2010 treated me well. I went to a lot of shows, I discovered dozens of splendid new music, some of my favorite acts came out with large new records and, 2010 was indeed, the class of the Jacket. I'm not going to access this as a flat up "best of" number but quite as a "this is what I was most into this year" list, everything mentioned may not yet be from 2010.
he Year of The Jacket 2010 was my greatest year with My Morning Jacket despite them not coming out with a new record. I caught the boys as a good band 7 times. Once in Columbus, OH, once in Chicago, IL and five times in New York City.Carl Broemel played some shows this class and I was capable to see 3 of them, one of which featured every extremity of MMJ sans Jim James. In Michigan I had the good fortune to talk with Carl and his mother a bit later the point and at Carl's NYC gig I was capable to receive all the guys in attendance, share some language and get autographs. The full NYC stint was the most amazing week of my entire life. The mass I was capable to see and share many special moments with are in my thoughts on a casual basis, that's how big of an opinion they made on me (take MMJ out of that equality and I'd still go on that trip). The shows were the grandest events I've always known. Each opening act seemed to be mated with the sound MMJ were bringing that night and so each night was about 2 separate MMJ concerts; the album and the encore. Every night surpassed the one before it. If I'm ever in a deep Inception type dream situation I'm going to populate my man with memories from that week.Jack White It's been rather the Jack White year. Now, before 2010 I casually liked SOME White Stripes and SOME Raconteurs. I was never a fanatic and never actually paid all that much care to the unstoppable force that is Jack White until the about the sentence the guitar documentary It Might Get Loud came out. The guitar is a big piece of my world and I was incredibly eager to see this film out. Jimmy Page, Jack White and the Edge (I'm not nuts about U2 or the Edge. Wanted to put that out there! got together to discuss the instrument that made them what they are now and director Davis Guggenheim couldn't have captured it in a best way. I wanted to see the film primarily for the Jimmy Page bits but after viewing I was left saying "Jimmy Page who?" The fever began. Then The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights came out. I'm intrigued with this man by this time, I've been digging deeper into The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather as good as reading about Jack as often as possible. Well, little did I acknowledge that UGWNL and Jack White would be a staple in my spirit for a long time (I watched it yesterday). The start time I tossed the blu-ray in I watched it 2 or 3 times in a row. It delighted me to the place that it was almost paralyzing. It's all I could think about, he was all I could guess about. Amazingly, I was capable to see him due to a particular lady out there, you love who you are! It was at the height of my indulgence for him too, I get the chills just thinking about it.
Jack has an amazingly interesting and efficient approach towards music (that same approach can be ported to actual life too): Do it. Finish it. It might suck and you might be uncomfortable but get it done. You'll be a better musician (or person) after it. It's character building. Now, that is not a verbatim quote by any load of the vision but you get the point. Jack White is undoubtedly one of the finest, most talented musicians this planet has always seen. His guitar playing has changed the way an entire generation of players will attack the instrument. His record label/company is bringing about an analog revolution in a digital world. Jack, I promise you never stop.The Black Keys What hasn't been said about these guys this twelvemonth? My first record of the year was The Black Keys on New Years day 2010 and my death will be The Black Keys New Years Eve 2010. I've been a fan of these guys for a piece a now and I've been intimate with all their material for some time but 2010 saw me maniacally listening to all of their records. Every call that Dan Auerbach writes is oozing with bluesy grit. That grit comes through in the guitar playing, the lyric writing, the guitar tone, hell, even their image. They seem like they were ridden hard and put away wet yet always get enough vitality to force a medium sized country for a week. New Years Eve should be excellent.Roger Waters Performing "The Wall" In price of sheer mass, this was BY FAR the biggest single event I attended this year, probably ever. For