^Have 3 more for a list?

 

Only bought 6 new albums this year .

Added. :D

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida/Prospekts March edition (anyone heard it yet?;))

2. Radiohead - In Rainbows

3. Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid

4. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement

5. The National - The Virginia EP

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida/Prospekts March edition (anyone heard it yet?;))

2. Radiohead - In Rainbows

3. Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid

4. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement

5. The National - The Virginia EP

 

In Rainbows counts as a 2007 album since it topped last years list.

briggins you said that coldplaying people would be sad to see viva so low on your list. i'm just happy it made it! :P

Some possible ideas from Gigwise's top 50 albums 2008

 

http://www.gigwise.com/article.php?id=48128

1. Travis - Ode To J. Smith

2. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

3. Tomte - Heureka

4. Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul

5. The Kooks - Konk

6. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs

7. Gregor Meyle - So Soll Es Sein

8. Dirty Pretty Things - Romance At Short Notice

9. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns

10. Sugarplum Fairy - The Wild One

11. REM - Accelerate

12. Keane - Perfect Symmetry

13. Nada Surf - Lucky

 

 

:shy:

My faves from 2008 (of the ones I have so far this year):

 

1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (of course!)

2. Age of the Understatement - Last Shadow Puppets

3. Brigyn 3 - Brigyn (I'm prob the only person here that's ever heard of them but they are ACE!)

4. Rascalize - The Rascals

5. Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust - Sigur Ros

 

I've got loads on my Christmas wish list, like Snow Patrol & The Killers so I have to wait til xmas to hear those cds :(

Do You Like Rock Music? - British Sea Power

Accelerate - REM

The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow

Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Spirit Of The Glen : Journey - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Thanks for the front page promo, Ian! :D :dance: :dance: :dance:

 

^added, ^^added, and ^^^added. Thanks, guys. :)

Woo! Keep those lists coming!

1. The Age of the Understatement - The Last Shadow Puppets (Seperate and Ever Deadly)

2. Antidotes - Foals (Balloons - 1)

3. Fantasy Black Channel - Late of the Pier (VW - 3)

4. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay (Violet Hill)

5. Box of Secrets - Blood Red Shoes (Say Something, Say Anything - 3, during one of which I suffered a mild concussion...)

6. Hit Me TV - Hit Me TV (Nice Guys - 3)

7. Alas, I Cannot Swim - Laura Marling (Alas, I Cannot Swim)

8. Magic Recoveries - Disco Ensemble (Headphones - 1)

9. Dreaming of Revenge - Kaki King (Montreal - 1)

10. Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon - Get Well Soon (Tick Tack! Goes My Automatic Heart - 1)

11. Seventh Tree - Goldfrapp (A&E)

12. Intimacy - Bloc Party (Ares)

13. Music for an Accelerated Culture - Hadouken! (Get Smashed Gate Crash - 1)

14. Folie à Deux - Fall Out Boy (What A Catch, Donnie)

15. Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down - Noah and the Whale (Give a Little Love - 2)

16. A Larum - Johnny Flynn (Eyeless in Holloway)

17. Lucky - Nada Surf (See These Bones - 3, during one of which I talked my way into their dressing room and learned to play "Blizzard of '77" from Ira Elliot)

18. Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - Sigur Rós (Gobbledigook - 1)

19. Hold On Now, Youngster! - Los Campesinos! (You! Me! Dancing! - 1)

20. These Are the Good Times People - The Presidents of the United States of America (Ladybug - 2)

21. Waited Up 'Til It Was Light - Johnny Foreigner (Yes! You Talk Too Fast )

22. Nouns - No Age (Eraser)

23. Line in the Sand - ZOX (Line in the Sand)

24. Falling Off the Lavender Bridge - Lightspeed Champion (Dry Lips)

25. Vantage Point - dEUS (The Architect - 2)

 

NOTE: in brackets my favorite song & whether I've seen the band perform this year.

Man, how do you guys find the time to digest all this music?

I sit on an album for about a month before I feel I've fully appreciated it and can move on.

Man, how do you guys find the time to digest all this music?

I sit on an album for about a month before I feel I've fully appreciated it and can move on.

 

That gives you 12 albums! haha

Man, how do you guys find the time to digest all this music?

I sit on an album for about a month before I feel I've fully appreciated it and can move on.

