Dec 29 2006
My Lists for 2006
Why do I just have an amalgamation here? Why am I not composing just one, single, solitary list that describes the best & brightest in 2006? Well, it this simple — WAY too many things happened this year to limit myself to just 5, 10, or even 20 things. Thus, I have brought together my favorite albums & movies of 2006, the best concerts I attended this year, and some of the more notable events in international & domestic politics and pop culture from the year that was in 2006.
So, if you don’t like my lists, then make your own! Otherwise — ENJOY!
Top Five Albums of the Year (in order):
1) TV On The Radio — Return to Cookie Mountain
2) The Hold Steady — Boys & Girls in America
3) Cat Power — The Greatest
4) The Decemberists — The Crane Wife
5) Morrissey — Ringleader of the Tormentors
Why are those my favorite albums of the year? It’s because they either a) provide new twists & fresh energy to familiar styles, or b) they run roughshod over traditional genres, representing a wide variety of sounds & doing so with depth. Whether with their unmistakeable voices (Chan Marshall, Morrissey, or Craig Finn) or with their overall musicality (TVOTR & The Decemberists), these 5 records truly represent the BEST of 2006.
Other Great Music from 2006 (in a vague order resembling personal preference):
Danielson — Ships
Joanna Newsom — Ys
Belle & Sebastian — The Life Pursuit Continue reading “My Lists for 2006″
