{"id":2949,"date":"2010-12-22T15:54:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T23:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ross\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2010-12-22T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T23:59:23","slug":"the-year-in-music%e2%80%94my-favorite-albums-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ross\/2010\/12\/the-year-in-music%e2%80%94my-favorite-albums-of-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The year in music\u2014My favorite albums of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to post much more often about music here at WTBHNN, but I thought I would at least continue the tradition of my yearly favorites list. See my annual reviews dating back to 1998 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before I get to the list, some observations about purchasing, streaming, and sharing music.<\/p>\n

For many years I purchased around 100 albums years, give or take 10 or so. With the “digital revolution” my album purchases have trended upward, for example: 110 (2007); 158 (2008); 149 (2009); and 188 (2010). (Unlike my teenage son, I rarely buy single tracks. Although I did buy two 7″ vinyl releases from Robert Pollard<\/a> this year).<\/p>\n

Only 73 of my 188 album purchases were actual cds, so I’m downloading over 70% of the music I buy (and the majority of that is from eMusic<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I’m streaming music more than ever. I have a subscription to Napster<\/a> and stream their 2.5 million tune catalog and internet radio throughout my home. I’ve also recently subscribed to Sirius radio. I continue to share music among friends, but even taking all that into account, I’m spending more than ever on recorded music. Hmmm…<\/p>\n

View my 2010 cd collection here<\/a>. You’ll see I did a little back catalog purchasing of Rolling Stones releases (particularly the 1994 Virgin cds, since the 2010 remasters don’t sound nearly as good.)<\/p>\n

E. Wayne’s Favorite Albums of 2010 <\/strong>
\n(I don’t claim these are the best albums of the year, but they’re the ones kept going back to. And I know there are many albums I picked up this year that just haven’t gotten the attention they deserve, so I reserve the right to change my mind in the future.)<\/p>\n

The Top Ten<\/em>
\n1. Bettye LaVette<\/a> – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook<\/em>
\n2. Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse<\/a> – Dark Night of the Soul<\/em>
\n3. Robert Plant<\/a> – Band of Joy<\/em>
\n4. JJ Grey & Mofro<\/a> – Georgia Warhorse
\n<\/em>5. Solomon Burke<\/a> – Nothing’s Impossible
\n<\/em>6. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings<\/a> – I Learned the Hard Way<\/em>
\n7. Broken Bells<\/a> – Broken Bells<\/em>
\n8. Boston Spaceships<\/a> – Our Cubehouse Still Rocks<\/em>
\n9. The Black Keys<\/a> – Brothers<\/em>
\n10. Shelby Lynne<\/a> – Tears, Lies, and Alibis<\/em><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions<\/em>
\nLos Lobos<\/a> – Tin Can Trust<\/em>
\nMassive Attack<\/a> – Heligoland<\/em>
\nGalactic<\/a> – Ya-Ka-May<\/em>
\nCharlie Musselwhite<\/a> – The Well<\/em>
\nPorcupine Tree<\/a> – The Incident<\/em> (released in 2009, but PT was my most listened to band of the year)<\/p>\n

The 2010 Mixtapes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wayne’s 2010 Faves – Rock\/Post-Rock<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Silk Rotor – Robert Pollard<\/li>\n
  2. Breakdown Into The Resolve – Ryan Adams & The Cardinals<\/li>\n
  3. We Used to Wait – Arcade Fire<\/li>\n
  4. Tender Heart – Alejandro Escovedo<\/li>\n
  5. Angel Dance – Robert Plant<\/li>\n
  6. Vaporize – Broken Bells<\/li>\n
  7. Revenge (feat. The Flaming Lips) – Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse<\/li>\n
  8. Paradise Circus – Massive Attack<\/li>\n
  9. The Blind House – Porcupine Tree<\/li>\n
  10. Written In Reverse – Spoon<\/li>\n
  11. 27 Spanishes – Los Lobos<\/li>\n
  12. I Believe In You – Black Dub<\/li>\n
  13. Kong – Bonobo<\/li>\n
  14. Hunted By A Freak – Mogwai<\/li>\n
  15. John the Dwarf Wants to Become an Angel – Boston Spaceships<\/li>\n
  16. The Money Shuffle – Richard Thompson<\/li>\n
  17. Stereo (Remastered) – Pavement<\/li>\n
  18. Feeling In the Dark – Dwight Twilley Band<\/li>\n
  19. Valleys of Neptune – Jimi Hendrix<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Wayne’s 2010 Faves – Rhythm<\/em><\/p>\n

    <\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
      \n
    1. The Word – Bettye LaVette<\/li>\n
    2. The Game Gets Old – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings<\/li>\n
    3. I’m Leavin’ It Up To You – Jimmie Vaughan (w Lou Ann Barton)<\/li>\n
    4. Heart Of Steel – Galactic, Feat. Irma Thomas<\/li>\n
    5. Nothing’s Impossible – Solomon Burke<\/li>\n
    6. Harlem River Blues – Justin Townes Earle<\/li>\n
    7. Testify (Parts 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers (that’s Jimi on guitar)<\/li>\n
    8. Only In Amerika – Dr. John & The Lower 911<\/li>\n
    9. Everybody Thinks You’re an Angel – Mose Allison<\/li>\n
    10. Have Blues, Will Travel – Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King<\/li>\n
    11. Everlasting Light – The Black Keys<\/li>\n
    12. The Sweetest Thing – JJ Grey And Mofro<\/li>\n
    13. Sad and Beautiful World – Charlie Musselwhite<\/li>\n
    14. Tramp – Steve Miller Band<\/li>\n
    15. Too Hard To Love You – Guitar Shorty<\/li>\n
    16. Season Man – Tony Joe White<\/li>\n
    17. Tragedy – Peter Wolf\u00a0(w Shelby Lynne)<\/li>\n
    18. Rains Came- \u00a0Shelby Lynne<\/li>\n
    19. Mixtape – Tift Merritt<\/li>\n
    20. Porter Wagoner’s Grave – Marty Stuart<\/li>\n
    21. Me And The Devil – Gil Scott-Heron<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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