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Another Best of 2007 list to dissect
Submitted by imaginary liz on December 3, 2007.Today's Best of List to discuss comes courtesy of Uncut magazine.
Erik, do you agree with this one a little more (since you're now synonymous with the letters LCD for me now)?
And again with TG, TB and TQ? And Rilo Kiley is TERRIBLY HIGH -- beating Bright Eyes and Iron and Wine? Where is their indie-cred? They started off so strong... but completely lost it by #32 (if not before).
What do you think? Why do I keep posting these lists that keep frustrating us? Oh, 'cause I LOVE end of the year lists!
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
02. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
03. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
04. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
05. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
06. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
07. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
08. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
09. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
11. Björk - Volta
12. Battles - Mirrored
13. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
14. M.I.A. - Kala
15. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
16. Grinderman - Grinderman
17. Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
18. Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods
19. Feist - The Reminder
20. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
21. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
22. Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
23. Rilo Kiley - Under the Brightlight
24. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
25. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
26. Manu Chao - La Radiolina
27. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
28. Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
29. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
30. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
31. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
32. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
33. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
34. The National - Boxer
35. Bill Callahan - Woke on a Whaleheart
36. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
37. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
38. The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
39. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
40. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
41. Justice - †
42. Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
43. Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
44. Maps - We Can Create
45. Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
46. Von Sudenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
47. Nick Lowe - At My Age
48. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
49. Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy
50. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
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imaginary dana said on December 3, 2007:
I was likewise pleased to see Grinderman on there (I suspect that record will be overlooked as it came out so early in the year), and Beirut (which I love love love). PJ Harvey at #3 was an odd choice (and I say this as a huge PJ fan who likes the new record a lot -- it doesn't deserve *that* high a ranking). And no Okkervil River?
Do I even need to say this Kings of Leon record in a top 50 list makes me go meh?
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cosby said on December 3, 2007:
as a fan of dfa/lcd soundystem - i will say that 'sound of silver' is a very boring album, spotty at best, but slightly better than the self-titled debut. the middle of the album is simply boring and not at all innovative. it's like taking the best parts of the fall, improving on them 1%, and standing behind it like it's revolutionary.
also, does anyone really listen to the fake-ass country-revivalist americana-lite stuff anymore? didn't that well run dry about 50 years ago?
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Erik Gonzalez said on December 3, 2007:
Wow Cosby, I had an entirely different read of that LCD album and I fancy myself as a big DFA fan. Huh. That's why these lists are fascinating (and maddening).
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randy said on December 3, 2007:
Nice to see some love for the Cribs. I was bummed that their Neumo's show last week was canceled.
OTOH, Arctic Monkeys at #2 and Okkervil River not even on the list completely invalidates this one.
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Imaginary Kiku said on December 3, 2007:
I really enjoyed Sound of Silver, I think it definately deserves to be on the top 10, maybe not number 1. This list doesn't upset me too much :]
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Erik Gonzalez said on December 3, 2007:
Um, OK, well, I agree with #1 and ... well that is where it ends. Arctic Monkeys #2? Come on. Klaxons in the top 10? The inclusion of the abomination unto mankind that was the new Rilo Kiley disc (sorry Betsy ... er, Ash). Kings of Leon?! This list plays it pretty safe too, leaning towards the AAA bands that have musical cred (Steve Earle, the Boss, Plant & Krauss, Wilco ??) I am happy to see M.I.A., Grinderman, Von Sudenfeld, but too little, too late.
I can imagine the fellow who might have put together this list - not to say a single person did but if it was a composite - you'd expect to see a 40 year old, slightly balding man with thick-rimmed glass, a black t-shirt for a record label like Anti or Rhino, worn jeans and Converse All-Stars. Am I right, people? (Not to say that this isn't my fate, either...)