Another person who forgot about the best video of 2009. At this point, only Ben and I seem to remember that "Cousins" was THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST.
The Fear, Heads Will Roll, One Month Off, Happy Up Here, Raindrops, Bulletproof, Last of The English Roses ( @ your comment) Last of The English Roses.
30 Albums That Deserve Grammy Nods Over I Am...Sasha Fierce or Fearless
Ah, I love the hate So, we're to what is typically the end for me...but this year we're getting a tad naughty for one more day. So, here's 35 albums worth downloading and keeping...most of the tracks
5 just shy of the tops...\
*Scars by Basement Jaxx *21st Century Breakdown by Green Day *Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King by Dave Matthews Band *This Is The One by Utada *Rated R by Rihanna
And...
30
Daisy by Brand New Required Tracks: At The Bottom, Bed, Daisy, In A Jar
29
Hands by Little Boots Required Tracks: Mathematics, Click, No Brakes, Remedy, Hearts Collide
28
Ellipse by Imogen Heap Required Tracks: First Train Home, 2-1, Aha!, Little Bird, Wait It Out
27
Draw The Line by David Gray Required Tracks: Transformation, Fugitive, Full Steam, Jackdaw, Kathleen
26
Sea Sew by Lisa Hannigan Required Tracks: Lille, Sea Song, Ocean And A Rock, I Don't Know, Counting Blues
25
The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z Required Tracks: D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune), Already Home, Hate, On To The Next One, Venus Vs. Mars
24
Swoon by Silversun Pickups Required Tracks: Growing Old Is Getting Old, Panic Switch, Surrounded, Catch And Release, There's No Secrets This Year
23
Crash Love by AFI Required Tracks: I Am Trying Very Hard To Be Here, Torch Song, To Shy To Scream, Medicate, End Transmission
22
Monsters Of Folk by Monsters Of Folk Required Tracks: Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.), The Sandman the Brakeman and Me, Man Named Truth, Whole Lotta Losin', Magic Marker
21
BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell Required Tracks: Phoenix Rise, Stop The World, Bad Habit, Pretty Wings, Help Somebody
20
Epiphany by Chrisette Michelle Required Tracks: Fragin, Playin' Our Song, Blame It On Me, Another One, Epiphany (I'm Leavin')
19
Phrazes For The Young by Julian Casablancas Required Tracks: Ludlow St., 11th Dimension, Tourist, Left & Right In The Dark, 4 Chords Of The Apocalypse
18
La Roux by La Roux Required Tracks: Tigerlily, Bulletproof, In For The Kill, Cover My Eyes, I'm Not Your Toy
17
Grace/Wasteland by Peter Doherty Required Tracks: Sweet By And By, Lady Don't Fall Backwards, 1939 Returning, Last Of The English Roses, I Am The Rain
16
Wilco (the album) by Wilco Required Tracks: You And I, Everlasting Everything, Wilco (the song), Country Disappeared, Solitare
15
It's Blitz by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Required Tracks: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Shame And Fortune, Dragon Queen, Hysteric
14
Further Complications by Jarvis Cocker Required Tracks: Homewrecker!, You're In My Eyes (Discosong), Further Complications, ****ingsong, Caucasian Blues
13
It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen Required Tracks: Him, **** You, Who'd Have Known, Everyone's At It, Not Fair
12
Revolution by Miranda Lambert Required Tracks: Makin' Plans, Only Prettier, Me And Your Cigarettes, Maintain The Pain, Time To Get A Gun...ok, harder to just list 5 songs
11
Wild Young Hearts by The Noisettes Required Tracks: Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go), Atticus, Saturday Night, Every Now And Then, Never Forget You
10
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum by Kasabian Required Tracks: Where Did All The Love Go?, Secret Alphabet, West Ryder Silver Bullet, Fire, Thick As Thieves
09
The Resistance by Muse Required Tracks: Undisclosed Desire, United States Of Eurasia, Exogenesis: Symphony (Parts 1-3), Uprising, MK Ultra
08
The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga Required Tracks: Teeth, Telephone, Bad Romance, So Happy I Could Die, Monster
07
Grey Britain by Gallows Required Tracks: London Is The Reason, The Riverbed, Cruci****s, Queensberry Rules, I Dread The Night
06
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix Required Tracks: 1901, Armistice, Fences, Love Like A Sunset Part 2, Lisztomania
05
Tonight by Franz Ferdinand Required Tracks: Can't Stop Feeling, Ulysses, Live Alone, Lucid Dreams, Katharine Kiss Me...um, download it all.
04
Lungs by Florence + The Machine Required Tracks: Drumming Song, Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up), Howl, Kiss With A Fist, Cosmic Love...or get the whole thing!
03
Middle Cyclone by Neko Case Required Tracks: This Tornado Loves You, The Pharaohs, I'm An Animal, People Got A Lot Of Nerve, Vengeance Is Sleeping
02
Travelling Like The Light by VV Brown Required Tracks: I Love You, Shark In The Water, Leave!, L.O.V.E., Crying Blood...yeah, whole thing. again.
