From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #329 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, December 6 2007 Volume 13 : Number 329 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] top 21 of 2007 [gordodo@optonline.net] Re: top 21 of 2007 [Doug ] And here's my top 20 :-) [Leonora Christina Skov ] Ben Arthur [CollectedSounds ] Re: top 21 of 2007 [gordodo@optonline.net] Dot [Leonora Christina Skov ] Re: Dot [morayati@email.unc.edu] RE: Dot [Leonora Christina Skov ] RE: Dot [morayati@email.unc.edu] Alison Sudol [michaelhh@telus.net] Re: top 21 of 2007 ["Richard Messum" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:00:02 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************** Chip Lueck (no Email address) ********************** ************************ Lenore (info@lenore.com) ************************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Chip Lueck Thu December 05 1968 Sagittarius Lenore December 05 sagi Michele Wellck December 08 Sagittarius Jeremy J. 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Good Arrows by Tunng2. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes3. The Reminder by Feist4. American Doll Posse by Tori Amos5. Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird6. The Adventures Of Ghost Horse And Stillborn by CocoRosie7. Volta by Bjork8. Marry Me by St. Vincent9. The Brightness by Anais Mitchell10. Long Way From Home by Lovespirals11 Ghost Is Not Real by Husky Rescue12. In Our Nature by Jose Gonzalez13. The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine14. Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor15. Watch The Fireworks by Emma Pollock16. The Bird Of Music by Au Revoir Simone17. Touch Up by Mother Mother18. Parades by Efterklang19. Keep Your Silver Shined by Devon Sproule20. Poverina by Astrid Swan21. Key Principles by Nathan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:43:30 -0600 From: Doug Subject: Re: top 21 of 2007 Um...what about Find Me? - --Doug On 12/5/07, gordodo@optonline.net wrote: > as i am leaving town for the rest of 2007 to the slightly warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from 2007...in rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:53:13 +0100 From: Leonora Christina Skov Subject: And here's my top 20 :-) 1. Keren Ann: Keren Ann2. Maria Kxhnke: Collector 3. Feist: The Reminder4. Pink Martini: Hey Eugene!5. Carla Bruni: No Promises6. PJ Harvey: White Chalk7. St. Vincent: Marry Me 8. Amy McDonald: This is the Life 9. Sara Grabow: Rude, Unbending and Lusty 10. Suzanne Vega: Beauty and Crime 11. Tracey Thorn: Out of the Woods12. The Bird and the Bee: The Bird and the Bee 13. Dot Allison: Exaltation of Larks 14. Au Revoir Simone: The Bird of Music15. Camera Obscura: Lets Get Out of this Country16. Efterklang: Under Giant Trees17. Tina Dico: Count to Ten 18. Emma Pollock: Watch the Fireworks19. Maia Hirasawa: Though, I am Just Me 20. CocoRosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette Davis) Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27 www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:27:14 +0000> From: gordodo@optonline.net> Subject: top 21 of 2007> To: ecto@smoe.org> > as i am leaving town for the rest of 2007 to the slightly warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from 2007...in rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in advance!jasonmy top 211. Good Arrows by Tunng2. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes3. The Reminder by Feist4. American Doll Posse by Tori Amos5. Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird6. The Adventures Of Ghost Horse And Stillborn by CocoRosie7. Volta by Bjork8. Marry Me by St. Vincent9. The Brightness by Anais Mitchell10. Long Way From Home by Lovespirals11 Ghost Is Not Real by Husky Rescue12. In Our Nature by Jose Gonzalez13. The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine14. Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor15. Watch The Fireworks by Emma Pollock16. The Bird Of Music by Au Revoir Simone17. Touch Up by Mother Mother18. Parades by Efterklang19. Keep Your Silver Shined by Devon Sproule20. Poverina by Astrid Swan21. Key Principles by Nathan _________________________________________________________________ Fe nye spil til din Messenger http://www.messengerplayground.dk/?cmp=hotmail_tagline ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:15:51 -0500 From: JoAnn Whetsell Subject: RE: And here's my top 20 :-) Dot Allison: Exaltation of Larks ooh, I'm jealous. It hasn't been released over here in the states, and with the exchange rate as it is I haven't bought it as import. But I love the samples on her myspace page, and it was the album I was most looking forward to this year. Hopefully it will get a US release in 2008. JoAnn > From: christina_skov@hotmail.com> To: ecto@smoe.org> Subject: And here's my top 20 :-)> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:53:13 +0100> > 1. Keren