Best of 2001

[note from 2011: Stumbled across this burned disk today]

Cover of the year :
Ben Harper – Sexual Healing/the drugs don’t work

Concert of the Year :
Bruce Springsteen and E-street band reunion

Album of the Year
A close call with strong efforts from Bob Dylan, Ben Folds and New Order (despite what the critics say). But hands down winner is Old 97’s Satellite Rides. A perfect blend of country, pop and rock. Not a bad song on it. Really.

Misses :
Good Rocking Tonight (various), Live in New York - Bruce (see Youngstown), Sting Fragile 2001, The Strokes Is this it (too soon), Creed My Sacrifice (a little over the top)

The list:
Pete Yorn - Life on the Chain
Perry Farrel - Happy Birthday Jubilee
Cake - Short Shirt Long Jacket
Kirsty Maccoll - In these Shoes
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
No Doubt - Hella Good
Looper - Mondo 77
New Order - Someone Like You
South - Broken Head I
Bakara - Black Hawk Down
Radiohead - I might be wrong
John Hiatt - The Tiki Bar is Open
Bob Dylan - Po' Boy
Old 97's - Designs on You
Ben Folds - Zak and Sara
Ben Folds - Still Fighting
Old 97's - The Question
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Dido -Thank You
Coldplay - Dont Panic
G Love - Unified
DMX - The prayer IV

More Notes from 2011:

I loved that DMX album but it was "Do You" that I loved. can still remember rocking it int he red CRV. still love it.



Two songs from two artist? I was crazy back then. I didnt even get the onus disk for Satellite Rides until years later and found my favorite song. "Talking to you is like long division."



If I was going to pick two songs from Ben Folds, how could I leave off my favorite. It is a bit of a downer, but a good heart. It ended up on the 2002 edition so I guess I make up for it.



Where's John Mayer's "no such thing" loved that song. Bought the album for that reason alone.



In the same vein, where's Chemistry by Semisonic? I suppose I had to choose between this and John Mayer, and choose neither.



As far as hopeless pop music, where is Shakira? in the pop music hole? I still love the sound of her voice in the chorus.



Complete misses: The Strokes? no excuse. Really didn't start listening to Jay Z until next year so I missed "The Blueprint." Both of them get plenty of representation in later years. Still a couple of years until Matt introduced Chris Knight. no TMBG - well it was a weak album so I will excuse that one. But cant excuse leaving out "hashpipe."





Overall: Looking back nine years, it holds up pretty well. It sounds different: less alt country, more techno, world music more blatant. Organization is an issue. two songs when you like the shorter one better? PArachutes was from 2000, but maybe 2001 was when i listened to it. I see four songs that should have made it that I reasonabley missed and with tweeks, probably should have gotten three of them on there (lose one ben folds, one old 97's). But even the one hit wonders (dido, train, looper) hold up well.

Conclusion: not to pat myself on the back, but it holds up well. I look at the 2002 edition and it crushes this one, but given the choices of 2001, it holds up. so hopefully the upcoming 2010 edition does as well.