Best Music of 2007?

Hello there fellow music-lovers!

We here at Rising Hegemon HQ are dealing with our feelings of abandonment now that Atta J. Turk have left us for some holiday with his folks. 

So, one item that we came up with was to share our responsibility in creating a Best Music of 2007 list.  Now, of course, in creating such a list there comes great awesome responsibility.  And this power must be wielded carefully.

For example, I do not understand the buzz around Amy Winehouse - the CD left me cold and the live performances that I have seen were simply awful.  Not just bad but may the ground open up and swallow her to never be seen again awful.  So, perhaps some of you can explain to me why her CD is so good, I just can't hear it.

Some music just fell a little short of making my list:  The Fratellis, Bruce Springsteen, Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, The Nines, Everybody Else, Minipop, Tori Amos, Kaiser Chiefs, Leona Lewis, Arctic Monkeys, Last Stone Cast (exciting heavy band from Cleveland) and Jason Faulkner.  All had good records this year but were not as good as they could be - in some way to my listening they failed to live up to their potential.  And for something to make the 'Best of' list', the entire CD has to grab my attention.

DeDurkheim, all around enjoyer of music, has generated a long list of some of his faves for 2007 (the list is in no way complete but does get this experiment off the ground).  The list below crosses a few musical boundaries because I listen to lots of different stuff.  I will write another post about the reasoning behind my choices soon.

In no particular order, I give you:

DeDurkheim's Best Music of 2007

Linda Thompson	Versatile Heart
Foo Fighters	Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace
Fountains of Wayne	Traffic & Weather
Rooney	Calling the World
Paul McCartney	Memory Almost Full
Graham Parker	Don't Tell Columbus
Mitch Easter	Dynamico
Lily Allen	Alight, Still
The White Stripes	Icky Thump
Son Volt	The Search
Radiohead	In Rainbows
Wilco	Sky Blue Sky
Richard Thompson	Sweet Warrior
The Eagles	Long Road out of Eden
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus	Rising Sand
Kanye West	Graduation
Ian Hunter	Shrunken Heads
Nine Inch Nails	Year Zero
Cold War Kids	Robbers & Cowards
Arcade Fire	Neon Bible
Spoon	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Tomahawk	Anonymous
Monarch	Lowly
Donald Fagan	The Nightfly Trilogy
Scott Colley	Architect of the Silent Moment

So, what are your favorites for 2007?