Amy, Wine, & House.

I have a sister named Amy who graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan (http://www.cooley.edu/). My favorite wine is a cheap ass bottle of Lake Country Red (thanks Broome), 8 bucks for a jug of the finest red wine on the market. Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim was my first taste of really good House music...however this is about none of those things. Sure, Amy Winehouse might be an obnoxious, crack-smoking train wreck, but have you listened to 'Back to Black' all the way through? I've long considered this the best album of 2007... which doesn't really sound that impressive when Rolling Stone Magazine had Bruce Springstein and the ever pretentious Kanye West in the top 5. Okay, okay...I know you might be saying "But JB! In Rainbows came out in 2007!" - I'm aware, we all downloaded it for nothing, remember? From track one to track eleven Ms. Winehouse pours her heart out in one of the most unique voices I've ever heard. The reggae riff in the background on 'Some Unholy War' is simplistic and catchy, just the perfect combination to let the range of her voice shine. Tracks like 'Back to Black' and 'You Know I'm No Good' have such funky hooks that frat boys aren't scared to open the hatch and bump them from the suburban. Da da da da whooooooooo! Back to Black is so well put together it's become a standard on my playlist. I sincerely wish Amy the best, and hope she can get her shit together so we can get another top-notch album. J.B.