As always, our 2017 YEAR-END DEDICATION SPECIAL goes out to ALL KINDSA GIRLS!
All Kindsa Girls- The Real Kids Real Kids
Valerie- Greg Kihn Greg Kihn Band RocKihnRoll
Ain't That Enough- Travoltas Until We Hit the Shore
The Perfect Summer- Pugwash Silverlake
I Do- Dollyrots Whiplash Splash
Humdrum Routine- The Genuine Fakes Humdrum Routine
The Cotton Mather Pledge- Cotton Mather Wild Kingdom
Let It Roll- Biters The Future Ain't What It Used to Be
Corinna- Mimi Betinis Music Sounds
Mexican Fender- Weezer Pacific Daydream
Get Out Of Denver- The Connection Just For Fun
Tomorrow's Coming- The Modulators Tomorrow's Coming
Falling Apart (As It Seems)- Smart Remarks Foreign Fields: 1982 - 1984
S.O.S.- The Favourites New Feeling
*Trick- Matthew Sweet Tomorrow Forever
*Little Castrato- The Upper Crust Delusions Of Grandeur
*Not Getting What I Want- The Wellingtons End Of The Summer
*Not This Time- Bash and Pop Anything Could Happen
*Radio! Stereo!- Suzy and Los Quattro Faster and Louder!
Christine Sixteen- Kiss KISSWORLD - The Best of KISS
Bombs Away- Honeychain Crushed
We're On Our Way- Fastball Step Into Light
What The Hell's Goin' On- Flamin' Groovies Fantastic Plastic
Incognito- Richard X. Heyman Incognito
You Got It Going On- Cheap Trick We're All Alright!
I Am My Radio- Bullet Proof Lovers Shot Through The Heart
Matilda- Suzy and Los Quattro Faster and Louder!
Play Money- The New Pornographers Whiteout Conditions
Wrong/Right Girl- The Rubs Impossible Dream
52 Girls- The B-52's The B-52's
SacroSet: Top 5 Records of 2017
"Interesting times?" We are here people! If 2017 had been any more "interesting" my head would have exploded. That said, my family is healthy, I had a great time in two Sonoma Arts Live productions, The Rainmaker and Inspecting Carol, and my radio show ALL KINDSA GIRLS is going on nine years. There are also great movies, records, book and TV shows to be thankful for so as I have since 1999, I humbly submit my 2017 Top 5's:
TOP 5 MOVIES
I, Daniel Blake (bureaucracide)
The Florida Project (Moonee's world)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (McDonagh's magnum opus)
The Big Sick (real American story)
Baby Driver (neat, neat, neat!)
TOP 5 STREAMING MOVIES/DVDs
Mustang (irreligious)
The Invitation (dinner party crash)
The Raid Redemption (mind-blowing bullet ballet)
Colossal (Kaiju/indie mashup)
American Honey (how the other 14.5% live)
TOP 5 ALBUMS
Matthew Sweet- Tomorrow Forever (a master returns)
The Upper Crust- Delusions of Grandeur (let there be rocque!)
The Wellingtons- End of The Summer (Power Pop perfection)
Bash and Pop- Anything Could Happen (Tommy out-Pauls Paul)
Suzy and Los Quatro- Faster and Louder (Spanish Lady rocks!)
TOP 5 BOOKS
The First Bad Man- Miranda July (Cheryl's plight)
Sixkill- Robert B. Parker (RBP and Spenser, RIP)
Mrs. Fletcher- Tom Perrotta (empty nester)
Rage In Harlem- Chester Himes (For Love of Imabelle)
History of Wolves- Emily Fridlund (Minnesota masterpiece)
TOP 5 TV SHOWS
American Vandal (who drew the d*cks?)
Halt And Catch Fire Seasons 1-4 (true disruption)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Midge can do it)
Catastrophe Seasons 1-2 (marital hilarity, until Season 3)
Better Call Saul Season 3 (Shakespearean epic)
TV was the most competitive category this year- so many great shows on the streaming services it's hard to limit it to five. While not all of the above came out in 2017, that's when I got around to them. Please feel free to respond with your own lists- I'm always on the lookout for viewing/listening/reading material and maybe you'll see your recommendation on next year's list. If you're interested in past lists check out the blog Rick Top 5 Lists for everything back to 1999. Here's hoping we all find a way to navigate the new normal- however abnormal it may be- in 2018!
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ALL KINDSA GIRLS #163 2017 DEDICATION SPECIAL
