Top 20 Updated
April 30, 2008 by Willis
Filed under Willis's Top 25
1 - Chris Brown - Forever
2 - Karmina - The Kiss
3 - Qwote feat Trina - I Don’t Wanna Fight (Just Make Love)
4 - Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me
5 - Melissa - I Believed
6 - Chuck Wicks - All I Ever Wanted
7 - Casely feat Flo-Rida - Emotional Remix
8 - Fall Out Boy feat John Mayer - Beat It
9 - India.Arie - Heart of the Matter
10 - Boys Like Girls - Thunder
11 - Rodney Atkins - Invisibly Shaken
12 - Ace Young - Addicted
13 - Ne-Yo - Closer
14 - Usher feat Beyonce & Lil Wayne - Love In This Club Part II
15 - Jason Aldean - Relentless
16 - Sara Evans - Some Things Never Change
17 - Busta Rhymes - Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water On Em)
18 - Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon
19 - Kylie Minogue feat M.I.M.S. - All I See
20 - Kate Voegele - Only Fooling Myself
Last Update - Wednesday April 30th 2008
FYI - I am now archiving the Top 20, starting with last weeks.
I might be adding previous ones as well in the future.
As always, top 20 can always be viewed at:
http://williswho.com/williss-current-top-20/
The Roots - Rising Down
April 30, 2008 by Willis
Filed under New Album - Hip Hop

“It’s a dark and stormy night on “Rising Down,” the Roots’ 10th disc. There’s a sense of sonic dirt, political sharpness and clenched-teeth purpose that may be the result of label woes (the disc opens with a ‘94 phone screaming match between band members), or it may be just thanks to an ongoing, if kind of unbelievable, need to prove itself. Temporarily put on hold is the Philly collective’s long-percolating propensity for slow-rolling, low-light grooves, and the first salvo of tracks come like a series of punches designed for a second-round knockout. Elsewhere, “Criminal” and “I Will Not Apologize” find the group making its most acute, nail-driven points in years. Also, drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson is, to use technical terms, absolutely nuts—check out his brain-melting work on the old-school jam “Rising Up” and, well, “Rising Down.” —Jeff Vrabel”