those of you that don't know: I'm a Pink Floyd fanatic. They're the low ring I was ever really into. They're the ring that got me out of my 8th grade music slump (Eminem, Slipknot and. Wilco, WTF was I thinking?!?) and ultimately they're the base of my musical skyscraper. The hours I've spent listening, watching, analyzing and blowing speakers to "The Wall" could be careful in weeks. Being able to witness its' creator perform it in its totality was truly amazing.Records Here are roughly of my favorite records I got into this year. They weren't all new for 2010 but they were new to me. These aren't in any rank and there are innumerable others, these are only some stand outs.The Black Keys - Brothers Definitely my most listened to record. It's a bummer that I reasoned like everyone else but Brothers was my standout record of 2010. Nice to see a real band get some mainstream recognition they deserve.Local Natives - Gorilla ManorNew Music Monday man Chris sent this to me a ways back. Refreshing is the foremost matter that comes to mind. Nice harmonies too.Muddy Waters - Folk Singer The blues. There is something around the vapours that resonates in me. It only feels right when I mind to it. Buddy Guy plays guitar on this mostly acoustic record, fantastic stuff.Black Mountain - Black Mountain My admiration for these guys is growing. Lots of dark, bluesy guitar (my favorite), great male and female vocals, I highly suggest checking them out.Dave Rawlings Machine - Friend of a Friend Listen to "Method Acting/Cortez the Killer" and say me it isn't amazing.Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam - Live at the Gaiety Theater Davy Knowles is a guitar maniac from the Isle of Man that currently resides in Chicago. Lots of person for a little white guy.Delta Spirit - History From Beneath These guys get a heavy good AND this book was produced my MMJ's Bo Koster, pretty cool.Everest - On Approach After seeing them defeat the point before MMJ demolished it on the final night of the MMJ T5 stint I was hooked.The Greenhornes - Four Stars These guys should take a bigger following. The Beatles would have sounded something like this if they were from Detroit (I love The Greenhornes are from Cin City Cincinnati).Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - III/IV The issue of DRA. It's been tough without him and I'm glad 2010 saw him unloading plenty ofunearthedmaterial. I'm in bed with this book but it took some time. Initially I thought "Okay, chalk this up to a red" and "Not what I wanted, what the hell?" but at approximately 6 spins it clicked and my ears opened wide, drinking in that Ryan Adams goodness. There is something about his lyrics that stir my person I suppose you could say. It's what his lyrics say and how they're delivered, it chills me. We got around 25 tracks (III/IV random tracks he released, usually as a sorry for Pax-Am malfunctions, haha) from Adams this year but none were "new." Everything was for the about part recorded in or around 2007. When will we see "The Ryan Adams Band?" I'm sure 2011 will host a new chapter in Ryan Adams musical career. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home EP Model Stranger - Dreams & Bones Isaac Hayes - Black Moses Karen Elson - The Spook Who Walks Jimi Hendrix - Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Islet of Wight Junior Kimbrough - Sad Days, Lonely Nights MGMT - Congratulations Neil Young - Le Noise Pavement - Brighten The Corners The Raconteurs - Live at the Manchester Apollo Spoon - Transference T. Rex - Electric Warrior Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground We Are The Willows - A Collection of Sounds. Woods - Songs of Shame Yim Yames - Tribute To EPConcerts/Fests Overall I saw a ton of lively music this year. I got to 8 or 9 states for music this class and went to a few full on fests. Hopefully I can double all my numbers in 2011.Summercamp While I'm not nuts about the jam band scene I do love it in doses and I ever enjoy watching fine musicians. Summercamp was a fire and I guess it'll be a regular thing for me.LouFest The 1st class of LouFest was a big time. Apparently year two will bring acts larger than She & Him and Jeff Tweedy, can't wait.Pitchfork Fest Hipsters.MMJ NYC T5 Stint Enough said I think. It's been an awful year. Maybe my best year. Thanks to everyone out there that checks this site, that's sends me an email, that shares a tie with their friends. It was keen to match so many of you this year. Have a wonderful Christmas, have a glad New Year. I'm not done posting shows this year, make certain to hold back when you can, the holidays can be crazy.
