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BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (Jan 1-15-2012)

2012-01-16T16:17:00.001-08:00

Po. Lw SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Broken Bottles- Silversun Pickups	1	1
2	011	Sweet Sour- Band Of Skulls	1	2
3	--	Charlie Brown- Coldplay	1	3
4	--	A Matter Of Time- Foo Fighters	1	4
5	--	Heavyweight- Our Lady Peace	1	5
6	--	Some That I Used To Know- Gotye	1	6
7	--	Tongue Tied- Group Colours	1	7
8	--	We Are Young- Fun	1	8
9	--	Waiting For Something- Nada Surf	1	9
10	--	Simple Song-The Shins	1	10
11	--	The Fighter- The Fray	1	11
12	--	Don’t Wait – The Duke Spirit	1	12
13	--	No Resolution- Seether	1	13
14	--	Wishing Well – Blink 182	1	14
15	011	Life In A Shoebox- Just Visiting	1	15
16	011	Devil Take Cares Of His Own- Band Of Skulls	1	16
17	--	Drive By - Train	1	17
18	--	Look Around- Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	18
19	--	Prove you’re Wrong- CrossFade	1	19
20	--	Baby Come Home- Bush	1	20
21	--	Young Wild And Free- Whiz Kalifha Snoop Dog	1	21
22	--	5 O’ clock – T-Pain, Whiz Kalifha & Lilly Allen	1	22
23	--	Dance ( Ass) Big Sean Ft Nicki Minaj	1	23
24	--	War Of Change- Thousand Foot Krutch	1	24
25	--	Are You On Your Way- Middle Class Rut	1	25

Top 100 Favorites Tunes of 2011

2012-01-01T16:43:00.000-08:00

The Feel Again (Stay)- Blue October
Set Fire To Rain- Adele
Walk- Foo Fighters
Runaway- Kayne West
All Of The Lights- Kayne West Ft Riahnna
Sexy And You Know It- LMFAO
Rolling In The Deep- Adele
Lotus Flower- Radiohead
You're a Tourist- Death Cab For Cutie
What’s Left- 3 Doors Down
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall- Coldplay
Not Over You- Gavin Degraw
The Man Who Stole A Leopard- Duran Duran
Crown Of Thorns- Pearl Jam
Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms
Tonight - Seether
Being Followed- Duran Duran
Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead
Junk Of The Heart- The Kooks
The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie- Red Hot Chili Peppers
April Fools- Manchester Orchestra
Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club
Simple Math- Manchester Orchestra
The Sound Of Winter- Bush
She’s Thunderstorms- Artic Monkeys
Thick As Thieves- Cavo
Don't Sit Down Caused….- Artic Monkeys
Darkness Into the Light- Matisyahu
No Money- King Of Leon
Evil- John Waite
Skip The Charade- Cold War Kids
These Days- Foo Fighters
Uberlin- REM
This Is Why We Fight- The Decemberist
The Inmortals- Kings Of Leon
Life In A Shoebox- Just Visiting
Sweet Sour- Band Of Skulls
Sad Songs- The Cars
Aberdeen- Cage The Elephant
The Chills- Blue October
Leave a Light On- Duran Duran
Burning in the Skies- Linkin' Park
Back Down South- Kings Of Leon
Second Song- TV on The Radio
Get Away- Yuck
Mine Smells Like Honey- REM
She's Enough- Atmosphere
Not Your Fault- Awolnation
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala - Artic Monkeys
Bigger Than Us- White Lies
Codex- Radiohead
No Matter What - Papa Roach
Til' The End- Remy Zero
Conversation 16- The National
Georgia- Yuck
Lonely Boy- Black Keys
If You Ever Get Lonely- John Waite
Only Girl In The World- Riahnna
Last Friday Night- Kate Perry
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
Sunset In July- 311
Everytime You Go- 3 Doors Down
Helena Beat- Foster The People
Red Light- Bush
Shake It Out- Florence And The Machine
Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes
Common Burn- Mazzy Star
Colours - Grouplove
Man on Mars- Kaiser Chiefs
Bring It- Trapt
We All Go Back To Where We Belong- R.E.M.
No Sleep- Wiz Khalifa
All I Ever Wanted- The Airbourne Toxic Event
Called Out In The Dark- Snow Patrol
Heartbeat- The Fray
Driven By Their Beaten Hearts- A Silent Film
Discovery- REM
All You Need Is Love- Duran Duran
When You're Young- 3 Doors Down
Rope- Foo Fighters
Down By The Water- The Decemberists
Shell Games- Bright Eyes
Some Days- The Maine
Shadows Of Love- John Waite
Virgin- Manchester Orchestra
Strangers- White Lies
Colors Of the Wall- Foster the People
Fix Me- 10 Years
On The Corner- The Twilight Singers
Paradise- Coldplay
Stay Young Go Dancing- Death Cab For Cutie
Hello- Martin Solveig Ft Dragonette
Step Out Of Car- The Boxer Rebellion
Hold Me Down- Minus the Bear
Punching In A Dream- The Naked And Famous
Effigy- Urge Overkill
Riptide- Sick Puppies
Moves Like Jagger- Marron 5
Need You Now- Cut Copy
Poison And Wine- Civil Wars

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (June 1-15-2011)

2011-06-22T10:14:00.001-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Not Over You- Gavin Degraw	1	1
2	--	Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall- Coldplay	1	2
3	--	Back Down South- Kings Of Leon	1	3
4	--	The Chills- Blue October	1	4
5	6	Darkness Into The Light- Matisyahu	3	1
6	23	Skip The Charades- Cold War Kids	2	6
7	--	Virgin- Manchester Orchestra	1	7
8	16	You’re A Tourist- Death Cab for Cutie	5	5
9	--	Call Me Back- The Strokes	1	9
10	10	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	6	4
11	7	She’s Enough- Atmosphere	3	7
12	--	The Wind Blows- American Rejects	1	12
13	4	No Sleep- Wiz Khalifa	2	4
14	11	Don’t Sit Down cause I’ve Moved the Chair- Artic Monkeys	4	1
15	2	Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club	3	2
16	8	Every Time You- Go- 3 Doors Down	3	8
17	9	Effigy- Urge Overkill	3	9
18	14	Villains Of the Moon- Cold Cave	3	14
19	12	I Think Bad Thoughts- Danko Jones	3	12
20	1	Runaway- Kayne West	6	1
21	14	All Of The Lights- Kayne West	9	1
22	--	Walk- Foo Fighters	1	22
23	--	April Fool- Manchester Orchestra	1	23
24	--	Calgary- Bon Iver	1	24
25	--	Around My Head- Cage The Elephant	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (May 15-30-2011)

2011-05-31T20:07:00.001-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	3	Runaway- Kayne West	5	1
2	8	Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club	3	2
3	2	You’re A Tourist- Death Cab for Cutie	4	2
4	--	No Sleep- Wiz Khalifa	1	4
5	1	All Of The Lights- Kayne West	8	1
6	11	Darkness Into The Light- Matisyahu	2	6
7	20	She’s Enough- Atmosphere	2	7
8	16	Every Time You- Go- 3 Doors Down	2	8
9	17	Effigy- Urge Overkill	2	9
10	4	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	4	2
11	5	Don’t Sit Down cause I’ve Moved the Chair- Artic Monkeys	3	1
12	22	I Think Bad Thoughts- Danko Jones	2	12
13	7	Hello – Martin Solveig Ft. Dragonette	2	7
14	24	Villains Of the Moon- Cold Cave	2	14
15	9	Conversation 16- The National	4	5
16	12	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	6	1
17	--	On My Level- Wiz Khalifa	1	17
18	19	Damn Thing- Meat Puppets	2	18
19	6	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	6	6
20	15	Old Man- Redlight King	3	11
21	14	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	6	1
22	24	Roll Away Your Stone- Mumford And Sons	2	22
23	--	Skip The Charades- Cold War Kids	1	23
24	--	Freak The Freak Out- Victoria Justice	1	24
25	--	I Wanna Go- Britney Spears	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (May 1-15-2011)

