January 1999 ear candy by Ben Auburn |
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Wish List for 1999
Looking back, 1998 wasn't really a lousy year for music, but there
were some weird disappointments. Lots of records that were supposed to
be revelations - like Liz Phair's and Juliana Hatfield's firsts in
four years, like Bob Mould's "final" loud rock album, like the Beastie
Boys' fun but nonchalant long-player - were, if not non-events,
nothing approaching the statements of purpose I'd hoped for. And even
though PJ Harvey pulled out all the stops for Is This Desire, why'd
she have to pull them out so quietly?
Even though there's nothing to unify a year in music except the
regularity of the calendar, twelve-months worth of releases can leave
a flavor behind, especially when we've had all of December pretty much
off while the labels release their standard flood of Xmas shopping
season best-ofs and box sets. Here's hoping that 1999 doesn't leave
that metallic bloody taste that '98 did, that sense that you've bitten
your cheek, not so much out of surprise or fear as disappointment.
Just in case the music industry is listening - not that they've
ever shown a sign of doing so before (hello, music industry, where are
all those free review copies I've heard so much about?), herewith,
please find my wish list for 1999, based on the few new releases
already planned for the first few months of the millennium's
penultimate year and, well, based on nothing but my selfish desires.
Are these desires? Yep:
The New Built to Spill Will Nearly Kill Me
Sebadoh Will Stay Aching
Mos Def and Talib Kweli Will Clone Themselves
Jurassic 5 Won't Become Extinct
Liz Phair Will Atone
Juliana Hatfield Will Release God's Foot
Prince Among Thieves and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Will Be A Double-Whammy
The British Will Come
I've tried very hard to stay positive here, it'd be easy to have
wishes like "Puff Daddy will retire to be a professional golfer," or
"Pearl Jam will leave the business, citing artistic differences with
the entire world." No year has ever had more good music than bad.
That's fine - it's the way of things, ninety percent of anything is
shit. But next year, I just want my heroes (and I've got a bunch)
to stay heroes.
in the junk drawer:
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