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Thanks for all the comments! I wanted to respond to a few in particular...

CheckUrPulse wrote:

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i did a top 10 list
http://www.bemessymedia.com/favorite-albums-of-2008

very electic taste RY. i like this time of year...i get to hop around the net and read about albums that i haven't heard yet. and there's a lot. either i am out of the loop or there's just more music out. or both

I obviously like some of the stuff on your list. There are a couple things I'm unfamiliar with, but I'm going to check out.

ciamar wrote:

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The only record that would have been on my list that was missing was The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley. I thought it was pretty decent. And I take it you weren't too impressed with Viva La Vida or Gossip in the Grain?

Gnarls is a good call actually. I like that record (though it took a while to grow on me). It kind of got lost in the shuffle I guess. I like the Coldplay record too. It's leaps and bounds better than "X&Y" was for me, but there were still a few too many songs that just don't resonate with me. The good songs are excellent though. The Ray record I kind of feel similarly about. It's good, but just not top 25 material for me.

JessRose24 wrote:

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Really interesting picks, RY. I LOVE that Lady Gaga is on there- and so high up too!- as well as echoing the dittos for MGMT, GirlTalk, Fleet Foxes, and Cut Copy. I'm just getting into TVOTR's Dear Science, and suspect it will be on my list, too. I would surely put Gossip in the Grain on my list, as well as Tha Carter III, and I can't help it: I've fallen for 808s and Heartbreak. Kanye gets me. Hot Chip's "Made in the Dark" is great, too.

Jess, I think GaGa has a legitimate shot at being around for a while (which is difficult with the genre of music she makes). She's already written songs for Britney and The New Kids. She's got all of the necessary elements to stick. A lot of people LOVE "Tha Carter III." I get it...I see why people like it, but to me it's more entertainment. Hot Chip is a good call too! I would've liked to have checked that out, but didn't get the chance outside of a couple songs.

Chimpat wrote:

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Good stuff Richard, a great mix in your top 25. I just finished my top 10 and we have a few similarities....Bon Iver, Kings of Leon & Fleet Foxes. I rank Ryan Adams' album right about where you do, it pains me to say it but it's just not that good overall. A couple really good songs ("Stop" & "Cobwebs" are great), but not great overall. The one album that I included that I haven't seen anyone talk about is The Black Keys, "Attack & Release". I've read a ton of top 10 lists and haven't seen anyone mention it to date. Kind of surprises me, I think it's a great album. Andrea, nice list. I saw City & Colour open for Tegan & Sara earlier this year and he was pretty good. I didn't realize how big his following was (especially in Canada) until speaking to some people at the show. Adam, would have loved to put the Death Cab album in my top 10 but couldn't get it in there. Felt like it was okay, but not great overall. I LOVE "Cath" though and dig "Long Division" too. Here's my list if you want to take a look: http://thetremagazine.blo...op-10-albums-of-2008.html This year it seems like TV On The Radio's album falls in that place for me, I've listened to it several times but it does nothing for me. That's what makes the world go round though, it would be pretty boring if we all had the same exact lists and interests.

The Black Keys is a really good call Pat. I didn't really get to spend as much time with it as I would've liked, but it's come highly recommended to me from some friends of mine. A good friend of mine ranked the record in their top 5 for the year, which intrigues me. I think TVOR...for me, it's really all about what they're doing. I really don't think there is any band out there right now with their sound. They keep reinventing their sound without being weird for the sake of being weird. I think their stuff actually is pretty easy on the ears, but I get what you're saying. I think that choice for me this year may be SantoGold. I don't think it's bad by any means, but it just doesn't do much for me.

OnlyWapnerCanJudgeMe wrote:

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Hey Richard - We have really similar tastes in music, so it was weird to me that you didn't put Adele on there. Any reason? Esp. since you seem to like music in that vein like Morrison, Duffy, Lidell, etc. Stacey

Stacey, I think there are some really good songs on the Adele cd. Some are flat out great. But start to finish, I find there to be a few too many songs that don't do much for me.