The 20 Best Songs of 2009

January 14, 2010 at 1:43 am

I wanted to take a few moments and list my favorite songs from last year. Most of these songs found a niche in my Walkman and never left.  These are songs that mean something to me. These are songs that are so infectious that I can’t get them out of my head. These are songs that rock my face off. These are songs that pull on my heart like a marionette. These are songs I want to sing from the bottom of my lungs. These are songs I want to share with you. In addition to running down the top [...]

The Best, Worst, and Underwhelming Albums of 2009

January 2, 2010 at 2:11 pm

Happy New Year!  Now that the niceties are over, let’s get on to to the background info. This week, I will reflect on the past year and look forward to what 2010 has to offer. When I first decided to write this post a few weeks ago, I hadn’t read anyone else’s lists and I wasn’t planning on doing so either.  But through posts on twitter, I was exposed to several.  Looks like my favorite album is a lot of people’s favorite as well.  My initial response was to re-calibrate my picks and re-evaluate my rankings since I rarely ever [...]