Hello,
I've had my Kindle for 6 months now and I love it. I love that I can download samples from books to my Kindle immediately. I love the lower prices in buying Kindle books as compared to the actual book, in fact there are many free Kindle books. Reading on a Kindle is simple and nice, the Kindle is a very user friendly device. It's great that I can store all my books in amazon's cloud, but also keep a couple hundred of complete books on my Kindle. To transfer back and forth from the cloud to Kindle is very easy. I love that when I move it's so much easier to move a Kindle than several cases of books. The Kindle has a long battery life and is incredibly easy to recharge.
A couple of nights ago I was able to download Richard Lloyd Parry's "People Who Eat Darkness" on my Kindle. Then when I was ready to read it last night, it was there waiting for me. I didn't have to go out in the cold night to pick it up.
I'm glad that the Kindle has Wi-fi and it's easy to connect to the Wi-fi in public places. I love when I took my daughter to the movies the other day I could take my Kindle with me. I was able to look for various books that I might be interested in and download more samples. It's easy to check out e-books from the library for the Kindle. I do wish the selection was bigger.
For instance I recently read Vince Flynn's "American Assassin" and I enjoyed it very much. Today I found out there's a sequel to that book "Kill Shot". I went to the library e-book site but "Kill Shot" isn't available at this point, in fact they only have one Vince Flynn e-book available. However with the actual book I can stop by and pick it up today.
However I love actual books as well. I love shopping for books. I love opening a new book and the smell that comes with it. I love holding them in my hands, the heft and feel of the book. The library has a much bigger selection of physical books. A book also never runs out of power.
Both the Kindle and actual books have their place. However when it comes to the actual act of reading I prefer books. However the best case scenario is to use both together for the best reading experience.
themusicaddict
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
The Rot of Jerry Jones Ownership Continues (Updated 12/10/12)
Hello,
Sadly yesterday Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown was killed in an one car accident. The driver of the vehicle was Cowboys linebacker Josh Brent. Brent currently is in prison and should be for awhile. This isn't his first trouble with drunk driving. Brent received a warning on February 21, 2009. He was arrested that night, then in June of the same year he was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years probation. He was released after serving only half of the time.
However the Cowboys in their misguided attempt to remain relevant in the NFL took a chance on Brent. Even though he had this arrest and academic issues at Illinois, the Cowboys still signed him. I'm all for giving a guy a second chance, perhaps the Cowboys should have taken more precautions with him though. Obviously Brent should have never got behind the wheel drunk.
Many times the Cowboys are forced to sign these questionable players because of Jones poor drafting. Unfortunately signing most of these players many times leads to more issues. For instance, the death of another person.
All this rot goes back to the feet of Jerry Jones. Jerry you quite simply need to step down as GM and key decision maker of the Cowboys. Jones has done a terrible job as GM and I have no faith that Jones will improve in the future. He constantly makes the wrong decisions in drafting. Many times he picks the flashy player rather than the best player available.
Jerry just like in your oil business would you keep on trying to get oil out of a hole that has run dry? No. You move on to another place to drill for oil, right? Well you as a GM has run dry, you need to fire yourself as GM. You haven't been very good at it ever, you coasted on Jimmy Johnson's coat tails for a couple of years. Then ever since then the Cowboys have been a non-factor in the playoffs, only winning one playoff game in 17 years. You owe Cowboys fans your retirement and someone that really knows football. It's time to do whatever you need to do to bring in Sean Payton and get the hell out of his way.
Let's hope the Bengals stomp the Cowboys today and the Cowboys will finally start rebuilding once and for all. I'm tired of the Cowboys being such a mediocre team.
Somehow the Cowboys eked out a 1 point victory over the Bengals. This was a game between two very mediocre teams. The Bengals didn't have to punt until the late third quarter, but they also weren't lighting up the scoreboard. Four times they had to settle for field goals, instead of scoring a touchdown. Those missed 16 points really came back to hurt the Bengals. I'm not sure how it happened, but Dallas pulled out the victory.
