From Rolling Stone, who actually list their top 50, but Wednesday is half-assed day, so you only get 25. And no commentary, since I only have one of these (Icky Thump) and haven't even heard of half these people. Guess I need to shoebox my Pearl Jam CDs and join the 21st century.
- Kala - M.I.A.
- Magic - Bruce Springsteen
- American Gangster - Jay-Z
- Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
- Graduation - Kanye West
- In Rainbows - Radiohead
- Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
- Under The Blacklight - Rilo Kiley
- New Wave - Against Me!
- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
- Revival - John Fogerty
- Cassadaga - Bright Eyes
- Alright Still - Lily Allen
- Super Taranta! - Gogol Bordello
- Finding Forever - Common
- Let's Stay Friends - Les Savy Fav
- Icky Thump - The White Stripes
- West - Lucinda Williams
- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon - Devendra Banhart
- The Awakening - Melissa Etheridge
- Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails
- Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney
- Cookies - 1990s
- Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park
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Ok, well I have heard of 14 of them and have 3 of the cd's. I thought I was more up-to-date than that. Perhaps i'll do better in 2008...I hear that Justin Guarini has something on the horizon..LOL.
ReplyDeleteYes, Keva, he does... a new disc called "When Justin Met Obscurity."
ReplyDeleteDon't you dare shoebox Pearl Jam! How could you make such a heinous suggestion?
ReplyDeleteYou are going to make Eddie cry!
I just don't understand the blind following of M.I.A.; talk about way over-hyped. Also, a big shame on Rolling Stone; Lily Allen's record came out in 2006. It would have made my list if it would have come out this year; but it didn't.
ReplyDelete@YouKnow.. Eddie's already crying about how far their star has fallen.
ReplyDelete@Duane.. I feel the same way about Radiohead.
I typically find RS lists pretty awful.
Dude, if you live in Minneapolis, you'd know a few more of these...Arcade Fire and GoGo Bordello have been here several times (Minney has one of those huge douchebag indie rock scenes).
ReplyDeleteI suppose I exaggerate a little when it comes to my musical cluelessness. Still, there are 8 bands here I've never heard of (excluding Arcade Fire - them I know). Just tells me I need to get off this GD blog and look into some new music.
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested in hip hop, Minneapolis' based Rhymesayers indie label is a good place to start.
ReplyDeleteCool, I will check it out. Thx for the tip.
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