Me personally, I like to gander at lists. All kinds of lists.
Around this time of the year, inDUSTry types begin asking.
I always comply. Why not?
Music is my life. So here is my personal 100% absolutely
heavily played albums when I'm not programming my
shows.
Top 5 of 2008 in no particular order
1. The Last Shadow Puppets
"The Age Of The Understatement" Domino Records
(London's Alex Turner is creative, embracing, and going to
be a star! This beats Arctic Monkey's in the end)
2. Michael Franti & Spearhead
"All Rebel Rockers" Boo Boo Wax/Anti Records
(Always enjoyed Spearhead, and this is the best of the best of
a mix of Reggae and R&B I've heard all year)
3. Ayreon
"-01011001-" Inside Out/SPV Records
(Arjen Lucassen is brilliant. His space theme operatic lush sounds
just make you swirl. Fantasic music from Holland)
4. Apoptygma Bezerk
"Singles Collection" Metropolis Records
(Hard and melodic Industrial metal goth that bottles the spirit
of that style in an extraordinairy way from Norway)
5. Big Elf
"Cheat The Gallows" Custard Records
(Los Angeles band dials back into the past with the soul of
quite of few known bands and brings it into the current
state of mind. The perfect different kind of rock CD for the now)
*If you would like to send yours, please do and I will
publish in the next post.
