A very entertaining album with all sorts of things going on. An album that I continue to revisit and enjoy.
I loved this album early on in the year, and perhaps it dropped on this list due to its early heavy rotation. Dark, mysterious and very different from anything else that is currently out there.
Funky, buzzing, body-moving catchiness that is expected of these Brooklyn-based artistes.
I said that this would not make my Top 10; however, this is an excellent album and I am openly a huge GNR fan. Guitar solos. Massive production. Axel's loony vocal range. It's all there.
The Black Keys are so consistent that it is not surprising that this album rocks. They slow it down a bit on some track and even that works really well. The dynamic duo strikes again.
Another surprising album. In a year where many hours were filled with reading and library time, "For Emma" and I built an extremely intimate relationship from early in the year to date.
Fuck yeah! That is all I have to say about that.
This was certainly the surprise and a top recommendation of the year. Thanks Nuts for the stripclub-soul!
Always solid, the Kings of Leon deliver perhaps their best album to date. They cannot be denied!
This album stands alone at the top for me this year. There is a lot to like: The accents, the strummy guitar, the impassioned lyrics, the imperfect, yet honest & heartfelt vocals. This is an album for all moods, and certainly one that rises above the other offering of 2008 for its vigor and passion. Bravo!
Massive energy! Massive sound! Cool people. This is what live music is all about.
"Z" was so damn good, and this is so damn strange... disappointment is an understatement.