quinta-feira, dezembro 28, 2017

Rolling Stone e NME: O melhor de 2017

Fica aqui mais uma recolha de listas relativas aos melhores trabalhos de 2017.
Desta feita com as escolhas de Rolling Stone, NME, Mojo e Blues Rock Review.
O Rock no Sótão apresentará a sua no início de 2018.



Rolling Stone

50 Best Albums of 2017

50 Code Orange - Forever
49 Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
48 Chronixx - Chronology
47 Low Cut Connie - Dirty Pictures (Part One)
46 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
45 Tracy Bonham - Modern Burdens
44 The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions
43 Ornette Coleman - Celebrate Ornette
42 Beck - Colors
41 Gregg Allman - Southern Blood
40 Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
39 Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
38 Residente - Residente
37 Liam Gallagher - As You Were / Noel Gallagher - Who Built the Moon?
36 Lindsay Buckingham & Christine McVie - Lindsay Buckingham & Christine McVie
35 Bob Dylan - Triplicate
34 Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
33 Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over
32 Robert Plant - Carry Fire
31 Songhoy Blues - Résistance
30 Chris Stapleton - From a Room: Volume 1
29 Jay Som - Everybody Works
28 Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
27 Drake - More Life
26 Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
25 Paramore - After Laughter
24 Valerie June - The Order of Time
23 Jlin - Black Origami
22 Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
21 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
20 SZA - CTRL
19 Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
18 St. Vincent - Masseduction
17 Harry Stiles - Harry Stiles
16 Margo Price - All American Made
15 Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
14 Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
13 Randy Newman - Dark Matter
12 Jay-Z - 4:44
11 The National - Sleep Well Beast
10 Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
09 Migos - Culture
08 Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
07 Taylor Swift - Reputation
06 Khalid - American Teen
05 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
04 Kesha - Rainbow
03 U2 - Songs of Experience
02 Lorde - Melodrama
01 Kendrick Lamar - Damn


NME

Albums of The Year 2017

50 Thundercat - Drunk
49 Laura Marling - Semper Femina
48 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
47 Kiran Leonard - Derevaun Seraun
46 The xx - I See You
45 The Moonlandingz - Interplanetary Class Classics
44 The Big Moon - Love in the 4th Dimension
43 Phoenix - Ti Amo
42 Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent
41 Fever Ray - Plunge
40 (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
39 The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
38 alt-J - Relaxer
37 Jay-Z - 4:44
36 Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms
35 Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
34 Mura Masa - Mura Masa
33 Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud
32 Princess Nokia - 1992 Deluxe
31 Taylor Swift - Reputation
30 Beck - Colors
29 Arcade Fire - Everything Now
28 Methyl Ethel - Everything in Forgotten
27 Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
26 Bleachers - Gone Now
25 Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens
24 Perfume Genius - No Shape
23 Sampha - Process
22 Kevin Morby - City Music
21 Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
20 Paramore - After Laughter
19 Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
18 Gorillaz - Humanz
17 Alvvays - Antisocialites
16 King Krule - The OOZ
15 Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
14 Stormzy - Gang Sings & Prayer
13 The National - Sleep Well Beast
12 Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone
11 St. Vincent - Masseduction
10 Liam Gallagher - As You Were
09 Wiley - Godfather
08 Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
07 SZA - CTRL
06 J Hus - Common Sense
05 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
04 Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
03 Kendrick Lamar - Damn
02 Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
01 Lorde - Melodrama

Blues Rock Review

Top 20 Albums of 2017

20 Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown - Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown
19 Pam Taylor - Steal Your Heart
18 Alastair Greene - Dream Train
17 Samantha Fish - Belle Of The West
16 Mollie Marriott - Truth Is A Wolf
15 Jon Lantic - Jon Lantic
14 Jonny Lang - Signs
13 Rufus Black - Rise Up
12 Shane Henry - Light In The Dark
11 Gov’t Mule - Revolution Come… Revolution Go
10 Black Country Communion - BCC IV
09 Larkin Poe - Peach
08 Laurence Jones - The Truth
07 Supersonic Blues Machine - Californisoul
06 Greta Van Fleet - From The Fires
05 Walter Trout - We’re All In This Together
04 ZZ Ward - The Storm
03 The Gringos - The Animal Kingdom
02 King King - Exile and Grace
01 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Lay It On Down