Ann: Keren Ann2. Maria Kxhnke: Collector> 3. Feist: The Reminder4. Pink Martini: Hey Eugene!5. Carla Bruni: No> Promises6. PJ Harvey: White Chalk7. St. Vincent: Marry Me> 8. Amy McDonald: This is the Life> 9. Sara Grabow: Rude, Unbending and Lusty> 10. Suzanne Vega: Beauty and Crime> 11. Tracey Thorn: Out of the Woods12. The Bird and the Bee: The Bird and the> Bee> 13. Dot Allison: Exaltation of Larks> 14. Au Revoir Simone: The Bird of Music15. Camera Obscura: Lets Get Out of> this Country16. Efterklang: Under Giant Trees17. Tina Dico: Count to Ten> > > > 18. Emma Pollock: Watch the Fireworks19. Maia Hirasawa: Though, I am Just Me> 20. CocoRosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn> > > "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette> Davis)> Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov> H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27> > > > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com> www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com> > > > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:27:14 +0000> From: gordodo@optonline.net> Subject:> top 21 of 2007> To: ecto@smoe.org> > as i am leaving town for the rest of 2007> to the slightly warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from> 2007...in rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in advance!jasonmy top 211.> Good Arrows by Tunng2. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes3. The Reminder by> Feist4. American Doll Posse by Tori Amos5. Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird6.> The Adventures Of Ghost Horse And Stillborn by CocoRosie7. Volta by Bjork8.> Marry Me by St. Vincent9. The Brightness by Anais Mitchell10. Long Way From> Home by Lovespirals11 Ghost Is Not Real by Husky Rescue12. In Our Nature by> Jose Gonzalez13. The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine14. Lynn Teeter Flower by> Maria Taylor15. Watch The Fireworks by Emma Pollock16. The Bird Of Music by Au> Revoir Simone17. Touch Up by Mother Mother18. Parades by Efterklang19. Keep> Your Silver Shined by Devon Sproule20. Poverina by Astrid Swan21. Key> Principles by Nathan> _________________________________________________________________> Fe nye spil til din Messenger> http://www.messengerplayground.dk/?cmp=hotmail_tagline _________________________________________________________________ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.Download today it's FREE! http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_sharelife_112007 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:39:00 -0600 From: CollectedSounds Subject: Ben Arthur Hey everyone I am planning a house concert with Ben Arthur in May of 2008 (I know, far off, but it's what I gotta do!). He told me he's looking for house concerts in Madison, WI or nearby for the very end of April, beginning of May (he'll be in Minneapolis May 3 and 4). So if any of you are interested let him know. I don't want to put up his email address here, because I don't want him to get spammed (not by you, by 'bots). But it's his first name @benarthur.com. Or there's a contact link on his page: http://www.benarthur.com/ If you want more info on Ben you can take a look at my show page which has links and all that good stuff. http://www.parlorparties.collectedsounds.com/benarthur.html I've not seen him play live, but I've seen a video and I love his record. He should have a new album out by Spring. - -- Amy Collected Sounds www.collectedsounds.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:28:40 +0000 (GMT) From: gordodo@optonline.net Subject: Re: top 21 of 2007 i have 163 2007 releases...i just havent listened to Find Me enough for it to crack the top 21...if i revisited the list a year from now, it will probably be up there, but for now, if i have to take 21 albums with me to listen to on the plane, those would be the 21.../ducks and prepares for flame war...jason----- Original Message -----From: Doug Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 11:43 amSubject: Re: top 21 of 2007To: "gordodo@optonline.net" Cc: "ecto@smoe.org" > Um...what about Find Me?> > --Doug> > On 12/5/07, gordodo@optonline.net wrote:> > as i am leaving town for the rest of 2007 to the slightly > warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from 2007...in > rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:16:53 +0100 From: Leonora Christina Skov Subject: Dot Dot's album is available through emusic - at least in my country, Denmark. I love it. It's a lot less synth-driven and more personal than her previous efforts and on top of it all it's remarkably psychedelic. Reminds me quite at bit of Mazzy Star, actually. And Lisa Germano around Liquid Pig. With a splash of Enya, maybe, which is what several reviewers seem to hate about it.. "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette Davis) Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27 www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com > From: s_nevada76@hotmail.com> To: ecto@smoe.org> Subject: RE: And here's my top 20 :-)> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:15:51 -0500> > Dot Allison: Exaltation of Larks> > ooh, I'm jealous. It hasn't been released over here in the states, and with> the exchange rate as it is I haven't bought it as import. But I love the> samples on her myspace page, and it was the album I was most looking forward> to this year. Hopefully it will get a US release in 2008.