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thespian86 · 12-26-2006, 03:11 PM

Wow, no one has my one of my top five of the year:

1) Phoenix; "It's Never Been Like That"

An amazing rock band; they mke me think of Julian Casablancas and all of Franz Ferdinand having a love child; it would be The Phoenix... only their power to rock my soul is far greater then The Strokes

2) Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins; "Rabbit Fur Coat"

Very beautiful throw back to bluegrass/gosspel alt country. Very Ryan Adams.

3) The Decemberists; "The Crane Wife"

To quote spin magazine "It makes perfect sense that songsmith Colin Meloy's love of antique diction and musical storytelling would lead him to make a set of Ye Olde Prog Rockery, complete with chugging Moog synthesizers and a three-part folk-rock suite based on a Japanese tale about a man marrying a bird (spoiler alert: It doesn't work out so well). But his band's emotive narratives, which also invoke remorseless murderers, heartsick soldiers, star-crossed lovers, and seafaring dreamers with autoharps and hurdy-gurdys, feel very much here and now. And somehow the dude can make a couplet like "We'll build our walls of aluminum / We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon" signify like a generational rallying cry."

To add... I agree. And they totally kicked Colbert's ass, I don't know what that was all about.

The rest are all floating around... I'll give it more thought

12-26-2006, 03:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	Wow, no one has my one of my top five of the year: 1) Phoenix; "It's Never Been Like That" An amazing rock band; they mke me think of Julian Casablancas and all of Franz Ferdinand having a love child; it would be The Phoenix... only their power to rock my soul is far greater then The Strokes 2) Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins; "Rabbit Fur Coat" Very beautiful throw back to bluegrass/gosspel alt country. Very Ryan Adams. 3) The Decemberists; "The Crane Wife" To quote spin magazine "It makes perfect sense that songsmith Colin Meloy's love of antique diction and musical storytelling would lead him to make a set of Ye Olde Prog Rockery, complete with chugging Moog synthesizers and a three-part folk-rock suite based on a Japanese tale about a man marrying a bird (spoiler alert: It doesn't work out so well). But his band's emotive narratives, which also invoke remorseless murderers, heartsick soldiers, star-crossed lovers, and seafaring dreamers with autoharps and hurdy-gurdys, feel very much here and now. And somehow the dude can make a couplet like "We'll build our walls of aluminum / We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon" signify like a generational rallying cry." To add... I agree. And they totally kicked Colbert's ass, I don't know what that was all about. The rest are all floating around... I'll give it more thought __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much. Last edited by thespian86; 12-26-2006 at 03:20 PM..