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Roger's Best of 2007 (#1 Tune & Album Posted)
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That albums set is really awesome. Great from 25 to 21.
The song list is quite awesome too. great work all around.
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albums: Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Foos & Paramore
songs: 6/10
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Top 40 Albums of 2007: 3/5
Top 100 Tunes of 2007: 4/10 - "For Reasons Unknown", "Stranger" ^____^
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Songs: 5/10 Candyman & Stranger
Albums: 2/5 Good Girl Gone Bad
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Now that most recent block of albums is amazing through and through
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"Stranger" is still one of the most surprising singles of the entire year. That song is on fiyah.
That albums block is ****ing great as well. Nothing says "awesome" quite like Riot!, Echoes and Neon Bible.
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Roger's Best of 2007 (#70-61 Tunes; #20-16 Albums)
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Top 40 Albums of 2007
20. Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
Highlights: Silver Lining, Close Call, Breakin' Up
"Some of these genre shifts work better than others, of course, but the record is so tightly constructed that nothing ever crashes and burns. " - Slant
Jenny Lewis takes the L.A. quartet's career-shifting album to terrific heights with her sooth, pleasant vocals accompanied by an artificial rhythm that is strikingly different from their previous discs. Although many of their die-hard fans may find it difficult to adjust to their "new" sound, this album is chalk full of clear and precise tunes that are innovating in every musical sense.
19. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Highlights: Icky Thump, Conquest, 300 MPH *******ial Outpour Blues, Rag & Bone
"It's eccentric, it's exhilarating, it is, in parts, absolutely insane. Yet it's never less than absolutely compelling, which is what makes The White Stripes one of the greatest bands of modern times. " - musicOMH
I've never been a fan of a White Stripes album in full, it's always been hit or miss, while "Get Behind Me Satan" was a complete miss. But finally - something works. Everything on this album functions in complete overdrive, it rocks harder, and its message comes across harder. It defies genre boundaries, and it veers into complete awkwardness time and time again. Which is what makes it extremely interesting, never boring, and a thrill to listen to.
18. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
Highlights: Magick, Gravitys Rainbow, Atlantis to Interzone, Golden Skans
"It's conceived, written and designed for the loud appreciation of sweat-drenched pill-poppers at a 'nitespot' nowhere near you. And as such, it succeeds in magnificently silly style." - Mojo
All this talk of defining "nu-rave" is absurd. This album is sheer thrill, excitement, and extracts every ounce of dance energy thats within you. From the first lick, to the very last drop, this album oozes and sweats a high-adrenaline rush thats so contagious, you can't help but listen. "Gravitys Rainbow" is all you need to hear to be convinced. Oh, and winning the Mercury Prize doesn't hurt either.
17. The Fratellis - Costello Music
"Costello Music crackles from top to bottom with nervous energy, confident songwriting, and hopeless confusion over girls, girls, girls. " - Popmatters
Another UK-localized success story as The Fratellis take pub rock to infectious heights with an album that spawned quite possibly the catchiest song of the year, "Flathead". Much like The Subways did last year, The Fratellis generated a heat of the moment album that sounds incredibly ambitious and energetic in our current musical landscape. Enjoy it for the now.
16. Kenny Chesney - Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
Highlights: Never Wanted Nothing More, Wife & Kids, Dancing For The Groceries
"While the lyrics are engaging (and, yes, emotionally honest), it's not like Chesney's fiddling around with some alt-country concept album here. The usual bulletproof, radio-friendly production remains fully intact. " - Entertainment Weekly
I love that Kenny Chesney lives by the "if it aint broke dont fix it" mantra. This guy knows how to pump out radio-friendly country numbers that his devoted fanbase adores. Although he could be criticized for never branching out - his act never seems to get old. Yet again, a collection of 11 tracks emerges that will surely be sung out loud in an 80,000-capacity football stadium with Chesney leading the way. "Dancing With The Groceries" is also the first song I've ever heard that makes me feel sorry for strippers.
Happy Weekend Folks.
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Top 100 Tunes of 2007
61. Shiny Toy Guns - You Are The One
62. Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On!
63. Daughtry - It's Not Over
64. Billy Talent - Surrender
65. The Decemberists - O Valencia!
66. Smashing Pumpkins - Thats The Way (My Love Is)
67. Bloc Party - The Prayer
68. TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
69. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
70. Albert Hammond Jr - 101
This set is kicked off by one of the best rock-synth infused tracks I've heard since The Killers "Hot Fuss" era, as Shiny Toy Guns unleash a surprisingly strong track. Tokyo Police Club are causing a fuss yet again with their second of three on the year-end, and you'll have to wait a little while to see where their last track ends up. Avril Lavigne and Bloc Party both had moderately successfull years single-wise on the chart, and see their second of third appearances thus far. Additionally, Smashing Pumpkins see their final appearance with the much better "Thats The Way", from the overall dissapointing comeback album that was Zeitgeist.
Enjoy the weekend folks.
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albums: the white stripes & klaxons
songs: 6/10
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you are the one
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Rioly Kiley and Klaxons album are both awesome. It made my top 20 album list too. As for singles, why Girlfriend? why!
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Originally posted by XplicitNG
As for singles, why Girlfriend? why!
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Something about the fact that shes Canadian and cute makes me forget about how terrible that song is and just enjoy it for what it is. haha.
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great albums set with Rilo Kiley, The Stripes, and Klaxons.
Singles list is very solid too. good stuff.
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Great to see Under The Blacklight, Icky Thump, and others on here!
