Ten years of good tunes

[farrarfan1]

I have never understood the lack of love for Okemah on this board. No mention so far on any of these 10 year lists.

You know how sometimes you listen to a record over and over again trying to figure out why everyone who has the same taste as you likes it so much, and you just can't figure out what they’re hearing that’s supposedly so great? For me, Okemah is just the opposite. So many hardcore Jay fans list it as one of his worst if not THE worst, but for me it’s seriously a close # 2 behind Trace on my Jay's best list. I need to figure out why I'm in the minority for loving it.

Not too hard to understand at all. To this hardcore fan the only songs on Okemah that have any appeal are Atmosphere and Bandages and Scars. The rest of the songs just missed the mark, sadly.

[countryfeedback]

1997
Straightaways
REM New Adventures in Hi Fi
1998
Wide Swing Tremolo
2001
The Shins - O, Inverted World
2004
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005
The National - Alligator
2006
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
2007
The National - Boxer
Bruce Springsteen - Magic

Great list Trellis, except for the Bruce I am with ya.

New Adventures in Hi Fi was released in 1996. Get it right.

[calexico]

1997
Straightaways
REM New Adventures in Hi Fi
1998
Wide Swing Tremolo
2001
The Shins - O, Inverted World
2004
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005
The National - Alligator
2006
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
2007
The National - Boxer
Bruce Springsteen - Magic

Great list Trellis, except for the Bruce I am with ya.

[gdavis5446]

I have never understood the lack of love for Okemah on this board. No mention so far on any of these 10 year lists.

You know how sometimes you listen to a record over and over again trying to figure out why everyone who has the same taste as you likes it so much, and you just can't figure out what they’re hearing that’s supposedly so great? For me, Okemah is just the opposite. So many hardcore Jay fans list it as one of his worst if not THE worst, but for me it’s seriously a close # 2 behind Trace on my Jay's best list. I need to figure out why I'm in the minority for loving it.

I am not sure what year it came out off hand, but I think Decoration Day is the best record of the last 10 years.

p.s. gdavis is my hero for this entry:

2006
Drag The River - It's Crazy


Could NOT agree more....Definitely the best damn thang I heard last year...

Thanks. I've been listening to Closed a lot these days too. Jon from Drag The River posts here from time to time. He seems like good people. And Decoration Day came out in 2003. I am not sure why I left it off my list. That record along with Dirty South are two of my favorites. And I like Okemah too, but listing Jay records on here as favorites always seems redundant to me.

[camaroheadus]

I have never understood the lack of love for Okemah on this board. No mention so far on any of these 10 year lists.

You know how sometimes you listen to a record over and over again trying to figure out why everyone who has the same taste as you likes it so much, and you just can't figure out what they’re hearing that’s supposedly so great? For me, Okemah is just the opposite. So many hardcore Jay fans list it as one of his worst if not THE worst, but for me it’s seriously a close # 2 behind Trace on my Jay's best list. I need to figure out why I'm in the minority for loving it.

I am not sure what year it came out off hand, but I think Decoration Day is the best record of the last 10 years.

p.s. gdavis is my hero for this entry:

2006
Drag The River - It's Crazy


Could NOT agree more....Definitely the best damn thang I heard last year...

i hear ya...

[savtrace]

I have never understood the lack of love for Okemah on this board. No mention so far on any of these 10 year lists.

You know how sometimes you listen to a record over and over again trying to figure out why everyone who has the same taste as you likes it so much, and you just can't figure out what they’re hearing that’s supposedly so great? For me, Okemah is just the opposite. So many hardcore Jay fans list it as one of his worst if not THE worst, but for me it’s seriously a close # 2 behind Trace on my Jay's best list. I need to figure out why I'm in the minority for loving it.

I am not sure what year it came out off hand, but I think Decoration Day is the best record of the last 10 years.

p.s. gdavis is my hero for this entry:

2006
Drag The River - It's Crazy


Could NOT agree more....Definitely the best damn thang I heard last year...

[calexico]

Looks like we all forgot a few favourites in our own lists.

[Trellis]

1997
Straightaways
REM New Adventures in Hi Fi
1998
Wide Swing Tremolo
2001
The Shins - O, Inverted World
2004
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005
The National - Alligator
2006
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
2007
The National - Boxer
Bruce Springsteen - Magic

Some of my highlights over the last ten years. If I had time to track down more dates I'd slip in some Tragically Hip (Phantom Power), New Pornographers (Twin Cinema), Tool, and Stars (Set on Fire)

[trousersnakeandlarry]

I thought Being THere was 1996...

Great contributions by all. Definitely some new tunes for me to check out.
Of all of the ones suggested, REM Up is the one I missed that is a personal favorite. What a great album.

[countryfeedback]

No fans of Beck here,huh...?
He's a genius... really...

I had Sea Change up there. By far his most brilliant album.

[megaballs1]

No fans of Beck here,huh...?
He's a genius... really...

[sturgeongeneral]

'97: straightaways
'98: wide swing tremolo
'99: shine eyed mister zen; kelly joe phelps
'00: all that you can't leave behind; u2
'01: ease down the road; bonnie prince billy &
wicked grin; john hammond & sebastopol
'02: stuck on the way back: david jacobs-strain
'03: terroir blues & decoration day; drive by truckers
'04: our endless numbered days; iron & wine;
& tell it to the dust; anders parker
'05: master of disaster; john hiatt &
mile markers; bastard sons of johnny cash
'06: modern times; dylan & not forgotten; malcolm holcombe
'07: the search &
raising sand; robert plant & alison krauss
& music for the motion picture into the wild; eddie vedder

[gdavis5446]

Here's a few you missed or forgot about or think suck

1997
Old 97's - Too Far To Care
Elliot Smith - Either/Or
Neckbones - Souls On Fire

1998
The Pernice Brother - Overcome By Happieness
Golden Smog - Weird Tales

1999
Joe Strummer - Rock Art and The XRay Style
Alejandro Escovedo - Bourbonitis Blues

2000
Compulsice Gamblers - Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing
Grandaddy - Sophtware Slump
Challenger 7 - Payola
Ween - White Pepper

2001
Beulah - The Coast Is Never Clear
Built To Spill – Ancient Melodies Of The Future

2002
Reighning Sound - Time Bomb High School
Paul Westerberg - Mono/Stereo
Neko Case - Blacklisted

2003
Sun Kil Moon - Ghost Of The Great Highway
Eels - Shootenanny

2004
The Black Keys - Ruber Factory
Two Cow Garage - The Wall Against Our Backs
Bobby Bare Jr - From The End Of Your Leash

2005
The National - Alligator
Marah - If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry

2006
Drag The River - It's Crazy
Dr Dog - We All Belong

2007
The National - Boxer
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
The Ponys - Turn The Lights Out

[Tokyo Fan]

Man, y'all have record collections that...that...leave me speechless! The premise said "favorites" so here's a few of mine that weren"t already mentioned:

1997: Bottle Rockets '24 Hours a Day'

2000: Mark Olson & the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers 'My Own Jo Ellen'

2001: Alejandro Escovedo 'A Man Under the Influence'

2002: Jay Bennett & Edward Burch 'The Palace at 4 a.m. (Part 1)

2003: Steve Forbert 'Solo Live in Bethlehem'
Neil Young & Crazy Horse 'Greendale'

2004: Jay Farrar 'Stone, Steel & Bright Lights'

2005 (or 6?): Ryan Adams & the Cardinals 'Cold Roses'

[countryfeedback]

How the hell did I forget Being There. Thats a no brainer.