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top fifty.

9 Jan 2010, 12:03 by c_hasty

1. How did you get into 29? (The Beatles)
I really don't remember, actually.. I think I just saw the commercial for their greatest hits Cd so many times and decided to give it a listen. I'm glad I did. I love them. That is a pretty lame reason, though.. I mean, they're one of the most successful bands of all time...

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 23? (Mat Kearney)
I do believe it was Nothing Left to Lose. I remember listening to it on the bus to Galveston with Belles... forever ago.

3. What’s your favourite lyric by 22? (Dave Matthews Band)
I'm not sure.. I'd have to think about that for a really really really long time....

4. What is your favourite album by 49? (Keane)
Hopes And Fears it's the only one I own, actually. but I'm so in love with it.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Jamie Cullum)
I have three of them.

6. What is your favourite song by 50? (Nickel Creek)
When You Come Back Down I reallllllyyyy like it :]

7. Is there a song by 40 that makes you sad? (Dave Matthews)
Probably, I just can't think of one.

8. What is your favourite album by 9? (Luna)
Probably Close Cover Before Striking because it's got Teenage Lightning on it, and I love that song.

9. What is your favourite song by 21? (Tracy Lawrence)
Probably Texas Tornado or Keeper of The Stars.

10. Is there a song by 5 that makes you happy? (Counting Crows)
Yes, even though it's really a depressing song, I can't get enough of The Ghost In You

11. What is your favourite album by 11? (Billy Gilman)
I suppose One Voice.. but I'm not a huge fan. I think it's weird that he's my number 11 actually..

12. What is your favourite song by 10?(William Fitzsimmons)
Passion Play I am really in love with this song, I think it's so beautiful.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 2? (The All-American Rejects)
I know that most hardcore music enthusiasts probably hate this band, but I love them.. and they put on pretty great shows. So I'd say going to see them live. Or putting them on in the car really loud with the windows down and singing at the top of my lungs :]

14. What is your favourite song by 38? (Savage Garden)
To the Moon and Back

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Dashboard Confessional)
not really, they're all sort of unhappy.

16. How many times have you seen 24 live? (Queen)
I was 5 months old when Freddie Mercury died, so it's impossible. But if he were still alive, or if I had been old enough in the height of their popularity, that would be so amazing to see.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 27? (Fiona Apple)
Criminal

18. What is your favourite album by 7? (Ray LaMontagne)
Trouble, no question. I can listen to that album multiple times in a row, and never get sick of it.

19. Who is a favourite member of 1? (John Mayer)
I love Mr. Mayer. love, love, love.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? (Goo Goo Dolls)
I have, once. but I don't remember it well.

21. What is a good memory involving 31? (Jim Sturgess)
My first time seeing Across the Universe upstairs in the locker room with the Managers my Senior Year. Oh how I miss it.

22. What is your favourite song by 16? (O.A.R.)
I only know 2 songs, so This Town and Shattered

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Fleetwood Mac)
Probably Landslide

24. What is your favourite album by 3? (Keith Whitley)
the greatest hits one, haha.

25. What is your favourite song by 25? (David Gray)
either This Years Love or Please Forgive Me

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Hootie and the Blowfish)
I think it was Hold My Hand

27. What is your favourite album by 19? (Dashboard Confessional)
The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most

28. What is you favourite song by 18? (Jenny Owen Youngs)
Fuck Was I

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Rosi Golan)
Hazy I love love love that song.

30. What is you favourite song by 8? (The Decemberists)
I love Colin Meloy's voice, it's so different from anything being put out today. of course I have to say that Of Angels and Angles is one of them, it's mine and Eric's 'song', but I also love On the Bus Mall and The Crane Wife 3. I could actually just go on and on about all the songs I really like by them, but I'll leave it at that.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Josh Gracin)
None..

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (blink-182)
yes, M+M's and Going Away To College. there's actually a few, but those are 2 favorites.

33. What is you favourite album by 4? (Foo Fighters)
The Colour and the Shape yet another I could listen to multiple times.

34. What is the worst song by 45?(Joshua Radin)
I'm not sure, don't know much of his stuff.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Jack Johnson)
haha, Taylor. I remember seeing the music video and it had ben stiller in it, and it was funny.

36. What is you favorite album by 48? (CAKE)
I don't listen to them enough to have a favorite.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds)
do you know how amazing that would be..?

