2004 Music Journals

[Josh]

This thread is NOT to be used in the same way as the Recent Buys thread.

Rather, this is a thread where we can keep track of the 2004 releases that we've heard, and, if you want, keep a running Top 10 tally.

To update your list, simply go back and edit it. And please stick with 2004 releases.

[Josh]

Josh's Music Journal

A-level albums
Arcade Fire-- Funeral
Bjork-- Medulla
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-- Abattoir Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus
Elvis Costello-- The Delivery Man
Patty Griffin-- Impossible Dream
Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama-- There Will Be a Light
Iron and Wine-- Our Endless Numbered Days
Loretta Lynn-- Van Lear Rose
Buddy Miller-- Universal United House of Prayer
Over the Rhine-- Changes Come
Sam Phillips-- A Boot and a Shoe
Ron Sexsmith-- Retriever
U2-- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Tom Waits-- Real Gone

B-level Albums
Joseph Arthur-- Our Shadows Will Remain
Jamie Cullum-- Twentysomething
The Cure-- The Cure
The Fiery Furnaces-- Blueberry Boat
Sarah Harmer-- All of Our Names
Norah Jones-- Feels Like Home
Daniel Lanois-- Rockets
Magnetic Fields-- i
Modest Mouse-- Good News...
Abra Moore-- Everything Changed
Ollabelle-- Ollabelle
Kate Rusby-- Underneath the Stars
Sufjan Stevens-- Seven Swans
Derek Webb-- I See Things Upside Down
Jim White-- Drill a Hole...
Wilco-- A Ghost is Born
Rachael Yamagata-- Happenstance

C-level albums
Kevin Max-- Between the Fence and the Universe EP
Nellie McKay-- Get Away From Me
Pedro the Lion-- Achilles Heel
REM-- Around the Sun
Sonic Youth-- Sonic Nurse
Vienna Teng-- Warm Strangers

D-level albums
PJ Harvey-- Uh Huh Her
Patti Smith-- Trampin'

Currently digesting
Brian Wilson-- Smile


Eagerly anticipating/still need to hear...
The Innocence Mission (November 9)
AC Newman

Last Update: 11/22

[cbluejays]

Kanye West - College Dropout (B-)
Flynn - In Like Flynn (B)
Five Iron Frenzy - The End is Here (B)
Dilated Peoples - Neighborhood Watch (C+)
 

[DvChWi]

Ratings and rankings are subject to change with further listens:

1.The Arcade Fire, Funeral A+
2. Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days A+
3. Sonic Youth, Sonic Nurse A+
4. Tom Waits, Real Gone A+
5. Brian Wilson, Smile A+
6. The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat A+
7. Sufjan Stevens, Seven Swans A
8. Patti Griffin, Impossible Dream A
9. U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, A-
10.  A.C. Newman, The Slow Wonder A-
11. Wilco, A Ghost is Born A-.
12. Ollabelle, Ollabelle A-
13. Cool Hand Luke, The Fires of Life A-
14. Rogue Wave, Out of the Shadow A-
15. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose A-
16.  Lovedrug, Pretend You're Alive A-
17. Ron Sexsmith, Retriever B+
18. Franz Ferdinand, Frans Ferdinand B
19. Abra Moore, Everything Changed B
20. Incubus, A Crow Left of the Murder B-
21. Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News B-


Disqualified from rankings yet highly worthwhile:

Over the Rhine, Changes Come A+

Last Update: 11/22, tweaked order and added U2.

[dgp11776]

Top Twenty-five
1.  Cool Hand Luke - The Fires of Life A+
2.  Brian Wilson - SMiLE A+
3.  Salvador - So Natural A
4.  Something Like Silas - Divine Invitation A
5.  Ron Sexsmith - Retriever A
6.  The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat A
7.  U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb A-
8.  Relient K - mmhmm A-
9.  Lovedrug - Pretend You're Alive A-
10.  The Arcade Fire - Funeral A-
11.  A. C. Newman - Slow Wonder A-
12.  Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys A-
13.  Mat Kearney - Bullet A-
14.  Jim White - Drill A Hole A-
15.  Bethany Dillon - Bethany Dillon B+
16.  Mars Ill - Pirate Radio B+
17.  Tree 63 - The Answer to the Question B+
18.  Elvis Costello - The Delivery Man B+
19.  Chris Tomlin - Arriving B+
20.  Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething B+
21.  Rachael Lampa - Rachael Lampa B+
22.  Falling Up - Crashings B+
23.  GRITS - Dichotomy A B+
24.  Tobymac - Welcome to Diverse City B+
25.  Sanctus Real - Fight the Tide B+

