Here is my official list for The Best Music of 2007
I went through a massive amount this year, and I happen to notice that outside of sales, this was one of the best years in music in a good god damn long time! So good that two of my favorite bands ever didn't even make my list! Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse. Maybe in a couple years they'll sound better to me. One other surprise is that Radiohead, a band I used to obsess over and who hasn't had a "good" album in years, returned with one of their…

Mariah Carey- Fantasy
I'm totally queer for this song. It doesn't hurt that the music to this is completely taken from "Genius of Love" by Talking Head graduates and 80's dance music stalwarts "Tom Tom Club" Both the ODB and non ODB versions are candy to the ears.

Tom Verlaine- Breakin’ My Heart
Former lead singer and guitarist for the highly influential late 70’s New York band, “Television,” Tom Verlaine released his first self titled solo album in 1979 to great acclaim. Tension between Verlaine and fellow bandmate Richard Hell caused to band to separate. Breakin’ My Heart ends the album on a high note, scratch that, it ends on a great note.

Mott the Hoople- Walkin’ with the Mountain
Featured on this Glam Rock Good Timer’s second album, Mad Shadows, released in 1970, “Walking with the Mountain was a huge concert favorite, the song also features a musical quote from the Stones “Jumpin Jack Flash.” That alone is enough to high five this sweet tune!

E.L.O.- Laredo Tornado
The true sound of E.L.O. was fully formed and organized in their fifth album, “El Dorado” released in 1974. The album features a 30 piece orchestra and Jeff Lynne’s talented ego. Many critics claim this to be the true sequel to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”- I agree. Jeff Lynne was first a member of The Move and later went on to produce several notable bands, as well as co-founding the super group “Traveling Wilbury’s.

Creedence Clearwater Revival- Pagen Baby
“Pagan Baby” is featured on CCR’s last great album, “Pendulum” which was released in 1970, this was also John’s older brother and bassist, Tom Fogerty’s last album; he left the band the following year (big moron). I picked this song because it’s their best non-hit song ever.

Fleetwood Mac- Jewel Eyed Judy
Before Buckingham and Nicks joined Mac and became the toast of the west coast soft rock set, Fleetwood Mac was a British Blues powerhouse and pop band. This songs fits into the latter, and boy does it fit! Jewel Eyed Judy was a hit in England and it should have been a hit around the world. Before Buckingham arrived, this would have been their finest moment.

J.J. Cale- Hey Baby
Mostly known as the man who wrote two major hits for Eric Clapton, “After Midnight” and “Cocaine.” The song was released in 1976 and became a minor hit and was featured on his 1973 album “Troubadour.” But none of that really matters because the song is as timeless as it gets and has aged better than the two bigger hits.

Neil Young- Yonder Stands the Sinner
This song appears on Young’s 1973 live album “Time Fades Away,” an album that was signaling Young’s darker days to come. The album was recorded from a mobile recording truck that Neil set up. The song stands as one of the few bright spots in what is ultimately a dark album, a brilliant one.

Mike Nesmith- Hollywood
Mike’s first proper solo album, the first being an all instrumental album of some of his written work with the Monkees, that album is called “Wichita Train Whistle Songs” released in 1968; “Magnetic South,” released in 1970, features this song, “Hollywood” and as a bonus, legendary slide guitarist O.J. “Red” Rhodes plays on this. The ending to this song is for the records. Stunning!