the year that was…2007.
Sonicdork.com Presents…….
THE YEAR THAT WAS….2007.
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The best records of 2007. Seriously. (in no real order….except for #1)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Tegan & Sara - The Con
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
Feist - The Reminder
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
The National - Boxer
Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Elliott Smith - New Moon
Menomena - Friend And Foe
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
John Davis - Arigato! and….
Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
and the best album of 2007???? Dr. Dog - We All Belong
Imagine if The Beatles decided to sound more like The Band in ‘68….well, that’s Dr. Dog. An amazing album, filled to the brim with amazing pop hooks that make you jealous as a songwriter.
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Honorable Mention Albums.
The Killers - Sawdust
Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
Against Me - New Wave
Kanye West - Graduation
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Best Reissue/Remaster
Superdrag - 4 Track Rock!/Bender
Led Zeppelin - Mothership
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Best TV of 2007
The Riches
Mad Men
Dirty Sexy Money
The Sopranos
Big Love
30 Rock
The Office
The Graham Norton Show
Extras
Big Bang Theory
Gossip Girl (fuck you..I enjoy it)
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TV that could have been so much better in 2007
American Idol - I can’t even remember who won… I stopped watching very early on. No memorable contestants.
24 - The first 4 episodes…..awesome. The following 20? I kept watching thinking that it would get better. It didn’t.
Heroes - Not enough build-up. They should have come out of the gate with superpowers abound….. instead….we got Hiro fucking around in the past, and Claire and her new boyfriend. Boo.
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I did enjoy films in 2007
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hot Fuzz
The History Boys
Knocked Up
Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix
Sicko
Superbad
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Top Rock SHOWS Of ‘07
Superdrag @ City Hall, Nashville
Rilo Kiley @ Variety Playhouse
Stars @ Variety Playhouse
The New Pornographers @ Variety Playhouse
Elvis Costello/Bob Dylan (although Dylan sounded like a dragon…) @ Gwinnett Center
The Dears @ Variety Playhouse
Midlake @ The Earl
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What I’m looking forward to in ‘08
A good job.
More rock shows and the new album from The Brothers Gore.
The Dark Knight
Hellboy 2
Zeppelin tour?
New Queen album.
Losing weight.
A sonicdork podcast.
Happy New Year everyone!!!! Here’s to 2008! Cheers!