The Rest
Mute Math - [Reset] EP A
Luna Halo - Wasting Away EP A-
Norah Jones - Close To Home  B+
Adam Watts - The Noise Inside B+
Denver & the Mile High Orchestra - Timeless Christmas B+
Jeff Deyo - Light  B+
Sam Phillips - A Boot and a Shoe B+
John Debney - The Passion of the Christ Soundtrack B+
Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans  B
Third Day - Wire B
Pillar - Where Do We Go From Here? B
Steven Curtis Chapman - All Things New B
Vienna Teng - Warm Strangers B
Various Artists - In the Name of Love  B
Various Artists - Veggie Rocks!  B
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue B
Mase - Welcome Back B
Harry Connick Jr. - Only You  B-
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse B-
Jason Morant - Abandon B-
Taylor Sorenson - The Overflow  B-
Sara Groves - The Other Side of Something  B-
Mercyme - Undone  B-
Phillips, Craig & Dean - Let the Worshippers Arise B-
Chevelle - This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In B-
Mourning September - A Man Can Change His Stars C+
Joss Stone - Mind, Body, and Soul C+
Starfield - Starfield C+
Kutless - Sea of Faces  C+
Blindside - About A Burning Fire  C+
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News C+
Magnetic Fields - i C+
By the Tree - Hold You High C
Jeremy Camp - Carried Away  C
Sarah Kelly - Take Me Away  C-
FFH - Still the Cross D
Vineyard Music - Hold On  F

Digesting
Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
Interpol - Antics
Keane - Hopes and Fears

Awaiting/Want To Hear
Tim Hughes -  When Silence Falls
Mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes
GRITS - Dichotomy B
The Cross Movement - Higher Definition

Last edit:  1/12/05

[murlough23]

Top 20:
1. Caedmon's Call - Share the Well A+
2. Vienna Teng - Warm Strangers A-
3. Something Like Silas - Divine Invitation A-
4. Green Day - American Idiot A-
5. Falling Up - Crashings B+
6. Blindside - About a Burning Fire B+
7. Relient K - Mmhmm B+
8. Joseph Arthur - Our Shadows Will Remain B+
9. Five Iron Frenzy - The End Is Here B+
10. Andrew Peterson - Behold the Lamb of God B+
11. He Is Legend - I Am Hollywood B
12. Rachael Lampa - Rachael Lampa B
13. U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb B
14. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans B
15. Delirious? - World Service B
16. Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days B
17. Arcade Fire - Funeral B
18. The Clumsy Lovers - After the Flood B
19. Bethany Dillon - Bethany Dillon B
20. Toby Mac - Welcome to Diverse City B

Honorable Mention:
21. Fernando Ortega - Fernando Ortega B
22. Ron Sexsmith - Retriever B
23. The Killers - Hot Fuss B-
24. Various Artists - In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa B-
25. Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos B-
26. Starfield - Starfield B-
27. Mat Kearney - Bullet B-
28. Jimmy Eat World - Futures B-
29. Abra Moore - Everything Changed B-
30. Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder B-

The Rest:
Sara Groves - The Other Side of Something B-
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home B-
Chevelle - This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In B-
Derek Webb - I See Things Upside Down B-
Over the Rhine - Changes Come B-
The Corrs - Borrowed Heaven C+
Sanctus Real - Fight the Tide C+
Everyday Sunday - Anthems for the Imperfect C+
The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat C+
Pillar - Where Do We Go From Here C+
Third Day - Wire C+
Supertones - Revenge of the O.C. Supertones C+
Bebo Norman - Try C+
Chris Tomlin - Arriving C+
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News C+
PfR - The Bookhouse Recordings C+
Collective Soul - Youth C+
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born C+
Day of Fire - Day of Fire C
Rachael Yamagata - Happenstance C
Patrick Andrew - There and Then It's Gone C
Cool Hand Luke - The Fires of Life C
Sam Phillips - A Boot and a Shoe C