01
Humbug by Arctic Monkeys Required Tracks: Cornerstore, Potion Approaching, My Propeller, Crying Lightning, Dance Little Liar...****, the whole things runs circles on everything this year. just get it!
30 terrible horrible no good very bad and obviously featuring La Swift and Eminem and Beyonce videos tomorrow
Some of these albums are utter brilliance. I was disappointed with Arctic Monkeys this year, but Lungs is one of the best debut albums for a band this century!
Tons of really great albums here. Some of my very favorites including Wilco, Monsters of Folk, Jarvis Cocker, Miranda Lambert, Neko Case, Yeahs, among others. TOP SHELF, Mikal. Top shelf.
Albums list is very solid, and I definitely dug that both Crash Love and It's Blitz made it. I almost stopped reading after somebody else finally said that Exogenesis was a highlight of The Resistance. Not out of anger, mind you, but out of elation.
* "Body Language" by Jesse McCartney * "I Came 2 Party" by Cinema Bizarre * "Get Sexy" by Sugababes * "Waking Up In Vegas" by Katy Perry * "Goodbye" by Kristiana DeBarge
And then there's thirty...Now, I'd do lots of commentary normally but how can I justify saying 30 times "this **** sucks". So...hm....
30 "Get On Your Boots" by U2
This? Sucks.
29 "Radar" by Britney Spears
Sucks and seriously, what is the deal with the horse-washing **** shots?
28 "Celebration" by Madonna
Sucks and why mush she hump her hands some more? (note...I almost used the Offical Fan Video but that would be far meaner.)
27 "Fight For This Love" by Cheryl Cole
Sucks with the suckage of ****** dancing and worse clothing.
26 "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood
Sucks that she thinks she's Tanya Tucker. And still wearing formal shorts while doing so.
25 "New Divide" by Linkin Park
Sucks to have gotten stuck in the al Qaeda caves but maybe next time make a coherent video.
24 "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift
Sucks to pretend your a nerd and not, say, a Avril clone. With clingyness issues.
22 "The Heat Of The Night" by Star Pilots
This sucks and is yet amazing at the same time.
21 "Video Phone" by Beyonce f. Lady Gaga
This sucks in every color of the rainbow Beyonce used to shoot it.
20 "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas
This sucks especially with the psycho dancing robot things.
19 "If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears
Sucky with a side of moronic suckage. And why sniff panties?!?!?!?
18 "Fifteen" by Taylor Swift
Sucks that your cgi is worse than "New Divide"'s try at it.
17 "Fever" by Cascada
Sucks with the dancing and the shoes.
16 "Jump" by Flo Rida f. Nelly Furtado
Sucks that Nelly said no to the video, hence us watching The Sims.
15 "It's Alright It's OK" by Ashley Tisdale
Sucks that you think you're Justin Timberlake.
14 "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga
Why the **** are you wearing Mickey Mouse pajamas?
13 "Somebody To Love" by Leighton Meester f. Robin Thicke
Sucks the makeup gun was set to *****, the grease traps were emptied on both your heads and someone stole Leighton's shirt halfway through.
12 "Had It All" by Katharine McPhee
Sucks to see that ****** hair in EXTREME CLOSE UP.
11 "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown f. Lil' Wayne & Swizz Beats
Sucks that your cgi is worse than "Fifteen." And people willingly work with you.
10 "3AM" by Eminem
Sucks I have to see you covered in bad acting again.
09 "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey
Sucks to be you, being stalked by an apparent dwarf/midget/little person Mariah clone.
08 "Nor Par" by Inga & Anush
Sucks that even if Armenia spent so much money on the stage show, the clip looks like a really bad YouTube movie.
07 "Love Sex Magic" by Ciara f. Justin Timberlake
Sucks that Timberlake uses Ciara as a sex prop, especially with the snaping of the outer thong.
06 "Ego" by Beyonce
Sucks that someone thought Foxy Cleopatra was a great character and should sing again.
05 "We Made You" by Eminem
Sucks anyone approved this.
04 "TiK ToK" by Ke$ha
Sucks that being drunk and club hopping are what we see kids these days aspire to.
03 "3" by Britney Spears
Sucks you can't dance anymore and still think topknots are sexy.
02 "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta f. Kelly Rowland
Sucks that we're stuck on Ibiza and yet Kelly looks mad lost. Shame cuz I love the **** out of this song.
01 "Best I Ever Had" by Drake
Sucks that on a **** song the best we can do are titties in slow motion.
I'd do more but I've run these clips in the ringer for so long it makes no sense to kick them more
Well, that was 2009! I pray 2010 gives me less reasons to hate but I doubt it Maybe we'll have less usage of leotards cuz I'm tired of that ****. Maybe country will get better. Maybe Drake and Soulja Boy will vanish. Maybe Britney will lose her mind again. Maybe Taylor will lose all her nominations and pull a Kanye on, say, Maxwell. Maybe a decade list will show up later this week but don't hold your breath