Top10 Albums of 2009: #10

Hello and Welcome to Half Inch Speakers! This blog will be where I put all my thoughts and opinions about the music I listen to, from the really great to the practically unlistenable. There will be something new here every weekday even if it is only a short blurb and a youtube link.

So with that promise made let us kick things off with what I consider to be the best albums of 2009. Starting with…

10.) Them Crooked Vultures-Them Crooked Vultures
Best Song: Spinning in the Daffodils

What would you expect of a band that consists of Josh Homme (Queens of The Stone Age) on guitar and vocals, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) on drums (which means I probably should have mentioned his work with Nirvana) and John Paul Jones (My favorite member of Led Zeppelin)? Well if you answered some damn good music then you get your wish. It combines the quirkiness of Queens of the Stone Age with the sheer HUGENESS and funky bass that helped classify Zeppelin. As for Grohl’s contribution to the band… well it is there but you really have to dig for it. But every now and then you can come across a great Grunge/Pop hook that Grohl is so good at.
This group does have something strange going on. Most of the time a group has a problem of making their songs too long. Well when Them Crooked Vultures decide it is time to do a short song, it seems to last FOREVER! Ok well not all of the short songs but “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” seems to never end. On the other hand all the longer songs simple never miss; the opener “No One loves Me & Niether Do I” lets you know right away what they are all about. Though the best song comes with the closer; “Spinning in the Daffodils” is an absolute stunning song. I especially love the intro as the gorgeous piano starts to get interrupted by a feedback crunch, desperately trying to fight it back until the feedback completely takes over.