Dishonorable Mention:
18. Steven Curtis Chapman - All Things New C-
17. Bjork - Medulla C-
16. Avalon - The Creed C-
15. Alter Bridge - One Day Remains C-
14. Various Artists - The Christ: His Passion C-
13. Cake - Pressure Chief C-
12. Michael W. Smith - Healing Rain D+
11. Kutless - Sea of Faces D+
10. Jeremy Camp - Restored D+
9. Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin D
8. KJ-52 - Seventh Avenue (re-release) D
7. RJ Helton - Real Life D
6. Jeff Deyo - Light D
5. 12 Stones - Potter's Field F+
4. FFH - Still the Cross F+
3. Overflow - A Better Place F
2. Various Artists - The Passion of the Christ: Songs F
1. Building 429 - The Space in Between Us F

Compilations/Singles/EPs:
Mute Math - Reset EP B+
Caedmon's Call - Chronicles: 1992-2004 B
Luna Halo - Wasting Away EP B
Macrosick - Demodisk EP B
Kevin Max - Between the Fence and the Universe EP B
Joseph Arthur - And the Thieves Are Gone EP B-

Looking Back:
2003 Music Journal
1991-2002 Music Journals

(Last Update: 3/23/10)

[bloop]

Sonic Nurse, Sonic Youth (A+)
Fabulous Muscles, Xiu Xiu (A+)
A Ghost is Born, Wilco (A)
Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn (A)
Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens (A)
Madvillainy, Madvillain (A-)
Warm Strangers, Vienna Teng (B+)
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, Liars (B+)
You Are the Quarry, Morrissey (B)
Retriever, Ron Sexsmith (B)
Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine, Cee-Lo (B-)
The Cansecos, The Cansecos (B-)
Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (B-)
A Crow Left of the Murder, Incubus (B-)
Espers, Espers (B-)
I Am The Portuguese Blues, Starflyer 59 (C+)
Good News for People Who Like Bad News, Modest Mouse (C+)
College Dropout, Kanye West (C+)
Bows and Arrows, The Walkmen (C+)
Hypnotic Underworld, Ghost (C+)
Sea of Faces, Kutless (F)
Sung Tongs, Animal Collective (A-)
Uh Huh Her, PJ Harvey (B-)
The Cure, The Cure (B)
The Slow Wonder, AC Newman (A)
Blueberry Boat, The Fiery Furnaces (A+)
A Boot and a Shoe, Sam Phillips (A)
Medulla, Bjork (A+)
Funeral, The Arcade Fire (A+)
Antics, Interpol (A-)
Our Endless Numbered Days, Iron and Wine (A+)
SMiLE, Brian Wilson (A+)
Universal United House of Prayer, Buddy Miller (A)
Ollabelle, Ollabelle (B+)
Futures, Jimmy Eat World (C+)
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (A)

Best of 2K4
1  SMiLE, Brian Wilson (A+)
2  Medulla, Bjork (A+)
3  Funeral, The Arcade Fire (A+)
4  Blueberry Boat, The Fiery Furnaces (A+)
5  Our Endless Numbered Days, Iron & Wine (A+)
6  Sonic Nurse, Sonic Youth (A+)
7  Fabulous Muscles, Xiu Xiu (A+)
8  A Boot and a Shoe, Sam Phillips (A)
9  Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn (A)
10 Real Gone, Tom Waits (A)
11 Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (A)
12 Universal United House of Prayer, Buddy Miller (A)
13 Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens (A)
14 A Ghost is Born, Wilco (A)
15 Madvillainy, Madvillain (A)
16 The Slow Wonder, AC Newman (A)
17 Antics, Interpol (A-)
18 Sung Tongs, Animal Collective (A-)
19 They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, Liars (B+)
20 Ollabelle (B+)
21 Warm Strangers, Vienna Teng (B+)
22 Retriever, Ron Sexsmith (B+)
23 The Cure, The Cure (B)
24 You Are the Quarry, Morrissey (B)
25 Espers, Espers (B-)
26 Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (B-)
27 Blue Cathedral, Comets on Fire (B-)
28 The Cansecos, The Cansecos (B-)
29 Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine, Cee-Lo (B-)
30 A Crow Left of the Murder, Incubus (B-)
31 Good News for People Who Like Bad News, Modest Mouse (C+)
32 Bows and Arrows, The Walkmen (C+)
33 College Dropout, Kanye West (C+)
34 Hypnotic Underworld, Ghost (C+)
35 I Am The Portuguese Blues, Starflyer 59 (C+)

*edited 10/31/04 to update to a Top 25 list and add Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Most Anticipated:
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
new Lauryn Hill (early 2005)

[worldofcm]

Edited November 12, 2004

Hmmm...

