Best of the Year, Worst of the Year

[David Gordon Burke]

2004 is rapidly coming to an end. So what were the highlights and low-points of the year? I will make my list as a guideline but feel free to add anything to it that you find relevant to the year. OVerall it was a slow year as far as album releases. Nothing from Intocable - (I don't think, at least no new studio work)

Best Comeback Album
Sueños Seductor - Albert Zamora

Album of the year
Polkas, Gritos y Acordeones -
DLG, Joel Guzman, Sunny Sauceda

Best New Group (tie)
Los Gallitos
Los Lonely Boys (Chicano Rock)

Song of the Year (tie)
Me Equivoque - Negami
La Manzanita - Tigres del Norte

Best Vallenato
Decision Vallenato

Best Traditional Conjunto
Rosendo Cantu

Entertainers of the year - Hall of Famers for every year
Ramon Ayala
Invasores de NL

Best Controvesy of 2004 (not related to AA)
Pepe Aguilar vs. Palomo "Miedo" scandal.

Anticipated event of 2005
Los Dinos tribute to Selena reunion tour.

Worst Album of the year
Para Sobrevivir- Duelo

Worst Music Trend
Abundance of Banda and Durangense music taking over the airwaves.

Saddest Moment
Death of Tony de la Rosa (RIP) rest in peace
Death of Accordion Assassins (RIP) rest in pieces

Stupid move of the year. (tie)
Lead singer from Tigrillos goes Solo. (yeah, right)
(details censored - fill in the blanks)

Most Unnecessary Product
Duelo - Mi Historia Musical (right, like we could forget)

Song in the Worst Possible Taste
Pesado - Ojala que Te Mueres

Could these guys just go AWAY
Los Chukos de zaz y zaz.

These are my choices. Anyone else have a favorite from this last year?
Stoney

[Eliseo]

Worst Album of the year
Sueños Seductor - Albert Zamora


Everything else i agree with

[David Gordon Burke]

Hey Guys,
This thing is a matter of opinion. I personally love the new Albert CD. As for Duelo, their first few Albums were good, if a little on the dull side, but the new one puts me right to sleep. Is there even one song on it that got a lot of airplay?
Plus, they add all these long boring intros like some guy waking up to his alarm clock radio and whatever else.
Rosendo Cantu is one of the Ex- Cadetes de Linares. He is the one with the big cheeks that they call Cachetes de Linares.
I like Ricky Narano too, but a lot of his stuff is very repetitive. Then I got an album by his Father Ruben Naranjo. Too bad the old man passed away cause he was super.
Anyway, these are just MY opinions and what I like.
Truth be told, a very bad year for our music in my opinion. Not too much new product that anyone could get very excited about.
There should be new Intocable next year. Hope it is cool.
Stoney

[David Gordon Burke]

A Retraction.

Well, maybe not a retraction, but a clarification. Because of the comments above about the new Albert Zamora album, I dragged it out and listened to it again.

What always happens is that I listen to my discman on the bus on the way to work. (I don't drive, never have, it's an eyesight thing)

Anyway, on the way to work I have time to listen to about 3/4 of a CD. So the first 3/4 of the new Albert Cd is great. But........ there are a few real stinkers at the end of the CD.

In a year when there was not any new releases from the biggest of the big, ie: Intocable, this CD stands out. But it is not Albert's best work.
Stoney