Saturday, December 5, 2009

History Of Music 2008

1.   Radiohead-In Rainbows (ATO) B
2.   Bruce Springsteen-Magic (Columbia) C+
3.   Raveonettes-Lust Lust Lust (Vice 47:18) B-
4.   Ray Davies-Working Man's Cafe (New West 61:56) B+
5.   Mike Doughtry-Golden Delicious (ATO) B-
6.   Willie Nelson-Moment Of Forever (Lost Highway 53:11) A-
7.   The Coral-Roots And Echoes (Deltasonic 42:18) B+
8.   Black Crowes-Warpaint (Silver Arrow 53:43) C+
9.   Diplomats Of Solid Sound With The Diplomattes B+
10. Raconteurs-Consolers Of The Lonely (WB 55:35) B+

11. REM-Accelerate (WB 34:25)A-
12. Pat Monahan-Last Of Seven (Columbia 48:20) C+
13. James McMurtry-Just Us Kids (Lightning Rod 60:17) A-
14. Lady Antebellum (Capitol 42:48) B-
15. Asia-Phoenix (EMI 64:55) C+
16. BoDeans-Still (Orafin 46:35) B+
17. Bo Ramsey-Fragile (BR Records 41:52)A-
18. Portishead-3 (Mercury 50:47) A-
19. Whitesnake-Good To Be Bad (SPV 59:26) B+
20. Steve Winwood-Nine Lives (Columbia 57:16) A-

21. Rush-Snakes And Arrows Live (Atlantic 79:05-74:47) B+
22. Kooks-Konk (Virgin 43:55) C+
23. Dierks Bentley-Greatest Hits (Capitol 71:30) B+
24. Foxboro Hot Tubs-Stop Drop & Roll (32:42) B+
25. King's X-XV (Inside Out 54:08) A-
26. 7th And Beale-Crossroads & Highways (41:27) B
27. Fratellis-Here We Stand (Cherrytree 47:57) A-
28. Dead Rock West-Honey And Salt (42:12) B+
29. Ringo Starr-Liverpool 8 (Capitol 45:25) C+
30. Townedgers-Pawnshops For Olivia (Radio Maierburg 47:30) A+

31. Alejandro Escovedo-Real Animal (EMI Manhattan 49:09) A-
32. Teddy Thompson-A Piece Of What You Need (Verve 35:50)A-
33. Supergrass-Diamond Hoo Ha (EMI 41:11) B
34. Mudcrutch (Reprise 56:55) A-
35. Joe Cocker-Hymm For My Soul (Fantasy 41:49) B+
36. Switches-Lay Down The Law (Interscope 37:50) B+
37. POD-Where Angels And Serpents Dance (INO 51:30) B
38. Hold Steady-Stay Positive (Vagrant 55:15) B
39. Coldplay-Viva La Vida (Capitol 45:49) B+
40. Los Lonely Boys-Forgiven (Epic 41:35) B+

41. The Roots-Rising Down (Def Jam 47:24) A-
42. Coolest Songs In The World Volume 6 (Wicked Cool 40:35) B+
43. Candlebox-Into The Sun (Silent Majority 49:03) C+
44. Cropper & Cavaralie Nudge It Up A Notch (Stax 48:10) C+
45. Black Stone Cherry-Folklore & Superstition (Roadrunner 53:01)A-
46. Randy Newman-Harps And Angels (Nonesuch 34:55) B+
47. Charaltans UK-You Cross My Path (Cooking Vinyl 36:43) C+
48. Motorhead-Motorizer (SPV 38:43) B+
49. Mettalica-Death Magnetic (WB 74:40) A-
50. BB King-One Kind Favor (Geffen 57:05) B+

51. Blues Traveler-North Hollywood Shootout (Verve 42:10) B
52. John Hiatt-Same Old Man (New West 45:30) B+
53. Wreckless Eric/Amy Rigby (Stiff 40:27) B
54. Matthew Sweet-Sunshine Lies (Shout Factory 50:45) B+
55. Jordan Zevon-Insides Out (New West 40:39) A-
56. Oasis-Dig Out Your Soul (Reprise 45:54) B+
57. AC/DC Black Ice (Columbia 55:39) B+
58. Kings Of Leon-Only By The Night (RCA 42:39) B+
59. Waylon Jennings-Waylon Forever (Vagrant 35:41) C+
60. Ryan Adams-Cardinalogy (Lost Highway 40:39) B+

61. Snow Patrol-A Hundred Million Suns (Geffen 58:16) A-
62. Jack's Mannequin-Glass Passenger (Sire 56:36) C+
63. Coolest Songs In The World Volume 7 (Wicked Cool 48:55) B
64. Secret Machines (World's Fair 48:00) B+
65. The Sound Of The Smiths (Rhino/Sire 77:16) A
66. Melody Gardot-Worrisome Heart (Verve 33:11) A-
67. Belle & Sebastian-BBC Sessions (Matador 57:00) A-
68. We Wish You A Heavy Metal Christmas (Armory 51:14) B
69. Fall Out Boy-Folie A Duex (Island 50:34) B
70. Saliva-Cinco Diablo (Island 38:00) B

71. Jet Black Stare-In This Life (Island 40:17) B-
72. Mother Truckers-Lets All Go To Bed (Funzino 42:10)B-