I haven't bought as many CDs this year, as I did in 2002; however, this may be due to purchasing DVD movies for our home theatre system.

Nevertheless, these are the discs that have brought endless joy and contemplation to the audiobill abode:

1. Mars Volta -- De-loused in the Crematorium -- This one just out and out rocks my world in 2003. Who would have ever guessed that the demise of At The Drive-in would bring about a classic, such as this.

2. Sun Kil Moon -- Perhaps my "discovery" disc that has slipped most people's radar. You might want to do a "search" on this board and see what the lucky few who've discovered it have to say.

3. The White Stripes -- Elephant -- Derivative?? Sure. But also very much a unique and fully independent album -- it never fails to elicit high speed driving in the car.

4. Grandaddy -- Sumday -- A Psychedelic sleeper that always speaks to me in new ways each time I listen.

5. Neil Young -- Greendale -- An American Gothic, as can only be delivered throught the eyes of a Canadian. Bears repeated listens for its clever puns and messages.

6. Songs: Ohia -- The Magnolia Elecric Company -- Metaphors of menace and isolation brood beautifully each time I play this one.

7. The Strokes -- Room On Fire -- Proof that these musicians are the real McCoy......... Crank it up.

8. The Constantines -- Shine A Light -- Expansive and celebratory and Canadian. If it's not on your radar screen, it should be.

That's it for now, RR folks.

I must check out some of the others on your lists.

Always a pleasure,
audiobill