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...)
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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...)