> > JoAnn> > From: christina_skov@hotmail.com> To: ecto@smoe.org> Subject: And here's my> top 20 :-)> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:53:13 +0100> > 1. Keren Ann: Keren Ann2.> Maria Kxhnke: Collector> 3. Feist: The Reminder4. Pink Martini: Hey Eugene!5.> Carla Bruni: No> Promises6. PJ Harvey: White Chalk7. St. Vincent: Marry Me> 8.> Amy McDonald: This is the Life> 9. Sara Grabow: Rude, Unbending and Lusty> 10.> Suzanne Vega: Beauty and Crime> 11. Tracey Thorn: Out of the Woods12. The Bird> and the Bee: The Bird and the> Bee> 13. Dot Allison: Exaltation of Larks> 14.> Au Revoir Simone: The Bird of Music15. Camera Obscura: Lets Get Out of> this> Country16. Efterklang: Under Giant Trees17. Tina Dico: Count to Ten> > > > 18.> Emma Pollock: Watch the Fireworks19. Maia Hirasawa: Though, I am Just Me> 20.> CocoRosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn> > > "My passions were> all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette> Davis)>> Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov> H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879> Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27> > > >> www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com> www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com> > > >> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:27:14 +0000> From: gordodo@optonline.net> Subject:>> top 21 of 2007> To: ecto@smoe.org> > as i am leaving town for the rest of> 2007> to the slightly warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from>> 2007...in rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in advance!jasonmy top 211.>> Good Arrows by Tunng2. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes3. The Reminder by>> Feist4. American Doll Posse by Tori Amos5. Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew> Bird6.> The Adventures Of Ghost Horse And Stillborn by CocoRosie7. Volta by> Bjork8.> Marry Me by St. Vincent9. The Brightness by Anais Mitchell10. Long> Way From> Home by Lovespirals11 Ghost Is Not Real by Husky Rescue12. In Our> Nature by> Jose Gonzalez13. The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine14. Lynn Teeter> Flower by> Maria Taylor15. Watch The Fireworks by Emma Pollock16. The Bird Of> Music by Au> Revoir Simone17. Touch Up by Mother Mother18. Parades by> Efterklang19. Keep> Your Silver Shined by Devon Sproule20. Poverina by Astrid> Swan21. Key> Principles by Nathan>> _________________________________________________________________> Fe nye spil> til din Messenger> http://www.messengerplayground.dk/?cmp=hotmail_tagline> _________________________________________________________________> Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.Download today it's FREE!> http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_sharelife_112007 _________________________________________________________________ Fe nye spil til din Messenger http://www.messengerplayground.dk/?cmp=hotmail_tagline ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:31:10 -0500 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: Re: Dot Really? That sounds promising. The personal part, that is - I've heard a few tracks from her first album (the name of which I can't recall for the life of me) and they were OK, but seemed way too...soulless to me. And then We're Only Silence just seemed like a lot of noise. In other words, it's like someone else on the list (whose name I also can't recall - sorry) said that her music "didn't seem to have a lot of Dot in it." (I'm paraphrasing.) I really wanted to like her albums, especially after hearing she was going to guest on the new Massive Attack, but couldn't. But I might give the new one a try. - -Sarah Quoting Leonora Christina Skov : > Dot's album is available through emusic - at least in my country, Denmark. I > love it. It's a lot less synth-driven and more personal than her previous > efforts and on top of it all it's remarkably psychedelic. Reminds me quite at > bit of Mazzy Star, actually. And Lisa Germano around Liquid Pig. With > a splash > of Enya, maybe, which is what several reviewers seem to hate about it.. > > > "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette > Davis) > Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov > H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27 > > > > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com > www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:18:15 +0100 From: Leonora