Mojo

25 - Laura Marling - Semper Femina
24 - Oh Sees - Orc
23 - Songhoy Blues - Résistance
22 - Peter Perrett - How The West Was Won
21 - Thundercat - Drunk
20 - Richard Dawson - Peasant
19 - Aimee Mann - Mental Illness
18 - Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle
17 - Binker and Moses - Journey to the Mountain of Forever
16 - Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
15 - Sparks - Hippopotamus
14 - This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
13 - Ghostpoet - Dark Days + Canapés
12 - The National - Sleep Well Beast
11 - The Moonlandingz - Interplanetary Class Classics
10 - Aldous Harding - Party
09 - Sleaford Mods - English Tapas
08 - Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator
07 - Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
06 - St - Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
05 - Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology
04 - A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here.. - Thank You 4 Your service
03 - Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
02 - Nadia Reid - Preservation
01 - LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

sexta-feira, dezembro 15, 2017

Classic Rock Magazine e Loudwire: O melhor de 2017

Com o aproximar do final do ano surgem as habituais listas de trabalhos catalogados como os melhores pelas diversas publicações internacionais dedicadas ao Rock.
Fica aqui uma primeira recolha com a Classic Rock e a Loudwire e as suas escolhas dos 25 melhores trabalhos de 2017.
Quanto à seleção do Rock no Sótão será apresentada no início de 2018.

Classic Rock critic's choice

25 Royal Blood - How did We Get So Dark?
24 Koyo - Koyo
23 Von Hertzen Brothers - War Is Over
22 Benjamin Booker - Witness
21 Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
20 Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want
19 Prophets of Rage - Prophets Of Rage
18 The Magpie Salute - The Magpie Salute
17 Cheap Trick - We're Alright
16 Steven Wilson - To the Bone
15 Low Cut Connie - Dirty Pictures (part 1)
14 Jim Jones And The Righteous Mind - Super Natural
13 Big Big Train - Grimspound
12 Deep Purple - Infinite
11 Thunder - Rip It Up
10 H.E.A.T - Into The Great Unknown
09 All Them Witches – Sleeping Through The War
08 Black Star Riders - Heavy Fire
07 Royal Thunder - Wick
06 Bash & Pop - Anything Could Happen
05 Anathema - The Optimist
04 Robert Plant - Carry Fire
03 Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
02 Black Country Communion - BCCIV
01 Queens of the Stone Age - Villains


Loudwire

25 Best Hard Rock Albums of 2017

25 Fozzy - Judas
24 Rex Brown - Smoke on This
23 Hollywood Undead - Five
22 Ded - Mis-An-Thrope
21 Living Colour - Shade
20 Fireball Ministry - Remember the Story
19 In This Moment - Ritual
18 My Ticket Home - unReal
17 Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
16 Seether - Poison the Parish
15 Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin
14 At the Drive In - In-Ter A-Li-A
13 Quicksand - Interiors
12 Circa Survive - The Amulet
11 Marilyn Manson - Heaven Upside Down
10 Frenzal Rhomb - Hi-Vis High Tea
09 Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
08 AFI - AFI (The Blood Album)
07 Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark
06 Gone Is Gone - Echolcoation
05 Papa Roach - Crooked Teeth
04 Starset - Vessels
03 Royal Thunder - Wick
02 Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves
01 Stone Sour - Hydrograd

domingo, dezembro 10, 2017

Especial música editada em 1967



Prometido há algum tempo atrás fica aqui o Especial 1967, uma playlist Rock no Sótão composta a partir de uma seleção de músicas editadas há 50 anos atrás e partilhada no mixcloud.
1967 foi um ano com abundância de edições de extrema qualidade para a música popular e esta recolha é uma amostra simplificada do que se produziu, tendo canções de Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Buffalo Springfield e Love entre muitos outros.