This is short and sweet: The “500 WORDS” blog nominated the best 40 albums of 2008. And Southside Johnny & La Bamba’s GRAPEFRUIT MOON finished 3rd on the list. You have to see the full album ranking to realize in what exceptional good company GRAPEFRUIT MOON has been competing.
3. Southside Johnny. Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits: It’s all about the horns. Southside Johnny Lyons’ interpretations of classic Tom Waits tracks benefits from LaBamba and the Hubcaps rich horn section. The disc crackles with an energy nearly unmatched by any band recording this year.
This is another very, very nice compliment to the great tribute to Tom Waits and the Big-Band sound of 2008.
And, just by the way: Guns N’ Roses, “Chinese Democracy” finished 40th! I’m sure there’d be some people to argue that! ;-)
LINK: 500 WORDS: THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2008
