9. Scissor Sisters-Ta-Dah
With their self titled debut, it seemed as if the Scissor Sisters were too much of a good thing. Said disc was a 35 minute excercise in late 70's excess complete with sexual audacity and pulsating fearlessness uncommon to the airwaves in mid 2004. This was a little band that could, and seeing as how this was the case, whether or not such moves could be done again were called into question. Well Ta-Dah! Not only did Jake Shears and company do it again, but they managed to keep it fresh while expanding on that 70's AM sound. It's easy to get swept away by all the shiny, shimmering, splendidness of it all, but underneath the glitter lies a band stuck in the smoky haze of the moment with longevity on the brain. The confidence is still in tact, and so is the showmanship, as well as the influences: Elton John, the Bee Gees, Abba, Fleetwood Mac, Duran Duran, Chic; Yes, the influences are all there in the sound, but at the end of the day the magic reveberating from your speakers is unmistakably that of the Scissor Sisters.
KEY TRACKS: I Don't Feel Like Dancin/Land of a Thousand Words/Lights
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