21st Century Schizoid Man

Neil Young "Silver and Gold"
Basically an updated "Harvest". "Daddy Went Walking" is "Old Man" almost 30 years later. Young reminisces back to the good ole days with "Buffalo Springfield Again". Emmylou Harris' vocals add some nice flavor. Vintage Young.

Radiohead "Kid A"
Dr. Sinclair had one word to describe this album: "Lugubrious". I had liked a few of Radiohead's tunes in the past, but never committed to buying an album. This is good enough(?) to rank #3 for 2000. It comes off as a blend of Kraftwerk, King Crimson (with Adrian Belew) and possibly some Bowie/Eno stuff (perhaps "Subterraneans" or "Weeping Wall" from "Low" although a bit more electronic ala Kraftwerk). Interesting.

Daniel Cage "Loud On Earth"
I stuck this in just to see if anybody was paying attention. "Sleepwalking" is the highlight on this album...Says young Jim, "it's the best thing since GI Joe with Kung Fu grip."

Pat Metheny Trio "Trio Live"
I found this album great to listen to while lying down in a darkened room (slipping in and out of consciousness). Which is better than listening to it while driving and slipping in and out of consciousness. Coltrane's "Giant Steps" is the highlight on this album.

Sister Seven "Wrestling Over Tiny Matters"
This band, from Austin (I think), is kind of like a rock version of Sheryl Crow. Two songs that got my attention were: "Under The Radar" and "The Only Thing That's Real". After buying this album, it quickly disappeared into mary Susan's room -- so it's also hip with the younger generaation...

Phish "Farmhouse"
Included for Perry and his townie friends (Jim)..."Heavy Things" is a good cut as is "Gotta Jibboo".

Dexter Freebish "Life Of Saturdays"
Dexter wasn't freebish. Dexter cost me fourteen bucks! "Leaving Town" is the kind of pop song that I like, the rest of the album is lackluster...

Eric Clapton/B.B. King "Riding With The King"
Blues for Dummies.

John Hiatt "Crossing Muddy Waters"
Excluded for Jim and his townie friends (Perry)...

	1 (tie)	Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl" I loved "Wrecking Ball". This album continues in that vein although it was produced by Malcolm Burn instead of Daniel Lanois. "Michelangelo" is genius while, musically, "I Don't Want To Talk About It Now" sounds like it could have been on a Peter Gabriel album (speaking of which, where is it PG?). Also, Dave Matthews adds a nice duet on "My Antonia". Coincidentally, the title track from "Wrecking Ball" was written by Neil Young. (What A Segue...)
Neil Young "Silver and Gold" Basically an updated "Harvest". "Daddy Went Walking" is "Old Man" almost 30 years later. Young reminisces back to the good ole days with "Buffalo Springfield Again". Emmylou Harris' vocals add some nice flavor. Vintage Young.	1 (tie)
	2	David Gray "White ladder" Very good album. "Babylon" was the song that drew me to this album, but the entire disc is listenable. Primarily it's an acoustic guitar/piano driven record with well written songs including a decent (albeit long) cover of Soft Cell's "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" to which Gray adds a few Van Morrison lines to at the end.
Radiohead "Kid A" Dr. Sinclair had one word to describe this album: "Lugubrious". I had liked a few of Radiohead's tunes in the past, but never committed to buying an album. This is good enough(?) to rank #3 for 2000. It comes off as a blend of Kraftwerk, King Crimson (with Adrian Belew) and possibly some Bowie/Eno stuff (perhaps "Subterraneans" or "Weeping Wall" from "Low" although a bit more electronic ala Kraftwerk). Interesting.	3
	4	Joe Jackson "Night and Day II" & "Summer In The City: Live In New York" Joe Jackson has found a home in New York. "Night and Day II" is his paean to the Big Apple while his live album is a lovely mix of old Jackson standards and cover tunes. Neither album stands up to its predecessor ("Night and Day" and "Live 1980/86", respectively). But each, in its own way, make a nice companion piece to those previous efforts.
Daniel Cage "Loud On Earth" I stuck this in just to see if anybody was paying attention. "Sleepwalking" is the highlight on this album...Says young Jim, "it's the best thing since GI Joe with Kung Fu grip."	5
	6	U2 "All That You Can't Leave Behind" I really haven't been fond of the past few U2 albums (since "Rattle and Hum"). This album comes closer to the Bono and The Boys we knew in the late 1980's. many of the songs sound familiar. "New York" has a Lou Reed-ish feel and "Wild Honey" sounds like Bono-meets-McCartney while "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" is reminiscent of "Station To Station" era Bowie...
Pat Metheny Trio "Trio Live" I found this album great to listen to while lying down in a darkened room (slipping in and out of consciousness). Which is better than listening to it while driving and slipping in and out of consciousness. Coltrane's "Giant Steps" is the highlight on this album.	7
	8 (tie)	Swan Dive "Swan Dive" I bought this album after hearing "Better To Fly". The rest of the album is okay although the band often comes off sounding like the Starland Vocal Band (so, I know Jim just quit reading and ran out to buy it). Nice cover version of Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" and "Rome Will Fall" is pretty good. Avoid the tunes sung by the dude...
Sister Seven "Wrestling Over Tiny Matters" This band, from Austin (I think), is kind of like a rock version of Sheryl Crow. Two songs that got my attention were: "Under The Radar" and "The Only Thing That's Real". After buying this album, it quickly disappeared into mary Susan's room -- so it's also hip with the younger generaation...	8 (tie)
	9	Barenaked Ladies "Maroon" These guys are basically the Canadian version of Squeeze. "Pinch Me" is my favorite song on the album. Produced by Don Was, "Maroon" has a happy-go-lucky mixed with a somewhat campy feel to it. None of the songs are complex, they're just good. The band puts on a great live show.
Phish "Farmhouse" Included for Perry and his townie friends (Jim)..."Heavy Things" is a good cut as is "Gotta Jibboo".	10 (tie)
	10 (tie)	XTC "Wasp Star Apple Venus Volume 2" I never bought Apple Volume 1, so I can't compare. However, this album would have scored higher if Colin Moulding had written more songs. Historically, I have preferred Moulding's songs to Andy Partridges and this album fits the mould. In the past, Moulding has penned "Making Plans For Nigel", "Generals And Majors", Ball And Chain", and "King For A Day". Generally, the mix on XTC albums tend to be about 75% Partridge and 25% Moulding. I don't get it...Moulding's "Boarded Up" is my favorite here.

Dexter Freebish "Life Of Saturdays" Dexter wasn't freebish. Dexter cost me fourteen bucks! "Leaving Town" is the kind of pop song that I like, the rest of the album is lackluster...
	Paul Simon "You're The One" No I'm not, I think I'd rather watch an Art Garfunkel film.
Eric Clapton/B.B. King "Riding With The King" Blues for Dummies.
	Geddy Lee "My Favorite Headache" More like my least favorite migraine.
John Hiatt "Crossing Muddy Waters" Excluded for Jim and his townie friends (Perry)...