Running Top 10 (So Far):

1.  Andrew Peterson, Behold the Lamb of God (A+)
2.  Caedmon's Call, Share the Well (A+)
3.  Derek Webb, I See Things Upside Down (A+)
4.  Sara Groves, The Other Side of Something (A+)
5.  Charity Von, Charity Von (A)
6.  Something Like Silas, Divine Invitation (A-)
7.  Bethany Dillon, Bethany Dillon (A-)
8.  James Clay, James Clay (A-)
9.  Ginny Owens, Beautiful (A-)
10.  Shawn McDonald, Simply Nothing (A-)


Just Missing the Cut:

Shane & Shane, Clean (A-)
Rachael Lampa, Rachael Lampa (A-)
Derek Webb, The House Show (A-)
Bebo Norman, Try (A-)
Kierra KiKi Sheard, I Owe You (B+)
Salvador, So Natural (B+)
GRITS, Dichotomy A (B+)
Shane & Shane, Upstairs (B+)
Tonex, Out the Box (B+)
Cool Hand Luke, The Fires of Life (B+)
McRaes, Traveling On (B+)
Starflyer 59, I Am the Portugese Blues (B+)
Mat Kearny, Mat Kearny (B+)
Andy Chrisman, One (B+)
Delirious?, World Service (B+)
Various Artists, Gloria  (B)
Jadon Lavik, Moving On Faith (B)
Sarah Kelly, Take Me Away (B)
Duawne Starling, Inside Out (B)
Joyce Martin, Diamonds On a Dusty Road (B)
Natalie Grant, Worship with Natalie Grant & Friends (B)
LordSong, SoulFood (B)
Toby Mac, Welcome to Diverse City (B)
Andrew Carlton, Falling In (B)
Isaacs, Heroes (B)
Taylor Sorensen, The Overflow (B)
Seven Places, Hear Us Say Jesus (B-)
Jeff Deyo, Light (B-)
Matt Redman, Facedown (B-)
Third Day, Wire (B-)
Generation J, Secret Place (B-)
Fernando Ortega, Fernando Ortega (B-)
Tree63, The Answer to the Question (B-)
Chris Tomlin, Arriving (B-)
Steven Curtis Chapman, All Things New (B-)
GRITS, Dichotomy B (B-)
Mike Bowling, Where I Stand (B-)
Jeremy Camp, Carried Me: The Worship Album (B-)
Sanctus Real, Fight the Tide (B-)
Nicole C. Mullen, Everyday People (B-)

Were in the Runnings, but are now out:
Phillips, Craig and Dean, Let the Worshippers Arise (C+)
Monk & Neagle, Monk & Neagle (C+)
Jeremy Camp, Restored (C+)
Various Artists, In the Name of Love (C+)
Pillar, Where Do We Go From Here? (C+)
Crabb Family, Driven (C+)
Sandi Patty, Hymns of Faith & Inspiration (C+)
Avalon, The Creed (C+)
Smalltown Poets, It's Later Than It's Ever Been (C+)
RJ Helton, Real Life (C+)
Kanon, Kanon (C+)
By the Tree, Hold You High C
Allan Hall, House of a Thousand Dreams C
Todd Smith, Todd Smith C
Nicol Sponberg, Resurrection C
The Swift, Today C
Ian Eskelin, Save the Humans C
Phil Baquie, Phil Baquie C
Everlife, Everlife C
Selah, Hiding Place C
Starfield, Starfield C
Newsboys, Devotion (C-)
Michael W. Smith, Healing Rain (C-)
Various Artists, Creation: The Story of Life (C-)
Out of Eden, Love, Peace & Happiness (D+)
Falling Up, Crashings (D+)
Kutless, Sea of Faces (D)
Everyday Sunday, Anthems for the Imperfect (D)
Palisade, Palisade (D)
FFH, Still the Cross (D-)
Building 429, Space Inbetween Us (D-)
Point of Grace, I Choose You (D-)
Fusebox, Once Again (F)

In the Runnings:
Tim Hughes, When Silence Falls
Jump5, Dreaming In Color
Superchick, Beauty From Pain
Judy Martin Hess, Color Me

[dgp11776]

[worldofcm]

Well, you can't copyright those albums.  Although you have both low scores, I do hate you for having them, too.

