Best music of 2007
What are your favorite albums, EPs, concerts, (so on) - of 2007?
Lisa M. Lombardo
Music Manager, Visionary Concepts: Promotions and Management
lisa@visionary-concepts.net
TOP TEN ALBUMS - 2007 (in no particular order)
William Tell, ‘You Can Hold Me Down’
Tegan & Sara, ‘The Con’
Feist, ‘The Reminder’
LCD Soundsystem, ‘Sound of Silver’
Ken Andrews, ‘Secrets of the Lost Satellite’
Bat for Lashes, ‘Horse and I’
Iron & Wine, ‘The Shepherd’s Dog’
PJ Harvey, ‘White Chalk’
OneRepublic, ‘Dreaming Out Loud’
Foo Fighters, ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’
HONORABLE MENTIONS - 2007 (in no particular order)
The Shins, ‘Wincing the Night Away’
Charlotte Martin, ‘Reproductions’
Interpol, ‘Our Love to Admire’
Tiësto, ‘Elements of Life’
MUST-HEAR EPs - 2007
far beyond frail, 'Butterfly Sketches'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Is Is'
John Mayer, 'The Village Sessions'
The Oohlas, 'Small Parts'
Good Answers (12)
Wow, tough one... In alphabetical order:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'Baby 81'
Blonde Redhead - '23'
Burning Brides - 'Hang Love'
Charlotte Martin - 'Reproductions'
Chevelle - 'Vena Sera'
Chris Cornell - 'Carry On'
Deerhunter - 'Cryptograms'
Foo Fighters - 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'
Interpol - 'Our Love To Admire'
Ken Andrews - 'Secrets of the Lost Satellite'
Mae - 'Singularity'
Oceansize - 'Frames'
Pelican - 'City of Echoes'
Porcupine Tree - 'Fear of a Blank Planet'
Queens of the Stone Age - 'Era Vulgaris'
Velvet Revolver - 'Libertad'
Robert F
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Lisa,
My top eleven, also in no order:
Lucinda Willams, "West"
Porcupine Tree, "Fear of a Blank Planet"
Fountains of Wayne, "Traffic and Weather"
Nine Inch Nails, "Year Zero"
Wilco, "Sky Blue Sky"
Steve Earle, "Washington Square Serenade"
Bruce Springsteen, "Magic"
Bill Medley, "Damn Near Righteous"
Bettye Levette (with Drive By Truckers), "Scene of the Crime"
Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, "Raising Sand"
Levon Helm, "Dirt Farmer"
Honorable mentions:
Bryan Ferry, "Dylanesque"
Warren Zevon, "Stand in the Fire (Live, rerelease)
Warren Zevon, "Preludes"
Hey Lisa
here are my favorites...
TOP 20 ALBUMS - 2007 (in alphabetical order)
Akron/Family, ‘Love Is Simple’
Andrew Bird, ‘Armchair Apocrypha’
Arcade Fire, ‘Neon Bible’
Athlete, ‘Beyond The Neighbourhood’
Band Of Horses, ‘Cease To Begin’
Battles, ‘Mirrored’
Dinosaur Jr., ‘Beyond’
Editors, ‘An End Has A Start’
Interpol, ‘Our Love to Admire’
Iron & Wine, ‘The Shepherd’s Dog’
Manic Street Preachers, ‘Send Away The Tigers’
Modest Mouse, ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’
Okkervil River, ‘The Stage Names’
Radiohead, ‘In Rainbows’
Rogue Wave, ‘Asleep At Heaven's Gate’
Stars, ‘In Our Bedroom After The War’
The Fiery Furnaces, ‘Widow City’
The National, ‘Boxer’
The New Pornographers, ‘Challengers’
Vic Chesnutt, ‘North Star Deserter’
HONORABLE MENTIONS - 2007 (in alphabetical order)
Animal Collective, ‘Strawberry Jam’
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, ‘Lifeline’
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, ‘Baby 81’
Jesu, ‘Conqueror’
Menomena, ‘Friend And Foe’
Panda Bear, ‘Person Pitch’
PJ Harvey, ‘White Chalk’
Xiu Xiu, ‘The Air Force’
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I feel so old...