2011-05-16T14:04:00.001-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	4	All Of The Lights- Kayne West	7	1
2	6	You’re A Tourist- Death Cab for Cutie	3	2
3	5	Runaway- Kayne West	4	2
4	18	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	5	4
5	1	Don’t Sit Down cause I’ve Moved the Chair- Artic Monkeys	2	1
6	18	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	5	6
7	--	Hello – Martin Solveig Ft. Dragonette	2	5
8	17	Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club	2	8
9	7	Conversation 16- The National	3	5
10	2	The Inmortals-Kings Of Leon	3	2
11	--	Darkness Into The Light- Matisyahu	1	11
12	9	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	5	1
13	--	Make Some Noise- Beastie Boys	1	13
14	16	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	5	1
15	11	Old Man- Redlight King	2	11
16	--	Every Time You- Go- 3 Doors Down	1	16
17	--	Effigy- Urge Overkill	1	17
18	--	Kill Your Heroes- Awolnation	1	18
19	--	Damn Thing- Meat Puppetts	1	19
20	--	She’s Enough- Atmosphere	1	20
21	--	Two Against One- Danger Mouse Ft. Black And Danielle	1	21
22	--	I Think Bad Thoughts- Danko Jones	1	22
23	--	Roll Away Your Stone- Mumford & Sons	1	23
24	--	Villains Of the Moon- Cold Cave	1	24
25	--	Grown Ocean- Fleet Foxes	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (April 15-30-2011)

2011-04-30T06:55:00.000-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Don’t Sit Down cause I’ve Moved the Chair- Artic Monkeys	1	1
2	5	The Inmortals-Kings Of Leon	2	2
3	6	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	3	3
4	RE	All Of The Lights- Kayne West	5	2
5	2	Runaway- Kayne West	3	2
6	22	You’re A Tourist- Death Cab for Cutie	2	6
7	6	Conversation 16- The National	2	5
8	17	Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club	2	8
9	1	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	4	1
10	9	Simple Math- Manchester Orchestra	4	1
11	--	Old King- Redlight King/	1	11
12	--	Iridescent- Linkin’ Park	1	12
13	11	On The Corner- The Twilight Singers	3	11
14	7	Burning In The Skies- Linkin’ Park	4	3
15	14	Sad Songs- The Cars	4	3
16	15	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	4	1
17	16	Rope- Foo Fighters	4	8
18	19	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	4	15
19	24	Brick By Brick- Train	2	19
20	20	Never Gonna Leave This Bed- Maroon 5	2	20
21	--	Adolescent- Incubus	1	21
22	--	Country Song- Seether	1	22
23	3	Uberlin- R.E.M.	6	3
24	10	Hold Me Down- Minus The Bear	3	10
25	8	First Kiss In Mars- Stone Temple Pilots	2	8

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (April 1-15-2011)

2011-04-13T10:36:00.000-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	2	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	3	1
2	7	Runaway- Kayne West	2	2
3	6	Uberlin- R.E.M.	5	3
4	9	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	2	4
5	--	The Inmortals-Kings Of Leon	1	3
6	--	Conversation 16- The National	1	5
7	3	Burning In The Skies- Linkin’ Park	3	3
8	--	First Kiss In Mars- Stone Temple Pilots	1	8
9	1	Simple Math- Manchester Orchestra	3	1
10	10	Hold Me Down- Minus The Bear	2	10
11	11	On The Corner- The Twilight Singers	2	11
12	--	Arms- Christina Perri	1	12
13	12	Girlfrend- Phoenix	2	12
14	5	Sad Songs- The Cars	3	3
15	4	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	3	1
16	8	Rope- Foo Fighters	3	8
17	--	Let Me Down Easy- 2 Am Club	1	17
18	14	What You Know- Two Door Cinema Club	3	14
19	15	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	3	15
20	--	Never Gonna Leave This Bed- Maroon 5	1	20
21	23	So Far Gone- James Blunt	2	21
22	--	You’re a Tourist- Death Cab For Cutie	1	22
23	--	Longing To Belong- Eddie Vedder	1	23
24	--	Brick By Brick- Train	1	24
25	--	Finale- Funeral Party	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (March 15-30-2011)

2011-03-29T10:38:00.000-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	7	Simple Math- Manchester Orchestra	2	1
2	6	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	2	2
3	13	Burning In The Skies- Linkin’ Park	2	3
4	1	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	2	4
5	3	Sad Songs- The Cars	2	3
6	12	Uberlin- R.E.M.	4	5
7	--	Runaway- Kayne West	1	7
8	11	Rope- Foo Fighters	2	8
9	--	Rolling In The Deep- Adele	1	9
10	--	Hold Me Down- Minus The Bear	1	10
11	--	On The Corner- The Twilight Singers	1	11
12	--	Girlfrend- Phoenix	1	12
13	5	Driven By Their Beaten Hearts- A Silent Film	3	5
14	22	What You Know- Two Door Cinema Club	2	14
15	19	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	3	15
16	18	Finally Begin- Cold War Kids	2	16
17	16	Someone Like You- Adele	2	16
18	23	Will Do- Tv On The Radio	2	18
19	2	Til’ The End- Remy Zero	4	2
20	--	Not In My House- Rooney	1	20
21	--	Coffee And Cigarettes – Jimmy Eat World	4	1
22	--	Whirring- The Joy Formidable	1	22
23	--	So Far Gone- James Blunt	1	23
24	--	Hang On - Weezer	1	24
25	--	Burn It Down - Awolnation	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (March 1-15-2011)

2011-03-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Give Up the Ghost- Radiohead	--	1
2	10	Til’ The End- Remy Zero	3	2
3	--	Sad Songs- The Cars	1	3
4	11	Only Girl In The World- Rihanna	3	4
5	23	Driven By Their Beaten Hearts- A Silent Film	2	5
6	--	Lotus Flower- Radiohead	1	6
7	--	Simple Math- Manchester Orchestra	1	7
8	9	Strangers- White Lies.	2	8
9	12	Shell Games- Bright Eyes	4	9
10	4	Evil- John Waite	3	1
11	--	Rope- Foo Fighters	1	11
12	5	Uberlin- R.E.M.	2	5
13	--	Burning In The Skies- Linkin’ Park	1	13
14	2	If You Ever Get Lonely- John Waite	2	2
15	18	The Ballad Of Mona Lisa- Panic! At The Disco	3	14
16	--	Someone Like You- Adele	1	16
17	1	Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms	5	1
18	--	Finally Begin- Cold War Kids	1	18
19	--	Undercover Of Darkness- The Strokes	1	19
20	--	Help Is On The Way- Rise Against	1	20
21	3	The Man Who Stole A Leopard- Duran Duran	4	1
22	--	What You Know- Two Door Cinema Club	1	22
23	--	Will Do- Tv On The Radio	1	23
24	--	Edge Of My Heart- John Mayer	1	24
25	--	This All Can Be Yours- Guster	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (Feb 15-28- 2011)

