Comments on: KB Panel: Top 3 Albums of 2006

By: David

David — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:22:33 +0000

My other top fav’s for 2006..

1. TV on the Radio – “Return to Cookie Mountain”
2. Peter, Bjorn and John – “Writer’s Block
3. Camera Obscura – “Let’s Get Out of This Country”
4. The Brother Kite – “Waiting for the Time To Be Right”
5. Destroyer – “Destroyer’s Rubies”

By: David

David — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:16:01 +0000

I agree with Sam’s comment about Springsteen’s “Seeger Sessions” CD. I can’t say I’m a big Springsteen fan. I like his early stuff (“Wild & Innocent thru Darkness”), but he kind of lost me with “Born in the USA” and all that solo, “look at me, I”m Woody Guthrie” material. The Seeger CD, though, is unreal. Where has this Springsteen been hiding all these years? It’s “Rosalita” given a Dixieland arrangement as performed by the Chieftans. It’s also easily one of the best albums of the year – to my astonishment.

Anyone who thinks they know Bruce will think again.

Keep it coming, Boss man. Keep blowing our minds..

By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:18:26 +0000

Supergenius – Good point. But for all the hype The Strokes lived through, the only critique I remember hearing on later albums was it was too much like the first (I agreed with it by the way). Where as most people I’ve talked to say The Killers album doesn’t sound enough like their first.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:37:33 +0000

And I thought the Built to Spill cover art was pretty cool.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:36:59 +0000

Worst ever: Rod Stewart spread eagle.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:40:10 +0000

Some of those are really horrendous, BTD Greg, but some of them are actually cool. Pitchfork is so annoying sometimes.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:20:38 +0000

This is kind of funny: Pitchfork's worst album covers of 2006.

By: Supergenius

Supergenius — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:17:28 +0000

Jared, comparing the Killers to the Strokes does not help them.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:51:15 +0000

The Killers – Sam’s Town: Those who criticize them for supposedly abandoning their sound need to listen to The Strokes’ first two albums back to back. Then The Killers’ first two back to back. You’ll be amazed and suddenly agree with me.

TV On the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain: Like nothing you’ve heard before. But in a good way.

Springsteen – Seeger Sessions. Buy it. Now. You’ll be amazed you never listened to him before.

Honorable Mentions to Built to Spill, Sonic Youth, Thom Yorke (knee jerk), Band of Horses, Yo La Tengo, Beck, Tapes & Tapes, The Raconteurs, Gnarles Barkley.

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:12:57 +0000

I’m with you, Jeremy. Disappointing year, overall.

I do agree, Susan and Steve, that there are a lot of “good” albums, but not very much that would (as I’ve said before) have made last year’s top ten list for me. On the other hand, I’ve only gotten 58 albums this year (the year’s not over yet, though!), so maybe my sample size just isn’t big enough . . . .