Herbie Hancock – Rockit - 2
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1962) - 2
John Coltrane - Giant Steps - 2
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dawn - 2
Michael Buble - Home - 2
Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader - 2
Steely Dan- Peg - 2
Betty Hutton - Hit the Road to Dreamland (1954) - 1
Dave Koz - "Faces of the Heart" - 1
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - 1
George Russell - Waltz from Outer Space (1960) - 1
Miles Davis - Pharoah's Dance - 1
Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (1969) - 1
Ornette Coleman - Congeniality (1959) - 1
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1958) - 0
Chicago - Beginnings - 0
Elvis Presley - "Hard Headed Woman" - 0
Metal:
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark (1983) - 6
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (1992) - 6
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983) - 6
Danzig - Mother (1988) - 5
Tool - "Stinkfist" - 5
Judas Priest - Painkiller - 4
Alice Cooper - Poison - 3
Deep Purple - Burn (1974) - 3
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (1991) - 3
Rage Against The Machine - "Sleep Now In The Fire" - 3
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - 2
Blue Cheer - Peace Of Mind (1969) - 2
Anthrax - Madhouse (1985) - 1
Dio- Holy Diver - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (1971) - 1
Epica - The Obsessive Devotion (2007) - 1
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (1986) - 1
Megadeth- Sweating Bullets - 1
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name - 0
Rhino Bucket - Ride With Yourself (1992) - 0
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55 (1984) - 0
New Wave / Post-Punk / Goth:
Joy Division - She's Lost Control (1979) - 7
New Order- Ceremony - 5
Kim Wilde - Kids In America - 4
Talk Talk - It's My Life (1984) - 4
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) - 3
Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty! (1982) - 3
Squeeze - "Up the Junction" - 3
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (1982) - 3
Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes" - 2
Berlin- Take My Breath Away - 2
Interpol - PDA - 2
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - If You Leave (1986) - 2
The Birthday Party - Release the Bats (1981) - 2
Wire - Three-Girl Rhumba (1977) - 2
XTC - "The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" - 2
Duran Duran - Wild Boys - 1
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - "Oliver's Army" - 1
Interpol - NYC - 1
Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (1979) - 1
Limahl- The NeverEnding Story - 1
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (1983) - 1
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love - 1
The Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? - 1
XTC - Generals And Majors (1980) - 1
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore (1982) - 0
Progressive Rock:
Yes- Close to the Edge - 6
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 5
King Crimson- In the Court of the King - 5
Rush - 2112 - 5
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - "Tarkus" - 4
Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 4
David Bowie - "The Man Who Sold the World" - 3
Rush - YYZ (1981) - 3
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (1992) - 2
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (1971) - 2
Neu! - Super (1972) - 2
Pink Floyd - "Welcome To The Machine" - 2
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1) (1979) - 2
The Mars Volta - "The Widow" - 2
The Nice - America - 2
Yes - Long Distance Runaround (1971) - 2
Faust - So Far (1972) - 1
Renaissance - Carpet Of The Sun (1973) - 1
Silver Apples – Oscillations - 1
The Alan Parsons Project- Time - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High (1975) - 0
Genesis - Follow You Follow Me (1978) - 0
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet - 0
Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky" - 0
Rush - The Trees - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0
Pop:
Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" - 6
Asia - Heat of the Moment (1982) - 5
Madonna - Material Girl (1985) - 5
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry - 4
Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) (2001) - 4
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 3
Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind (1979) - 3
Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl (1981) - 3
ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You - 2
Beyonce - Halo - 2
Madonna- Borderline - 2
Roxette - The Look - 2
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun (1997) - 2
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (1999) - 1
Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle (1999) - 1
Godley & Creme - Cry (1985) - 1
Katy Perry - E.T. - 1
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 1
Kyu Sakamoto- Sukiyaki - 1
Laura Branigan- Gloria (1982) - 1
Madonna - "Express Yourself" - 1
Olivia Newton-John- Deeper Than the Night (1978) - 1
Shanice - I Love Your Smile - 1
The Ramones - "The KKK Took My Baby Away" - 1
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982) - 0
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (1984) - 0
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye - 0
The Muffs - "Sad Tomorrow" - 0
Psychedelic Rock:
The Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1" - 7
Cream - Strange Brew - 6
Arthur Brown - Fire - 4
Pink Floyd- Interstellar Overdrive (1967) - 4
The Amboy Dukes - "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" - 4
The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 4
The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (1966) - 4
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (1969) - 3
Love - Seven and Seven Is (1966) - 3
Love- The Red Telephone - 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast- The Time Warp (1975) - 2
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1967) - 2
Blue Cheer - Doctor Please (1968) - 1
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (1966) - 1
The Beach Boys - That's Not Me (1966) - 1
The Beatles - Fool On The Hill - 1
The Grateful Dead - Dark Star - 1
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) - 1
The Red Krayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (1967) - 1
Zodiac - Gemini (the Cool Eye) (1967) - 1
Olivia Tremor Control - Holiday Suprise 1,2,3 - 0
The Beatles - "I'm Only Sleeping" - 0
The Beatles - "Rain" - 0
The Monkees - Circle Sky - 0
The United States Of America - The American Metaphysical Circus - 0
Tommy James - Draggin' the Line (1971) - 0
Punk:
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 7
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (1978) - 5
Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized - 5
The Stooges - 1969 (1969) - 5
The Misfits - Where Eagles Dare - 4
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) (1986) - 3
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio (1980) - 3
Rancid - Ruby Soho (1995) - 3
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - 3
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (1977) - 2
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster - 2
The Clash - "Janie Jones" - 2
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (1978) - 2
The Stranglers - Walk On By (1978) - 2
Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee (2006) - 1
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes (1977) - 1
The Modern Lovers - "Roadrunner" - 1
The Ramones - "Commando" - 1
X- Johnny Hit and Run Pauline - 1
At The Drive-In - "One-Armed Scissor" - 0
Minor Threat - "In My Eyes" - 0
R&B / Soul:
Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools (1967) - 7
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (1977) - 4
Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" - 4
Al Green - Love And Happiness - 3
Junior Walker and the Allstars- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - 3
Prince - Sign 'o' the Times (1987) - 3
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly - 3
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me (1960) - 3
Bill Withers- Use Me - 2
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975) - 2
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (2005) - 2
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men- One Sweet Day - 2
Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1964) - 2
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her (1967) - 2
The Temptations- The Way You Do the Things You Do - 2
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (2004) - 1
Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - 1
Aretha Franklin - Think - 1
Earth, Wind & Fire - Getaway (1976) - 1
Janet Jackson - Anytime, Anyplace - 1
Jody Watley - Still A Thrill - 1
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - 1
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (1960) - 1
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners - Then Came You (1974) - 0
Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi - "Tightrope" - 0
The Byrds - "Jesus Is Just Alright" - 0
The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Sister Morphine" - 0
Rap / Hip-Hop:
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full - 7
Arrested Development - Tennessee (1992) - 4
Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man" - 4
Public Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work It Out (1990) - 4
Run DMC - King of Rock - 4
Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell- Drop It Like It's Hot - 4
Eminem - "The Way I Am" - 3
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Pappa - 3
Wu-Tang Clan - Bring da Ruckus (1993) - 3
LL Cool J - Loungin' (Feat Total) (1996) - 2
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It - 2
Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale (1980) - 1
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (1998) - 1
Jay-Z - Takeover - 1
Nas - One Mic (2001) - 1
Public Enemy - "Shut 'Em Down" - 1
Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney (1983) - 1
Run DMC- It's Like That - 1
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (1987) - 1
T.I. - What You Know (2006) - 1
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle (1985) - 1
Tone Loc - Wild Thing (1988) - 1
Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris - Yeah! (2004) - 1
Whodini - The Freaks Come Out at Night - 1
Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah!! (Got You All In Check) - 0
Flo Rida - Low - 0
Run-DMC - Peter Piper - 0
Reggae:
Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) - 10
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come - 7
The Wailers - Stir It Up (1973) - 5
Toots and the Maytals- Pressure Drop (1970) - 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - 4
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988) - 3
Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) - 3
UB40 - Red Red Wine (1983) - 3
Augustus Pablo - Road Block (1974) - 2
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People (1969) - 2
Madness - House Of Fun - 2
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Grounation (1973) - 1
Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock - 1
Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Rudy Got Soul (1967) - 1
Gregory Isaacs- Night Nurse - 1
The Abyssians - Satta Massagana (1976) - 1
Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy (1972) - 1
Louis Jordan - Run Joe - 0
Marcus Garvey (1975) - Burning Spear - 0
The Clash - "Pressure Drop" - 0
Rock N Roll / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop:
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go - 6
The Coasters - Charlie Brown (1959) - 6
Silhouettes - Get A Job (1957) - 5
Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me (1957) - 3
Buddy Holly - "Rave On" - 3
Carl Perkins - Boppin' the Blues (1956) - 3
Connie Francis- Where the Boys Are - 3
Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else (1959) - 3
Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby (1956) - 3
The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love" - 3
Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' - 2
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie - 2
Ike and Tina Turner- Nutbush City Limits - 2
Chuck Berry - "Back in the U.S.A." - 1
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell (1964) - 1
Danny & The Juniors - Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay (1958) - 1
Eddie Rambeau - Concrete And Cly - 1
Elvis Presley - Too Much (1957) - 1
Little Richard - Keep a Knockin' - 1
Little Richard - Slippin' and Slidin' (1956) - 1
Ritchie Valens- Donna - 1
Lloyd Price - Personality - 0
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band - Garden Party (1972) - 0
The Beatles - "Bad Boy" - 0
Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie - 0
Soft Rock / Adult Contemporary / Singer-Songwriter:
The Hollies - The Air that I Breathe (1974) - 5
Black Sabbath - Changes - 4
Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968) - 4
The Bellamy Brothers- Let Your Love Flow - 4
Tom Waits - Downtown Train (1985) - 4
Joni Mitchell - All I Want - 3
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - 3
The Carpenters- Goodbye To Love - 3
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 3
10CC - Things We Do For Love (1976) - 2
Anne Murray - You Needed Me (1978) - 2
Coldplay - Fix You - 2
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (1970) - 2
Leonard Cohen - "Tower of Song" - 2
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) - 2
Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl (1973) - 2
The Fray - How to Save a Life (2006) - 2
Coldplay - "Violet Hill" - 1
Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977) - 1
Janis Ian- At Seventeen (1975) - 1
Melissa Manchester- Midnight Blue (1975) - 1
MercyMe - I Can Only Imagine (2001) - 1
Sarah McLachlan - "Adia" - 1
Elton John - Empty Garden - 0
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (1980) - 0
Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "My Love" - 0
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood - 0
If you need a vote breakdown or see an error, let me know.
