> On Dec 22, 1:29 pm, jakdedert bellsouth.net> wrote:

>> maxo wrote:

>>> On Dec 22, 9:53 am, maxo gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> On Dec 22, 7:29 am, Boston Blackie (You've got to be freakin' kidding
>>>> me, HE'S the NRA?) mail.com> wrote:

>>>>> On 2007-12-21 23:02:19 -0600, maxo gmail.com> said:

>>>>>> Mother just regifted the new Krauss/Plant disc at me for holidays.
>>>>>> Upon first listen, it's pretty delicious. Wonderful production, great
>>>>>> harmonies, and it'll be wretched by march when it hits the malls and
>>>>>> Starbucks. Thanx music industry!
>>>>>> /me listens to Destroyer!
>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/destroyer

>>>>> I got the album when it first came out. It's a tad uneven, but the
>>>>> high points are well worth the price of admission.

>>>> Ya, got it on right now. I think it's going to have a three week life
>>>> before it compels me to have a mochafrappaccino. They do both sing
>>>> splendidly, track 6, "Through the Morning", being a traditional, but
>>>> compelling example.
>>>> Not that I've listened to a ton of tunes, but here's maxo's short list
>>>> of 2007 pop goodness:
>>>> The Good The Bad and the Queen (Afrobeat meets Thatcher gloom)
>>>> New Pornographers - Challengers (Perfect five dimensional pop)
>>>> White Stripes - Icky Thump (Pure insanity!)
>>>> MIA - Kala (Listen to this when flying into Singapore and remember to
>>>> clap along)
>>>> Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Assassination of Jesse James Soundtrack
>>>> (Imagine MK and Robert Smith's love child)
>>>> The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Like "Born to Run", but with knee socks
>>>> and a Vicodin)
>>>> The Choir Practice (Simply cute)
>>>> Shins - Wincing the Night Away (Proof that the Kinks are better than
>>>> the Beatles)

>>> Lemme add one more:
>>> Tom Petty - Highway Companion
>>> He's retiring after this record and he never gets enough praise for
>>> being a solid song writer. "Wildflowers" from '94 is one of my
>>> favorite Americana albums of all times. Way underappreciated. This
>>> time out is in the same vein, even more mature, and the type of album
>>> that's just made for driving long distance.

>> That's probably the best thing he's done in a long time, but IMO, Petty
>> 'retired' shortly after 'Damn the Torpedoes'. Up till now, every album
>> got lower and lower in energy level...plodding, dreary music with none
>> of the drive that made '...Torpedoes' one of my all-time favorite albums.
>>

> You are a future A.C. Newman fan if that's the case. Ya want drive and
> hooks, Newman's your man.
>
> three songs via an embedded player here:
>
> http://www.myspace.com/acnewman
>
> I know I linked to it before, but it's such a neglected pop
> masterpiece. I believe Grimey's has one copy in stock. I bought the
> other for my cousin as a Yule gift.
>
> Pure pop joy!