Colin Meloy might look like just another guy in line at Radio Shack, but he knows no fear. After being called out by Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report for utilizing his trademarked Green Screen effect, Meloy upped the ante -- and on December 20th on Comedy Central, we will all benefit from the “Decemberists vs. Stephen Colbert Guitar Solo Challenge.”
Meloy also accepted LAist's dare of handing over a Top 10 best CDs of 2006 list, at the risk of dissing his friends and alienating his label mates. As you cruise around the web or flip through year-end lists in magazines, don't be surprised if you see the Decemberists' "Crane Wife" atop many lists.
However, we're just jealous that the frontman got to write the 33 1/3 mini book about the Replacements' "Let it Be" album.
Colin Meloy of Decemberists' Top 10 best CDs of '06
1. Neko Case, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood"
2. Lily Allen, "Alright Still"
3. The Waterboys, "Fisherman's Blues (reissue)"
4. Joanna Newsom, "Ys"
5. They Might Be Giants, "Venue Songs"
6. Robyn Hitchcock, "Ole Tarantula"
7. My Brightest Diamond, "Bring Me the Workhorse"
8. Cat Power, "The Greatest"
9. Camera Obscura, "Let's Get Out of This Country"
10. Espers, II
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when I see colin meloy's face I want to smack it.
crap list, crap artist
feel free to smack your computer screen as much as you like, sir
however if you have issues with cat power and the delightful lily allen you should explain why... unless you can no longer read this because youve smacked your monitor too much...
Yeah, and at least he didn't list his own record, which was pretty fucking good I might ad.
As is his #1, Fox Confessor by Neko! *swoon*
That chic can sing.
Nice list Colin, but come on? No Dylan? How can you snub that masterpiece?
Nevertheless your list matches up quite well with mine over at Mirr World ( http://mirrworld.blogspot.com ). The main difference being that I listed your record on my top 10 and you didn't ;).