Runaways? Oh yeah, now there was a band we could all get behind! Joan and Lita and Cherie and....who were the others? Oops, that's not what I'm talking about here anyway! I sure get off track easy these days



Back to 2004 and it's getting close to the end of the year and I was just a little curious what album might be shaping up into your favorite this year. Been listening myself the last few days a lot to that Honeydogs 10,000 Years that I just can't seem to permanently dislodge from my top spot. Been moving up and down my list ever since I first heard it back in May or June, but seems to be settling in close to the top right now. Actually says 2003 on the CD case because it did get a very limited pre-release at the end of last year, but not an official release until the end of March, this year. Anyway, with the last few listens it has really begun to sink in just how brilliant this album is, and I don't think anything else quite makes it to that overall level for me right now. Well, until I get sidetracked again on something else newer and more eclectic - but for rock that leans toward Beatleseque pop along the lines of the Jayhawks and Aimee Mann and more "grown-up" bands than you can shake a stick at, this is the best. But of course that's just my unprofessional opinion and I have on occasion been exposed as a listener of "fruity dribble", so YMMV

Let's hear some picks! And not a list of 10 albums....do some editing!