TOP ALBUMS OF 2007 (1)

1 - FIERY FURNACES - Widow City Number of reasons this is at number 1....First you get 16 great tracks...Not 9 or 12 like others...The songs have a very 70`s rock feel... with Zeppelin like riffs. Eleanor`s lyrics and the way she spits em out (almost as if they were tongue twisters) leave you wondering where the song is going to take you. There`s a press release on Wiki that explains the album best and how the background lyrics and sounds created by Matthew help set the story..."As on past Fiery Furnaces' albums, the backing tracks have a narrative aspect, excuse the expression. For instance, the long 'bassoon' and altered tabla part in "The Philadelphia Grand Jury" might indicate the singer in the song's waiting for the word (verdict). The loud guitar-drums-and-Chamberlin 'thunderstorm' part towards the end of "Ex-Guru" indicates the thunderstorm brought about by the jilted ex-guru. The synthesizer filtering of the acoustic guitar in "Duplexes of the Dead" indicates the odd light that filters through the dirty curtains a duplex of the dead would no doubt have. The swelling melody at the end of "My Egyptian Grammar" indicates the pride that likely swells up in the breast of a blue jay referred to therein. The monkey and cow noises in "The Old Hag is Sleeping" indicate the rooster at dawn. The guitar solo at the end of "Cabaret of the Seven Devils" counts to seven. The train sound effect in "Japanese Slippers" indicates a train. And so forth."...Ohh and I love the album cover ....she does look way cuter in person though...I have some pics of the show I went too a week ago as well as some tracks. I`m going to also leave ya with some tracks from MGMT. They opened up for the Fiery Furnaces and were pretty good...I`ve been loving a few tracks off the album "Oracular Spectacular" so make sure you get em.....and last but not least have a Merry Christmas!!! I don`t see myself posting much before 2008, so have a Happy New year......and I`ll be back in 2008!...CN Fiery Furnaces - Navy Nurse Fiery Furnaces - Restorative Beer MGMT - Kids MGMT - Electric Feel