If Six Was Nine

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

If you're a somewhat-passive Weezer fan like me, you've probably been wondering, "Hey, what's Mikey been doing? Did he get a flat with Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett and the mid-late90's incarnation of John Frusciante or something?"

Here's your answer: He's painting up a storm!

If any of you guys went to Mikey-era Weezer concerts, did his bass sound a teeny bit sharp to you? (an ironic question, I suppose)
Bren 1:49 PM

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

The Best Songs of 2004

Once again, the double-asterisk (**) means that the song's eligibility is in question. My take? The one at #11 was realeased as a single 37 years ago and should be out. The one at #18 was released as a single 37 years ago, yet has been altered meaningfully in the "fully realized" current version, so I'd keep it in. The eligibility of the one at #25 depends on how seriously you take old demo tapes and such. Lastly, the one at #37 is listed as a 2004 release in some places and a 2003 release in others.

Here are the results for If Six Was Nine's Best Songs of 2004 Poll:

Song	Artist	Points	Mentions
1. Float On	Modest Mouse	19	(3)
2. Points of Authority / 99 Problems / One Step Closer	Jay-Z & Linkin Park	15	(1)
3. Spiders (Kidsmoke)	Wilco	14	(2)
3. Megalomaniac	Incubus	14	(2)
5. Such Great Heights	Postal Service	12	(1)
6. Somebody Told Me	The Killers	10	(1)
7. American Idiot	Green Day	9	(3)
8. Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	8	(3)
8. Take Your Momma Out	Scissor Sisters	8	(2)
8. City of Blinding Light	U2	8	(2)
11. Heroes and Villains**	Brian Wilson	7	(1)
11. Lost in a Melody	The Delays	7	(1)
13. Fit But You Know It	The Streets	6	(2)
13. First of the Gang to Die	Morrissey	6	(1)
13. Leaving Beirut	Roger Waters	6	(1)
13. Hey Julie	Fountains of Wayne	6	(1)
13. Love and Peace or Else	U2	6	(1)
18. Dry Your Eyes	The Streets	5	(2)
18. Run	Snow Patrol	5	(2)
18. Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?	The Thrills	5	(1)
18. Slow Hands	Interpol	5	(1)
18. Somewhere Only We Know	Keane	5	(1)
18. Mr. Brightside	The Killers	5	(1)
18. Good Vibrations**	Brian Wilson	5	(1)
25. Wheels	Cake	4	(2)
25. Freedom Park	Marah	4	(1)
25. Surf's Up**	Brian Wilson	4	(1)
28. Close My Eyes	The Open	3	(1)
28. The Art Teacher	Rufus Wainwright	3	(1)
28. Lost Without Each Other	Hanson	3	(1)
28. Irish Blood, English Heart	Morrissey	3	(1)
28. Two-timing Touch and Broken Bones	The Hives	3	(1)
28. Accidentally in Love	Counting Crows	3	(1)
28. Theologians	Wilco	3	(1)
28. I Don't Believe You	The Magnetic Fields	3	(1)
28. I Wish I Had an Evil Twin	The Magnetic Fields	3	(1)
37. Bruised**	The Bens	2	(2)
37. Laura	Scissor Sisters	2	(1)
37. Belleville Rendez-vous	Ben Charest	2	(1)
37. Be Be Your Love	Rachael Yamagata	2	(1)
37. White Houses	Vanessa Carlton	2	(1)
37. David	Nellie McKay	2	(1)
37. Michael	Franz Ferdinand	2	(1)
37. Not For All the Love in the World	The Thrills	2	(1)
37. End of the Movie	Cake	2	(1)
37. Are We the Waiting	Green Day	2	(1)
37. The Good Times Are Killing Me	Modest Mouse	2	(1)
37. Entering Dennis	Loudly Fernando & Dom	2	(1)
37. Get Into It (Roll Around In It)	King Missile III	2	(1)
37. Jesse Went to War	Marcy Playground	2	(1)
37. Rock and Roll Heroes	Marcy Playground	2	(1)
52. Monkey to Man	Elvis Costello	1	(1)
52. Fighting in a Sack	The Shins	1	(1)
52. Sunrise	Norah Jones	1	(1)
52. TKO	Le Tigre	1	(1)
52. Vertigo	U2	1	(1)
52. Our Time is Running Out	Muse	1	(1)
52. Brooklyn is Burning	Head Automatica	1	(1)
52. Fall to Pieces	Velvet Revolver	1	(1)
52. Roses	OutKast	1	(1)
52. All Falls Down	Kanye West	1	(1)
52. Hear Me Out	Ben Kweller	1	(1)
52. Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Green Day	1	(1)
52. What Have You Done	William Shatner	1	(1)
52. Where Are We Runnin?	Lenny Kravitz	1	(1)
52. Worn Me Down	Rachael Yamagata	1	(1)
52. Look What You've Done	Jet	1	(1)
52. Matinee	Franz Ferdinand	1	(1)
52. America, Fuck Yeah	Team America	1	(1)
52. 1985	Bowling for Soup	1	(1)
52. Ding Dong Song	Gunther & Sunshine Girls	1	(1)
52. Hotter Than the Sun	Marcy Playground	1	(1)
52. Move On	Mike Doughty	1	(1)
52. No Phone	Cake	1	(1)
52. Paper Dolls	Marcy Playground	1	(1)
52. Suggested Response to the Coming Crises	King Missile III	1	(1)
52. This Damn Nation	Actionslacks	1	(1)

