Charles Mininger

1. Darker Than Blue -- Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980

Classic soul and R&B from the 70s reinterpreted as
reggae songs. The song selections have a strong
militant, black power bent. Best cut…..War's
"Slipping Into Darkness" sung by Carl Bradney and
produced by Scratch Perry ..it burns.

2. Roots – Game Theory – Listened to this for two
weeks straight. Favorite song, ‘long time’.

3. Eccentric Soul -- The Deep City Label

From the vaults of the Deep City Label, musicians,
many of whom were members of Florida A&M’s marching
100 lay down some driving soul and R&B, much of which
none of us have ever heard before.

3. Donny Hathaway – Everything is everything

4. K os – Joyful Rebellion –

MC from Canada comes to save the hip-hop

5. Black Uhuru – Red
6. The Band – Last Waltz

I really don’t want to hear it. Yes it’s old and no I
just didn’t discover it. Anyways, Muddy Waters, Van
Morrison, Mavis Staples, Dr. John, and many more, plus
The Band. I like it.

7. Allan Brothers – Live at Fillmore East –

I don’t care, I like it.

8. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, are you the Destroyer
–

Songs 5 and 6 is top notch, I poop on the rest
of the album.

9. Radiodread –

Turns OK computer into a dub and reggae album... very
nice.

10. Brenda Russell – Greatest Hits

Piano in the Dark is my jam!!

Rick Sieber

Best of 2007 (So Far)

Here is my mid-year report, highly subject to change by the end of the year. I’ve limited my lists to those albums that were officially released before June 30. Look for a major list shake-up once albums from Spoon, New Pornographers, Interpol, PJ Harvey & Radiohead arrive, and once I make good on my resolution to listen to more hip-hop. Many thanks to all of the friends and critics who introduced me to much of this music.

Albums:

1. Tones of Town – Field Music
2. Wincing the Night Away – The Shins
3. Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
4. The Good, the Bad, & the Queen – The Good, the Bad, & the Queen
5. Never Hear the End of It – Sloan
6. Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney
7. Neon Bible – Arcade Fire
8. Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
9. The Far Now – David Kilgour
10. Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? – Of Montreal

Bubbling Under:

God Save the Clientele – The Clientele

Back Numbers – Dean & Britta

Traffic & Weather – Fountains of Wayne

Release the Stars – Rufus Wainwright

Writer’s Block – Peter, Bjorn, & John

Tracks:

1. “Ever Present Past” – Paul McCartney
2. “No Cars Go” – Arcade Fire
3. “Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse” – Of Montreal
4. “North American Scum” – LCD Soundsystem
5. “Sea Legs” – The Shins
6. “Plasticities” – Andrew Bird
7. “Rehab” – Amy Winehouse
8. “Disaster” – The Besnard Lakes
9. “Between My Legs” – Rufus Wainwright
10. “Grace Kelly” – Mika

Bubbling Under:

“A House is Not A Home” – Field Music

“Someone Great” – LCD Soundsystem

“Cryptograms” – Deerhunter

“Amsterdam” – Peter, Bjorn, & John

“Someone to Love” – Fountains of Wayne