My favorite music of 2006,
presented in alphabetical order
and with blurbs when inspired:
Jon Auer---Songs From The Year Of Our Demise
www.myspace.com/jonauermusic
Rosanne Cash---Black Cadillac
www.rosannecash.com
Cheap Trick---Rockford
www.cheaptrick.com
Ray Davies---Other People’s Lives
At age 62 Ray releases a record as great and as important a statement as any he made during his 20's & 30's.
www.raydavies.info
Def Leppard---Yeah!
www.defleppard.com/index.html
Bob Dylan---Modern Times
www.bobdylan.com/moderntimes/home/main.html
Alejandro Escovedo---The Boxing Mirror
Teamed with the brilliance of producer John Cale, Escovedo marks his return to better health by delivering the best rock album of the year.
www.alejandroescovedo.com/
Phil Judd---Mr.Phudd & His Novelty Act
Most original rock album of the year, bringing new astonishments and wonders with every listen.
www.philjudd.com
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris---All The Roadrunning
All The Roadrunning
Jerry Lee Lewis---Last Man Standing
www.jerryleelewis.com
Magic Christian—"Turn Up The Heat" b/w "All The Stars" (single) www.myspace.com/magicchristian1
Don McGlashan—Warm Hand
www.donmcglashan.com
New York Dolls---One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This
A staggeringly enjoyable record, so easy to embrace and celebrate as the perfectly appropriate exclamation point on the legendary & influential careers of David Johansen & Sylvain Sylvain.
Standout cut "Dance Like A Monkey" is as good as rock gets in 2006. www.myspace.com/newyorkdolls
Willie Nile---Streets Of New York
www.willienile.com
Primal Scream---Riot City Blues
www.primalscream.net/www/
The Rugs—The Rugs
www.myspace.com/therugs
Sloan---Never Hear The End Of It
www.sloanmusic.com
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs---Under The Covers Vol.1 www.myspace.com/sidnsusie
Tom Verlaine---Songs And Other Things
Tom Verlaine---Around
Tom Verlaine
Teddybears---Soft Machine
Stuff this far out and wacky can only come from Sweden.
Includes "Punk Rocker", my favorite single of the year, featuring Iggy Pop’s finest vocal performance on a record since "Candy".
www.myspace.com/teddybears
Paul Weller---Catch-Flame (Live At The Alexandra Palace)
www.paulweller.com
Yo La Tengo---I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Continued rock excellence from The Little Band That Could...
www.yolatengo.com
Pete Yorn---Nightcrawler
www.peteyorn.com
Favorite Live Shows (in alphabetical order):
ABC---Pridefest, St. Louis
The Bangles—House Of Blues, Chicago
The Bats—End Of An Ear Records, Austin
Cheap Trick---Live On The Levee, St. Louis
The Chesterfield Kings—Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
The Dirtbombs—Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland
Alejandro Escovedo—The Duck Room, St. Louis
The Hazey Janes—The Drink, Austin
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts---Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
The Minus 5---RFT Awards, St. Louis
The New York Dolls—Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
The Plimsouls—Finale, St. Louis
The Plimsouls—Club Exodus, Austin
Son Volt—Taste Of St. Louis, St. Louis
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs—The Drink, Austin
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs—Dog & Duck Pub, Austin
Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3—Dog & Duck Pub, Austin
Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3—Caribbean Lights, Austin
Parting shot, 2006:
Sorry kids, but that highly praised TV On The Radio record is JUST AWFUL! A very bad rock band with very bad singers doing very bad reinterpretations of Brian Eno’s first two solo albums. Dreadful...
Monday, January 01, 2007
MUSIC: Faves Of 2006
Posted by steve scariano at 10:58 AM
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6 comments:
Great post!
Dog, I thought you hated Pete Yorn...haven't heard that one yet (have probably missed a few in there), but that tune, Undercover from the Spiderman ST is one of those ab-so-lutely contagious pop tunes...classic!
Nah, never hated him, you must have me confused with somebody else. James Weber turned me on to his first album, and I found it to be an incredibly strong slice of powerful pop. His second album though was a letdown. I saw him live once at the Pageant, but walked out during the third song. The mix was horrible, and the crowd was worse! For example, the two girls sitting in front of us had Imo's pizza delivered to them, and they never once stopped gabbing on their cell phones the entire time we were there!
Ah...I believe I was thinking of that toothy bloke's band whose first kid is named Apple. ;)
Now there you would be correct. They truly are the worst and I've hated EVERY last piece o' crap I've ever heard by them!
Best celebrity sighting ever:
A driver in L.A. tells of being stopped at a stoplight and notices the woman driving the car next to him motions for him to roll down his window. He complies, after which she says: "You want a copy of the new Coldplay record? I just got it, and it's crap", after which she lobbed it into his car. Lobber-in-question? The great Toni Collette!
-Happy talk
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