this is the laziest entry ever. sorry to the timebeing folks who stop by here - nothing new for you today. . .
before the days of blogging my ::time wasting:: was in large part spent emailing on a listserve called timebeing. i am still a member but these days i rarely contribute due to said blog. this week we are submitting our music reviews of the year based on top 5 albums. as is my usual want, i flouted the short list method and offered something a little more expansive and explanatory, which has much to do with the people as the music.
so, this is me in full swing evangelical mode. or, me at my most gratitudinal.
May Hashem make me truly thankful.
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" so. gar:
slightly abusing the top 5 rule because that's waaay too confining. . . :0)
no 1 artist of the year: sufjan. fave album - illinoise. fave tracks - decatur, peoria, john wayne casey jrn, illinois, chicago, etc etc etc. heck the whole thing.
who stole my heart from:
rufus w.'s "want 2". recently used agnus dei as accompaniament for a community 'communion' - i thoroughly recommend you try it. shivers.
best driving album of the year: the killers' Hot stuff. highlight: the 80s riff in On Top. closely followed by the top gun soundtrack provided by gareth for my birthday. closely followed by prince's greatest hits and bond theme tunes compilation - again thanks to gareth. serious bonding over carly simon's nobody does it better. sweet.
just getting into: ben fold's latest. growing on me.
BOARDS OF CANADA. 'cause everyone needs a bosom for a pillow.
older album that i heard for first time and totally rocked my world: ryan adams' love is hell (part one) - if it wasn't beginning of 2005 it was very end of 2004 but we won't be picky
albums i heard a lot, should've got into more but will probably rediscover later and love as my own: arcade fire and the shins
and rather bizarrely, album being played most lovingly at present: iain archer's playing dead, which certain quarters of the ikon community are having a refound love affair with. it is being found to be most conducive to healing sunday morning hangovers accompanied by jj's market lavaza espresso provided by geoff (he's a complete star) collins for community sharing. and what makes it is that a load of didn't know each other all those years ago but we all know all the words and it makes us feel like we go back a lot further. seriously sweet memory making is opening up in droves. totally unironic. nice offset to our unwitting and apparent dark reputation as the enfant terrible of the emerging church. :0)
album that i can't identify but was a lovely blessing - was a fab jazz compilation mark mcccleary had via julie lee i think. made for sumptuous dinner accompaniament in Provence.
album that got most reaction from listeners: paul anka's rock swings. see gareth's list. thanks to ewan for supplying.
most important musical decade of 2005: 1980s. an unironic embracing of generation x youthful nostalgia. see above and below.
professional gigs of the year:
1. duke special at the empire. wednesday 26/11 (i tihnk). magical. support act- david ford. song highlight: state of the union. i.n.c.r.e.d.i.b.l.e. plus, new duke song that left me close to tears: LOST
2. sufjan at spring and airbrake. a pep rally for g*d. if church was like that i'd be an elder.
3. emeliana torrini at greenbelt. breathtaking. mcccleary and i were like proverbial pigs. g*d bless the big screen.
4. iain archer at derrivolgie. his use of that loop machine thingy was ace. also amazed by the fast emperors. way too young to be that damn good.
live amateur musical highlight of the year:
a tie. same night. two gems that sent shivers down the spine of everyone at padraig's 80s party. over a dozen covers to choose from. but 2 stood out as going beyond well performed kareoke for fun:
1. chris fry's acousitc slow version of madonna's like a virgin with tim millen on accordian. and 2. ricky mcquillan's version of cutting crew's (i just) died in your arms. both took classics and made them their own. a masterclass in covers.
and of course, padraig's ::ikon goes von trapp:: dinner parties. way too many highlights to mention. a collective becomes community becomes family.
THE gig i wish i'd been at: the frames in toronto. october. glenn hansard talks to audience about the influence of bible in his life. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tragedy: death of my ipod. (i am grieving in cold turkey. and it hurts.)
finally - album i'm most intrigued to hear: madonna's latest. everyone's talking aobut the single, which has so far evaded my ears.
way too long as ever. . .but i've been quiet for a while so i'm making up for it."
it's not alphabetical. . . no. . . . it's not chronolgocial. . .no . . . it's
I half wrote a reply to timebeing...
ReplyDeleteThe Jazz Station was purchased by Julie and I on a trip to Portobello Rd Market. a 4 CD box-set choc full of the best jazz standards with some healthy blues thrown in... and I generously let McCleary upload it to his iPod. So it's ME ME ME who gets credit. so there.
loving your choices baby. xxx