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Anders
 Feb 23, 05 - 12:24 PM |
Gaffa, best of year lists for 2003 and 2004
Hey all, Although I'm actually Swedish, I currently live in Denmark. Gaffa is Denmarks biggest music magazine and is available for free in many cafés and music stores over the country, a bit like the Village Voice in NYC. The lists below have been put together by their critics, so as I understand it they qualify for Henrik's database. (There are probably more yearly lists available, but these were the ones I was able to find). For those who are looking for the best bands of other countries than the US/UK, we can note that the Danish critics like Swedish artists like the Cardigans and Stina Nordenstam and Norwegians like Kings of Convenience. My own view is that there is a general lack of unique expression among Scandinavian artists. Swedish artists Kent and Håkan Hellstrom are pretty good, but their (Swedish) lyrics are perhaps their strongest characteristics. 2003 01. Blur: "Think Tank" 02. The White Stripes: "Elephant" 03. Outkast: "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" 04. The Cardigans: "Long Gone Before Daylight" 05. Ryan Adams: "Love Is Hell Pt. 1" 06. Radiohead: "Hail To The Thief" 07. Rufus Wainwright: "Want One" 08. Neil Young: "Greendale" 09. Dizzee Rascal: "Boy In Da Corner" 10. The Strokes: "Room On Fire" 11. Massive Attack: "100th Window“ 12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Fever To Tell" 13. Kings Of Leon: "Youth And Young Manhood" 14. Sean Paul: "Dutty Rock" 15. Erykah Badu: "Worldwide Underground" 16. The Thrills: "So Much For The City" 17. Beyoncé: "Dangerously In Love" 18. Alicia Keys: "The Diary Of Alicia Keys" 19. Ryan Adams: "Rock N Roll" 20. Nas: "God's Son" link: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=11491/artist_focus=18921 2004 1 Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand 2 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus 3 Morrissey: You Are The Quarry 4 Devendra Banhart: Rejoicing In The Hands 5 The Libertines: The Libertines 6 P.J. Harvey: Uh Huh Her 7 Johnny Cash: Unearthed 8 Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender 9 Lambchop: AwCmon/NoYouCmon 10 Interpol: Antics 11 Wilco: A Ghost Is Born 12 Modest Mouse: Good News For People Who Love Bad News 13 Brandy: Afrodisiac 14 Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters 15 The Streets: A Grand Don’t Come For Free 16 Brian Wilson: Smile 17 Björk: Medulla 18 TV On The Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes 19 Rammstein: Reise Reise 20 Kings Of Convenience: Riot On An Empty Street 21 Tom Waits: Real Gone 22 Keane: Hopes And Fears 23 Diana Krall: The Girl In The Other Room 24 Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions 25 Kings Of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak 26 Angie Stone: Stone Love 27 Sophia: People Are Like Seasons 28 Kanye West: The College Dropout 29 Slipknot: Vol. 3 30 cLOUDDEAD: Ten 31 Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days 32 American Music Club: Love Songs For Patriots 33 Mark Lanegan: Bubblegum 34 Stina Nordenstam: The World Is Saved 35 Sonic Youth: Sonic Nurse 36 Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather 37 !!!: Louden Up Now 38 Norah Jones: Feels Like Home 39 Badly Drawn Boy: One Plus One Is One 40 U2: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb link: http://gaffa.dk/media/news_view.php?news_id=12957 |
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Robban
Feb 24th, 2005 - 3:26 PM |
Re: Gaffa, best of year lists for 2003 and 2004
Swedish groups such as The Hives and Soundtrack of Our Lives are bigger abroad than at home. Neither group is particularly original, but they are at least no opportunists trying take opportunity of the garage rock "movement". They've been doing what they're doing for a long time. |
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