Hope you enjoyed "Not For The First Time" in my last post and not for the first time I've promised and not delivered.
Was planning on doing a grand review of 2011 in the last week but .......hey ho it's now 2012.
So....... very quickly -
2011
Best Single
Abbey Gallup - Washington Irving
Best Album
Staring At The X - Forest Fire
Joint - Best Live Act
Tinariwen - EOTR
Dark Dark Dark - The Westgarth
Curtis Eller - The Sun Inn
Low Anthem - Gateshead Old Town Hall
Best Song
Feathers - Slow Down Molasses
Best Slow Burn
Withered Hand
The Ones That Got Away (oldies I never realised were so great)
Changing Of The Guard - Bob Dylan
Do You Like Rock Music (album) - British Sea Power
Clap Your Hand Say Yeah (album) - Clap Your Hand Say Yeah
Go Where You Wanna Go - Mamas And Papas
Mama's Eyes and Can't Hardly Wait - Justin Townes Earle
Notable comebacks
Wire, The Fall, Drop and Teesside Record Shops (at the beginning of 2011 there was 1 - now there are 3).
Best comeback
Thankfully shorter albums. e.g. Staring At The X - 34 minutes, Keep Away From The Dead (Siskiyou)- 33 minutes and Walk Into The Sea (Slow Down Molasses) - 36 minutes, Days Into Years (Elliott Brood) - 39 minutes.
Best Feelgood Moments
The first time I saw the Sound It Out DVD
Every time I saw Washington Irving
Slow Down Molasses - Live Tipi Tent EOTR
Biggest regret
Going to see Steve Earle at Sage instead of Other Lives at The Westgarth.
Coolest Artist of The Year
Justin Townes Earle
Welcome to 2012!
BBC4 are doing reruns of TOTP at the moment - currently in the year 1977 so some good music from Lizzy, Stranglers and some which reminds me why I hated Disco so much!
ReplyDeleteIt's what your Tivo, Sky+ or Freeview recorder are for!
Steve
Now Geoff all the best for 2012 mate hope you had a good Christmas and new year, I was home for both this year so made the most of it, Christmas was great but new year just isn't the same mate with the party's we used to have around your mams and dads house, especially with your dad with his extra large portions of drink he would put in the glass, anyway all the best to you and your family for 2012 take care and keep in touch, Ste , Nicky and Evie
ReplyDeleteDave White and his best friend Ian Johnstone always used to try and come to the party if you remember Geoff, but he stunk and so did Ian Johnstone, so you would never let them in.
ReplyDeleteI see John Cooper Clarke is heading your way in the spring, not sure if he is your sort of thing but you can have a look on you tube.
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I saw him in Hammersmith years ago - I forget who he was supporting but he was very good. I was listening as he ranted his poetry and this one really got me interested in what he had to say.
http://www.johncooperclarke.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108:suspended-sentence&catid=36:poems&Itemid=56
SteveS