Those were my 10 favorites. Here are the ones that almost made it to the list:
Ledisi - Lost & Found: This songstress's major label debut is an excellent collection of smooth, understated R & B.
Redman - Red Gone Wild: I have to commend Redman for not only coming back after such a long hiatus but also for making an album that sounded like he never left.
Bjork - Volta: A glorious return to rhythm for Bjork but I have to admit that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night: This is a solid, enjoyable album and two of its tracks, "All Rights Reversed" and "Saturate," are among my favorite songs of 2007.
Yoko Kanno - CM Yoko: The fact that an album made up entirely of music composed for commercials almost made my list should say something about its quality.
Article comments
1 - Michael J. West
Somebody recently described Kenna as "Stevie Wonder meets Radiohead." How's that for a starter?
2 - El Bicho
Sterfish, from your previous posts, I am certain you would have done just fine reviewing a rock album. Go for it.
3 - Josh Hathaway
I'm with El Bicho. I thought the same thing when I edited this. You'd do great and I'd love to read your thoughts. IT was a great record. You have me curious about a few of these others, records outside what I'd normally listen to.
4 - Mark Saleski
i'm gonna chime in here with a "mee too!" too.
and maybe if you try hard enough, you can get josh to buy a hip hop cd.
oh yeah!