I liked two observations on the Mayan snafu: 1) We were reading the calendar upside down so it's really going to happen in 5105; and 2) The tequila was ready and they forgot what they were working on.
Just a bit of info on the year 2012 for the regular readers, most of whom reside in the US. I thought you'd be interested to know that 55% of the hits this blog receives come from OUTSIDE America. It's not surprising to me since I post on so many international acts. What I want you to see are the artists with the most page views. There were several in a virtual tie for Show; Ladyhawke, Killing Joke, Rival Sons, Susanna Hoffs, Steven Wilson DVD, and Dead Can Dance. A clear Place goes to the Scissor Sisters (a negative review, no less). The overall winner, with four times the views of the Sisters is Angus Stone. Probably helped that I had one of the first two reviews of it in the world, as my post happened days before the record was on sale anywhere.
How many do you own?
As far as my preferred records of the year, a few come from long-time favorite artists of mine; Bangles, Chuck Prophet, Cold Chisel, Europe, and Joe Bonamassa with Beth Hart (it's her record, officially). I've had a little history with three others; the aforementioned Angus Stone, Mystery Jets, Mark Knopfler. Three rookies (to me, that is); Maccabees, Hey Ocean!, Amanda Palmer.
The best album I reviewed this year, technically a 4thQ release in 2011, comes from Steven Wilson, "Grace For Drowning." Since writing the post, I've started calling it the best album of the century. Try as you may, I doubt you'll convince me otherwise...
You should own some of these...
I've got ten new discs in the rotation and I'll get to them in a couple of weeks. Until then, have a safe and happy holiday season!
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