the annual paulybee best albums of the year list (2008)

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 01:18 PM

i found it real hard to stick down 50... so this year i went for a very personal and accurate top 100 albums of the year..........so here it is...

100.The breeders- maountain battles
99.Fleet foxes- fleet foxes
98.Nine inch nails- the slip
97.M83- Saturdays = youth
96.Bon iver- for emma, forever ago
95.Polysics- we ate the machine
94.Crystal castles- crystal castles
93.Free kitten- inherit
92.Jandek- myth of blue icicles
91.These are powers- terrible seasons
90.Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!- be your own shit
89.Elbow- this seldom seen kid
88.Kayo dot- blue lambency downward
87.Grails- doomsdayers holiday
86.Hair police- certainty of swarms
85.The notwist- the devil, you and me
84.The kills- midnight boom
83.Boris- smile
82.The bug- London zoo
81.Blood red shoes- box of secrets
80.Sunn o)))- domkirke
79.Don caballero – punkgasm
78.Grouper- dragging a dead dear up a hill
77.Foals- antidotes
76.Jonny greenwood- there will be blood
75.Vivian girls- Vivian girls
74.Burning star core- challenger
73.Prurient- and, still waiting
72.Cranes-cranes
71.Oneda- preteen weaponary
70.Spiritualized- songs in a & e
69.Nurse with wound- huffin rag blues
68.Awesome color- electric aboriginies
67.Neil diamond- home before dark
66.This will destroy you- this will destroy you
65.Autechre- quarstice
64.Parenthietical girls- entanglements
63.wedding present- el rey
62.No age- nouns
61.Religious knives- the door
60.Metallica- death magnetic
59.Fujiya and miyagi- lightbulbs
58.Dj scotch egg- drumized
57.Negativland- thigmotactic
56.Thurston moore- sensitive / lethal
55.Tall firs- too old to die young
54.Crystal stilits- allight the night
53.Elf power- in a cave
52.Hush arbours- hush arbors
51.Clark- turning dragoon
50.Half man half biscuit- csi:ambleside
49.The jimmy cake- spectre and crown
48.Growing- all the way
47.Women- women
46.Merzbow- annica
45.Original silence- the second original silence
44.This bike is a pipe bomb- convertible
43.Monade- monstre cosmic
42.An albatross- the an albatross family album
41.Rolo tomassi- hysterics
40.Stephen malkmus and the jicks- real emotional trash
39.Tv on the radio- dear science
38.Sparks- exotic creatures of the deep
37.Deerhoof- offend Maggie
36.Liquid liquid- slip in and out of phenomenon
35.Flight of the conchords- flight of the conchords
34.Acid mothers temple & the melting paradiso u.f.o.-
recurring dream & the apocalypse of darkeness
33.Aidan john moffat- I can hear your heart
32.Mudhoney –the lucky ones
31.Sun city girls / Jason spaceman- mr lonely
30.Einsturzende neubauten- the jewels
29.Sonic youth / merzbow / mats gustaffson- syr 8
28.Mogwai- the hawk is howling
27.Kimya dawson- alphabutt
26.The hospitals- hairdryer peace
25.Daemian frost- spirito di daemo
24.The fall- imperial wax solvent
23.Hrtk- nostalgia
22.The Dudley corporation- year of the husband
21.Secret chiefs 3- xaphan
20.Abe vigoda- skeleton
19.Waves- wavves
18.Farmers market- surfin u.s.s.r.
17.Halfset- another way of being there
16.Julian cope- black sheep
15.the silver mt zion memorial orchestra & the tra la la la band-
13 blues for thirteen moons
14.Sigur ros- med sud I eyrum vid spilium endalaust
13.Adebisi shank- this is the albumof a band called….
12.Fucked up- the chemistry of common life
11.Thank you- terrible two
10.Suishou no fune- prayer for chibi
9.Ponytail- ice cream spiritual
8.Pivot- o soundtrack my heart
7.Stereolab- chemical chords
6.Gang gang dance- saint dymphna
5.Extra life- secular world
4.Experimental dental school- jane doe loves me
3.Portishead- third
2.Nick cave and the bad seeds- dig!!! Lazarus dig!!!
1.Fuck buttons- street horrsing

thats it....... now discuss!

noisereductions · 12.22.2008, 01:20 PM

Only if you discuss mine.

SYRFox · 12.22.2008, 01:23 PM

This is a great top Pauly,though I would disagree with some albums (the TV on the Radio one disappointed me, and I can't stand Fleet Foxes) - but hey it's your personnal top and tastes obviously.
Good work man

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 01:29 PM

i agree , thats why they are 39 and 98 respectivly.. its all relative yknow!!!

