| Dec. 12th, 2008 @ 12:57 pm Top 10 Albums of 2008 |
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Got the idea from Danko Jones. Here's my picks for the top 10 albums of 2008.
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
2. Danko Jones - Never Too Loud
3. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
4. Die Mannequin - Unicorn Steak
5. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
6. Ladytron - Velocifero
7. Yoav - Charmed & Strange
8. AC/DC - Black Ice
9. Weezer - The Red Album
10. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
In case you're curious:
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
If you don't know about it, it's FREE, legally free! Trent decided to release this one for the world with no price, just head on over to nin.com and see for yourself. This album is a solid barrage of 10 tracks that goes through almost every style you've ever heard from NIN. It starts off with an eerie introduction that leads into 2 heavy hitting songs that leave you craving more. Then you head on over to the album's single, "Discipline" for the more dance like side some of you may or may not know from NIN. Afterwords you've got a nice mellow tune, a big bass song with a soft chorus, a beautiful track of Trent signing only accompanied by his piano playing, the longest ambient instrumental by NIN to date, a smooth mellow instrumental, and one more awesome rock song for good measure. This is definitely in my opinion the best album of 2008 and one of NIN's best works as well.
2. Danko Jones - Never Too Loud
The man is back! If you are a fan of any of his previous works, this one definitely will not disappoint. Not only does it return with the classic Danko Jones signature ass kicking rock, but it also has a deeper song writing technique with some more calm sides and yes, even close to a ballad or two. My favourite track off this one would have to be 'Forest for the Trees', good solid metal with the lead singers of Kyuss and Goatsnake backing Danko up, this track, and this entire album for that matter, is one hell of ride you'd be stupid to miss.
3. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Just listen to it, they're not kidding, you have no idea what you're getting yourself into! You start off with an awesome instrumental track with a solid attack of digital sound, called none other than 'Battle Royale', if that's not awesome enough, try track names like, 'Dawn of the Dead' or 'Attack of the 60ft. Lesbian Octopus'. Music wise you're thrown from anywhere to digital rock to softer rock reminiscent of bands like The Killers. If any of this sounds good to you, get the whole thing, an experience and a half.
4. Die Mannequin - Unicorn Steak
For lack of a better term, Chick rock at its best. This album is a combination of both of their EPs, and contains a great mix of both emotion and power. I don't know how else to describe this one, worth a listen either way.
5. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
NIN is on here twice, who would have ever guessed that? :P This album was quite a surprise when fans were given the message, "2 weeks" on the nin.com news page. This is a 36 track album divided by 4 separate listings called Ghosts which contain great instrumentals that range anywhere from powerful rock soundtracks to calm and gentle pieces of beauty. If you're a NIN fan it's worth getting.
6. Ladytron - Velocifero
Ladytron is a fantastic band. For those who aren't familiar, they are a four piece containing two females and two males, they all lay various digital instruments and both females do vocals. The one vocalist does the lead for most songs, of course in English. The other one does back up except for certain tracks where she does lead in Bulgarian, which is absolutely amazing when accompanied with either a beautiful or loud digital rock song. This latest work follows their classic formula of....awesome! Get it!
7. Yoav - Charmed & Strange
A good choice for acoustic lovers. This album has a very cool style to it. A lot of the percussion in this album is actually played on the guitar itself. The music style is very vibrant and beautiful but overall contains a very dark side. Very cool, very worth checking out.
8. AC/DC - Black Ice
Holy shit! It actually happened. This has been rumored since 2004. Finally out now it contains a bunch of new tracks by this important rock band. I don't know how else to describe it. It came along with their possibly last tour and took everyone by surprise and excitement.
9. Weezer - The Red Album
After the radio and Rock Band assaulted me with their tunes, I couldn't get the infectious tunes out. This new album contains many different styles on one album. It starts with their usual rock style, but goes into other tracks in between including songs that even reach fairly close to Industrial Rock. If you can't get their tunes out of your head either, this album is worth grooving out to.
10. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
The year for big returns? This important rock band....well...Axl returns XD I have to admit, new tracks like 'Chinese Democracy' and 'Shackler's Revenge' attract me to this band more than their old stuff did, don't get me wrong the old stuff was great, but I can't deny how epic the new stuff is. It contains many different musicians throughout the album including Robin Finck, who is also NIN's guitarist. I was fortunate enough to see NIN twice this year and if after their done touring I somehow get to see Robin again, but with Guns, I'll be more than happy!
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