end of year favorites.

[RedStratocas]

yeah, so now that the magazines are going all out on the best of 2008, what are your opinions? basically post anything you can make a list of, favorite albums, songs, artists, live acts, new band, or just what publication has made a good list.

for meh:

favorite albums:
1. "feed the animals" by girl talk
2. "we are beautiful, we are doomed" by los campesinos!
3. "vampire weekend" by vampire weekend
4. "nouns" by no age
5. "dear science," by tv on the radio

songz:
1. "heart swells/pacific daylight time" by los campesinos!
2. "walcott" by vampire weekend
3. "heartless" by kanye west
4. "top drawer" by man man
5. "chemtrails" by beck

[Rarelime]

too many to list, but my top 5 albums (in no order) has to be;

Only By The Night ~ Kings of Leon
Tha Carter III ~ Lil Wayne
L.A.X. ~ The Game
Antidotes ~ Foals
808s & Heartbreak ~ Kanye West

[Imosae]

Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008
Girls Aloud - Promise
Will Young - Grace
BassHunter - All I Ever Wanted

[TopManTim]

Albums (no particular order ;D)

Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Duffy - Rockferry
ABBA - Gold (it got re-released so it counts ok)

[The Undertaker]

Fav. Albums

1. Slipknot - All hope is gone
2. Metallica - Death magnetic
3. Bullet for my Valentine - Scream aim fire
4. Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
5. DIsturbed - Indestrucable

Fav. Singles

1. Slipknot - Psychosocial
2. Metallica - The day the never comes
3. Bullet for my Valentine - Hearts burst into fire
4. All Time Low - Dear maria, count me in
5. Fall out boy - I don't care

Fav. New band: Go:Audio
Fav. Live band: Slipknot/Bullet for my valentine

[Indie-Dan]

Albums (no particular order)

"Fantasy Black Channel" - Late Of The Pier
"Ladyhawke" - Ladyhawke
"All or Nothing" - The Subways
"Cage the Elephant" - Cage The Elephant
"Last Night" - Moby
"Brain Thrust Mastery" - We Are Scientists
"Everything Is Borrowed" - The Streets

Compilations (no particular order)

Ministry of Sound: The Annual 2009
Fierce Angel Presents: Fierce Disco II
Hed Kandi: Disco Heaven (2008)
Hed Kandi: The Mix 2009
Hed Kandi: Summer Mix 2008 (USA Edition)

Singles (NPO)

"If" - Freemasons
"The Escapist" - The Streets
"Lovin' You More (That Big Track) (eSQUIRE Remix)" - Steve Mac & Steve Smith
"My Delirium" - Ladyhawke
"Back Of The Van" - Ladyhawke
"Paris Is Burning" - Ladyhawke
"Dusk Til Dawn" - Ladyhawke


New band: Cage The Elephant
Live band: The Streets

[samsaBEAR]

idk about song or whatever, but albums;

1) bring me the horizon - suicide season
2) hadouken! - music for an accelerated culture
3) you me at six - take of your colours
4) we are the ocean - we are the ocean (ep)
5) deez nuts - stay true

but there are tons more that ive loved

[N-Dubz]

the way that i love you ~ ashanti
take a bow ~ rhianna
whatever you like ~ t.i
moving mountains ~ usher
jordin sparks ft chris brown ~ no air

[FlyingJesus]

Albums:
1. Nas - The N***** Tape
2. Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told (oh wait.. maybe if he actually decided to release it at last like he's meant to..)
3. All American Rejects - When The World Comes Down
4. Jay-Z/Coldplay - Viva La Hova
5. Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 5

Songs:
FAR too many to pick a select list

[Josh-H]

Favourite albums:

Death Magnetic - Metallica
Pretty. Odd. - Panic At The Disco

[Coheed&Cambria]

Album - Children of Bodom - Bloddrunk
Song - Slipknot - Psychosocial
Artist - Machine Head
Live act - Machine Head
New band - Black tide

:)

[untrustus]

late of the pier - fantasy black channel
mystery jets - 21
foals - antidotes
metronomy - nights out

didn't really love any others, didn't mind stuff like santogold's though.

oh but

most overated album of the year (by a mile) - mgmt - oracular spectacular

[Invent]

Album - Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
Song - Slipknot - Psychosocial
Artist - Elliot Minor
Live act - Slipknot / Elliot Minor

:)

[Neversoft]

Song: Moby - Disco Lies
Album: Moby - Last Night
Artist: Moby

[surfer]

favorite albums ; Deez Nuts - Stay True, Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone, Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season, MGMT - Oracular Spectacular, F****D Up - Chemistry Of Common Life.

songs ; Deez Nuts - Like Theres No Tommorow, Slipknot - Dead Memories, Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile and Diamonds Arnt Forever, Bullet For My Valentine - Forever and Always.

artists ; ^^
live acts ; We Are The Ocean, The Blackout, Crystal Castles, Enter Shikari
new band ; Black Tide, Madina Lake

[Slowpoke]

Albums
Britney Spears - Circus
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
P!nk - Funhouse
Beyonce - I am...Sasha Fierce

Singles
Britney Spears - Womanizer
Britney Spears - Circus
MGMT - Kids
P!nk - So What
P!nk - Sober
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Lady Gaga - Just Dance
Lily Allen - The Fear

[RedStratocas]

i forgot "heima" by sigur ros. i really heard it first last year but the actual album came out this year.

[Coheed&Cambria]

Album - Children of Bodom - Bloddrunk
Song - Slipknot - Psychosocial
Artist - Machine Head
Live act - Machine Head
New band - Black tide

:)

Meant to be BLOODDRUNK (with 2 oo's :P)

Id like to add Dragonforce to best live band :D

[Antallica]

Album - Shogun - Trivium
Single - Down from the sky - Trivium
Live Act - Bullet For My Valentine
New Band - Black Tide

[joshuar]

Albums:
The Fratellis - Here We Stand
The Subways - All or Nothing
All-American Rejects - When The World Comes Down
The Automatic - This Is A Fix
Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!!

Songs:
The Fratellis - Tell Me A Lie
Metallica - The Day That Never Comes
The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
The Fratellis - Mistress Mabel
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care

Probably many many more, but thats all I can think of that was released in 2008.

[Andeeh]

Fav songs:
1. Something for sophie - day of your life
2. Go:Audio - Made up Stories
3. Fall out boy - I dont care
4. The Script - The man who cant be moved
5. The Stiff Dylans - Ultraviolet

Fav band of year - Something for sophie

[le harry]

LADY GAGA ~~ THE FAME!!!

[Rixion]

Outsiders - Keep this fire burning
Sash & Stunt - Raindrops (encore une fois)
Pussycat Dolls - I hate this part (karmatronic mix)
Guru Josh Project - Infinity 08'
Robyn - Dream On (Moto Blanco Mix)

Albums:

Hed Kandi - Various
Ministery of sound - 08 - 09

[Jackbee]

Too many songs..

But albums?? For me:

1. Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain
2. Tha Carter III - Lil' Wayne
3. Paper Trial - T.I.
4. Year Of The Gentleman - NeYo
5. Uncle B - N-Dubz

[deeveeNoh]

The Streets - Everything is Borrowed
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
Blood Red Shoes - Box of Secrets
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
JME - Famous?
Foals - Antidotes
Mystery Jets - 21
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Searching for the Hows and Whys

Best song is Sex on Fire imo.