The Critic Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Now that 2008 is ending, what were your 5 favorite releases of the past year? Mine: 1 Testament - The Formation of Damnation 2 Motorhead - Motorizer 3 Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider 4 Death Angel - The Killing Season 5 The Cure - 4:13 Dream A couple songs that I really liked from CDs that didn't make the cut: Oasis - The Shock of the Lightning Metallica - All Nightmare Long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 the Mars Volta-the Bedlam in Goliath the Duke Spirit-neptune TV on the Radio-science Prodigy-H.N.I.C. 2 Portishead-3 Eagles of Death Metal-Heart on yeah so there were 6...sue me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 There was an embarrassment of riches this year and lots to choose from. I'd say there were easily 15 to 20 albums that I really enjoyed this year. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust Portishead - Third Santogold - Santogold Q-Tip - The Renaissance Sigur Ros - Med Sur I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalust Honorable Mentions: Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun The Breeders - Mountain Battles Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree Nada Surf - Lucky MGMT - Oracular Spectacular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I didn't listen to that many new releases in '08, but A City Dressed in Dynamite by That Handsome Devil would definitely be on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Everyone seemed to loved Portishead this year, me I just wasn't a huge fan; In no particular order; Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (good return to form for them) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular Bloc Party - Intimacy Pryda - Evouh The Hold Steady - Stay Positive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 titus andronicus-beach house-kanye-women-dodos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 No Order: Conor Oberst - S/T Vampire Weekend - S/T The Killers - Day & Age Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony Apparently only self-titled albums and albums with ampersands and periods pleased me this year haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I forgot that vampire weekend was 2008. That album was really really good, even if they do look like the people I hate on the subway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I can never remember what albums came out from the past year. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive is the best album of the year. Unless I forgot about something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 My top 5 for 08 off the top of my head, in random order besides Q-Tip's. The only reason the rest are random is because there are a couple that were released recently and sometimes the longer I listen to an album the more I like it. I hope I didn't forget any... Q-Tip- Renaissance People Under the Stairs - FunDMC Ludacris - Theater of the Mind Lil Wayne - Carter 3 Rick Ross - Trilla Honorable Mention: The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale The only reason it wasn't in the top 5 and would've been in the top 2 is because most of the songs were already independently released, but this was their first official release. To anyone who is a fan of hip hop and never heard any of Cool Kids' music this is a great album. You have to be a fan of old school hip hop though. Disappointments of the Year: Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreaks Common's Universal Mind Control This was a different year in music for me. I listened to a lot of older rock for example Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Q-Tip- The Renaissance Elzhi- The Preface (HIGHLY Recommended for hip-hop fans) Young Jeezy- The Recession Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III Evidence- The Layover EP (ALSO HIGHLY Recommended for hip-hop fans) Honorable Mentions: Black Milk- Tronic Guilty Simpson- Ode To The Ghetto 9th Wonder & Buckshot- The Formula The Cool Kids- The Bake Sale EP Clipse- We Got It For Cheap Vol. 3/Road Til The Casket Drops Mixtapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux You, Me, and Everyone We Know - So Young, So Insane Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights Ace Enders and a Million Different People- The Secret War Pretty bad year for me, two of those albums aren't even full-lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I can't believe I forgot one of my favorites of the year, definitely a Top 5 CD: Valient Thorr - Immortalizer :headbang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 2, 2009 -> 05:31 PM) I can't believe I forgot one of my favorites of the year, definitely a Top 5 CD: Valient Thorr - Immortalizer I thought you were lukewarm on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Q-Tip - Renaissance 9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula GZA - Pro Tools Hercules and Love Affair - Self titled Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 11:07 AM) I thought you were lukewarm on that one. It grew on me big-time. It kept popping up on shuffle, and I ended up making it into its own playlist. and Tomorrow Police is on my list of favorite songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 1. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances The only album from 2008 that I thought was greatness. It's up there with Sandanista!, New Day Rising, Pleased to Meet Me and The Body, The Blood, The Machine as my favorite punk albums ever. 2. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive It's not Separation Sunday or Almost Killed Me, but still a damn good Hold Steady record. 3. Portishead - Third Great comeback record for a pretty legendary band. This album is going to leave a huge mark on rap music, it already has started to. 4. Arms - Kids Aflame There wasn't much to write home about this year so a thoroughly enjoyable album like this sneaks in. 5. M83 - Saturdays = Youth <3 the 80's. My top 20 is in the music thread if you care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 She & Him - Volume One Coldplay - Viva la Vida Beck - Modern Guilt The Cure - 4:13 Dream Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst Not a studio album but it's from one of my favorite bands and it came out this year so it gets honorable mention... The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Its funny how much better 09 is than 08 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 01:10 AM) Its funny how much better 09 is than 08 already. haha, AC would def. be #1 and Andrew bird would be #4 for me. I still do love beach house and titus andronicus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I dont think AC would crack the top 3, but Franz Ferdinand would probably slip in there after Stay Positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Oh bollocks, Stay positive isn't anything great. AC's album is a defining pop music moment. It's going to place on the billboard charts on VINYL for christ's sake. And it's wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 MGMT-Oracular Spectacular Bloc Party-Intimacy Death Cab-Narrow Stairs Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend Tokyo Police Club-Elephant Shell Ovulating Camels-She is a spitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Oh bollocks, Stay positive isn't anything great. AC's album is a defining pop music moment. It's going to place on the billboard charts on VINYL for christ's sake. And it's wonderful. I'm really into the Hold Steady storyline and Stay Positive tied up quite a few loose ends. It's the first THS album where Holly isn't the main character, they focus a lot of Charlemagne's college girlfriend. I would put Stay Postive ahead of BAGIA and behind Almost Killed Me and Separation Sunday. I like AC, but not nearly as much as The Hold Steady. Edited January 13, 2009 by DukeNukeEm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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