2011-02-25T13:30:00.000-08:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	4	Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms Hot Shot	4	1
2	--	If You Ever Get Lonely- John Waite	1	2
3	3	The Man Who Stole A Leopard- Duran Duran	3	1
4	1	Evil- John Waite	2	1
5	--	Uberlin- R.E.M.	1	5
6	5	Leave a Light On- Duran Duran	4	5
7	9	Shadows Of Love- John Waite	2	7
8	6	Mine Smell Like Honey- REM	3	4
9	--	Strangers- White Lies	1	9
10	16	Til’ The End- Remy Zero	2	10
11	17	Only Girl In The World- Rihanna	2	11
12	21	Shell Games- Bright Eyes	3	12
13	12	Fix Me- 10 Years	3	10
14	11	Riptide- Sick Puppies	3	11
15	--	Grenade- Bruno Mars	1	15
16	10	When You’re Young- 3 Doors Down	3	7
17	--	Fuckin’ Perfect- Pink	1	17
18	23	The Ballad Of Mona Lisa- Panic! At The Disco	2	18
19	15	Long Time- Cake	2	15
20	2	All Of The Lights- Kayne West- Ft. Riahnna	4	2
21	7	Being Followed- Duran Duran	4	1
22	--	Who’s That Chick- David Guetta Ft. Riahnna	1	21
23	--	Driven By Their Beaten Hearts- A Silent Film	1	23
24	--	Higher- Taio Cruz (Feat. Kyle Minogue)--new	1	24
25	--	All I Want – A Day To Remember	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (Feb 1-15- 2011)

2011-02-14T13:32:00.000-08:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Evil- John Waite Hot Shot	1	1
2	25	All Of The Lights- Kayne West ft. Riahnna	3	2
3	1	The Man Who Stole A Leopard- Duran Duran	2	1
4	6	Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms	3	4
5	9	Leave a Light On- Duran Duran	3	5
6	4	Mine Smell Like Honey- REM	2	4
7	3	Being Followed- Duran Duran	3	1
8	5	Bigger Than Us- White Lies	3	5
9	--	Shadows Of Love- John Waite	1	9
10	7	When You’re Young- 3 Doors Down	2	7
11	16	Riptide- Sick Puppies	2	11
12	10	Fix Me- 10 Years	2	10
13	2	This Is Why We Fight- The Decemberists	3	2
14	--	Better Off Gone- John Waite	1	14
15	--	Long Time- Cake	1	15
16	--	Til’ The End- Remy Zero	1	16
17	--	Only Girl In The World- Rihanna	1	17
18	18	Jar Of Hearts- Christina Perri	3	18
19	--	Black And Yellow- Wiz Kalhfa	1	19
20	8	Down By The Water- The Decemberists	3	8
21	12	Shell Games- Bright Eyes	2	12
22	22	Shake Me Down- Cage The Elephant	3	18
23	--	The Ballad Of Mona Lisa- Panic! At The Disco	1	23
24	23	Moneygrabber- Fitz & The Tantrums	2	23
25	--	Who’s In Control- British Sea Power	1	25

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (Jan 15- 31- 2011)

2011-01-28T13:38:00.000-08:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	The Man Who Stole A Leopard- Duran Duran	1	1
2	3	This Is Why We Fight- The Decemberists	2	2
3	1	Being Followed- Duran Duran	2	1
4	--	Mine Smell Like Honey- REM	1	4
5	5	Bigger Than Us- White Lies	2	5
6	10	Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms	2	6
7	--	When You’re Young- 3 Doors Down	1	7
8	11	Down By The Water- The Decemberists	2	8
9	9	Leave a Light On- Duran Duran	2	9
10	--	Fix Me- 10 Years	1	10
11	6	Discoverer- R.E.M	2	11
12	--	Shell Games- Bright Eyes	1	12
13	14	Sail- Awolnation	2	13
14	13	Night Time- The XX	2	13
15	7	Step Out Of The Car- The Boxer Rebellion	2	7
16	--	Riptide- Sick Puppies	1	16
17	4	All You Need Is Love- Duran Duran	2	4
18	20	Jar Of Hearts- Christina Perri	2	18
19	17	End Of My Rope- Trapt	2	17
20	16	Please Don’t Go- Mike Posner	2	20
21	8	The Fellowship- Smashing Pumpkins	2	8
22	18	Shake Me Down- Cage The Elephant	2	22
23	--	Moneygrabber- Fitz & The Tantrums	1	23
24	2	Time ( The Dirty Bit) Black Eyed Peas	2	2
25	12	All Of The Lights- Kayne West ft. Riahnna	2	12

BONROD’S 25 FAVORITES (Jan 1- 15 2011)

2011-01-14T14:40:00.000-08:00

Po. LW SONG TITLE- ARTIST Dwks Peak

1	--	Being Followed- Duran Duran	1	1
2	--	Time ( The Dirty Bit) Black Eyed Peas	1	2
3	--	This Is Why We Fight- The Decemberists	1	3
4	10	All You Need Is Love- Duran Duran	1	4
5	10	Bigger Than Us- White Lies	1	5
6	--	Discoverer- R.E.M	1	6
7	--	Step Out If The Car- The Boxer Rebellion	1	7
8	--	The Fellowship- Smashing Pumpkins	1	8
9	--	Leave a Light On- Duran Duran	1	9
10	10	Wave Bye Bye- Gin Blossoms	1	10
11	--	Down By The Water- The Decemberists	1	11
12	--	All Of The Lights- Kayne West	1	12
13	--	Night Time- The XX	1	13
14	--	Sail- Awolnation	1	14
15	10	Bright Lights Bigger City- Cee-Lo	1	15
16	--	Please Don’t Go- Mike Posner	1	16
17	--	End Of My Rope- Trapt	1	17
18	--	Shake Me Down- Cage The Elephant	1	18
19	--	Fever Dreaming- No Age	1	19
20	--	Jar Of Hearts- Christina Perri	1	20
21	--	Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me- Finger Eleven	1	21
22	--	The Graveyard Of The Atlantis- The Ataris	1	22
23	--	Undertow- Mr Big	1	23
24	--	Hands all Over- Maroon 5	1	24
25	--	High Pressure Love- Against Me!	1	25