I can honestly say I've never been more disappointed with a victory. I still don't think Dallas is going to make the playoffs. But it looks they'll come awful close. Although it's obvious the Cowboys are a long ways from competing for the Super Bowl, this off season they'll like only make cosmetic changes. And the result will be another about .500 season.
The Cowboys winning yesterday is perhaps the worst thing that could happen to them. That increases the chances that Garrett will be back next season and lessens the chances that the Cowboys can sign Sean Payton to be their new head coach.
Also on December 10th came the news about a Jones-Jay Ratliff locker room confrontation. According to ESPN Dallas Jones confronted Ratliff and "encouraged" him to return from his groin injury quicker. It seems that Ratliff yelled at and then had to be separated from Jones by other players. Part of me wishes he would have punched Jones. But part of me is glad he didn't punch him.
Jones is one of the most loathsome owners in professional sports and has been riding the coattails of Jimmy Johnson's Super Bowls success for way too long now. Sadly Cowboys fans will be stuck with him until he dies. Then his son will take over. It's a terrible time to be a Cowboys fan and will continue on for the foreseeable future.
themusicaddict
Sadly yesterday Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown was killed in an one car accident. The driver of the vehicle was Cowboys linebacker Josh Brent. Brent currently is in prison and should be for awhile. This isn't his first trouble with drunk driving. Brent received a warning on February 21, 2009. He was arrested that night, then in June of the same year he was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years probation. He was released after serving only half of the time.
However the Cowboys in their misguided attempt to remain relevant in the NFL took a chance on Brent. Even though he had this arrest and academic issues at Illinois, the Cowboys still signed him. I'm all for giving a guy a second chance, perhaps the Cowboys should have taken more precautions with him though. Obviously Brent should have never got behind the wheel drunk.
Many times the Cowboys are forced to sign these questionable players because of Jones poor drafting. Unfortunately signing most of these players many times leads to more issues. For instance, the death of another person.
All this rot goes back to the feet of Jerry Jones. Jerry you quite simply need to step down as GM and key decision maker of the Cowboys. Jones has done a terrible job as GM and I have no faith that Jones will improve in the future. He constantly makes the wrong decisions in drafting. Many times he picks the flashy player rather than the best player available.
Jerry just like in your oil business would you keep on trying to get oil out of a hole that has run dry? No. You move on to another place to drill for oil, right? Well you as a GM has run dry, you need to fire yourself as GM. You haven't been very good at it ever, you coasted on Jimmy Johnson's coat tails for a couple of years. Then ever since then the Cowboys have been a non-factor in the playoffs, only winning one playoff game in 17 years. You owe Cowboys fans your retirement and someone that really knows football. It's time to do whatever you need to do to bring in Sean Payton and get the hell out of his way.
Let's hope the Bengals stomp the Cowboys today and the Cowboys will finally start rebuilding once and for all. I'm tired of the Cowboys being such a mediocre team.
Somehow the Cowboys eked out a 1 point victory over the Bengals. This was a game between two very mediocre teams. The Bengals didn't have to punt until the late third quarter, but they also weren't lighting up the scoreboard. Four times they had to settle for field goals, instead of scoring a touchdown. Those missed 16 points really came back to hurt the Bengals. I'm not sure how it happened, but Dallas pulled out the victory.
I can honestly say I've never been more disappointed with a victory. I still don't think Dallas is going to make the playoffs. But it looks they'll come awful close. Although it's obvious the Cowboys are a long ways from competing for the Super Bowl, this off season they'll like only make cosmetic changes. And the result will be another about .500 season.
The Cowboys winning yesterday is perhaps the worst thing that could happen to them. That increases the chances that Garrett will be back next season and lessens the chances that the Cowboys can sign Sean Payton to be their new head coach.
