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2012 Year in Review (Part 2): Top 12 Songs of the Year
Ahhh, the well crafted song. There’s nothing better than when musical notes and poetry come together to create a beautiful union. A good back-beat, well planned musical flourishes, instrumental solo’s, background vocals, a prefectly timed hand-clap breakdown; these are the things I look for in a great song. That and listenability, playability, and the overall feeling of the song. Regardless of how you listen, we all know a good song when we hear it. So here are my favorites of 2012. Enjoy.
Top 12 of 2012:
12. Ben Gibbard – Teardrop Windows
11. Ben Folds Five – Do It Anyway
10. Heartless Bastards – Parted Ways
9. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Man On Fire
8. Justin Townes Earle – Look the other way
7. Dr. Dog – That Old Black Hole
6. The Lumineers – Ho Hey
5. Lee Fields – Faithful Man
4. Jack White – Love Interruption
3. Dr. John – Getaway
2. Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along
1. Alabama Shakes – Hang Loose
Honorable Mention:
Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights
Neil Young – Oh Susannah
Alabama Shakes – Rise to the Sun
Dr. Dog – Lonesome
Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again
Goin’ To A Party At The Shady Groove: Podcast #70
These are the fine audio tracks that were included in this weeks podcast:
Joe Pug – Speak Plainly, Diana ++ Chris Kasper – Ain’t No Saint ++ Lucinda Williams – Can’t Let Go ++ Justin Townes Earle – Move Over Mama ++ Alabama Shakes – Goin’ To A Party ++ Booker T. Jones – Progress (feat. Jim James) ++ John Hiatt – Memphis In The Meantime ++ Stevie Wonder – Boogie On Reggae Woman ++ Bob Marley – Mellow Mood ++ Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street ++ Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up ++ Wilco – A Shot In The Arm ++ The Beach Boys – God Only Knows ++ G. Love & Special Sauce – This Ain’t Living ++ Doug Sahm – Juan Mendoza ++ The Gourds – Piss & Moan Blues.
It’s Only Juke Box Music: Shady Groove Podcast #67
This weeks podcast included these fine musical tracks:
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones – Surfing Drums ++ Jack White – I’m Shakin’ ++ The Rolling Stones – Dance pt 1 ++ The Kinks – Juke Box Music ++ Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along ++ Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues ++ Phish – Back On The Train ++ Jacob Miller & Inner Circle – Westbound Train ++ The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky ++ G. Love & Special Sauce – This Ain’t Living ++ The Wood Brothers – Payday ++ The Avett Brothers – Distraction #74 ++ Wilco – Handshake Drugs (live) ++ Cake – Bound Away ++ The Gourds – Cranky Mulatto
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Looking For My Lo and Behold: Podcast #60
Here are the tracks that made the cut for this weeks podcast:
Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind ++ Pearl Jam – All Those Yesterdays ++ Bob Marley & The Wailers – Redder Than Red ++ Hayes Carll – Naked Checkers ++ Justin Townes Earle – Look The Other Way ++ Colin Hay – Overkill (acoustic) ++ Elvis Costello & The Attractions – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding ++ The Crust Brothers – Going To Alcapulco ++ Bob Dylan & The Band – Lo & Behold! ++ Herbie Mann – Push Push ++ The Wood Brothers – Rainbow ++ The Black Crowes – God’s Got It ++ Dr. John – God’s Sure Good ++ The Gourds – Peppermint City
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