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Adam Connelly's Chugchanga-L Poll 2000 Entry

Best Movie of 2000: High Fidelity

ahem. well, maybe not, but I re-enacted parts of the story putting
together this year's list. feel free to reproduce whatever parts of
the following you see fit for this year's Chug Poll.

my very own Top 10 of 2000:

1. The White Stripes 'De Stijl' (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
2. Belle & Sebastian 'Fold your hands...' (Matador)
3. Deep Concentration 3 v/a (Om)
4. Travis 'The Man Who' (Sony/Epic)
5. Godspeed You Black Emperor 'Raise your skinny fists...' (Kranky)
6. do make say think 'goodbye enemy airship...' (Constellation)
7. Jurassic 5 'Quality Control' (Interscope)
8. Tarentel 'From Bone to Satellite' (Temporary Residence)
9. Fisticuffs Bluff s/t discography (Troubleman Unlimited)
10. Yo La Tengo 'And then nothing...' (Matador)

runners up included:
The Papercuts 'Rejoicing Songs' (CassingleUSA)
Cat Power 'Covers' (Matador)
Movietone 'Blossom Filled Streets' (Drag City)
Kind of like Spitting 'Old moon in the arms of the new' (Hush)
Calexico 'Hot Rail' (Quarterstick)

best older releases I bought in 2000:
Universal Order of Armageddon s/t (Kill Rock Stars)
Low 'Secret Name' (Kranky)
Joy Division 'Unknown Pleasures' (Warner)

best shows I went to in 2000:
Jim Yoshii Pile-Up at Cafe Du Nord
Total Shutdown at Kimo's
Cat Power at GAMH
Calexico at GAMH
Pink & Brown / Lightning Bolt at Cocodrie
Cinerama at BOTH
GSYBE at Great American Music Hall
Fugazi / Sleater-Kinney at Dolores Park
Solesides at Bimbo's

best record packaging of 2000:
Shellac '1000 Hurts' (Touch & Go)

best record I listened to in 2000 that officially comes out this year:
Jim Yoshii Pile-Up 'It's Winter Here'

an MP3 sampling of one song from each album I listed in my top ten.
http://www.divinia.com/people/adam/mp3/Top_Ten_2000/

1. The White Stripes - "You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)
2. Belle & Sebastian - "I Fought in a War"
3. Deep Concentration 3 - "Antimatter" by DJ Radar
4. Travis - "As You Are"
5. Godspeed You Black Emperor - "she dreamt she was a bulldozer..." (excerpt)
6. do make say think - "The Landlord is Dead"
7. Jurassic 5 - "Quality Control"
8. Tarentel - "Steede Bonnet"
9. Fisticuffs Bluff - "Kid Jitters"
10. Yo La Tengo - "From Black to Blue"

enjoy.

A

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