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Wednesday, February 04, 2004

I can't believe that Australian radio audiences have voted Jet with the number one song of the year. WTF is that about. I don't think I have ever heard such a blatant rip off in my life. I think I am going to start my own garage/retro/punk band, maybe I will ask my ex-wife/sister to join me and ask Drew Berrymore out on a date. Even though I am not a big fan of the genre, I have total respect for the bands that started it. I guess Julian Casablancas said it best with "The Jets make me not want to make music."

The rest of the list is as predictable and disappointing as ever:

1. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
2. Outkast - Hey Ya!
3. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
4. Powderfinger - (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
5. Coldplay - Clocks (Royksopp Remix)
6. The Cat Empire - Hello
7. Powderfinger - Sunsets
8. John Butler Trio - Zebra
9. Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
10. Powderfinger - Love Your Way

What really boggles my mind is that a song that serves as the backdrop for every commercial on television at the moment can be listed at number 5. However, I am not one to talk, most people find my taste crap. I am trying to learn that musical taste is an opinion, and people have a right to it. Ms. Highco even tried to bait me into a musical diatribe the other night, and I resisted.

So, here are Seppo's top 10 for 2003:


10. New Pornographers - Electric Version - I love Neko Case's voice, and this is another example of the backing vocals making an album. How good does she sound in the background, and who would guess that her other band is country.




9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell - If you would have asked me six months ago, this would have been my number one... but as much as I love the album, it hasn't had as much staying power as I thought it would. However, they have made a huge impact, especially on the New York Garage scene.



8. Christina Aguilera - Stripped - Ok, I do some volunteer work at the hospital, and the next thing you know, the kids have got me hooked. Part of my job in life is make fun of pop music. However, this girls voice is unbelievable. Listen to the dance version of Beautiful more than once and you will be singing it everywhere you go. Xtina, I love you!!!



7. Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand A Scar - I am a sad, skinny teenage girl with boy issues, and I don't care what you think. I love this album, I want to be in the audience, with the crying girls, singing my heart out with Chris Carrabba and I don't give a flying fuck what you or the critics say.



6. Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance - Punk or Emo, I don't know what to call it, but these guys know how to take you on a roller coaster ride. They are kind of the antithesis to the whole Strokes core of the song idea (Elastica did it first, in my opinion). When you get to the end of each track, you feel like you've been on a staggering journey over four minutes. Fantastic stuff.



5. Paul Okanfold - Great Wall - Get me to listen to Justin Timberlake and love it and you win in my book. There are some mixes on here that are mind blowing. Turn off the lights, put on your headphones and discover why they call it trance.




4. Liz Phair - Liz Phair - Ok, so the woman created the best album of the last two decades, had a baby, got divorced and now she wants to make a pop record. I don't think one critic has actually listened to this album more than once. Play it a few times, and your hooked. No, it doesn't have the impact that Exile in Guyville did, but it isn't meant to. It's a thirty six year old woman trying to get her dues, and it rocks.



3. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow - Listened to this for about a week non-stop, and on the plane throughout Europe and America. Got into the car in Minnesota and my dad says, "Have you heard this yet." Great album, fantastic songwriting




2. Postal Service - Give Up - Billed as "Intelligent Dance Music" this album has some moments that will stick in your head for a long time. I've never been a huge Death Cab for Cutie fan, but Ben Gibbard's writing really shines here. Sometimes a backing vocalist can lift a record to new hieghts, and Jenny Lewis and Jen Wood make for a inspiring yet haunting finished product. "Clark Gable" is fastenating in its use of lyrical imagry. I feel like I know exactly where the protagonist is coming from.



1. Ryan Adams - Rock and Roll - This is Adams' fuck you to the music business, he CAN beat Jack White at his own game. He can take on any genre he wants and make it his own. Who knew so many influences could be so cohesive. Every song on here should be a classic. Ha, the first track is the best fuck you ever, take that Strokes, This is it.
... Seppo 3:14 pm...