Alternative Rock:
Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (1987) - 6
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (1994) - 6
Pavement- Cut Your Hair (1994) - 6
Modest Mouse - "3rd Planet" - 4
Public Image Ltd. - Public Image (1978) - 4
Pavement - Gold Soundz - 3
PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water" - 3
Garbage- When I Grow Up (1998) - 2
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song (1988) - 2
Live- Selling The Drama - 2
Sonic Youth - 100% - 2
The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister (1993) - 2
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill (Bury Me) (2006) - 1
Beck - Devil’s Haircut (1996) - 1
DC Talk - Jesus Freak (1995) - 1
Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (1984) - 1
Medicine - Time Baby III (1993) - 1
Pixies - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" - 1
R.E.M. - Nightswimming (1992) - 1
Radiohead - 2+2=5 - 1
Rollins Band - Low Self Opinion (1992) - 1
Suddenly Tammy! - Not That Dumb (1995) - 1
The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road - 1
Toad The Wet Sprocket- All I Want - 1
Frank Black - "Superabound" - 0
Medicine - 5ive (1993) - 0
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey - 0
Art Rock:
Animal Collective - My Girls (2009) - 5
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978) - 5
Patti Smith - Gloria (1975) - 5
Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day - 4
David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1973) - 4
Roxy Music- Mother of Pearl (1973) - 4
Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire (1973) - 3
David Bowie - Sound And Vision - 3
Kate Bush- Sat in Your Lap (1982) - 3
Radiohead - "Just" - 3
T.V. On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me" - 3
David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1972) - 2
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings (1997) - 2
Radiohead - House of Cards (2007) - 2
Sparks - Falling In Love With Myself Again (1974) - 2
Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere" - 2
The Moody Blues - Legend Of A Mind (1968) - 2
Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (1983) - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic (1975) - 0
Keith West - "Excerpt From a Teenage Opera" - 0
Mazinga Phaser - Diamond In Shrink Wrap (1997) - 0
Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar (1999) - 0
Silver Apples - Oscillations - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0
Blues:
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy - 7
Willie Dixon - I Ain't Superstitious (1961) - 5
Koko Taylor- Wang Dang Doodle - 4
Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago - 4
Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor (1964) - 3
Muddy Waters - I Just Want to Make Love to You (1954) - 3
The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider (1970) - 3
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (1976) - 3
Everlast - "What It's Like" - 2
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster (1961) - 2
Janis Joplin- Work Me Lord - 2
John Lennon - "Woman is the Nigger of the World" - 2
Little Walter - Juke (1952) - 2
Slim Harpo- Baby Scratch My Back - 2
Elmore James - Madison Blues (1969) - 1
Free - Wishing Well - 1
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man - 1
Tom Waits - "Down In A Hole" - 1
Genesis - I Can't Dance (1991) - 0
The Band - "Tears of Rage" - 0
British Alternative / Britpop:
Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (1985) - 5
Muse - Time Is Running Out (2003) - 5
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (1991) - 5
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again - 4
Elastica- Connection (1995) - 4
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby - 4
Blur- Coffee and TV - 3
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness - 3
Muse - "Starlight" - 3
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1996) - 3
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (2004) - 2
Pulp - Sorted for E's & Wizz (1995) - 2
Suede - Animal Nitrate (1993) - 2
The Stone Roses - Love Spreads (1994) - 2
The Verve- The Drugs Don't Work (1997) - 2
Art Brut - Direct Hit (2007) - 1
Oasis - All Around The World - 1
Oasis- Stand By Me - 1
Radiohead - The National Anthem - 1
Snow Patrol - "Run" - 1
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends (1990) - 1
Elastica - Stutter (1995?) - 0
Madness - "House of Fun" - 0
Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign (1991) - 0
The Kinks - David Watts - 0
The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? - 0
XTC - Wonderland - 0
British Invasion:
Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can (1965) - 6
Donovan - Mellow Yellow - 5
Them - Here Comes the Night (1965) - 4
Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual - 4
The Beatles - Across the Universe (1970) - 3
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There - 3
The Kinks - "Picture Book" - 3
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man (1967) - 3
Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry the VIII, I Am - 2
Queen - Bicycle Race (1978) - 2
Ten Years After- I'm Going Home - 2
The Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You (1965) - 2
The Rolling Stones - The Last Time - 2
The Who - The Seeker - 2
The Yardbirds- Evil Hearted You (1965) - 2
Dave Clark Five- Because - 1
Petula Clark - I Know A Place (1965) - 1
Queen - One Vision - 1
The Animals - Sky Pilot (1968) - 1
The Beatles - "If I Fell" - 1
The Beatles - The Night Before - 1
The Dave Clark Five - Over and Over (1965) - 1
The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire (1965) - 1
The Who - Eminence Front (1982) - 1
The Beatles - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - 0
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - 0
The Hollies - Carrie Anne - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Out of Time" - 0
College Rock:
Husker Du - Could You Be the One? (1987) - 6
Pixies - Debaser - 6
The Church - Under the Milky Way (1988) - 5
U2 - I Will Follow - 5
Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (1988) - 3
Love and Rockets - So Alive (1989) - 3
Pixies - "Gigantic" - 3
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me (1989) - 2
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (1990) - 2
The B-52's - "Planet Claire" - 2
The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump (1995) - 2
The Replacements - "Can't Hardly Wait" - 2
The Smithereens- Blood and Roses (1986) - 2
The Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon (1985) - 2
Blake Babies - Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bars (1987) - 1
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (1989) - 1
Gang of Four - "Natural's Not In It" - 1
Husker Du - Celebrated Summer - 1
Husker Du - I Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - 1
Pixies - Tame (1989) - 1
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton (1989) - 1
Country / Bluegrass:
George Strait - "All My Exes Live in Texas" - 6
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (1998) - 4
Glen Cambpell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix - 4
Johnny Cash - Man In Black (1971) - 4
Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (1980) - 3
Emmylou Harris - Boulder to Birmingham (1975) - 3
Lonestar - Amazed (1999) - 3
Willie Nelson And Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels - 3
Alison Krauss- Baby, Now That I've Found You - 2
Johnny Cash - "The Man Comes Around" - 2
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It (1977) - 2
Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (1981) - 2
Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975) - 2
The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (1981) - 2
Brad Paisley - We Danced (2000) - 1
Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes - 1
Keith Whitley - When You Say Nothing At All - 1
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight (1999) - 1
Leeann Womack - I Hope You Dance (2000) - 1
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December - 1
Reba McEntire - Fancy - 1
Roseanne Cash- Dance With the Tigar - 1
Toby Keith - Should've Been a Cowboy - 1
Trisha Yearwood- How Do I Live? - 1
Big & Rich - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - 0
Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - 0
James Taylor - "Sweet Baby James" - 0
Loretta Lynn- One's on the Way - 0
Medicine Head - One and One is One (1973) - 0
The Byrds - "Chestnut Mare" - 0
The Flatlanders - Dallas (1972) - 0
Dance / Disco:
Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie (1973) - 6
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing - 5
New Order - Regret (1993) - 5
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)(1977) - 4
KC and the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1975) - 4
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (1979) - 4
Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (1975) - 4
Tricky - Insomnia (I Can't Get No Sleep) - 3
ABBA - Mamma Mia (1975) - 2
Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love (1977) - 2
Deee-lite- Groove is in the Heart - 2
The Trammps - Disco Inferno - 2
Barry White- You're The First, The Last, My Everything (1974) - 1
Donna Summer- Love to Love You Baby (1975) - 1
George McCrae- Rock Your Baby - 1
Madonna - Holiday - 1
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (1982) - 1
The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (1983) - 1
The Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama Out Tonight" - 1
The Sylvers - Boogie Fever (1975) - 1
Veronica - Someone to Hold - 1
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around - 1
Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven - 1
ABBA - Does Your Mother Know - 0
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - 0
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park - 0
Franz Ferdinand - "Michael" - 0
Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (1977) - 0
Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died - 0
The Jackson 5 - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - 0
Early Influence (Pre-1954):
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right Mama (1946) - 6
Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (1951) - 6
Big Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (1935) - 5
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues (1927) - 5
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose (1944) - 4
Irving Berlin - Puttin' On the Ritz (1930) - 4
Guitar Slim- The Things I Used to Do (1953) - 3
Jackie Guthrie - Oklahoma Hills (1945) - 3
Muddy Waters - Rollin' and Tumblin' (1950) - 3
Billie Holiday- I'll Be Seeing You - 2
Billie Holiday- These Foolish Things - 2
Woody Guthrie - "Hard, Ain't it Hard" - 2
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-Driftin' Blues (1945) - 1
Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune (1952) - 1
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw Whisky In The Well - 1
Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - 1
Dean Martin - "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)" - 0
Stan Kenton - Intermission Riff (1946) - 0
Electronica:
Daft Punk - Da Funk (1997) - 6
Tangerine Dream - Pheadra (1974) - 6
LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" - 5
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. - 4
Aphex Twin - Window Licker - 3
Kraftwerk - The Model - 3
Kraftwerk - The Robots - 3
808 State - Cubik - 2
Basement Jaxx- Where's Your Head At - 2
Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun - 2
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (1988) - 2
Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now (1999) - 2
LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (2010) - 2
Robyn - Dancing on My Own - 2
The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do - 2
Yello - Oh Yeah (1985) - 2
Aphex Twin - Xtal (1992) - 1
Bloc Party - Banquet (2005) - 1
Fatboy Slim- Weapon of Choice - 1
New Order - Confusion - 1
Radiohead - "Optimistic" - 1
Scissors Sisters - Invisible Light - 1
Daft Punk - Derezzed - 0
Moby - "Feeling So Real" - 0
Moby - "Natural Blues" - 0
The Stone Foxes - I Killed Robert Johnson - 0
Emo / Post-Hardcore:
Fugazi - Waiting Room - 9
Rites of Spring - Persistent Vision (1985) - 6
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (2001) - 5
Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" - 4
Rites of Spring - Hidden Wheel (1985) - 4
Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles (1994) - 4
Big Black - The Model (1987) - 3
Silverstein- Smashed into Pieces - 3
Braid - I'm Afraid Of Everything (1996) - 2
Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades - 2
Coheed And Cambria - Welcome Home - 2
Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" - 1
Coheed and Cambria- The Suffering - 1
Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (2003) - 1
George Harrison - "Isn't It a Pity" - 1
Jawbreaker - Outpatient (1994) - 1
Moby - "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" - 1
Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure (2006) - 1
Folk (Rock) / Americana:
The Byrds - I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better - 5
Wilco - "I'm The Man Who Loves You" - 5
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacre - 4
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction (1965) - 4
Feist - 1234 - 4
Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm" - 3
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed (2008) - 3
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970) - 3
The Beatles - Blackbird (1968) - 3
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966) - 2
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young- Teach Your Children - 2
Gram Parsons- She - 2
John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow - 2
Pure Prairie League - Amie - 2
Strawbs - Dragonfly (1970) - 2
Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line (1970) - 1
Dave Alvin - Fourth of July (1994) - 1
Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - 1
Neil Young- Down By The River - 1
Patty Griffin - One Big Love (1998) - 1
The Waterboys - "Fisherman's Blues" - 1
Abra Moore - Four Leaf Clover (1997) - 0
Bob Dylan - Mississippi - 0
Joe South - Games People Play (1968) - 0
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Mull of Kintyre" - 0
Pete Seeger - Waste Deep In The Big Muddy - 0
The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene (1950) - 0
Funk:
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972) - 7
Parliament Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - 7
James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966) - 6
Sly and the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher (1969) - 5
George Clinton - Atomic Dog (1982) - 3
Sly And The Family Stone - "Hot Fun In The Summertime" - 3
The Ohio Players- Love Rollarcoaster (1975) - 3
Ides Of March - Vehicle - 2
Prince and the New Power Generation - Cream (1991) - 2
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good (1974) - 2
Teena Marie - Lovergirl (1984) - 2
The Time - Jungle Love (1984) - 2
Dave Matthews Band - The Space Between - 1
Ike And Tina Turner - "Proud Mary" - 1
Prince- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1
Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters (1984) - 1
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' (1974) - 1
The Average White Band- Cut the Cake - 1
Ike and Tina Turner - "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" - 0
James Brown - "There Was a Time" - 0
James Brown - Funky Drummer - 0
Garage Rock:
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes (2006) - 7
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1963) - 6
MC5 - Motor City Is Burning (1969) - 5
The Standells - Dirty Water (1966) - 5
The Strokes - Someday - 5
The (Fabulous) Wailers - Tall Cool One (1959) - 3
The Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel (1965) - 3
The Walkmen - "The Rat" - 3
The Beatles - "Ballad of John and Yoko" - 2
The Litter - Action Woman (1967) - 2
The Sonics - The Witch - 2
The Sonics- Keep a Knockin' - 2
White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground - 2
MC5- I Can Only Give You Everything (1966) - 1
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - 1
Railroad Jerk - Bang the Drum (1995) - 1
The Creation - Making Time (1966) - 1
The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" - 1
Doo Rag - Trudge (1996) - 0
John Lennon - "Gimme Some Truth" - 0
Grunge / Post-Grunge:
Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick (1988) - 7
Pearl Jam - Better Man - 5
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose (1991) - 5
Green River - Rehab Doll (1988) - 4
The Melvins - Lizzy (1993) - 4
Alice In Chains - "Down In A Hole" - 3
Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (1989) - 3
Soundgarden - "Fell On Black Days" - 3
Bush- Swallowed - 2
Collective Soul - Gel (1995) - 2
Hoobastank - The Reason (2003) - 2
Malfunkshun - Shotgun Wedding (1995) - 2
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World - 2
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 2
Nirvana- Love Buzz - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl (2000) - 2
Local H- Bound for the Floor (1996) - 1
Staind - It's Been Awhile (2001) - 1
Green River - Swallow My Pride - 0
Gruntruck - Tribe (1992) - 0
Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" - 0
Nirvana- Sliver - 0
Weezer- "Only in Dreams" - 0
Hard Rock:
AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (1975) - 6
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 4
Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' About Love - 4
Cream - Badge (1969) - 3
Focus - Hocus Pocus (1971) - 3
Hole - "Violet" - 3
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) - 3
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975) - 3
Ratt - Round and Round (1984) - 3
Rush - Subdivisions (1982) - 3
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness - 2
Foo Fighters - The Pretender - 2
Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (1991) - 2
Lita Ford- Kiss Me Deadly - 2
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1973) - 2
Tool - Aenema - 2
Wolfmother- Woman (2005) - 2
Andrew W.K. - Party Hard - 1
Buckcherry - "Lit Up" - 1
Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 1
Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama (1970) - 1
Warrant - Cherry Pie - 1
George Harrison - "Art of Dying" - 0
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane - 0
Rainbow- Temple Of The King - 0
The Who - "My Wife" - 0
ZZ Top - Doubleback (1990) - 0
Indie Rock:
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2010) - 7
Animal Collective - Peacebone (2007) - 6
Belle And Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown - 5
Arcade Fire - Intervention - 4
