I can’t decide whether my love for this video is ironic or not.

The group is Sonseed. Hat tip to steev richter.

Here is the list. It was much harder this year than in years past, which i guess means it was a good year for music. The stuff that i left off is still really good.

30. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
29. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
28. Richard Swift - Dressed up for the Letdown

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You know her, you love her. She’s Shereen, now available in website form at WayPrimaDonna.com! Please enjoy these very pink pages, crafted with love by yours truly. If you like opera, be sure to visit the “Music” page and get your download on.

After more than a year of waiting, the last of the “complete recordings” Lord of the Rings soundtracks is finally available. Return of the King had the finest music of the trilogy, in my opinion. I can’t wait for this. It’s one whole disc longer than the other two - four for the score, and a fifth featuring the whole thing in surround sound. Glee!

In the city this weekend we were each allowed to buy one needless item for ourselves. I chose the complete recordings of the score from Fellowship of the Ring. Three CDs of score and a DVD of the whole thing in surround sound. It has EVERYTHING on it, down to Gandalf’s singing as he rides into the Shire. It’s scrumptious, and it reinforces my feeling that this is the greatest and most important film music since the original Star Wars. I can’t wait for Return of the King!

Highly recommended.

[This post was written by Patrick Albion for JoshWay.com]

Man it was hard this year to come up with my personal favorite ten discs of the year. After making up a thorough list of everything i acquired this year i was at 97 discs. Sheesh. I have a problem. But it’s a good aurally pleasing problem that keeps me company on dark nights.

I do have to note that like last year, there is a disc that probably belongs on the list that i inexplicably never purchased. Last year it was Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief”, and this year it is Wilco’s “A Ghost is Born”. Wilco fans, please forgive me, I’m sure it’s awesome, i just never had a chance to grab it!

On with the list….

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