Best Music 2005 - Tiffany Hope

I think I got 3 cds in 2005 — How pathetic! So I wish to substitute the recommendations of my good buddy Dave Jenne. He sent me the following list after a conversation about how pathetic it is that I am no longer hip to what The Kids are listening to. Dave is a Fresno Nerd, guitar genius and all around seriously funny human being. He is Eddie Van Halen to my David Lee Roth (no joke, he still hounds me about doing VH Christmas). Like Doug, his musical knowledge shames me. Please add him to the End Of Year list as he is always on the hunt for new stuff. Dave Jenne

P.s. Why the hell can't I be in a band called jackie O mutherfucker? That's even better than Legitimate Midget!
-tiff
Here is my music buying guide:

Album of the YEAR:

"The Woods" by Sleater-Kinney

Other groovy tunes:
"Z" by My Morning Jacket
"Horses 2 Disc Special Thingy" by Patty Smith
"So Much for the City" by The Thrills
"Decline of British Sea Power" by British Sea Power
"Smile" by Brian Wilson (this is a fucking great
album)

Under the heading New To Me:

"Bad News" by Bad News – it's the guys from The Young Ones in a Spinal Tap like show from about the same
era, in fact I think this might have come out just before Spinal Tap.

"Myra Lee" and "The Covers Record" and "What Would the Community Think" by Cat Power

"Fire" by Electric Six

"The Grey Album" Jay-Z / Beatles / DJ Danger Mouse -- which is a mash-up of Jay-Z's "Black Album" and the
Beatles "White Album" thus the grey title. Super rare, I have a copy of it not an orig, he got sued by Jay-Z
and the Beatles to stop production of it. Brilliant though, and until this I had not interest in Jay-Z at
all, he isn't half bad, in fact some is very good. I say Thumbs UP!

"I don't mean to insult you but you look like Bobcat Goldthwait" by Bobcat Goldthwait very funny, not david cross funny but funny.

"The Raincoats" by The Raincoats – early punk girl band. Best. Version. Of. The Kinks "Lola". Ever.

"The Stooges" and "Funhouse" by the Stooges. I am a big fan of raw power, but these two so SO SOOOO rock.

"Apocalypse Dudes" and "Ass Cobra" Turbonegro

"Anton Maiden" by this guy called Anton whom lived in like Norway or Finland. This is an album of cheesy
synth covers (with him singing!) of his favorite band…Iron Maiden. Oh, my GOD!

Anything by Deerhoof. Nutty Japanese punk thingy

"Jackie-o-motherfucker" by Jackie-o-Motherfucker wow is this good. Wow.

That's all I can think of for now! Enjoy!

Best Music 2004 - Tiffany Hope

I'm not good at following directions so I've added a few categories of my own.

BEST CDs
Loretta Lynn - "Van Lear Rose". Stunning, Stunning, Stunning! PJ Harvey "uh huh her" Sorry, I'm obsessed with her.

WORST CD
The Mars Volta - "Deloused in the Comatorium". What a miserable piece of crap. I shoulda known from the stack of used copies at Amoeba -- always a bad sign.

BEST SINGLE
Louis Xiv "Finding Out true Love is Blind" This is the best tune I've heard in like, 4 years. Think The Fall times The Jazz Butcher minus The Buzzcocks. I wanted to jump up and down and scream it out loud! I don't know where to get it yet but when I find out, it's mine!

FINALLY REPLACED WORN VINYL COPY
Husker Du - Zen Arcade. Just as good as it was back in the day! Only now, without scratches!

Cant wait for everyone else's recommendations!

Best Music 2003 - Tiffany Hope

1. Lucinda Williams ­ World Without Tears
2. White Stripes ­ Elephant
3. Hot Club of Cowtown ­ Dev¹lish Mary
4. Handsome Boy Modeling School ­ So How¹s your girl
5. Lucinda Williams ­ Sweet Old World
6. Radiohead ­ Hail to the Thief
7. Magnetic Fields ­ 69 Love Songs
8. David Cross ­ Shut Up You Fucking Baby
9. Calexico ­ Feast of Wire
10. Calexico ­ Hot Rail
11. Steely Dan - A Decade of Steely Dan (this is actually Bill's but I've been listening to it on repeat for like, 3 solid weeks)
12. Joe Henry's "Tiny Voices"

Best Music 2002 - Tiffany Hope

Might we change "purchased" to "procured"? I can honestly say I haven't bought a single CD this year, except for gifts. I download nearly everything. I know, I'm going to hell, whatever.

Anyway, here's my list, mostly singles (is there such a thing anymore?) as I don't have the patience for downloading entire albums, even with DSL. In no particular order, quote marks indicate individual songs.

1) "Whatever happened to Rock and Roll "- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
2) "I am trying to break your heart" - Wilco. This gets my vote for the Best Goddam Single of the Year. When I first heard it on my car radio , I literally pulled over to listen. Blew me away.
3)"nobody girl" Ryan Adams
4) "Reproduction of death' - International Noise Conspiracy. I'm gonna say it. They are BETTER than the Hives.
5) Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun I got this last year, but I don't care cuz it's one of the best damn things I've heard in years.Their stuff is so outrageously beautiful it makes me cry.
6) The Buck Owens Collection 1959-1990 Double CD set!
7) Johnny Cash - The man comes around. Just got this last night from Vanessa and I LOVE it.
8) Serge Gainsbourge - Histoire de Melody Nelson
9) "Cold Fingers" -The Webb Brothers
10) Tie: Greatest Hits - Waylon Jennings, and The Ultimate Collection- Merle Haggard.