Band Of Horses - The Funeral - 4
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain (1994) - 4
Interpol- Obstacle 1 (2002) - 4
The Shins - New Slang (2001) - 4
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008) - 3
Ladytron - Seventeen (2002) - 2
The Bird And The Bee - Again and Again and Again and Again (2006) - 2
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns (2001) - 1
Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken - 1
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body (2005) - 1
Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty (2004) - 1
Ok Go- This Too Shall Pass - 1
Some Girls - Robot City (2003) - 1
The Dead Milkmen - "Beige Sunshine" - 1
The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" - 1
Frank Black - "(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain" - 0
Gumball - Accelerator (1993) - 0
The Decemberists - "Sixteen Military Wives" - 0
Industrial:
Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" - 6
Rammstein - Du Hast - 5
Suicide - Ghost Rider - 5
Nine Inch Nails - Every Day Is Exactly the Same - 4
Rob Zombie - Dragula (1998) - 4
Skinny Puppy - Dig It (1986) - 4
Throbbing Gristle - Hot on the Heels of Love (1979) - 4
Nine Inch Nails- Sin - 3
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag (1979) - 2
Einstürzende Neubauten - Yü-Gung (Fütter mein Ego) (1985) - 2
KMFDM- Juke Joint Jezabel - 2
Ministry - Stigmata - 2
Nine Inch Nails - Wish - 2
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin (1980) - 2
Ministry - "Jesus Built My Hotrod" - 1
Sensoria - Cabaret Volataire - 1
SPK - Ground Zero: Infinity Dose (1981) - 1
Z'EV - Gongs Be A Gong (1986) - 1
Jazz:
John Coltrane- My Favorite Things (1960) - 5
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (1965) - 4
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement (1965) - 4
Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (1969) - 3
Dexter Gordon - Three O'Clock in the Morning (1962) - 3
Nat King Cole - "When I Fall in Love" - 3
Nina Simone- Sinnerman - 3
Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me - 2
Herb Alpert- Rise (1979) - 2
Herbie Hancock – Rockit - 2
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1962) - 2
John Coltrane - Giant Steps - 2
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dawn - 2
Michael Buble - Home - 2
Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader - 2
Steely Dan- Peg - 2
Betty Hutton - Hit the Road to Dreamland (1954) - 1
Dave Koz - "Faces of the Heart" - 1
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - 1
George Russell - Waltz from Outer Space (1960) - 1
Miles Davis - Pharoah's Dance - 1
Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (1969) - 1
Ornette Coleman - Congeniality (1959) - 1
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1958) - 0
Chicago - Beginnings - 0
Elvis Presley - "Hard Headed Woman" - 0
Metal:
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark (1983) - 6
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (1992) - 6
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983) - 6
Danzig - Mother (1988) - 5
Tool - "Stinkfist" - 5
Judas Priest - Painkiller - 4
Alice Cooper - Poison - 3
Deep Purple - Burn (1974) - 3
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (1991) - 3
Rage Against The Machine - "Sleep Now In The Fire" - 3
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - 2
Blue Cheer - Peace Of Mind (1969) - 2
Anthrax - Madhouse (1985) - 1
Dio- Holy Diver - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (1971) - 1
Epica - The Obsessive Devotion (2007) - 1
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (1986) - 1
Megadeth- Sweating Bullets - 1
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name - 0
Rhino Bucket - Ride With Yourself (1992) - 0
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55 (1984) - 0
New Wave / Post-Punk / Goth:
Joy Division - She's Lost Control (1979) - 7
New Order- Ceremony - 5
Kim Wilde - Kids In America - 4
Talk Talk - It's My Life (1984) - 4
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) - 3
Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty! (1982) - 3
Squeeze - "Up the Junction" - 3
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (1982) - 3
Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes" - 2
Berlin- Take My Breath Away - 2
Interpol - PDA - 2
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - If You Leave (1986) - 2
The Birthday Party - Release the Bats (1981) - 2
Wire - Three-Girl Rhumba (1977) - 2
XTC - "The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" - 2
Duran Duran - Wild Boys - 1
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - "Oliver's Army" - 1
Interpol - NYC - 1
Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (1979) - 1
Limahl- The NeverEnding Story - 1
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (1983) - 1
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love - 1
The Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? - 1
XTC - Generals And Majors (1980) - 1
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore (1982) - 0
Progressive Rock:
Yes- Close to the Edge - 6
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 5
King Crimson- In the Court of the King - 5
Rush - 2112 - 5
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - "Tarkus" - 4
Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 4
David Bowie - "The Man Who Sold the World" - 3
Rush - YYZ (1981) - 3
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (1992) - 2
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (1971) - 2
Neu! - Super (1972) - 2
Pink Floyd - "Welcome To The Machine" - 2
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1) (1979) - 2
The Mars Volta - "The Widow" - 2
The Nice - America - 2
Yes - Long Distance Runaround (1971) - 2
Faust - So Far (1972) - 1
Renaissance - Carpet Of The Sun (1973) - 1
Silver Apples – Oscillations - 1
The Alan Parsons Project- Time - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High (1975) - 0
Genesis - Follow You Follow Me (1978) - 0
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet - 0
Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky" - 0
Rush - The Trees - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0
Pop:
Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" - 6
Asia - Heat of the Moment (1982) - 5
Madonna - Material Girl (1985) - 5
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry - 4
Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) (2001) - 4
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 3
Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind (1979) - 3
Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl (1981) - 3
ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You - 2
Beyonce - Halo - 2
Madonna- Borderline - 2
Roxette - The Look - 2
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun (1997) - 2
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (1999) - 1
Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle (1999) - 1
Godley & Creme - Cry (1985) - 1
Katy Perry - E.T. - 1
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 1
Kyu Sakamoto- Sukiyaki - 1
Laura Branigan- Gloria (1982) - 1
Madonna - "Express Yourself" - 1
Olivia Newton-John- Deeper Than the Night (1978) - 1
Shanice - I Love Your Smile - 1
The Ramones - "The KKK Took My Baby Away" - 1
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982) - 0
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (1984) - 0
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye - 0
The Muffs - "Sad Tomorrow" - 0
Psychedelic Rock:
The Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1" - 7
Cream - Strange Brew - 6
Arthur Brown - Fire - 4
Pink Floyd- Interstellar Overdrive (1967) - 4
The Amboy Dukes - "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" - 4
The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 4
The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (1966) - 4
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (1969) - 3
Love - Seven and Seven Is (1966) - 3
Love- The Red Telephone - 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast- The Time Warp (1975) - 2
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1967) - 2
Blue Cheer - Doctor Please (1968) - 1
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (1966) - 1
The Beach Boys - That's Not Me (1966) - 1
The Beatles - Fool On The Hill - 1
The Grateful Dead - Dark Star - 1
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) - 1
The Red Krayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (1967) - 1
Zodiac - Gemini (the Cool Eye) (1967) - 1
Olivia Tremor Control - Holiday Suprise 1,2,3 - 0
The Beatles - "I'm Only Sleeping" - 0
The Beatles - "Rain" - 0
The Monkees - Circle Sky - 0
The United States Of America - The American Metaphysical Circus - 0
Tommy James - Draggin' the Line (1971) - 0
Punk:
X - Los Angeles (1980) - 7
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (1978) - 5
Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized - 5
The Stooges - 1969 (1969) - 5
The Misfits - Where Eagles Dare - 4
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) (1986) - 3
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio (1980) - 3
Rancid - Ruby Soho (1995) - 3
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - 3
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (1977) - 2
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster - 2
The Clash - "Janie Jones" - 2
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (1978) - 2
The Stranglers - Walk On By (1978) - 2
Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee (2006) - 1
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes (1977) - 1
The Modern Lovers - "Roadrunner" - 1
The Ramones - "Commando" - 1
X- Johnny Hit and Run Pauline - 1
At The Drive-In - "One-Armed Scissor" - 0
Minor Threat - "In My Eyes" - 0
R&B / Soul:
Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools (1967) - 7
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (1977) - 4
Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" - 4
Al Green - Love And Happiness - 3
Junior Walker and the Allstars- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - 3
Prince - Sign 'o' the Times (1987) - 3
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly - 3
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me (1960) - 3
Bill Withers- Use Me - 2
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975) - 2
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (2005) - 2
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men- One Sweet Day - 2
Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1964) - 2
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her (1967) - 2
The Temptations- The Way You Do the Things You Do - 2
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (2004) - 1
Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - 1
Aretha Franklin - Think - 1
Earth, Wind & Fire - Getaway (1976) - 1
Janet Jackson - Anytime, Anyplace - 1
Jody Watley - Still A Thrill - 1
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - 1
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (1960) - 1
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners - Then Came You (1974) - 0
Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi - "Tightrope" - 0
The Byrds - "Jesus Is Just Alright" - 0
The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Sister Morphine" - 0
Rap / Hip-Hop:
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full - 7
Arrested Development - Tennessee (1992) - 4
Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man" - 4
Public Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work It Out (1990) - 4
Run DMC - King of Rock - 4
Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell- Drop It Like It's Hot - 4
Eminem - "The Way I Am" - 3
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Pappa - 3
Wu-Tang Clan - Bring da Ruckus (1993) - 3
LL Cool J - Loungin' (Feat Total) (1996) - 2
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It - 2
Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale (1980) - 1
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (1998) - 1
Jay-Z - Takeover - 1
Nas - One Mic (2001) - 1
Public Enemy - "Shut 'Em Down" - 1
Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney (1983) - 1
Run DMC- It's Like That - 1
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (1987) - 1
T.I. - What You Know (2006) - 1
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle (1985) - 1
Tone Loc - Wild Thing (1988) - 1
Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris - Yeah! (2004) - 1
Whodini - The Freaks Come Out at Night - 1
Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah!! (Got You All In Check) - 0
Flo Rida - Low - 0
Run-DMC - Peter Piper - 0
Reggae:
Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) - 10
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come - 7
The Wailers - Stir It Up (1973) - 5
Toots and the Maytals- Pressure Drop (1970) - 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - 4
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988) - 3
Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) - 3
UB40 - Red Red Wine (1983) - 3
Augustus Pablo - Road Block (1974) - 2
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People (1969) - 2
Madness - House Of Fun - 2
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Grounation (1973) - 1
Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock - 1
Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Rudy Got Soul (1967) - 1
Gregory Isaacs- Night Nurse - 1
The Abyssians - Satta Massagana (1976) - 1
Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy (1972) - 1
Louis Jordan - Run Joe - 0
Marcus Garvey (1975) - Burning Spear - 0
The Clash - "Pressure Drop" - 0
Rock N Roll / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop:
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go - 6
The Coasters - Charlie Brown (1959) - 6
Silhouettes - Get A Job (1957) - 5
Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me (1957) - 3
Buddy Holly - "Rave On" - 3
Carl Perkins - Boppin' the Blues (1956) - 3
Connie Francis- Where the Boys Are - 3
Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else (1959) - 3
Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby (1956) - 3
The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love" - 3
Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' - 2
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie - 2
Ike and Tina Turner- Nutbush City Limits - 2
Chuck Berry - "Back in the U.S.A." - 1
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell (1964) - 1
Danny & The Juniors - Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay (1958) - 1
Eddie Rambeau - Concrete And Cly - 1
Elvis Presley - Too Much (1957) - 1
Little Richard - Keep a Knockin' - 1
Little Richard - Slippin' and Slidin' (1956) - 1
Ritchie Valens- Donna - 1
Lloyd Price - Personality - 0
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band - Garden Party (1972) - 0
The Beatles - "Bad Boy" - 0
Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie - 0
Soft Rock / Adult Contemporary / Singer-Songwriter:
The Hollies - The Air that I Breathe (1974) - 5
Black Sabbath - Changes - 4
Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968) - 4
The Bellamy Brothers- Let Your Love Flow - 4
Tom Waits - Downtown Train (1985) - 4
Joni Mitchell - All I Want - 3
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - 3
The Carpenters- Goodbye To Love - 3
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 3
10CC - Things We Do For Love (1976) - 2
Anne Murray - You Needed Me (1978) - 2
Coldplay - Fix You - 2
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (1970) - 2
Leonard Cohen - "Tower of Song" - 2
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) - 2
Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl (1973) - 2
The Fray - How to Save a Life (2006) - 2
Coldplay - "Violet Hill" - 1
Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977) - 1
Janis Ian- At Seventeen (1975) - 1
Melissa Manchester- Midnight Blue (1975) - 1
MercyMe - I Can Only Imagine (2001) - 1
Sarah McLachlan - "Adia" - 1
Elton John - Empty Garden - 0
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (1980) - 0
Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "My Love" - 0
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood - 0
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/23/2011
Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys - A+
My Morning Jacket - Circuital - A+
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs - A+
Flogging Molly - Speed Of Darkness - A+
Alex Turner - Submarine - B+
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines - A+
The Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See - A+
Tech N9ne - All 6's And 7's - B+
Cults - Cults - A+
Bad Meets Evil - Hell The Sequel - A+
Weird Al Yankovic - Alpocalypse - A+
Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbow - A+
My Morning Jacket - Circuital - A+
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs - A+
Flogging Molly - Speed Of Darkness - A+
Alex Turner - Submarine - B+
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines - A+
The Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See - A+
Tech N9ne - All 6's And 7's - B+
Cults - Cults - A+
Bad Meets Evil - Hell The Sequel - A+
Weird Al Yankovic - Alpocalypse - A+
Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbow - A+
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/16/2011
Moby - Destroyed - B
Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone - B
Lady GaGa - Born This Way - B+
Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic - A
Foster The People - Torches - A+
Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi - Rome - A
Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone - B
Lady GaGa - Born This Way - B+
Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic - A
Foster The People - Torches - A+
Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi - Rome - A
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #10-#1
#10 Broken Bells - "The High Road" from "Broken Bells" - DJ Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins teamed up on the Broken Bells side project, which produced a fantastic album which was headed up by this classic single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBG1j_flrg&ob=av2e
#9 The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" from "High Violet" - 2010 was a breakthrough year for The National, as they finally started to gain some of the sub-mainstream appreciation that they've deserved for the better part of the last decade. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" was a modest hit on the indie charts, but widely appreciated as the best song off their latest album, "High Violet".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfySK7CLEEg&ob=av2e