Also on December 10th came the news about a Jones-Jay Ratliff locker room confrontation. According to ESPN Dallas Jones confronted Ratliff and "encouraged" him to return from his groin injury quicker. It seems that Ratliff yelled at and then had to be separated from Jones by other players. Part of me wishes he would have punched Jones. But part of me is glad he didn't punch him.
Jones is one of the most loathsome owners in professional sports and has been riding the coattails of Jimmy Johnson's Super Bowls success for way too long now. Sadly Cowboys fans will be stuck with him until he dies. Then his son will take over. It's a terrible time to be a Cowboys fan and will continue on for the foreseeable future.
themusicaddict
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Sports Thoughts: Dallas Cowboys and NBA Championship Kryptonite
Hello,
Congrats to Kobe Bryant for being the youngest player to score 30,000 in the NBA. I'm not a big fan of his, but I respect his will and desire to win. Although I enjoyed the Thunder dominating the Lakers last night, Bryant was making some amazing shots. I was most impressed with his 4 point play.
Too bad for him he's on the same team as Dwight Howard, a person that's coasting on his talent. He clearly doesn't do the work to become an even better player. He and Kobe have already had one argument, I predict they'll have a few more before the season ends. The Lakers won't win the NBA Title this year and I would be very surprised if they even reach the Western Conference Finals. Howard will be playing for a new team next season.
But hey congrats to Howard last night for actually shooting above 50% from the free throw line. He made 5 of 7 free throws.
One of the things I hate most about Howard, next to his obvious lack of effort, is the constant sarcastic smiles he has. He's like Cam Newton in that he's trying to come off as this very personable person, but anyone with eyes can see they are only about themselves. The luster of Newton's shine is already coming off and the same thing is happening with Howard.
Also Amare Stoudemire I wish you would hurry up and come back to the Knicks. They are playing too well and need you to get in the way. The Knicks are living a charmed life now and it's only a matter of time until they crash. The Knicks have two players who are championship kryptonite in Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
Also Pau Gasol going to Minnesota, that would make me laugh. The Big Stiffy lands in The Big Frigid. I'm sorry Minnesota, you don't deserve The Big Stiffy.
Josh Hamilton still hasn't ended up anywhere and Texas acts like they are in no rush to sign him. I hope he doesn't end up playing for anyone of my teams.
Who wants to be the next Colorado Buffaloes coach? It seems like no one. Can you blame everyone that has turned down the job so far? Who would want to take over a team with that little of potential? The lure of the top heavy Pac 12 isn't that much. Oregon, Stanford and the 10 little dwarves. Colorado only gave their previous coach two years. Whoever takes that job needs to hold out for at least 3 guaranteed years to coach, that coach will be starting out at a serious disadvantage. Colorado is a nice place to live though and the money is good at least.
Dear Colorado: you don't need to ask me, no I won't coach your team. That will save you embarrassment of getting turned down by yet someone else.
I do wonder if there's going to be NHL season this year. It's hard for me to believe that with all that money on the line, the two sides can't come to some kind of compromise. Professional hockey continues to shoot itself in the foot.
Last and least. The terrible Dallas Cowboys go to Cincinnati to try and improve their slim chances of making the playoffs. Dallas is now 6-6, if the playoffs started today Dallas wouldn't be in them. Under the brutal touch of Jerry Jones and the mindless coaching of Jason Garrett the Cowboys are in trouble. My hope is that the Bengals score early and often on their way to a dominating performance. Then when the Cowboys finish the season below .500 I hope that Jones finally comes to his senses and fires Garrett. Then Jerry needs to do whatever he can to sign Sean Payton to come to the Cowboys and then stay the hell out of his way.
Jerry you owe us this after manhandling the Cowboys for the last 17 years. No more part solutions either. Pick someone that actually knows football and not someone just because you like them. Also no more puppets. You aren't a very good puppet master and even a worse GM.
themusicaddict
Congrats to Kobe Bryant for being the youngest player to score 30,000 in the NBA. I'm not a big fan of his, but I respect his will and desire to win. Although I enjoyed the Thunder dominating the Lakers last night, Bryant was making some amazing shots. I was most impressed with his 4 point play.
