Stephen King gives album judgement
Finally, the moment that music lovers have been waiting for: author Stephen King has anointed the best albums of 2005 for Entertainment Weekly. Having the horror novelist pontificate on the year’s best music strikes us as akin to having your butcher select the best films of the year, but we digress.
Here are King’s Top Six (apparently no one explained to him it’s traditional to go with a number divisible by five):
“Delirium Tremolos,” by Ray Wylie Hubbard. “Alt-country with its slow groove on.”
“Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1,” by Jackson Browne. “Doctor, I think the fever has broken.”
“Kicking Television,” by Wilco. “This live set is just about right, swinging between tender and angry.”
“All Jacked Up,” by Gretchen Wilson. “Best country album of the year, hands down.”
“Childish Things,” by James McMurtry. “Like Dylan’s early tales, McMurtry’s songs bear repeated listenings.”
“If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry,” by Marah. “Probably the best rock band in America that nobody knows.”
Go, now, and buy these CDs. The King has spoken!
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