#8 Kanye West - "Monster" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Guest stars Rick Ross, Jay-Z and particularly Nicki Minaj team up with Kanye for yet another classic song from the best rap album of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLnS-2h_nog
#7 Vampire Weekend - "Cousins" from "Contra" - Vampire Weekend managed to duck the sophomore slump that usually clobbers indie sensations with the release of "Contra", a classic almost as good as their debut album. "Cousins" is the highest-charting song from that album on my list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0u11rgd9Q&ob=av2e
#6 The Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start" from "The Suburbs" - A more traditional Arcade Fire song, with the long build-up leading up to a spectacular climax. This song was performed at the end of the Grammys, but the best part of the song got cut off to thank the hotel where the performers were staying. Seriously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oI27uSzxNQ
#5 Cee Lo Green - "Fuck You" from "The Lady Killer" - Yes, I'm using the original song title rather than the bastardized title that was popular on the radio. Cee Lo turns in the best pop / R&B song of the year with this hooky classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU&ob=av2e
#4 LCD Soundsystem - "I Can Change" from "This Is Happening" - James Murphy has decided to stop making music as LCD Soundsystem and he couldn't have quit at a higher point in his career. "I Can Change" is a brilliant indie pop love song in the tradition of Morrissey and the Cure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8FKkVnqng
#3 Kanye West - "Runaway" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - From the arrogant boasting of "Power" to the semi-apologetic ballad "Runaway", Kanye's best album features a variety of different styles that all seem to display a different aspect of his psyche.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5iA4Zupek
#2 The Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" from "The Suburbs" - The Arcade Fire have always been a great band and "The Suburbs" is the best of their many great albums. "Sprawl II" is the best song off of the album and is characterized by deep lyrics, great vocals and a style that veers far from what had previously been the Arcade Fire's sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab2DDmwYVQw
#1 Kanye West - "Power" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - As I've suspected for awhile, the #1 song of 2010 is "Power" by Kanye West. Kanye's always had a gift for creating great beats, but it wasn't until "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" that he combined his genius beats with lyrical skills on par with the true greats of the rap world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwCWDbBskU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBG1j_flrg&ob=av2e
#9 The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" from "High Violet" - 2010 was a breakthrough year for The National, as they finally started to gain some of the sub-mainstream appreciation that they've deserved for the better part of the last decade. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" was a modest hit on the indie charts, but widely appreciated as the best song off their latest album, "High Violet".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfySK7CLEEg&ob=av2e
#8 Kanye West - "Monster" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Guest stars Rick Ross, Jay-Z and particularly Nicki Minaj team up with Kanye for yet another classic song from the best rap album of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLnS-2h_nog
#7 Vampire Weekend - "Cousins" from "Contra" - Vampire Weekend managed to duck the sophomore slump that usually clobbers indie sensations with the release of "Contra", a classic almost as good as their debut album. "Cousins" is the highest-charting song from that album on my list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0u11rgd9Q&ob=av2e
#6 The Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start" from "The Suburbs" - A more traditional Arcade Fire song, with the long build-up leading up to a spectacular climax. This song was performed at the end of the Grammys, but the best part of the song got cut off to thank the hotel where the performers were staying. Seriously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oI27uSzxNQ
#5 Cee Lo Green - "Fuck You" from "The Lady Killer" - Yes, I'm using the original song title rather than the bastardized title that was popular on the radio. Cee Lo turns in the best pop / R&B song of the year with this hooky classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU&ob=av2e
#4 LCD Soundsystem - "I Can Change" from "This Is Happening" - James Murphy has decided to stop making music as LCD Soundsystem and he couldn't have quit at a higher point in his career. "I Can Change" is a brilliant indie pop love song in the tradition of Morrissey and the Cure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8FKkVnqng
#3 Kanye West - "Runaway" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - From the arrogant boasting of "Power" to the semi-apologetic ballad "Runaway", Kanye's best album features a variety of different styles that all seem to display a different aspect of his psyche.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5iA4Zupek
#2 The Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" from "The Suburbs" - The Arcade Fire have always been a great band and "The Suburbs" is the best of their many great albums. "Sprawl II" is the best song off of the album and is characterized by deep lyrics, great vocals and a style that veers far from what had previously been the Arcade Fire's sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab2DDmwYVQw
#1 Kanye West - "Power" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - As I've suspected for awhile, the #1 song of 2010 is "Power" by Kanye West. Kanye's always had a gift for creating great beats, but it wasn't until "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" that he combined his genius beats with lyrical skills on par with the true greats of the rap world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwCWDbBskU
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #20-#11
#20 The Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs" from "The Suburbs" - The opening track from their epic concept album, "The Suburbs" has a hypnotic bounce to it and, as always, great lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM
#19 The Roots - "How I Got Over" from "How I Got Over" - Another 2009 holdover, "How I Got Over" is an uplifting hip hop song from the legendary Roots crew.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4D1QOLGuM&ob=av2e
#18 The Arcade Fire - "Month Of May" from "The Suburbs" - Perhaps the most pulse-pounding song in the Arcade Fire's catalog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqBTL-HWPvA
#17 The National - "Terrible Love" from "High Violet" - More deep gloom and doom from the masters of the dark side of indie rock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHdi_94SR4
#16 Blitzen Trapper - "Heaven And Earth" from "Destroyer Of The Void" - "Destroyer Of The Void" is another brilliant album from Blitzen Trapper, one of the most under-rated indie rock bands around and "Heaven And Earth" is their best song of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI6jrdnUIv8&ob=av2e
#15 Against Me! - "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from "White Crosses" - Against Me! set a new career high-point with their punk rock anthem about the lead singer's realization about the realities behind anarchist ideology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q
#14 Kanye West - "Gorgeous" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets help from Kid Cudi and Raekwon on his 4th highest-ranking song on the 2010 list. This song features some of the best lyrics in Kanye's career.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc_fc4R1rI
#13 Frightened Rabbit - "Swim Until You Can't See Land" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - The under-rated Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit comes in at #13 with "Swim Until You Can't See Land", a song that is actually up-beat by comparison to some of their earlier classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjERZU3wbY
#12 Sleigh Bells - "Rill Rill" from "Treats" - This song is also known as "Ring Ring", but I prefer the original version which was a little less fuzzy and distorted. This song is the highest-charting repeat from the 2010 list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFgejWZjtg&ob=av2n
#11 Johnny Cash - "Ain't No Grave" from "Ain't No Grave" - Johnny Cash has been gone for years now, but the material he produced in his later years continues to be released and most of it is excellent. The title of this song (his best since "Hurt") seems to be entirely accurate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QcIlblI1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM
#19 The Roots - "How I Got Over" from "How I Got Over" - Another 2009 holdover, "How I Got Over" is an uplifting hip hop song from the legendary Roots crew.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4D1QOLGuM&ob=av2e
#18 The Arcade Fire - "Month Of May" from "The Suburbs" - Perhaps the most pulse-pounding song in the Arcade Fire's catalog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqBTL-HWPvA
#17 The National - "Terrible Love" from "High Violet" - More deep gloom and doom from the masters of the dark side of indie rock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHdi_94SR4
#16 Blitzen Trapper - "Heaven And Earth" from "Destroyer Of The Void" - "Destroyer Of The Void" is another brilliant album from Blitzen Trapper, one of the most under-rated indie rock bands around and "Heaven And Earth" is their best song of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI6jrdnUIv8&ob=av2e
#15 Against Me! - "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from "White Crosses" - Against Me! set a new career high-point with their punk rock anthem about the lead singer's realization about the realities behind anarchist ideology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q
#14 Kanye West - "Gorgeous" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets help from Kid Cudi and Raekwon on his 4th highest-ranking song on the 2010 list. This song features some of the best lyrics in Kanye's career.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc_fc4R1rI
#13 Frightened Rabbit - "Swim Until You Can't See Land" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - The under-rated Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit comes in at #13 with "Swim Until You Can't See Land", a song that is actually up-beat by comparison to some of their earlier classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjERZU3wbY
#12 Sleigh Bells - "Rill Rill" from "Treats" - This song is also known as "Ring Ring", but I prefer the original version which was a little less fuzzy and distorted. This song is the highest-charting repeat from the 2010 list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFgejWZjtg&ob=av2n
#11 Johnny Cash - "Ain't No Grave" from "Ain't No Grave" - Johnny Cash has been gone for years now, but the material he produced in his later years continues to be released and most of it is excellent. The title of this song (his best since "Hurt") seems to be entirely accurate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QcIlblI1U
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #30-#21
#30 Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - A surprisingly positive outlook permeates Frightened Rabbit's usual gray skies with "Nothing Like You", which sort of comes off as a Cure song as interpreted by Joy Division.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WCskABeyYo
#29 Sleigh Bells - "Crown On The Ground" from "Treats" - A full Hendrix album worth of distortion is packed into this catchy indie pop song from the King and Queen of Indie Noise Rock, Sleigh Bells.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z8ppcFGPlY
#28 The National - "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" from "High Violet" - Chalk up another gloomy indie rock song for Team America as The National keeps up with Frightened Rabbit in the race for the Prozac rock title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1UoljLWrY
#27 Gorillaz - "Stylo" from "Plastic Beach" - Every Gorillaz album has one instant all-time classic and "Stylo" is "Plastic Beach"s representation with a great beat and guest vocals from Mos Def and RNR Hall of Famer Bobby Womack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhPaWIeULKk&ob=av2e
#26 Admiral Fallow - "Squealing Pigs" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Is 2010 the year of the gloomy Scottish indie rock sing-along? Probably not, but here's another brilliant one that slipped past everyone but Blalock and the producers of "Chuck".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB4ZwKaW9kY
#25 Mark Ronson And The Business Intl - "Bang Bang Bang" from "Record Collection" - Mark Ronson gets an assist from Q-Tip on this catchy re-make of the theme song to an old children's television show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6TCGltfHM
#24 LCD Soundsystem - "Dance Yrself Clean" from "This Is Happening" - Another great, hypnotic dance track from LCD Soundsystem's farewell album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9Sv1JpmPs
#23 Chrisette Michele - "Let Freedom Reign" from "Let Freedom Reign" - A politically aware hip hop song featuring Talib Kweli and Black Thought, two of the best rappers of all-time along with a great chorus from Chrisette Michele.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9idmO0JpE
#22 Maximum Balloon - "Apartment Wrestling" from "Maximum Balloon" - David Sitek of T.V. On The Radio's channels the best of David Byrne on this indie pop classic from his side project, Maximum Balloon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2o-bSpghw
#21 Eminem - "Love The Way You Lie" from "Recovery" - Rihanna sings the chorus on Eminem's best single in years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WCskABeyYo
#29 Sleigh Bells - "Crown On The Ground" from "Treats" - A full Hendrix album worth of distortion is packed into this catchy indie pop song from the King and Queen of Indie Noise Rock, Sleigh Bells.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z8ppcFGPlY
#28 The National - "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" from "High Violet" - Chalk up another gloomy indie rock song for Team America as The National keeps up with Frightened Rabbit in the race for the Prozac rock title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1UoljLWrY
#27 Gorillaz - "Stylo" from "Plastic Beach" - Every Gorillaz album has one instant all-time classic and "Stylo" is "Plastic Beach"s representation with a great beat and guest vocals from Mos Def and RNR Hall of Famer Bobby Womack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhPaWIeULKk&ob=av2e
#26 Admiral Fallow - "Squealing Pigs" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Is 2010 the year of the gloomy Scottish indie rock sing-along? Probably not, but here's another brilliant one that slipped past everyone but Blalock and the producers of "Chuck".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB4ZwKaW9kY
#25 Mark Ronson And The Business Intl - "Bang Bang Bang" from "Record Collection" - Mark Ronson gets an assist from Q-Tip on this catchy re-make of the theme song to an old children's television show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6TCGltfHM
#24 LCD Soundsystem - "Dance Yrself Clean" from "This Is Happening" - Another great, hypnotic dance track from LCD Soundsystem's farewell album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9Sv1JpmPs
#23 Chrisette Michele - "Let Freedom Reign" from "Let Freedom Reign" - A politically aware hip hop song featuring Talib Kweli and Black Thought, two of the best rappers of all-time along with a great chorus from Chrisette Michele.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9idmO0JpE
#22 Maximum Balloon - "Apartment Wrestling" from "Maximum Balloon" - David Sitek of T.V. On The Radio's channels the best of David Byrne on this indie pop classic from his side project, Maximum Balloon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2o-bSpghw
#21 Eminem - "Love The Way You Lie" from "Recovery" - Rihanna sings the chorus on Eminem's best single in years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&ob=av2e
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #40-#31
#40 These New Puritans - "We Want War" from "Hidden" - An excellent techno-industrial mixed sound makes this the best song These New Puritans have put out so far.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIfKqgWPVvk&ob=av2e
#39 Cypress Hill - "Rise Up" from "Rise Up" - Another Cypress Hill song on the countdown, another great guest appearance, this time by legendary guitarist Tom Morello.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iatjMEp3bxw&ob=av2e
#38 Nicki Minaj - "Roman's Revenge" from "Pink Friday" - 2010 was a huge year for Nicki Minaj, who nailed guest verses on several of the year's biggest hits. "Roman's Revenge" is the best song off of her debut album and features a great back and forth between Minaj's character Roman and Eminem's Slim Shady.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfbEDapKf_k
#37 The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - A hit on the Billboard Modern Rock charts before the song was released on an album, "Young Blood" is one of the best songs off of the 2010 Blalock Indie Rock Playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc
#36 Mumford And Sons - "Little Lion Man" from "Sigh No More" - Mumford and Sons bite heavily from the Bright Eyes apple on this song, but if you can do it this well, why not?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E
#35 Cypress Hill - "Trouble Seeker" from "Rise Up" - Cypress Hill caps off their comeback album with a song that sounds like a lost System of a Down song, thanks mostly to a guest vocal from Daron of SOAD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpXZ6lHSbI
#34 Mumford And Sons - "The Cave" from "Sigh No More" - The best song from the indie rock breakthrough artist of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KkUeRPjc-Y
#33 Beach House - "Norway" from "Teen Dream" - No song illustrates the dreamy, breezy sound of the Dream Pop sub-genre as well as Beach House's "Norway".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciHpW0rlKcM
