January 12, 2007
Amanda's Top Ten 2006
Posted by Amanda Rose at January 12, 2007 3:51 AMHal took the minimalist approach to this project, I went the otherway with an unwieldly sprawl of music I felt inspired about. Too much, I think. My official HW top ten is dissected here, and then a few extras omitted the first time round.
The short version is:
Best Dylan Album of the Year:
1. Modern Times Bob Dylan
Best Non- Dylan Album of the Year:
1. Starving Winter Report Deadstring Brothers
2. Nashville Solomon Burke
3. American Recordings V/Personal File Johnny Cash
4. Breathe Dan Bern
5. Gypsum Strings/Second Guessing Oakley Hall
6. Do I Move You Janiva Magness
7. Childish Things James McMurtry
8. Leave the Light On Chris Smither
9. The Animal Years Josh Ritter
10. Seeger Sessions Bruce Springsteen
Hono(u)rable Mentions:
Foothill Dandy Cyndi Boste
Bronx in Blue Dion [E]
Ghost Repeater Jeffrey Foucault
Having got a tenuous grip on '06, I look to '07. The first big release I see is Lucinda Williams' West on February 13. The snippets so far at Lost Highway sound mighty fine.
I went with the late 2005 US release date for James McMurtry's "Childish Things". I should have put it on my list too. He's never made a bad album.
Posted by: Hal at January 12, 2007 7:37 AMWhen I tried to listen to the "members only" Lucinda clips, I kept getting the "page not found" error. Did you have that problem?
Posted by: valerie at January 12, 2007 7:54 AM
