Georgia Mae’s Top 10 Albums of 2010, Part 1

December 27, 2010Edward BowserGeorgia Mae, music0

Longtime Georgia Mae readers know that this is usually the time of year where I whine about the subpar quality of music released in the past 12 months.

But not this year.

2010 has produced of the most creative, thought-provoking and genre-bending albums I’ve heard in the past 10 years. That’s no exaggeration. Oh, there was the usual crap, but the good far outweighed the bad and we were treated to quality music this year.

Over the next two days, we’ll relieve some of the year’s highlights. I actually had a difficult time ranking some of these albums. Discs that would have easily topped a similar a couple of years ago barely made it into the top 5 this year.

This year, since I already reviewed nearly all of the albums featured below, I’ve limited my comments to 140 characters or less, Twitter style. It’ll keep my rambling in check.

Feel free to share your thoughts, and your favorite albums with us as well.

Honorable mention

Drake, Thank Me Later

GM review; 3.5 stars out of 5

Twit thoughts: Your hero’s coming out party. Didn’t measure up to the hype but it still served as a sturdy launching pad for Drake’s superstardom.

10. Black Milk, Album of the Year

Twit thoughts: Album of the Year? Not quite, but don’t write it off. Stellar production and aggressive rhymes makes this a hip hop junkie’s dream.

9. Lyfe Jennings, I Still Believe

GM review; 4 stars out of 5

Twit thoughts: Allegedly Lyfe’s final opus, it’s an album that mirrors his troubles – filled with regret for his mistakes and hope for his redemption.

8. Keke Wyatt, Who Knew?

GM review; 4 stars out of 5

Twit thoughts: This album flew under the radar but Keke showed that she’s more than just a tabloid punchline. One of the most underrated voices in the game.

7. Nas & Damian Marley, Distant Relatives

GM review; 4 stars out of 5

Twit thoughts: What could have easily been a disastrous reggae/hip hop styles clash instead was an amazing salute to black culture.

6. Eminem, Recovery

GM review; 4 stars out of 5

Twit thoughts: Forget the overhyped Relapse, this was Em’s return to form. Any other year Recovery easily would have been named album of the year.

Join us tomorrow for the year’s Top 5 albums!

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