Living with the Living by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Always a big fan of Ted Leo. Haven’t listened to this disc all that much, but it seems along the same line as his previous efforts. Nothing new, that is, but still good and rocking indie music.
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Cigarettes & Gasoline by Emerson Hart
After seeing Hart live earlier this summer, I knew I had to own this disc. I was not disappointed. This one’s a winner.
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End of Silence by Red
Not all that impressed. In fact, after only a few listens, I’m pretty sure it won’t get much playtime. However, I do enjoy “Breathe Into Me” – it was the reason I bought the disc.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Score) by Nicholas Hooper
Best of the year find. This is an amazing addition to the Harry Potter musical universe. I enjoy the new rift on “Hedwig’s Theme” along with the super great theme created for the delightfully evil Professor Umbridge. An amazing score from Nicholas Hooper, an unknown to me, but a composer I’ll watch for.
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rodrigo y gabriela by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Best of the year find. I simply love acoustic guitar music. Like piano music, it fascinates me when people can play instruments so well. There’s even a cover of Metallica’s “Orion.” Something for everyone.
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The Bourne Ultimatum (Score) by John Powell
Best of the year find. This score moves. And rocks. It makes you feel as though you are Jason Bourne and fighting for your life. This is music that will get you pumped up. Amazing stuff.
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Live from Austin, TX by Neko Case
A country/bluegrass style of music. Case has a haunting country voice. I saw her live with A Fine Frenzy and was pretty impressed. This album contains many of the same tracks she played at the show I saw. It’s an amazing thing when an artist makes me enjoy a song by Bob Dylan (“Buckets of Rain”).
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The Singles Collection vol. 1 by Dropkick Murphys
I bought this to help complete my Dropkick collection. It includes many live tracks. I would pay quite a bit to see these dudes rock live. For now, this will have to do.
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Brace Yourself by Dropping Daylight
Bought this one for the amazing piano playing on “Blame Me.” One song worth the price of the entire album. The other songs contain more of the same piano and are great. A worthy addition to my harder rock collection.
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Anthem for the Underdog by 12 Stones
A little slower and softer rock from the band’s two previous albums. Still, I enjoy the lead singer’s voice and the band does rock. This is straight up Wind-Up rock.
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2 comments:
Two "Best of the Year" picks? That seems like fuzzy math Mr. Teacherman
I should have explained this earlier. I'm not picking a single "Best of the Year" album. That's too difficult because of all the different types and styles of music. Instead, I'm just going to mark albums that would fall into a select small group of some of the best albums of the year. I'll mark them like I did and then compile a master list at the end of the year.
So...there is no fuzzy math. Teacherman retains his teacher status.
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