illustrationISM TOP ALBUMS of 2016

Here's my Top Ten Fave Albums of 2016, 

(consider, these are what i enjoyed listening

to this year. These have nothing to do with

top pop radio, Rolling Stone, MOJO, or

Eugene Weekly influences.

starting with Number 10... .      .

10. Daniel Lanois - Goodbye to Language

‘Trippy, listen to loud-in-the-dark' slide guitar. 

Who needs to pay

half a million to 

fly 

into

 space!?

9. Brad Mehldau - Blues & Ballads

The master of tone, notes and skill has, once again, taken the

keys of a piano where NO ONE has gone B4.

8 & 7. Kerosene Halo - House on Fire and Live Simple

2 albums from Roe & Daugherty, automatically in the top 10!

6. NF - Therapy Session

NF is much better than Chance the Rapper in my book this year, big cheer,

hear, hear! Hammer on my head, hope is not dead. Many rivets in arenas have

rattled loose and fists want to punch the devil and the scorching he unleashes on this planet!

NF will lead the charge!

5. MIA - AIM

This is where it starts to get difficult

about thetop 5, for me. 

AIM is a creative chant of big rhythms and

complaints of big biz and the problems going on in this world.

Turn it up!

4. Jack White - Acoustic Sessions

What a great trip of Jack tunes that have spanned all these years.

Only Jack can write the words down and pull out the guitar to make

them gems. 

(remember the beginning of IT MIGHT GET LOUD?)

3. U2 - Live in Paris

Had to put this in. The concert is big and bright! 

A lot of the songs

were tweaked and improved 

to catch your attention. The lights and digital, another

new experience.

2. Ben Harper - Call It What It Is 

This was played so much by me this year. The songs were so timely with BH’s

protest against shootings, killing and injustice of 2016. His singing flies with his soul as 

a psalm and lament toward heaven. 

1. Heath McNease - Who Knows? Who Cares?

I have another Heath album as another #1! 

He’s such a writer and musician that

needs to be heard more. The melody’s and layers are so catchy, 

The production is very professional and creative. 

Why are there so many other albums out there and 

not this one that every1’s liking…loving! 

THANX to SKIP'S RECORDS & CD WORLD for

many of these albums!!