Too bad for him he's on the same team as Dwight Howard, a person that's coasting on his talent. He clearly doesn't do the work to become an even better player. He and Kobe have already had one argument, I predict they'll have a few more before the season ends. The Lakers won't win the NBA Title this year and I would be very surprised if they even reach the Western Conference Finals. Howard will be playing for a new team next season.
But hey congrats to Howard last night for actually shooting above 50% from the free throw line. He made 5 of 7 free throws.
One of the things I hate most about Howard, next to his obvious lack of effort, is the constant sarcastic smiles he has. He's like Cam Newton in that he's trying to come off as this very personable person, but anyone with eyes can see they are only about themselves. The luster of Newton's shine is already coming off and the same thing is happening with Howard.
Also Amare Stoudemire I wish you would hurry up and come back to the Knicks. They are playing too well and need you to get in the way. The Knicks are living a charmed life now and it's only a matter of time until they crash. The Knicks have two players who are championship kryptonite in Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
Also Pau Gasol going to Minnesota, that would make me laugh. The Big Stiffy lands in The Big Frigid. I'm sorry Minnesota, you don't deserve The Big Stiffy.
Josh Hamilton still hasn't ended up anywhere and Texas acts like they are in no rush to sign him. I hope he doesn't end up playing for anyone of my teams.
Who wants to be the next Colorado Buffaloes coach? It seems like no one. Can you blame everyone that has turned down the job so far? Who would want to take over a team with that little of potential? The lure of the top heavy Pac 12 isn't that much. Oregon, Stanford and the 10 little dwarves. Colorado only gave their previous coach two years. Whoever takes that job needs to hold out for at least 3 guaranteed years to coach, that coach will be starting out at a serious disadvantage. Colorado is a nice place to live though and the money is good at least.
Dear Colorado: you don't need to ask me, no I won't coach your team. That will save you embarrassment of getting turned down by yet someone else.
I do wonder if there's going to be NHL season this year. It's hard for me to believe that with all that money on the line, the two sides can't come to some kind of compromise. Professional hockey continues to shoot itself in the foot.
Last and least. The terrible Dallas Cowboys go to Cincinnati to try and improve their slim chances of making the playoffs. Dallas is now 6-6, if the playoffs started today Dallas wouldn't be in them. Under the brutal touch of Jerry Jones and the mindless coaching of Jason Garrett the Cowboys are in trouble. My hope is that the Bengals score early and often on their way to a dominating performance. Then when the Cowboys finish the season below .500 I hope that Jones finally comes to his senses and fires Garrett. Then Jerry needs to do whatever he can to sign Sean Payton to come to the Cowboys and then stay the hell out of his way.
Jerry you owe us this after manhandling the Cowboys for the last 17 years. No more part solutions either. Pick someone that actually knows football and not someone just because you like them. Also no more puppets. You aren't a very good puppet master and even a worse GM.
themusicaddict
Friday, December 7, 2012
themusicaddict's Best Pop and Miscellaneous Songs of 2012 (Updated 12/11/12)
Hello,
Here's my favorite pop and miscellaneous songs from 2012. I previously had written that a song needs to be popular to be on this list. However I've changed my mind a bit. Most of these songs are very popular, but my main criteria is a song has to be good. That's why my top rap songs blog is empty. Is every rap song suppose to sound alike?
I also don't listen to a lot of music on radio. Modern radio has become pretty lame the last several years. When corporate idiots get their hooks in anything, they tend to ruin it. They do that by focusing on making money over artistic decisions. A couple of things I hate about modern radio is there's way too many commercials. I can listen to a CD, where I have control over what is played. Or I can listen to the radio. I have no control of what's played, have to listen to DJ's and then there are up to 5 minute blocks of commercials. Also radio stations tend to play a very limited number of songs, especially country music radio.
