2004/ Year In Review
So here I am, with my favorite pop culture events of 2004, the music, the movies, the tv shows…oh yes.
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Music
- Kanye West – College Dropout – I’m not the biggest rap fan in the world, but I had to get this cd after hearing Jesus Walks, and I was not disappointed. Kanye’s a great rapper, but a FANTASTIC producer. The beats he comes up with, and the samples he uses…the guy’s just a genius.
- Chronic Future – Lines In My Face – Music for those who can’t pick their favorite genre. The boys of Chronic Future effortlessly deal out a rock/pop/emo/grunge/screamo/rap sound…and I’m loving it. The tunes are catchy, the tunes are good. This one got lots of play in the car. Faves are the single “Time and Time Again,” “Shellshocked,” and the fun “Static on the Radio”
- Derek Webb – I See Things Upside Down – The short guy from Caedmon’s Call came out with another gem this year. I only got this cd a week or so ago, for Christmas, but I’ve worn it out since. The production is reminiscent of Wilco, and the vibes are reminiscent of awesomeness. He got help from Kenny Meeks, Paul Moak, Cason Cooley, and others…Faves so far are “Reputation,” “I Want a Broken Heart,” and “Nothing’s Ever Enough”
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Movies
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – AMAZING movie. The story was flippin’ awesome. Charlie Kaufman is a genius. Jim Carrey showed the world that he CAN indeed act.
- Ray – Flawless performance by Jaimee Foxx. Flawless. The word “Oscar” comes to mind.
- Napoleon Dynamite – Funny, quotable, crazy characters…and CLEAN. I was amazed by this movie. I love it. I love it. I love it.
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TV Shows
- Arrested Development – I think this show started in 2003, but I didn’t discover it till this Fall, when they showed a marathon of the first season on F/X (I’m rarely home to catch the new episodes on Sunday Nights). Funny, funny stuff. And anything with David Cross is bound to make me laugh.
- Lost – Everyone was talking about this show, and I only got to catch a couple of episodes (Not home on Wednesday nights either…church is a wonderful thing), but the couple that I saw were amazing, and I hope I can catch a marathon, or some reruns, or something.
So that’s it for now. There’s a lot more stuff I could’ve talked about, but I stuck to the simple things…
I may come up with my list of worsts in a day or two. Keep watchin’