38. What is you favourite song by 36?(Matchbox Twenty)
I have way too many. the whole Yourself or Someone Like You album. and a few other songs.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?(Jack's Mannequin)
The Mixed Tape, but I was a Something Corporate fan before Jack's Mannequin.

40. What is your favourite album by 35? (Joe Purdy)
I don't have one, I've only heard a few of his songs.

41. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (George Strait)
there are tons, I love me some George.

42. What is your favourite album by 41? (Fionn Regan)
I only own one.. but I've never even listened all the way through. true story.

43. What is your favourite song by 30? (Ben Lee)
definitely Ripe

44. What is your favourite song by 46? (Ben Harper)
ohhh mann, Walk Away. it's so sad, but it's so beautiful. amazing song :]

45. What was the first song you heard by 33? (Feist)
1234 the blue unitard she wears in that video is amazing.

46. Is there a song by 20 that makes you happy?([aritst]maroon 5)
pretty much the whole Songs About Jane album.

47. What is your favourite song by 37? (Iron & Wine)
their cover of Such Great Heights

48. Who is a favorite member of 12? (William Fitzsimmons)
It's such a tough decision..

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?(REO Speedwagon)
Keep On Loving You, duh. haha.

50. What is your favourite song by 39? (The Pretenders)
Definitely Brass in Pocket. I dance to it in the car, it makes me feel good. haha.

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this is what i listened to this year

3 Jan 2010, 06:03 by snewk

snewk's top albums (12 months) 1. Jars of Clay - Who We Are Instead (332)
2. Jars of Clay - Good Monsters (310)
3. Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars (308)
4. Sufjan Stevens - Michigan (304)
5. Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (296)
6. Ryan Adams - Gold (293)
7. Mat Kearney - City Of Black & White (230)
8. Switchfoot - Nothing Is Sound (218)
9. Phil Wickham - Heaven & Earth (212)
10. Eluvium - Copia (209)
11. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (207)
12. Josh Garrels - Jacaranda (204)
13. Jars of Clay - The Eleventh Hour (193) 14. Derek Webb - Stockholm Syndrome (185)
15. Josh Garrels - Lost Animals (184) 16. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (180)
17. Coldplay - Parachutes (177)
18. Derek Webb - She Must and Shall Go Free (175)
19. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (155)
20. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (151)

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Year In Review 2009

29 Dec 2009, 08:02 by kalsonberry

Hello there! Well, since I began seriously listening to music, I'd say this is my second-favorite year in music after 2007. There were a lot of very solid albums, and particularly in the last couple of months 4 of my top favorite bands have released new albums. There was a little lull for me in new music in the middle of the year, but there were a lot of great releases in the beginning and the end of the year, some by new bands I liked, and others by old favorites. Overall, a great year! And I am running out of room to fit them all on my ipod...I'll have to find a solution to that.

I had the opportunity to go to 3 concerts: Mae/Barcelona/Person L/Tokyo, Dillo Day (Estelle/The Decemberists), and The Rocket Summer/Forever The Sickest Kids/Sing It Loud/My Favorite Highway. The first one was my favorite.

Here are my ranked album reviews: (some of them were released in 2008, but I started listening to them mostly in 2009)

14. Taking Back Sunday – New Again: 5.5/10
I’m pretty mixed on the new TBS album. I really like “Sink Into Me”, it is very catchy so I’m glad they chose it as their single. However, a lot of the rest of the album is just too raw and edgy sounding that it doesn’t sound very good to me.

13. David Cook – David Cook: 7/10
I’ve never really watched American Idol, but I liked his three radio singles quite a bit so I thought I’d check out the whole album. I really like a couple other songs on the album such as “Heroes” and “Permanent”, the album does get a little old as the songs kind of sound the same, but overall I was glad I checked out the album!

12. Hoobastank – For(n)ever: 7/10
Like other bands, their music has gradually gone more pop than rock as time goes on. For Hoobastank it works okay, but I do prefer their older sound. My favorites from this album were “You’re The One”, “All About You”, and “I Don’t Think I Love You”. It’s too bad this album kind of flopped commercially when it was supposed to be their comeback album, but well, their last two albums were better.

