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In my favorites of 2006, I was
writing that I was waiting System of a Down's Hypnotize album from day to day.
It's really what happened, and as expected, it was my album of 2007!
Slightly inferoir to its predecessor Mezmerize,
but still very satisfying! There isn't a doubt left in my mind: System
of a Down is the best U.S.-based rock band of the 2000's. Lots of
socially-engaged, relevant lyrics on this album, plus the music and
voices that still manage to surprise even after 4 studio albums. Attack kickstarts the album in a
very strong way, Dreaming
makes some tryouts that I honestly find more or less to be a
success (a second track of voices, completely separated from the main
track plays in the background, but it melts so much in the back that we
don't even hear what he's saying!) but nonetheless honorable, Tentative,
U-Fig and Vicinity of Obscenity are
maintaining the energy level, the transition betwene She's
Like Heroin and the excellent Lonely
Day is absolutely genious, and even more genious is the way in
which Soldier
Side buckles the loop started by the intro of the previous album
Mezmerize. It's really an art!
For those who think that System of a Down is "noise"; just make the
effort to listen carefully and you will understand that this band is on
the way to become part of the legend.| Radio singles released in 2007 |
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| Pos. |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
(Pas
la peine d'appeler, je ne
réponds pas au) Téléphone Ah, TTC! Amazing characters!! What else to say, except recommending you to listen to songs like Téléphone at high volume on a good sound system!! And the video definitely worths being watched, it's pretty funny! |
TTC |
| 2 |
Fake
It Nothing particularly genious, but it's so much exactly my kind of music! About the same kind of song than Remedy, but better! Shaun's voice is at its best in Fake It, and the double voice track on the "Good god"'s makes a very efficient effect. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sep27sMmG-0 . |
Seether |
| 3 |
Tarantula No doubt about it, it's really some Pumpkins as we love them! The first time I heard Tarantula on the radio, the presentation was wrong and announced The Shins rather than the Smashing Pumpkins. I listened to the song with interest and I told myself: "This is really like the Smashing Pumpkins, but just a little more garage"... And the identity of the Pumpkins was confirmed later on! Nothing original, just a very good stirring track from Billy Corgan's troups. For those who would have missed the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNkRcGISfnE . |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 4 |
Amaranth I'm already hearing voices calling me treacherous! Nightwish has never had any song in my yearly charts, then they off-handedly show the door to their singer and they find themselves at #4 of 2007 with a new singer! I find sad what the guys have done to Tarja (and to the fans at the same time) and I understand the fans who remain bitter about it, but from a strictly musical point of view and without any regard to who sings, I just never hooked up to any Nightwish song before Amaranth... but this one really hooked up! A superb song that harmoniously combines a sublime softness and an envigorating brickwall of rock. I rank it at #4, but looking much more towards #3 than #5. Preferably to be watched with the wonderful video. I wish that Nightwish will pursue into that direction. |
Nightwish |
| 5 |
Mad
World Starting from a soulless (the original from Tears for Fears), Gary Jules has made a little masterpiece. An intoxicating, soothing, sweet softness. |
Gary Jules |
| 6 |
Survivalism I did not even like it in the beginning, I was finding the guitar riff too excessively simplistic and the overall thing too artificial. Then I saw the video and I understood certain details, such the choruses' little cybal "rushs" that are actually really made with real cymbals by the drummer, and that's when I started listening to it with a different ear. Finally, it's some great NIN: a festival of different sounds that mix altogether in a rock song that it very hard to really get right the first time, and becomes more and more genious every time we listen to it. I won't even put a link to the video on YouTube, the sound quality of these videos being too mediocre. You must find a way to listen to it (over and over) in "CD" quality. |
Nine Inch Nails |
| 7 |
Never
too Late A song that may be a little dark, but definitely a song of hope, positive. Maybe we'll turn it all around 'cause it's not too late, it's never too late. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJtSFIwoSyw . |
Three Days Grace |
| 8 |
Almost
Easy Ouch! I think it hits even harder than Bat Country!! Avenged Sevenfold are really on the way to become the new kings of metal! And they've got a nice video, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRs9z8UfQzY . |
Avenged Sevenfold |
| 9 |
Hump de Bump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu8eTIR9XtA |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 10 |
The
Bird and the Worm I wouldn't even have thought that The Used was able of a so great song. A very nice sound sprinkled of variants and subtilities, that are resulting in a very good final product. And I want to remind you again that these are the tracks that I liked the most during the year, because now I would take The Bird and the Worm beforet Hump de Bump at #9 without any form of hesitation. Here's a link to watch the nice video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDz2mWMMRN0 . |
The Used |
| 11 |
Gimme More |
Britney Spears |
| 12 |
Paralyzer |
Finger Eleven |
| 13 |
Umbrella |
Rihanna |
| 14 |
She Builds Quick Machines | Velvet Revolver |
| 15 |
Bac à Fleurs |
Les 3 Accords |
| 16 |
Qui Prendra ma Place Who could have guessed that I would have ended up liking Marie-Mai after her career's first 2 radio singles (Il faut que tu t'en ailles and Tu t'en fous)! Still, she has slowly started progressing with Encore une nuit, then Rien has had her make a huge leap forward, that is now getting confirmed by the first single of her 2nd album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzoNy8g1wPY . |
Marie-Mai |
| 17 |
What I've Done |
Linkin Park |
| 18 |
Supermassive Black Hole |
Muse |
| 19 |
In This Twilight | Nine Inch Nails |
| 20 |
Ten Thousand Fists |
Disturbed |
| 21 |
Famous Last Words |
My Chemical Romance |
| 22 |
This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms
Race |
Fallout Boy |
| 23 |
Bleed it out | Linkin Park |
| 24 |
Say it Right | Nelly Furtado |
| 25 |
Hey There Delilah |
Plain White T's |
| 26 |
Evolution |
Korn |
| 27 |
Whine Up |
Kat DeLuna & Elephant Man |
| 28 |
Breath |
Breaking Benjamin |
| 29 |
Empty Walls |
Serj Tankian |
| 30 |
Well Thought out Twinkles |
Silversun Pickups |
| 31 |
The Pretender |
Foo Fighters |
| 32 |
Capital G | Nine Inch Nails |
| 33 |
Ton Avion | Les 3 Accords |
| 34 |
Say this Sooner |
The Almost |
| 35 |
Forever |
Papa Roach |
| 36 |
So Hott |
Kid Rock |
| 37 |
Hard Sun | Eddie Vedder |
| 38 |
I Get it | Chevelle |
| 39 |
Beautiful Liar | Beyoncé & Shakira |
| 40 |
Sweet Sacrifice | Evanescence |
| 41 |
Erase/Replace | Foo Fighters |
| 42 |
The Good Left Undone | Rise Against |
| 43 |
Travailler |
TTC |
| 44 |
Freak on a Leash An acoustic adaptation that could have been much better according to me, but it remains a good entertainment nonetheless... probably just because it reminds me of the original version, but anyway!... |
Korn & Amy Lee |
| 45 |
Icky Thump | The White Stripes |
| 46 |
Youri | Les 3 Accords |
| 47 |
All Good Things (Come to an End) |
Nelly Furtado |
| 48 |
Girlfriend | Avril Lavigne |
| 49 |
Cannibal | Static-X |
| 50 |
Sleepwalker | Megadeth |
| 51 |
Prayer of the Refugee | Rise Against |
| 52 |
Cette Ville (Montréal) | Xavier Caféine |
| 53 |
Typical | Mutemath |
| 54 |
Gate 22 | Pascale Picard |
| 55 |
Crushcrushcrush | Paramore |