However some songs like "Call Me Maybe" are just inescapable. I also have kids so I hear about songs that way too. I also stumble across new music occasionally on Spotify, youtube or amazon.com. So if these lists seem limited, that's probably why.
Like nearly everyone else I loved this song as well. This is Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". Incredibly it has 353 million views. Crazy!
One of the most fun songs of the year. Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back":
This song so perfectly fits the miscellaneous category. First of all it has that long spoken intro. Then as the song to played I wondered if this is a rock or a pop or a dance song. I'm still not sure. Anyway here's Twin Shadow's "Five Seconds":
Alex Clare's "Too Close":
This is easily one of my favorite songs of this year. Walk The Moon's "I Can Lift A Car":
Another great song by Walkt the Moon, "Anna Sun":
I love this band's extremely catchy pop music, I'm surprised they haven't been more of a break out hit. Jukebox The Ghost's "Somebody":
passEnger's "Let Her Go:
Haley Reinhart's "Undone":
From one of the best CD's of the year, this is Dia Frampton's "The Broken Ones":
"Red" seems to be a popular CD title this year. Also from the same CD "Red", this is "Don't Kick The Chair":
Maroon 5's "Payphone":
What would a year be without Rihanna having a great song? Well I guess we won't be able to find out this year, because of "We Found Love":
LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It":
Psy's "Gangnam Style":
Come on Jabari Parker, you know you want to come to BYU! "Jabari Parker Style":
We Are The In Crowd's incredibly catchy "Kiss Me Again":
Yet another incredibly catchy song. Neon Trees "Everybody Talks":
Christina Perri is probably best known for "Jar of Hearts", however I like "A Thousand Years" a lot more. However why do they have to pair this great song with such a piece of crap like "Twlight"?
Ellie Goulding's "Lights":
Train's "Drive By":
Young The Giant's "Apartment":
Karmin's "Brokenhearted":
Johnny Bertram's "Mistake":
Nicki Minaj's "Starships":
fun's "We Are Young":
This song was on my mind most of the day, especially it's catchy chorus. My apologies to all those that had to hear me "sing" it. The Lumineers "Hey Ho":
I think this was on my top rock songs of 2012, but hey what the heck? The genre of this song is a bit blurry. Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks":
Alabama Shakes' "Hold On":
ZZ Ward's "Put The Gun Down":
Jason Mraz's amazing "I Won't Give Up":
Mumford & Sons Phillip Phillips "Home":
Emeli Sande's "Next To Me":
J.D. McPherson's "North Side Gal":
The Mystery Jets "Greatest Hits":
themusicaddict
Here's my favorite pop and miscellaneous songs from 2012. I previously had written that a song needs to be popular to be on this list. However I've changed my mind a bit. Most of these songs are very popular, but my main criteria is a song has to be good. That's why my top rap songs blog is empty. Is every rap song suppose to sound alike?
I also don't listen to a lot of music on radio. Modern radio has become pretty lame the last several years. When corporate idiots get their hooks in anything, they tend to ruin it. They do that by focusing on making money over artistic decisions. A couple of things I hate about modern radio is there's way too many commercials. I can listen to a CD, where I have control over what is played. Or I can listen to the radio. I have no control of what's played, have to listen to DJ's and then there are up to 5 minute blocks of commercials. Also radio stations tend to play a very limited number of songs, especially country music radio.
However some songs like "Call Me Maybe" are just inescapable. I also have kids so I hear about songs that way too. I also stumble across new music occasionally on Spotify, youtube or amazon.com. So if these lists seem limited, that's probably why.
Like nearly everyone else I loved this song as well. This is Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". Incredibly it has 353 million views. Crazy!
