What are your favorite CDs of 2004 so far?

[mvd]

I did this before and didn't get much response, so I'll try again now that more releases are out. I'll ask for final lists after the holiday season. Picks must be 2004 releases.

My top 10 (no order - all A+ or A grade: )

Penelope Houston - Pale Green Girl (A+)
Abra Moore - Everything Changed (A+)
Patti Smith - Trampin' (A+)
Butterfly Boucher - Flutterby (A)
Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin (A)
Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (A+)
The Corrs - Borrowed Heaven (A - and that's their lowest grade!)
A.C. Newman - Slow Wonder (A+)
Green Day - American Idiot (heard album at full album listening party) (A+)
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (A+)

Other very noteworthy CDs:

Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts.. Now (A)
Indigo Girls - All That We Let In (A)
Skye Sweetnam - Noise From The Basement (B+ - ignore the critics who bashed this and the Sarah Hudson album. Some reviewers (including the Entertainment Weekly reviewers) who bashed them aren't usually open to this type of music anyway.)
Sarah Hudson - Naked Truth (B+)
Maria Mena - White Turns Blue (A)
Alanis Morissette - So Called Chaos (B+)
Finn Brothers - Everyone Is Here (A-)
Katy Rose - Because I Can (A-)
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her (A-)
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (B+)
Hanson - Underneath (A-)
Mindy Smith - One Moment More (A-)
Mary Lou Lord - Baby Blue (A-)
Bad Religion - Empire Strikes First (A-)

Biggest disappointment:

Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography (C+)

The upcoming CD from Bonnie McKee sounds like top 10 stuff - and U2, R.E.M., and more have new albums coming out. This list will most likely change.

[jessicazi]

1. Only one I can recommend...

I don't usually buy CD's, just burn singles off the 'net.

But, everyone should buy...
GARDEN STATE!!! The best!

[Kenneth ken]

2. Prince - Musicology

I think that may be the only 2004 release I've bought. I do like it though, so that should count for something. :hi:

edit to add: Tower Of Power if their newest is 2004 and not late-2003, I don't remember. . .

[LiberalVoice]

5. Agreed

:D

[noonwitch]

61. I agree, too, but I also like Mavis Staples' new gospel cd

"Have a Little Faith".

Prince's cd is an awesome combination of styles. He's a musical genius.

[TaleWgnDg]

3. anything by Diana Krall . . .

. . . . . . . .

[LiberalVoice]

4. Avril Lavigne should be lit on fire. eom

[Trish]

6. She'd sound better that way, I'm certain (n/t)

[mvd]

9. That's YOUR opinion, not mine

I think she's one of the better pop craftspeople out right now. I haven't criticized others' choices even though I disagree with some..

[Screaming Lord Byron]

12. No. Let's just force her to listen to her own atrocious output 24-7.

[mvd]

18. Again, I love Avril

Just because she's pop doesn't mean she's bad. My opinion is firm.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

19. What an odd comment.

Why would the firmness of your opinion have anything to do with what we think about this musical abomination?

[mvd]

21. Because this is not an Avril bash board

And it's true that we won't change each other's mind.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

22. Can we make it an Avril bash board?

Please?

I'll go ask the admins.

[mvd]

23. No

No board should get off-topic. I asked for favorites, which is personal.

[Magrittes Pipe]

28. In that case, the thread should get locked as a popularity contest.

You should know better.

[mvd]

29. It's not about DU members

So I do know. :hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. How do you know?

Avril could be a member. If she is, she will probably be very hurt by what Byron said. What if Yoko Ono is a member? She may cry herself to sleep at night thinking of the hateful things you have said about her.

Why can't we all just join hands and sing "Get Together?"

Oh, that's right. Because it sucks.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

32. Don't look at me.

I'm Christopher Cross.
And I am.

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. "Sailing" is the worst song ever, Chris.

Oh no. "Think of Laura" is worse.

Sorry.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

34. Wrong.

It's that one I did for that Dudley Moore movie.

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. When you get caught between the moon and New York City, you suck.

[Susang]

36. Don't worry, he's lying

We all know he's really the bastard child of Phil Collins and Chris deBurgh. ;-)

[Magrittes Pipe]

37. In other words... Christopher Cross?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

39. Yes.

See how it all fits together.

[Susang]

40. Something far, far worse

Dido!

