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Glide's 5th Annual Best of 2007: From the Artists' Perspective

By The Glide Staff

December 19, 2007

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Everyone makes their standard "best of's," top 10s" and "year in review" lists, but each December we like to take that model a couple of steps further. We go straight to the artists to see where they found inspiration over the past twelve months, and we don't stop with just album choices. We dig a bit deeper and go for a broader picture of the past year in art. From classic moments on the road to their guilty pleasure confessions, this is a panoramic snapshot of "the best of 2007," and a peek into what to expect in '08.

Aaron Dessner - The National
Adam Russell - White Rabbits
Alison Sudol - A Fine Frenzy
Ben Arnold
Brian Dwyer - Papertrigger
Bryan Dondero - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Buddy Cage
Chad Stokes - State Radio
Conor Deasy - The Thrills
Damon Fox and Ace Mark - Big Elf
David Levy - Out to Lunch
Eric Yates - Hot Buttered Rum
Grace Potter - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Harrison Haynes - Les Savy Fav
Hunter Husar - Mahjonng
Jacob Thomas Berns - The National Lights
Jamie Masefield
John Darnielle - The Mountain Goats
Josh Clark - Tea Leaf Green

m7 Martino - Charge 7
Marc Brownstein - The Disco Biscuits
Marco Benevento
Mark Karan - Ratdog
Mark Mullins - Bonerama
Matt Butler - The Everyone Orchestra
Mike Gordon - Phish
Nate Cole - Castledoor
Paul Collins and Jon Natchez - Beirut
Reed Mathis - Tea Leaf Green
Sam Sparro
Scott Metzger
Scott Tournett - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Sean Hutchinson - New Monsoon
Seth Walker
Stephen Becker - Le Concorde
The Epochs
The Frontier Brothers
The Hedrons
Tom Smith - Office
Val Loper - Bear Hands
Vampire Weekend

Bryan Dondero, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Best Album(s) of 2007

Dr. Dog - We All Belong
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
Pop Levi – The Return to Form Black Magick Party

Favorite Live Performance of 2007

Iggy and the Stooges!

Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2007

Austin City Limits Festival, when I almost puked because we were rocking so hard in the 100+ degree heat.

Classic Album or Artist You Discovered This Year

The 13th Floor Elevators

Best Film You Saw This Year

The Last King of Scotland
Blades of Glory
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Darjeeling Limited

Song From The Past Year You Wish You Wrote

I wish I could "unwrite" Rockstar and pretend it never happened. I also wish I could collaborate with R. Kelly for his final chapters of "Trapped in the Closet."

Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2008

Planet of the Puppets - I met this guy at the Seattle fish market and he makes the coolest finger puppets I've ever seen!

Your Latest Guilty Pleasure

*see R. Kelly........but wait, who's guilty?!

A Memorable/Humorous/Classic Moment on the tour bus/road in 2007

When our guitar tech (I won't mention any names) was on mushrooms and went fetal because of our giant stuffed white tigers and me standing over him in a Jason mask asking him to open my beer for me in the voice of Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs). Ahhhhhh, the memories.