One of the most fun songs of the year. Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back":
This song so perfectly fits the miscellaneous category. First of all it has that long spoken intro. Then as the song to played I wondered if this is a rock or a pop or a dance song. I'm still not sure. Anyway here's Twin Shadow's "Five Seconds":
Alex Clare's "Too Close":
This is easily one of my favorite songs of this year. Walk The Moon's "I Can Lift A Car":
Another great song by Walkt the Moon, "Anna Sun":
I love this band's extremely catchy pop music, I'm surprised they haven't been more of a break out hit. Jukebox The Ghost's "Somebody":
passEnger's "Let Her Go:
Haley Reinhart's "Undone":
From one of the best CD's of the year, this is Dia Frampton's "The Broken Ones":
"Red" seems to be a popular CD title this year. Also from the same CD "Red", this is "Don't Kick The Chair":
Maroon 5's "Payphone":
What would a year be without Rihanna having a great song? Well I guess we won't be able to find out this year, because of "We Found Love":
LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It":
Psy's "Gangnam Style":
Come on Jabari Parker, you know you want to come to BYU! "Jabari Parker Style":
We Are The In Crowd's incredibly catchy "Kiss Me Again":
Yet another incredibly catchy song. Neon Trees "Everybody Talks":
Christina Perri is probably best known for "Jar of Hearts", however I like "A Thousand Years" a lot more. However why do they have to pair this great song with such a piece of crap like "Twlight"?
Ellie Goulding's "Lights":
Train's "Drive By":
Young The Giant's "Apartment":
Karmin's "Brokenhearted":
Johnny Bertram's "Mistake":
Nicki Minaj's "Starships":
fun's "We Are Young":
This song was on my mind most of the day, especially it's catchy chorus. My apologies to all those that had to hear me "sing" it. The Lumineers "Hey Ho":
I think this was on my top rock songs of 2012, but hey what the heck? The genre of this song is a bit blurry. Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks":
Alabama Shakes' "Hold On":
ZZ Ward's "Put The Gun Down":
Jason Mraz's amazing "I Won't Give Up":
Emeli Sande's "Next To Me":
J.D. McPherson's "North Side Gal":
The Mystery Jets "Greatest Hits":
themusicaddict
themusicaddict's Best Rap Songs of 2012
Hello,
I can't think of any great rap songs from the last few years. To me rap music is extremely overrated. I'm not one of those that says rap music is an oxymoron, but it also isn't my favorite genre of music either. I just don't understand why anyone likes modern rap. I loved a lot of the the 80's rap, like Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. However I did some research and even listened to a few excerpts of some 2012 rap songs. I listened to the excerpts found on amazon.com's Top 100 songs of the year. As is usually the case these "songs" are fairly lame. I listened to "Thrift Shop", 10 seconds of that song was more than enough for me.
This is one of the many sound alike rap songs. However this song is titled "Boobie Miles". Miles was one of the key people in Buzz Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights". Big K.R.I.T.'s "Boobie Miles":
I'm also very disappointed Rolling Stone has Rick Ross on their latest cover. I can only think of about 100 more better people for the cover.
themusicaddict
I can't think of any great rap songs from the last few years. To me rap music is extremely overrated. I'm not one of those that says rap music is an oxymoron, but it also isn't my favorite genre of music either. I just don't understand why anyone likes modern rap. I loved a lot of the the 80's rap, like Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. However I did some research and even listened to a few excerpts of some 2012 rap songs. I listened to the excerpts found on amazon.com's Top 100 songs of the year. As is usually the case these "songs" are fairly lame. I listened to "Thrift Shop", 10 seconds of that song was more than enough for me.
This is one of the many sound alike rap songs. However this song is titled "Boobie Miles". Miles was one of the key people in Buzz Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights". Big K.R.I.T.'s "Boobie Miles":
I'm also very disappointed Rolling Stone has Rick Ross on their latest cover. I can only think of about 100 more better people for the cover.
themusicaddict
Thursday, December 6, 2012
themusicaddict's Best Country Songs of 2012
Hello,
Here are many of my favorite country songs of 2012:
I've got to start with Eric Church's amazing "Springsteen". I love this song so much.