[Magrittes Pipe]

41. You can't post about dildos, Susang.

No sex threads.

[Susang]

42. What SLB did before he became a "singer" is not my concern

}(

[Magrittes Pipe]

43. Yes, but the money you spent is.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

45. I charged her nothing.

We had a medieval relationship. I tilled the oats, she provided me with armed protection.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

44. My God!

Susan, the scales have fallen from my eyes.

[Magrittes Pipe]

46. I knew it! You ARE a visitor!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

47. Yes.

I'm Robert Englund.

[Magrittes Pipe]

48. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

49. YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Magrittes Pipe]

51. SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[Screaming Lord Byron]

52. Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

[Magrittes Pipe]

53. Because I'm an arse.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

56. So much for my happy ending.

[mvd]

54. Now you're just getting silly

:P

[Screaming Lord Byron]

55. Only now?

[mvd]

57. IMO yes

Nothing wrong with that - the Lounge is meant for silly.

[darknesstolight]

7. Faithless- Mass destruction

1.Faithless- Mass destruction, the song to bash bush on the weapons on mass destruction.
2. Scissor Sister - Tie your mama down
3. Scissor sister - comfortably numb.
4. The Killers- somebody told me
5. limp bizkut- behind blue eyes
6. shy calr - stalker
7. shy calr - black out

the later is twisted if you hate that stuff ignore it. its twisted rap
all that is on i tunes right now. check out faithless now and make your local radio station play it. faithless is like reggae scissor sister has been compared to bee gees. the killers are just catchy.
all these are on i tunes and napster.

[Susang]

38. The Faithless cd is incredible

I was psyched that they didn't break up like they were planning. I played their last cd into the ground.

[lojasmo]

8. Dave Mathews "some devil" hands down.

I don't buy new CD's as a rule, but this one is GREAT!

[Quahog]

10. Not sure when "Permission To Land" came out

But if it was 2003, it was LATE 2003. The Darkness rule, I love that band... but I grew up on 70's glam rock, so you'll have to bear with me. So nice to hear a GUITAR SOLO again!

I like the new Dido cd. I know, total fluff, but there is just something about that woman's voice that makes me want to have sex with her all the time.

[peekaloo]

11. Los Lobos-The Ride

some really good collaborations on this one, most notably Tom Waits.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. 'i' by the Magnetic Fields.

But of course, anything by the Magnetic Fields is better than 99.9% of the stuff that cames out.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. It is objectively clear that the best record of 2004 is "Blueberry Boat"

by the Fiery Furnaces.

Duh.

[tigereye]

15. you made that up didn't you?

ha ha. Now I don't need to feel uninformed.

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. Buy it, Tig.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002DRDVE/qid=1096034064/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-6725053-5784100

It will reaffirm your faith in all that is good about music.

[tigereye]

24. ok, I will look into it

( looks contrite)

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. No need for contrition.

Remember, I was the one who accused you of wanting to get it on with a fish.

[tigereye]

27. oh... that was what that was about!

wasn't that in Hammer of the Gods... or something. Good thing I wasn't awake enough to get it the first time!

I do have some standards. ;)


and whomever gets it on with a fish needs to say an act of contrition!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

17. I like to feel uniformed.

How 'bout you?

[tigereye]

25. it keeps one in touch with the general populace

better than being unformed.

[peekaloo]

20. Cool!

a friend of mine calls 'em the best bro/sis duo since The Carpenters. :dunce: "Well, if the Carpenters had done acid."

[bif]

30. Nelly McKay-"Get Away From Me"

I think it was from this yer.

[mvd]

58. Getting back to topic..

I'm interested in that one. May not be my favorite kind of music, but it's a kind I'm open to.

Also, the new Jill Scott sounds good. Has anyone heard it?

[bif]

62. The Nellie McKay album is pretty fun

What a talent. I think she's something like 20 years old.

[chenGOD]

50. Squarepusher - Ultravisitor

So yeah my list...

Squarepusher - Ultravisitor
Squarepusher - Venus No.17 12"
Shitmat - Killababylonkutz
808 State - New order (acid house mixes)
808 State - Prebuild (ok it's not out yet, but it will be hot dammit)
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Wagon Christ - Sorry I made you Lush
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse

I dunno too much was released this year....too much good stuff.

[Irishladdie]

59. Prince_______Musicology

[Merrick]

60. Neurosis - Eye of Every Storm