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Top 10 Austin records of the decade: how our critics voted
Our writers and editors each came up with a top 10 Austin records of the decade list. With those, we used a weighted point system to come up with an overall top 10. Here are the individual lists - tell us what Austin music you loved from the past 10 years in the comments section.
Patrick Caldwell, writer
1. Okkervil River, “The Stage Names”
2. Spoon, “Kill the Moonlight”
3. Alejandro Escovedo, “A Man Under the Influence”
4. Patty Griffin, “1000 Kisses”
5. Spoon, “Girls Can Tell”
6. White Denim, “Exposion”
7. Grupo Fantasma, “Movimiento Popular”
8. Ghostland Observatory, “Paparazzi Lightning”
9. Double Trouble, “Been A Long Time”
10. The Octopus Project, “One Ten Hundred Thousand Million”
Michael Corcoran, writer
1. Spoon, “Kill the Moonlight”
2. Okkervil River, “The Stage Names”
3. James Hand, “The Truth Will Set You Free”
4. The Gourds, “Bolsa de Agua”
5. Spoon, “Gimme Fiction”
6. Spoon, ” Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”
7. Alejando Escovedo, “A Man Under the Influence”
8. Patty Griffin, “1000 Kisses”
9. Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal”
10. Blue October, “Approaching Normal”
Joe Gross, writer
1. Spoon, “Gimme Fiction”
2. Dixie Chicks - Home
3. James McMurtry - Childish Things
4. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
5. Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
6. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes
7. J Church/Storm the Tower - “Split”
8. Total Abuse - Total Abuse
9. Hayes Carll - Trouble in Mind
10. Explosions in the Sky - “The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place”
Peter Mongillo, writer
1. Okkervil River, “The Stage Names”
2. Spoon, “Gimme Fiction”
3. Spoon, “Kill the Moonlight”
4. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, “Source Tags and Codes”
5. Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal”
6. Okkervil River, “Blacksheep Boy”
7. Shearwater, “Rook”
8. White Denim, “Fits”
9. I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, “Fear Is On Our Side”
10. Black Joe Lewis, “Tell Em What Your Name Is”
John T. Davis, freelance writer
1. Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal”
2. Dixie Chicks, “Home”
3. Bob Schneider, “I’m Good Now”
4. Patty Griffin, “Impossible Dream”
5. Ruthie Foster, “The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster”
6. Stephen Bruton, “From the Five”
7. Jon Dee Graham, “The Great Battle”
8. Marcia Ball, “Peace, Love & BBQ”
9. Los Lonely Boys, “Los Lonely Boys”
10. Joe Ely, “Live At Antone’s”
Sharon Chapman, editor
1. Spoon, “Kill the Moonlight”
2. Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal”
3. Patty Griffin, “1000 Kisses”
4. Spoon, “Gimme Fiction”
5. The Gourds, “Bolsa de Agua”
6. Bob Schneider, “I’m Good Now”
7. Spoon, “Girls Can Tell”
8. Alejandro Escovedo, “A Man Under the Influence”
9. Hayes Carll, “Trouble in Mind”
10. Dixie Chicks, “Home”
Kathy Blackwell, editor
1. Spoon, “Gimme Fiction”
2. Patty Griffin, “1000 Kisses”
3. Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal”
4. Spoon, “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”
5. Okkervil River, “The Stand Ins”
6. Patty Griffin, “Children Running Through”
7. Kat Edmondson, “Take to the Sky”
8. Lil Capn Travis, “In All Their Splendor”
9. The Grouds, “Bolsa de Agua”
10. Spoon, “Girls Can Tell”
V.M. Black, freelance writer
1. Spoon, “Girls Can Tell”
2. Trail of Dead, “Source Tags & Codes”
3. American Analog Set - Through the 90’s - Singles and Unreleased
4. Ghostland Observatory, “delete.delete.i.eat.meat”
5. Charlie Sexton, “Cruel and Gentle Things”
6. Pinetop Perkins, “Pinetop Perkins & Friends”
7. Jon Dee Graham, “The Great Battle”
8. Cruiserweight, “This Will Undoubtedly Come Out Wrong”
9. Pop Unknown, “The August Division”
10. Recover, “This May Be The Year I Disappear”
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By Seņorita
December 27, 2009 11:03 AM | Link to this
John T. Davis’ number 9 pick is my choice.
By Nan in Vermont
December 27, 2009 12:01 PM | Link to this
I am also thrilled to see LLB on this list but surprised that only 1 writer/editor included them! Really! And, of course I’m in total agreement that Alejandro Escovedo should be on everyone’s list! He is exquisit.