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Made a little mistake on the last post, it's only 11 songs, not 12.
8) Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
No Nick Olivieri? No problem. The queen's resident madman is nowhere to be found on Lullabies, but frontman Josh Homme saves the day anyway. Opening with Mark Lanegan's gravelly voice on "this Lullaby", running through hard-hitting rockers, "Medication" and "Tangled up in Plaid", and ending with the sweet "Long Slow Goodbye", Lullabies is another great QOTSA album. The entire disc is given a dangerous vibe, thanks to the demonic sounding "Burn the Witch", easily one of the best songs of the year, and the wonderfully sleezy "You've got a killer scene there, man...".
7) Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar
That magic combination of Gustaf Noren's sneer and Bjorn Dixgard's booming holler is above all else what makes Mandio great. The 2 are a great vocal duo, each bringing what the other can't, lending instant credibility to the exciting rock of Hurricane Bar. While the song-writing lacks the raw brilliance of their debut, Bring 'em In, it's still fantastic stuff. Like a supercharged Oasis, they dress up pretty brit-pop melodies in a dirty garage rock aesthetic, using little more than electric guitars, organ, bass and drums. But Mando stop short of borrowing Oasis' stoicism, they cut loose letting screams and 'yeah's fly, making for a far more exciting record than Oasis ever made.
6) the Redwalls - De Nova
If you can get past the inevitable, that is, the fact that Redwalls front man Logan Baren sounds almost identical to John Lennon, particuarly resembling Lennon singing in his "Dylan" voice, you may just like the Redwalls. De Nova is filled with great 60's style rock and soul, each song stacked with classic sounding harmonies and guitar fills. It's certainly nothing new, the majority of these songs would fit perfectly on AM radio circa late 60s/early 70s, but the Chicago foursome write and execute the songs with such quality, it's hard to ignore. I love Beatle-esque pop, and De Nova was an album i never grew tired of going back to. Note: for one song by these guys, check out the great "Falling Down", a very catchy and clever 'fuck-you' to the FCC.
8) Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
No Nick Olivieri? No problem. The queen's resident madman is nowhere to be found on Lullabies, but frontman Josh Homme saves the day anyway. Opening with Mark Lanegan's gravelly voice on "this Lullaby", running through hard-hitting rockers, "Medication" and "Tangled up in Plaid", and ending with the sweet "Long Slow Goodbye", Lullabies is another great QOTSA album. The entire disc is given a dangerous vibe, thanks to the demonic sounding "Burn the Witch", easily one of the best songs of the year, and the wonderfully sleezy "You've got a killer scene there, man...".
7) Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar
That magic combination of Gustaf Noren's sneer and Bjorn Dixgard's booming holler is above all else what makes Mandio great. The 2 are a great vocal duo, each bringing what the other can't, lending instant credibility to the exciting rock of Hurricane Bar. While the song-writing lacks the raw brilliance of their debut, Bring 'em In, it's still fantastic stuff. Like a supercharged Oasis, they dress up pretty brit-pop melodies in a dirty garage rock aesthetic, using little more than electric guitars, organ, bass and drums. But Mando stop short of borrowing Oasis' stoicism, they cut loose letting screams and 'yeah's fly, making for a far more exciting record than Oasis ever made.
6) the Redwalls - De Nova
If you can get past the inevitable, that is, the fact that Redwalls front man Logan Baren sounds almost identical to John Lennon, particuarly resembling Lennon singing in his "Dylan" voice, you may just like the Redwalls. De Nova is filled with great 60's style rock and soul, each song stacked with classic sounding harmonies and guitar fills. It's certainly nothing new, the majority of these songs would fit perfectly on AM radio circa late 60s/early 70s, but the Chicago foursome write and execute the songs with such quality, it's hard to ignore. I love Beatle-esque pop, and De Nova was an album i never grew tired of going back to. Note: for one song by these guys, check out the great "Falling Down", a very catchy and clever 'fuck-you' to the FCC.
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