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Just ordered that new Tom Zé from an eBay seller. Should arrive in a few weeks. No, I guess that I can't wait. Especially when there is no US release date out there.

Not a "great" show, per se. Still, I find myself involuntarily laughing out loud several times every episode. Just fucking ridiculous, really. So, I guess that I am an absurdist.

Totally disagree. Best album of 2012, IMO.

Thanks for the heads-up on this one. I'm gonna have to try to go.

Yep. He produced it. And I think that Paul Fieg directed most, if not all of the episodes. Also introduced to the world: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, and a few other folks. Amazing cast. Amazing writing. Amazing everything.

Rewatched a couple of episodes of Freaks and Geeks last night. Just confirmed what I already knew and stated: Best Ever.

Thanks, J!

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

To me a "10" album is where every song is not only essential, but the sequencing is also perfect, as well. Where I am compelled to listen to the album from beginning to end, with no interruptions. So, it's not necessarily my "best of all time" list, but is a category unto itself. Of course while most of these do overlap with my all-time favorites, there are several that don't quite make it into the upper echelons (top 20). That said, I agree with: Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister Here are the rest of those that I can think of offhand: Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Neutral Milk

Welcome aboard! EDIT: Looks like we share a birthday. Only, I was born 25 years earlier.

Originally posted the link in another forum, but I tweaked the mix a hair from the original. So I thought that I would re-post it in here and see if I could get some more feedback. "You Wrote This Song" Was trying to decide whether or not to post it, but in the end you can see what was my choice. This is the one that I am shopping around to see if I can get any takers in Nashville. Hell, I think that with a horn section and the right singer this might sound good as an RnB tune, too. It's a friend's fiancée singing the lead vocal and she just killed it! All I do on there is play acousti

Looks like Grant Hart may be coming out with a new one. Record time for him! Just released this single a month or so ago and right there it says that it's from a "soon-to-be-released album." YAY!!!

Listening to this now -- streaming at YouTube. True, it's only 14 of the 16 songs on the album, but I just have to hear it! Not disappointing. It was released in Brazil back in September, but I will be waiting for this to come out in the US for a while longer. Hoping that a friend of mine in Brazil will be able to pick me up a copy and send it along soon. Here is a taste over at YouTube:

Ouch.

I think that I only saw one concert in 2013, but it was a pretty good one: Justin Townes Earle @ the Park West, Chicago.

So, I've probably only heard 20 new releases this year, so take the list with a grain of salt. That said, my top 5 are as good as any top 5 that I can remember from any year in recent history. The Top 11 1. Kelly Hogan - I Like to Keep Myself In Pain So, this is what you get when you take one of the best singers working today and have some of the best songwriters out there write songs specifically for her to sing. A home run in every single way. 2. Barry Adamson - I Will Set You Free Barry continues his hot streak with one of the more song-oriented albums that he's done. Great arran

Not that most of you (any of you) care, but I am pretty damn psyched for THIS one. Paste Magazine review:

Glad to see this thread come back up, as I was just considering doing another run-through of the entire series. Still the best-ever, IMO.

On record, yes. And yet, live, they are remarkably inconsistent.

That has always been my problem with Spiritualized: brilliant songs that just go on a little (or a lot) too long. Thing is, with this album the length of the songs really isn't bothering me too much. Not sure if it's that these songs are so much better, or that I am getting more patient with them as I get older. I think that I need to revisit all the old albums of theirs.