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The best of 2010 seconds beppax

Some initial consideration:

1. The liberation of old: the first two positions are two geezer like Young and Anderson. Another highly respected senior (Scott Heron) is among the top 10 and even among the top 20 are Robert Plant (the indie snobs will be horrified at this point!) And John Mellencamp. Are two things: either I with age I'm stoned and I'm maturing musical tastes from home, or old people today have much more to say than the youngsters.
2. Among the top 10 only a novice, but of respect: the beautiful Janelle Monáe.
3. It 'been a year of disappointments: Stevens silly, try to "experience" while losing the ability to write songs, Hinson completely flat, Baustelle unnecessarily battiateggianti, Liars absolutely harmless.
4. I still have a lot to listen to and / or improve the ranking in 2010 and then inevitably undergo changes in 2011. In particular I have not heard the last The Books, Record of the Year for Blow Up, and the return of good old Swans that promise very well.

Top 10

1 Neil Young - The Noise

2 Laurie Anderson - Homeland

3 The National - High Violet

4 Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago

5 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

6 John Grant - Queen of Denmark

7 Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

8 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

9 Midlake - The Courage of Others

10 Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Altri 10

11 Woven Hand - The Threshingfloor

12 Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett

13 Michael Trent - The Winner

14 Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

15 Robert Plant - Band of Joy

16 Black Tambourine - Black Tambourine

17 bvdub - The Art of Dying Alone

18 Lone Wolf - The Devil & I

19 Owen Pallett - Heartland

20 John Mellencamp - No Better Than This

Delusioni 2010

Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson & The Pioneer Saboteurs

Liars - Sisterworld

Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz

Baustelle - I mistici dell'Occidente

Ancora da recuperare o da ascoltare con maggiore attenzione

The Books - The Way Out

Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky

Bachi Da Pietra - Quarzo

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh

Beach House - Teen Dream

Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave

Gonjasufi - A Sufi and a Killer

Heraclite - Heraclite

Hoodoo Gurus - Purity of Essence

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

Pontiak - Living

Stan Ridgway - Neon Mirage

Sightings - City of Straw

Sleepy Sun - Fever

The Soft Moon - The Soft Moon

St. Ride - Cercando Niente

The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt

Andrea Tich - Siamo nati vegetali

Tunng - ...And Then We Saw Land

Voice of the Seven Thunders - Voice of the Seven Thunders

Yellow Swans - Going Places