Christina Skov Subject: RE: Dot So true. Afterglow and We are Science didn't seem to have a lot of Dot in it and consequently, her songs seemed rarther soulless, in my opinion. Here's my writeup on We are Science from emusic: This is a weird comparison, I know, but Dot Allison's second album just reminds me so very much of Sandra Cretu (voice of Enigma) around 1986. I can almost hear her sing "In the heat of the night.." instead of "I need some substance.." The pre-programmed synthesizers seem totally retro and the throbbing beats tickle my brain. I don't know whether I'm entranced or seriously annoyed. So far I have "You Can Be Replaced" stuck in my head. Try her acoustic moment "Wishing Stone" and the "Substance"-track as well. I'm happy to say that Dot has lost that peculiar Sandra Cretu-feeling. Despite the mixed reviews you should certainly give her a try this time around. "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette Davis) Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27 www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:31:10 -0500> From: morayati@email.unc.edu> To: ecto@smoe.org> Subject: Re: Dot> > Really? That sounds promising. The personal part, that is - I've heard > a few tracks from her first album (the name of which I can't recall for > the life of me) and they were OK, but seemed way too...soulless to me. > And then We're Only Silence just seemed like a lot of noise. In other > words, it's like someone else on the list (whose name I also can't > recall - sorry) said that her music "didn't seem to have a lot of Dot > in it." (I'm paraphrasing.) I really wanted to like her albums, > especially after hearing she was going to guest on the new Massive > Attack, but couldn't. But I might give the new one a try.> > -Sarah> > Quoting Leonora Christina Skov :> > > Dot's album is available through emusic - at least in my country, Denmark. I> > love it. It's a lot less synth-driven and more personal than her previous> > efforts and on top of it all it's remarkably psychedelic. Reminds me quite at> > bit of Mazzy Star, actually. And Lisa Germano around Liquid Pig. With > > a splash> > of Enya, maybe, which is what several reviewers seem to hate about it..> >> >> > "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette> > Davis)> > Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov> > H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27> >> >> >> > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com> > www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ Fe styr pe dine billeder gratis med Windows Live Billedgalleri www.windowslive.dk/billedgalleri ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:46:13 -0500 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: RE: Dot One of these days I'll learn to send these to the ecto list... That's a really interesting comparison. I actually like quite a bit of Sandra's solo work, even though it's cheesy, disco-like, and has bad lyrics. I don't know what makes me like her work and dislike Dot's early work. Maybe it's a matter of expectations. Quoting Leonora Christina Skov : > So true. Afterglow and We are Science didn't seem to have a lot of Dot in it > and consequently, her songs seemed rarther soulless, in my opinion. Here's my > writeup on We are Science from emusic: > > This is a weird comparison, I know, but Dot Allison's second album just > reminds me so very much of Sandra Cretu (voice of Enigma) around 1986. I can > almost hear her sing "In the heat of the night.." instead of "I need some > substance.." The pre-programmed synthesizers seem totally retro and the > throbbing beats tickle my brain. I don't know whether I'm entranced or > seriously annoyed. So far I have "You Can Be Replaced" stuck in my head. Try > her acoustic moment "Wishing Stone" and the "Substance"-track as well. > > I'm happy to say that Dot has lost that peculiar Sandra > Cretu-feeling. Despite > the mixed reviews you should certainly give her a try this time around. > > "My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette > Davis) > Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov > H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27 > > > > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com > www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com > > >> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:31:10 -0500> From: morayati@email.unc.edu> To: > ecto@smoe.org> Subject: Re: Dot> > Really? That sounds promising. The > personal > part, that is - I've heard > a few tracks from her first album (the name of > which I can't recall for > the life of me) and they were OK, but seemed way > too...soulless to me. > And then We're Only Silence just seemed like a lot of > noise. In other > words, it's like someone else on the list (whose > name I also > can't > recall - sorry) said that her music "didn't seem to have a lot of Dot >> in it." (I'm paraphrasing.) I really wanted to like her albums, > especially > after hearing she was going to guest on the new Massive > Attack, but > couldn't. But I might give the new one a try.