You could also go the Ryan Adams route and cut three albums this year which contain one good album's worth of material and a bunch of stuff that should go on a B-sides collection someday.

I wouldn't take the list seriously if Chris Martin were on it. He's a decent songwriter, but great is a stretch.

However, I also won't take the list seriously if Jeff Tweedy isn't on it.

And Illinois is a fantastic album. You should also check out Danielson's Ships. Sufjan got his start collaborating with them.

my roommate really likes dogs, so i showed her that picture and she said, "he's living out all my dreams!"

RYC: Finally, somebody else who recognizes just how perfect "Suitcase" is. I knew I liked you. Another overlooked gem on Ohio is "Hometown Boy," which they buried all the way at track 19. The first time I saw them live, they opened with it.

When I saw them last week, they opened with a very sultry version of "Faithfully Dangerous" from Good Dog Bad Dog. In the three OtR concerts I've been to, Linford has never touched a guitar--but then, they took Matt Slocum with them on the Ohio tour, and Drunkard's Prayer hardly uses any guitars anyway. I have gotten to appreciate him as a masterful piano player, though.