Monthly Archives: December 2009

Top 20 Albums of 2009 (11-20)

2009 was the year of disappointments. Obama’s change never really took shape, the Lakers and Yankees won championships in their respective sports, and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” sucked ass.  The disappointment flu bug didn’t avoid the music world, where perennial greats like A.C. … Continue reading

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Top 50 Songs of 2009 (1-25)

25. Akron/Family “River” In the 90s, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy scored a hit with “You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three”, a title Marilyn Manson jump off from with “You and Me and the Devil Makes Three”. I prefer … Continue reading

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Top 50 Songs of 2009 (26-50)

50. Dutchess and the Duke “Scorpio” The harmonizing voices on this song perfectly capture the heartbreak of the narrator. Despite being near his lover, he still feels miles apart. A few weeks ago I was playing this song in my classroom … Continue reading

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Best/Worst Album Covers of 2009

Unfortunately, there will not be any “Road Trip” blogs for two weeks due to all of my trip photos being on my home computer.  Never fear! The best of lists are here! Over the next couple weeks we will be … Continue reading

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Megadeth “Rust in Peace”

Megadeth “Rust in Peace” (Capitol Records) Although I wasn’t old enough to realize it at the time, the 80’s were an oasis, an everlasting cultural paradise. Album after album of classic rip roaring metal coming out, seemingly on a daily … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan “Christmas in the Heart”

Bob Dylan “Christmas in the Heart” (Sony) Rating: 5.5 Why Bob? Why? A Christmas album? Really? Is it for the money? No, all proceeds go to charities. Couldn’t you have just asked us to donate money? We would have in … Continue reading

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