LH B-Sides Top 100 (2007)

[gogonutz]

Hey everyone, I did this on LHF once, a few years ago, that was pretty cool. So I thought I'd give it a try again. The secret santa thing kinda got me back on the idea.

Everyone who wants to contribute can post their top25 (if you can't think of 25 songs, less is fine too) of songs of 2007.

1. song 1 (25 pts)
2. song 2 (24 pts)
3. song 3 (23 pts)
4. song 4 (22 pts)
5. song 5 (21 pts)
etc.

In the end I'll list the top100 (or if we don't get that many songs, a top <100).

There are a few rules:
You may NOT list songs of the same artist more than twice, so

1. Make Me Over (Lifehouse)
2. Whatever It Takes (Lifehouse)
3. I'll Keep The Change (Lifehouse
etc.

that's not aloud

1. MMO
2. FWYA (Jason)
3. WIT
etc.

is aloud

Another rule is that the song (initial version by that artist) was released in 2007. (so if someone released a CD with a cover of a Beatles song, but for THAT artist, the first version was relased in 2007, that's fine, the original Beatles song, re-released on some best of album, however, is not).

Apart from that, have fun.

[City]

sick!

i wanted to try this for the 'top 100 albums of the year,' but i wasn't sure how many people keep up with current music.

[gogonutz]

yndihalda said:

sick!

i wanted to try this for the 'top 100 albums of the year,' but i wasn't sure how many people keep up with current music.

Just go ahead. I saw your signature, it would at least be interesting to see what albums people nominate, and for what reasons.

[idlewild]

I remember you had this a few years back. Awesome, I'll get down to my list when things finally slow down for the Xmas hols. College has been a bitch lately

[gogonutz]

1. Summer of Love John Fogerty
2. Learn You Inside Out Lifehouse
3. Careful What You Wish For Raine Maida
4. While You Sleep John Taglieri
5. Once In Your Life Idlewild
6. Faust ARP Radiohead
7. What Light Wilco
8. Soul Singer In A Session Band Bright Eyes
9. Waiting All Day Silverchair
10. Here We Are Patrick Park
11. Drink Fiction Plane
12. Gypsy Saybia
13. All In Your Head Rooney
14. The Sun Also Sets Ryan Adams
15. Always Be Jimmy Eat World
16. A Girl In California Nine Days
17. Shooting Star Air Traffic
18. Green David Sills
19. From Where You Are Jason Wade
20. Along The Way John Taglieri
21. The Joke Lifehouse
22. Longshot John Fogerty
23. Ever Present Past Paul McCartney
24. Gentle Storm Hooverphonic
25. 7 Year Itch Stroke 9

[City]

w00t <-- that's an official word now. but that's not important. I finished my list. I'm 99% sure this is it. I'm more of an album guy so a song to me is like the eyes of a girl. how can i say that i like someone's eyes more than someone's feet, i look at the whole body! in this case, the body is the album. but yeah, I like it, whatever.

==honorable mention==
Yndi Halda - A Song For Starlit Beaches
it came out in nov 2006, but i discovered it in feb of this year, so for the most part, it was my favorite song of the year.

25. Vanessa Carlton - My Best
(her voice sounds very good here)

24. 1997 - Garden Of Evil
(Teenage music, but it's catchy and I'm a sucker for male/female dual vocals)

23. Chris Garneau - Not Nice
(a poorman's Elliot Smith, but there's something about this song that makes him rises up in talent)

22. pg.lost - Yes I Am
(instrumental. nothing new, but they do it so well)

21. Circa Survive - The Difference Between Medicine And Poison Is In the Dose
(I can't help but scream the chorus with him, "do you ever wish you were somebody else!")

20. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
(I'm not even a electronic fan, but this track is dope.)

19. The Gaslight Anthem - I'da Called You Woody, Joe
(mature punk music, no way are you serious)

18. Alphabeat - Fascination
(insanely catchy danish pop, kinda like ABBA, but for this decade)

17. Johnnytwentythree - Red Bird
(instrumental, has violins)

16. Aereogramme - Barriers
(voice is very haunting, but the bridge with the violin = oh my god)

15. Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
(very somber)

14. Streetlight Manifesto - We Will Fall Together
(kickass)

13. YUI - Jam
(I used to hate jpop, then I discovered YUI. She's like the japanese version of Michelle Branch)

12. Shady Bard - Torch Song
(I barely notice the vocals in the song, very comforting especially with the echoing 'save me')

11. Caspian - Some Are White Light
(instrumental, the crescendo type. The ending is overdrive)

10. Lifehouse - Disarray
I remember holding my urges of downloading the album in advance and when I finally got the album, I opened it in my car and started playing it and Disarray rocked me so hard. lyrical content is good, music is good.