11. The All-American Rejects – When The World Comes Down: 7/10
“Gives You Hell” definitely grew on me and became a huge radio hit, but the definite stand out tracks for me are “Another Heart Calls” and “Mona Lisa (When The World Comes Down)”. There a couple other good songs on the album, such as “Breakin’” and “Fallin’ Apart”, but quite a bit of the album didn’t stand out much to me. I think their last album had more solidly great tracks.

10. Weezer – Ratitude: 7/10
I was pretty happy with this album, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" is extremely catchy, and I also love "Put Me Back Together". There are a couple other interesting tracks but a couple that don't really work for me. Weezer isn't one of my favorite bands but I do like them, I would have loved to see them with MCS and Jack's Mannequin if it was less expensive...

9. The Fray – The Fray: 7.5/10
The Fray’s second album definitely has a couple standout tracks; “You Found Me” is my most played song of this year, and I also love “Syndicate”. “Never Say Never”, “Say When”, and “We Build Then We Break” are also good tracks, but overall there was a higher proportion of tracks on their first album that I enjoyed. So for specific songs I would pick this album, but for the album as a whole I would go with their first one.

8. Mat Kearney – City of Black and White: 7.5/10
Mat makes really beautiful music on this album without sounding a bit boring to me, which is the problem I have with listening to this genre of music too much. “Fire and Rain” is my favorite track, and I love the tune to “Here We Go” that kind of sounds like Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated”. Pretty much every track I’ve listened to is great if I’m in a bit of a slower mood. I did drop the rank of this album a bit from my half-year review though, because I was in a bit of a Mat Kearney fad at that point.

7. Kings of Leon – Only By The Night: 7.5/10
Kings of Leon had a great year this year, and I really liked "Use Somebody" and checked out the whole album. "Sex On Fire", "Notion", "Crawl", and "Be Somebody" are other standout tracks, and I really like their sound and their guitar rhythms. I wasn't too keen on their older stuff when I tried listening to it, but I will definitely be checking out their future albums.

6. The Killers – Day & Age: 7.5/10
I love “Spaceman”, “Human”, and “This Is Your Life”. I could listen to those three songs multiple times…. “spaceman says everybody look down”, “are we human, or are we dancer?”, the wooohhh part of This Is Your Life. But unfortunately, I can’t really get into the rest of the album as much. I still love The Killers though.

I haven't been listening to some of these albums for too long, but they are definitely my top 5 albums of the year!

5. Dashboard Confessional – Alter The Ending: 9/10
I’m really glad they’ve gone back to their full-band rock sound because I think I like it better. There are some really good tracks on the album, such as “Get Me Right”, “Until Morning”, “Even Now”, and “No News Is Good News”. This might be one of my favorite albums by them, but I think it needs a little more time to grow on me. It took me a bit to get around to listening to it, but I've listened to it a lot over the past few weeks!

4. Switchfoot – Hello Hurricane: 9/10
I couldn’t really get into Jon Foreman’s solo stuff, so I was really looking forward to this album. “Mess Of Me” was a very awesome opening single, it was so good that I must say I was a bit letdown (pun not intended) that the rest of the album wasn’t quite as awesome. However, I do love “Always”, “Hello Hurricane”, and “The Sound”. Hopefully a couple of the songs at the end of the album will grow on me. Overall, another solid release by them!

3. Cartel – Cycles: 9.5/10
This album is fantastic, and is probably my favorite Cartel album so far. There are very few weak tracks on it and I can pretty much get into every song’s pop-punk rhythms. My favorite song is “Typical”: it is pretty simple rhythm-wise but it is very catchy and I love what is done with the vocals. My other top favorites would be “Let’s Go”, “The Deep South”, and “27 Steps”. Cartel is definitely back from their sophomore slump!

2. Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns: 9.5/10
This album was technically released in 2008, but it was one of my favorite albums of the year. Most of the slow songs grew on me, especially “Crack The Shutters” and “The Golden Floor”. And of course I’m a big fan of the more upbeat tracks “Take Back The City”, “Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands”, and “Disaster Button”. The balance of slower and faster tunes makes this album very listenable for many different moods.

1. Relient K – Forget And Not Slow Down: 9.5/10
It was very close, but I’d have to say this was my favorite album of the year. The entire album is just very catchy but quite easy-listening as well, so that you can listen to it pretty much anytime. “Part Of It” doesn’t stand out too much at first but it is a great song, and “Savannah” has a very unique sound. My other favorites are “Sahara” (very nice different sound by them), “If You Believe Me”, “I Don’t Need A Soul”, “Candlelight”, and the title track. Pretty much most of the album…my only complaint is the lack of harder rock songs, like “I Need You” or “Be My Escape”. Overall, awesome album!

