Pazz & Jop

Now that I've got the Nashville Scene ballot out of the way, I next focus on the Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll. 10 albums and 10 singles. Always tought to narrow the choices down, but I always manage.

Artist of the Decade

For me there's no question who the Artist of the Decade was-it's Jack White. His astonishingly consistent work on the White Stripes albums were one thing. But add the first Ranconteurs album, his producer's credit on Loretta Lynn's album, the good Dead Weather CD, and you have a pretty strong case. Doubters will say he tailed off the last couple of years. The 2nd Ranconteurs album was mediocre and the Dead Weather got mixed results. But I'll stick with my pick.

My runner-up's are Beyonce, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake.

Playlist for 12/6

Sam Cooke - Man Who Invented Soul
Aaron Neville - Bring It On Home To Me
Harry Connick - Your Songs
Barbra Streisand - Love Is The Answer
Michael Buble - Crazy Love
Sex Pistols - Great Rock and Roll Swindle

2009 Nashville Scene Ballot Reissues

They only let you pick 5. And to be honest this was a lax year for Country reissues. But I dug up 5.

1. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
2. Jayhawks - Anthology
3. Leon McAuliffe - Tulsa Straight Ahead
4. Woody Guthrie - Down Every Road
5. Randy Travis - Inspirational Hits of

My Nashville Scene 2009 Singles Ballot

1. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley
2. You Belong To Me - Taylor Swift
3. Homeland Refugee - Flatlanders
4. Toes - Zac Brown Band
5. White Liar - Miranda Lambert
6. Kiss A Girl - Keith Urban
7. Alright - Darius Rucker
8. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
9. I Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
10. I Told You So

2009 Nasvhille Scene Ballot Albums

My Top 10 Albums for 2009 that will get tabulated in Nashville Scene's Year end poll. I should say that this was not a great year for Country reissues, as I barely made it to 5. Next 2 days Singles and Reissues





ALBUMS

1. Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
2. Miranda Lambert - Revolution
3. Buddy & Julie Miller - Written In Chalk
4. Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel - Willie & The Wheel
5. Elvis Costello - Secret Profane and Sugarcane
6. Flatlanders - Hills & Valleys
7. Otis Gibbs - Grandpa Walked A Picketline
8. John Anderson - Bigger Hands
9. Dailey & Vincent - Brothers From Different Mothers
10. Phosphorescent - To Willie

Sam Cooke

It's only taken me 2 or 3 years, but thanks to a half off Amazon sale, I finally broke down on got the Sam Cooke box set that came out some time ago. It always bothered me that while I had boxes on Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, James Brown I had no Sam Cooke one. This one still bothers me because it doesn't include "Change Is Gonna Come". So, I'm a little nervous that someday they'll redo this box with a new one. But until then I'm glad to have Sam in the fold.