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Just push PLAY: Our critics pick best CDs of 2004
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Just push PLAY: Our critics pick best CDs of 2004
Friday, December 17, 2004
Ask the Herald's music critics to name their 10 favorite CDs of 2004 - and their one least-favorite - and you get a lot of diversity and little agreement.
Our most-cited CD this year is by Kanye West, whom Grammy voters recently awarded 10 nominations, more than any other artist. West didn't impress because he started a trend, but because he separated himself from the pack and challenged the hip-hop status quo. In that way, he exemplifies our critics' preference for artists whose music distinguishes itself by standing out in a musical landscape otherwise dominated by cookie-cutter rappers, American Idol wannabes and suburban punks.
Readers perusing our year-end CD lists looking for trends or the trendy will come away disappointed. You won't find many obvious choices. You won't find a single mention of highly publicized new releases by U2 or Gwen Stefani, to name just two. But what we hope you will find are some of the most intriguing and entertaining CDs of the year.
... 8. Marcel Khalife, ``Caress'' (Nagam). Modern Arabic inventions cook and challenge convention.
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