Top Ten of 2003
Well, here it is. One month overdue:
Steve's Top Ten Albums of 2003, in no particular order:
1.) Guster Keep It Together If you know me, this one is a no-brainer.
2.) The New Pornographers The Electric Version Way too catchy to not be labeled pop rock, even though I doubt that it explodes if you drink this album with Coke.
3.) Fountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers Fun music. I look for music that can make me laugh without trying (Weird Al, stop reading my site and go clean up that spill in aisle 4).
4.) The Strokes Room On Fire I know a lot of people say their first album is better, but to be honest, I sort of like this one more.
5.) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Hearts of Oak I just found out about Ted Leo and company, and they still made my top ten for the year because they are that good. I like their last album, the Tyranny of Distance, better, but it didn't come out in 2003. This one still rocks, hard.
6.) The White Stripes Elephant I never gave these two any credit, thinking that they were just some MTV mass-produced crap, but they've got a serious blues-rock vibe going that I dig.
7.) Sahara Hotnights Jennie Bomb These Swedish girls kick serious ass. I don't know if it's punk or rock or punk rock or whatever, but it's awesome.
8.) The Dandy Warhols Welcome to the Monkey House They are too cool for me. I like listening to them just because I feel like I'm in with the popular crowd.
9.) Carbon Leaf Five Alive As I was making this list, I remembered that this CD came out this year, and I really wanted Carbon Leaf to be on my list. I'm glad they released this one because I feel like it captures Carbon Leaf's live show energy pretty well.
10.) Metric Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? I just found out about this, but I like what I hear a lot. It's a good thing I waited a month to make this list, or this would have slipped right through the cracks.
Album That Came Out in 2002 That I Wish Came Out in 2003 So It Could Be On This List:
Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown Oh goddamnit, this CD is so good.
Is there anything really good that I'm missing from this list? With something like this, you're inevitably going to feel like a great album slipped through the cracks.
Coming tomorrow: my top ten favorite movies of 2003.
Steve's Top Ten Albums of 2003, in no particular order:
1.) Guster Keep It Together If you know me, this one is a no-brainer.
2.) The New Pornographers The Electric Version Way too catchy to not be labeled pop rock, even though I doubt that it explodes if you drink this album with Coke.
3.) Fountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers Fun music. I look for music that can make me laugh without trying (Weird Al, stop reading my site and go clean up that spill in aisle 4).
4.) The Strokes Room On Fire I know a lot of people say their first album is better, but to be honest, I sort of like this one more.
5.) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Hearts of Oak I just found out about Ted Leo and company, and they still made my top ten for the year because they are that good. I like their last album, the Tyranny of Distance, better, but it didn't come out in 2003. This one still rocks, hard.
6.) The White Stripes Elephant I never gave these two any credit, thinking that they were just some MTV mass-produced crap, but they've got a serious blues-rock vibe going that I dig.
7.) Sahara Hotnights Jennie Bomb These Swedish girls kick serious ass. I don't know if it's punk or rock or punk rock or whatever, but it's awesome.
8.) The Dandy Warhols Welcome to the Monkey House They are too cool for me. I like listening to them just because I feel like I'm in with the popular crowd.
9.) Carbon Leaf Five Alive As I was making this list, I remembered that this CD came out this year, and I really wanted Carbon Leaf to be on my list. I'm glad they released this one because I feel like it captures Carbon Leaf's live show energy pretty well.
10.) Metric Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? I just found out about this, but I like what I hear a lot. It's a good thing I waited a month to make this list, or this would have slipped right through the cracks.
Album That Came Out in 2002 That I Wish Came Out in 2003 So It Could Be On This List:
Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown Oh goddamnit, this CD is so good.
Is there anything really good that I'm missing from this list? With something like this, you're inevitably going to feel like a great album slipped through the cracks.
Coming tomorrow: my top ten favorite movies of 2003.
1 Comments:
If you are into Hip Hop at all, there is an underground label called Def Jux out of New York that makes some amazing stuff. One of the Artists, Aesop Rock is particularly outstanding. His new Album Bazookatooth was hot this year!
"Watch out ladies cause you know he don't love ya, Bazookatooth is one bad muthaf**ka, he's a low life pimp with a lowlife game..."
--Aesop Rock
01/29/2004 11:28:08 AM
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