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06-15-07 Footnotes
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1 The Mid-Year Best of 2007
Jim and Greg just couldn’t wait until the end of the year to start picking their favorite albums, so they’ve decided to name the Best Albums of 2007…So Far.
Here are the records they discuss on the show:
Jim
Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
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Nine Inch Nails, Year Zero
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El-P, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
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Apples in Stereo, New Magnetic Wonder
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Glenn Mercer, Wheels in Motion
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Greg
Tim Fite, Over the Counter Culture
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The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
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LCD Sound System, Sound of Silver
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Peter Bjorn & John, Writer’s Block
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Mavis Staples, We’ll Never Turn Back
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Here are Jim and Greg’s full lists:
Jim
Contenders for My Top Ten (in alphabetical order)
1. Air, “Pocket Symphony” (Astralwerks)
2. The Apples in Stereo, “New Magnetic Wonder” (Simian/Yep Roc)
3. Arctic Monkeys, “Favorite Worst Nightmare” (Domino)
4. Battles, “Mirrored” (Warped)
4. El-P, “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead” (Def Jux)
5. Tim Fite, “Over the Counter Culture” (www.timfite.com)
6. LCD Soundsystem, “Sound of Silver” (DFA/EMI)
7. Glenn Mercer, “Wheels in Motion” (Pravda)
8. Modest Mouse, “We Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank” (Epic)
9. Nine Inch Nails, “Year Zero” (Interscope)
10. Peter Bjorn and John, “Writer’s Block” (Almost Gold Recordings)
Other Strong Contenders (in alphabetical order)
Tori Amos, “American Doll Posse” (Epic)
The Arcade Fire, “The Neon Bible” (Merge)
The Eternals, “Heavy International” (Aesthetics)
Bright Eyes, “Cassadaga” (Saddle Creek)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, “Some Loud Thunder” (self-released)
Jill Cunniff, “City Beach” (The Militia Group)
Fall Out Boy, “From Infinity on High” (Island)
The Good, the Bad & the Queen, “The Good, the Bad & the Queen” (Virgin)
Ted Leo, “Living with the Living” (Touch and Go)
Low, “Drums and Guns” (Sub Pop)
Paul McCartney, “Memory Almost Full” (Hear Music)
Porcupine Tree, “Fear of a Blank Planet,” (Atlantic)
Rush, “Snakes & Arrows” (Anthem/Atlantic)
The Shins, “Wincing the Night Away” (Sub Pop)
Elliott Smith, “New Moon” (Kill Rock Stars)
Mavis Staples, “We’ll Never Turn Back” (Anti-)
Wilco, “Sky Blue Sky” (Nonesuch) [3 stars]
Wild Carnation, “Superbus” (Lucky Pig Records)
Greg
Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back
Tim Fite, Over the Counter Culture
Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
LCD Soundsytem, "Sound of Silver"
Peter Bjorn and John, Writer's Block
Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dandelion Gum
Nine Inch Nails, Year Zero
Apples in Stereo, New Magnetic Wonder
El-P, I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Battles, Mirrored
Shins, Wincing the Night Away
Caetano Veloso, Cê
Low, Drums and Guns
Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare
Modest Mouse, The Ship Even Sank
Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
Tori Amos, American Doll Posse
Comas, Spells
Sea and Cake, Everybody
Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior
Songs Featured in Show #81
Modest Mouse, “Parting of the Sensory,” We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, 2007
Tim Fite, It’s All Right Here, Over the Counter Culture, 2007
Nine Inch Nails, “My Violent Heart,” Year Zero, 2007
Besnard Lakes, “Disaster,” The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse, 2007
The Arctic Monkeys, “Brianstorm,” Favourite Worst Nightmare, 2007
El-P, “The Overly Dramatic Truth,” I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, 2007
LCD Soundsystem, “All My Friends,” Sound of Silver, 2007
Apples in Stereo, “Same Old Drag,” New Magnetic Wonder, 2007
Peter Bjorn & John, “Objects of My Affection,” Writer’s Block, 2007
Battles, “Atlas,” Mirrored, 2007
Glenn Mercer, “Whatever Happened,” Wheels in Motion, 2007
Mavis Staples, “99 and 1/2", We’ll Never Turn Back, 2007
The Beatles, “Within You, Without You,” Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967
Tori Amos, “Secret Spell,” American Doll Posse, 2007
Tori Amos, “Body and Soul,” American Doll Posse, 2007
Paul McCartney, “Ever Present Past,” Memory Almost Full, 2007
Paul McCartney, “Feet in the Clouds,” Memory Almost Full, 2007
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