Well, I don't consider a C or C+ a low score.  I consider them, decent average albums.

Crabb Family's seems forced.  Perhaps trying to be something that even though they may love it, doesn't fit "them".  

[cbluejays]

Flynn-In Like Flynn (B)
Kanye West-College Dropout (B-)
Malachi Perez-Stereo Phenomenon ©
Dilated Peoples-Neighborhood Watch (B-)
Mario Winans-Hurt No More (B)
Usher-Confessions (B)
Van Hunt-s/t (B+)
Grits-Dichotomy A (B+)
Five Iron Frenzy-The End is Near (B)
Third Day-Wire  (B-)
Everyday Sunday-Anthems for the Imperfect (C+)
MercyMe-Undone (C+)
Tonex-Out the Box (B)
David Crowder Band-The Lime CD   (B)
Taylor Sorensen-The Overflow (B-)
Da TRUTH-Moment of Truth (C-)

 

[Wildcatblue7]

Project 86 - Songs to Burn Your Bridges By

Perhaps I'll upload a few of the tracks from that for you.  It's cool on three different levels.

[murlough23]

Perhaps I'll upload a few of the tracks from that for you.  It's cool on three different levels.

Those levels being... ?

[Wildcatblue7]

Er...I have no idea.  It just sounded interesting.    

[Josh]

I would just like to point out that Sufjan Stevens is currently ranked at #20 on my list.

And I gave that album an A-.

This is the best musical year EVER.

[Wildcatblue7]

===

[murlough23]

I would just like to point out that my Top 10 list has a new #2 entry. I think the new Caedmon's Call CD is awesome. And that's saying a lot for someone who was ready to consider himself an ex-fan after the last two albums and a pair of lackluster concerts.

NP: "Mother India", Caedmon's Call

[Wildcatblue7]

[Josh]

I just made a fairly major revision to my list: I bumped OtR down to #2, once again making A Boot and a Shoe my favorite album of the year.

I don't like Changes Come any less. Far from it. I've just decided that ABaaS is the album that means more to me personally. It's the one that is more affecting and enjoyable to me. And I continue to be astounded by its craftsmanship.

Also, I moved Iron and Wine up even farther.

[dgp11776]

I just made a fairly major revision to my list: I bumped OtR down to #2, once again making A Boot and a Shoe my favorite album of the year.

 

Am I the only one who finds it funny that Josh left A Boot and a Shoe off his list when he revised it yesterday?

[DvChWi]

I just made a fairly major revision to my list: I bumped OtR down to #2, once again making A Boot and a Shoe my favorite album of the year.

 

Am I the only one who finds it funny that Josh left A Boot and a Shoe off his list when he revised it yesterday?

It's so good, he can't bring himself to disgrace it by placing it on anything so fleeting as a list.  

[Josh]

I just made a fairly major revision to my list: I bumped OtR down to #2, once again making A Boot and a Shoe my favorite album of the year.

 

Am I the only one who finds it funny that Josh left A Boot and a Shoe off his list when he revised it yesterday?

Woopsie... duly noted. I  added it back.

[murlough23]

This just in... a pop album by a teen CCM singer has just broken into my Top 10.

Review forthcoming.

[TheWanderer]

This just in... a pop album by a teen CCM singer has just broken into my Top 10.

Review forthcoming.

I'll prepare the spiked kool-aid as we all commit suicide.................LOL

[danny316]

Can i start over? i think i misunderstood the thread earlier. Maybe i didn't read the whole thing. I'll go back and delete my older ones.

