The votes have been tabulated for the 2007 Non-Commvention Music Meeting that took place last Friday in Louisville.
We break it down in three categories and list the average scores (0 – 10):
1) Everyone who voted (102)
ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT
“Killing the Blues”
8.1
SPOON
“The Underdog”
8.08
RILO KILEY
“Silver Lining”
7.73
CROWDED HOUSE
“Don’t Stop Now”
6.97
VAN MORRISON & TOM JONES
“Cry For Home”
6.81
MARC COHN
“Listening to Levon”
6.57
XAVIER RUDD
“Better People”
6.47
MARK OLSON
“Clifton Bridge”
6.4
TINSLEY ELLIS
“Tell the Truth”
6.36
JESCA HOOP
“Summertime”
5.96
SCOTT MATTHEWS
“Dream Song”
5.49
MARK RONSON
“Stop Me”
5.38
2) Radio only (50)
ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT
“Killing the Blues”
8.33
SPOON
“The Underdog”
8.04
RILO KILEY
“Silver Lining”
7.82
CROWDED HOUSE
“Don’t Stop Now”
7.22
VAN MORRISON & TOM JONES
“Cry For Home”
6.94
MARK OLSON
“Clifton Bridge”
6.64
XAVIER RUDD
“Better People”
6.4
MARC COHN
“Listening to Levon”
6.22
TINSLEY ELLIS
“Tell the Truth”
6.2
JESCA HOOP
“Summertime”
6
SCOTT MATTHEWS
“Dream Song”
5.62
MARK RONSON
“Stop Me”
5.1
3) Non-radio (52)
SPOON
“The Underdog”
8.12
ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT
“Killing the Blues”
7.89
RILO KILEY
“Silver Lining”
7.65
MARC COHN
“Listening to Levon”
6.92
CROWDED HOUSE
“Don’t Stop Now”
6.71
VAN MORRISON & TOM JONES
“Cry For Home”
6.69
XAVIER RUDD
“Better People”
6.53
TINSLEY ELLIS
“Tell the Truth”
6.51
MARK OLSON
“Clifton Bridge”
6.16
JESCA HOOP
“Summertime”
5.92
MARK RONSON
“Dream Song”
5.65
SCOTT MATTHEWS
“Stop Me”
5.36
Keep in mind that only 90 to 120 seconds of each song was played and that most songs take several full listens before realizing their potential. With that in mind, make sure to spend time with these projects when they come across your desk. All are good and many are truly outstanding.
Thanks to all the labels, artists, managers, publishers, publicists and independent record promoters who sent music for us to audition. From more than 90 CD submissions we attempted to pick a dozen songs that represent the wide pallet of colors that is Triple A non-commercial radio. Special thanks to the WFPK listeners who offered their insightful comments as well as the great panel of Randy Wynne, David Dye, Melanie Walker, and Mike Matthews for their work.
I’d also like to thank these people for their astute advice, incredible patience and mostly for their keen recommendations: Melanie Shrawder, Julia Clarke, Bruce Warren, Dan Reed, Stacy Owen, Thorn, Kevin Cole, Nic Harcourt and Shawn Stewart.
–Sean Coakley
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