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I just wanted to let you know that I’m starting a personal blog on my website, http://www.danielmount.net/blog/. It will focus on what I’m doing as an author–books, songs, and articles. I’m going to aim to update it about once a week, while still updating this one daily (six days a week).

I caught some flak a few weeks ago when I suggested that the Mark Trammell Trio’s current project was one of the best albums released this decade. Of course, the controversy got me to thinking: Which are the best albums released this decade, so far?

After thinking through this decade’s releases by all the major groups, here is a sample list. Of course, the decade is not yet complete, so this will change some in the next three years, but these are ten of the best projects released this decade so far:

1. Quartets - Greater Vision (2003)
2. This is the Day - Perrys (2003)
3. Are You Ready? - Gold City (2000)
4. The Return - original Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet (2002)
5. It’s Settled - Palmetto State Quartet (2004)
6. Once Upon a Cross - Mark Trammell Trio (2007)
7. Live at First Baptist Atlanta - Greater Vision (2002)
8. Stand By Me Live - Signature Sound (2004)
9. Forever Changed - Kingdom Heirs (2004)
10. London - Legacy Five (2003)

Honorable mention also goes to these eight albums:

• Live in New York City - Brian Free & Assurance (2005)
• Triumphant Quartet (2005)
• Life of Love - Perrys (2004)
• Come Thirsty - Perrys (2006)
• Pressed Down Shaken Together Running Over - Gold City (2001)
• Walk the Talk - Gold City (2003)
• Gonna Keep Telling - Kingdom Heirs (2002)
• Live in Music City - Legacy Five (2006)

What do you think of my list? What would your list look like? (See if you can make a list and keep it to at most two albums per group!)