#32 Two Door Cinema Club - "I Can Talk" from "Tourist History" - "I Can Talk" is one of those songs that get's stuck in your mind, but you have no idea who sings it until you come acrossed it on their album or on Blalock's IRP. Time will tell if the band sticks around, but they're off to a great start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDCMth8poM
#31 OK Go - "This Too Shall Pass" from "Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky" - By far the highest an OK Go song has charted on my countdown, "This Too Shall Pass" is a great rock song with one of the year's best chorus hooks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIfKqgWPVvk&ob=av2e
#39 Cypress Hill - "Rise Up" from "Rise Up" - Another Cypress Hill song on the countdown, another great guest appearance, this time by legendary guitarist Tom Morello.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iatjMEp3bxw&ob=av2e
#38 Nicki Minaj - "Roman's Revenge" from "Pink Friday" - 2010 was a huge year for Nicki Minaj, who nailed guest verses on several of the year's biggest hits. "Roman's Revenge" is the best song off of her debut album and features a great back and forth between Minaj's character Roman and Eminem's Slim Shady.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfbEDapKf_k
#37 The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - A hit on the Billboard Modern Rock charts before the song was released on an album, "Young Blood" is one of the best songs off of the 2010 Blalock Indie Rock Playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc
#36 Mumford And Sons - "Little Lion Man" from "Sigh No More" - Mumford and Sons bite heavily from the Bright Eyes apple on this song, but if you can do it this well, why not?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E
#35 Cypress Hill - "Trouble Seeker" from "Rise Up" - Cypress Hill caps off their comeback album with a song that sounds like a lost System of a Down song, thanks mostly to a guest vocal from Daron of SOAD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpXZ6lHSbI
#34 Mumford And Sons - "The Cave" from "Sigh No More" - The best song from the indie rock breakthrough artist of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KkUeRPjc-Y
#33 Beach House - "Norway" from "Teen Dream" - No song illustrates the dreamy, breezy sound of the Dream Pop sub-genre as well as Beach House's "Norway".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciHpW0rlKcM
#32 Two Door Cinema Club - "I Can Talk" from "Tourist History" - "I Can Talk" is one of those songs that get's stuck in your mind, but you have no idea who sings it until you come acrossed it on their album or on Blalock's IRP. Time will tell if the band sticks around, but they're off to a great start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDCMth8poM
#31 OK Go - "This Too Shall Pass" from "Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky" - By far the highest an OK Go song has charted on my countdown, "This Too Shall Pass" is a great rock song with one of the year's best chorus hooks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Sunday, August 14, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/12/2011
The Felice Brothers - Celebration Florida - B-
The Antlers - Burst Apart - B
The Elected - Bury Me In My Rings - B+
The Antlers - Burst Apart - B
The Elected - Bury Me In My Rings - B+
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #50-#41
#50 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers -"I Should Have Known It" from "Mojo" - Even when Petty releases an album quietly it still includes a series of great songs, such as this slice of blues rock excellence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iBKacXIA4&ob=av2e
#49 Street Sweeper Social Club -"Ghetto Blaster" from "The Ghetto Blaster EP" - Although the Rage reunion album still seems far off, Tom Morello has kept busy with this side project, which is as Rage as any band has been since Zack's One Day As A Lion side project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_mYolM_NY
#48 Titus Andronicus -"A More Perfect Union" from "The Monitor" - Titus follows up their 2008 successes with a more radio-friendly sound on "The Monitor", a Civil War themed album that features this brilliant piece of art rock as it's centerpiece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fqHr_KGPY&ob=av2n
#47 Kanye West -"All Of The Lights" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets help from a cast of seemingly dozens on this song, but Rihanna plays the biggest guest role on this epic hip hop anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0&ob=av2e
#46 Seal -"Weight Of My Mistakes" from "Seal 6: Commitment" - Seal doesn't release very many great songs, but when he makes contact he tends to hit it out of the park. This song is on par with "Crazy" or "Kiss From A Rose".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgPk-kyOfG8
#45 Eminem -"Not Afraid" from "Recovery" - Eminem continues his mid-career comeback with this excellent follow-up to "Love The Way You Lie".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s&ob=av2e
#44 Big Boi -"Shine Blockas" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - A single from 2009, "Shine Blockas" was officially released on Big Boi's long-awaited "Left Foot" album and it's still excellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GK23f_xtZY&ob=av2e
#43 Kanye West -"So Appalled" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets guest verses from his mentor Jay-Z and Wu-Tang Clan member The RZA on yet another great song from one of the greatest rap albums of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBWZYu5IPSE
#42 Big Boi -"Shutterbugg" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - Big Boi is going to have a lot of songs on this countdown, but "Shutterbugg" is his highest charting song from his long-delayed but brilliant debut solo album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsvkW6rKkQ
#41 Foster The People -"Pumped Up Kicks" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Another great indie pop song with a great chorus that helped a new band break through to the Modern Rock charts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iBKacXIA4&ob=av2e
#49 Street Sweeper Social Club -"Ghetto Blaster" from "The Ghetto Blaster EP" - Although the Rage reunion album still seems far off, Tom Morello has kept busy with this side project, which is as Rage as any band has been since Zack's One Day As A Lion side project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_mYolM_NY
#48 Titus Andronicus -"A More Perfect Union" from "The Monitor" - Titus follows up their 2008 successes with a more radio-friendly sound on "The Monitor", a Civil War themed album that features this brilliant piece of art rock as it's centerpiece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fqHr_KGPY&ob=av2n
#47 Kanye West -"All Of The Lights" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets help from a cast of seemingly dozens on this song, but Rihanna plays the biggest guest role on this epic hip hop anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0&ob=av2e
#46 Seal -"Weight Of My Mistakes" from "Seal 6: Commitment" - Seal doesn't release very many great songs, but when he makes contact he tends to hit it out of the park. This song is on par with "Crazy" or "Kiss From A Rose".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgPk-kyOfG8
#45 Eminem -"Not Afraid" from "Recovery" - Eminem continues his mid-career comeback with this excellent follow-up to "Love The Way You Lie".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s&ob=av2e
#44 Big Boi -"Shine Blockas" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - A single from 2009, "Shine Blockas" was officially released on Big Boi's long-awaited "Left Foot" album and it's still excellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GK23f_xtZY&ob=av2e
#43 Kanye West -"So Appalled" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets guest verses from his mentor Jay-Z and Wu-Tang Clan member The RZA on yet another great song from one of the greatest rap albums of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBWZYu5IPSE
#42 Big Boi -"Shutterbugg" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - Big Boi is going to have a lot of songs on this countdown, but "Shutterbugg" is his highest charting song from his long-delayed but brilliant debut solo album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsvkW6rKkQ
#41 Foster The People -"Pumped Up Kicks" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Another great indie pop song with a great chorus that helped a new band break through to the Modern Rock charts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ&ob=av2e
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #60-#51
#60 Janelle Monae -"Tightrope" from "The Arch Android" - A bouncy pop / R&B song from Monae with guest verses from no less than Big Boi make for one of the coolest songs of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc&ob=av2e
#59 The Black Keys -"Tighten Up" from "Brothers" - While Vampire Weekend is a strong challenger for the song placement title, they'll never catch up with The Black Keys, whose music was present in over 18% of all pop culture moments in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc&ob=av2e
#58 Vampire Weekend -"Holiday" from "Contra" - As heard in multiple commercials in the last year, "Holiday" has almost allowed Vampire Weekend to permeate the popular culture, whether said p.c. likes it or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraoiVCDdaM&ob=av2e
#57 The Arcade Fire -"City With No Children" from "The Suburbs" - Yet another great song from the year's best concept album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unwL8TaG8LA
#56 The K-Os -"I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" from "Yes!" - It seems like every year I find a catchy De La Soul-esque underground hip hop song that's fun, but doesn't take itself too seriously. This year's owner of that crown is The K-O's with their Phantom Planet sampling "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAYHOTlilo
#55 Against Me! -"Suffocation" from "White Crosses" - Against Me! is a band that sings revolutionary punk but does so using hooks so catchy that they could have been in a pop song and "Suffocation" is a fine example, as the stabbing chorus makes the song more memorable and accessible than the usual punk fare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0us6-PXJg
Note: I picked this video because the parkour is friggin' insane. There's another video out there that's just album cover and lyrics if you prefer.
#54 Daniel Merriweather -"Change" from "Love & War" - When I first listened to Daniel Merriweather's album I had honestly never heard of him and that's surprising because his music is great, starting out with this pop / R&B gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvz2PLiHyo4&ob=av2n
#53 Spoon -"Written In Reverse" from "Transference" - Another year, another great indie pop song from Spoon, one of the most reliable artists in the genre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWlg9iHHlY
#52 Nas And Damian Marley -"Africa Must Wake Up" from "Distant Relatives" - You would think that Nas' rap style would clash musically with Damian Marley's reggae, but the opposite is true as their sounds flow seamlessly back and forth throughout their first album together. On this, the best track on the album, they get a helping hand from K'naan, one of 2009's most promising new rappers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPP9KMS3o0
#51 Los Campesinos! -"There Are Listed Buildings" from "Romance Is Boring" - 2010 was a big year for twee indie-pop band Los Campesinos! as several of their songs made my countdown, with this track being at the top of the heap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dbs9nzErz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc&ob=av2e
#59 The Black Keys -"Tighten Up" from "Brothers" - While Vampire Weekend is a strong challenger for the song placement title, they'll never catch up with The Black Keys, whose music was present in over 18% of all pop culture moments in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc&ob=av2e
#58 Vampire Weekend -"Holiday" from "Contra" - As heard in multiple commercials in the last year, "Holiday" has almost allowed Vampire Weekend to permeate the popular culture, whether said p.c. likes it or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraoiVCDdaM&ob=av2e
#57 The Arcade Fire -"City With No Children" from "The Suburbs" - Yet another great song from the year's best concept album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unwL8TaG8LA
#56 The K-Os -"I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" from "Yes!" - It seems like every year I find a catchy De La Soul-esque underground hip hop song that's fun, but doesn't take itself too seriously. This year's owner of that crown is The K-O's with their Phantom Planet sampling "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAYHOTlilo
#55 Against Me! -"Suffocation" from "White Crosses" - Against Me! is a band that sings revolutionary punk but does so using hooks so catchy that they could have been in a pop song and "Suffocation" is a fine example, as the stabbing chorus makes the song more memorable and accessible than the usual punk fare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0us6-PXJg
Note: I picked this video because the parkour is friggin' insane. There's another video out there that's just album cover and lyrics if you prefer.
#54 Daniel Merriweather -"Change" from "Love & War" - When I first listened to Daniel Merriweather's album I had honestly never heard of him and that's surprising because his music is great, starting out with this pop / R&B gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvz2PLiHyo4&ob=av2n
#53 Spoon -"Written In Reverse" from "Transference" - Another year, another great indie pop song from Spoon, one of the most reliable artists in the genre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWlg9iHHlY
#52 Nas And Damian Marley -"Africa Must Wake Up" from "Distant Relatives" - You would think that Nas' rap style would clash musically with Damian Marley's reggae, but the opposite is true as their sounds flow seamlessly back and forth throughout their first album together. On this, the best track on the album, they get a helping hand from K'naan, one of 2009's most promising new rappers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPP9KMS3o0
#51 Los Campesinos! -"There Are Listed Buildings" from "Romance Is Boring" - 2010 was a big year for twee indie-pop band Los Campesinos! as several of their songs made my countdown, with this track being at the top of the heap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dbs9nzErz4
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #70-#61
#70 Bruno Mars -"Grenade" from "Doo Wops And Hooligans" - 2010 was a great year for Bruno Mars. After spending the past few years writing and contributing guest appearances on some of the best pop songs around, Mars released his debut solo album and it was filled with brilliant R&B songs and pop ballads like "Grenade", his best song to date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6iYWJxHqs&ob=av2e
#69 Bone Thugs N Harmony -"Rebirth" from "Uni5: The World's Enemy" - It's been quite awhile since "Tha Crossroads", but what made BTNH great then still makes them great, as they continue to be one of the best hip hop groups around with great hooks and fast-paced, highly addictive lyrical flow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBV-P9gIC0&ob=av2e
#68 Good Shoes -"I Know" from "No Hope, No Future" - It seems that it wouldn't be one of my countdowns if it didn't feature at least one aggressively subversive anti-religious protest song. "I Know" is a fast-paced punk song with outstanding lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMS8HPbNmNI
#67 The Court Yard Hounds -"It Didn't Make A Sound" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - One of the top country songs of 2010, "It Didn't Make A Sound" is highlighted by a fantastic, ridiculously catchy hook in the chorus and great vocals and lyrics throughout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wn-Ua0VPDA
#66 Ke$ha -"TiK ToK" from "Animal" - It's not going to win any songwriting awards, but "TiK ToK" is one of the best pop songs of 2010 with a pulsing backbeat and a bouncy chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6XpLQM2Cs&ob=av2n
#65 Katy Perry -"Teenage Dream" from "Teenage Dream" - Don't get me wrong, I despise almost every Katy Perry song, but when she gets her hands on a decent hook, she knocks it out of the park. "Teenage Dream" is simply a great pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE&ob=av2e
#64 Robyn -"Hang With Me" from "Body Talk" - Robyn is the rare pop singer who earns respect from the indie crowd for her clever lyrics and extraordinary hooks. "Hang With Me" doesn't get the hype some of her other songs from 2010 get, but it's her best of the year in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a2qoyONVA&ob=av2e
#63 Vampire Weekend -"Giving Up The Gun" from "Contra" - Light and breezy even for a Vampire Weekend song, "Giving Up The Gun" was one of the band's biggest hits of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bccKotFwzoY&ob=av2e
#62 One Night Only -"Say You Don't Want It" from "One Night Only" - Every year needs a glossy Brit-pop anthem that comes out of nowhere and achieves greatness and this year it's "Say You Don't Want It".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1WzzrLmpk&ob=av2e
#61 Grinderman -"Worm Tamer" from "Grinderman II" - Nick Cave's current band Grinderman puts their highest-charting song on the countdown with this crunchy, industrial nightmare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPfuiT5XstU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6iYWJxHqs&ob=av2e
#69 Bone Thugs N Harmony -"Rebirth" from "Uni5: The World's Enemy" - It's been quite awhile since "Tha Crossroads", but what made BTNH great then still makes them great, as they continue to be one of the best hip hop groups around with great hooks and fast-paced, highly addictive lyrical flow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBV-P9gIC0&ob=av2e
#68 Good Shoes -"I Know" from "No Hope, No Future" - It seems that it wouldn't be one of my countdowns if it didn't feature at least one aggressively subversive anti-religious protest song. "I Know" is a fast-paced punk song with outstanding lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMS8HPbNmNI
#67 The Court Yard Hounds -"It Didn't Make A Sound" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - One of the top country songs of 2010, "It Didn't Make A Sound" is highlighted by a fantastic, ridiculously catchy hook in the chorus and great vocals and lyrics throughout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wn-Ua0VPDA
