PoOPlists 2003

Richard Allen Poop 03

Favorite Things ~ AlBums Zoar ~ Clouds Without Water. The crowning achievement of this group’s young career. On their third album, Zoar is joined by such guests as Matt Johnson (The The), Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance) and the Masai People of Lake Natron, Tanzania. Weighty issues are tackled here: the unobtainability of happiness through material pursuit, the horror of human disconnect, the finite nature of humanity. Because of the sheer variety of styles represented here, the album demands the listener’s attention, refusing to be played as background music. Reminiscent at times of Nicole Blackman, Elijah’s Mantle, and the Heavenly…


Praveen Sharma Poop 03

I’ve been shitted on list 2003 Hi everyone- Praveen here to serve up your yearly dose of the illest electronic and hip hop beats… Lots going on with Percussion Lab, check out the 24/7 stream on www.percussionlab.com to hear my recommendations, exclusive mixes, video, Pictures and more. The live show is on Friday nights, 12-2am on WVKR (91.3fm) (www.wvkr.org). In no particular order… * Prefuse 73: Extinguished Outtakes (Warp Records) * Dabrye: Payback 12″ (Ghostly International) * Verbose: Observe (Neo Ouija) * Xela: For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights (Neo Ouija) * Maps And Diagrams: Polytuft Tech (Expanding Records) *…


Mike Jurkovich Poop 03

Lucinda Williams – World Without Fear You’ve got to love and laud Lucinda Williams. At fifty, she not only delivers the hardest rocking, most heart broken record of her career but also unearths the great lost Neil Young & Crazy Horse album.If you think I’m going to say anything bad about ‘World Without Tears’ you’re crazier than I ever claimed to be. Album of the year, hands down. (Lost Highway) The Wayfaring Strangers – This TrainThe search for intelligent musical life on Earth is over. Matt Glaser’s spacious and victorious vision of bluegrass opens the horizon like no other. Free…


Jack Goldberg Poop 03

Thanks to John L, I hear a lot more interesting CD’s this year; things I never have ventured to try. But with his box of goodies and plenty of time, I jumped right in. There was Ballboy, Caria Bozulich, Califone and Neil Young’s “GREENDALE,’ amnong others. 1 – WHITE STRIPES – Elephant 2 – JOE STRUMMER – Streetcore 3 – CALEXICO – Feast of Wire 4 – DAVID GRISMAN – Life of Sorrow 5 – GILLIAN WELCH – Soul Journey 6 – SUN KIL MOON – Ghosts of the Highway 7 – SLIPSTREAM – Trancendental 8 – MILES DAVIS –…


Bob Fino Poop 03

1. The Waterboys: Universal Hall – Recorded in a studio under Universal Hall at the spiritual center Findhom, in Scotland, this record is filled with healing music of the highest order, built around acoustic instruments. Mike Scott continues to create the Big Music his own way with no regard to current trends or the hit parade. A true musical hero. 2. The Jayhawks: Rainy Day Music – The best record of their career. Amazing song writing and vocals from Gary Louris. The guitars ring out and you will not find bettor harmony singers in the world today. In addition the…


Kevin Falahee Poop 03

23. The Bronx- s/t 22. Lucinda Williams- World Without Tears 21. Kings ofLeon- Youth and Young Manhood 20. Burnt by the Sim- Perfect is the Enemy of the Good 19. 0utkast- the Love Below/Speakerboxxx 18. Elvis Costello- North 17. Ryan Adams- Love is Hell part 2 16. My Morning Jacket- It Still Moves 15. The Strokes- Room on Fire 14. Coheed and Cambria- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 13. The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow 12. The White Stripes – Elephant- hype leads to hope and with their fourth release many were hoping that the White Stripes would fall…


Scott Dellamore Poop 03

The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power Burnt By The Sun – The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good The White Stripes – Elephant Josh Rouse -1972 Ryan Adams – Love is Hell pt. 1 & 2 The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium Iron and Wine – The Sea & the Rhythm (ep) The Postal Service – Give up Aesop Roek -Bazooka Tooth Outkast – Speakerboxxx / The Love Below Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Master and Everyone Every Time I Die- Hot Damn! Dysrhthmia -Pretest 5ive’s Continuum Research Project – The Hemophiliac…


Bill Boyle Poop 03

Best of 2003 Albums: 1. Magnolia Electric Company, Songs: Ohia (Secretly Canadian) 2. Greetings from Michigan, Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) 3. It Still Moves, My Morning Jacket (ATO) 4. Transfiguration of Vincent, M. Ward (Merge) 5. Unearthed, Johnny Cash (American) 6. Down the River of Golden Dreams, Okkervil River (Jagjaguwar) 7. Farewell Sorrow, Alasdair Roberts (Drag City) 8. Master and Everyone, Bonnie “Prince” Billy (Drag City) 9. Catalpa, Jolie Holland (Anti/Epitaph) 10. The Meadowlands, The Wrens (Absolutely Kosher) 11. Soul Journey, Gillian Welch (Acony) 12. Hail to the Thief, Radiohead (Capitol) 13. You Are Free, Cat Power (Matador) 14. Chutes…


Mark Zip Poop 03

Youngblood Brass Band – Center Level Roar (Ozone) – I got this on a whim along with my semi-annual dose of underground hiphop. It turned into my favourite discovery of the year. They do brass band with hiphop. They are funky and gutbucket too. And some of the best euophonium / tuba lines this side of Kirk Joseph of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Black Uhuru – Dub Factor (Island) – Finally! I’ve been waiting for years for this thing to be re-issued! Some of the deepest electro-dub ever and still sounding fresh today. From the beginning of the second…