You might notice that none of the albums got a 10/10…I believe the only albums I would give a perfect score to at the moment are Yellowcard – Paper Walls and Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American. A number of these albums came pretty close though. :P

My top 10 songs of the year:
1. The Fray – You Found Me
2. Relient K – Sahara
3. Switchfoot – Hello Hurricane
4. The Killers – This Is Your Life
5. Switchfoot – Mess Of Me
6. Snow Patrol – Take Back The City
7. Cartel – Typical
8. Relient K – If You Believe Me
9. The Fray – Syndicate
10. Relient K – Forget And Not Slow Down

Some other songs worth mentioning:
Sherwood – Around You (maybe I need more encouragement to listen to the whole new album…when I tried to it seemed really slow and I couldn’t get into it)
Owl City – Fireflies, Hello Seattle (should I check out their whole album?)
Snow Patrol – Give Me Strength
The Rocket Summer – Hills And Valleys
Phoenix – 1901
Mae – The House That Fire Built, Night/Day (still need to listen to (a)fternoon)
Muse – Uprising
Matt & Kim – Daylight
My Favorite Highway – Bigger Than Love
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
30 Seconds to Mars – Kings and Queens
Breaking Benjamin – I Will Not Bow
Lifehouse – Halfway Gone

I was very happy with this year in music, but some artists I am looking forward to next year are Motion City Soundtrack, The Rocket Summer, Lifehouse, and Goo Goo Dolls. Thanks for reading if you made it all the way down here, and please leave a comment!

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♥ of 2009

23 Dec 2009, 18:20 by Evangirl

01. Taylor Swift - Fearless ; Fifteen ; The Other Side Of The Door ; The Way I Loved You

02.Kate Voegele - Manhattan From The Sky

03. Jesse McCartney - Rock You (feat. Sean Garrett)

04. Katy Perry - Fingerprints ; Hackensack (Live) (Fountains Of Wayne cover)

05. The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell

06. A Fine Frenzy - Rangers

07. 3OH!3 - Starstrukk (Feat. Katy Perry)

08. Travis - Flowers in the Window ; Follow the Light

09.Carrie Underwood - Just a Dream

10. Ashley Tisdale - Hot Mess

11. Mat Kearney - Closer to Love ; Nothing Left to Lose

12. Paramore - We Are Broken ; crushcrushcrush

13. David Archuleta - Crush

14. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.

15. Tinchy Stryder - Number 1 (feat. N-Dubz)

16. Gloriana - The Way It Goes

17. The Veronicas - In Another Life

18. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

19. Jessie James - Girl Next Door

20. Owl City - Fireflies

21. Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

22. Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk

23. OneRepublic - Secrets

24. Justin Bieber - One Time

25. The Honorary Title - Stay Away

26. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)

27. John Mayer - Perfectly Lonely

28. Avril Lavigne - Innocence

29. Leighton Meester - Body Control

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Насколько широк ваш музыкальный вкус?

21 Dec 2009, 18:31 by Still_Da_G

Сначала, для каждого артиста/группы из Вашего TOP-25 выпишите максимум 8 похожих исполнителей. Затем, не считая повторяющихся, посчитайте, сколько у Вас получилось новых исполнителей. Максимум должно быть 200 (это идеальный вариант), а минимум 25 (результат, при котором Вам надо срочно расширять музыкальный кругозор). Итак, мой спектр на 21 дек 2009 г.:

1) Jay-Z
- Nas
- Kanye West
- R. Kelly & Jay-Z
- Lupe Fiasco
- Fabolous
- Beanie Sigel
- Notorious B.I.G.
- Wale

2) Michael Jackson
- The Jackson 5
- Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
- Janet Jackson
- 3T
- Whitney Houston
- Jermaine Jackson
- Madonna
- Diana Ross

3) Linkin Park
- Fort Minor
- Jay-Z and Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington
- Xero
- Dead by Sunrise
- Papa Roach
- Limp Bizkit
- Adema

4) Limp Bizkit
- P.O.D.
- KoЯn
- Crazy Town
- Linkin Park
- Papa Roach
- (hed) Planet Earth
- Ill Niño
- Deftones

5) Sean Paul
- Beenie Man
- Shaggy
- Elephant Man
- Pitbull
- Culcha Candela
- Mr. Vegas
- Sean Kingston
- T.O.K.