AllI cared about was The Eagles, "Long Road Out of Eden."
David T
Content Management Technician at The Monroe Plan For Medical Care/ TV Production Assistant at The Town Of Penfield
Fovorite CDs of 2007 (in no particular order)
Richard Shindell, "South Of Delia"
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "Once" Soundtrack
Iron & Wine, "The Shepherd's Dog"
A Fine Frenzy, "One Cell In The Sea"
Feist, "The Reminder"
John Fogerty, "Revival"
Bruce Springsteen, "Magic"
Steve Earle, "Wasington Square Serenade"
Linda Thompson, "Versatile Heart"
Wilco, "Sky Blue Sky"
Lucinda Williams, "West"
The Subdudes, "Street Symphony"
The Decemberists, "The Crane Wife" (even though it came out in 2006)
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Rilo Kiley- Under The Blacklight
Soundtrack- Black Snake Moan
Patti Griffin- Children Running Through
Bruce Springsteen-Magic
Lyle Lovett- It's Not Big , But It's Large
Teddy Thompson- Up and Front Down Low
Pimps of Joytime-High Steppin'
Patti Scialfa- Play IT AS IT Lays
Marc Cohn-Join The Parade
Liza H
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Foo Fighters, yes.
New Pornagraphers, yes
Ian Ball (of Gomez)
Citizen Cope
Teddy Thompson
Nick Lowe
I wanted to like Okkervil River and the Shins more than I did. I think I'm having trouble with full-length discs, and getting happier with stumbling on singles - Jamie T's "Salvador" and "Straight Lines" by Silverchair blissed me out a lot.
Clarification added December 30, 2007:
ETA:
One more - Ryan Adams "Easy Tiger"
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Kanye West - Stronger - It represents my brand... Happy Holidays! Walls.
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Obviously, not in order of preperence:
Arkade fire - Neon Bible
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Tunng - Good arrows
Okkeril river - The stage names
Om - Conference of the birds
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
This is my kind of question!
TOP TEN ALBUMS - 2007 (in no particular order)
1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
2. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
3. Ken Andrews - Secrets of the Lost Satellite
4. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
5. KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
6. Trembling Blue Stars - the Last Holy Writer
7. José González - In Our Nature
8. Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
9. The Autumns - Fake Noise from a Box of Toys
10. Angels and Airwaves - I-Empire
HONORABLE MENTIONS - 2007 (in no particular order)
Interpol - Our Love to Admire
Timbaland - Shock Value
Radiohead - In Rainbows
MUST-HEAR EPs - 2007
Vib Gyor - the Secret EP
Keane - the Night Sky EP
Sigur Rós - Hvarf/Heim
FAVORITE CONCERT - 2007
Austin City Limits Festival - Highlights:
1. Wilco (!!!)
2. Bloc Party
3. the National
4. Crowded House
Adarrel Omar F
Bioengineer, Owner of Making Other's Righteous (Lead Righteous Poet), and Personal Trainer at Sweat Gym
Sizzla, "Really and Truly"
Elephant Man, "Jamaica"
Collie Buddz, "Come Around"
Neil P
Business Development Executive with the Profitable Group Limited
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Having browsed all the answers thus far, I have to admit to feeling like Sara Farina, "Old" What on earth kind of music are you guys listening to?
My CD'S in 2007, may not necessarily be 2007 releases;
Julio Iglesias - some title in French but easy on the ears
Paul Potts -
The Corrs - Best of
Gwen Stefano - The yodeling song
Harry Belafonte - Best of
Perry Como - Best of
A few others, mainly light classical or instrumental
I know, showing my age :)
