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TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2006
1. The Presets :: Beams [Modular]
2. Lo-Fi-Fnk :: Boylife [La Vida Locash]
3. Infadels :: We Are Not The Infadels [Wall of Sound]
4. Nelly Furtado :: Loose [Geffen]
5. Kudu :: Death of The Party [Nublu]

TOP 5 CONCERTS OF 2006
1. The Presets (Galapagos Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn :: 9.06.06)
2. Radio Soulwax Tour (Studio B, Greenpoint, Brooklyn :: 9.21.06)
3. soce, the elemental wizard (169 Bar, Lower East Side, New York City)
4. Hot Chip (South Street Seaport, New York City :: 8.04.06)
5. The Ark (Spaceland, Silver Lake, Los Angeles :: 3.21.06)

TOP 5 SONGS OF 2006
1. The Presets :: Are You The One?
2. Nelly Furtado :: Do It
3. Goldfrapp :: Number 1 / Kudu :: Hey 50 / Van She :: Kelly (3-way tie)
4. Infadels :: Love Like Semtex / Tigercity :: Are You Sensation? / Hot Chip :: Over and Over (3-way tie)
5. Amy Diamond :: That's Life / Mylo :: In My Arms (tied)

TOP 5 REMIXES OF 2006
1. The Presets :: Are You The One? (Van She Tech NYC Rush Mix)
2. Infadels :: Girl That Speaks No Words (Nightmoves Remix) / Love Like Semtex (Metronomy Mix)
3. Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine :: Doctor Pressure (Dirty Club Mix)
4. Cicada :: The Things You Say (Dirty South Remix)
5. Van She :: Kelly (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
HM. Star You Star Me :: A Place In My Heart (Jori Hulkkonen Rmx feat. Erlend Oye)
HM. Robbie Williams :: Rudebox (Chicken Lips Malfunction + Riton Mix)

* as of 3 Nov. 2006
[Edited 11/3/06 10:56am]

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2006

1) Fangoria - El Extraño Viaje
2) Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah!
3) Prince - 3121
4) Utada Hikaru - ULTRA BLUE
5) Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental

TOP 5 SONGS OF 2006

1) Something Kinda Ooooh - Girls Aloud
2) Fantasmas - Fangoria
3) Lights - Scissor Sisters
4) Lovelight - Robbie Williams
5) This Is Love - Utada Hikaru

I can't even do 5 albums this year, so far.

Albums:

#1 Grace & Gratitude - Olivia Newton-John
...and in no particular order
3121 - Prince
Rudebox - Robbie Williams
(and I'll add Loreena McKennitt's new album -due Nov 21st- here just because I know I'll love it based on what I've heard already.)


Songs:
#1 Love Is Letting Go Of Fear - Olivia Newton-John
#2 Lovelight - Robbie Williams
#3 This Never Happened Before - Paul McCartney/The Lake House soundtrack
#4 Love - Prince
#5 Sexyback - Justin Timberlake
[Edited 11/3/06 12:21pm]

Mara said:

i forgot about the ark! i loved their show this year. i dunno if i'd revise my top five, but they'd make an easy #6.

MY top 5 of 2006...but they weren't all done in 2006 (I know...I've been away from the record store for too long )

1. Chris Koza-Patterns (local dude)
2. The Life Pursuit- Belle & Sebastian
3. Funeral- The Arcade Fire
4. Carl Barat-Under The Influence (compilation that I can't stop listening to)
5. Ladytron- The Witching Hour

Best shows: Mark Mallman (anytime- another local), Ladytron, The Charlatans (Chicago and Mpls), I'm experiencing a block! I guess that means I can't think of any others...uhoh. Looks like 2007 is gonna be a catchup year

Albums (no particular order)

3121 - Prince
Continuum - John Mayer
Future Sex / LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Nothing Left to Lose - Mat Kearney
St Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley


Songs (no order)

Gravity - John Mayer
I Dont Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters
Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley
Sorry (PSB Remix) - Madonna
What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
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[Edited 11/3/06 20:36pm]

Has nobody mentioned the Pussycat Dolls? Her album was good I thought

Albums:
John Mayer - Continuum
India.Arie - Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Van Hunt - On the Jungle Floor
Audioslave - Revelations
Prince - 3121


5 Songs + 1:
Being A Girl - Van Hunt
The Dance - Prince
Slow Dancing In a Burning Room - John Mayer
These Eyes - India.Arie
Jewel of the Summertime - Audioslave
Enchantment - Corrine Bailey Rae



Concerts:
New Edition, India.Arie (3), and Stone Soul Picnic: The Dells, The Dramatics, The Whispers, Bobby Womack, and The O'Jays (The only five attended this year)

Albums:

Bruce Springsteen-We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions. never a fan before but man he rocks this stuff.

John Mayer-Continuum: Didn't care for it at first, but now I think hes really going into the blues sound. This could get interesting.

Scissor Sisters-TaDah!: Yes its fun, its catchy, and its pure 70s disco pop fun. and thats why i like it. Plus I like how they treat the "gay thing", its like yeah we are but listen to this.

The Decemberist-The Crane's Wife: Its just damn good.

Weird Al-Straight Outta Lynwood: Why You may ask?, cause lyrically, which he writes, is better than the lyrics he parodies. Sure I always thought that he was a wanna be comedian, but after listening to this cd I have to give the man cred. He's spot on.

I still have to give props to the PSB-Fundamental a couple good songs but overall it just didn't catch fire.


oh and panic at the disco, only cause i want to see what they do next. i think they are interesting.

MoonCat said:

ok Ill admit ... I concidered Buttons


gulity pleasures of the year...

Song - Buttons - PCD

Album - Straight outta Lynwood - Weird Al
[Edited 11/4/06 9:05am]

Albums

1. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
2. 3121 - Prince
3. FutureSexLoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
4. Duets - Tony Bennett

Songs
1. 3121 - Prince
2. Black Sweat - Prince
3. Call me When You Tet This - Corinne Bailey Rae
4. Sexyback - Justin Timberlake

Concerts

1. Tamar Featuring Prince - Congress, Chicago
2. Jamie Cullum - Park West, Chicago
3. Madonna - United Center, Chicago
4. Corinne Bailey Rae - Park West, Chicago
5. Barbara Streisand - (next week, Nov 7 & 9) United Center, Chicago

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