From: Michael Ligon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1) best east-coast band
1. jale 2.sloan 3. thrush hermit 2) best non-east coast band(assuming Canadians) 1.Treble Charger 2. Venus Cures All 3.Huevos Rancheros 3) best east-coast lp 1. The Super Friendz - Mock up, Scale down 2. Rebecca West - Burners on 3. The Hardship Post- Somebody Spoke 4) best non-east coast lp inbreds - kombinator (i'd vote vor nc17 by treble charger but I think that came out in 94) 5) best east-coast ep or single 1. jale - Closed 2. sloan - Stood Up/Same Old Flame 3. Thrush Hermit - The Great Pacific Ocean 6) best non-east coast EP or single 1. Treble Charger - self=title 2. Venus Cures All - Pounds e.p. 3. Radioblaster - Plug it in 7) best live performance Sloan - Edgefest III 8) best video Thrush Hermit Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year Mike From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Bozikovic) BEST EC LP: 1. Sloan, _Twice Removed_ I don't care *when* it came out. One of my fave records of all time. 2. Superfriendz, _Mock Up, Scale Down_ BEST EC EP/SINGLE: 1. "The Great Pacific Ocean" - T.H. when the hell will they put out an ALBUM? 2. "Stood Up"/"Same Old Flame" - Sloan. Not their best songs, but still pretty damn good. 3. "Wait a Day"/ "Paranoid" etc. - Orange Glass BEST NON-EC LP: 1. Radiohead, _The Bends_ 2. Snailhouse, _Fine_ these songs infiltrated themselves into my brain and refused to go away. 3. Blue Rodeo, _Nowhere To Here_ a truly great band, and a solid album. Honourable mentions, since they came out last year, to Change of Heart, _Tummysuckle_, Jeff Buckley's _ Grace_ and Sarah McLachlan's _Fumbling Towards Ecstasy_ - all brilliant records. BEST NON-EC EP/SINGLE: 1. treble charger, _self=title_ Whatever misgivings you may have about them, you can't (I can't, at least) deny the quality of these songs. Solid. 2. Sarah McLachlan, _The Freedom Sessions_ BEST (ROCK) SHOWS: 1. The Tragically Hip/Odds/Change of Heart - Maple Leaf Gardens, Feb 10. Just incredible. Especially seeing CoH rawk out for 12,000 people (and say "hi" to their fans ;) )was great. 2. Rheostatics, Ultrasound - September 23. They're even nicer then they are talented. wow. 3. DOA benefit, Opera House, Easter; a great Rheos set with Tyler Stewart; punk fucking rawk from CoH, and an incredible set from treble charger. Change of Heart didn't play enough this year. :( FUNNIEST MUSICAL MOMENT: Thrush Hermit at Edgefest III. Honestly, I didn't quite pee my pants; but it was close. When Rob introduced the band during "Swingtown", I felt just like I'd warped back to the Steve Miller show I saw, except that I was surrounded by thousands of utterly confused grunge kids. They and Sloan and CoH combined almost made up for the Killjoys. Almost. MOST BITTERSWEET MOMENT. Sloan playing "Bells On" at Edgefest III. It was one of those moments that remind me why I love music so much. I'm sorry if I got carried away, but it was quite a year. Merry Christmas, kids. :) :) a l e x From: superman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Best East-Coast band: sloan Best non East-Coast band: kiss Best East-Coast LP: mock up scale down- super friendz Best non-East Coast LP: hayden-everything... Best non-East Coast non-LP: sloan- shaken by the speed yahoo Best East-Coast single: sloan-same old flame/stood up Best non-East Coast single: ummmmmmm.... Best Live Performance: huevos rancheros farewell graham gig with chixdiggit and the von zippers reshmuglip, dec.13 Best video: 10 lbs, does people in the sky still count for '95? exiting from pine, jp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- _James R. Covey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>_ sloan net is a discussion of the ___| | ___ __ _ _ __ _ __ ___| |_ halifax / east coast music scene / __| |/ _ \ / _` | '_ \ | '_ \ / __| __| [un]subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] \__ \ | |_| | |_| | | | | | | | | __| |_ to post to the list send mail to |___/_|\___/ \__,_|_| |_| |_| |_|\___|\__| <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zedd recordZ/daydream records po box 29057 hfx shopping centre hfx NS B3L 4T8