Comments on: My ten favorite recordings of 2007 (and then ten more, and then even more) http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/ In art and faith, "the truth must dazzle gradually." Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:39:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: simpleasfire http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-7027 simpleasfire Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:17:46 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-7027 Terrific list. When Neon Bible came out in March I knew it would be in my top ten. Glad to see it in yours too. Rising Sand is an amazing album too; keeps growing on me. Have you heard Deer Tick's War Elephant? Warrants a listen if your thinking of a revised list: http://youcrazydreamers.com/2007/12/26/deer-tick-war-elephant/ Terrific list.
When Neon Bible came out in March I knew it would be in my top ten. Glad to see it in yours too.

Rising Sand is an amazing album too; keeps growing on me.

Have you heard Deer Tick’s War Elephant?
Warrants a listen if your thinking of a revised list:

http://youcrazydreamers.com/2007/12/26/deer-tick-war-elephant/

]]> By: Sandra http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-7025 Sandra Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:47:09 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-7025 Haha...I loved the fact that you just couldn't stop! It's so like that, isn't it -- it's unfair sometimes to just have to stop at ten. Haha…I loved the fact that you just couldn’t stop! It’s so like that, isn’t it — it’s unfair sometimes to just have to stop at ten.

]]> By: soundaslanguage http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6972 soundaslanguage Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:59:12 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6972 Good stuff...nice to see more music coverage on Wordpress. Definitely not enough. Good stuff…nice to see more music coverage on WordPress. Definitely not enough.

]]> By: truerthantruth http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6971 truerthantruth Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:23:27 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6971 Great list, Jeffrey. We have lots of overlap. I think I might post my favorites soon. Great list, Jeffrey. We have lots of overlap. I think I might post my favorites soon.

]]> By: skills0 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6967 skills0 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:22:07 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6967 Check out the Burial - Untrue album. Getting lots of hype, but from someone who listens to a lot of electronic/dance stuff I can say this sounds at once familiar and completely unlike anything I've heard before. Reminds me of the first time I heard Massive Attack or Portishead. Check out the Burial - Untrue album. Getting lots of hype, but from someone who listens to a lot of electronic/dance stuff I can say this sounds at once familiar and completely unlike anything I’ve heard before. Reminds me of the first time I heard Massive Attack or Portishead.

]]> By: Jeffrey Overstreet http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6960 Jeffrey Overstreet Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:37:50 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6960 Notice I called this list "my favorites"... not "the best." There's a good reason for that. There's a lot of music I *admire* that I just don't really enjoy that much. For example, I bought the new album by Josh Ritter, and admire his pop songcrafting, but none of the songs have become personal for me. None of them have followed me around or shaken me up. Not yet anyway. If I was judging albums as "the best" for artistry, without letting my personal feelings and experience get involved, I'd have a very different list. Notice I called this list “my favorites”… not “the best.”

There’s a good reason for that. There’s a lot of music I *admire* that I just don’t really enjoy that much. For example, I bought the new album by Josh Ritter, and admire his pop songcrafting, but none of the songs have become personal for me. None of them have followed me around or shaken me up. Not yet anyway.

If I was judging albums as “the best” for artistry, without letting my personal feelings and experience get involved, I’d have a very different list.

]]> By: ellenh http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6959 ellenh Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:23:30 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6959 Josh Ritter's <em>Historical Conquests</em> #1 on my 2007 list. If you haven't heard it yet, you're missing out big time. Josh Ritter’s Historical Conquests #1 on my 2007 list. If you haven’t heard it yet, you’re missing out big time.

]]> By: firestoneiv http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6955 firestoneiv Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:38:41 +0000 http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/my-ten-favorite-recordings-of-2007-and-then-ten-more-and-then-even-more/#comment-6955 Where's Thrice? Where’s Thrice?

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