SYRFox · 12.22.2008, 01:39 PM

haha yeah
and anyway i'm really glad to see turning dragon on there, it's a great album.
mogwai's new one as well, it is hated by a lot of people but i find it beautiful

GravitySlips · 12.22.2008, 01:39 PM

I quite enjoyed Dig Lazarus Dig, but I don't think I'd put it in my top 10. Ditto for the Experimental Dental School album.
I shall definitely need to check out Fuck Buttons

Overall I really like this list though, some really nice inculsions. That Extra Life album appeared pretty high in atsonicpark's list as well, definitely another to check out.

noisereductions · 12.22.2008, 03:55 PM

Pauly, I'm not trying to be a jerk here, just curious. In my Top 10 thread you talked about how you didnt like the M83 album much. Yet it appears on yr list. And obviously I can see it's down at #96, but if the lower part of yr list is albums yr not even into, then why make a Top 100? Why not a just narrow it down to Top 50? 20? 10?

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 03:57 PM

because i was arguing the toss with myself on about 80 albums i wanted in so rather than drop 30 i opted to add in 20.. lesser of two evils so to speak.. i could have gone on to 120 for example xiu xiu would have been 101......

i totally forgot the these are powers album...... edited!!!

greedrex · 12.22.2008, 03:59 PM

no Free Kitten?

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 03:59 PM

also.. its not i hate the lower reaches of the list... i am just not as into them as the rest of them.. seriously, i dont expect anyone to understand my logic........

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedrex

no Free Kitten?

93!

greedrex · 12.22.2008, 04:00 PM

noisereductions · 12.22.2008, 04:14 PM

I really hated INHERIT. I hate to say it, but it's the truth.

atari 2600 · 12.22.2008, 04:22 PM

cool list...mind if I post mine here?

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 04:29 PM

of course not atari but surely if i get a thread of my own you deserve one too!!!!!! up to you good sir!

SYRFox · 12.22.2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

because i was arguing the toss with myself on about 80 albums i wanted in so rather than drop 30 i opted to add in 20.. lesser of two evils so to speak.. i could have gone on to 120 for example xiu xiu would have been 101......

i totally forgot the these are powers album...... edited!!!

Actually Terrific Seasons was 2007 - but the Taro Tarot EP is 2008 on the other hand.
The HTRK album was also released in 2007

but those are nice choices though

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.22.2008, 05:37 PM

ok...... shit.. you are right.... a fuck it!!

ill rejig it later.....

atsonicpark · 12.22.2008, 06:15 PM

nice teeth scratching enamel stuff.

12.22.2008, 11:01 PM

I only take into consideration what Thurston Moore or other musicians I admire list as their favourite. I'm a hipster like that.