Top 288 Favorite Songs of 2010

2010-12-31T17:30:00.000-08:00

Summer Well – Interpol
Dancing On My Own- Robyn
Barricade- Interpol
Trinity- Paper Tongues
Radioactive- Kings Of Leon
Letter To God- Hole
Between The Lines- Stone Temple Pilots
You Don’t Know Love- Editors
By The Sword- Slash feat. Andrew Stokehold
Bloodbuzz Ohio- The National
Waiting For The End- Linkin’ Park
Kill Me Carolyne- The Whigs
In Sleep- Lassie
Rock That Body- Black Eyes Peas
Death By Diamonds And Pearls- Band Of Skulls
Anyone’s Ghost- The National
Many Of Horror- Biffy Clyro
Norway – Beach House
New Inheritors- Wintersleep
When I’m Alone- Lissie
Breakeven- The Script
Bigger Than Us- White Lies
Like Treasure- Editors
Beach Side- Kings Of Leon
Afraid Of Everyone- The National
Mouthful Of Wasp- Kashmir
We’re Through- Smile Empty Souls
Memories-Weezer
The Inmortals- Kings Of Leon
Don’t Ever Leave- Smile Empty Soul
Preservation- Wintersleep
Crossfire- Brandon Flowers
Laredo- Band Of Horses
For The First Time- The Script
Fires- Band Of Skulls
Sing- My Chemical Romance
Black Days- Soundgarden
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
Stylo- Gorillaz
Give Me A Sign- Breaking Benjamin
Birthday- Kings Of Leon
The Reeling- Passion Pit
Oildale- Korn
One Life Stand- Hot Chip
Misery- Maroon 5
Giving It All Away- Dead Confederate
How- Maroon 5
You Got Me- Crash Kings
Walk In The Park- Beach House
Soldier of Love- Sade
Letter From A Thief- Chevelle
Hurricane J- The Hold Steady
Fall Hard- Shout Out Louds
Primary Colours- The Horrors
Get Higher- Paper Tongues
Had Enough- Papa Roach
Halfway Gone- Lifehouse
You Will Leave a Mark- A Silent Film
Tenderoni- Kele Okereke
All You Need Is Love- Duran Duran
Any Which Way- Scissors Sisters
Grace- Ed Kowalczyk
Bubbles- Biffy Clyro
Afterlife- Bush
Safe Without- Interpol
Terrible Love- The National
Brake – 3 Days Grace
Shameful Metaphors - Chevelle
Louder Than Ever- Cold War Kids
Neutron Star Collision- Muse
Pacific Coast Highway- Hole/ Courtney Love
Saturday Sun- Crowded House
Try It On- Interpol
Siberian Breaks- MBMT
All Yours (Eclipse) Metric
Wrecking Ball- Lifehouse
Full Of Regret- Danko Jones
Who I Am- Nock Jonas And The Administration
I Feel Better- Hot Chip
Sins Of My Youth- Neon Trees
I Was A Teenage Anarchist- Against Me!
Internet Killed the Video Star- The Limousines
We Share the Same Skies- The Cribs
The Royal We- Silversun Pickups
Indestructible- (Dance Version) - Robyn
Honest Man ( Ain’t No Work)- The Gracious Few
Bright Lights Bigger City- Cee Lo Green
Loca- Shakira
Skinny Little Bitch- Hole
Aeroplane- Reamonn
Stars- Warpaint
Dogs Days Are Over- Florence And The Machine
Empire State Of Mind- Jay Z- Feat. Alicia Keys
White Feather- Wolfmother
This Addiction- Alkaline Trio
Touch- Natasha Bedingfield
Twist of Fate- Bad Lieutenant
Giving Up The Gun- Vampire Weekend
Raincoat- Crash Kings
It’s Working- MGM
Needle and Haystack Life- Switchfoot
Parachute- Train
Helicopter- Deerhunter
Groove Me- Maximum Balloon
Mountains- Biffy Clyro
Song Away- Hockey
Destroy The Boy- Sponge
Beg Steal Or Borrow- Ray Lamontagne
Let Somebody In- Son Of A Bad Man
Back Against The Wall- Cage The Elephant (2009 re-entry)
Crystalized- The XX
Odd Ones – Sick Puppies
Quiet Little Voices-We Were Promised Jetpacks
Elephants- Warpaint
Love is a Heavy World- Violent Soho
Nobody’s Daughter- Hole
To Kingdom come- Passion Pit
If It’s Love- Train
From Above- Ben Folds Five
Mausoleum- Wintersleep
Cinnamon- Stone Temple Pilots
At War With The Sun- The Big Pink
One More Mile- Paper Tongues
Hey Soul Sister- Train
Dynamite- Taio Cruz
Pyro- Kings Of Leon
Gold Guns Girls- Metric
Bomb- Band Of Skulls
Let The Guilt Go- Korn
Wave Bye Bye-Gin Blossoms
Take a Load Off- Stone Temple Pilots
Scumbag Blues- Them Crooked Vultures
Pick Up Truck- Kings Of Leon
Hang With Me- Robyn
Heartbreak Warfare- John Mayer
Sick Of You- Cake
Modern Man- Arcade Fire
White Knuckles- Ok Go
Everybody’s Under Your Spell- The Duke Spirits
My Propeller- Artic Monkeys
Release Me- Tonic
Vaporize- Broken Bells
You Run Away- Barenaked Ladies
Sink Or Swim- Bad Lieutenant
Nothing Like You- Frightened Rabbits
Billy Holiday- Warpaint
Black Camera- Wintersleep
WTF?- Ok Go
The Time- ( The Dirty Bit)- Black Eyed Peas
Lights Out- Breaking Benjamin
Blood On the Table – Puddle of Mudd
Maybe- Sick Puppies
Memory Serves- Interpol
Lemonworld- The National
Rock Problems- The Hold Steady
All The Ways- Interpol
Four In the Morning- Low Millions
Crucify The Dead- Slash (Feat. Ozzy Osbourne)
On Your Side- Thriving Ivory
Cousins- Vampire Weekend
In One Ear- Cage The Elephant
Here We Are Juggernaut- Coheed and Cambria
The Inevitable Relapse- Filter
Sound Off- Trapt
They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong- White Rabbits
Club Can’t Handle M - Flo Rida
Plundered My Soul- The Rolling Stones
Heartbeat Song- Futureheads
Lights- Interpol
Zebra- Beach House
Runaway- Maroon 5
One- Yeasayer
Month Of May- Arcade Fire
Take Me Out- Atomic Bomb
Jesus Stole My Girlfriend- Violent Soho
Wild And Young- American Bang
Show Me Something New- Shout Out Louds
Audience- Cold War Kids
Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts- Brandon Flowers
Half Mast- Empire Of The Sun
Heartkiller- HIM
The High Road- Broken Bells
Better Than Love- Hurts
Home- Goo Goo Dolls
Turn It On- Default
Firework- Kate Perry
Ramona-Beck
Find Your Love- Drake
Rainwater Cassette Exchange- Deerhunter
Friends- Band Of Skulls
Walls-Shout Out Louds
I Should’ve Known Better- Tom Petty & The Heartbrakers
If I Were You- Janus
Astral Planes- Smashing Pumpkins
Active Volcanoes- Danko Jones
Ride To California- Paper Tongues
I Am Your Skin- The Bravery
The Hair Song- Black Mountain
Good Enough- Tom Petty & The Heartbrakers
Impossible- Anberlin
First Flash Of Freedom- Tom Petty & The Heartbrakers
You And Your Heart- Jack Johnson
In The Dark- The Whig
Rise up- Cypress Hill
Animal- Neon Trees
Nothing- The Script
We’re All Gonna Die- Slash (Feat. Iggy Pop)
Give a Little More- Maroon 5
The Weekenders- The Hold Steady
Doncamatic- Gorillaz
Fader- The Temper Trapt
Half Full Glass Of Wine- Tame Impala
Ready To Start- Arcade Fire
Pumped Kids- Foster The People
Still Boy- Kashmir
Kings And Queens- 30 Seconds to Mars
44 Minutes- Megadeth
History In the Making- Darius Rucker
The Man That Can’t Be Moved- The Script
Fire With Fire- Scissors Sisters
Hush- Automatic Loveletter
Indestructible- Robyn
Rules Don’t Stop – We Are Scientists
21@12 – Hot Hot Heat
Shake Me Down- Cage The Elephant
American Dream- Lil’ Wayne
Her Words Destroyed My Planet- Motion City Soundtrack
Crack The Sky- Mastodon
Stranger- Dr. Dog
Not Alone- Linkin’ Park
My Little Secret- Cavo
Favourite Food- Tokyo Police Club
Heathen Child- Grindman
Only The Young- Brandon Flowers
Porn Star Dancing- My Darkest Days
So Lonely- The Whigs
Unthinkable( I’m Ready)- Alicia Keys
The Great Beyond- Ed Kowalczyk
Harmonix- Surfer Blood
Nice Guys- We Are Scientists
The Only Exception- Paramore
The Blackest Lily- Corinne Bailey
Little Bird- Eels
Mountain Man- Crash Kings
Written In Reverse- Spoon
Mongrel Heart- Broken Bells
Take It In- Hot Chip
The Sweet Part Of The City- The Hold Steady
Out Of My Way- Puddle Of Mudd
Undertow- Warpaint
Echoes- Klaxons
New Morning- Alpha Rev
Satisfied- Social Code
Say You’ll Haunt Me- Stone Sour
Shame Shame- Dr. Dog
I Run To You- Lady Antebellum
Endless Summer-Still Corners
Congratulations- MGMT
Freak- Smashing Pumpkins
Do You Love Me- Guster
Miss Disarray- Gin Blossoms
Invisible Light- Scissors Sisters
Kandi- One Skimo
Robots May Brake Your Heart- Riverboat Gamblers
God Pounds His Nails- Fozzy
Solitude Bliss- Tame Impala
I Want The World To Stop- Belle And Sebastian
Write About Love – Belle And Sebastian
Stay The Night- James Blunt
Flash Delirium- MGMT
What’s In It For? – Avi Buffallo
Ghost Pressure- Wolf Parade
Becoming A Jackal- Villagers
Dead American Writers- Tired Ponies
Your Betrayal- Bullet For My Valentine
Could You Be The One- Stereophonics
Boyfriend- Best Coast
My Shadow- Keane
Bloody November- Oh My Stars
Appetite- Gracious Few
American Trash- InnerpartySystem
All The Right Moves- One Republic
Hallucinations- Angels And Airwaves
Crying Like A Bitch- Godsmack
The Cave- Mumford And Sons
Tighten Up – Black Keys
People Say- Portugal The Man
Good Life- One Republic

