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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Pointless Lists Week # 3:
The Five Most Disappointing Records of 2010.
A counterbalance to all that damned positivity.
1. Roky Erickson & Okervill River – True Love Cast Out All Evil
”The guy from Okervill River presents manipulative, saccharine alt-country arrangements of Roky Erickson’s most boring songs, featuring vocals from Roky Erickson”, more like. Always nice to see an official Roky release on the shelves, but if you like music, download some ‘70s/’80s Aliens/Explosives bootlegs instead and send a generous donation straight to the man.
2. Jonathan Richman – Oh Moon, Queen of Night on Earth
It breaks my heart to say this, having seen Jonathan on such great form a few months back, putting across some of the songs from this record so well, but… this is really not a Jonathan Richman album that needed to exist. For the record, that’s the first time I’ve ever said that.
3. Pastels/Tenniscoats – Two Sunsets
Again, I thought they were sublime live, but what’s going on here? Self-satisfied dinner party vibes all round.
4. The Strange Boys – Be Brave
I liked their last one a lot. Dunno where they’re going with this thing, but I’m not buying a ticket.
5. oOoOO – Ooooo
Dude, Morcheeba might not have had a cool, unpronounceable witch-house name, but at least they had tunes and pleased people’s mums.
Labels: bad news, disappointment, Pointless Lists Week
