Best Albums of 2004

[Scrooge McSam]

Sams bows reverently in Claire's direction.

I was unprepared when I first saw him. The experience made quite an impression on me.

[Claire]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

Sams bows reverently in Claire's direction.

I was unprepared when I first saw him. The experience made quite an impression on me.

Me, too, baby. Me too. He's got a big stage presence. Most people I know are blown away by him. The very first time I saw him.....my friend Dawn and I were enthralled. Almost made us forget Goo Goo. And because his album at the time was called Australia, we thought he was Australian. So we talked to him after the show and he pulls out this Yankee accent. We were dying.

I forgot to mention that the three albums I listened to the most in 2004 (although all were released before 2004, sorry!) were:

Damien Rice's O
Dido's Life for Rent
Geoff Byrd's Candy Shell

And Modest Mouse played a big part of my musical life this year. Good stuff.

[MouseWife]

MickeyD~ LOL I saw them in concert before I was able to hear the cd and I loved the show but that is because they kicked my booty!

But, when I played the cd, I didn't like it at first. I would play the songs I did like and that was it. But, like someone who has been made to eat their veggies, I knew I had to listen to it throughly. It didn't seem quite so harsh? Angry? Slammed together?

Green Day, that cd as well is one you have to have patience for. I think so anyways. Some of the tracks are many blended together so you can't just zip through it. I love 'Holiday'.

Claire~Modest Mouse was a great listen '04!

[MickeyD]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

MickeyD~ LOL I saw them in concert before I was able to hear the cd and I loved the show but that is because they kicked my booty!

But, when I played the cd, I didn't like it at first. I would play the songs I did like and that was it. But, like someone who has been made to eat their veggies, I knew I had to listen to it throughly. It didn't seem quite so harsh? Angry? Slammed together?

Green Day, that cd as well is one you have to have patience for. I think so anyways. Some of the tracks are many blended together so you can't just zip through it. I love 'Holiday'.

Claire~Modest Mouse was a great listen '04!

I think I felt bad about not really digging Contraband because for about a year before it came out, I wanted to like it....but then I got it and it was just eh....

I'll give it another try....maybe the problem is that I've never been forced to eat veggies....I've always like veggies.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by MickeyD

I think I felt bad about not really digging Contraband because for about a year before it came out, I wanted to like it....but then I got it and it was just eh....

I'll give it another try....maybe the problem is that I've never been forced to eat veggies....I've always like veggies.

Wow, I felt that way, too. I was sooo looking forward to supporting them and then not clicking?

I love my veggies, too.

Did I mention the Killers? ADD. Sorry.

[Kim]

Not sure about cd titles but the bands we bought cd's from this year:
Green Day
Franz Ferdinand
The Killers
Duran Duran (yep, still a geek)
U2

[UvaGirl]

Claire, I've got to agree with you on Life for Rent ~ it spends a lot of time in my CD player. I could listen to Dido almost forever

[Claire]

Originally Posted by Kim

Duran Duran

Snaps! I forgot double D!! I LOVE the new CD.

Two more months and I'm groovin' with Simon LeBon in person....

[mamabot]

The Killers
Jet
Duran Duran, new and old
John Mayer Room for Squares
The soundtrack for Wicked!
And how can I not mention the first new music from The Beastie Boys in 6 years: To The 5 Boroughs. My favorite line:

I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie the Pooh
A T-shirt, no pants and I dance the bugaloo
(Yes I am a freak for the Beastie Boys).

[Claire]

Originally Posted by mamabot

John Mayer Room for Squares
The soundtrack for Wicked!

Crap! Ditto. Ditto. Crap! I really didn't think I listened to much current music this year.