Tops 200 Favorites Tunes of 2009

2010-01-02T17:20:00.000-08:00

Archeologist- Wintersleep
I've Got Friends- Manchester Orchestra
Crying Lightning- Artic Monkeys
Dirt Room- Blue October
Games For Days- Julian Plenti
It's Nice To Know You Work Alone- Silversun Pickups.
Panic Switch- Silversun Pickups
The Rat- Dead Confederate
Question Not Questing-Maximo Park
Overcome- Creed
Substitution- Silversun Pickups
Prospekt's March- Coldplay
1901- Phoenix
Let It Go- Cavo
Magnificent- U2
Halfway Home- Tv on The Radio
Morning Tide- The Little Ones
Zero- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Will Wash You Away- The Trews
Speed Of Sound- Pearl Jam
Rockets- Simple Minds
Lying In The Hands Of God- Dave Matthews Band
I Got A Feeling- Black Eyed Peas
Hindsight- Built To Spill
Uprising- Muse
Cornerstone- Artic Monkeys
Angels On the Moon-Thriving Ivory
To Lose My Life- White Lies
Gimme Sympathy- Metric
All Is Said And Done- Vertical Horizon
Funny The Way It Is- Dave Matthews
All Wound Up- She Wants Revenge
Sway- The Kooks
The Fixer- Pearl Jam
Got Some- Pearl Jam
Astronaut- Wintersleep
Lifeline- Papa Roach
Mr. Maker- The Kooks
Satellite Mind- Metric
The Look You Give That Guy- Eels
Lighting Storm- Floggin' Molly
New Perspective- Panic at the Disco
Check My Brains- Alice in Chains
Hearing Damage- Thom York
Money Babies- The Dears
In My Head- Las Vegas
Meet Me On The Equinox- Death Cab For Cutie
Rain- Creed
Pen And Paper- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Get On Your Boots- U2
Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas
Behind The Sun- Living Colour
Because Of You- Skunk Anansei
Black Heart Inertia- Incubus
Bricks And Mortars- Editors
Brother- Pearl Jam
Help Me I'm Alive- Metric
Hostage Of Love- Razorlight
Fight inside- The Red
Strange Overtones-Byrne/Eno
Mrs. Cold- Kings Of Convenience
Jars- Chevelle
No Line In The Horizon- U2
Fresh Blood- Eels
Amongst the Waves- Pearl Jam
In Case Of Rapture- A Tall As Lions
This Is It- Simple Minds
Spaceship- Puddle of Mudd
Unknown Caller- U2
Use Somebody- Kings Of Leon
Kids- MGMT
Bixby Canyon Bridge- Death Cab For Cutie
Peeled Apples- Manic Street Preachers
Dance Little Liar- Artic Monkeys
Lisztomania- Phoenix
He Doesn't Know Why- Fleet Foxes
She Loves Everybody- Chester French
Untaught Known- Pearl Jam
There’s No Secret This Year- Silversun Pickups
Sick Muse-Metric
Random Hearts- Tom Gable
Let's Get Clinical- Maximo Park
No You Girls- Franz Ferdinand
Live Alone- Franz Ferdinand
Agoraphobia- Deerhunter
The Royal We- Silversun Pickups
Where Did All the Love Go- Kasabian
Champagne- Cavo
Why I Am- Dave Matthews Band
Halo- Bloc Party
I Want You To Know- Dinosaur Jr.
Save Me From Myself- Vertical Horizon
A Kiss Before- Candlebox
Papillion- Editors
L.E.S. Artistes- Santogold
She's A Genius- Jet
The Kids Are Sick Again-Maximo Park
I Will Not Bow- Breaking Benjamin
Got Nuffin'- Spoon
Aisle- Built To Spill
Body Of Years- Mother Mother
Welcome To The Occupation- Cold War Kids
Resistance- Muse
Outlaw Pete- Bruce Springsteen
Silver Trembling Hands- Flaming Lips
Farewell To the Fairground- White Lies
Song I Hate- Toadies
Red Dress- Tv On The Radio
This Is It- Michael Jackson
Just Breathe- Pearl Jam
Better When You're Naked- Ida Maria
Audience Of One- Rise Against
Life In Technicolor- Coldplay
Oh The Boys Are Coming- The Arkells
Innocent- Stereophonics
Mind Eraser, No Chaser- Them Crooked Vultures
Soft Shock- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
New Fang- Them Crooked Vultures
Last Of My Kind- Alice In Chains
Funny Little Frog- God Help The Girl Soundtrack
Know Your Enemy- Green Day
Putting On A Line- Great Lake Swimmers
Divinations- Mastodon
Say It- Blue October
Careless Whisper- Seether
A Place To Hide- White Lies
All Secrets Known- Alice In Chains
Oblivion- Mastodon
Don't Believe A Word- Third Eye Blind
All You Did Was Saved My Life- OLP
Mess Of Me- Switchfoot
New Divide- Linkin' Park
The Youth- MGMT
You And Me- Dave Matthews
Shine On- The Kooks
Now We Can See- The Thermals
The Boxer- Editors
Cheat On Me- The Cribs
Daniel - Bat For Lashes
Foot Of A Mountain- A-ha
Another Way To Die-Jack White And Alicia Keys
My Never- Blue October
Boat Behind- Kings Of Convenience
Family Reunion- Saliva
Seventeen- Jet
Lovers Who Uncover- The Little Ones
Spaceman- The Killers
Wire To Wire- Razorlight
Decadence- Living Colour
Supersonic- Pearl Jam
Notion- Kings Of Leon
Let It Be Me- Ray Lamontagne
Better Than This- Keane
Of Moons Birds And Rosters- MGMT
Closer-Kings Of Leon
Rockin’ In the Free World- Simple Minds
Great Expectations- Gaslight Anthem
Blanket Of Weeds- Meat Puppets
Letter From A Thief- Chevelle
No Games- Breaking Benjamin
Let’s Go Crazy- Incubus
Start Me Laughing- Dead Confederate
Blood Bank- Bon Iver
Ashtray Heart- Placebo
Crash- Cavo
Blue Skies- Noah And the Whale
For What It's Worth- Placebo
Growing Old Is Getting Old- Silversun Pickups
Beach- Mew
A Looking In A View- Alice In Chains
From The Stars- White Lies
No Surprise- Daughtry
Whyyouwannabringmedown- Aranda
Ulysses- Franz Ferdinand
Gives You Hell- All American Rejects
Don't Go Away- Sick Puppies
Ain't No Rest For The Wicked- Cage The Elephant
Cemetery Walk- Umphrey’s McGee
Over It- Dinosaur Jr.
You Better Pray- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Dead Letter- Wintersleep
I’ve Seen Enough- Cold War Kids
New Moon Rising- Wolfmother
21 Guns- Green Day
Slow Life- Grizzly Bear ( New Moon Soundtrack)
Legal Tender- Handsome Furs
Dancing Shoes- Tv On The Radio
Sink Into Me- Taking back Sunday
My Friend Marcus- Manchester Orchestra
Money For That- Shiny Toy Guns
You're Going Down- Sick Puppies
Stars Will Lead The Way- Simple Minds
Honey in the Sun- Camera Obscura
Wrong- Depeche Mode
All I Believe In- The Magic Numbers (New Moon Soundtrack)
Hurricane Bells- Monsters ( New Moon Soundtrack)
Your Decision- Alice In Chains
Waking Up In Vegas- Kate Perry
Love It All- The Kooks
Love Is A First- Tragically Hip

