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"The Greatest" by Cat Power

"The Greatest" by Cat Power

Cat Power a.ka. Indie-Rock goddess Chan Marshall's new album is not a best-of or hits compilation, although the title would make it seem as such. Actually, The Greatest is Marshall's follow up to 2003's amazing breakthrough You Are Free which saw guest spots from Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl, two ver... [More]

"From a Compound Eye" by Robert Pollard

"From a Compound Eye" by Robert Pollard

For those of you who may have been foolish enough to conduct a few candlelight vigils under the delusion that the crazy ol' coot Bob Pollard was really throwing in the towel after breaking up his long running and highly influential band Guided By Voices, put the candles and the "We Love You Robert"... [More]

"29" by Ryan Adams

"29" by Ryan Adams

No one could ever accuse Ryan Adams of being a slouch, but 2005 turned out to be by far his most prolific release year yet. Earlier this summer, we saw the release of The Grateful Dead inspired double album Cold Roses with his band The Cardinals. This fall saw the release of another Cardinals work,... [More]

"Homeboy EP" by Hella

"Homeboy EP" by Hella

The other night I was in my room being all dorky listening the Jefferson Airplane with my door open. My roommate was taking a shower and just to be rude he popped in some agro-con Victory metal sampler. The two distinctive sound-waves floated around the house in kind of an awkward danse macrbre - th... [More]

"First Impressions of Earth" by The Strokes

"First Impressions of Earth" by The Strokes

For those of you who pissed and moaned that The Strokes 2003 sophomore release Room On Fire sounded too much like their debut record for its own good, I guess we have you to thank (or as I like to look at it, to blame) for First Impressions Of Earth, The Strokes long awaited third album. Amid consta... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Andy Weaver's Top 25

"Best Albums of 2005" by Andy Weaver's Top 25

1. Spoon: Gimme Fiction 2. Supergrass: Road to Rouen 3. Clap your Hands Say Yeah: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 4. Decemberists: Picaresque 5. OASIS: Don't Believe the Truth 6. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Howl 7. Sigur Ros: Takk… 8. Elbow: Leaders of the Free World 9. My Morning Jacket: Z 10. S... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Tyler Sanders Top 25

"Best Albums of 2005" by Tyler Sanders Top 25

1.MY MORNING JACKET Z 2 MERCURY REV The Secret Migration 3.BECK Guero 4.STELLASTAR Harmonies For The Haunted 5.THE MAGIC NUMBERS 6.DANGER DOOM The Mouse and the Mask 7.JOHN LEGEND Get Lifted 8.THE GAME The Documentary 9.NIC ARMSTRONG AND THE THIEVES The Greatest White Liar 10.PAUL MCCARTNEY... [More]

"Condition" by Daniel Striped Tiger

"Condition" by Daniel Striped Tiger

This amount of Feedback isn't healthy for anybody. Even the hardest Gang of Four nerd would cringe in fear. Dude, if Mr. Roger's saw what the Daniel Striped Tiger was up to these days he would become a drunk and ask personally embarrassing questions to King Friday about whether or not Queen Sara was... [More]

"Hypnotize" by System of a Down

"Hypnotize" by System of a Down

If you liked the Mezmerize then you'll most definitely like this one - it's radtastic and full of neato, mind-bending guitar riffs, lose-your-mind-in-the-confusion-choruses, and shit with the devil vocals. To be honest, this album is a little less mastodon compared to the last one. That's why this r... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Tyson Cantrell's Top 25

"Best Albums of 2005" by Tyson Cantrell's Top 25

Yes! Finally the "metal dude's" list; I'm sure you're beside yourself with excitement. So people keep asking me if it was a good year or not. I really don't know. I really don't give a shit. And I was kidding, no one has ever asked me anything of the kind. I do, however, remember some noticeable gap... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Adam Mast's Top 50

"Best Albums of 2005" by Adam Mast's Top 50

Given that we have around five feature music writers here at Zboneman.com (Kyle, Tyson, The Boneman, Jeff, and Ryan) I considered not even writing a Best in Music list, particularly because I've been so busy with the movie portion of the site. What many readers might not know is that I've been ru... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Kyle England's Top 50

"Best Albums of 2005" by Kyle England's Top 50

Seeing as how I only gave out two perfect fives all year long, it should be no surprise to anyone that the top spot on my list came down to a two horse race between Sufjan Stevens brilliant civics lesson Illinois and The Decemberists epic fantasy world of Picaresque. At first I thought Stevens was t... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Jeff Hubbard's Top 25

"Best Albums of 2005" by Jeff Hubbard's Top 25

Looking over Ryan's list makes it pretty clear that 05 was indeed a strong year. The fact that his list of 50, could contain so many strong to brilliant albums, and still omit things like Feist's Let it Die (an oversight of a really good album?), Wilco's superb live set Kicking Television, and the G... [More]

"Best Albums of 2005" by Ryan Slack's Top 50

"Best Albums of 2005" by Ryan Slack's Top 50

I would have to disagree with the Boneman, in that I'd say 2005 was a very good year in music. Sufjan emerged as everyone's favorite new "indie" act, while Kanye West solidified his significant impact on hip-hop, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has to be the most-hyped band since NSYNC. 2005 also saw... [More]

"Odds and Ends, Rarities" by Boy Sets Fire

"Odds and Ends, Rarities" by Boy Sets Fire

Upon first listen to this harsh collection of raucous youth angst I thought to myself, "Whoa, is this the Boy Sets Fire that I know?" Well it wasn't. I was listening to a younger more out of control BSF. Some of the songs seemed a bit experimental and uncharacteristic of BSF, but that only adds to t... [More]