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Perfectly Cursed Life » Post Topic » The First Year Great Recap Post — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:38:26 +0000

[...] December 2008–Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum. I gave you the ways to start an office riot while starting to tell you about the Songs in my Head. I finally set some definitions for the people I talk about so often. My Top Ten Family Guy Moments were relived. I had a chat and gave some gifts to my 13-year-old self. I profiled Lucy the Cat. And of course, the Top Ten Albums of 2008 were revealed. [...]

By: Nikola

Nikola — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:08:33 +0000

I think Hard Candy, though not Madonna's best effort, is under-rated. Most people would kill for the hits this album is packing, such as Give It 2 Me, Miles Away, and especially 4 Minutes and Beat Goes On. It's been a while since Britney has come close to these.

By: kim

kim — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:17:24 +0000

How did I miss your comment before! It got moved to spam by my spam blocker or something.

Only By The Night is fan-freaking-tastic. I need to pick up Day and Age. I think I’ll like it, but I keep forgetting when I get to the store.

I will post my top 20 songs of 2008. For sure. My list is at home though, so it’ll have to be later.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:39:23 +0000

I'm with you on a lot of these, especially Kings of Leon and Adele (I love Hometown Glory). Nice taste!

By: Mr. RMB

Mr. RMB — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:34:59 +0000

1.) Blackout was brilliant. 2.) I listened to 808s & Heartbreak for the first time at work yesterday and I have to admit that I was a little disappointed. I really like the concept of the album but I feel as though it wasn't executed as well as it could've been. It had some great moments but after the last song played I looked at the tracklisting again and realized I couldn't really distinguish one song from another by memory (besides the singles, of course). 3.) I don't think that Madonna's reliance on the hot producers du jour means she has run out of ideas – I think she's just desperate for some chart success here in the US.

By: BrookeR.

BrookeR. — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:56:02 +0000

I like your list for the most part. A lot of your top 10 albums are in my top 10. I will leave my favorites in order below. Oh, and if I could make a request, could you post your top 10 songs of 2008 at some point?

1. The '59 Sound – The Gaslight Anthem (I thought for sure that Kings of Leon would be my favorite of the year until I hear this album in late November. I highly recommend it. It is like an updated version of Springsteen at his best.)
2. Only by the Night – Kings of Leon
3. Funhouse – Pink
4. Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
5. Robyn – Robyn
6. Dear Science – TV on the Radio
7. Viva la Vida – Coldplay
8. The Way I See it – Rafael Saadiq (This is pure and simple Motown music. 60's Motown music from 2008)
9. Day and Age – The Killers (This basically makes my list for "A Dustland Fairytale" alone. It isn't their best album, but it has some of their best songs ever on it. Unfortunately, it has a couple of their worst on there as well.)
10. The Glass Passenger – Jack's Mannequin (This really isn't anywhere near to being one of the best albums of the year, but I am Andrew McMahon's bitch. I love basically everything he does. )

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:58:27 +0000

I haven't listened to most of these, except for Coldplay, which I thought was brilliant. I think pop did pretty well this year, but I'm still hoping that 2009 is a little better in terms of music.

By: kmcsaks

kmcsaks — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:52:53 +0000

And you'd better leave a comment again.

By: kmcsaks

kmcsaks — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:52:36 +0000

yeay!!! I knew you'd leave a comment.
1. You'd think Blackout was brilliant no matter what.
2. 808s and Heartbreaks requires a certain mood to appreciate it. I like it better as an album than singles specifically because you can't tell where one ends and the other begins.
3. I agree with you about the hot producers thing.

By: kmcsaks

kmcsaks — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:51:22 +0000

The Britney cd will definitely get you moving.

(The pillow thing is one of those random things that I didn't realize until I saw it on your blog. )