1. Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
2. Loose - Nelly Furtado
3. All The Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler
4. From This Moment On - Diana Krall
5. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - Bruce Springsteen
6. Curious George: Sing-a-Longs and Lullabies - Jack Johnson & Friends
7. Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Wintersong - Sarah Mclachlan
9. 10,000 Days - Tool
10. Amore - Andrea Bocelli
11. Modern Times (Bonus DVD) - Bob Dylan
12. On An Island - David Gilmour
13. Duets: An American Classic - Tony Bennett
14. St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
15. Fox Confessor Brings the Flood - Neko Case
16. Continum - John Mayer
17. Half the Perfect World - Madeleine Peyroux
18. Chemical City - Sam Roberts
19. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
20. Futuresex/Lovesounds - Justin Timberlake
22. Eyes Open - Snow Patrol
23. Ghost Stories - Chantal Kreviazuk
24. Living With War - Neil Young
25. Pay the Devil - Van Morrison
26. Sam's Town - The Killers
27. American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash
28. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
30. Barenaked Ladies Are Me - Barenaked Ladies
31. Whatever People Say I Am,That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
32. The Open Door – Evanescence
33. Open Season: Remixes and Collabs – Feist
34. Piece by Piece – Katie Melua
35. I’m Not Dead – Pink
36. Both Sides of the Gun – Ben Harper
37. The Little Willies – The Little Willies
38. Time Being – Ron Sexmith
39. Eraser – Thom Yorke
41. Still the Same...Great Rock Classics – Rod Stewart
42. These are the Days – Gino Vanelli
43. Under the Iron Sea – Keane
44. Blue Alert – Anjani
45. Surprise – Paul Simon
46. Grey’s Anatomy, Volume 2 – Soundtrack (TV)
47. A Thousand Different Ways – Clay Aiken
48. The Light That Guides You Home – Jim Cuddy
50. Show Your Bones – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
51. Back to Basics - Christina Aguilera
52. Greatest Hits, Volume 2 – Tim McGraw
53. Highway Companion – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
54. Billy Talent II – Billy Talent
55. Awake – Josh Groban
56. Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man – Soundtrack
57. One-X – Three Days Grace
58. Greatest Songs of the Fifties – Barry Manilow
59. Captain and the Kid – Elton John
60. La foret des mal-aimes – Pierre Lapointe
61. Broken Boy Soldiers – Raconteurs
62. A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out – Panic! At the Disco
63. Happiness and Disaster – Stabilo
64. Face the Promise – Bob Seger
65. Life Short Call Now – Bruce Cockburn
66. Rabbit Fur Coat – Jenny Lewis
67. V2 Oral Fixation – Shakira
68. At War With the Mystics – The Flaming Lips
69. Der Ring des Nibelungen – Wagner/Levine
70. Songs from the Labyrinth – Sting
71. Castles – Philosopher Kings
72. My One and Only Love – Denzal Sinclaire
73. One Tree Hill, Volume 2 – Various Artists
74. For the Kids – Various
75. Wolfmother – Wolfmother
76. First Impressions of Earth – The Strokes
77. Straight Outta Linwood – “Weird Al” Yankovic
78. Back in Town – Matt Dusk
79. 3121 – Prince
80. Food in the Belly – Xavier Rudd
81. Metheny Mehldau – Pat Metheny
82. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
83. Fundamental / Fundamentalism – Pet Shop Boys
84. Bachman Cummings Songbook – Randy Bachman
85. Decemberunderground – Afi
86. Never Hear the End of It – Sloan
88. Atlantis: Hymns for Disco – K-Os
89. Groove to the Music – Backyardigans
90. Firecracker – Wailin’ Jennys
91. Tomorrow Starts Today – Mobile
92. Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose – Meatloaf
93. 2006 Juno Awards – Various
94. Goodbye Alice in Wonderland – Jewel
95. High School Musical An Origin – Soundtrack
98. Information (DVD) – Beck
99. She Wants Revenge – She Wants Revenge
100. A Girl Like Me (Ltd.Ed. Digi) - Rihanna
On Stabilo's website, the Vancouver band declare that they are "focusing on musicianship the way others might focus on hairstyles." The boys speak the truth: the quartet's songwriting skills and complex harmonies on Happiness & Disaster place them well above a good percentage of their pop radio contemporaries, clearly showing their preference of substance over style. The group is centered around two singers, Jesse Dryfout (who takes on the introspective songwriting role) and Christopher John, whose sweet alto vocals possess a soft lilt à la James Blunt. The pair began performing together in high school, and their seemingly effortless harmonies shine as a result of that longterm pairing.
Stabilo's musical proficiency is evident throughout this hour-long sophomore release, due in part to the disc's highly respected producer, Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate.) One of the CD's strongest tracks, "Kidding Ourselves," would fit perfectly between Coldplay and Maroon 5 on mainstream radio, while the rockier first single "Flawed Design" showcases the lads' clever lyrics via a track that describes the type of internal dialogue that would run through the head of an emotional manipulator. Just like life itself, Happiness & Disaster isn't perfect--"Delivering Idiots" admittedly owes more than a few props to Radiohead's "Creep" (right through the painfully familiar-sounding guitar solo)--but don't let that low point throw you off. This is not intended as a singles-oriented album; it is, instead, a full-length collection of emotion and introspection set to strongly-crafted melodies, and will undoubtedly gain further respect with each listen. --Denise Sheppard
Album Description
Stabilo return with 'Happiness & Disaster', the greatly anticipated follow-up to their extremely successful debut EP 'Cupid?' The brilliant harmonies and superb song writing of Stabilo have evolved on 'Happiness & Disaster'; growing from the prolific song writing talents of Jesse and Chris. Jesse's beautifully unique vocals paint stirring and darker imagery, balanced against Chris' brighter, gentler vocals and playing style, and tied together by the dynamic inventive rhythms of Karl and Nathan. 'Happiness & Disaster' features the lead single and video 'Flawed Design', as well as the stirring songs 'Kidding Ourselves', 'Beautiful Madness', and 'Don't Look In Their Eyes'. Also featured is an all new version of their hit 'Everybody' re-recorded during the 'Happiness & Disaster' recording sessions in late 2005.