PoOPlists 2009

John Greak Poop 09

2009: The Year In Muse-Ick 2009, you are barely three weeks past in the rear view mirror of life and I’m already getting sentimental over you. Not that you were a very good partner, just that 2010 has started out no better than the miscreant year that was. Okay ’09, in your defense, you were only miserable for a few months. You provided some massive highs – an Obama inauguration, lots of great music, lots of great times spent with friends, and on some magical evenings a combination of the two that reminded me why we’re all here in the…


Michael Hodgkiss Poop 09

  Buy New or Used through amazon Wilco WILCO THE ALBUM By far the best recording of the year,and Wilco’s best not only for this year but in quite some time. Burned a few copies for my car, home, iPod, alarm clock, etc. Had the sucker on constantly and never got tired of listening to it.   Buy New or Used through amazon Rosanne Cash THE LIST Geez, I remember getting lists from my parents too, but my album would be filled with songs like MOW THE LAWN YOU LAZY SOB, or the famous MAKE SURE THERE IS GAS WHEN…


Andrew Stewart Poop 09

  Buy New or Used through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 1. Avett Brothers/I and Love and You: These shaggy bluegrass underdogs make some questionable choices, going for big production and an even bigger sound, and somehow come up with a kind of a masterpiece. Chock full of fantastic songs – epic piano ballads and twangy rockers – this album sounds like they’ve been planted, tended, watered, blossomed, and grown ten feet high. Stunning.   Buy New or Used through amazon 2. Wilco/Wilco (The Album): Every hipster critic’s favorite target, this lean, muscular pop-oriented set stands up to anything…


Irv Rosen Poop 09

What I Listened to in 2009 I just can’t do this anymore. Music seems to have lost most of its relevance. I listen to almost no new music, i.e. music by new artists. I only listen to new and old music from the old fogies I mostly grew up on. Why? I suppose it is meant to be this way. Today’s music does not speak to me for the most part. Is it a quality issue? Maybe. Is it older age? Probably. I am amazed at the shelf life of the music of the 60’s and 70’s. Not only for…


John Lefsky Poop 09

I’m finding hard to be interesting, clever, whatever, this year. Most of you know that we lost one of our members, and I lost a friend and boss, Jack Goldberg. All I can hope for is that he would have liked some of the music on this list, and I am sure he would have found most of it annoying as hell.      On a positive note, there was so much good music this year, I couldn’t keep up. So, to get as many titles in as I can, I’m keeping the chatter down to…   Buy New or Used through…


Paul Cangelosi Poop 09

(in no particular order) This POOP is dedicated to Lux Interior. My Hero, my Buddy, my Teacher.   Buy New or Used through amazon Le Reno Amps – Tear it Open (Drift): Scottish band that hits the mark on a few genres. There are songs with a rockabilly flavor and even a couple that you can hear a They Might Be Giants thing going on. This is a great disc for when you have company and just can’t decide what to put on. There’s something for everyone.   But New or Used through amazon   OR   @ eMusic Wau…


Jeff Schwartz Poop 09

This is what I was able to muscle out this year, please read responsibly……….   Buy New or Used through amazon WOLFMOTHER – Cosmic Egg Yes, Sabbath, yes White Stripes/Jack White, but how about WOLFMOTHER? They do bring their own sound to the table you know. And to reiterate a phrase that’s often echoed here in the poop, “NO Sophomore Slump Here!”. With songs that completely rock out like “Back Round” & “Pilgrim” plus the softer amazing tunes like “Caroline” & “Violence of the Sun” and the heavy melodic ones like “Sundial”, this record is Flawless, yes I said it…


Ken Beck Poop 09

  Buy New or Used through amazon  OR   @ eMusic 1. St. Vincent – Actor [4AD] A sublime blend of John Cale, Bowie and the edginess of TV on the Radio. Annie Clark sure plays a mean guitar.   Buy New or Used through amazon  OR   @ eMusic 2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest [Warp] Finally an album to rival Department of Eagles’ “In Ear Park”. Far more listenable and satisfying than Animal Collective’s release from this year.   Name Your Link  OR   @ eMusic 3. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy [Warner Brothers] Hard to…


Rich Allen Poop 09

Rich Allen Poop 2009 PDF If you click the link above (and your browser has scripting enabled for scribd.com) the document will open in a child window at www.scribd.com. Look for the button to read it full page If you right (Mac: “apple” key) click on the link you can above you can choose to download it to your computer and read it locally If you need a PDF reader, there are several decent free readers. To avoid bloat on your system it’s best to stay away from Acrobat Reader. Instead, we highly recommend Foxit Reader and the even lighter…


Jamie Hosley Poop 09

09 was an interesting year. Since this is my second year of POOP I did a better job of noting what I listened to throughout the year and managed to actually get a larger list together this time around. These albums are in no particular order, they are just the 10 that I came back to the most often over the course of the year in general.   Buy through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 1. Illinois: The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe I referenced this album last year, at that time only a few “chapters” were available, finally this…


Emilio Gironda Poop 09

The POOP for 2009, in no particular order:   Buy New or Used through amazon Neko Case – Middle Cyclone   Buy @ amazon OR Buy @ eMusic Tom Russell – Blood and Candle Smoke   Buy New or Used through amazon Little Walter – The Complete Chess Masters 1950-1967   Buy New or Used through amazon Joe Henry – Blood from the Sky   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @ eMusic Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women   Buy New or Used through amazon Allan Toussaint – Bright Mississippi   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @ eMusic Lee Fields and the Expressions – My World   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @…


