Top 18 Music Albums of 2012
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2012 – LIGHTNING ROD
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1. Tour Of Duty
2. Decoration Day
3. Goddamn Lonely Love
4. Heart On A String
5. Danko / Manuel
6. In A Razor Town
7. Alabama Pines
8. Outfit
9. Cigarettes And Wine
10. TVA
11. The Blue
12. Dress Blues
13. Like A Hurricane
How could this possibly go wrong? The answer is, it couldn’t. Recorded live in Jason Isbell’s home state of Alabama, and with enough great material to choose from to make a great double album, this does not disappoint at all. Recorded over two nights in Birmingham and Huntsville, this is everything you’d want from an Isbell show. With a nice handful of tracks from his tenure with Drive-By Truckers augmenting his always improving solo work, Isbell turns in a soulful and powerful performance. And at times, he even eclipses the original recordings. “Decoration Day” is a perfect example of that…this is a stronger and all around better version than the studio version, and you’ll find that many of these tracks compare favorably with their original brethren. And when you can do that, you’ve got yourself the main ingredient for a fine live album. And, as usual, Isbell delivers in fine, fine fashion. All across the board.
A couple of covers stand out here. “Heart On A String” was originally recorded by Candy Staton in the early 70’s, and Isbell gives it a fine and soulful reading. “Like A Hurricane” is the Neil Young song, and it works as a rousing closer. The Truckers tracks, “Decoration Day”. “Goddamn Lonely Love”, “Outfit”, and “Danko / Manuel”, even with it’s odd start without guitars, all work well, and “TVA” is a gem as well…recorded by the Truckers but only released on the later compilation The Fine Print…it’s a nice surprise. The rest are tracks from his first three solo albums, Sirens Of The Ditch, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, and Here We Rest. All are excellent, and if you know anything about Isbell as a writer, you’ll know that none of the material is second rate. In short, Live From Alabama is everything you could want from a Jason Isbell show. One of the finest live albums in recent years, and a must have companion for fans of one of our greatest current songwriters. [First added to this chart: 11/21/2016]
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1. Tour Of Duty
2. Decoration Day
3. Goddamn Lonely Love
4. Heart On A String
5. Danko / Manuel
6. In A Razor Town
7. Alabama Pines
8. Outfit
9. Cigarettes And Wine
10. TVA
11. The Blue
12. Dress Blues
13. Like A Hurricane
How could this possibly go wrong? The answer is, it couldn’t. Recorded live in Jason Isbell’s home state of Alabama, and with enough great material to choose from to make a great double album, this does not disappoint at all. Recorded over two nights in Birmingham and Huntsville, this is everything you’d want from an Isbell show. With a nice handful of tracks from his tenure with Drive-By Truckers augmenting his always improving solo work, Isbell turns in a soulful and powerful performance. And at times, he even eclipses the original recordings. “Decoration Day” is a perfect example of that…this is a stronger and all around better version than the studio version, and you’ll find that many of these tracks compare favorably with their original brethren. And when you can do that, you’ve got yourself the main ingredient for a fine live album. And, as usual, Isbell delivers in fine, fine fashion. All across the board.
