Eleven Discs That You Probably Missed In 2005

(in some particular order)

Mockingbird Derek Webb

As always, Webb cuts to the chase of where we as the church need to be, without expressing it as personal piety. For fans of Rich Mullins and the Foo Fighters acoustic material.

And The Rest Will Follow Project 86

My Will Be A Dead Man is my theme song for 2006.

Wildflower Sheryl Crow

A beautiful album of love songs that seems to have outlived the romance. She still hasn't found what she's looking for - I look forward to the day that she does.

Life Andy Hunter

Featured in everything from Alias to Burnout Revenge, Hunter makes music the world can't ignore.

Love's Press Ex-Curio Charlie Peacock

Charlie has made the jazz record many, including me, hoped that he would make, drawing on influences of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dave Brubeck. Worth ordering online and waiting by the mailbox for.

Ogre Tones King's X

An outside producer brings out the sound and intensity of a live King's X show. All the fans that faded away can come back out and play again. But you never should have left.

Sometimes You Can't Trust A Ladder The Myriad

Go see these guys live. Drive hours if necessary.

I Wish We All Could Win The Afters

The closest thing to the perfect CD there may have ever been, musically and lyrically. Proof that producer Brown Bannister may not have peaked with White Heart's Freedom.

In Your Honor Foo Fighters

In my humble opinion, Dave Grohl is the Lennon and McCartney of our generation. This is by no means a slight on his incredible bandmates. This is the McDLT of music - Disc one keeps the hot side hot, Two keeps the cool side cool.

The Evolution Of HipRockSoul 4th Avenue Jones

4th Avenue Jones creates a whole new genre of HipRockSoul, combining the most infectious elements of all three styles while refusing to candycoat the grittiness of life. The best new creation since Mortal discovered "Hypersoul" in 1993.

Fun With Sound Mike Roe/Mark Harmon (7 and 7 Is)

Mike Roe is a fan of the Foos and it shows. I prefer to think that Dave Grohl may have grown up on 77's records. Everybody ought to know who the 77's is.

The Mission Bell Delirious

My biggest surprise of the last ten years. The last Delirious? song that blew my mind was 1996's Obsession, so I didn't expect much. This disc mines the best of Coldplay and classic Mad At The World, while finding their own ogre tones.