19 August 2008

Listen to the Music

I'm so tired of listening to a song by a band and thinking I'll like more songs by them - only to find out that they merely have ONE good song. With my extra thinking time in front of the computer and since I technically should be doing something in relation to music if I'm sitting here, I've conjured up a tiny list of albums that are so good, you can listen to every song and not be disappointed. They're hook-y but with heart.

NEWER (2006 - 2008):
THE SHINS - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY
BECK - MODERN GUILT
THE NATIONAL - BOXER
JOHN LEGEND - ONCE AGAIN
SONDRE LERCHE - PHANTOM PUNCH
ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS - RAISING SAND
SHE & HIM - VOLUME ONE
JOHN MAYER - CONTINUUM
MUDCRUTCH - MUDCRUTCH
FLEET FOXES - FLEET FOXES
AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK

HONORABLE MENTION: COLDPLAY - VIVA LA VIDA

OLDER :
TOM PETTY - WILDFLOWERS
JOHN MAYER - ROOM FOR SQUARES
THE BEATLES - REVOLVER
LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY
MARVIN GAYE - WHAT'S GOING ON
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - DAMN THE TORPEDOES
GEORGE HARRISON - CLOUD NINE
FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMORS
KEB' MO' - KEB' MO'
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN
MARY J. BLIGE - THE BREAKTHROUGH

HONORABLE MENTION: RAY LAMONTAGNE - TROUBLE

COLLECTIONS:
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - GREATEST HITS
BOBBY DARIN - THE LEGENDARY BOBBY DARIN
FRANK SINATRA - SINATRA REPRISE: THE VERY GOOD YEARS
JACKSON BROWNE - THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR: THE BEST OF JACKSON BROWNE
EDDY ARNOLD - THE BEST OF EDDY ARNOLD
JOHNNY CASH - THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH
RAY CHARLES - MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE RAY
CHICAGO - THE VERY BEST OF CHICAGO: ONLY THE BEGINNING
ERIC CLAPTON - COMPLETE CLAPTON
BILLIE HOLIDAY - BILLIE'S BEST
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - CHRONICLE, VOL. 1: THE 20 GREATEST HITS

HONORABLE MENTION: CHET BAKER - THE BEST OF CHET BAKER SINGS

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