The Goergys!!!

Here is my attempt at an award show, only honoring my favorite bands and CDs. The criterion for deciding was based on all the music I’m really into since I considered myself a music fan (circa 5-6 years ago). Some of these categories are intense to pick something out so I will pick a winner (denoted by *****)and then show the nominations. FYI: You probably won’t see many pop-punk acts.

Best Song (recent):

Ima Robot, “Pouring Pain”
The White Stripes, “My Doorbell”
Say Anything…, “That is Why”
***Devendra Banhart, “Long Haired Child”***
Flaming Lips, “Free Radicals”

Favorite Guitar Hero Song:

An Endless Sporadic, “Impulse”
The Sleeping, “Don’t Hold Back”
***Die Toten Hosen, “Hier Kommt Alex”***
Fall of Troy, “F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.”
Eric Johnson, “Cliffs of Dover”

Best New Artist:

Crack The Sky
Apollo Sunshine
***Ima Robot***
Minus The Bear
Le Tigre

Album of this Year (’07 and ’08):

Mars Volta, “Bedlam in Goliath”
Umphrey’s McGee, “The Bottom Half”
Minus The Bear, “Planet of Ice”
***Radiohead, “In Rainbows”***
Say Anything…, “In Defense of the Genre”

Best Classic Rock Album:

The Beatles, “Revolver”
The Police, “Regatta De Blanc”
***Queen, “A Night at the Opera”***
Pink Floyd, “Dark Side of the Moon”
Jimi Hendrix, “Are You Experienced?”

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album:

***DJ Dangermouse, “The Grey Album”***
NERD, “In Search of…”
Eminem, “Marshall Mathers LP”
Outkast, “The Love Below”

Best Electronic Act/Album:

Postal Service, “Give Up”
***Freezepop, “Future Future Future Perfect”***
LCD Soundsystem, “Sound of Silver”
Blaqk Audio, “Cex Cells”
Infected Mushroom, “Vicious Delicious”

Best Acoustic Act:

Xavier Rudd
KT Tunstall
Devendra Banhart
Jamie Cullum
***Cat Stevens***

Best Cover Song:

***The White Stripes, “Walking With the Ghost”***
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Wild World”
Alien Ant Farm, “Smooth Criminal”
Allister, “Fraggle Punk Rawk”
Muse, “House of the Rising Sun”

Best CD that Remind Me of “That Summer”

Brand New, “Deja Entendu”
***Umphrey’s McGee, “Anchor Drops”***
Radiohead, “OK Computer”
Jimmy Eat World, “Bleed American”
DJ Shadow, “The Private Press”

Best Concept Album:

The Mars Volta, “De-Loused in the Comatorium”
***Brian Wilson, “Smile”***
The Mars Volta, “Frances The Mute”
My Chemical Romance, “The Black Parade”
Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots”

Favorite Band That the Mass Media Doesn’t Support (Indy?):

Architecture in Helsinki
***LCD Soundsystem***
Freezepop
Ima Robot
Thom Yorke

Best Soundtrack:

***Juno***
Accepted
I am Sam
Garden State

Best Psychedelic / Experimental Album:

*****Pink Floyd, “The Dark Side of the Moon”*****
The Mars Volta, “Amputechture”
Hallucinogen, “In Dub”
Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”
George Harrison, “Wonderwall Music”
The Beatles, “Magical Mystery Tour"

Best Guilty Pleasure Album:

***Panic! At the Disco, “A Fever You Just Can’t Sweat Out”***
Blink-182, “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”
Fall Out Boy, “From Under The Cork Tree”
My Chemical Romance, “The Black Parade”
Say Anything…, “…is a Real Boy”

Best Live Performance:

Umphrey’s McGee, “Live at the Murat”
***Umphrey’s McGee, LC Pavilion, 11/30/07***
Minus The Bear, Live at the Melkweg, 11/30/06
AFI, “I Heard a Voice”
Queen, “Live at Wembley ‘86”

Foreword: Most of these bands extend into more than one decade, so I applied the decade of the artist by looking at when my favorite albums were made or what decade they most closely represent to me. Enjoy.

Greatest Band (by Decade):
60s: The Beatles
Honorable Mention: The Beach Boys
70s: Four-way tie: Led Zeppelin / Pink Floyd / The Police / Queen
80s: Joe Jackson / Elvis Costello
90s: Radiohead
Honorable Mention: Red Hot Chili Peppers
00s: Umphrey’s McGee
Honorable Mention: AFI

Hope you liked the Goergys. See ya’ll next year! Peace out!