on the brink of eloquence ([info]dr_nuk) wrote,
2010-01-01 10:44:00

best of 2009

Best movies: Bad Lieutenant, In The Loop, The Hurt Locker
Best TV series: Prime Suspect
Best album: The Body, the Blood, the Machine by The Thermals
Best fiction: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best non-fiction: What is the What by Dave Eggers
Best "fun book": Lush Life by Richard Price
Best history: Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
Best concert: Vivian Girls at Independent
Best museum: TerrorHaus
Best city: Budapest

Prior best-ofs: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 & 2003.

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Anonymous

January 4 2010, 09:32:48 UTC 2 years ago

The Thermals album was amazing. I was addicted to it for weeks. It wins for energy and lyrics, but for compositional intricacy and catchiness, I feel that Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix deserves at least an honorable mention.

[info]gleemie

January 4 2010, 09:33:25 UTC 2 years ago

oh, that's me lilly posting about phoenix and thermals

[info]dr_nuk

January 4 2010, 15:27:12 UTC 2 years ago

Shockingly I have not yet listened to Phoenix although I've heard many songs from it. I must...

And yeah, Body/Blood/Machine is just amazing. I keep coming back to it. It's such a nice rallying cry. So many of the songs on it really open up after repeated listens. Indeed, the old testament is an excellent template for struggle and raw emotion and great rock music :-)
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