Peter Aaron Poop 09

     Buy New or Used from amazon 1) Various Artists Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 (Ace/KentRecords) Pricey import that matches the hype. Almost uniformly slow-burning but still the best soul box since Rhino’s 1997 Beg, Scream & Shout!, hands down.       Buy through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 2) Tinariwen Imidiwan: Companions (World Village) After 2007’s comparatively studio-driven Aman Iman: Water is Life, Mali’s masters of desert psych-blues strip it back down to the roots. Heady and addictive.      Buy New or Used through amazon 3) Various Artists Where the…


Dan Wilmer Poop 09

This Year’s Best Indie Rock and Alt Country   Buy New or Used through amazon  OR   @ eMusic 1.Drummer – Feel Good Together “Four drummers, not drumming.” This side project of mostly Akron-based musicians is led by Patrick Carney, the drummer from the Black Keys. The triumphant anthems on this record were my favorites by far this year.  Buy New or Used from amazon   OR   @ eMusic 2.Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix The 4th record from these guys finally proves that French Rock n Roll isn’t an oxymoron.   Get it at eMusic 3.Surf City – Surf…


Jamie Hosley Poop 09

09 was an interesting year. Since this is my second year of POOP I did a better job of noting what I listened to throughout the year and managed to actually get a larger list together this time around. These albums are in no particular order, they are just the 10 that I came back to the most often over the course of the year in general.   Buy through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 1. Illinois: The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe I referenced this album last year, at that time only a few “chapters” were available, finally this…


Mike Miller Poop 09

  Buy from amazon  OR   @ eMusic Ray Barbee meets the Mattson 2 – s/t   Buy New or Used through amazon The Embassadores – Coptic Dub   Download from eMusic Emilie Proulx – La Lenteur Alentour   Buy through amazon  OR @ eMusic Lhasa De Sela – Lhasa   Buy New or Used through amazon Lay Low – Farewell Goodnights Sleep   Buy through amazon  OR   @ eMusic John Doe & The Sadies – Country Club   Buy through amazon  OR   @ eMusic Ceu – Vagarosa   Buy through amazon  OR   @ eMusic Jeb Loy…


Tim Broun Poop 09

Try as I might, 2009 seems to be the year I officially entered old-fartdom. I could only find one single new studio recorded release that I felt enthusiastic enough about to include on this list.   Buy New or Used through amazon 01. Kraftwerk – Remasters (Astralwerks)   Buy New or Used through amazon 02. Tom Waits – Glitter & Doom (Anti)   Buy New or Used through amazon 03. Tom Waits – Orphans (vinyl version) (Anti)   Buy @ amazon   OR   Buy @ eMusic 04. Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um: 50th Anniversary Edition (Columbia Legacy)   Buy at Hip-O Select 05….


Peter Aaron Poop 09

     Buy New or Used from amazon 1) Various Artists Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 (Ace/KentRecords) Pricey import that matches the hype. Almost uniformly slow-burning but still the best soul box since Rhino’s 1997 Beg, Scream & Shout!, hands down.       Buy through amazon   OR   @ eMusic 2) Tinariwen Imidiwan: Companions (World Village) After 2007’s comparatively studio-driven Aman Iman: Water is Life, Mali’s masters of desert psych-blues strip it back down to the roots. Heady and addictive.      Buy New or Used through amazon 3) Various Artists Where the…


Tony Lopez Poop 09

THE BEST OF 2009   Buy @ amazon  OR   @ eMusic 01. The Reigning Sound – Love and Curses   Buy through amazon   OR through eMusic  02. Black Hollies – Softly Towards The Light   Buy through CD Baby  OR  through eMusic 03. Wau Y Los Arghhhs!!! – ¡¡¡Viven!!!   Buy through amazon   OR   through eMusic 04. The A-Bones – Not Now!   Buy through amazon   OR   through eMusic 05. King Khan & The Shrines –What Is?!  Buy through amazon   OR   through eMusic 06. Ty Segall – Lemons   Buy through amazon…


Mike Jurkovic Poop 09

poop o mine 09 just as I thought the country had turned a great corner, I come to realize it’s more fucked than ever. Now I gotta intelligently (a word obsolete in our manner & discourse) disinter what sucked from what didn’t (a line harder & harder to discern as my eyes and interest flee south). Hell man, I’m not Glenn Beck the great anesthesia stooge. I can’t lead you from the darkness. so I don’t know what the best of the worst was. I’m going on what made an impact. What shielded me and mine from the madness coming…


Emilio Gironda Jr Poop 09

The POOP for 2009, in no particular order:   Buy New or Used through amazon Neko Case – Middle Cyclone   Buy @ amazon OR Buy @ eMusic Tom Russell – Blood and Candle Smoke   Buy New or Used through amazon Little Walter – The Complete Chess Masters 1950-1967   Buy New or Used through amazon Joe Henry – Blood from the Sky   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @ eMusic Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women   Buy New or Used through amazon Allan Toussaint – Bright Mississippi   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @ eMusic Lee Fields and the Expressions – My World   Buy @ amazon  OR Buy @…