Sometimes it's nice to revel in goodness.......
The Top 50 best artists of the year, best artists in Canada, best artists who aspire to be BETTER artists. Tis the season for list mode. As much as we like positivity, we thought we would be negative and reflect on the pure shite of 2005. Besides, it's more fun that way. ;)
#1-Liz Phair-Somebody's Miracle
This is all about money. It's all manufactured slutty poses (which we can let slide). So glossy and overproduced for Top 40, she's completely thrown away all that was good during the "Exile in Guyville" period. As one reviewer stated, she's became Avril Lavigne's Aunt.
#2-Sheryl Crow-Wildflower
See the above, without the sexiness.
#3-Bloodhound Gang-Hefty Fine
These guys are idiots. It was funny when I was 17. Not anymore.
#4-Eric Clapton-Back Home 
*Thanks Phillip Kaman for the pic.
Mediocre songs. After five years without a new recording, you should have three albums worth of material. At least ten of those songs should have been good. Do "Under the Cradle 2," next time.
#5-Dandy Warhols-Odditorium Or Warlords of Mars
It's one of the years front runners in the "self-indulgent album title" category, first of all. Not quite as bad as Babyface though (see below).
Too many bloated songs that go nowhere.
#6-Ashlee Simpson-I Am Me
Have we heard this before? Way too many times.
#7-Alanis Morissette-Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
I've got an idea. Let's take the sole reason the original was popular-it's anger-and take it away.
#8-Don't tread on Me-311
The title track is one of the best they've ever done. As for the rest of the album, yikes!
#9-Big Star-In Space
Even the two main men in the Posies couldn't save this record. It made me sad.
#10-Death Cab For Cutie-Plans
What a letdown. Coming off Transatlanticism, this is so anti-climatic, and sloowwwwwww. When "Soul Meets Body" is one of the most upbeat on the album, you're in trouble.
Honorable mention:
Grown and Sexy-Babyface
What kind of a jerk-wad calls their album "Grown and Sexy?!!" We should have put him at #1, just for that. Maybe he's been hanging with the Dandy Warhols.
J-lo-Rebirth
This girl can't sing. She makes Britney Spears look like Celine Dion, but at least you got your perfume, girl!
Will Smith-Anything by Will Smith...or his 2005 release, "Lost and Found."
The Guardian said it best by saying it was one of the most "ill-advised career moves since MC Hammer went gangsta."
Chapter V-Staind
The new Creed for soccer mom's everywhere.