A couple of covers stand out here. “Heart On A String” was originally recorded by Candy Staton in the early 70’s, and Isbell gives it a fine and soulful reading. “Like A Hurricane” is the Neil Young song, and it works as a rousing closer. The Truckers tracks, “Decoration Day”. “Goddamn Lonely Love”, “Outfit”, and “Danko / Manuel”, even with it’s odd start without guitars, all work well, and “TVA” is a gem as well…recorded by the Truckers but only released on the later compilation The Fine Print…it’s a nice surprise. The rest are tracks from his first three solo albums, Sirens Of The Ditch, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, and Here We Rest. All are excellent, and if you know anything about Isbell as a writer, you’ll know that none of the material is second rate. In short, Live From Alabama is everything you could want from a Jason Isbell show. One of the finest live albums in recent years, and a must have companion for fans of one of our greatest current songwriters. [First added to this chart: 11/21/2016]
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2012 – VIRGIN
Produced By KEEFUS GREEN
1. Pinesong
2. Winds Of Wander
3. Avalanches (Culla’s Song)
4. Riversong
5. The Sighting
6. Dream In The Dark
7. Sailingsong
8. Sadseasong
9. They Can’t If You Don’t Let Them
10. Dance Of The Gray Whales
11. It’s Alive
12. Now Is The Start
13. Untitled (Grasses Grow)
A Fine Frenzy is Alison Sudol, an American singer, songwriter, actress and video director. She’s appeared in a number of films and TV shows after deciding to retire her music career in 2015. She made three albums as A Fine Frenzy, the last of which was Pines. As with her other efforts, the main focus is on Sudol’s voice…a lovely instrument indeed. She never ventures into the world of pop, instead keeping a light grip on the borders of adult contemporary…her music is safe yet interesting, never exciting but also never dull. Her songwriting shows some growth here, and the end result is an album that’s more than pleasant to listen to…just not the most memorable thing you will hear. Sudol’s voice is, in reality, what ultimately saves the day.
The high point is the lovely “Now Is The Start”, a fine single that should have done much better than it did. Her decision to concentrate on her acting career meant that she wasn’t going to build on Pines…which is too bad, because it would have been very interesting to hear what she would have done next. But we do still have her trio of A Fine Frenzy discs. And she has a new album out this year, Still Come The Night, which she released under her real name. In the end, Alison Sudol is a fine musician, and it’s always a pleasure to hear that voice of hers. She’s a wonderful talent on all levels, and here’s to the hope that she does more on the singing end of her career in the near future. All three of the A Fine Frenzy albums are worth a listen…you might just fall in love with what she does. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2023]
Produced By KEEFUS GREEN
1. Pinesong
2. Winds Of Wander
3. Avalanches (Culla’s Song)
4. Riversong
5. The Sighting
6. Dream In The Dark
7. Sailingsong
8. Sadseasong
9. They Can’t If You Don’t Let Them
10. Dance Of The Gray Whales
11. It’s Alive
12. Now Is The Start
13. Untitled (Grasses Grow)
A Fine Frenzy is Alison Sudol, an American singer, songwriter, actress and video director. She’s appeared in a number of films and TV shows after deciding to retire her music career in 2015. She made three albums as A Fine Frenzy, the last of which was Pines. As with her other efforts, the main focus is on Sudol’s voice…a lovely instrument indeed. She never ventures into the world of pop, instead keeping a light grip on the borders of adult contemporary…her music is safe yet interesting, never exciting but also never dull. Her songwriting shows some growth here, and the end result is an album that’s more than pleasant to listen to…just not the most memorable thing you will hear. Sudol’s voice is, in reality, what ultimately saves the day.
The high point is the lovely “Now Is The Start”, a fine single that should have done much better than it did. Her decision to concentrate on her acting career meant that she wasn’t going to build on Pines…which is too bad, because it would have been very interesting to hear what she would have done next. But we do still have her trio of A Fine Frenzy discs. And she has a new album out this year, Still Come The Night, which she released under her real name. In the end, Alison Sudol is a fine musician, and it’s always a pleasure to hear that voice of hers. She’s a wonderful talent on all levels, and here’s to the hope that she does more on the singing end of her career in the near future. All three of the A Fine Frenzy albums are worth a listen…you might just fall in love with what she does. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2023]
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Top 18 Music Albums of 2012 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ingrid Michaelson | 1 | 6% | |
| Turnpike Troubadours | 1 | 6% | |
| Ensemble InterContemporain / Susanna Mälkki / Alain Billard | 1 | 6% | |
| The Brothers Comatose | 1 | 6% | |
| Sonny & The Sunsets | 1 | 6% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 | 6% | |
| Tame Impala | 1 | 6% | |
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