#66 Ke$ha -"TiK ToK" from "Animal" - It's not going to win any songwriting awards, but "TiK ToK" is one of the best pop songs of 2010 with a pulsing backbeat and a bouncy chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6XpLQM2Cs&ob=av2n
#65 Katy Perry -"Teenage Dream" from "Teenage Dream" - Don't get me wrong, I despise almost every Katy Perry song, but when she gets her hands on a decent hook, she knocks it out of the park. "Teenage Dream" is simply a great pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE&ob=av2e
#64 Robyn -"Hang With Me" from "Body Talk" - Robyn is the rare pop singer who earns respect from the indie crowd for her clever lyrics and extraordinary hooks. "Hang With Me" doesn't get the hype some of her other songs from 2010 get, but it's her best of the year in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a2qoyONVA&ob=av2e
#63 Vampire Weekend -"Giving Up The Gun" from "Contra" - Light and breezy even for a Vampire Weekend song, "Giving Up The Gun" was one of the band's biggest hits of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bccKotFwzoY&ob=av2e
#62 One Night Only -"Say You Don't Want It" from "One Night Only" - Every year needs a glossy Brit-pop anthem that comes out of nowhere and achieves greatness and this year it's "Say You Don't Want It".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1WzzrLmpk&ob=av2e
#61 Grinderman -"Worm Tamer" from "Grinderman II" - Nick Cave's current band Grinderman puts their highest-charting song on the countdown with this crunchy, industrial nightmare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPfuiT5XstU
Thursday, August 11, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/11/2011
The Cars - Move Like This - A+
The Wild Beasts - Smother - A+
Soundtrack - The Book Of Mormon - A+
The Wild Beasts - Smother - A+
Soundtrack - The Book Of Mormon - A+
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #80-#71
#80 Nas And Damian Marley - "As We Enter" from "Distant Relatives" - The best song off of "Distant Relatives", Nas is the driving force in this song, but Damian Marley proves to be outstanding at keeping up with one of the best rappers in the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyY70LE2D-Y
#79 Janelle Monae - "Cold War" from "The Arch Android" - One of the best R&B songs of 2010, Janelle Monae captures the musical spirit of her mentor, Prince, and creates a fun, peppy R&B / pop song with a great chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4&ob=av2e
#78 The Klaxons - "Surfing The Void" from "Surfing The Void" - A crazy electronic-influenced indie rock song with swirling guitars and wild vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-cgsCQhEU
#77 Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - "Last Days" from "The Brutalist Bricks" - Ted Leo's highest-charting song of the year (or any year), "Last Days" is a high-intensity alt rock song with a driving pulse and a cathartic chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TRAJbSuld4
#76 My Chemical Romance - "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - Aggressive and intense, "Na Na Na" is an exciting in-your-face punk rock song that servces as the key statement piece from the "Danger Days" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7fiE89IU
#75 Grinderman - "When My Baby Comes" from "Grinderman II" - Nick Cave's signature style permeates throughout this gloomy, grinding classic from "Grinderman II".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgLDLHiYUs
#74 Cults - "Oh My God" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Cults is expected to be one of the biggest new indie pop acts of 2011, but a few of their songs were released to the IRP during 2010, including this light, ethereal slice of indie pop. The lead vocals add a sunny, dreamy tone to the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8Lk6lrLpU
#73 Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar" from "Good Things" - "I Need A Dollar" is famous for being the theme song to HBO's "How To Make It In America", but more than just being a theme song, it's also a cleverly written blues song that could have belonged to an era of music from the last 50 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWZ_OAEgQE&ob=av2n
#72 Michael Jackson - "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" from "Michael" - Lenny Kravitz guest stars on this song, continuing a tradition of MJ hiring the best guitar players in the world to add an edge to his pop songs (Eddie Van Halen, Slash). I don't know how much MJ recorded before his death, but this may end up being his last great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPKKDNo4luI
#71 April Smith And The Great Picture Show - "Colors" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - A fun and bouncy indie pop song with Rilo Kiley-esque vocals and one of the hookiest choruses of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfeXhQ5wvoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyY70LE2D-Y
#79 Janelle Monae - "Cold War" from "The Arch Android" - One of the best R&B songs of 2010, Janelle Monae captures the musical spirit of her mentor, Prince, and creates a fun, peppy R&B / pop song with a great chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4&ob=av2e
#78 The Klaxons - "Surfing The Void" from "Surfing The Void" - A crazy electronic-influenced indie rock song with swirling guitars and wild vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-cgsCQhEU
#77 Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - "Last Days" from "The Brutalist Bricks" - Ted Leo's highest-charting song of the year (or any year), "Last Days" is a high-intensity alt rock song with a driving pulse and a cathartic chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TRAJbSuld4
#76 My Chemical Romance - "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - Aggressive and intense, "Na Na Na" is an exciting in-your-face punk rock song that servces as the key statement piece from the "Danger Days" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7fiE89IU
#75 Grinderman - "When My Baby Comes" from "Grinderman II" - Nick Cave's signature style permeates throughout this gloomy, grinding classic from "Grinderman II".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgLDLHiYUs
#74 Cults - "Oh My God" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Cults is expected to be one of the biggest new indie pop acts of 2011, but a few of their songs were released to the IRP during 2010, including this light, ethereal slice of indie pop. The lead vocals add a sunny, dreamy tone to the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8Lk6lrLpU
#73 Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar" from "Good Things" - "I Need A Dollar" is famous for being the theme song to HBO's "How To Make It In America", but more than just being a theme song, it's also a cleverly written blues song that could have belonged to an era of music from the last 50 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWZ_OAEgQE&ob=av2n
#72 Michael Jackson - "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" from "Michael" - Lenny Kravitz guest stars on this song, continuing a tradition of MJ hiring the best guitar players in the world to add an edge to his pop songs (Eddie Van Halen, Slash). I don't know how much MJ recorded before his death, but this may end up being his last great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPKKDNo4luI
#71 April Smith And The Great Picture Show - "Colors" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - A fun and bouncy indie pop song with Rilo Kiley-esque vocals and one of the hookiest choruses of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfeXhQ5wvoE
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/10/2011
The Lonely Island - Turtleneck And Chain - A+
The Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math - B+
Tyler, The Creator - Goblin - B-
The Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math - B+
Tyler, The Creator - Goblin - B-
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #90-#81
#90 Big Boi - "Daddy Fat Sax" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - Another brilliant hip hop song from Big Boi. There are a lot of them on this album...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJtJ3eLRZS0
#89 The New Pornographers - "Crash Years" from "Together" - 2010 was a great year for indie pop and the New Pornographers were one of the best acts, placing several songs on the 2010 countdown, with the hooky "Crash Years" ranking the highest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZANuDcRO4
#88 Ryan Star - "Brand New Day" from "11:59" - This song has a timeless feeling to it, but that's probably because it's been floating around for five years (or because it's the theme song for "Lie To Me"). It is an excellent pop rock song though, so it's good that it finally gets its recognition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3dDjL4p98
#87 Hole - "Nobody's Daughter" from "Nobody's Daughter" - The title track from Hole's latest album, "Nobody's Daughter" is an excellent throwback to 90's alternative rock with great lyrics and dark undertones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKS0OjFSJ8
#86 The Lighthouse And The Whaler - "Under Mountain, Under Ground" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Fleet Foxes didn't release any music in 2010, but you'd never know that after hearing this outstanding indie folk song from The Lighthouse And The Whaler, which captures the essence of FF's sound and alters it enough to make a distinct statement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCEPmrUb34
#85 Bruno Mars - "Just The Way You Are" from "Doo Wops And Hooligans" - One of the biggest pop hits of 2010, "Just The Way You Are" is a nearly perfect pop love song, sincere without being treacly and catchy without being irritating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk&ob=av2e
#84 Broken Bells - "The Ghost Inside" from "Broken Bells" - An excellent follow-up to "The High Road", "The Ghost Inside" is a catchy indie pop collaboration between James Mercer of the Shins and DJ Danger Mouse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxTsXRjNTw&ob=av2e
#83 Joan Armatrading - "This Charming Life" from "This Charming Life" - This song seems like it belongs to a different era, specifically the soul music of the mid-to-late 60's when singers like Aretha Franklin and The Staples Singers produced this kind of golden soul song on a consistent basis, but "This Charming Life" (prominently featured on the season finale of "Sons Of Anarchy") was released in 2010, representing a major comeback for Armatrading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsRnwJ57hp0&ob=av2e
#82 Vampire Weekend - "Jonathan Low" from "Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack" - It seems like everything Vampire Weekend touches turns to gold, whether it be a song for one of their own albums or this 80's-tinged song from the soundtrack of the latest Twilight abomination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eMw0Bq-tek
#81 Alberta Cross - "Leave Us And Forgive Us" from "Broken Side Of Time" - A returning song from the 2009 list, "Leave Us" is an intense alt rock song from the obscure band Alberta Cross. The song starts out slowly, but builds to high level of intensity by the chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oB55Ixdu70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJtJ3eLRZS0
#89 The New Pornographers - "Crash Years" from "Together" - 2010 was a great year for indie pop and the New Pornographers were one of the best acts, placing several songs on the 2010 countdown, with the hooky "Crash Years" ranking the highest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZANuDcRO4
#88 Ryan Star - "Brand New Day" from "11:59" - This song has a timeless feeling to it, but that's probably because it's been floating around for five years (or because it's the theme song for "Lie To Me"). It is an excellent pop rock song though, so it's good that it finally gets its recognition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3dDjL4p98
#87 Hole - "Nobody's Daughter" from "Nobody's Daughter" - The title track from Hole's latest album, "Nobody's Daughter" is an excellent throwback to 90's alternative rock with great lyrics and dark undertones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKS0OjFSJ8
#86 The Lighthouse And The Whaler - "Under Mountain, Under Ground" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Fleet Foxes didn't release any music in 2010, but you'd never know that after hearing this outstanding indie folk song from The Lighthouse And The Whaler, which captures the essence of FF's sound and alters it enough to make a distinct statement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCEPmrUb34
#85 Bruno Mars - "Just The Way You Are" from "Doo Wops And Hooligans" - One of the biggest pop hits of 2010, "Just The Way You Are" is a nearly perfect pop love song, sincere without being treacly and catchy without being irritating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk&ob=av2e
#84 Broken Bells - "The Ghost Inside" from "Broken Bells" - An excellent follow-up to "The High Road", "The Ghost Inside" is a catchy indie pop collaboration between James Mercer of the Shins and DJ Danger Mouse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxTsXRjNTw&ob=av2e
#83 Joan Armatrading - "This Charming Life" from "This Charming Life" - This song seems like it belongs to a different era, specifically the soul music of the mid-to-late 60's when singers like Aretha Franklin and The Staples Singers produced this kind of golden soul song on a consistent basis, but "This Charming Life" (prominently featured on the season finale of "Sons Of Anarchy") was released in 2010, representing a major comeback for Armatrading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsRnwJ57hp0&ob=av2e
#82 Vampire Weekend - "Jonathan Low" from "Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack" - It seems like everything Vampire Weekend touches turns to gold, whether it be a song for one of their own albums or this 80's-tinged song from the soundtrack of the latest Twilight abomination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eMw0Bq-tek
#81 Alberta Cross - "Leave Us And Forgive Us" from "Broken Side Of Time" - A returning song from the 2009 list, "Leave Us" is an intense alt rock song from the obscure band Alberta Cross. The song starts out slowly, but builds to high level of intensity by the chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oB55Ixdu70
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #100-#91
#100 The New Pornographers - "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" from "Together" - An excellent indie pop song, one of the year's best from The New Pornographers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3uFCeDnBPk&ob=av3n
#99 Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - "Come Undone" from "Hawk" - A slow-burn alt rock duet from one of the best and most unusual duos in modern rock n roll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2oEpif-6k
#98 Kanye West - "Dark Fantasy" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Nicki Minaj opens the song with a crazy poem and from there the song becomes a perfect starting point for one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qKboHKPEA
#97 LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls" from "This Is Happening" - On the surface, this sounds like a cheesy pop song, but it's actually a brilliantly sardonic look at the club scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7-0W0celo&ob=av2n
#96 Titus Andronicus - "Four Score Part Two" from "The Monitor" - The condensed version of a much longer song, "Four Score Part Two" features desperate vocals driven forward by machine-gun drums and a heavy guitar riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etOLciQBvV8
#95 Prince - "Bonus Track #77" from "20Ten" - It's a shame that this funky pop song, Prince's best in a decade, doesn't have an actual title, so it'll probably never be heard by the masses.
Damn you, Prince. This song is great, but I can't post a link if you won't let youtube host your videos.
#94 Eminem - "Won't Back Down" from "Recovery" - Pink sings the chorus on this tight, aggressive return to form from one of the best rappers of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h9_L98H84U
#93 Burn Before Reading - "Markers" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - There are actually six songs from Blalock's list that ranked higher than this song, but this darkly intense song is definitely one that might have been missed completely without the IRP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKthiG7d3Dw
#92 Marina And The Diamonds - "I Am Not A Robot" from "The Family Jewels" - Marina is pretty much Lady Gaga without the insane hype. "I Am Not A Robot" is the band's best song so far, but they have style and a unique sound, so the future looks pretty bright from here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y
#91 The Whigs - "Kill Me Carolyne" from "In The Dark" - Considering the band had three songs from their last album in the top 25 (I think) in 2008, their follow-up has to be considered a disappointment, but "Kill Me Carolyne" is on par with the band's best music and one of the best alt rock songs of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIIw_b1BNew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3uFCeDnBPk&ob=av3n
#99 Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - "Come Undone" from "Hawk" - A slow-burn alt rock duet from one of the best and most unusual duos in modern rock n roll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2oEpif-6k
#98 Kanye West - "Dark Fantasy" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Nicki Minaj opens the song with a crazy poem and from there the song becomes a perfect starting point for one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qKboHKPEA
#97 LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls" from "This Is Happening" - On the surface, this sounds like a cheesy pop song, but it's actually a brilliantly sardonic look at the club scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7-0W0celo&ob=av2n
#96 Titus Andronicus - "Four Score Part Two" from "The Monitor" - The condensed version of a much longer song, "Four Score Part Two" features desperate vocals driven forward by machine-gun drums and a heavy guitar riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etOLciQBvV8
#95 Prince - "Bonus Track #77" from "20Ten" - It's a shame that this funky pop song, Prince's best in a decade, doesn't have an actual title, so it'll probably never be heard by the masses.
Damn you, Prince. This song is great, but I can't post a link if you won't let youtube host your videos.
