Rolling Stone's 25 Best Albums of 2009

Rolling Stone's 25 Best Album's of 2009.

Of the purported 25 Best Albums, I only have four of them:

• U2:  No Line on the Horizon (Ranked #1)
• Pearl Jam:  Backspacer (Ranked #11)
• Wilco:  Wilco (The Album) (Ranked #16)
• Mos Def:  The Ecstatic (Ranked #17)

My ranking of those four albums would be different.  I would reverse the order a bit - I confess that I'm a huge fan of Pearl Jam.  

Clancy's 4 of the 25 Best Album's of 2009

• The Ecstatic - Mos Def is an amazing and talented artist.  He really speaks the truth with deft flow mixed with good tunes.  I saw him in August of this year with Scott, Scott, and Jen.  It was a really good show that he dedicated to the late KOP.  A great album.  
• Backspacer - They continue to make relevant and good rock-n-roll.  Their live shows are electric, long, and often have deep cuts from the catalogue.  The album is a good mix of punk, melody, rock, and storytelling.  I look forward to catching them in Boston or Montreal or parts unknown.
• Wilco - This band kills it on their albums and live.  I'm going to see them in Montreal in February.  Great album.  
• No Line on the Horizon - U2 kills it, but this album isn't the best of 2009.  It's really good don't get me wrong, but it's not as strong some of their earlier efforts this decade.  They re-issued The Unforgettable Fire which I think is better than this album.  I've listened to it far more this year than the new album.  

Levon Helm is back on the scene.  He probably never left, but he's been putting out some good music lately.  I bought Dirt Farmer this year - which is a really good album - and will likely pick up Electric Dirt in the coming months.