6) Eminem
- D12
- 50 Cent
- Obie Trice
- Stat Quo
- Benzino
- Proof
- Dr. Dre
- 2Pac

7) David Guetta
- Michael Mind
- Laurent Wolf
- R.I.O.
- Fedde le Grand
- The Ian Carey Project
- Bob Sinclar
- David Guetta vs The Egg
- Alex Gaudino

8) The Game
- Ya Boy
- Juice
- Ice Cube
- Young Buck
- 50 Cent
- Nas
- 2Pac
- WC

9) Doap Nixon
- King Syze
- OuterSpace
- Snowgoons
- Reef the Lost Cauze
- Randam Luck
- Army of the Pharaohs
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- Celph Titled

10) Snoop Dogg
- Dr. Dre
- Ice Cube
- Tha Dogg Pound
- 2Pac
- Xzibit
- The Game
- Warren G
- Nate Dogg

11) Will Smith
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Nelly
- Ja Rule
- LL Cool J
- Xzibit
- Bow Wow
- Chingy
- P. Diddy

12) Alicia Keys
- Aaliyah
- Destiny's Child
- Amerie
- Mary J. Blige
- Beyoncé
- Joss Stone
- Mariah Carey
- John Legend

13) Jedi Mind Tricks
- OuterSpace
- Army of the Pharaohs
- Vinnie Paz
- Ill Bill
- King Syze
- Snowgoons
- Immortal Technique
- Celph Titled

14) Ludacris
- T.I.
- Shawnna
- Young Jeezy
- Chingy
- Twista
- Ying Yang Twins
- Chamillionaire
- Busta Rhymes

15) T.I.
- Young Jeezy
- Chamillionaire
- P$C
- Ludacris
- Young Dro
- The Game
- Lil' Wayne
- Rick Ross

16) Mobb Deep
- Prodigy of Mobb Deep
- Havoc
- Infamous Mobb
- Nas
- Cormega
- Capone-N-Noreaga
- AZ
- Big Noyd

17) Ruff Ryders
- DMX
- Drag-On
- The LOX
- Styles P
- DJ Clue
- Jadakiss
- N.O.R.E.
- Sheek Louch

18) 30 Seconds to Mars
- Three Days Grace
- Kill Hannah
- Breaking Benjamin
- Lostprophets
- My Chemical Romance
- Flyleaf
- Angels & Airwaves
- The Used

19) Nelly
- Chingy
- Murphy Lee
- Bow Wow
- T.I.
- Ludacris
- P. Diddy
- Ja Rule
- 50 Cent

20) Memphis Bleek
- Beanie Sigel
- Freeway
- Young Gunz
- Cam'ron
- The LOX
- Sheek Louch
- Papoose
- Jay-Z

21) M.O.P.
- Blaq Poet
- Heltah Skeltah
- KRS-One & Buckshot
- Rakim
- Kool G Rap
- Gang Starr
- Redman
- Onyx

22) OneRepublic
- The Fray
- Daughtry
- The Script
- Rob Thomas
- Lifehouse
- Augustana
- Mat Kearney
- Maroon 5

23) Slipknot
- Stone Sour
- KoЯn
- Mudvayne
- System of a Down
- Disturbed
- Drowning Pool
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Ill Niño

24) Black Eyed Peas
- Fergie
- The Pussycat Dolls
- will.i.am
- Ciara
- Flo Rida
- Rihanna
- Timbaland
- Beyoncé

25) Lil Wyte
- Three 6 Mafia
- Frayser Boy
- Project Pat
- Gangsta Boo
- Juicy J
- DJ Paul
- Indo G
- Tear Da Club Up Thugs

= 170

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Favorite Albums - 2009

19 Dec 2009, 05:14 by Siwelb

25) Erin McCarley - Love, Save The Empty

24) Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found

23) Natalie Imbruglia - Come To Life

22) Fair and Kind - A Little Past Twilight

21) John Mayer - Battle Studies

20) A Fine Frenzy - Bomb In A Birdcage

19) Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again

18) AM - Future Sons & Daughters

17) Norah Jones - The Fall

16) The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future

15) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

14) Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke

13) Free Chapel - Jentezen Franklin Presents Power Of The Cross Live At Free Chapel with Ricardo Sanchez

