A little late in coming, but here's The Stoat's pics from 2009
10. Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
Nothing World-shattering about it. Just a great contemporary country record that represents what the genre is really about today. One of the few I bought on day of release
9. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
I didn't like it for months, and then it clicked. You've got to give Bono and the chaps credit for carrying the flame for the rock genre and being to important to so many. Carry on lads
8. The Dead Weather - Horehound
With Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Jack White reignites his darker side very nicely
7. The Answer - Everyday Demons
I love this band. Everyone who grew up on Zep and The Oo needs to have The Answer in their lives. The UK loves them. The US needs them.
6. Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - Roadhouse Sun
Young, fresh, contemporary Americana with a raw bite. A wonderful record that makes you want to be part of the jam at Ryan's house on a Friday night
5. Black Crowes - Before the Frost...Until The Freeze
A real comeback record, in terms of its mature writing and heartfelt performance
4. Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
Another great record demonstrating a position of maturity yet maintaining a very wide appeal
3. Porcupine Tree - The Incident
This record is mesmerizing. To me it's Pink Floyd's Animals (my fave Floyd record) meets Tool, and a fine example of today's ever-ascending prog genre
2. Tom Petty
Petty can never do wrong in my book. I have always loved him and relate many different periods of my life to his songs. That's why this fabulous live retrospective is unmissable in my book.
1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
It's taken me years to really "get" PJ. But this record has it all - aggressive 2 minute ditties through to absolutely wonderful acoustic ballads to which 40 year olds can truly relate.
Porcupine Tree's wonderful "Time Flies"
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Nice list Dave - particularly the mid section 8 to 3. Mine would include Madison Violet 'No Fool For Crying, The Stones 'Ya Ya's...' reissue (worth it for the live 'Prodigal Son' on its own - although I didn't actually pay for it!) and Cara Dillon's 'Hill Of Thieves' with an awesome, tear inducing version of John Martyn's 'Spencer The Rover'
Personally, I think U2 should call it a day now and just let Bono out for talk shows, awards ceremonies and global causes.
Ah! Some very cool suggestions. Please keep adding them mate.
Also, if you'd like to write a guest blog post or two, just email them and I'll post 'em.
Something UK- centric would be good - Mercury Awards, what's happening, Brit stuff for the over 40's from UK etc.
Cheers mate
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