Monthly Archives: December 2011
Top 40 Albums of 2011 (40-21)
Here we are again. I’ve been writing this lists for so long that I can’t recall the first year I did it (2002?). At first it started as just being one album of the year, then it moved to 10 … Continue reading
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Top Tracks of 2011 (60-31)
You are about to read through what I deem the top 60 tracks of 2011. Yes, 60. For some reason, lists need to fit within the confines of the top 100, top 50, top 40, Top 20, or Top 10. Any other number seems arbitrary. I had the same uncertainty with the number 60. When I first assembled my list it consisted of 87 songs. I had a decision to make: force 13 more songs onto the list and create another monolith like I did last year (it was a lot of work by the way), or attempt to whittle the list down to 50. I went with the latter, but when finished, I found I still had 67 songs. I struggled and struggled and eventually had it to the number we have now: 60. At this point, I couldn’t remove one more song. None of these songs could be tossed aside, each holding a special meaning, memory, or melody that helped me through another year. Continue reading
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Worst Album Covers of 2011
20. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead “Taos of the Dead” 19. Eric Church “Chief” 18. 311 “Universal Pulse” 17. William McDowell “Arise” 16. William Shatner “Seeking Major Tom” 15. Steven Tyler “(It) Feels So Good” … Continue reading
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Video Clip of the Week: Scott Weiland “Winter Wonderland”
Not since the birth of Christ himself has a miracle of this magnitude blessed the human race. Yes folks, that dream we’ve had since the first time our ears were graced with the sounds of “Plush” has finally come true: … Continue reading
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