greenlight · 12.23.2008, 08:06 AM

nice job

12.22.2008, 01:18 PM	#1
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	i found it real hard to stick down 50... so this year i went for a very personal and accurate top 100 albums of the year..........so here it is... 100.The breeders- maountain battles 99.Fleet foxes- fleet foxes 98.Nine inch nails- the slip 97.M83- Saturdays = youth 96.Bon iver- for emma, forever ago 95.Polysics- we ate the machine 94.Crystal castles- crystal castles 93.Free kitten- inherit 92.Jandek- myth of blue icicles 91.These are powers- terrible seasons 90.Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!- be your own shit 89.Elbow- this seldom seen kid 88.Kayo dot- blue lambency downward 87.Grails- doomsdayers holiday 86.Hair police- certainty of swarms 85.The notwist- the devil, you and me 84.The kills- midnight boom 83.Boris- smile 82.The bug- London zoo 81.Blood red shoes- box of secrets 80.Sunn o)))- domkirke 79.Don caballero – punkgasm 78.Grouper- dragging a dead dear up a hill 77.Foals- antidotes 76.Jonny greenwood- there will be blood 75.Vivian girls- Vivian girls 74.Burning star core- challenger 73.Prurient- and, still waiting 72.Cranes-cranes 71.Oneda- preteen weaponary 70.Spiritualized- songs in a & e 69.Nurse with wound- huffin rag blues 68.Awesome color- electric aboriginies 67.Neil diamond- home before dark 66.This will destroy you- this will destroy you 65.Autechre- quarstice 64.Parenthietical girls- entanglements 63.wedding present- el rey 62.No age- nouns 61.Religious knives- the door 60.Metallica- death magnetic 59.Fujiya and miyagi- lightbulbs 58.Dj scotch egg- drumized 57.Negativland- thigmotactic 56.Thurston moore- sensitive / lethal 55.Tall firs- too old to die young 54.Crystal stilits- allight the night 53.Elf power- in a cave 52.Hush arbours- hush arbors 51.Clark- turning dragoon 50.Half man half biscuit- csi:ambleside 49.The jimmy cake- spectre and crown 48.Growing- all the way 47.Women- women 46.Merzbow- annica 45.Original silence- the second original silence 44.This bike is a pipe bomb- convertible 43.Monade- monstre cosmic 42.An albatross- the an albatross family album 41.Rolo tomassi- hysterics 40.Stephen malkmus and the jicks- real emotional trash 39.Tv on the radio- dear science 38.Sparks- exotic creatures of the deep 37.Deerhoof- offend Maggie 36.Liquid liquid- slip in and out of phenomenon 35.Flight of the conchords- flight of the conchords 34.Acid mothers temple & the melting paradiso u.f.o.- recurring dream & the apocalypse of darkeness 33.Aidan john moffat- I can hear your heart 32.Mudhoney –the lucky ones 31.Sun city girls / Jason spaceman- mr lonely 30.Einsturzende neubauten- the jewels 29.Sonic youth / merzbow / mats gustaffson- syr 8 28.Mogwai- the hawk is howling 27.Kimya dawson- alphabutt 26.The hospitals- hairdryer peace 25.Daemian frost- spirito di daemo 24.The fall- imperial wax solvent 23.Hrtk- nostalgia 22.The Dudley corporation- year of the husband 21.Secret chiefs 3- xaphan 20.Abe vigoda- skeleton 19.Waves- wavves 18.Farmers market- surfin u.s.s.r. 17.Halfset- another way of being there 16.Julian cope- black sheep 15.the silver mt zion memorial orchestra & the tra la la la band- 13 blues for thirteen moons 14.Sigur ros- med sud I eyrum vid spilium endalaust 13.Adebisi shank- this is the albumof a band called…. 12.Fucked up- the chemistry of common life 11.Thank you- terrible two 10.Suishou no fune- prayer for chibi 9.Ponytail- ice cream spiritual 8.Pivot- o soundtrack my heart 7.Stereolab- chemical chords 6.Gang gang dance- saint dymphna 5.Extra life- secular world 4.Experimental dental school- jane doe loves me 3.Portishead- third 2.Nick cave and the bad seeds- dig!!! Lazarus dig!!! 1.Fuck buttons- street horrsing thats it....... now discuss! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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12.22.2008, 01:20 PM	#2
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Only if you discuss mine.
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12.22.2008, 01:23 PM	#3
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	This is a great top Pauly,though I would disagree with some albums (the TV on the Radio one disappointed me, and I can't stand Fleet Foxes) - but hey it's your personnal top and tastes obviously. Good work man
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12.22.2008, 01:29 PM	#4
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	i agree , thats why they are 39 and 98 respectivly.. its all relative yknow!!! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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12.22.2008, 01:39 PM	#5
SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	haha yeah and anyway i'm really glad to see turning dragon on there, it's a great album. mogwai's new one as well, it is hated by a lot of people but i find it beautiful
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12.22.2008, 01:39 PM	#6
GravitySlips children of satan Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 373	I quite enjoyed Dig Lazarus Dig, but I don't think I'd put it in my top 10. Ditto for the Experimental Dental School album. I shall definitely need to check out Fuck Buttons Overall I really like this list though, some really nice inculsions. That Extra Life album appeared pretty high in atsonicpark's list as well, definitely another to check out.
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12.22.2008, 03:55 PM	#7
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Pauly, I'm not trying to be a jerk here, just curious. In my Top 10 thread you talked about how you didnt like the M83 album much. Yet it appears on yr list. And obviously I can see it's down at #96, but if the lower part of yr list is albums yr not even into, then why make a Top 100? Why not a just narrow it down to Top 50? 20? 10?
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12.22.2008, 03:57 PM	#8
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	because i was arguing the toss with myself on about 80 albums i wanted in so rather than drop 30 i opted to add in 20.. lesser of two evils so to speak.. i could have gone on to 120 for example xiu xiu would have been 101...... i totally forgot the these are powers album...... edited!!! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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12.22.2008, 03:59 PM	#9
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	no Free Kitten? __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	doh! __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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12.22.2008, 04:14 PM	#13
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I really hated INHERIT. I hate to say it, but it's the truth.
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12.22.2008, 04:22 PM	#14
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	cool list...mind if I post mine here?
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12.22.2008, 04:29 PM	#15
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	of course not atari but surely if i get a thread of my own you deserve one too!!!!!! up to you good sir! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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12.22.2008, 05:37 PM	#17
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	ok...... shit.. you are right.... a fuck it!! ill rejig it later..... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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12.22.2008, 06:15 PM	#18
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	nice teeth scratching enamel stuff. __________________
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12.22.2008, 11:01 PM	#19
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I only take into consideration what Thurston Moore or other musicians I admire list as their favourite. I'm a hipster like that.
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12.23.2008, 08:06 AM	#20
greenlight invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,131	nice job __________________
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