James D Clarke

...was the songwriting advice given by Jordan (aged 7) to Neil Young (aged 62). I was listening to the new Neil Young album 'Chrome Dreams II' whilst Jordan played on the computer - when all of a sudden he piped up " this song is rubbish, he just keeps saying 'If heaven had a window where the sun came shinin' through, like a beautiful bluebird, I'd come flyin' back to you' over and over again and that's all!". At this point I tried to explain that maybe this didn't make the song rubbish, but maybe he just didn't like the repetition, to be interupted with "I know it's probably the chorus and that's why he says it lots, but I think it's rubbish!". So there Neil Young! Consider yourself told! You do not appeal to 7 year olds. Oh, and watch out anyone who swears in their songs, I've already been asked to "put a different song on that doesn't have swearing in it" today.

My top 5 albums of 2006 (in no particular order): Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

The Killers - Sam's Town Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Neil Young - Living With War

Incubus - Light Grenades

Other albums that came close to the top 5.... Secret Machines - Ten Silver Drops Head Automatica - Popaganda The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers Rocco DeLuca & The Burden - I Trust You To Kill Me The Zutons - Tired Of Hanging Around Ben Kweller - Ben Kweller My top 5 songs/singles of 2006 (in no particular order): Pearl Jam - World Wide Suicide

The Killers - When You Were Young

The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes

The Kooks - Naive (shame about the album!)

Muse - Starlight

Albums I'm looking forward to in 2007... Chris Cornell (new solo album) Biffy Clyro Idlewild Jimmy Eat World Josh Doyle? Foo Fighters [tags]Music, Albums, 2006, Pearl Jam, The Killers, Neil Young, Incubus, Wilco, The Raconteurs, The Kooks, Muse, Secret Machines, Head Automatica, Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, The Zutons, Ben Kweller, Chris Cornell, Biffy Clyro, Idlewild, Jimmy Eat World, Josh Doyle, Foo Fighters[/tags]