IL POPOLO DEL BLUES BEST OF 2003

Ernesto De Pascale’s best of 2003
Adam Masterson – One Tale Too Many (Gravity)
Allman Brothers Band – Hittin’ the Note (Sanctuary)
Azita –Enantiodromia (Drag City)
Chris Robinson – New Earth Mud (Redline)
Cody Chestnutt – Headphone Masterpiece (Ready Set Go)
Common – Electric Circus (Universal)
Ed Harcourt – From Every Sphere (Heavenly )
Friends of Dean Martines – Under the Waves
Gillian Welch – Soul Journey (Wea)
Gov’t Mule – The Deepest End live in Concert (Evangeline)
Groove Armada – Love Box (Jive/Zomba)
Jack Johnson – On & On (Island)
Joe Strummer&The Mescaleros – Streetcore (Hellcat)
John Cale – Hobo Sapens (Emi)
Lucianda Williams – World Without Tears ( Lost Highway)
Maria Muldaur – A Woman Alone with the Blues (Telarc)
Oranger –The Quiet vibration Land ( Amazing Grease Rec ) ( 2002)
Punch Drunk Love (soundtrack) ( Nonesuch)
Richard Thompson – The Old Kit Bag (Cooking Vinyl)
Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland ( Hanniba/Rykodisc)
Roy Hargrove – Hard Groove (Verve)
Rufus Wainwright – Want One (Universal)
Steely Dan – Everything Must Go (Warner)
The Blasters- Trouble Bound (Lost Higway)
The JayHawks – Rainy Day Music (American)
The Raveonettes – Whip it On
The Strokes – Room on fire (RCA)
The White Stripes – Elephant (XI /Third Man)
Tom Mc Rae – Just Like Blood (Db records)
Warren Zevon – The Wind (Artemis/Ryko)
Damien Rice – O (14th Floor recrords)
Richard Julien - Good Life

Blues + Rhythm & Blues
John Hammond – Back Porch (Bach Pork)
Joss Stone Stone – The Soul Session ( S-Curve)
Junior Watson – If i had a Genie (Heart & Soul Records)
Kim Wilson- Looking for Trouble (MC Records)
Precious Bryant – Fool Me Good (2002) ( ? ) (Terminus)
Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Unclassified (Warner Bros / Dare)
Chris Whitley- Hotel Vast Horizon Fargo)


Contributors’ Choices

Luciano Ceri
AA.VV. - Faber amico fragile...
Samuele Bersani - Caramella smog
Niccolò Fabi - La cura del tempo
Ivano Fossati - Lampo viaggiatore
Filippo Gatti - Tutto sta per cambiare

Fabrizio Berti
Junior Watson – If I Had a Genie (Heart&Soul Records)
Kim Wilson – Lookin’ for trouble ( MC )
Enrico Crivellaro – Key to my kingdom (Electro-Fi)
Kirk Fletcher – Shades Of Blues (Crosscut)
James Harman – Lonesome Moon Trance (Pacific Blues)

Bernardo Cioci
The Books - The Lemon of Pink (Tomlab)
The Wrens - The Meadowlands (Absolutely Kosher)
Cody Chestnutt - The Headphone Masterpiece (Ready Set Go)
Cat Power - You Are Free (Matador)
Wire - Send (Pink Flag)

Salvatore Esposito
Johnny Cash – Underneath
Warren Zevon – The Wind (Artemis/Rykodisc)
Neil Young – Greendale ( Reprise )
Chieftains - Down The Old Plank Road ( RCA )
Joan Baez – Dark Chords On Big Guitar (koch)

Stefano Loria
Joe Henry – Tiny Voices (Anti-)
David Sylvian – Blemish (P- Vine)
Ursula Rucker – Silver or lead (K7)
Radiohead – Hail to the thief (Capitol)
Ani Di Franco – Evolve (Righteous Babe)

Luca Lupoli
Buddy Guy – Bluesinger (Silvertone)
Guy Davis – Chocolate to the bones (Red house)
James Harman – Lonesome Moon Trance (Pacific Blues)
Frank Goldwasser – BluJu (Crosscut)
Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Unclassified (Warner Bros / Dare)
Cora Mae Bryant – Born in Newton County

Michele Manzotti
Manhattan Transfer-It couldn't be hottter (telarc)
Danilo Rea - Lirico (egea)
Filippo Maria Gherardeschi- Requiem (Bongiovanni)
VV.AA. - Concert for George Harrison
Caravan - The Unauthorised Breakfast Item (Eclectic)

Giulia Nuti
Warren Zevon – The Wind (Artemis/Rykodisc)
Josh Rouse – 1972 (Rykodisc)
Steely Dan – Everything must Go (Warner)
Adam Masterson – One Tale Too Many (Gravity)
Robrt Wyatt – Cuckooland (Hannibal/Rykodisc)

Alessandro Staiti
John McLaughlin - Thieves And Poets
David Sylvian - Blemish
Alice - Viaggio in Italia
Arturo Stalteri - RINGS Il decimo anello
Nicola Alesini - Diomira Invisibile

BEST OF UK PRESS

Uncut (Uncut, January 2003)
1) Warren Zevon – The Wind (Artemis/ Ryko)
2) Emmylou Harris - Sumble into grace (Nonesuch)
3) John Cale – Hobo Sapens (Emi)
4) Willard Grant Cospiracy – Regard the end (Loose)
5) Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland (Hannibal/Rykodisc)
6) Josh Rouse – 1972 (Rykodisc)
7) Hammel on trial – Tough love (Righteous Babe)
8) Four Tet – Rounds (Domino)
9) Paul Westerberg – Come feel me tremble (Vagrant)
10) Tahiti 80 – Wallpaper for the soul (Atmospheriques)


Record Collector (New Albums) (Record Collector, January 2003)
1) Ben Taylor Band – Famous among the barns (Isis)
2) Strapping Young Lad – SYL ( Century Media)
3) The High Llamas – Beet, maize and corn (Drag City)
4) The Door And The Window – Detailed twang ( Overground)
5) The White Stripes – Elephant (XL/ Third Man)
6) The Darkness – Permission to land ( Atlantic)
7) Neal Morse – Testimony ( Inside out/SPV)
8) Kings Of Leon – Youth anh young manhood (RCA)
9) Super Furry Animals – Phantom Power ( Epic)
10) The Black Keys – Thickfreackness (Epitaph/Fat Possum)


Mojo (Mojo, December 2003 – from the compilation “2003,18 tracks from the year’s best albums”
The Black Keys – Thickfreakness (Epitaph/Fat Possum)
Joe Strummer&The Mescaleros – Streetcore (Hellcat)
Ween – Quebec (Sanctuary)
My Morning Jacket – It still moves (ATO)
The Thrills – So much for the city ( Virgin)
Nick Cave –Nocturama ( Mute)
Calexico – Feast of Wire (City Slang)
Afel Bocoum – The festival in the desert (IRL)