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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 4:54 AM |
Hey ho everyone. 2008 is coming to a close and we have a lot to think back on... the Olympics, the financial crisis, The Colbert Report won an Emmy (finally!), and a year of great music!
I wanted to start a poll and see what everyone's favorites were in music this year (besides Travis' Ode to J. Smith). I know the year is not over yet, but I was planning on updating the poll up until the end of December. This isn't a race or anything, I wanted to document other people's music trends for class.
Here's the deal:
- pick your FIVE favorite albums that were released in 2008.
- I'll say it one more time pick albums that were released in 2008. Don't care if you discovered it in 2008 and it really came out in '06. Too bad, not really all that sad.
- I'm going to assume we all enjoyed Ode to J. Smith, so try to pick another CD. Please.
I'll keep tally, and update the thread as much as I can.
2008 in music: TALLY (in alphabetical order)
The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event:1
Army Navy - Army Navy: 1
Intimacy - Bloc Party: 2
For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver: 2
Changing of the Seasons - Ane Brun: 1
Partie Traumatic - Black Kids: 1
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay: 4
Here's to Being Here - Jason Collett: - 1
Unfamiliar Faces - Matt Costa: 1
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie: 2
Everything's the Rush - Delays: 1
A Mad and Faithful Telling - DeVotchKa: 1
The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow: 5
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes: 2
The Midnight Organ Fight - Frightened Rabbit: 1
This Is Not The World - The Futureheads: 1
Rest Now, Weary Head, You Will Get Well Soon - Get Well Soon: 1
Red - Guillemots: 1
CSI Ambleside - Half Man Half Biscuit: 1
The Cross Eyed Rambler - Paul Heaton: 1
Perfect Symmetry - Keane: 2
Konk - The Kooks: 3
The Age of the Understatement - The Last Shadow Puppets: 2
Oracular Spectacular - MGMT: 1
The Hawk is Howling - Mogwai: 1
Talking Through Tin Cans - The Morning Benders: 1
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket: 2
Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis: 3
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst: 1
The Stand Ins - Okkervil River: 1
Little Death - Pete & The Pirates: 1
The Rhumb Line - Ra Ra Riot: 1
Love at the End of the World - Sam Roberts: 1
Some People Have Real Problems - Sia: 1
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros: 2
Oceans Will Rise - The Stills: 2
A Book Like This - Angus & Julia Stone: 1
The Singer - Teitur: 2
Dear Science - TV On the Radio: 1
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend: 7
Forth - The Verve: 1
22 Dreams - Paul Weller: 1
Last Updated: Mon Nov. 24th, 2008 @ 11:24AM
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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 4:54 AM |
1. Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
2. Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
4. For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver
5. Some People Have Real Problems - Sia |
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DAKOTA Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:00 AM |
1. The Rhumb Line - Ra Ra Riot
2. Army Navy - Army Navy
3. Oceans Will Rise - The Stills
4. Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
5. The Stand Ins - Okkervil River
I haven't actually purchased that many albums this year. *tear* |
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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:38 AM |
DAKOTA wrote: 1. The Rhumb Line - Ra Ra Riot
I haven't actually purchased that many albums this year. *tear*
I found Ra Ra Riot thanks to WOXY (Thanks again Dak!). One of my favorite songs this year was probably "Oh, La" |
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DAKOTA Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:49 AM |
ElspethOllie wrote: DAKOTA wrote: 1. The Rhumb Line - Ra Ra Riot
I haven't actually purchased that many albums this year. *tear*
I found Ra Ra Riot thanks to WOXY (Thanks again Dak!). One of my favorite songs this year was probably "Oh, La"
Oh, yes! I'd say the whole album is at the very least consistent with Oh, La...maybe even better. The opening track...Ghost Under Rocks is just killer. And then, well, don't get me started on the Kate Bush cover. :D hehe, I think I was looking forward to this album the most after last years EP and hearing them live in the Lounge on WOXY. :) |
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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 7:10 AM |
I like that they incorporate stringed instruments into their music. I'm pretty much a sucker whenever bands do that. Arcade Fire, Ra Ra Riot, Andrew Bird, Gogol Bordello, Shout Out Louds... yeah, gets me every time.
I recently started watching House 10 days, so I've spent the past week and a half catching up on the first 4 seasons. I watched the season 4 finale where *SPOILER ALERT* Amber dies, and at first you don't think you're going to care because after all her nickname has been cutthroat bitch the whole season. But then Wilson starts crying and then "Re:Stacks" from "For Emma, Forever Ago" started playing and I just lost it. I started balling. Powerful stuff, Bon Iver |
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Peewee Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 11:40 AM |
1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
2. The Airborne Toxic Event - Airbourne Toxic Event
3. Viva la Vida and All his Friends - Coldplay
4. Konk - the Kooks
5. Meo sud i eyrum vio spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros (sorry can't do the fiddly type bits). |
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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 3:14 PM |
Peewee wrote: Meo sud i eyrum vio spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros (sorry can't do the fiddly type bits).
Don't worry I got it.
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ricv64 Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 3:22 PM |
Ufomammut Idolum , album and packaging of the year
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Moray Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 3:31 PM |
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Guillemots - Red
Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
Vampire Weekend is by far and away my favourite though, outstanding. And Conor Obersts album missed out by a shade |
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ElspethOllie Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 3:59 PM |
Moray wrote:
Vampire Weekend is by far and away my favourite though, outstanding. And Conor Obersts album missed out by a shade
I think my honorable mentions are Lykki Li, MGMT, Hot Chip, Duffy, and Spiritualized |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 5:11 PM |
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
Half Man Half Biscuit - CSI Ambleside
Dubz
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mili Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 5:18 PM |
One more vote for
Vampire Weekend and
Death Cab for Cutie.
Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid is definately one of the favourites this year
and I also like Paul Heaton's The Cross Eyed Rambler.
Lets add Keane: Perfect Symmetry
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lilly Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 5:53 PM |
* Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
* Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
* The Singer - Teitur
* Rest Now, Weary Head, You Will Get Well Soon - Get Well Soon
* Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros |
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Typing to Reach You Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 8:33 PM |
Lol I've only bought four 2008 albums (excluding Travis), but they're all awesome. So don't know if my list is therefore 'legitimate' for the poll, but for the record:
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid
Angus & Julia Stone - A Book Like This (it was released in the UK 2008 anyway)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Keane - Perfect Symmetry |
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