So a new year is upon us, which means a good year in music has gone by and another good year looks to come ahead.
Looking back towards 2010, some recognition of great things I have seen and heard in the last 12 months...
"Albums of the Season" - stuff so good to me they were in heavy play for a good 3-4 months straight
Early: Man Must Die's "No Tolerance For Imperfection" or Mastodon's "Crack The Skye"
Middle: Mumford and Sons' "Sigh No More"
Late: Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs"
Potential Album of the Season in early 2011:
Kings of Leon's "Come Around Sundown"
Ryan Adams' "III/IV"
Brian Eno's "Small Craft on a Sea of Milk"
Quartz's Top 10 albums of 2010, that I've heard anyway...
1. Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
4. High on Fire - Snakes For The Divine
5. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
6. Black Keys - Brothers
7. The National - High Violet
8. Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Spread The Love
9. Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune
10. Fear Factory - Mechanize
Top 10 Shows I seen in 2010
1. Dave Matthews Band, 11-13 NYC
2. Rush, 9-14 Boston
3. Mumford & Sons, 11-11 Boston
4. Jay-Z, 6-12 Bonnaroo (Manchester TN)
5. Daryl Hall & Chromeo, 6-11 Bonnaroo
6. The National, 6-11 Bonnaroo
7. Jeff Beck, 6-12 Bonnaroo
8. Slayer/Megadeth, 8-14 Lowell MA
9. Isis, 6-21 Boston
10. Ronnie Earl, 11-27 Northampton MA