#94 Eminem - "Won't Back Down" from "Recovery" - Pink sings the chorus on this tight, aggressive return to form from one of the best rappers of all-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h9_L98H84U
#93 Burn Before Reading - "Markers" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - There are actually six songs from Blalock's list that ranked higher than this song, but this darkly intense song is definitely one that might have been missed completely without the IRP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKthiG7d3Dw
#92 Marina And The Diamonds - "I Am Not A Robot" from "The Family Jewels" - Marina is pretty much Lady Gaga without the insane hype. "I Am Not A Robot" is the band's best song so far, but they have style and a unique sound, so the future looks pretty bright from here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y
#91 The Whigs - "Kill Me Carolyne" from "In The Dark" - Considering the band had three songs from their last album in the top 25 (I think) in 2008, their follow-up has to be considered a disappointment, but "Kill Me Carolyne" is on par with the band's best music and one of the best alt rock songs of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIIw_b1BNew
Monday, August 8, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/8/2011
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - A+
The Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 - A+
The Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 - A+
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #110-#101
#110 Devo - "Don't Shoot (I'm A Man)" from "Something For Everybody" - Devo's surprising comeback reaches its peak with the trippy "Don't Shoot" at #110.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKxhlXZ3hcY
#109 The Black Keys - "Howlin' For You" from "Brothers" - The Black Keys have been the reigning champs of blues rock since The White Stripes broke up and "Howlin' For You" ranks amongst their best songs overall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLSpj7q6_mM&ob=av2e
#108 Reflection Eternal - "Back Again" from "Revolutions Per Minute" - Fast hip hop lyrics mix with a R&B ballad chorus for one of the best songs on "Revolutions Per Minute".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziuEUUC61H8&ob=av2e
#107 Serj Tankian - "Left Of Center" from "Imperfect Harmonies" - The best System Of A Down song in years, "Left Of Center' is an intense heavy metal punch to the face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7tsMKv0Lo&ob=av2e
Note: The video is insane and reminds me of the Tool videos from the mid-90's.
#106 The Dead Weather - "Die By The Drop" from "Sea Of Cowards" - Jack Black's most White Stripe-y song with The Dead Weather, "Die By The Drop" is a hooky blues rock song with a creeping backbeat that bleeds into pure classic rock a minute in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0YI0UUazkU&ob=av2e
#105 The Arcade Fire - "Modern Man" from "The Suburbs" - Yet another soul-searching / depressing indie rock song about the despair of modern life from the classic concept album, "The Suburbs".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjm8WDG-Gy8
#104 M.I.A. - "Born Free" from "Maya" - Now this is the M.I.A. that everyone hoped to here from on "Maya". "Born Free" is bombastic, in your face and fun with just enough weirdness to make it stand out in a crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMvUlxXyz8&ob=av2e
#103 Stone Temple Pilots - "Between The Lines" from "Stone Temple Pilots" - The pulse-pounding modern rock song that signaled the long-awaited return of STP, which lasted for a little less than a year, but at least they finished an album full of great glam rock like this song first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS590AkE6c&ob=av2e
#102 Soundgarden - "Black Rain" from "Telephantasm" - "Black Rain" was more of a teaser for the Soundgarden comeback than the comeback itself, but the song still ranks in the pantheon of great Soundgarden songs and shows that they're still one of the best heavy metal bands in the world, even after taking more than a year off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K913KVe3kH8&ob=av2e
#101 Black Milk - "Black And Brown" from "Album Of The Year" - A high-intensity hip hop song with great flow and in-your-face lyrical style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkbSCsaqAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKxhlXZ3hcY
#109 The Black Keys - "Howlin' For You" from "Brothers" - The Black Keys have been the reigning champs of blues rock since The White Stripes broke up and "Howlin' For You" ranks amongst their best songs overall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLSpj7q6_mM&ob=av2e
#108 Reflection Eternal - "Back Again" from "Revolutions Per Minute" - Fast hip hop lyrics mix with a R&B ballad chorus for one of the best songs on "Revolutions Per Minute".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziuEUUC61H8&ob=av2e
#107 Serj Tankian - "Left Of Center" from "Imperfect Harmonies" - The best System Of A Down song in years, "Left Of Center' is an intense heavy metal punch to the face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7tsMKv0Lo&ob=av2e
Note: The video is insane and reminds me of the Tool videos from the mid-90's.
#106 The Dead Weather - "Die By The Drop" from "Sea Of Cowards" - Jack Black's most White Stripe-y song with The Dead Weather, "Die By The Drop" is a hooky blues rock song with a creeping backbeat that bleeds into pure classic rock a minute in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0YI0UUazkU&ob=av2e
#105 The Arcade Fire - "Modern Man" from "The Suburbs" - Yet another soul-searching / depressing indie rock song about the despair of modern life from the classic concept album, "The Suburbs".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjm8WDG-Gy8
#104 M.I.A. - "Born Free" from "Maya" - Now this is the M.I.A. that everyone hoped to here from on "Maya". "Born Free" is bombastic, in your face and fun with just enough weirdness to make it stand out in a crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMvUlxXyz8&ob=av2e
#103 Stone Temple Pilots - "Between The Lines" from "Stone Temple Pilots" - The pulse-pounding modern rock song that signaled the long-awaited return of STP, which lasted for a little less than a year, but at least they finished an album full of great glam rock like this song first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS590AkE6c&ob=av2e
#102 Soundgarden - "Black Rain" from "Telephantasm" - "Black Rain" was more of a teaser for the Soundgarden comeback than the comeback itself, but the song still ranks in the pantheon of great Soundgarden songs and shows that they're still one of the best heavy metal bands in the world, even after taking more than a year off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K913KVe3kH8&ob=av2e
#101 Black Milk - "Black And Brown" from "Album Of The Year" - A high-intensity hip hop song with great flow and in-your-face lyrical style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkbSCsaqAE
Sunday, August 7, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/5/2011
Thao And Mirah - Thao And Mirah - A
Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - B+
Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care - B
Antony And The Johnsons - Swanlights - A-
Steve Earle - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - B+
Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care - B
Antony And The Johnsons - Swanlights - A-
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #120-#111
#120 Slash - "By The Sword" from "Slash" - Andrew Stockdale, the gale-force wailer from Wolfmother, provides the vocals on "By The Sword", the best song on Slash's outstanding self-titled album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENuEZ7XPc&ob=av3e
#119 My Chemical Romance - "Sing" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - An over-the-top anthem that served as the centerpiece of the "Danger Days" concept album, "Sing" was also something of a crossover hit for MCR, getting so mainstream it was even featured on "Glee".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgnDLWeeaM&ob=av2e
#118 The Constellations - "We're Here To Save The Day" from "Southern Gothic" - Asher Roth and a children's choir guest star on this gritty, creeping hip hop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vqTBS7Hwc
#117 Reflection Eternal - "Ballad Of The Black Gold" from "Revolutions Per Minute" - Talib Kweli gets aggressively political on this assault on the oil industry and the damage it's done to the world. It takes real skill to take a political rant worthy of Spike Lee or Oliver Stone and turn it into a pop song, but if anyone could ever do it, it would be Kweli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phzHbzMu7E4&ob=av3e
#116 Against Me! - "Bitter Divisions" from "White Crosses" - Another political song comes in at #116, but this one comes from reformed anarchist Tom Gabel and Against Me!. The chorus is a call to unity, but the verses lend the skepticism of the current political environment as a counter-argument.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMlYXQ4P0o
#115 My Chemical Romance - "Bulletproof Heart" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - The latest indie glam rock track from MCR's concept album, "Bulletproof Heart" is a hooky song with a driving guitar track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--0XPGid7JY
#114 Teenage Fanclub - "Baby Lee" from "Shadows" - It's been awhile since we've heard from Teenage Fanclub. "Baby Lee" is an excellent light-toned indie pop song that sounds like it was a lost Kinks track from the British Invasion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6UuoS7kd-g
#113 Iron Maiden - "Coming Home" from "The Final Frontier" - "Coming Home" is as close as Iron Maiden is likely to get to singing a heavy metal ballad. It's amazing that the band can still create music this great after spending 30 years in a genre not reknowned for it's longevity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPlCp-eko7I
#112 Fang Island - "Daisy" from "Fang Island" - "Daisy" is a difficult song to describe, but it features swirling guitars, pounding drumbeats and rapid-fire light-hearted lyrics. They share elements with distortion-heavy bands like Sleigh Bells and My Bloody Valentine, but also surf-pop bands like The Drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIurAP4yHtQ
#111 Kid Cudi - "Revofev" from "Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager" - Kid Cudi's best song off of "Man On The Moon II", "Revofev" is a head-bouncing hip hop song with a hypnotic beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23J8ldem_Hs&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwENuEZ7XPc&ob=av3e
#119 My Chemical Romance - "Sing" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - An over-the-top anthem that served as the centerpiece of the "Danger Days" concept album, "Sing" was also something of a crossover hit for MCR, getting so mainstream it was even featured on "Glee".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTgnDLWeeaM&ob=av2e
#118 The Constellations - "We're Here To Save The Day" from "Southern Gothic" - Asher Roth and a children's choir guest star on this gritty, creeping hip hop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vqTBS7Hwc
#117 Reflection Eternal - "Ballad Of The Black Gold" from "Revolutions Per Minute" - Talib Kweli gets aggressively political on this assault on the oil industry and the damage it's done to the world. It takes real skill to take a political rant worthy of Spike Lee or Oliver Stone and turn it into a pop song, but if anyone could ever do it, it would be Kweli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phzHbzMu7E4&ob=av3e
#116 Against Me! - "Bitter Divisions" from "White Crosses" - Another political song comes in at #116, but this one comes from reformed anarchist Tom Gabel and Against Me!. The chorus is a call to unity, but the verses lend the skepticism of the current political environment as a counter-argument.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMlYXQ4P0o
#115 My Chemical Romance - "Bulletproof Heart" from "Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys" - The latest indie glam rock track from MCR's concept album, "Bulletproof Heart" is a hooky song with a driving guitar track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--0XPGid7JY
#114 Teenage Fanclub - "Baby Lee" from "Shadows" - It's been awhile since we've heard from Teenage Fanclub. "Baby Lee" is an excellent light-toned indie pop song that sounds like it was a lost Kinks track from the British Invasion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6UuoS7kd-g
#113 Iron Maiden - "Coming Home" from "The Final Frontier" - "Coming Home" is as close as Iron Maiden is likely to get to singing a heavy metal ballad. It's amazing that the band can still create music this great after spending 30 years in a genre not reknowned for it's longevity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPlCp-eko7I
#112 Fang Island - "Daisy" from "Fang Island" - "Daisy" is a difficult song to describe, but it features swirling guitars, pounding drumbeats and rapid-fire light-hearted lyrics. They share elements with distortion-heavy bands like Sleigh Bells and My Bloody Valentine, but also surf-pop bands like The Drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIurAP4yHtQ
#111 Kid Cudi - "Revofev" from "Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager" - Kid Cudi's best song off of "Man On The Moon II", "Revofev" is a head-bouncing hip hop song with a hypnotic beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23J8ldem_Hs&ob=av2n
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #130-#121
#130 Neon Trees - "Animal" from "Habit" - One of the biggest modern rock hits of 2010 (and 2009 for that matter), "Animal" is a light-hearted, hooky pop rock song with a stadium rock caliber chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM7Hlg75Mlo&ob=av2e
#129 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "First Flash Of Freedom" from "Mojo" - A slow-tempo classic rock style song from Tom Petty with the usual great lyrics and some excellent guitar solos from Mike Campbell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0JwsooTM6M
#128 The Court Yard Hounds - "Then Again" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - A hooky country pop song from The Court Yard Hounds, featuring several members of the Dixie Chicks. Not quite their best song from 2010, but close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxmpwWPaYU0
#127 Vampire Weekend - "Diplomat's Son" from "Contra" - There's definitely an African world music vibe to this light, airy indie pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyHU5k4Elts
#126 Eminem - "No Love" from "Recovery" - Eminem and Lil Wayne trade verses on this Haddaway-sampling hip hop "ballad".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2ssT8lzj8&ob=av2e
#125 Stone Temple Pilots - "Hickory Dichotomy" from "Stone Temple Pilots" - Can a song be grimy and glam at the same time? Hard to say, but if such a thing were possible, it would definitely be on an STP album. "Hickory" certainly comes close to that description with grimy lyrics and a glam rock chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWcndzhAbc
#124 Katy Perry - "California Gurls" from "Teenage Dream" - Snoop Dogg guest stars on Katy Perry's other outstanding pop song from 2010. The verses are mediocre, but the chorus ranks among the best of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4&ob=av2e
#123 Band Of Horses - "Factory" from "Infinite Arms" - An indie pop ballad from "Infinite Arms", "Factory" ranks among the best songs from Band Of Horses, one of the most under-appreciated bands in pop music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m0Iein_nuc
#122 Melissa Etheridge - "Drag Me Away" from "Fearless Love" - No one does classic rock bombast quite as well as Melissa Etheridge and "Drag Me Away" is the best song off of her comeback album "Fearless Love".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8r-CSzdbg&playnext=1&list=PL7F83EC19542287C6
Note: I have no idea why the person who created the video for this used footage from Kill Bill, but the only other video I saw featured a frickin' terrier.
#121 Frightened Rabbit - "Foot Shooter" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - An up-tempo indie rock song that builds to the first chorus and refuses to slow down once it gets there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOl-SOxXyPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM7Hlg75Mlo&ob=av2e
#129 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "First Flash Of Freedom" from "Mojo" - A slow-tempo classic rock style song from Tom Petty with the usual great lyrics and some excellent guitar solos from Mike Campbell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0JwsooTM6M
#128 The Court Yard Hounds - "Then Again" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - A hooky country pop song from The Court Yard Hounds, featuring several members of the Dixie Chicks. Not quite their best song from 2010, but close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxmpwWPaYU0
#127 Vampire Weekend - "Diplomat's Son" from "Contra" - There's definitely an African world music vibe to this light, airy indie pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyHU5k4Elts
#126 Eminem - "No Love" from "Recovery" - Eminem and Lil Wayne trade verses on this Haddaway-sampling hip hop "ballad".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2ssT8lzj8&ob=av2e
#125 Stone Temple Pilots - "Hickory Dichotomy" from "Stone Temple Pilots" - Can a song be grimy and glam at the same time? Hard to say, but if such a thing were possible, it would definitely be on an STP album. "Hickory" certainly comes close to that description with grimy lyrics and a glam rock chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWcndzhAbc
#124 Katy Perry - "California Gurls" from "Teenage Dream" - Snoop Dogg guest stars on Katy Perry's other outstanding pop song from 2010. The verses are mediocre, but the chorus ranks among the best of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4&ob=av2e
#123 Band Of Horses - "Factory" from "Infinite Arms" - An indie pop ballad from "Infinite Arms", "Factory" ranks among the best songs from Band Of Horses, one of the most under-appreciated bands in pop music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m0Iein_nuc
#122 Melissa Etheridge - "Drag Me Away" from "Fearless Love" - No one does classic rock bombast quite as well as Melissa Etheridge and "Drag Me Away" is the best song off of her comeback album "Fearless Love".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8r-CSzdbg&playnext=1&list=PL7F83EC19542287C6
Note: I have no idea why the person who created the video for this used footage from Kill Bill, but the only other video I saw featured a frickin' terrier.
