Albums - Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Sessions - John Cale - Hobosapiens and 5 Tracks (EP) - John Zorn - Chimeras and Filmworks XIV - Masada Guitars - Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (DVD-A) - Sex Mob - Dime Grind Palace - James Chance - Irresistible Impulse - The Roots - Phrenology New Discoveries for the year: - Flaming Lips - Zaireeka, Soft Bulletin - Bill Frisell, in general - Tim Berne - Fulton Street Maul - Prince - Emancipation - Beach Boys - Pet Sounds DVDS - Barton Fink - Miller's Crossing - Dead or Alive Best Concerts - Sonic Youth in Louisville - Vandermark 5 in Indy (Despite the recent unpleasantness) - Mono (Spring and Fall) in Indy - Barbez in Indy -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-bounces+zsteiner=butler.edu@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-bounces+zsteiner=butler.edu@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bruno Bissonnette Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:31 AM To: zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: 2003 Top 10 Hello all, As the end of the year draws near, I think it's time we kick off this little tradition: our ten favorite and best releases of the last twelve months. Preferably with some comments... it's always fun to discover new artists through these, as I've done year after year reading other zornlisters' contributions. Once again in my case, I played catch-up most of the year trying to get up to date with releases from the last couple of years, so this list isn't limited to stuff that came out in 2003 (though I tried.) Here we go (in no particular order; comments to be found below the list) :