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2/5 for albums
6/10 on tunes
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Roger's Best of 2007 (#60-51 Tunes; #15-11 Albums)
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Top 40 Albums of 2007
15. Timbaland - Shock Value
Highlights: The Way I Are, Apologize, Release, Throw It On Me
"Timbaland's laser-focused sense of what pop should sound like has changed not only hip-hop but vast areas of pop, and it's solidified here in daring beats and masterful arrangements. Yet the narrative pull that justifies the album format falls short." - LA Times
Besides that terrible new Duran Duran track, Timbaland can seriously do no wrong. He is the male-counterpart to the Rihanna CHR hit machine. Everything he touches seems to go gold, or makes what was good, great (refer to Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake). With such an awkward but brilliant list of collaborations on this disc, its ambition is to be admired and it has paid off with three straight huge smashes on the Billboard chart. Overall fun disc.
14. Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime EP
Highlights: Nature of the Experiment, Cheer It On!, Citizens of Tomorrow
"For all the raging hormonal awkwardness, the Club knows how to self-edit like the most scrupulous adults. The seven songs here contain no extra gristle, each weighing in around a svelte two minutes. Even tighter are the twitchy micro-Strokes riffs adorning tracks like "Cheer It On" and "Nature of the Experiment"." - Pitchfork
For the astounding 18 minutes that it is, Newmarket raised (a mere 8 minutes from my hometown of Bradford, Ontario) Tokyo Police Club elucidate every ounce of potential rocking out with your **** out that an album could. It's quick, hyper active, and overall thrilling. It leaves you with this ridiculous taste in your mouth, but the good kind that leaves you wanting more. And what do they do instead of releasing a full LP? They release another EP! "Smith" - which is great, just not as good as this. Their performance at Virgin Festival at T.O. sure as hell won some new fans, and they are fully deserving of big LP success in '08.
13. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
Highlights: Shadow Of The Day, No More Sorrow, Hands Held High, Bleed It Out
"There's no great leap into maturity... They've kept their salient feature--scorching, adolescent tantrums--unchanged." - Blender
I thought that review summed up my feelings on this album pretty nicely and easily. It's by no means the "great" LP record they are capable of, however, they're "pretty good" stuff is wayyy better than a lot of contemporary rock bands A-material. Yet again, another collection of bonafide stadium arena rock smashes. Albeit, they do take a little longer to warm up to the listener, and "What I've Done" was fairly underwhelming as a lead single. Nonetheless, they still got it.
12. The Hives - Black & White Album
Highlights: The H.I.V.E.S., Tick Tick Boom, Try It Again
"Sonically they've tweaked their punk-pop vibe, even employing the hip-hop-flavored Pharrell Williams for one cut. Happily, that gambit--the danceable ''T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.''--pays off. " - Entertainment Weekly
To take from Ben's remarkably accurate write up on the album, this is not your typical Hives album. It's rather experimental, and not so much to the point. Not everything works, but a large portion of it does, and that is truly terrific music to hear. "The H.I.V.E.S." is so incredibly dance-able that I can't sit in my seat and listen to it. I have to go for a run or something. Sounds ridiculous, but I sh*t you not. Not to mention, how ****ing amazing is "Tick Tick Boom". It's so fitting for everything that requires energy to be built up.
11. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
Highlights: Uniform, Song For Clay (Dissapear Here), Hunting For Witches, I Still Remember
"The real achievement of 'A Weekend In The City' is its path to this conclusion, pulling hard-won moments of contentment from a maelstrom of anger and confusion." - New Musical Express
Their was a time earlier this year when I could not turn this album off. It grew on me with every listen, and I was mesmerized by the fact that the song I had started to listen to a mere 2 minutes ago sounded completely different that 2 minutes later. Songs like "Uniform" and "Songs for Clay" catapult from somber and reflective to thrashing and intense in a matter of minutes. You wait for the build up, and usually, it delivers. Do I like this album more than "Silent Alarm" ? The answer is yes. But they serve two different purposes. Recently released "Flux" fits better on their first album, but is way better than most of the stuff on this recent disc. And thats because the majority of this album can get tiring and draining. It's an exhausting, but fantastic record.
The top 10 is on its way. And I assure you, it will be great.
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Roger's Best of 2007 (#60-51 Tunes; #15-11 Albums)
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Top 100 Tunes of 2007
51. Klaxons - Gravitys Rainbow
52. The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go
53. Bedouin Soundclash - Walls Fall Down
54. Linkin Park - What I've Done
55. The Killers - Shadowplay
56. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
57. Diddy f/ Christina Aguilera - Tell Me
58. Rihanna f/ Ne Yo - Hate That I Love You
59. Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink
60. Kelly Clarkson - Never Again
So this is a rather diverse block, evenly split between CHR and Alternative Rock 50/50. Leading off the show are those crazy Klaxons with the kooky "Gravitys Rainbow", 1 of their 2 best tracks from this year. Also beginning their appearances on the year-end are the likes of Linkin Park and The Killers, two bands who have seen incredible worldwide success with their latest albums, and see their first of 2, and first of 3 on the year-end respectively chart just outside the top 50. The Bravery miss out on the top 50 after having 4 singles chart in 2005, which is fitting for releasing one of the most dissapointing albums of 2007. On the CHR front, we are led by Pop heavyweights Justin Timberlake and Rihanna, who see their first of two outside the top 50, but will fare much better later on in the chart. Kelly Clarkson charts with her lone appearance this year, after having 3 singles make the top 20 in 2005.
The top 50 is oh so close. And its going to get oh so much better.
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