Best Album of '08

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  1. Rather Red

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    1. Children 18:3- Children 18:3
    2. The Used- Shallow Believer
    3. Does It Offend You, Yeah?- You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into
    4. Flo Rida- Mail on Sunday
    5. Panic at the Disco- Pretty. Odd.
    6. The Audition- Champion
    7. Fearless Records- Punk Goes Crunk
    8. Simple Plan- Simple Plan
    9. Every Avenue- Shh. Just Go With It.

    Still listening: Machinae Supremacy, Akissforjersey, Story of the Year, Forever the Sickest Kids, Mindless Self Indulgence, From First to Last, Secret and Whisper, The Matches, The Mars Volta.
     
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  2. barnes80

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    1: The Used - Shadow Believer
    2: Story of the Year - The Black Swan
    3: ASHES dIVIDE - Keep Telling Myself it's Alright
    4: Ivory Line - There Came A Lion
    5: Forever the Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
    6: Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
    7: 10 Years - Division
    8: Mindless Self Indulgence - If
    9: Theory of a Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs
    10: The Audition - Champion

    Off:
    Our Last Night - The Ghosts Among Us
    Panic at the Disco - Pretty Odd
     
  3. EagleMorph

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    Nothing that I've found or seen released is worth mentioning for my particular tastes, so instead a list of what I'm anticipating in the coming months:

    3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down
    Metallica - New Album (trailer for new site is up on Youtube with snippets)
    Eminem - King Mathers
    Dredg - Untitled
    Ra - Black Sun
    Coldplay - Viva La Vida (Or Death and All His Friends)
    Disturbed - Indestructible
    Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things
    Weezer - Weezer
    Green Day - Untitled
    Various Artists (including dredg) - Tribute to Syd Barrett
     
  4. Minus

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    Top 10:
    1. The New Frontiers - Mending
    2. Utada Hikaru - HEART STATION
    3. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
    4. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    5. Artist Vs Poet - Alive Once Again
    6. Young and Divine - Young and Divine
    7. The Cab - Whisper War
    8. The Roots - Rising Down
    9. Thrice - The Alchemy Index Volumes III & IV: Earth and Air
    10. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

    Off:
    # Story of the Year - The Black Swan

    # E.S. Posthumus - Cartographer
    # Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
    # Jon Foreman - Winter/Spring EP
    # Ivoryline - There Came A Lion
    # PlayRadioPlay! - Texas
    Nada Surf - Lucky
    The White Tie Affair - Walk This Way
    Edison Glass - Time Is Fiction
    We Shot The Moon - Fear and Love
    Pendulum - In Silico


    Judging:
    10 Years - Division
    The Mile After - Armada EP
    Cinematic Sunrise - A Coloring Storybook and Long-Playing Record


    Queued:
    Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
    Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
    Portishead - Third
    Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs


    *A # sign placed next to any album indicates an album considered Top 10 at any point in the past.

    Note: I know the 4 albums in queue have been there FOREVER, but I randomly get distracted by random indie/unsigned bands that I want to check out.
     
  5. Gloomy Mushroom

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    The only two I can think off at the top of my head....

    > Dark Passion Play - Nightwish
    (shuddup I like the new singer)
    > My Winter Storm - Tarja
     
  6. Jordan

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    Dark Passion Play came out last year. But it was a good album.
     
  7. Jordan

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    01: Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. III & IV Air & Earth
    02: Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    03: The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
    04: Cog - Sharing Space
    05: Machinae Supremacy - Overworld
    06: Mindless Self Indulgence - If
    07: Opeth - Watershed
    08: The Getaway Plan - Other Voices, Other Rooms
    09: Protest The Hero - Fortress
    10: Firewind - The Premonition
    11: Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    12: Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
    13: In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
    14: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
    15: This Is Hell - Misfortunes

    Still a few to listen to like Filter, and Death Cab. 36 Crazyfists album comes out soon too, but my list is looking a lot better now.
     
  8. Andrea

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    I've only listened to 3 albums that were released this year. I need to play catch up. But for now, this is my list.

    01. Foxboro Hot Tubs // Stop Drop and Roll!!!
    02. From First To Last // From First To Last
    03. Panic at the Disco // Pretty Odd
     
  9. Iain

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    1. The Slip - Nine Inch Nails
    2. If - Mindless Self Indulgence
    3. Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro
    4. Pretty. Odd. - Panic At The Disco
     
  10. Mark

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    01. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    02. 10 Years - Division
    03. Story of the Year - The Black Swan
    04. Fireflight - Fireflight
    05. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
    06. Filter - Anthem For The Damned
    07. Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV: Earth & Air
    08. Theory of a Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs
     
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    Of the ones that I've heard, or simply the ones I feel like ranking...