2010 treated me well. I went to a lot of shows, I discovered dozens of splendid new music, some of my favorite acts came out with large new records and, 2010 was indeed, the class of the Jacket. I'm not going to access this as a flat up "best of" number but quite as a "this is what I was most into this year" list, everything mentioned may not yet be from 2010.The Year of The Jacket 2010 was my greatest year with My Morning Jacket despite them not coming out with a new record. I caught the boys as a good band 7 times. Once in Columbus, OH, once in Chicago, IL and 5 times in New York City.Carl Broemel played some shows this class and I was capable to see 3 of them, one of which featured every extremity of MMJ sans Jim James. In Michigan I had the good fortune to talk with Carl and his sire a bit later the appearance and at Carl's NYC gig I was capable to see all the guys in attendance, share some language and get autographs. The full NYC stint was the most amazing week of my entire life. The mass I was capable to see and share many special moments with are in my thoughts on a casual basis, that's how big of an opinion they made on me (take MMJ out of that equality and I'd still go on that trip). The shows were the grandest events I've always known. Each opening act seemed to be mated with the sound MMJ were bringing that night and so each night was about 2 separate MMJ concerts; the album and the encore. Every night surpassed the one before it. If I'm ever in a deep Inception type dream situation I'm going to live my man with memories from that week.Jack White It's been rather the Jack White year. Now, before 2010 I casually liked SOME White Stripes and SOME Raconteurs. I was never a fanatic and never actually paid all that much care to the unstoppable force that is Jack White until the about the sentence the guitar documentary It Might Get Loud came out. The guitar is a big part of my existence and I was incredibly eager to see this film out. Jimmy Page, Jack White and the Edge (I'm not nuts about U2 or the Edge. Wanted to put that out there! got together to discuss the instrument that made them what they are now and director Davis Guggenheim couldn't have captured it in a best way. I wanted to see the film primarily for the Jimmy Page bits but after viewing I was left saying "Jimmy Page who?" The fever began. Then The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights came out. I'm intrigued with this man by this time, I've been digging deeper into The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather as good as reading about Jack as often as possible. Well, little did I acknowledge that UGWNL and Jack White would be a staple in my life for a long time (I watched it yesterday). The start time I tossed the blu-ray in I watched it 2 or 3 times in a row. It delighted me to the place that it was almost paralyzing. It's all I could guess about, he was all I could guess about. Amazingly, I was capable to see him due to a particular lady out there, you love who you are! It was at the height of my indulgence for him too, I get the chills just thinking about it.
Jack has an amazingly interesting and efficient approach towards music (that same approach can be ported to actual life too): Do it. Finish it. It might suck and you might be uncomfortable but get it done. You'll be a better musician (or person) after it. It's character building. Now, that is not a verbatim quote by any load of the vision but you get the point. Jack White is doubtless one of the finest, most talented musicians this planet has always seen. His guitar playing has changed the way an entire generation of players will attack the instrument. His record label/company is bringing about an analog revolution in a digital world. Jack, I promise you never stop.The Black Keys What hasn't been said about these guys this twelvemonth? My first appearance of the year was The Black Keys on New Years day 2010 and my death will be The Black Keys New Years Eve 2010. I've been a fan of these guys for a piece a now and I've been intimate with all their material for some time but 2010 saw me maniacally listening to all of their records. Every call that Dan Auerbach writes is oozing with bluesy grit. That grit comes through in the guitar playing, the words writing, the guitar tone, hell, even their image. They seem like they were ridden hard and put away wet yet always get enough vitality to force a medium sized country for a week. New Years Eve should be excellent.Roger Waters Performing "The Wall" In price of sheer mass, this was BY FAR the biggest single event I attended this year, probably ever. For those of you that don't know: I'm a Pink Floyd fanatic. They're the low ring I was ever really into. They're the ring that got me out of my 8th grade music slump (Eminem, Slipknot and. Wilco, WTF was I thinking?!?) and ultimately they're the basis of my musical skyscraper. The hours I've spent listening, watching, analyzing and blowing speakers to "The Wall" could be careful in weeks. Being able to see its' creator perform it in its totality was truly amazing.Records Here are roughly of my favorite records I got into this year. They weren't all new for 2010 but they were new to me. These aren't in any society and there are innumerable others, these are only some stand outs.The Black Keys - Brothers Definitely my most listened to record. It's a bummer that I sound like everyone else but Brothers was my standout record of 2010. Nice to see a real band get some mainstream recognition they deserve.Local Natives - Gorilla ManorNew Music Monday man Chris sent this to me a ways back. Refreshing is the foremost matter that comes to mind. Nice harmonies too.Muddy Waters - Folk Singer The blues. There is something around the vapours that resonates in me. It just feels good when I hear to it. Buddy Guy plays guitar on this mostly acoustic record, fantastic stuff.Black Mountain - Black Mountain My admiration for these guys is growing. Lots of dark, bluesy guitar (my favorite), great male and female vocals, I highly suggest checking them out.Dave Rawlings Machine - Friend of a Friend Listen to "Method Acting/Cortez the Killer" and tell me it isn't amazing.Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam - Live at the Gaiety Theater Davy Knowles is a guitar maniac from the Isle of Man that currently resides in Chicago. Lots of soul for a small white guy.Delta Spirit - History From Beneath These guys get a heavy good AND this book was produced my MMJ's Bo Koster, pretty cool.Everest - On Approach After seeing them kill the stage before MMJ demolished it on the final night of the MMJ T5 stint I was hooked.The Greenhornes - Four Stars These guys should take a bigger following. The Beatles would have sounded something like this if they were from Detroit (I love The Greenhornes are from Cin City Cincinnati).Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - III/IV The issue of DRA. It's been tough without him and I'm glad 2010 saw him unloading plenty ofunearthedmaterial. I'm in bed with this book but it took some time. Initially I thought "Okay, chalk this up to a red" and "Not what I wanted, what the hell?" but at about 6 spins it clicked and my ears opened wide, drinking in that Ryan Adams goodness. There is something about his lyrics that stir my person I suppose you could say. It's what his lyrics say and how they're delivered, it chills me. We got around 25 tracks (III/IV random tracks he released, usually as a sorry for Pax-Am malfunctions, haha) from Adams this year but none were "new." Everything was for the about part recorded in or around 2007. When will we see "The Ryan Adams Band?" I'm sure 2011 will host a new chapter in Ryan Adams musical career. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home EP Model Stranger - Dreams & Bones Isaac Hayes - Black Moses Karen Elson - The Spook Who Walks Jimi Hendrix - Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight Junior Kimbrough - Sad Days, Lonely Nights MGMT - Congratulations Neil Young - Le Noise Pavement - Brighten The Corners The Raconteurs - Live at the Manchester Apollo Spoon - Transference T. Rex - Electric Warrior Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground We Are The Willows - A Collection of Sounds. Woods - Songs of Shame Yim Yames - Tribute To EPConcerts/Fests Overall I saw a ton of lively music this year. I got to 8 or 9 states for music this class and went to a few full on fests. Hopefully I can double all my numbers in 2011.Summercamp While I'm not nuts about the jam band scene I do love it in doses and I ever enjoy watching fine musicians. Summercamp was a fire and I guess it'll be a regular thing for me.LouFest The 1st class of LouFest was a great time. Apparently year two will bring acts larger than She & Him and Jeff Tweedy, can't wait.Pitchfork Fest Hipsters.MMJ NYC T5 Stint Enough said I think. It's been an awful year. Maybe my best year. Thanks to everyone out there that checks this site, that's sends me an email, that shares a tie with their friends. It was keen to match so many of you this year. Have a wonderful Christmas, have a glad New Year. I'm not done posting shows this year, make certain to hold back when you can, the holidays can be crazy.
2010 - A Class In Review
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