2009-05-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Top 100 Favorite Songs Of 2008

1. Sex On Fire- Kings Of Leon
2. Love Is Noise- The Verve
3. See These Bones- Nada Surf
4. Love Remains The Same- Gavin Rossdale
5. Frontier City- Kings Of Leon – (Unreleased as single)
6. Hurricane- Athlete
7. Sway- The Kooks
8. Never Miss A Beat- Kaiser Chiefs
9. Viva La Vida- Coldplay
10. Human – The Killers
11. Who’s Going Home With You Tonight- Trap
12. The Prey- Ashes Divide
13. The Valley- Duran Duran
14. If I Never See Your Face Again- Maroon 5
15. Constructive Summer- The Hold Steady
16. Enemies- Ashes Divide
17. I Kissed a Girl- Kate Perry
18. Wishing Well- Blind Melon
19. Piss And Vinegar- Against Me!! – Unreleased as single
20. Re-Education- Rise Against
21. Lasoo- The Duke Spirit
22. Wire To Wire- Razorlight
23. Rise Above This- Seether
24. Supernatural Superserious- REM
25. It’s Not My Time- 3 Doors Down
26. The Only One- The Cure
27. They Say- Scars on Broadway
28. One More Time Goldfinger
29. Broken Hearted Soul- Ra
30. Heart Burst Into Flames- Bullet For My Valentine
31. Are You Lightning?- Nada Surf
32. New Wave- Against Me!
33. Accelerate- REM
34. Pioneers To The Fall- Interpol
35. Oblivion- Wintersleep
36. Stand- Candlebox
37. The Box- Eastern Conference Championship
38. Whose Authority- Nada Surf
39. You Got You’re Cherry Bomb- Spoon
40. Nite Runner- Duran Duran
41. Bodysnatchers- Radiohead
42. Sit And Wonder- The Verve
43. House Of Cards- Radiohead
44. The Stone – Ashes Divide
45. Shockwave- Blacktide
46. Man Sized Wreath- REM
47. Time To Pretend- MGMT
48. The Trouble I’m In- Gavin Rossdale
49. Closer- Kings Of Leon
50. Disarray- Lifehouse
51. Life In Technicolor !!- Coldplay
52. Borne On The Fm Waves- Against Me!
53. Red Carpet Massacre- Duran Duran
54. Addicted To Drugs- Kaiser Chiefs
55. A Punk- Vampire Weekend
56. Untouchable- Luna Halo
57. Whatever It Takes- Lifehouse 2007
58. Down Is the New Up- Radiohead
59. Shattered- OAR
60. I Will Posses Your Heart- Death Cab For Cutie
61. Skin Divers- Duran Duran
62. 4 Minutes- Madonna
63. Wherever I Stand- Taproot
64. The Last Tear- Trapt
65. Runaway- Thriving Ivory
66. Stop- Against Me!
67. Tokyo- Athlete
68. Box Full Of Honey- Duran Duran
69. 42- Coldplay
70. Magazines- The Hold Steady
71. Wasteland-Trapt
72. Devour- Shinedown
73. I Thought I’d Seen Everything- Bryan Adams
74. Random Hearts- Tom Gable
75. Underneath It All- Candlebox
76. Kids- MGT
77. Like It Too Much- Kaiser Chiefs
78. Paralysis- Scott Weiland
79. Lord I’m Discouraged- The Hold Steady
80. Don't You Evah- Spoon
81. Ready When You Are- Trapt
82. Rhythm & Soul- Spoon
83. Good Days Bad Days- Kaiser Chiefs
84. Joyride- The Killers
85. Sequestered in Memphis- The Hold Steady
86. Miss You- Candlebox
87. Evil Urges- My Morning Jacket
88. Is There A Ghost- Band Of Horses
89. Cowboys- Counting Crows
90. Falling Down- Duran Duran
91. Electric Feel- MGMT
92. Valium Skies- The Verve
93. Harmonicas & Tambourines- Hot Hot Heat
94. No Deliverance- Toadies
95. Do What You Do- Mudvayne
96. Control- Metro Station
97. Rather Be- The Verve
98. Can't Say What I Mean- Kaiser Chiefs
99. The Step And Walk- The Dukes Spirit

Track By Track Black:Guayaba

2008-01-31T08:18:00.001-08:00

“ No Hay Espacio” ***½ (stars)

Machete Music-2007
Reseña por: Alex Bonrod

Recuerdan cuando en Puerto Rico se decía que nuestras producciones distan mucho de tener la calidad de las producciones americanas? Black:Guayaba siempre ha sido una excepcion.
Con “No hay espacio”, Black:Guayaba repite una super produccion de calibre poco vista en nuestra isla, con una calidad de sonido que no tiene nada que envidiarle a las producciones extranjeras. Su nuevo disco mantiene la misma linea rockera del anterior a diferencia de que cuenta con mayores temas a medio tiempo y menos baladas.

Aquí les dejo mi viaje por el disco track por track

Track 1 “Escapar” ****
Ya el opening de los conciertos de Black::Guayaba no lo sera “Esta Ciudad” pues con su nueva carne la maxima expresion de energia esta en “Escapar”. Un track con fuerza al estilo Arena Rock ochentoso de Loverboy que de seguro te pondra a decir si con la cabeza, (pongale un cencerro y lo notaran mejor). Es el tema de mayor tempo en el compacto y creo que lleva unos pequeños bits mas que su predecedor “Piensalo bien”. Y para hacerlo mas real a aquellos tiempos del rock, en el interludio la guitarra reposa para darle paso a un riff de organo y voces contar de darle tiempo suficiente al guitarrista de poder colocar el slide en su dedo el cual deslizara bluseadamente durante todo el solo.

Track 2- “Ayer” ***
La primera de varios temas en slow tempo que nos trae Black Guayaba en su album y la mas proyectada a fungir como un sencillo radial. Practicamente una cancion completa a duo con un ritmo similar a “Again” de Lenny Kravitz sin insinuar que han sido influenciados por este (La de Lenny lleva un ritmo mas Shuffle). Aun con una evidente superioridad en sonido y equalización que sus exitos anteriores este tema carece de los atributos musicales de sus exitosas baladas. El bajo no sobresale en la mezcla como en “Lo demas es plástico”. El solo de guitarra no se siente pues se confude entre ritmos y arpegios. Mas bien es un tema para chicas.

Track 3- “ No Hay Espacio”- *****
Temas como “No hay espacio” son los que podrían definir aun mas la carrera de Black Guayba en el futuro mas alla de sus baladas rockmanticas, pues precisamente por no ser una balada es que es perfecta para darle comienzo al nuevo albúm. Mi tema favorito de “Lo demas es plastico” lo era “Aunque tu ya no estes aqui” , cuya dinamica pasiva y relajante se asemeja a la de “No hay espacio”. Cualquiera diria que con ese titulo me contestaron el porque no llegó a salir como sencillo. Esta vez, debe haber espacio para promocionar este tema en la radio antes de volver a baladear. El tema lleva un arreglo sencillo sin pretensiones extra musicales y si bien en “Ayer“ lo critique, en el caso de “ No hay espacio“ la belleza natural de la canción hace que esto no sea necesario. Una pandereta le da mayor espiritu de festividad y alegria y resulta agradable escuchar a Gustavo vocalizar sin su acostumbrado drama.

