Vikings & Beekeepers

Last year I did a list of the 10 worst songs from 2008’s great albums and I had so much fun doing it that I decided to give it another shot for ’09. Unfortunately, I didn’t really hear a lot that I actively disliked from my favorite albums. Sure, there were a few stinkers from some albums, but too often I was complaining about songs that didn’t really service their corresponding albums or in other cases were just a tad overrated. None were necessarily that “awful.” Still, I’ve got issues with all these songs, but it doesn’t get really bad until over half way through. These artists are on watch anyway. 

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With 2009 coming to an end, so does the decade. Of course, for music blogs, that means lists, lists and a few more lists. Well, let me just say, “Me too!” I’ve got a slew of lists planned for what I’m assuming will be the next few months, with some year-end stuff coming just around the corner and some decade reflections coming shortly after. I have a top 100 of the decade all planned out along with a list of the decade’s best EPs, but until then, let’s start slowly with my final Quarterly Review of the year. Happy 2010, everyone.

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