09. Explosions in the Sky - The Birth and Death of the Day
This song came out during the peak of my EitS obsession. So my expectations were high, and this song, solidified it. I always felt that this song was a marching battle cry and i feel so released at the 5:25 mark where things get watered away.

08. Stars - Personal
I was left in awe after hearing this song for the first time. The songs before it were really mellow and easy going, and this track was just heavy. Male and female vocals, with the male sounding so desperate and the girl is so lonely. and i like how their voices play off one another. but the ending just made me go 'shit.' because the song tells a story, and i was like "why the heck would someone write a song like this?"

07. Kiss Kiss - Stay The Day
The album closer of a very unexpected album. I was expecting it to climax in the explosive way, they did the even better, the lovely male with female vocals backing it up, "it's all my fault gravity just stopped and we all just floated away."

06. Animal Collective - Fireworks
i do not recommend this to anyone. this song is extacy. It puts me into a trance mode and I cannot explain why i F'N love this song. it's really weird, freaky, messy, but yummy.

05. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
awesome hypnotic song that runs for 7 minutes. I wish it was longer. There's a continuous piano beat the whole time so if you tried to skip in the middle, you'll would think nothing has change, but trust me, it has. There's tiny other beats that sneak there way in the song.

04. Sigur Rós - Heima
my mind goes empty when i hear this song. Like I'm always worried about Liz, but this song takes all those worries away.

03. Moving Mountains - 8105
no comment

02. Immanu El - ...In Valleys
I have nothing to cry about, but if i could cry to a song, this would do it. But not because it's sad, it's actually very reflecting, but with all those emotions closing in on you plus the echoing guitar rifts and lush wordless vocals, it's like.. "oh my god. it's time to wake up."

01. The National - Slow Show
I want to quote the whole damn song, that's how much I'm in love with it. It isn't deep and personal, but the lyrics are so 'stream of consciousness' and I somehow find myself relating to that more than him saying what he feels. plus, John Lennon plays the drums

[idlewild]

Here's a badly put together Top 13 Songs of 2007. I'm pretty sure I missed out a whole lot of songs here in this list. Here's the best that I can come up with at the moment, however.

13. Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest – The Ataris
12. So Long, Lonesome – Explosions in the Sky
11. End of the World – Ash
10. The Outsiders – Athlete
9. Be Sensible – Jimmy Eat World
8. It’s Getting’ Easy – Dear and the Headlights
7. Closer - Travis
6. Future Works – Idlewild
5. Awakening – Switchfoot
4. Signal Fire – Snow Patrol
3. Mistaken For Strangers – The National
2. (Fork and Knife) – Brand New
1. Broken – Lifehouse

I only have the time to explain why I choose Broken as #1 now.. So yeah Broken was a very well written and put together song, in my opinion. Before I even heard the actual song (I had to wait for an agonizing 52 days) the lyrics were enough to stamp this song as a keeper. I confess I didn't listen to this song as many as the other songs on WWA, but generally it still stands out as one of best songs to come out in 2007.

[gogonutz]

If people still want to add lists, please do, because this is all we have so far, sadly

[FrancisMartin]

I'll add mine later...

Edit: I did a top 20.

1. Lifehouse – Learn you inside out

2. Sigur Rós – Salka

3. Lifehouse - Disarray

4. The Shins - Phantom limb

5. Jason Wade – From where you are

6. Matt Nathanson – Sooner surrender

7. Band of Horses – Windows blues

8. Radiohead – Videotape

9. Silverchair – Reflections of a sound

10. David Fonseca – Rocket man

11. Sigur Rós - I Gaer

12. Sara Bareilles – Gravity

13. Alter Bridge – Watch over you

14. Kate Walsh – Fireworks

15. The Shins – Girl sailor

16. Matt Nathanson – Still

17. Explosions In The Sky – Welcome, Ghosts

18. Thirteen Senses – Call someone

19. The Arcade Fire – No Cars Go

20. Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby


I know that i also missed a lot of songs...