> > -Sarah> > Quoting Leonora > Christina Skov :> > > Dot's album is available > through emusic - at least in my country, Denmark. I> > love it. It's a lot > less synth-driven and more personal than her previous> > efforts and > on top of > it all it's remarkably psychedelic. Reminds me quite at> > bit of Mazzy Star, > actually. And Lisa Germano around Liquid Pig. With > > a splash> > of Enya, > maybe, which is what several reviewers seem to hate about it..> >> >> > "My > passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist" (Bette> > > Davis)> > Forfatter, mag.art. Leonora Christina Skov> > H.C. Xrsteds Vej 35, > 3.tv., 1879 Frb. C. Tlf 38 19 03 81 / 26 85 67 27> >> >> >> > > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com> > www.leonoraschoice.blogspot.com > _________________________________________________________________ > Fe styr pe dine billeder gratis med Windows Live Billedgalleri > www.windowslive.dk/billedgalleri ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 06:58:03 -0800 From: michaelhh@telus.net Subject: Alison Sudol Hi Ectophiles, Just found the site of Alison Sudol - not sure if she has been discussed on this list yet, but she has a great vid/song on her home page and sounds very ecto-promising.... http://www.afinefrenzy.com "A Fine Frenzy is a blend of sounds and influences. Where there's Ella, Aretha and Louis, there's also Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Aqualung and Keane" HARP Magazine A Fine Frenzy is the music of 22 year-old Alison Sudol. Born in Seattle to dramatic-arts teacher parents, Alison moved to Los Angeles at the age five. With her newly single mother, Alison moved frequently around the city. She developed a strong love for the fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right. Alison also immersed herself in classical music, Motown, Aretha Franklin, swing bands, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, the Beatles, Technicolor movies and classic 1950's television. After teaching herself to play piano, Alison increasingly invested her internal narratives into song form. She found solace in the melodic melancholia of new global British bands Aqualung, Radiohead, Coldplay and Keane, etc... She was also moved by the diatonic minimalism of Philip Glass and the transportive allure of Icelandic music (Bjork, Sigur Ros.) Inspired, Alison developed the sound of A Fine Frenzy - hypnotic piano arrangements under classic American melody fused into irresistible, atmospheric songs with the power to reach around the world. M ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:16:40 -0500 From: "Richard Messum" Subject: Re: top 21 of 2007 I hope you'll send us all a postcard :o) My favourite 21 of 2007, in no particular order (and some were released in 2005 or 2006 but i bought them this year so they count): Happy Rhodes. "Find Me" My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade" Keane, "Under The Iron Sea" Ashley Hutchings, "Burning Bright" The White Stripes, "Icky Thump" Ray Davies, "Working Man's Cafi" Collective Soul, "Afterwords" Joan Osborne, "Breakfast In Bed" June Tabor, "Apples" Richard Thompson, "Sweet Warrior" Runrig, "Everything You See" Joni Mitchell, "Shine" John Kirkpatrick & Chris Parkinson, "Sultans Of Squeeze" Kathy Mattea, "Right Out Of Nowhere" Bjork, "Volta" John Fogerty, "Revival" The Foo Fighters, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" The Beatles, "Love" Free, "The BBC Sessions" Peter Hammill, "Singularity" Matchbox Twenty, "Exile On Mainstream." Richard - ----- Original Message ----- From: gordodo@optonline.net To: ecto@smoe.org Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:27 AM Subject: top 21 of 2007 as i am leaving town for the rest of 2007 to the slightly warmer south pacific :), here are my favorite 21 from 2007...in rough but not exact orderhappy holidays in advance!jasonmy top 211. Good Arrows by Tunng2. Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes3. The Reminder by Feist4. American Doll Posse by Tori Amos5. Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird6. The Adventures Of Ghost Horse And Stillborn by CocoRosie7. Volta by Bjork8. Marry Me by St. Vincent9. The Brightness by Anais Mitchell10. Long Way From Home by Lovespirals11 Ghost Is Not Real by Husky Rescue12. In Our Nature by Jose Gonzalez13. The Trumpet Child by Over The Rhine14. Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor15. Watch The Fireworks by Emma Pollock16. The Bird Of Music by Au Revoir Simone17. Touch Up by Mother Mother18. Parades by Efterklang19. Keep Your Silver Shined by Devon Sproule20. Poverina by Astrid Swan21. Key Principles by Nathan - -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.14/1172 - Release Date: 12/5/2007 8:41 AM ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #329 ***************************