A-range
Cool Hand Luke - The Fires of Life
Sam Phillips - A Boot and A Shoe
Over the Rhine - Changes Come
Five Iron Frenzy - The End is Near/Here

B-range
U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Threefold - Through the Torn Curtain
Starflyer 59 - I Am the Portuguese Blues
Sanctus Real - Fight the Tide
Prophetica - The Redemption
Kanye West - College Dropout
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Blindside - About A Burning Fire
Havalina - Russian Lullabies

C-range or lower
Bethany Dillon - Bethany Dillon13
Various - In The Name of Love
Shawn McDonald - Simply Nothing
Sixpence None the Richer - The Best Of
Threefold - Tidings (Christmas EP)
Jason Morant - Abandon
Michael Gungor - Bigger Than My Imagination
Keane - Hopes and Fears

Should i count LA Symphony - Call It What You Want? That's an A-range album.

Stuff i need to hear the rest of but expect to love when i give it a chance (listed on my site)

[murlough23]

I'm also wondering what Murlough's attachment to Rachel Lampa is, but i'd be a bit surprised if she could still impress me.

In short, it far exceeds my expectations for that type of an album. I don't think the songwriting is like, totally spectaculat or anything, but it definitely shows that Rachael has more of a personality and she isn't just one of the "show up and show off my voice and then I'm done" types. The music is also reasonably diverse and actually quite dynamic - lots of little moments that took me by surprise.

Not one for the hardcore art-lovers, but I'm impressed.

NP: "Cornerstone", Day of Fire

[Wildcatblue7]

WILDCAT'S BE ALL AND END ALL FAVORITES LIST FOR 2004: [in no particular order]

He is Legend: I Am Hollywood
Showbread: No Sir, Nihilism is Not Practical
Project 86: Songs to Burn Your Bridges By
Underoath: They're Only Chasing Safety
Still Remains: If Love Was Born to Die
Dead Poetic: New Medicines
Further Seems Forever: Hide Nothing
blindside: About a Burning Fire

Mute Math receives an honorable mention and mewithoutYou is starting to impress me.  

[Escuchame]

tooth.........and.............nail............fan............girl..............

[Wildcatblue7]

[Escuchame]

blindside left Elektra?  When? How? Source?

Is Still Remains Christian-based?  Just wondering.

[Wildcatblue7]

Elektra dissolved, or the majority of the employees left and so blindside didn't want to stick around for the folding.  I don't know if they've signed with someone else or not.

Still Remains is a Christian metalcore band out of Grand Rapids, MI.  They used to be on Benchmark Records (teeny tiny indie label) before signing with Roadrunner.  

[bethany]

I can't believe none of you have heard Rufus Wainwright's new album, Want Two yet, or if you have, that you're not so enthralled that you're posting here about it. Y'all are missing out, big time. The first track alone is worth the price of admission....but then he follows it up with more and more amazing songs.

[bloop]

[Josh]

I can't believe none of you have heard Rufus Wainwright's new album, Want Two yet, or if you have, that you're not so enthralled that you're posting here about it. Y'all are missing out, big time. The first track alone is worth the price of admission....but then he follows it up with more and more amazing songs.

Rufus' music has always seemed so overwrought to me. I become exhausted and bored by him after just a few songs.

Also, I'm still holding a grudge for his terrible butchering of "Hallelujah."

[-Bethany-]

Rufus' music has always seemed so overwrought to me. I become exhausted and bored by him after just a few songs.

Also, I'm still holding a grudge for his terrible butchering of "Hallelujah."

I'm sad for you.

[TheWanderer]

Rufus' music has always seemed so overwrought to me. I become exhausted and bored by him after just a few songs.

Also, I'm still holding a grudge for his terrible butchering of "Hallelujah."

It wasn't a butchering.  It was a shortened version.



but that it is sad that you don't like it.  Overwrought?  Elliot Smith is depressed and overwrought.  Elliot makes Rufus look like child's play.   =D  

[Wildcatblue7]

I don't know.  The world of metal has a kind of snobbery all its own, based mostly on the fact that guitar parts in that kind of music are just so hard to perform (at least a lot of it is).

By contrast, the "artsy" music is usually compositionally challenging but not necessarily difficult to play.

That's very true.  The hardcore metalheads are really, really irritating.  But I'm not as metal-oriented as everyone seems to think I am.  There was a time where if there wasn't constant screaming, I didn't want to hear it.  Thankfully, that time has passed.  

anyway.

[Josh]

Okay, pholks, here it is...

My favorite recordings of 2004.

[Escuchame]

Joe Henry made the cut again?  WTF?

That "F" stands for "freak,"  by the way.

[murlough23]