Rank   Artist   Album Total Points Votes
37   Bruce Springsteen   We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions 30 7
Springsteen+Seeger=YAY!!! - My Life Is Sought - (5)

Two words: Rootsy Fricken' Rock - Denim (5)

Brent887fm (9), Charps (3), Papillon (3), Rusty (3), Keylimetrev (2)

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Rank   Artist   Album Total Points Votes
37   Joanna Newsom   Ys 30 6
This has to be the most unique album of the year. The songs are very enchanting...with help from the wonderful string arrangements scattered around the album. The structure is very free-flowing...which is probably partly what makes "Ys" so attractive. A great display of Newsom's ability to create work that is free from comparison.                            - Jesse Aaron - (5)

What can be said that hasn't already? If you can get past her childish voice (or you love it), then you'll always be treated to some of the best lyrical wordplay and elegant folk/pop known to man. - Renthro - (4)

5 tracks of perfection - Fatelvis - (2)

Loveless (9), Neil M (9), Long Dark Blues (1)

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Rank   Artist   Album Total Points Votes
39   Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League   The Longest Meow 28 6
Not his best work to me but still a fun CD to listen too! The guy is about as cool as they come! - TANEYTOWN - (4)

Would have been higher if I'd have had it longer. - Mikemc - (2)

Hilarious, sad, strange and beautiful. - Trailer - (1)

Brent887fm (10), Jeffree3 (10), Paulhead (1)

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Rank   Artist   Album Total Points Votes
39   Neil Young   Living With War 28 6
Excellent as always. - My Life Is Sought - (7)

Neil doing pissed off Neil as only he can. - Murmur - (6)

A big smile came on my face when I put this on for the first time. Neil Young, the angry old warrior had strapped on Old Black and was back in Ragged Glory mode. A number of the melodies are derivative but who cares. This is a serious subject and this album is soaked in attitude and passion. - Boxcar Trev - (3)

Drive by Tornado (5), Guitari (5), Brent887fm (2)

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(The Bottle Rockets - Zoysia, The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers, 

Guy Clark - Workbench Songs, Beirut - Gulag Orkestar)