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navy-soup-digest        Monday, January 6 2003        Volume 06 : Number 003



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  [OAC] My top 10 CDs/shows of 2002          [Paul Schreiber <shrub@mac.com>]

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Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:38:03 -0800
From: Paul Schreiber <shrub@mac.com>
Subject: [OAC] My top 10 CDs/shows of 2002

Best CDs of 2002
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1. Charlotte Martin, One Girl Army
   Charlotte Martin, test-drive songs
- - Prepare to be blown away by dark, emotive piano pop. Charlotte soars.

2. Jason Mraz, Waiting for My Rocket to Come
    Jason Mraz, Sold Out (in Stereo)
- - Jason put out not one, but two wonderful discs full of his unique 
brand of jazzy folky pop and far far too clever wordplay. Believe the 
hype.

3. Dave's True Story, Dave's True Story (rerelease)
- - Wonderful jazz discovered via the movie "Kissing Jessica Stein."

4. Sarah Slean, Night Bugs
- - Sarah continues to evolve and impress; this goes from the catchy 
"Bank Accounts" to an electronica-infused rework of "Weight"

5. Emm Gryner, Asianblue
   also see: Shine (single)
- - Emm has done it again with what is simply a great pop album, full of 
clever hooks and obscure lyrics. "Symphonic" reeled me in.

6. Diana Krall, Live in Paris
- - No missteps this time around. Krall and her band deliver great jazz.

7. Think of England, Think of England
- - These guys rock out; libbie's voice does wonderful things.

8. Gary Jules, Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets
- - Sometimes great songwriting sneaks up on you.

Best shows
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1. Steve Poltz, Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, 11/30/02
2. Kathrin Shorr, Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, 3/1/02
3. Jason Mraz, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, 10/20/02
4. Great Big Sea, Slim's, San Francisco, 4/26/02
5. Steve Poltz, The Casbah, San Diego, 11/29/02
6. Emm Gryner, my house (living room show), Sunnyvale, 7/13/02
7. Think of England, The Warfield, San Francisco, 10/15/02
8. Andrew Kerr, my house (living room show), Sunnyvale, 8/22/02
9. Libbie Schrader, Bazaar Cafe, San Francisco, 9/10/02
10. Matt Nathanson, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, 2/19/02


Paul

          shad 96c / uw cs 2001
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