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Will Ryman - The Bed (2007)*Whew* So those were 100 Great Songs of 2007... about as many songs in ten days as I usually share in four months. But while you were swaddled in quantity (100 mp3 count converts to about 900 thread count), the blog experienced the longest period without writing in two years. You've surely missed my jumbled metaphors, obscure art references, and ramblings grouped commonly in calming lists of three. I miss your stoic silence. I miss how it challenges me to be better and earn a reaction. I miss how sometimes you stop by to steal an mp3 and leave because you're in a bad mood, but especially when you come back. I miss how you're unsure of what to say. And when you think I'm a little crazy. Or lost.
Before we jump into the routine again, let's pause. Sit. Stare. Unfocus eyes, and focus them again. Reflect. Look at each other from a different perspective. Enjoy silence before noise becomes autonomous again. What are you thinking? Insects? Fry bread? Religion? Any favourite songs from the list? Did you like Rolling Stone's list better? Any ideas for 2008? I miss you.
Before we jump into the routine again, let's pause. Sit. Stare. Unfocus eyes, and focus them again. Reflect. Look at each other from a different perspective. Enjoy silence before noise becomes autonomous again. What are you thinking? Insects? Fry bread? Religion? Any favourite songs from the list? Did you like Rolling Stone's list better? Any ideas for 2008? I miss you.
Kyle @ 12:37 AM
18 comments
18 comments
...all I have to say is, thank gawd for great firefox utilities like Down-Them-All...
(no offence, Songbird, your intentions were pure, but I couldn't wait for you to get out of beta)
It truly was a ton of downloads... and just as many uploads.
*Whew* is right! What a great list. We're in agreement on about 10 of the exact songs, and roughly half of the artists. Many of the other half I had not heard before; thanks! 2007 was such a great year for music that there's another 50 or so artists whose songs I'd like to humbly nominate for a supplemental "More Great Songs of 2007" list.
1-10:
1.) Angus and Julia Stone - What You Wanted
2.) Au Revoir Simone - The Lucky One
3.) The Avett Brothers - Die Die Die
4.) Bishop Allen - Click, Click, Click, Click
5.) Thurston Moore - Honest James
6.) The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
7.) Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love
8.) Bruce Springsteen - Last to Die
9.) Laura Veirs - Pink Light
10.) The Sea and Cake - Transparent
"More Great Songs of 2007"
11-20:
11.) Band of Horses - Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
12.) The Clientele - Bookshop Cassanova
13.) The Cribs - Be Safe
14.) Fields - Song for the Fields
15.) Flight of the Conchords - The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room
16.) The Good, the Bad and the Queen - Nature Springs
17.) John Vanderslice - Central Booking
18.) Luka Bloom - Tribe
19.) Pinback - Good to Sea
20.) Voxtrot - Introduction
um ...
for 2008 ...
chris walla
destroyer
what do the asterisks mean?
thanks btw!
I have to go about listening to your songs (I have to admit I just don't. could be lack of time, could be laziness), but I am amazed that I always really enjoy whatever you share. I am grateful for you, as way out here in the sticks I rarely can hear non canned radio music (plus I have NO idea where to find it, short of heading off to the big cities)
Hey there. Great list. For some reason, from 30 onwards, the zip files are corrupt for me :(
More Great Songs of 2007 (21-30):
21.) Annie Lennox - Sing
22.) The Apples in Stereo - Energy
23.) Dinosaur Jr. - I Got Lost
24.) The Fiery Furnaces - Restorative Beer
25.) A Fine Frenzy - Whisper
26.) José González - In Our Nature
27.) Kate Havnevik - You Again
28.) Lucinda Williams - Are You Alright?
29.) matt pond PA - Locate the Pieces
30.) Metric - Soft Rock Star
More Great Songs of 2007 (31-40):
31.) Maxїmo Park – Books from Boxes
32.) Modest Mouse – Missed the Boat
33.) Robert Pollard – Count Us In
34.) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Please Read the Letter
35.) The Shins – Phantom Limb
36.) Spoon – My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
37.) Suzanne Vega – New York is a Woman
38.) Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – A Bottle of Buckie
39.) Tegan & Sara – I Was Married
40.) Wilco – Impossible Germany
Thank you for all the awesome song additions. The asterisks mean there may be some debate if the song was actually released in 2007, though it hit my ears in 2007. I'll check into why those zip files may be corrupt. Did anyone download them successfully?
More Great Songs of 2007 (41-50+):
41.) Damien Dempsey – To Hell or Barbados
42.) Josh Ritter – The Temptation of Adam
43.) Linda Thompson - The Way I Love You
44.) Maria Taylor – A Good Start
45.) Rogue Wave – Lake Michigan
46.) Ryan Adams – Tears of Gold
47.) Stars - In Our Bedroom after the War
48.) Steve Earle – City of Immigrants
49.) Vieux Fraka Toure – Ana
50.) Vusi Mahlasela – Chamber of Justice
+++
**** 3 additional songs, with an asterisk ****
*Shearwater – Hail, Mary
Palo Santo was one of 2006’s best releases, but their new deal with Matador Records led to a re-mastered and partially re-recorded version that can be counted as one of 2007’s best as well.
*Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; The Frames – Falling Slowly
This was one of my favorite songs from 2006, appearing on Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s “The Swell Season.” In 2007, two versions appeared: one on the soundtrack of the delightful movie “Once”; the other on the Frame’s “Cost”.
*Neil Young - A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite
Released in 2007, but recorded live at Massey Hall in January, 1971 (as I was just beginning my last semester of high school), this relic lets us hear rock history being made. The Toronto audience listens intently to several new songs, not yet recorded for “Harvest”). During the transition between the two songs (both of which would've made my "Great Songs of 1972" list), there is no applause of recognition for what was soon to become a trademark composition, as the audience hears it for the first time. Gives me shivers…
OK, I'll stop now... on to 2008. Keep the songs coming, Kyle!
I rather enjoy your obscure art references, ramblings and near-haikus. Oh and the music. You have excellent taste. :)
Random thoughts:
It would have been nice to see Jose Gonzalez make the list, even though I don't think anything on his 2007 album matches up to 'Heartbeats' or 'Crosses.'
I forgot Blonde Redhead existed.
Talib Kweli is still around?
Hooray for 'Reckoner' at #1, even though the list is not a ranking, it's most deserving of that spot.
You absolutely need to come to Discovery World with us next time we go.
Now I need to find the time to sort through these and find some more jewels like 'Preparedness.'
is plastic operator 2007, or is that album for 2008?
because the "pleasure is mine" truly is a pleasure.
Wow! I found your blog at just the right time. Thanks much for the zip files of your top songs! Looking forward to listening to them. Tanks again.
this is an amazing boon i have stumbled on here. so much music that is new to me here, and that i enjoy, thank you so much for putting up this wonderful sampling. i have so many new artists to check out. Really, thanks.
You're welcome, that's what it's here for. I'd be interested to hear what you think about the music. Keep leavin comments...
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