Heh, you only need 5 albums- that gives you two months an album. :wink:

 

But yeah, some of us are compulsive new music listeners. When I have the time and access, I like to go through about 3 new (to me) albums a week. It's a bit of an addiction - I get jittery and bored when I haven't heard anything new for about a month. :thinking:

1. Coldplay (Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends)

2. Elbow (The Seldom Seen Kid)

3. Keane (Perfect Symmetry)

4. Radiohead (In Rainbows)

5. Death Cab For Cutie (Narrow Stairs)

Runner ups: The Kooks (Konk), The Verve (Forth), Greg Laswell (Three Flights From Alto Nido {recommended by me strongly :)})

Heh, you only need 5 albums- that gives you two months an album. :wink:

 

But yeah, some of us are compulsive new music listeners. When I have the time and access, I like to go through about 3 new (to me) albums a week. It's a bit of an addiction - I get jittery and bored when I haven't heard anything new for about a month. :thinking:

 

I am the same way. I love finding new music. it keeps me going in the music world. which is my world as well :laugh3:

Here are my top 20 for 2008 - first 10 in order...

 

1 = Coldplay - Viva La Vida (or DAAHF)/with PM - (is that cheating?!) - honestly my favourite album of the year irrespective of this being on a coldplay fansite.

 

2 = Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

3 = Keane - Perfect Symmetry

4 = Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

5 = Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

6 = Bloc Party - Intamacy

7 = Ben Folds - Way to Normal

8 = Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs

9 = MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

10 = Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

 

Others in no particular order...

 

Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Oasis - Dig Out Your Own Soul

Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

Guillemots - Red

TV on The Radio - Dear Science

Black Keys - Attack and Release

Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Enderlast

Duffy - Rockferry

1. Coldplay (Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends)

2. Elbow (The Seldom Seen Kid)

3. Keane (Perfect Symmetry)

4. Radiohead (In Rainbows)

5. Death Cab For Cutie (Narrow Stairs)

Runner ups: The Kooks (Konk), The Verve (Forth), Greg Laswell (Three Flights From Alto Nido {recommended by me strongly :)})

 

 

you can't put in rainbows.

1. Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
   
2. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - De Machine
   
3. Voicst - A Tale of Two Devils
   
4. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
   
5. John Mayer - Where the Light Is
   
6. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
   
7. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
   
8. Ben Folds - Way to Normal
   
9. Duffy - Rockferry
   
10. Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!!
     
     
    

 

And let us not forgot the beauty that is Prospekt's March:D

1. Coldplay - Viva la vida or death and all his friends

2. The Killers - Day and age

3. Glasvegas - Glasvegas

4. Nada Surf - Lucky

5. Keane - Perfect symmetry

6. Sigur rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

7. Travis - Ode to J Smith

8. Oasis - Dig out your soul

9. MGMT - Oracular spectacular

WOW!!! LOOK at all the new lists!!! Writting down a bunch of stuff Ive not had a chance to hear yet. There is so much to hear and so little time in a year to hear it all. It makes me wonder if the best album of the year 2008 is still out there waiting to be heard.

 

BRIGGS, I love your blog! Its inspired me to at least rate my music on rym* and write a short review about each. So far Ive written about 1 - 5. All though I dont always agree with youre choices (Fleet Foxes?), I really liked why you like their album so much and the things you had to say about it. Thanks you for the inspiration.

 

Jeff

^ Awesome! Glad you enjoy it. I know I don't write them like a music pro or anything...I just try to write honestly about why I think the album is good and what it means to me.

 

I think sometimes people get so caught up in trying to like "good" music. But sometimes it isn't the best music that you like the best.

We're up to 46 lists! :dance: Keep them coming. :D

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Keane - Perfect Symmetry

Zoé - Reptilectric

Enya - And Winter Came...

The Black Mages - Darkness and Starlight

Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

Kings of Leon - Only by the Night

 

:) :)

1. Seth Lakeman - Poor Man's Heaven

2. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely

3. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

4. David Fonseca - Dreams In Colour (**)

5. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

6. Travis - Ode to J. Smith

7. Nena Daconte - Retales de Carnaval

8. Rita Redshoes - Golden Era

9. Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun, The Best Of

10. Snow Patrol - A Houndred Million Suns

11. Weezer - The Red Album

12. The Kooks - Konk

13. Coralie Clément - Toystore

14. The Fratellis - Here We Stand

15. Olivia Ruiz - La Chica Chocolate

 

there are only 15... do i have to add more to the list or is enough with those ones?

 

if any ep could be added i'd like to add this one to my list:

After Many Days - After Many Days EP

 

** That album was released in 2007 in Portugal, but has been released officially in my country few months ago. :P