Sunday, December 30, 2012

JOHN BOMMARITO'S Best of 2012


JOHN BOMMARITO'S Best of 2012

The annual list, compiled in the usual way - mathematically.  Each album gets a possible score of 10X the number of songs on the release (i.e. 12 songs, possible 120 points).  Then each song is rated on a 1-10 scale and math places them from top to bottom on the list.  As usual, a few side categories this year such as Covers Album (including ones that may have included a few originals, but the covers were dominant) best of collection (since usually all the songs have been released before in one form or another), Christmas (again, usually full of covers), Various Artists (contains previously released songs, but perhaps in a different version and not necessarily one artist throughout the disc), EP (7 songs or less) and live release.    If you have a list, feel free to send it to me.


(if a specific version is mentioned in parentheses, you can assume it has additional tracks over the standard release)

            BEST CD EP’S (7 SONGS OR LESS)
1- MATT NATHANSON -LEFT & RIGHT VOL 2
2-INGRID MICHAELSON -LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON
3-AMOS LEE -AS THE CROW FLIES
4-MILOW-BORN IN THE EIGHTEES
5-OLIVIA MILLERSCHIN -PLANTED
5-IMAGINE DRAGONS-CONTINUTED SILENCE EP
5-MARC SCIBILIA-EP
5-PETER- MULVEY CHASER


BEST COVERS ALBUMS
1-SEAL-SOUL 2
2-DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS-THROUGH THE NIGHT: LIVE AT THE STUDIO
3-DUNCAN SHEIK -COVERS 80S REMIXED
4-THE PIANO GUYS-THE PIANO GUYS (BARNES & NOBLE EDITION)
5- PETER MULVEY -THE GOOD STUFF
5-PAUL MCCARTNEY -KISSES ON THE BOTTOM (TARGET DELUXE EDITION)

BEST LIVE ALBUMS
1-U2-U22
2- NEWTON FAULKNER -LIVE 10/3/2013 GLASGOW
3-LOREENA MCKENNITT-TROUBADOURS ON THE RHINE
4-COLDPLAY-LIVE 2012
5-CHANTAL KREVIAZUK -IN THIS LIFE
5-SADE-BRING ME HOME


BEST CHRISTMAS CD
1-DEVOE, JENNIE-POST CARDS FROM THE ROAD
2-MARX, RICHARD-CHRISTMAS SPIRIT (TARGET EDITION)
3-CAILLAT, COLBIE-CHRISTMAS IN THE SAND (TARGET DELUXE EDITION)
4-VARIOUS-A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS-25 YEARS (BEST BUY EDITION)
5-PAUL, ELLIS-CITY OF SILVER DREAMS