Dierks Bentley's "5-1-5-0":
It's highly likely the lovely Miss Underwood is on my Top 10 All-Time "American Idol" list. Carrie Underwood won the genetic lottery, didn't she? Not only is she amazingly gorgeous, but she also has an amazing voice. Her voice sounds so good on "Blown Away":
"Good Girl":
Taylor Swift has had another amazing year, here are a couple of songs from "Red". First is "State of Grace":
"I Knew You Were Trouble":
It wasn't just the women that had a good year, so did Jake Owen. "The One That Got Away":
The incredibly sexy "Alone With You":
Luke Bryan also had a good year as the hits from 2011's "Tailgates and Tanlines" continue coming. This is "I Don't Want This Night To End":
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye":
"Drunk On You":
Rascal Flatts' "Banjo":
Jason Aldean's "Fly Over States":
The Zac Brown Band's "Goodbye In Her Eyes":
Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss":
Gloriana's "(Kissed You) Good Night":
"Can't Shake You":
Shooter Jennings' "Manifesto No. 4":
Jana Kramer's "Why Ya Wanna":
Much like recent songs from Carrie Underwood, some of the songs from the "Nashville" soundtrack blur the line the line between country and other genres. So yes I understand that, but those songs still seem appropriate in the country list. The "Nashville" soundtrack will be released on December 11th. My suggestion is to buy the Target exclusive version. It costs a bit more but it has 4 more songs, including "Changing Ground".
Sam Palladio and Clare Bowen's "If I Didn't Know Better":
Another duet by the above duo, "Fade Into You":
Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere's "Wrong Song":
Connie Britton and Charles Esten's "Changing Ground":
themusicaddict
Here are many of my favorite country songs of 2012:
I've got to start with Eric Church's amazing "Springsteen". I love this song so much.
Dierks Bentley's "5-1-5-0":
It's highly likely the lovely Miss Underwood is on my Top 10 All-Time "American Idol" list. Carrie Underwood won the genetic lottery, didn't she? Not only is she amazingly gorgeous, but she also has an amazing voice. Her voice sounds so good on "Blown Away":
"Good Girl":
Taylor Swift has had another amazing year, here are a couple of songs from "Red". First is "State of Grace":
"I Knew You Were Trouble":
It wasn't just the women that had a good year, so did Jake Owen. "The One That Got Away":
The incredibly sexy "Alone With You":
Luke Bryan also had a good year as the hits from 2011's "Tailgates and Tanlines" continue coming. This is "I Don't Want This Night To End":
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye":
"Drunk On You":
Rascal Flatts' "Banjo":
Jason Aldean's "Fly Over States":
The Zac Brown Band's "Goodbye In Her Eyes":
Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss":
Gloriana's "(Kissed You) Good Night":
"Can't Shake You":
Shooter Jennings' "Manifesto No. 4":
Jana Kramer's "Why Ya Wanna":
Much like recent songs from Carrie Underwood, some of the songs from the "Nashville" soundtrack blur the line the line between country and other genres. So yes I understand that, but those songs still seem appropriate in the country list. The "Nashville" soundtrack will be released on December 11th. My suggestion is to buy the Target exclusive version. It costs a bit more but it has 4 more songs, including "Changing Ground".
Sam Palladio and Clare Bowen's "If I Didn't Know Better":
Another duet by the above duo, "Fade Into You":
Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere's "Wrong Song":
Connie Britton and Charles Esten's "Changing Ground":
themusicaddict
themusicaddict's Best Rock Songs of 2012 (Updated 12/11/12)
Hello,
I realize that my blogs can be negative sometimes and I don't write as much about music as someone calling themselves themusicaddict should. So with this and the next few blogs I want positive blogs about music. Thus I decided to write about the best songs of 2012.
After researching the best 2012 songs for a couple of hours, I feel much better about the future of pop music. My sources for this list are songs I've heard this year, playlistresearch.com and popmatters.com.