Track 4- “Peso de Amor” ***
“Peso de Amor” Nos trae el feeling del opening track del disco anterior. Los primeros segundos nos dan un aire de Journey, so, no duden que Alfa Rock la queme. La onda vintage 80’s rock vuelve en este tema cuya parte mas llamativa es su coro de voz dramática’.

Track 5- Rara melodia- ***
El feeling ochentosos y la voz dramática relucen nuevamente. Esta vez si se puede percivir el cencerro en el riff Joe Perryano del tema. Sin embargo el coro no es que sea una rara melodia pero le quita bastante al espiritu de Arena quizas por el exceso de redobles de bateria.

Track 6- “Como Quisiera” **
Esta es la segunda cancion Slow tempo del albúm, muy pesada para considerarse balada. Inicia con armónicos en delay seguidos de un ritmo alternativo pesado que resuelve en un Honky Tonk con danza de tambor. Gustavo bajo influencia Draconia en el verso (tal vez por encontrarse en el Studio Phantom Vox) no puede escaparse de su parecido a Ricky Martin cantando rock. Un sonido de aire tenebroso hace del verso uno mas bizarro. La influencia de Draco en el rock boricua esta latente indirectamente en la mayoria de rockeros de nuestro pais a no ser que nosotros los criticos estemos prejuiciados con todo aquel que frasee en forma deprimente y como si estuviera bajo efectos de alguna dosis. No obstante, esto no es durante toda la cancion pues tampoco deja de parecerse en ningun momento a Gustavo. Al final de tema un arreglo de violines y de efectos en la voz nos llega a concluir que en vivo este tema sera algo distinto

Track 7- Libertad ****1/2
Tan pronto uno escucha el efecto especial de un reel cinematografico al comienzo de una cancion se puede deducir que la inversion de tiempo en situar ese efecto allí tiene algun fin comercial. Y basta con que inicie el cuerpo de la cancion para comprobarlo. “Libertad” es otro tema a medio tiempo con potencial de sonar en la radio. Para ello se le incorporan sonidos alternos que lo hacen sonar mas pop y se opta por no incorporale un solo de guitarra. En vez de esta opcion, es el arpegio inicial que en varias ocasiones se acompaña de una bateria en contratiempo lo que viste la canción de elegancia auditiva. Sin embargo sus 4:26 atentan contra este propósito. Por lo que será necesario una version radio si no quieren sufrir del mal del fade out. (Posteriormente observe que mi tema favorito “ No hay espacio”, tambien cuenta con unos segundos peligrosos de mas).

Track 8- Sin Tu Amor- **1/2
Sin tu amor es oficialmente la primera balada del disco. Para no tener que recurrir a la misma formula de una version acustica que suene en las emisoras antirockeras, se optó por que la misma ya lleve un feel acústico en el principio. El bajo y la bateria no estan tan cargados como en “Lejos”. Pero el solo de guitarra es un atentado contra las emisoras fresitas, pues convierte la cancion en una power ballad. El empleo de una segunda voz constante atraves de casi toda la cancion es un arreglo sobre utilizado y demasiado predecible en Black Guayaba. Esto bien podria arreglarse si Carlos le dieras mas enfasis a armonizar con los teclados en vez de con su voz. No obstante el tema esta preparado para pegar y de seguro en algun momento de su trayecto lo escucharemos en la voz de la audiencia romantica de Puerto Rico.

Track 9- Tu Prision ****
Cancion sutil que inicia con aspecto de cabaret. Licks de guitarra limpia, piano fills y ritmo en anilla. El verso con melodia repetitiva y pasiva se mantiene asi hasta el coro en donde una guitarra acustica secunda los arpegios del principal y el snare drum hace desaparecer brevemente el aspecto de cabaret. Un corto solo de guitarra clean sirve de introduccion al segundo verso y ya en el segundo coro el arpegio entra mas fuerte y el hi-hat se abre para acrecentar la dinámica. El bajo se mantiene marcando pasivamente acentuando con uno que otro slide pero sin cortes. El solo de piano es lo que la cancion realmente pide, pero sucede con la banda muy cargada de fondo opacando bastante las destrezas de Carlos. El solo se detiene a la misma vez que la banda y la musica despierta en un tono mas arriba ya con una guitarra semidistorcionada debajo de las ya presentes. Cierra el coro y la dinamica vuelve a bajar para concluir con dos barras de cabaret. Great mood!.

Track 10- “Una Noche” ***
Este inicia con un organo grave en crescendo con atmosfera turbulenta de fondo rasgeando en Carussell y luego repite la dinamica de “Ayer”. La existencia de “Ayer” hace que “Tu Prisión” sea solo un tema mas de contenido pero a veces la vida te da surprises.

Track 11- “No Fui Yo” -**½
Track 13- “Mas” **½
Si “No fui Yo” y “Mas”fueron compuestas con miras a retraernos el mood de temas de disco anterior como “No te merezco:” y “Que te Vaya mal”, pues a mi parecer se quedo corto. La melodia de la voz en el verso y el estilo de composicion nos lleva a establecer esa comparacion por su parecido, pero a ambos temas le hace falta esa energia y sonido que crea la imagen de cabellera larga ejecutando frente a abanicos industriales en su maxima rapidez.

Track 12- “Café Entre Perfumes” ****
Un track midtempo de snare alto y palillos en la anilla. Acentos sincopados medio jazzeados y un ritmo mas moderno hacen de “En Una Noche” algo diferente a lo que se ha venido escuchando en el disco. Podria decir que tiene un parecido mas al rock viejo de la Secta pero mas pop. Un tema que viene bien en un paseo por auto o en algun hangeo tranquilo con par de copas frente a un paisaje de ciudad nocturna.

Top 100 favorites From 2007

2008-01-02T19:22:00.000-08:00

On Call- Kings Of Leon

Smokers Outside The Hospital Door- Editors

No I In Threesome- Interpol

Breath- Breaking Benjamin

Satellite- Guster

House Of Cards- Radiohead

Phantom Limb- The Shins

Hard Sun- Eddie Vedder

The Pretender- Foo Fighters

Makes Me Wonder- Maroon 5

What I’ve Done- Linkin’ Park

Well Enough Alone- Chevelle

Escape In The Nest- Editors

No Such Thing- Chris Cornell

1973- James Blunt

Wherever It Takes- Lifehouse

The Heinrich Maneuver- Interpol

Wish Upon A Dog Start- Satellite Party

She’s Made Of Chalk- Kashmir

Keep The Car Running- Arcade Fire

Australia- The Shins

Dig- Incubus

Straight Lines- Silverchair

Famous- Puddle Of Mudd

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough- Manic Street Preacher

Children Of December- The Slip

The Underdog- Spoon

You Know My Name- Chris Cornell

Time Is A Runaway- The Alternate Routes

First Time- Lifehouse

I Get It- Chevelle

Noticed- Mute Math

She’s The New Thing- The Horrors

White People For Pace- Against Me!

