Soundcheck's Best Of 2012 Survey Report | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News

December 27, 2012 09:48:13 PM

Name:

A. Bank

Where are you from?:

Midwood Brooklyn

What's your favorite album of 2012?:

Iris Dement > Sing The Delta > Authenticity and soulfulness still are alive and reign.

What's your favorite song of 2012?:

Early Roman Kings > Forever Dylan!

What's your favorite new band or artist of 2012?:

Pierced Nipples

What was your biggest musical surprise of 2012?:

Sensation > discovered the kool-Aid drinking, white brigade youth blocking the entrance to the B train in front of the Barclay Center.

What was your biggest musical disappointment of 2012?:

Going home checking out Sensation and becoming a bit frightened > hearing 1933 in the opening soundtrack > "You Don't Need To Think"... thump thump thump... "are we hip mp tized yet"?

What was your most memorable concert of 2012?:

No question and wanting to "get this out there" "open my big mouth was the reason I chose to answer this survey.

The Rascals at The Capital > The Soul! The Rock n' Roll > NOT an oldies show. Beautiful, rockin' yes > so so relevant.

...and then there was Dino > Dino man!!!

Thanks Steven.

What musical trends did you spot in 2012?:

Of course not new; but seeming endless > Entertainment posing as music. Talent, authenticity, soul and heart was hard to find...

...but was found at the Capital > see most memorable concert.

What was the worst song or album of 2012?:

Anything by cute young blond girls wearing pretty pink dresses "bopping" behind big guitars.