Bren 1:34 PM

Sunday, January 02, 2005

The Best Albums Of 2004

Thanks to Paul for the table he constructed for last year's poll. And without further adooooo, here are the final poll results for the ~~second-best album of 1967~~ best album of 2004:

Album	Artist	Points	Mentions
1. SMiLE**	Brian Wilson	35	(4)
2. Scissor Sisters	Scissor Sisters	32	(4)
3. A Ghost Is Born	Wilco	22	(4)
4. Good News For People Who Love Bad News	Modest Mouse	20	(3)
5. Pressure Chief	Cake	15	(4)
5. Franz Ferdinand	Franz Ferdinand	15	(3)
5. College Dropout	Kanye West	15	(1)
8. American Idiot	Green Day	13	(3)
8. MP3	Marcy Playground	13	(1)
10. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	U2	12	(2)
10. Dios	Dios	12	(2)
12. Want Two	Rufus Wainwright	11	(2)
13. A Grand Don't Come for Free	The Streets	10	(2)
13. From a Basement on a Hill	Elliott Smith	10	(1)
15. Talkie Walkie	Air	8	(2)
15. Please Describe Yourself	Dogs Die in Hot Cars	8	(1)
15. i	The Magnetic Fields	8	(1)
18. Hot Fuss	The Killers	7	(2)
18. Antics	Interpol	7	(1)
18. Tremble and Tremble	Earlimart	7	(1)
18. Faded Seaside Glamour	The Delays	7	(1)
22. Royal Lunch	King Missile III	6	(1)
23. To the 5 Boroughs	Beastie Boys	5	(2)
23. You Are the Quarry	Morrissey	5	(1)
23. Tyrannosaurus Hives	The Hives	5	(1)
26. Absolution	Muse	4	(1)
26. I Don't Want You Back	Eamon	4	(1)
28. Let's Bottle Bohemia	The Thrills	3	(2)
28. A Crow Left of the Murder	Incubus	3	(2)
28. The Triplets of Belleville	Ben Charest	3	(1)
28. Welcome to the North	The Music	3	(1)
28. Medulla	Bjork	3	(1)
28. Barenaked for the Holidays	Barenaked Ladies	3	(1)
34. Dangerous Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes	TV on the Radio	2	(1)
34. The Delivery Man	Elvis Costello	2	(1)
34. Garden State**	various artists	2	(1)
34. Acoustic**	John Lennon	2	(1)
34. Old Friends**	Simon & Garfunkel	2	(1)
39. Dear Heather	Leonard Cohen	1	(1)
39. Get Away From Me	Nellie McKay	1	(1)
39. Musicology	Prince	1	(1)
39. Contraband	Velvet Revolver	1	(1)
39. eMOTIVe	A Perfect Circle	1	(1)
39. Final Straw	Snow Patrol	1	(1)

(** - Eligibility may be in question. I'm inclined to allow these albums, particularly SMiLE, but the double-asterisk remains for your discretionary-disregarding pleasure)
Bren 6:20 PM

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