J-Pop Tree Idolator Jackin' Pop 2006 Ballot (with links added to my reviews of
some entries, plus original ballot's brief comments retained at end)
Albums:
1. Robert Cray Band: Live From Across The Pond (Nozzle)
(See comments on his work with John Lee Hooker in the 01.2007
archive, Country Ballot 2006, and comments on this album are
on this ballot, in last section)
2. Jessi Colter: Out Of The Ashes (Shout Factory)
For her & Shooter, see 04.2006 archive on top right margin here
(also, see comments on the Country 2006 ballot)
3. Leanne Kingwell: Show Ya What (Krill)
See "Jeepster"( just below the belatedly added, out of
reverse-chronological-sequence
"Barred Bards") ,on the front page of my Voice stash,
http://MyVil.blogspot.com/
4. Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea (Fat Possum)
http://www.uweekly.com/story.php?iidart=4113
5. Tolcha: Gestalt (Meta Polyp)
http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=26
6. Sepultura: Dante XXI (SPV)
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=104535
7. Particle: Transformations Live For The People (Shout Factory)
http://www.uweekly.com/story.php?iidart=3434
8. Voivod: Katorze (The End/EMI)
9. Cyndi Boste: Foothill Dandy (SoundVault)
10. Bobby Previte: Coalition Of The Willing (ropeadope)
(scroll a little further down this page, or chack 12.2006 archive, for
blog mix of uweekly article)
Singles:
1. Scream Club: "Pardon Me" (Wired)
2. Lavender Diamond: "You Broke My Heart" (ldr)
3. Terry Manning featuring the Hi Rhythm Section:
"I Can't Stand The Rain" (Sunbeam)
4. Anne McCue: "Coming To You" (Messenger)
http://www.paperthinwalls.com/feature/mixtape2006/?review_id=13
5. Hildegarde Knef: "Holiday Time" (Marina)
6. Chris Smither: "Father's Day" (Signature Sounds)*
7. New Heathens: "Kansas Romeo" (New Heathens)*
8. ESG: "I'd Do It For You" (Soul Jazz)**
9. Brain Surgeons NYC: "Plague Of Lies" (Cellsum)*
10. Red Lotus: "Firecracker" (Red Lotus Music)
*see Country 2006 ballot & comments, in 01.2007 archive
**see Dancestand Internationale (2006!), just before or after this here thing
Reissues:
1. John Lee Hooker: Hooker (Shout Factory)*
2. Lizzy Mercier Descloux (Ze)
See 9.2006 archive, Liquor For The Soul, and also **
3. China Shop: 21 Puffs On The Cassette
source:
(http://www.anthologyrecordings.com)
review:
See http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=226
4. Traffic Sound: Yellow Sea Years 68-71 (anthologyrecordings)
5. Eyeless in Gaza: Plague Of Years (Sub Rosa)
Artist:
1. Cary Baker, http://www.conqueroo.com / http://www.conjuroo.com
publicist, exec.producer
2. Scott Woods, http://rockcriticsdailyblogspot.com,
http://rockcritics.com
, writer, editor
3. http://paperthinwalls.com

editors, publishers & staff
Comments:
Vs. Death (incl. avoiding & otherwise messing with consequences) the
theme as usual, but if that sounds too rockist, be assured that my
album of the year, Robert Cray Band's Live From Across The Pond, has
plenty pretties to lure us into RC's obsessions. "Whether the right or
the wrong, at least the mystery's gone." But his guitar always thinks
otherwise, sniffing at numbers in a phone booth, extending a tour of
duty in Iraq, even trying to follow somebody down the hall. Now that
Dylan's finished his old-timey-rewired trilogy, maybe he'll check
this, and be reminded of just how deep a modern blues album can go.

  ¶ 1/11/2007