I hate when I see best of lists for a year that are released in November or early December. Obviously I'm breaking my own rule. However the nice thing about blogs is that they are living. In other words, I can continue adding songs to these blogs.
This list has no rules other than the song needed to have been released in the last year or so and is a great song. Good songs come from all genres. This list will include the most obvious songs of this year as well as some extremely obscure songs. I usually find the obscure songs from all the free amazon.com samplers that are available.
Two of the biggest songs of this year won't be on this list. I never became a fan of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know". In fact, I think that's the most overplayed song of the year. I heard it today when I took my kids to get something to eat. Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" also won't be on this list.
So here goes, I hope you enjoy.
I'm starting off with a Justin Bieber song, this song isn't quite as good as I remember it. However it's still kind of cool. This version is sung by a band named Issues:
These two songs are close enough to count for 2012. Redlight King's "Bullet In My Hand":
The Black Keys amazing "Lonely Boy":
Umphrey's McGee's "Conduit":
Three Days Grace "Chalk Outline":
Green Day's "Oh Love":
No Doubt's "Looking Hot":
What's more unbelievable that Van Halen released a new CD this year or that it's actually good? Here are a couple of my favorite songs from "A Different Kind Of Truth":
"Stay Frosty":
"You and Your Blues":
The consistently excellent Bruce Springsteen, a couple of songs from "Wrecking Ball".
"Shackled and Drawn":
"We Take Care Of Our Own":
Mumford & Sons "Babel":
Another great Mumford & Sons great song, "I Will Wait":
A couple of songs from Shinedown's "Amaryllis", this is "Unity":
"Bully":
A couple from "Band of Skulls", this is "Sweet Sour":
"The Devil Takes Care of His Own":
The Vaccines "Teenage Icon":
The Heavy "What Makes A Man":
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I realize that my blogs can be negative sometimes and I don't write as much about music as someone calling themselves themusicaddict should. So with this and the next few blogs I want positive blogs about music. Thus I decided to write about the best songs of 2012.
After researching the best 2012 songs for a couple of hours, I feel much better about the future of pop music. My sources for this list are songs I've heard this year, playlistresearch.com and popmatters.com.
I hate when I see best of lists for a year that are released in November or early December. Obviously I'm breaking my own rule. However the nice thing about blogs is that they are living. In other words, I can continue adding songs to these blogs.
This list has no rules other than the song needed to have been released in the last year or so and is a great song. Good songs come from all genres. This list will include the most obvious songs of this year as well as some extremely obscure songs. I usually find the obscure songs from all the free amazon.com samplers that are available.
Two of the biggest songs of this year won't be on this list. I never became a fan of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know". In fact, I think that's the most overplayed song of the year. I heard it today when I took my kids to get something to eat. Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" also won't be on this list.
So here goes, I hope you enjoy.
I'm starting off with a Justin Bieber song, this song isn't quite as good as I remember it. However it's still kind of cool. This version is sung by a band named Issues:
These two songs are close enough to count for 2012. Redlight King's "Bullet In My Hand":
The Black Keys amazing "Lonely Boy":
Umphrey's McGee's "Conduit":
Three Days Grace "Chalk Outline":
Green Day's "Oh Love":
No Doubt's "Looking Hot":
What's more unbelievable that Van Halen released a new CD this year or that it's actually good? Here are a couple of my favorite songs from "A Different Kind Of Truth":
"Stay Frosty":
"You and Your Blues":
The consistently excellent Bruce Springsteen, a couple of songs from "Wrecking Ball".
"Shackled and Drawn":
"We Take Care Of Our Own":
Mumford & Sons "Babel":
Another great Mumford & Sons great song, "I Will Wait":
A couple of songs from Shinedown's "Amaryllis", this is "Unity":
"Bully":
A couple from "Band of Skulls", this is "Sweet Sour":
"The Devil Takes Care of His Own":
The Vaccines "Teenage Icon":
The Heavy "What Makes A Man":
themusicaddict
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