12) Family Force 5 - Dance Or Die With A Vengeance

11) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

10) Kate Earl - Kate Earl

9) Coldplay - LeftRightLeftRightLeft

8) Howling Bells - Radio Wars

7) Metric - Fantasies

6) Röyksopp - Junior

5) Falling Up - Fangs

4) Diane Birch - Bible Belt

3) Lights - The Listening

2) Mat Kearney - City Of Black & White

and.......................

1) Owl City - Ocean Eyes

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Favorite Releases Of 2009

16 Dec 2009, 20:22 by xxpokerpalxx

#1
Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane

Your Love Is A Song
Free

#2
Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found

The Lost Get Found
Welcome To The Show

#3
Josh Wilson - Life Is Not A Snapshot

Listen
Sing

#4
Jars of Clay - The Long Fall Back To Earth

Closer
Forgive Me

#5
Mat Kearney - City of Black and White

Closer to Love
All I Have

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Most played albums 2009

16 Dec 2009, 04:31 by Hopeazul

hopeazul's top albums (12 months) 1. Mat Kearney - City of Black and White (234)
2. Jars of Clay - The Long Fall Back To Earth (229)
3. My Favorite Highway - How To Call A Bluff (211)
4. Mute Math - Armistice (194)
5. Relient K - Forget And Not Slow Down (190)
6. Fiction Family - Fiction Family (176)
7. Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane (172)
8. Josh Garrels - Jacaranda (171)
9. Phillip LaRue - Let The Road Pave Itself (167)
10. FM Static - Dear Diary (122)
11. Jon Foreman - Limbs And Branches (114)
12. Barcelona - Absolutes (113)
13. Cathy Crescendo - The Bright Branching (106) 14. Between the Trees - Spain (103)
15. The Drawing Room - The Drawing Room (102)

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My favorite albums of 2009

14 Dec 2009, 07:56 by bisa

Bon Jovi- The Circle
Kent- Röd
Isbells- Isbells
Milow- Maybe Next Year (Live)
Kleerup- Kleerup
I Kissed Charles - This Is Not Romantic
The Mary Onettes - Islands
Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen
Port O'Brien- Threadbare
Moss - Never Be Scared / Don't Be A Hero
Corbelijn - Corbelijn
Cloudmachine - Back On Land
My Latest Novel- Death And Entrances
Johan - 4
Mat Kearney - City Of Black & White
Thea Gilmore - Recorded Delivery
Razorlight- Slipway Fires
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Moke - The Long and Dangerous Sea

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2009's Top 25 Albums

14 Dec 2009, 01:49 by innerearmedia

25. Ryan Star - Last Train Home
While this is a very strong modern rock album, the downside is that it contains only 4 songs. Fans appreciative of this genre should be very hopeful for his upcoming full-length though, because all 4 songs show a strong songwriter and an enigmatic performer.

24. Wallis Bird - New Boots
This Irish singer/songwriter released her sophomore album and her mix of enthusiasm, intimacy, irony and tenderness fills an album with 12 songs of sheer beauty.

23. Will Hoge - The Wreckage
Will Hoge probably releases his best record to date. Songs like 'Favorite Waste of Time' and 'Too Late Too Soon' are bound to become classics.

22. De Staat - Wait for Evolution
Initially I had this record even higher, but this alternative band from the Netherlands seems to have much more in stock, WFE was an amazing album that brought well-deserved attention and praise to them, and if they can keep this up, I wouldn't be surprised to see their next album appear in my top 10 of the year.

21. Mozella - Belle Isle
The mixing of musical influences is something MoZella did from the start. And it's done so well and with a great sense of taste that you can't really go around it. Her growth as a songwriter is phenomenal and her latest album is definitely her best work so far.

20. Michael Bublé - Crazy Love
Maybe you're surprised to see Bublé make an appearance in this list. I am too. Before this album I wasn't too crazy about his songs. I thought he had good vocals but never really was able to get into his songs. This changed with his latest album. The catchy and hopeful songs have a sense of comfort and joy to it that makes you want to sing along to pretty much every song on the album.