One Love- Aiden

Down Is The New Up- Radiohead

No Cars Go- Arcade Fire

Everything- Buckcherry

Long Distance Call- Phoenix

For Reasons Uknown- The Killers

Man’s Needs- The Cribs

It's Not Over Yet- Klaxons

The Scale- Interpol

Everything’s Magic- Angels And Airwaves

Nude- Radiohead

In View- Tragically Hip

Reena- Sonic Youth

The Running Free- Coheed And Cambria

Over You- Daughtry

Far Behind- Eddie Vedder

All I Need- Radiohead

Snow- Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Beg- Evans Blue

Forever- Papa Roach

Better Than Me- Hinder

An End Has A Start- Editors

Manifest Destiny/Sorority Tears- Guster

Grace Kelly- Mika

Golden Skans- Klaxons

Hang Me Up To Dry- Cold War Kids

Creeps Me Out - Ima Robot --- (2006)

Wolf Like Me- Tv On The Radio---(2006)

Yer Not The Ocean- The Tragically Hip

Typical- Mute Math

Naïve- The Kooks

Prepare For The Fight- The Lovemakers

Hump The Bump- Red Hot Chili Pepper

In The Clouds- Under The Influence of Giants

The State Of Massachusetts- Dropkick Murphy’s

Been There All The Time- Dinosaur Jr.

Ruby- Kaiser Chiefs

How Far We’ve Come- Matchbox 20

Guitar- Prince

Let It Die- Foo Fighters

Into The Night- Santana

Dogs- Damien Rice.

Charmer- Kings Of Leon

It’s Not Over- Chris Daughtry

The Last Fight- Velvet Revolver

Trash Unreal- Against Me!

Tarantula- Smashing Pumpkins

Psycho- Puddle Of Mudd

Falling Down- Duran Duran

Long Road To Ruin- Foo Fighters

Pictures Of You- The Last Goodnight

Bubbly- Colibe Callat

Who Knew- Pink

Tomorrow- Sixx AM

Long Nights- Eddie Vedder

Ordinary- Alternate Routes

Dashboard- Modest Mouse

Hard Life Easy- Satellite Party

Awesome- Satellite Party

Honest Goodbye- Bad Religion

Two Sisters- Fiction Plane

Jerusalem- Mastishayu

All The Same- Sick Puppies

Girl Sailor- The Shins

Girls In The Summers Club- Bruce Springsteen

What A Light- Wilco

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Into The Ocean- Blue October

Infra Red- Placebo

I Write Sins Not Tragedies- Panic! At The Disco

Anna Molly- Incubus

When You Were Young- The Killers

The Kill- 30 Seconds To Mars

Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Aparatus

Birthday- Taproot

When Your Heart Stops Beating- +44

Goodbye- Army Of Anyone

Trees- Marty Casey

Lips Of An Angel- Hinder

Killing Loneliness- HIM

I Dare You Shinedown

In The Sun Michael Stipe

We Belong Together- Gavin Degraw

Give Myself To You- Train

Crazy- Gnarls Barkley

How Long- Hinder

These Things- She Wants Revenge

It Ends Tonight- All American Rejects

But It’s Better If You Do- Panic! At The Disco

DanI California- Red Hot Chilli Peppers

From Yesterday- 30 Seconds To Mars

World Wide Suicide- Pearl Jam

Youth- Mastishayu

Afterglow- Inxs

Paralyzed- Rock Kills Kid

Cab - Train

Is it Any Wonder- Keane

In The Morning- Razorlight

Put Your Records On- Corrine Bailey Rae

Original Fire- Audioslave

Life Wasted- Pearl Jam

The Adventure Final- Angels And Airwaves

Waiting- Trapt

Angels Losing Sleep- Our Lady Peace

Invincible- Crossfade

Make Damn Sure- Taking Back Sunday

Animal I Have Become- Three Days Grace

I Can’t Hate You Anymore- Nick Lachey

Just Feel Better- Santana & Aerosmith

Suffer Well- Depeche Mode

Woman- Wolfmother

Steady As She Goes- The Raconteurs

Wings Of A Butterfly HIM

Revelations- Audioslave

Diary Of Jane- Breaking Benjamin

Hate I Really Don’t Like You- White Plain T’s

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is- Jet

Sorry- Madonna

Hate me- Blue October

Seize the Day- Avenged Sevenfold

In the Crossfire- Starsailor

Consolation Prizes- Phoenix

Creeps Me Out- Ima Robot

Disconected- Trapt

Cash Machine Hard-Fi

Congratulations- Blue October

White Collar Boy- Belle And Sebastian

Joker And the Thief- Wolfmother

Blind- Lifehouse

I Bet You Looked Good On The Dance Floor- Arctic Monkeys

For You I Will- Teddy Geiger

Mama’s Room- Under The Influence Of Giants

You’re Beautiful- James Blunt

Everything Changes- Staind

The Gift- Seether

Devil in A Midnight Mass- Billy Talent

Drown You Out- Crossfade

Far Away- Bril

This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race- Fall Out Boy

Sister- She Wants Revenge

Here It Goes- Ok Go

Santa Monica- Theory Of A Deaman

The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Bragg- Iron Maiden

Light And Sound- Yellowcard

Move Along- All American Rejects

The Saints Are Coming - U2 & Green Day

Will The Future Blame Us- Our Lady Peace

What Hurts The Most- Rascal Flatts

Do It For Me Now- Angels And Airwaves

Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Could Have…Panic! At The Disco

Modern Way- Kaiser Chiefs

Cold December- Matt Costa

Miss Murder- AFI

Song To Say Goodbye- Placebo

Starlight- Muse

Original Of The Species U2

The Grace- Neverending White Lights F/ Dallas

To Be Loved- Papa Roach

Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - We Are Scientists

Bones- Killers

Mind’s Eye- Wolfmother

Wine Red- The Hush Sound

Break The Night With Colour- Richard Ashcroft

It’s A Hit- We’re Scientist

Bang Bang You’re Dead- Dirty Pretty Thing

Shine On- Jet

Welcome Home- Coheed And Cambria

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Tops 200 Favorites Tunes of 2009

Archeologist- Wintersleep

I've Got Friends- Manchester Orchestra

Crying Lightning- Artic Monkeys

Dirt Room- Blue October

Games For Days- Julian Plenti

It's Nice To Know You Work Alone- Silversun Pickups.

Panic Switch- Silversun Pickups

The Rat- Dead Confederate

Question Not Questing-Maximo Park

Overcome- Creed

Substitution- Silversun Pickups

Prospekt's March- Coldplay

1901- Phoenix

Let It Go- Cavo

Magnificent- U2

Halfway Home- Tv on The Radio

Morning Tide- The Little Ones

Zero- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Will Wash You Away- The Trews

Speed Of Sound- Pearl Jam

Rockets- Simple Minds

Lying In The Hands Of God- Dave Matthews Band

I Got A Feeling- Black Eyed Peas

Hindsight- Built To Spill

Uprising- Muse

Cornerstone- Artic Monkeys

Angels On the Moon-Thriving Ivory

To Lose My Life- White Lies

Gimme Sympathy- Metric

All Is Said And Done- Vertical Horizon

Funny The Way It Is- Dave Matthews

All Wound Up- She Wants Revenge

Sway- The Kooks

The Fixer- Pearl Jam

Got Some- Pearl Jam

Astronaut- Wintersleep

Lifeline- Papa Roach

Mr. Maker- The Kooks

Satellite Mind- Metric

The Look You Give That Guy- Eels

Lighting Storm- Floggin' Molly

New Perspective- Panic at the Disco

Check My Brains- Alice in Chains

Hearing Damage- Thom York

Money Babies- The Dears

In My Head- Las Vegas

Meet Me On The Equinox- Death Cab For Cutie

Rain- Creed

Pen And Paper- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Get On Your Boots- U2

Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas

Behind The Sun- Living Colour

Because Of You- Skunk Anansei

Black Heart Inertia- Incubus

Bricks And Mortars- Editors

Brother- Pearl Jam

Help Me I'm Alive- Metric

Hostage Of Love- Razorlight

Fight inside- The Red

Strange Overtones-Byrne/Eno

Mrs. Cold- Kings Of Convenience

Jars- Chevelle

No Line In The Horizon- U2

Fresh Blood- Eels