Dan Wilmer Poop 03

2003, In My Humble Opinion 1. Calexico – Feast of Wire A slightly obscure pick for the one slot, but I really love the originality and overall talent in this band. Their music has been described as a soundtrack to a spaghetti western that was never made. They blend southwestern instrumentation, some stark musical landscapes, a smidgen of experimental jazz and storytelling in the vein of “Ghost of Tom Joad”. Every time the mariachi trumpets kick in, you’ll swear you’ve been transported to the Old West. 2. The Raveonettes – Chain Gang of Love This Danish Duo followed up an…


John Stewart Poop 03

Fave Albums Radiohead – Hail to The Thief The Mars Volta – Delousing in the Comatorium Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell White Stripes – Elephant The Strokes – Room on Fire The Darkness – Permission To Land Warren Zevon – The Wind Led Zeppelin – How The West Was Won Love – The Forever Changes Concert The Yardbirds – Birdland Richard Thompson – The Old Kit Bag Hot Hot Heat – Makeup The Breakdown Soundtrack – Lost in Translation Blur – Think Tank Ramones – Live NYC 1978 Outkast – Speakerboxx/The Love Below Paul Weller – Illumination Reissues…


Jeff Schwartz Poop 03

De’ Poopage outta me – from the year 2003’ 2003 was a fine year in music I must say. Quite fulfilling to the pallet of my musical tastebuds. In any case, this year specifically birthed many classics for years to come. So lets – a – get – a poopin’ shall we? 1) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Pig Lib (Matador) How bout’ that there bonus disc? That’s a dandy, I’ll say. As is the brilliance of this record – possibly the most favorite of the year for me. “dark wave” in particular, as well as the jam of…


Raissa St.Pierre Poop 03

1. Hungry March Band- On the Waterfront 2. Deke Dickerson- in 3 Dimensions 3. Richard Thompson- the Old Kit Bag 4. Gillian Welch- Soul Journey 5. The Hedwig Soundtrack (& DVD) 6. Marc Bolan & T. Rex: 20th Century Boy- the Ultimate Collection 7. Jeff Buckley- Live at Sin-e 8. Stan Getz- Bossas & Ballads: the Lost Sessions 9. Lucinda Williams- World without Tears 10. The Come Ons- Hipcheck! The Last Waltz DVD The WFMU DJ premiums that I got from making a donation Rufus Wainwright concert at Town Hall in NYC before Thanksgiving Gillian Welch concert at the EGG…


Mark Rosen Poop 03

1. NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – Electric Version 47 minutes of lyrical and, yes, musical non sequiturs on a CD that could easily have been called If It Ain’t Broke. . . Neko makes a Case for being a great background singer too. 2. VARIOUS ARTISTS – Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello In this collection, each artist’s aim is true to the songs themselves, and without Elvis’s snarl the lyrics become the real star of each track. And not a clinker among ‘em. 3. THE BANGLES – Doll Revolution Pure, unadulterated, guitar-pop, sugar-coated, fluffy ricecakes. 4. YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND –…


Matt Nerney Poop 03

I can’t really believe that I’ve been doing this for almost ten years now (and neither can my ever-patient wife Nat) … and somehow I still seem to suffer from the same old symptoms of deviation and procrastination. Oh well, at least I know that I’m not alone in my sickness. As usual, trying to fashion a formula for my fancy has left me scratching my head, with a pile of CD’s in my car, and a slight case oftinnitis. Well, I could just listen to these sounds and voices in my head for …ever, so I should just take…


Mike Miller Poop 03

page one…the old stuff, piero umiliani – la ragazza fuori strada (soundtrack) alessandro alessandroni – wizard of sound (compilation) mondo morricone compilations – 3 volumes millennio morricone (compilation) francoise hardy ‘ messages personnels 3cd box zouzou – integrale morricone – veruschica (soundtrack) piero piccioni – il disprezzo (soundtrack) ana lucia – canta triste fiore, neve, luna, sole – italian soundtrack compilations on Rambling Records, japan. the AVANZ label…more Italian soundtracks from japan including the amazing “Kill” score by berto pisano. armando trovaioli – la matriarca (soundtrack) various Trojan rocksteady box sets nick drake lps reissued on 180 g. vinyl edu…


John Lefsky Poop 03

There is no new thing under the sun. I think I read it on the back of a cereal box or heard it in a car ad. That being said… the movement of the moment seems to be a , Rough Trade yard sale with a jesus and Mary Chain BBQ after. I guess there are worse trends: Rush + Santana + King Crimson= Mars Volta.Over-the-hill singers doing standards, Elvis Costello marrying Diana Krall, that whole American Idol thing, putting my passport in the washing machine, dreams of being eaten by wolves, gray hair and bad hats… but i saw…



Michael Hodgkiss Poop 03

Johnny Jah – Pooplist 03 As I was thinking of my list I was wondering where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that I wrote last years’, and the years’ before list. I now have to check for the date of issue on the CDs because some of the material I can’t remember what year it came out. Some times I don’t even know what day of the week it is..but I digress Oh well, who cares? Not you. So here goes. The Best Album Cover. .. Too bad I could not find this sucka in vinyl,…


Kevin Hodgkiss Poop 03

1. WANT ONE – Rufus Wainwright A bucket of rhymes he threw up threw up somewhere. Big, bold and beautiful. 2. SOME DEVIL – Dave Matthews Sweet, sad and soulful. 3. A MARK, A MISSION, A BRAND, A SCAR – Dashboard Confessional “…like you meant it and I knew that you meant it.” 4. YOU ARE FREE – Cat Power “Cool hands from the get go can feast on the real one….” 5. KIMI GA SUKI / RAIFU – Matthew Sweet “rocket with a heart”. 6. LLOR N KCOR – Ryan Adams I’m spinning ‘round the room in awe. This…