    01. God Fires Man: "A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun"
    02. Gavin Rossdale: "Wanderlust"
    03. Filter: "Anthems for the Damned"
    04. 10 Years: "Division"
    05. Ashes Divide: "Keep Telling Myself It's Alright"
    06. 3 Doors Down: "3 Doors Down"
    07. P.O.D.: "When Angels & Serpents Dance"
    08. Sevendust: "Chapter VII: Hope And Sorrow"
    09. Nine Inch Nails: "The Slip"

    Edit: Forgot Ashes Divide.
     
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    01: Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. III & IV Air & Earth
    02: The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
    03: Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

    04: Cog - Sharing Space
    05: Machinae Supremacy - Overworld
    06: Mindless Self Indulgence - If
    07: Opeth - Watershed
    08: The Getaway Plan - Other Voices, Other Rooms
    09: Protest The Hero - Fortress
    10: Firewind - The Premonition
    11: Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    12: Filter - Anthems For The Damned
    13: Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
    14: In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
    15: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
     
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    01. Les Savy Fav - After The Balls Drop
    02. Frank Turner - Love Ire & Song
    03. Dub Trio - Another Sound is Dying
    04. Weezer - The Red Album
    05. The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
    06. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
    07. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
    08. Black Lungs - Send Flowers
    09. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts
    10. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
    11. Story of the Year - The Black Swan
    12. REM - Accelerate
    13. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - The Eleventh Hour
    14. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
    15. Millencolin - Machine 15
     
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    Top 10:
    1. The New Frontiers - Mending
    2. Utada Hikaru - HEART STATION
    3. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
    4. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    5. Artist Vs Poet - Alive Once Again
    6. Young and Divine - Young and Divine
    7. The Cab - Whisper War
    8. The Roots - Rising Down
    9. Thrice - The Alchemy Index Volumes III & IV: Earth and Air
    10. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

    Off:
    # Story of the Year - The Black Swan
    # E.S. Posthumus - Cartographer
    # Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
    # Jon Foreman - Winter/Spring EP
    # Ivoryline - There Came A Lion
    # PlayRadioPlay! - Texas
    Nada Surf - Lucky
    The White Tie Affair - Walk This Way
    Edison Glass - Time Is Fiction
    We Shot The Moon - Fear and Love
    Pendulum - In Silico
    10 Years - Division
    The Mile After - Armada EP
    Cinematic Sunrise - A Coloring Storybook and Long-Playing Record


    Judging:
    Shanghai Restoration Project - Story of a City
    Ratatat - LP3
    Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
    Gavin Rossdale - WANDERlust


    Queued:
    Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!!
    Weezer - Red Album
    Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
    Cold Electric - Cold Electric

    Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
    Portishead - Third
    Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
     
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    1. Disturbed - Indestructible
    2. Pendulum - In Silico
    3. Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    4. Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
    5. Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
     
  16. Tim

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    01).The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
    02).Meshuggah - obZen
    03).Torche - Meanderthal
    04).Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
    05).Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album)

    06).Genghis Tron - Board Up The House
    07).Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
    08).Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!
    09).Dub Trio - Another Sound Is Dying
    10).Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
     
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    01:: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
    02:: Disturbed - Indestructible
    03:: Story of the Year - The Black Swan
    04:: Weezer - The Red Album
    05:: Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
    06:: The Cab - Whisper War
    07:: Theory of a Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs
    08:: Mindless Self Indulgence - If
    09:: P.O.D. - When Angels and Serpents Dance
    10:: Protest the Hero - Fortress
    11:: Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. III and IV: Earth and Air
    12:: Sevendust - Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow
    13:: Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
    14:: Fireflight - Unbreakable
    15:: Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
     
  18. Tom1191

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    1. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    2. Disturbed - Indestructible
    3. Pendulum - In Silico
    4. Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    5. Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
    6. Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
    7. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts
     
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    01- Fireflight - Unbreakable
    02- Theory of a Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs
    03-
     
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    1. Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album)
    2. Disturbed - Indestructible
    3. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
    4. Pendulum - In Silico
    5. Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    6. Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
    7. Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
    8. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts
     

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