G's Top Reissues of 2009

Read my reviews of my favorite reissued CDs of 2009 after the jump.

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G's Top 9 albums of 2009

I can’t believe the year 2009 is almost over.  December marks the time to look back on the high and low lights of the year we are about to finish. 

2009 was a pretty lackluster year for music and it seems that each year gets worse, but never fear – I was still able to come up with my favorite 9 albums of 2009.  I’ll take them row by row as pictured above.  Read my thoughts after the jump.

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Brandon Flowers of the Killers. Photo by G.

On November 10, 2009, the Killers are set to release “Live at Royal Albert Hall,” culled from their July 2009 shows in the famous London venue.

The tracklist is:

1. “Human”
2. “This Is Your Life”
3. “Somebody Told Me”
4. “For Reasons Unknown” (Extended Version)
5. “The World We Live In”
6. “Joy Ride”
7. “I Cant Stay” (Extended Version)
8. “Bling (Confessions of A King)” (Extended Version)
9. “Shadowplay” (Joy Division Cover)
10. “Smile Like You Mean It”
11. “Losing Touch”
12. “Spaceman” (Extended Version)
13. “A Dustland Fairytale” (Extended Version)
14. “Sam’s Town” (Acoustic Version)
15. “Read My Mind”
16. “Mr Brightside”
17. “All These Things That I’ve Done”
18. “Sweet Talk”
19. “This River Is Wild”
20. “Bones”
21. “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”
22. “When You Were Young”

DVD Bonus Tracks:
“Tranquilize” (Bonus Footage Live from Oxegen Festival 2009)
“Human” (Bonus Footage Live from Hyde Park, London)
“Mr.Brightside” (Bonus Footage Live from Hyde Park, London)
“Smile Like You Mean It” (Bonus Footage Live from V Festival 2009)
“When You Were Young” (Bonus Footage Live from V Festival 2009)

The CD will feature:

Thanks to Pigeonsandplanes for the tracklists.