So once in a blue moon comes along a perfect musical album. Now I did do a top five band list and of all 5 of them, only two of them has a perfect album, so let's see which perfect albums made the top 5 in my book...
1. The Spill Canvas' "One Fell Swoop" (2005). Lead guitarist and vocalist, Nick Thomas, is in my opinion a lyrical genius. This album has an excelllent balance of electric to acousitc mix. It maintains a very open and honest atmosphere discussing love, loss, and lust.
Honorable Mention: The Spill Canvas's debut album "Sunsets and Car Crashes" is quite amazing as well.
2. Augustana's "Can't Love, Can't Hurt" (2008). Augustana started out as a band with a couple of hit singles, "Boston" & "Stars and Boulevards", but they really matured into this album. In this album Augustana progressed more into a mix of progressive rock with a vein of folk pouring through each measure. It's an album with a strange feeling of apathy trying to pull through with a shimmer of hope. I feel this is album of letting go of the past and trying to move foward in life. A struggle I think we all face when we reflect on past fears and heartache.
3. Seabird's "Rocks Into Rivers" (2009). Seabird is a band that may get compared to the likes of piano driven artists like The Fray, but make no doubt this band has someting fresh going on in this album. Throughout this album they use many dissonant and imperfect chords creating a jazz/blues atmosphere all tied together with Aaron Morgan's rustic voice, allows for such an intoxicating sound.
Honorable Mention: Seabird's debut album "Til We See The Shore" could easily be a contender for a top album as well.
4. Ace Enders and A Million Different People's "When I Hit the Ground" (2009). Arthur "Ace" Enders creates a continuous album that must be listened to from start to finish. The opening few songs feel angry as he vents about the last few years of his life. The anger subdues and moves into a movement of love and changing the heart of mankind. An absolute gem.
5. Fifth Place Tie:
Ronnie Day's "The Album" (2006). - Another continuous album about a perfect relatinship coming together and then falling apart. Virtually an entire acoustic album with gut-wrenching lyrics as he expresses in detail how it all went down, and his willingness to keep fighting for "Jamie" no matter what.
Secondhand Serenade's "A Twist in My Story" (2008). Singer John Vesely writes all his music for his wife, hence the name "Secondhand Serenade", and he really created a good one here. An album you can turn on and listen from start to finish over and over again. I et I listened to this album 100 times the summer of 2009.Fun Fact : Ronnie Day and John Vesely we're in a band together when they we're much younger called "Sounds Like Life".
10 Honorable Mentions that didn't make the cut but almost did:
Fair - The Best Worst Case Scenario
Fair - Disappearing WorldBrand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me
Cartel - ChromaEvery Avenue - Picture Perfect
The Classic Crime - The Silver Cord16 Frames - Where It Ends
Acceptance - Phantoms
Funeral For A Friend - Hours
Gin Blossoms - Major Lodge Victory
1 comments:
I definately appreciate your top 5 perfect album selection. All very good albums by very talented artists. However, I am not as familiar with several of your 10 Honorable mention selections. I'll have to put them on my Zune and start listening to those albums from beginning to end as well. Again, I really have enjoyed reading this blog each day. I look forward to seeing what new list you come up every night.
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