Nice list NR. I share only 2 albums from it on my top ten.
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Originally Posted by noisereductions
5. The Bad Plus featuring Wendy Lewis - For All I Care
Normally I hate (HATE) vocal jazz. I just don't think it's right. I mean the instruments should BE the vocals. But I'm a long-time Bad Plus fan and a sucker for cover albums, so I figured I'd give this a shot. And I'm glad I did. The album is pretty much a string of amazing versions (the fucked up tempo sliding in "Lithium," the catharsis of "Radio Cures," the isolation of "Comfortably Numb") -- it's all just so brilliant. I don't know who Wendy Lewis is (I bet you don't either) but her approach was to stay the fuck out of their way, and it works. It works big time.
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This is a great album. I was lucky enough to hear live in Barcelona's auditorium.
What a fantastic gig it was. Some of the covers are better than the originals.