Conquiztador
21st December 2008, 19:58
As the year comes to the end there will be many who will give their opinion re who made 2008's best music album.
The radiostations will all give their opinions.
The music magazines
And so on.
Rolling Stone Magazine is one of the most respected ones and always produces a list.
My look at it is:
2008 gave us some brilliant albums. Some new bands and some old ones hit the spot too.
For me there was Nightwish and "Dark Passion Play" (I have a weak spot for their music), Mudvayne and "The New Game" (A late entry, but a top 10 never the less), Serj Tankian "Elect The Dead" (I am sure it came out in 2008, if not, then still needs a mentioning) and Metallica with "Death Magnetic" (just because they got their sheit together and gave the punters what they wanted).
But IMHO the top 3 in 2008 are:
3'rd spot goes to Shinedown with "The Sound Of Madness". A Hard Rock album with a Texas taste. Melodies that stick and lyrics that trigger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGtg-_ZIESo
2'nd place I give to Sixx:AM for "Heroin Diaries". Strong music, gripping tales of despair and in the end salvation. A mans life on a CD, warts and all. You can not be more open and honest then that. I am soo looking forward to the film that Nikki Sixx is promising based on his book and this album that he calls "The soundtrack to the book that will become the movie".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJDDxHIaaVk&feature=related
And the No. 1 album in 2008 I will surprisingly (yep, this really blows me away too) give to Guns N' Roses for "Chinese Democracy". What a surprise! After what? 15 years in the making the album had heaps to measure up to. And it does so on all accounts. Axels voice still has it, the songs are all winners in their own right, not one is a filler. Lyrics are strong. You just have to admire what he has achieved. It was worth the waiting. And today I heard that he is trying to get the original band together. I suppose he has proven to everyone that good things take time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgQwZ9iMlo&NR=1
There my take on it. And I expect my 3 to be on many of the "official" lists. Because they are good!
But this is just my opinion. I am sure you have yours.
The radiostations will all give their opinions.
The music magazines
And so on.
Rolling Stone Magazine is one of the most respected ones and always produces a list.
My look at it is:
2008 gave us some brilliant albums. Some new bands and some old ones hit the spot too.
For me there was Nightwish and "Dark Passion Play" (I have a weak spot for their music), Mudvayne and "The New Game" (A late entry, but a top 10 never the less), Serj Tankian "Elect The Dead" (I am sure it came out in 2008, if not, then still needs a mentioning) and Metallica with "Death Magnetic" (just because they got their sheit together and gave the punters what they wanted).
But IMHO the top 3 in 2008 are:
3'rd spot goes to Shinedown with "The Sound Of Madness". A Hard Rock album with a Texas taste. Melodies that stick and lyrics that trigger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGtg-_ZIESo
2'nd place I give to Sixx:AM for "Heroin Diaries". Strong music, gripping tales of despair and in the end salvation. A mans life on a CD, warts and all. You can not be more open and honest then that. I am soo looking forward to the film that Nikki Sixx is promising based on his book and this album that he calls "The soundtrack to the book that will become the movie".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJDDxHIaaVk&feature=related
And the No. 1 album in 2008 I will surprisingly (yep, this really blows me away too) give to Guns N' Roses for "Chinese Democracy". What a surprise! After what? 15 years in the making the album had heaps to measure up to. And it does so on all accounts. Axels voice still has it, the songs are all winners in their own right, not one is a filler. Lyrics are strong. You just have to admire what he has achieved. It was worth the waiting. And today I heard that he is trying to get the original band together. I suppose he has proven to everyone that good things take time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAgQwZ9iMlo&NR=1
There my take on it. And I expect my 3 to be on many of the "official" lists. Because they are good!
But this is just my opinion. I am sure you have yours.