TOP CDS OF 2011
1-BRANDI CARLILE -BEAR CREEK
2-MUMFORD & SONS-BABEL (DELUXE EDITION)
3-FUN.-SOME NIGHTS
4-NEWTON FAULKNER -WRITE IT ON YOUR SKIN (DELUXE EDITION)
5- DREW NELSON -TILT A WHIRL
6-INGRID MICHAELSON -HUMAN AGAIN (BARNES & NOBLE EDITION)
7- JON MCLAUGHLIN -PROMISING PROMISES (BEST BUY EDITION)
8-BRENDAN JAMES -HOPE IN TRANSITION
9- JOHN MAYER -BORN AND RAISED
10-SCARS ON 45-SCARS ON 45 (AMAZON EXCLUSIVE VERSION)
11-TYRONE WELLS-WHERE WE MEET
12- THE FRAY -SCARS & STORIES (TARGET VERSION)
12-KEANE-STRANGELAND (DELUXE EDITION)
14-JUKEBOX THE GHOST-SAFE TRAVELS
15-AVETT BROTHERS-THE CARPENTER (TARGET EDITION)
16-TRISTAN PRETTYMAN -CEDAR & GOLD
17-LINDSAY LOU & THE FLATBELLYS-RELEASE YOUR SHROUDS
17- ED SHEERAN -PLUS -
19- EMILE SANDE-OUR VERSION OF EVENTS
20- JOE PUG -THE GREAT DESPISER
21-COUNTING CROWS-UNDERWATER SUNSHINE (OR WHAT WE DID ON OUR SUMMER VACATION)
21-ALAN DOYLE -BOY ON BRIDGE
21-GRAFFITI6-COLOURS
21- ARI HEST -THE FIRE PLAYS
21-JD MCPHERSON -SIGNS & SIGNIFIERS
21- JASON MRAZ -LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
21- JOSH RITTER -BRIGHT'S PASSAGE/FIVE ANGELS
21-MINDY SMITH -MINDY SMITH
21- BEN TAYLOR -LISTENING
30-SOUNDTRACK-ONCE-ORIGINAL BROADWAY RECORDING
30-PROCLAIMERS-LIKE COMEDY (SCOTLAND ONLY EDITION)
32-CAROLE KING -THE LEGENDARY DEMOS
32- ZZ WARD -TIL THE CASKET DROPS
34-JILL JACK -SUNFLOWER GIRL
34-GREG LASWELL - LANDLINE
36- SERENA RYDER -HARMONY
37-MATCHBOX 20-NORTH (TARGET EDITION)
38-BARENAKED LADIES-STOP US IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE!
38- GREG LASWELL -LANDLINE (I TUNES EDITION)
38-THIRD DAY-MIRACLE-
41-JOSHUA JAMES -FROM THE TOP OF WILLAMETTE MOUNTAIN
41-LOW ANTHEM-WHAT THE CROW BRINGS
43- ADAM COHEN -LIKE A MAN
43- ROSIE THOMAS -WITH LOVE
43- DAR WILLIAMS -IN THE TIME OF GODS
46-A SILENT FILM-SAND AND SNOW
47-HOOBASTANK-FIGHT OR FLIGHT (BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE EDITION)
47- PHILLIP PHILLIPS -THE WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOON (TARGET EDITION)
49-DELTA RAE-CARRY THE FIRE
50-TRAIN-CALIFORNIA 37
50-WALK THE MOON-WALK THE MOON
50-CHIEFTANS-VOICE OF AGES
53-SOUL ASYLUM-DELAYED REACTION (BEST BUY EDITION)
54-GRETCHEN PETERS -HELLO CRUEL WORLD
54- JETTY RAE -DROWNING IN GRAIN
56-IMAGINE DRAGONS-NIGHT VISIONS (BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE EDITION)
57-RAYLAND BAXTER -FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS
57-DALA-BEST DAY
57-GREEN DAY-UNO!-
57-ALANIS MORISSETTE -HAVOC & BRIGHT LIGHTS (TARGET EXCLUSIVE EDITION)
57-RODRIGO Y GABRIELA FEAT C.U.B.A.-AREA 52-
62-KILLERS-BATTLE BORN (TARGET EDITION)
63-ANTJE DUVEKOT -NEW SIBERIA
63-GLEN HANSARD -RHYTHM AND REPOSE
63-MICHAEL KIWANUKA -HOME AGAIN
63- DAVE MCGRAW & MANDY FER-SEED OF A PINE
63-WALLFLOWERS-GLAD ALL OVER
68-CLARENSAU-UNTIL OUR LUNGS GIVE
68-OLLLAM-THE OLLLAM
70-JIMMY LAFAVE -DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE
71-SARA BAREILLES -ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME
71-BEN FOLDS FIVE-THE SOUND OF THE LIFE OF THE MIND
71- ERIC HUTCHINSON -MOVING UP LIVING DOWN
71-JOE JACKSON -THE DUKE
71-MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES -LAND OF THE LIVING
71- LYNN MILES -BLACK FLOWERS VOL. 3
71-SINEAD O'CONNOR -HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?
71- LUCIO RUBINO -LUCIO RUBINO
71-CURTIS STIGERS -LET'S GO OUT TONIGHT
80-CALLAGHAN-LIFE IN FULL COLOUR
80-HEATHER NOVA -300 DAYS AT SEA
80- JOSHUA RADIN UNDERWATER
83-JERRY DOUGLAS -TRAVELER
83-LUMINEERS-THE LUMINEERS
85-JIMMY FALLON -BLOW YOUR PANTS OFF
86-CARSIE BLANTON -IDIOT HEART
86- LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME
86-VAN MORRISON -BORN TO SING: NO PLAN B
86-RAGBIRDS-TRAVELIN' MACHINE
86-JOSH RITTER -BRINGING IN THE DARLINGS
86-STEEL WHEELS-LAY DOWN LAY LOW
86- GRACE WEBER -HOPE & HEART BONUS TRACKS
93-GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS-THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT (BEST BUY SUPER DELUXE EDITION)
94- TRACE BUNDY -ELEPHANT KING
94- ROSE COUSINS -WE HAVE MADE A SPARK
94-BRIAN JARVIS -BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN
94-LUCY KAPLANSKY -REUNION-
94- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND-AWAY FROM THE WORLD
94-MEIKO-THE BRIGHT SIDE
94-TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB-BEACON-

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