#121 Frightened Rabbit - "Foot Shooter" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - An up-tempo indie rock song that builds to the first chorus and refuses to slow down once it gets there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOl-SOxXyPY
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #140-#131
#140 Reflection Eternal - "So Good" from "Revolutions Per Minute" - Talib Kweli's lyrics are highlighted on this track, which features a sly flow and a bouncy backbeat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-llDbfOA53o
#139 Nas And Damian Marley - "My Generation" from "Distant Relatives" - A children's choir provides the chorus to this sweeping hip hop anthem with Lil Wayne and Joss Stone providing guest vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaMyJt1a1Y
#138 Weezer - "Memories" from "Hurley" - Even if Weezer isn't as dynamic as they used to be, they are still a great pop rock band and every album they produce at least one brilliant single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Fq3U_FjYc&ob=av2e
#137 Vampire Weekend - "Horchata" from "Contra" - Vampire Weekend's latest world music influenced contribution to the indie rock scene, "Horchata" has been around for awhile, but was finally released in January 2010 on the "Contra" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkUQ-OBazbc
#136 Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp" from "Odd Blood" - A unique indie pop song with a moderate tempo and great lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6VatNuR_Uk
#135 MGMT - "Brian Eno" from "Congratulations" - "Congratulations" was a bit of a disappointing follow-up to "Oracular Spectacular" and I can't Say I endorse all the directions the band went on the album, but "Brian Eno" is a genius pop song that ranks amongst the band's best ("Kids", "Time To Pretend").
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30WPeyEY40
#134 The Radar Bros. - "Quarry" from "The Illustrated Garden" - An excellent indie folk song with a breezy tone and a driving backbeat throughout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCeSnAuUiI
#133 Infant Sorrow - "Going Up" from "Get Him To The Greek" - If not for some radio unfriendly lyrics, this could have become a legitimate rock anthem. Of any song off of "Get Him To The Greek", this is the most difficult to identify as satirical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzKJDtYB04
#132 Los Campesinos! - "Romance Is Boring" from "Romance Is Boring" - The title track from LC!s latest album is an aggressive, bouncy indie rock song highlighted by its high-intensity chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebhVhkba3Xk
#131 Shontelle - "DJ Made Me Do It" from "No Gravity" - Asher Roth guest stars on Shontelle's only song on the countdown, a fun R&B song with an outstanding chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMMyHwgzEPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-llDbfOA53o
#139 Nas And Damian Marley - "My Generation" from "Distant Relatives" - A children's choir provides the chorus to this sweeping hip hop anthem with Lil Wayne and Joss Stone providing guest vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJaMyJt1a1Y
#138 Weezer - "Memories" from "Hurley" - Even if Weezer isn't as dynamic as they used to be, they are still a great pop rock band and every album they produce at least one brilliant single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Fq3U_FjYc&ob=av2e
#137 Vampire Weekend - "Horchata" from "Contra" - Vampire Weekend's latest world music influenced contribution to the indie rock scene, "Horchata" has been around for awhile, but was finally released in January 2010 on the "Contra" album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkUQ-OBazbc
#136 Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp" from "Odd Blood" - A unique indie pop song with a moderate tempo and great lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6VatNuR_Uk
#135 MGMT - "Brian Eno" from "Congratulations" - "Congratulations" was a bit of a disappointing follow-up to "Oracular Spectacular" and I can't Say I endorse all the directions the band went on the album, but "Brian Eno" is a genius pop song that ranks amongst the band's best ("Kids", "Time To Pretend").
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30WPeyEY40
#134 The Radar Bros. - "Quarry" from "The Illustrated Garden" - An excellent indie folk song with a breezy tone and a driving backbeat throughout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCeSnAuUiI
#133 Infant Sorrow - "Going Up" from "Get Him To The Greek" - If not for some radio unfriendly lyrics, this could have become a legitimate rock anthem. Of any song off of "Get Him To The Greek", this is the most difficult to identify as satirical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzKJDtYB04
#132 Los Campesinos! - "Romance Is Boring" from "Romance Is Boring" - The title track from LC!s latest album is an aggressive, bouncy indie rock song highlighted by its high-intensity chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebhVhkba3Xk
#131 Shontelle - "DJ Made Me Do It" from "No Gravity" - Asher Roth guest stars on Shontelle's only song on the countdown, a fun R&B song with an outstanding chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMMyHwgzEPY
Thursday, August 4, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/4/2011
The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once - A+
The Limousines - Get Sharp - A+
The Limousines - Get Sharp - A+
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #150-#141
#150 Kanye West - "Christian Dior Denim Flow" from "Good Friday" - Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Ryan Leslie and Lloyd Banks guest star on this massive R&B / rap song. This is one of a handful of Kanye songs released in 2010 as part of his "Good Friday" twitter project. Many of those songs ended up on his album in some capacity, but a few (including this song) weren't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twPlTFyVDdE
#149 Infant Sorrow - "Bangers, Beans And Mash" from "Get Him To The Greek" - This song would have worked on it's own as a monster ballad, but what makes it's great is the hilarious lyrics which completely change the meaning of the song, but only if you pay close enough attention to figure out what Russell Brand is actually singing about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlZqtqWPJzM
#148 Big Boi - "Turns Me On" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - A sexy hip hop song with typically outstanding lyrics from Big Boi and a great chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwaUNbuhdKo
#147 Anais Mitchell - "Way Down, Hadestown" from "Hadestown" - One of the most unsual songs on the 2010 countdown, "Hadestown" sounds like a song that could have been written 100 years ago with its distinct New Orleans sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZPTp-F0nE
#146 B.O.B. - "Magic" from "B.O.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray" - Rivers Cuomo was all over the radio in 2010, with yet another solid album with his band Weezer and providing the chorus on this song from B.O.B., one of the up and coming pop star's best songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-NShfefks&ob=av2e
#145 Slash - "We're All Gonna Die" from "Slash" - Iggy Pop provides the vocals on this down n dirty metal song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnbLmQBGB4
#144 David Guetta - "Sound Of Letting Go" from "One More Love" - An outstanding disco / dance track from David Guetta. The vocals provided by Chris Willis is excellent as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpq3BE9OjVY
#143 Kylesa - "To Forget" from "Spiral Shadow" - Among the best heavy metal songs of 2010, Kylesa made a huge splash this year with their prog breakthrough "Spiral Shadow", featuring this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeoxLEBAzDs
#142 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "Something Good Coming" from "Mojo" - Sounding like a lost track from "Echo", "Something Good Coming" is an outstanding ballad with great lyrics and a moving chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSvlJe1mwlw&ob=av3e
#141 Nas And Damian Marley - "Dispear" from "Distant Relatives" - Another great collaboration between top representatives from two of popular music's best genres. Marley's half of this song is particularly great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVDgAgJUsk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twPlTFyVDdE
#149 Infant Sorrow - "Bangers, Beans And Mash" from "Get Him To The Greek" - This song would have worked on it's own as a monster ballad, but what makes it's great is the hilarious lyrics which completely change the meaning of the song, but only if you pay close enough attention to figure out what Russell Brand is actually singing about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlZqtqWPJzM
#148 Big Boi - "Turns Me On" from "Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty" - A sexy hip hop song with typically outstanding lyrics from Big Boi and a great chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwaUNbuhdKo
#147 Anais Mitchell - "Way Down, Hadestown" from "Hadestown" - One of the most unsual songs on the 2010 countdown, "Hadestown" sounds like a song that could have been written 100 years ago with its distinct New Orleans sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZPTp-F0nE
#146 B.O.B. - "Magic" from "B.O.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray" - Rivers Cuomo was all over the radio in 2010, with yet another solid album with his band Weezer and providing the chorus on this song from B.O.B., one of the up and coming pop star's best songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-NShfefks&ob=av2e
#145 Slash - "We're All Gonna Die" from "Slash" - Iggy Pop provides the vocals on this down n dirty metal song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnbLmQBGB4
#144 David Guetta - "Sound Of Letting Go" from "One More Love" - An outstanding disco / dance track from David Guetta. The vocals provided by Chris Willis is excellent as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpq3BE9OjVY
#143 Kylesa - "To Forget" from "Spiral Shadow" - Among the best heavy metal songs of 2010, Kylesa made a huge splash this year with their prog breakthrough "Spiral Shadow", featuring this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeoxLEBAzDs
#142 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "Something Good Coming" from "Mojo" - Sounding like a lost track from "Echo", "Something Good Coming" is an outstanding ballad with great lyrics and a moving chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSvlJe1mwlw&ob=av3e
#141 Nas And Damian Marley - "Dispear" from "Distant Relatives" - Another great collaboration between top representatives from two of popular music's best genres. Marley's half of this song is particularly great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVDgAgJUsk
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
2011 Album Reviews - 8/3/11
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Golden Era - A+
Lenka - Two - A+
Duff McKagan's Loaded - The Taking - B+
Lenka - Two - A+
Duff McKagan's Loaded - The Taking - B+
2010 Song Project - Countdown - #160-#151
#160 The Constellations - "Felicia" from "Southern Gothic" - A funky pop song with a hooky chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X46e4Qnr1TY&ob=av2e
#159 Take That - "Affirmation" from "Progress" - The most unlikely song on the 2010 countdown, Take That's reunion album was mostly unremarkable, but "Affirmation" sounds like one of those great synth rock songs from the 80's (think Tears For Fears or Flock of Seagulls).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQIPEC46TUQ
#158 Vampire Weekend - "White Sky" from "Contra" - Another great song from Vampire Weekend's classic album "Contra", "White Sky" has a light afro-pop sound to it and the usual great lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhdqfX44zUM
#157 Frightened Rabbit - "Not Miserable" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - Frightened Rabbit adopted an sweeping epic sound on "The Winter of Mixed Drinks" and that sound is best illustrated when Edge-like guitars start swirling around the chorus of this brilliant track, one of the band's best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv0xsCh6ZOg
#156 Marina And The Diamonds - "Girls" from "The Family Jewels" - One of the countdown's wildest acts, Marina and The Diamonds is as over-the-top as Mika and as radio-friendly as Robyn. "Girls" is a fun high-wire act of a pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O2W18RE6nI
#155 Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - "Where Was My Brain" from "The Brutalist Bricks" - A lean and mean punk song from one of the best underground artists in indie rock. The title of this album is derived from a lyric in this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64ZjKOLm8o
#154 The Gaslight Anthem - "American Slang" from "American Slang" - The title track from The Gaslight Anthem's breakthrough (if not mainstream at least underground) album, "American Slang" is one of the best songs from the Springsteen influenced rock act in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKq6ZnWH-E&ob=av2e
#153 Sara Bareilles - "King Of Anything" from "Kaleidoscope Heart" - Sara's best song since "Love Song", "King" is a bouncy pop song with an excellent Sheryl Crow meets Alanis Morissette chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7-AUmiNcA&ob=av2e
#152 Band Of Horses - "On My Way Back Home" from "Infinite Arms" - The most roots rock song on "Infinite Arms", "On My Way" could have been a track from a Fleet Foxes album with its great lyrics and tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVlHNDk_hM
#151 Los Campesinos! - "Straight In At 101" from "Romance Is Boring" - A high-energy indie pop song with some deceptively filthy lyrics hidden in the light-hearted beatsand tone. "I think we need more post-coital and less post-rock" ranks among the best lyrics of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhTKKtdxKOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X46e4Qnr1TY&ob=av2e
#159 Take That - "Affirmation" from "Progress" - The most unlikely song on the 2010 countdown, Take That's reunion album was mostly unremarkable, but "Affirmation" sounds like one of those great synth rock songs from the 80's (think Tears For Fears or Flock of Seagulls).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQIPEC46TUQ
#158 Vampire Weekend - "White Sky" from "Contra" - Another great song from Vampire Weekend's classic album "Contra", "White Sky" has a light afro-pop sound to it and the usual great lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhdqfX44zUM
#157 Frightened Rabbit - "Not Miserable" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - Frightened Rabbit adopted an sweeping epic sound on "The Winter of Mixed Drinks" and that sound is best illustrated when Edge-like guitars start swirling around the chorus of this brilliant track, one of the band's best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv0xsCh6ZOg
#156 Marina And The Diamonds - "Girls" from "The Family Jewels" - One of the countdown's wildest acts, Marina and The Diamonds is as over-the-top as Mika and as radio-friendly as Robyn. "Girls" is a fun high-wire act of a pop song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O2W18RE6nI
#155 Ted Leo And The Pharmacists - "Where Was My Brain" from "The Brutalist Bricks" - A lean and mean punk song from one of the best underground artists in indie rock. The title of this album is derived from a lyric in this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64ZjKOLm8o
#154 The Gaslight Anthem - "American Slang" from "American Slang" - The title track from The Gaslight Anthem's breakthrough (if not mainstream at least underground) album, "American Slang" is one of the best songs from the Springsteen influenced rock act in 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKq6ZnWH-E&ob=av2e
#153 Sara Bareilles - "King Of Anything" from "Kaleidoscope Heart" - Sara's best song since "Love Song", "King" is a bouncy pop song with an excellent Sheryl Crow meets Alanis Morissette chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7-AUmiNcA&ob=av2e
#152 Band Of Horses - "On My Way Back Home" from "Infinite Arms" - The most roots rock song on "Infinite Arms", "On My Way" could have been a track from a Fleet Foxes album with its great lyrics and tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVlHNDk_hM
#151 Los Campesinos! - "Straight In At 101" from "Romance Is Boring" - A high-energy indie pop song with some deceptively filthy lyrics hidden in the light-hearted beatsand tone. "I think we need more post-coital and less post-rock" ranks among the best lyrics of 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhTKKtdxKOY
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