19. Jet - Shaka Rock
It took the Aussies a while to come back with new material, but this album was most definitely worth the wait. 'Start The Show' is amazing and 'She's A Genius' will get many a spin on the radio, even as the song matures.

18. AM - Future Sons & Daughters
An underrated artist for many years now, maybe AM's latest record can change that. With songs that are very strongly written and performed with feeling, this alternative singer/songwriter creates an eclectic yet accessible album that needs to be heard.

17. Better Than Ezra - Paper Empire
It's good to have new BTE material. This reminds me of the old BTE, when they were at their strongest. A great comeback from a band that knows how to write songs like no other.

16. Cuby & the Blizzards - Cats Lost
Speaking of comebacks. This Dutch bluesrock band returns after many years with an astonishing new album. Depsite some changes in the band, they have not lost their touch.

15. Milow - Milow
With his first international release, Milow becomes an international superstar. With hit singles all over Europe he's ready to conquer the world with his easy-to-like semi-acoustic ballads and power songs. From his amazing cover of Ayo Technology to his sensitive ballad Born In The Eighties, every song deserves both thumbs up.

14. Ben Howard - These Waters
Another EP to make the list. Ben Howard is an English singer/songwriter who is starting to get his name out there. If you saw the movie August Rush, then you can follow my comparison. He's the grown-up version of August Rush with a little Nick Drake, a little Neil Young and a lot of rock & roll mixed through it. He can do pretty much anything with a guitar and with his superb vocals it makes an excellent newcomer in the list.

13. July For Kings - Monochrome
Another band that's been away for a little while. But you can hardly notice it. The songwriting has become more diverse, the performance as strong as ever and Monochrome is an album that brings back the genius of this band.

12. Meese - Broadcast
The energetic powerpop of Meese is a force that should be recognized. They might not have struck it big yet, but it's only a matter of time. Crack songs like Bonfire, Tell Me It's Over and Next in Line should be major hit singles.

11. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
If ever there was an underrated indie band, it can only be the Doves. With this latest record they are putting the crown on their work. Just listen to songs like "Birds Flew Backwards" or "Spellbound" and you know what I mean.

10. Mat Kearney - City of Black & White
Mat Kearney has been a strong songwriter for some time now, but with this new album he blew me away. I had not expected this level of songwriting but I must say I love it when people surprise me like that. A very deserved spot in the top 10.

9. 30 Seconds to Mars - This Is War
I know what you're going to say. Am I not the guy who was so harsh on this band when reviewing their previous albums? Yes, that's me. But with This Is War they absolutely nailed it. It's a perfect rock album. Good songs, good diversity and a whole lot of energy.

8. Starsailor - All The Plans
What can I say. Perfect songwriting and excellent musicianship makes one hell of an album.

7. Kendall Payne - Wounds To Scars
Probably the best female singer/songwriter release of the year. The intimate and personal lyrics, combined with the wonderful vocals make for a record that you hold close to your heart.

6. Vertical Horizon - Burning The Days
Vertical Horizon is back, and they are back with an album that proves they should have never been gone from the airwaves. Man, this is such a good album. When all is said and done this band is definitely not losing ground.

5. Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
While it didn't get the kind of attention his previous album did, Sunny Side Up, is probably one of the best albums ever made. Commercially the gamble might not have paid off as well, but musically it's as sound as it can get.

4. Coparck - A Dog And Pony Show
With their latest release, the best Dutch indie band of the past few years releases an album that can reach success far beyond the borders of our little country. The album holds perfectly written pop songs that are meant for the ages.

3. Five for Fighting - Slice
Speaking of well written pop songs. John Ondrasik has proven himself to be one of the best songwriters in the business once again. The strength of his songwriting combined with his compassionate style of performing makes Slice a member of this year's top 3.

2. Idlewild - Post-Electric Blues
I instantly liked Idlewild's new album but I also have to admit that in the beginning I wasn't so sure it was one of their best albums. But during the year, the album grew and grew on me and now I don't really know what I was thinking. It may not be their very best album ever, but it sure comes close.

1. Eskimo Joe - Inshalla
And the alternative rock from downunder makes this year's number 1 album. Eskimo Joe has never been better than on this amazing album. From Foreign Land to Morning light, with in the middle the stellar songs Chidhood Behaviour and Losing My Mind, this truly is the best album of 2009.

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