Best Albums Of 2008


"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" by Coldplay
"For Emma Forever Ago" by Bon Iver
"Until" by One Little Plane
"Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum En" by Sigur Ros
"Seldom Seen Kid" by Elbow
"Only By The Night" by Kings Of Leon
"Seventh Tree" by Goldfrapp
"Third" by Portishead
"Saturdays = Youth" by M83
"Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" by Brian Eno & David Burn
"New Amerykak, Pt. 1 (4th World Order)" by Erykah Badu
"Electric Arguments" by The Fireman

I have made a list for the last twenty years and decided to post it here this year. I welcome any suggestions that I might have missed.

As you can see, my taste is different than most "audiophiles", or maybe I haven't met them yet.

2008 was a great year for music.

Please let me know what your favorites are....
timbrepitch
I like the picks I'm familiar with, and will try some of the ones I don't recognize. Thanks in advance for any monsters you may have turned me on to.
Even though it was released on the last day of 2007, most of us were drunk and not able to comprehend until '08, so "In Rainbows" kicked the proverbial out of everything in '08 anyway; so I'm going to break the rules and go with...
Na, couldn't do it. Sense of fairness and all that.
I'll go with The Raconteurs "Consolers", because it reminded me so much of the great bands of the Seventies.
TheRaiGuy and Ncary: Thanks for the recommendations. I have heard some of them, but need to have a serious listen.

Azaud: "In Rainbows" by Radiohead is awesome. That was my favorite album of 2007.

It's great to know there are some more "progressive" listeners on Audiogon. I wasn't sure how my list would be accepted.

Thanks for the replies!
I'd add "Stay Positive" by The Hold Steady to the list. The album I kept on coming back to over and over and over again last year.
Hi,
Fully agree with you that 2008 was a good year for music;here are some of my fav;

1.GRAND Archives-the grand archives.Absolutely brilliant!!!It has move to in my top 5 fav albums ever.Every person that I introduced this album to,end ed up buying it.Available on vinyl too.

2.Mary Black-25 songs.This is a collection of 25 of her favourite songs.A must have.Her voice is as beutiful as she look..

3.Greg Copeland-Diana and James.Nice easy going romantic album