M O N D AY, M A R C H 1 9 , 2 0 0 7The Top CDs Of 2006Finally! But who cares what the calendar says? Are "best of" lists justsomething to do around Christmas and New Year's? No, they're guides,reminding you of music you like but haven't listened to in a while andsuggestions for albums you should check out.</p><p> I sometimes stumble on a"best of" list from years ago and find myself pulling out an album Ihaven't played in ages or -- just as often -- heading to the store.</p><p> I hopethis list will do the same for you.</p><p> First you get a list of my 50 favoriteCDs of the year, then my favorite boxed sets, my favorite singles andmy favorite reissues.</p><p> And for being so patient, you get a quick look atmy early favorites for 2007.</p><p> That's followed by the same lists all overagain, but with notes describing the music, what I like about them andso on.</p><p> Enjoy. (And remember, if you google a band's name andMySpace, you can usually find a website with three or four songs tosample to see if any artist might appeal to you before buying.)THE BEST CDS OF 20061.</p><p> Corinne Bailey Rae/Corinne Bailey Rae (tie)James Hunter/People Gonna Talk2.</p><p> My Chemical Romance/The Black Parade3.</p><p> Bob Dylan/Modern Times4.</p><p> Arctic Monkeys/Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not5.</p><p> Midlake/The Trials of Van Occupanther6.</p><p> Roseanne Cash/Black Cadillac (tie)Johnny Cash/American V: A Hundred Highways7.</p><p> Solomon Burke/Nashville8.</p><p> Cat Power/The Greatest9.</p><p> Bruce Springsteen/We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions --American Land Edition10.</p><p> Drake Bell/ It's Only Time11.</p><p> The La's/BBC In Session12.</p><p> Candi Staton/His Hands (tie)Candi Staton/The Ultimate Gospel Collection13.</p><p> Duncan Sheik/White Limousine (tie)"Spring Awakening" Original Cast Recording14.</p><p> Howard Tate/A Portrait Of HowardNext Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: The Top CDs Of 2006http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/03/top-cds-of-2006.html 1 of 37/25/09 3:22 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (16)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (6)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: The Top CDs Of 2006http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/03/top-cds-of-2006.html 2 of 37/25/09 3:22 AMPOPSURFING.COM: The Top CDs Of 2006http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/03/top-cds-of-2006.html 3 of 37/25/09 3:22 AM
