So much eaiser than last year. So many great albums. I told myself that I hadn't listen to nearly as many albums as last year. I was wrong. Usually I have trouble finding those ten really good albums but this year is different.
I have 14 albums that all have to make the list. I have nine albums that I still haven't decided on. I have 18 albums that I still haven't taken in............although I know they all have a lot of potential.
So...................this coming month will get me up to speed and I am really looking forward to making my list this year. One thing is certain.............I have listened to these 14 albums and I've loved them all!
Mates of States - Re-Arrange Us
Sun Kil Moon - April
Damien Jurado - Caught In The Trees
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
The Strugglers - The Latest Rights
The Kills - Midnight Boom
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
The New Year - The New Year
Lambchop - Oh (Ohio)
Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
The Accidental - There Were Wolves
A. A. Bondy - American Hearts
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
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I agree with the half of that list that I've listened to. good stuff. 2008 has been a pretty great year for music hasn't it?
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For me 2008 will be very difficult to sort through. So many good albums! How to even begin to make a list! Help help help!
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this must be the first list this year. I always enjoy your picks-- they give me others to search out.
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This is not my final list. I know that Bon Iver will be at #1. That's all I know for sure.
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I agree- I loved his record from the first time I heard it besides that ,it reminds me a lot of Minnesota.
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I can't get over all the good music that's been released this year; as I mentioned elsewhere, I intend to have four Top Ten's:
Reissues/Compilations
Debut EP's
Dream-pop/Shoegaze (it's really been a bumper crop this year)
and everything else.
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Dale, I was thinking of categories, too. Best first album etc. Problem is....which list will you submit to Stefan (?)!
biting nails in terror
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Well, since I wouldn't include reissues or EP's, it would be a mix of the last two. Fear not, I will only unleash all four on my own page, for my own benefit. ;)
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I also worry about next month when I've made my way through the "maybe" list.
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And let's not forget the "haven't listened to" pile. That thing just keeps growing and growing. Sigh.
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Wow, I wish I could narrow it down that far. Damn my "haven't listened to yet" pile just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
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eeep...I just started working on my list and I'm frightened. I don't know how I'm ever gonna work through all these albums and make decisions. and yes, I too have a "haven't listened to yet" pile. oh dear.