Week After Jim's Weekly Music Thread: Best albums YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO (NOT NECESSARILY BEST ALBUMS OF NEW MUSIC RELEASED IN 2008 YOU GODDAMN KNUCKLEHEADS) IN '08? Edition

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2008 11:24 AM CST Comment 57 comments

It's been a while...so yeah. Let's move this one up.

Because the previous FanPost wasn't good enough for colin, I thought this would better satisfy his nerdy tendencies that we're all fond and sick of at the same time. Over the last few years, I find myself increasingly overwhelmed and consequently less aware of contemporary music, so if you find my list dated, to not include anything relevant to Sox offseason activities, and not be worthy for Pitchforkmedia or Now That's What I Call Music (i.e., Kenwo the kickboxer), feel free to flag.

In no particular order:

Velvet Underground - VU, a previous collection of unreleased recordings
TVOTR - Dear Science
Brian Eno - Music for Airports
Lo Cor De Plana - Tant Deman
Sea and Cake - Car Alarm
Fred Anderson Quartet - Vol 1
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Fela Kuti - Original Sufferhead
Amon Duul II - Phallus De
Lucifer Rising sountrack for Kenneth Anger film
Goblin - Profondo Rosso sountrack for Dario Argento film
Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription

The first snow just hit Boston, and I'm off to work on a friggin' Sunday to knock out a paper.

OSFIB

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only been 4 days for jim's thread

so i edited your title

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 11:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

totally, didn't mean to slight his thread, which is a worthy contribution to the series

this one’s just for you, you little bitch ;)

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2008 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well offhand, since i'm obviously supposed to answer

one that comes to mind most immediately is Howl by BRMC. fucking outstanding album. don’t know why or how i waited so long on that one.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 3:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

oh shit.

this is too hard.

by mjthor on Dec 7, 2008 5:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Marquee Moon and Electric Warrior are both on that list

so’s Dear Science for that matter.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 5:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I found some great records this year.

These are the ones I’ve listened A LOT:

Gun Club – Fire of Love
Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady
Public Image Ltd. – First Edition
The Band – Music From Big Pink
Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything?
Pere Ubu – Dub Housing

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Dec 7, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

i've been meaning to get into PIL

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 8:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, they're great.

I had Secend Edition (Metal Box in a non-metal case) for a long time before I really started liking it. I was looking for First Edition for a few years before I finally came across it this summer. It also rules.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Dec 7, 2008 9:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

by first edition, do you mean first issue?

jah wobble is awesome. i borrowed a bass guitar last summer, and one of the few songs i learned was socialist, because its simply one line, but its so hypnotic.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2008 10:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes!

I went and checked Second Edition, thinking that’s the one I had the title wrong for.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Dec 7, 2008 11:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If we are talking NEW albums in 2008....

Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Ludacris – Theater of the Mind
Weezer – The Red Album
T.I. – King

by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 7, 2008 11:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

(slapping forehead)

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Dec 7, 2008 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the cool was released december '07, btw

but ignoring that, as it’s not the point of the fanpost, as a segue into my list:

Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor

i strongly liked ‘eardrum’, but wouldn’t put it on a “best of” list.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 8, 2008 1:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah Dec '07, close enough

I actually didn’t buy it until Spring, so now it applies.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 8, 2008 7:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

flagged for making jim question humanity

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 8, 2008 7:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

flagged for not making jim question humanity

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 8:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

flagged for making me put up this goddamn fanpost

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 8, 2008 9:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i didn't do a damn thing.

i was perfectly happy with jim’s thread. where was i bitching about jim’s thread? y’all are making shit up.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon, i'm teasing yo, but wtf, JCM24 could've posted that in jim's thread

unless from his perspective, the best shit he listened to in 2008 happened to be new music released in 2008

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 8, 2008 10:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i think it's a reading comprehension issue.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, could not have discovered this music in any other year

Besides The Cool, which I DID happen to discover in this year.

So lick one!

by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 8, 2008 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I need to listen to some more Velvet Underground over break. Sweet Jane is a snapping-your-fingers, head-bobbin', sly-grinning good song and I'm down with Lou Reed, so...

by CWSKeith on Dec 8, 2008 12:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

ALL of it!

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Dec 8, 2008 12:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

highly recommend it

"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM

by Illini0509 on Dec 8, 2008 12:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea.

Excellent Mississippi blues.

i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.

by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 9:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Sweet Tea....

One of the first times Buddy really changed the tone of that Strat for the backwoods, deep sound. One of the most phenomenal guitar players ever. Hoytsstash’s personal favorite of all time. Walkin’ Through the Woods a timeless classic. Started playing the guitar 20 years ago because of him.
Good call WU

How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.

by Hoytsstash on Dec 8, 2008 7:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No shit. I thought I was being obscure.

Big props, HS. I am kinda fond of Look What All You Got and Tramp meself. Hope he plays them when I see him in February.

i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.

by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Buddy Guy was given his honorary doctorate by Columbia, on the day I graduated in 2006.

He performed acoustic at our ceremony – in his cap and gown. It was pretty fucking sweet.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 9, 2008 8:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Great story - thanks.

i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.

by winningugly on Dec 9, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

miles davis-dig....

gotta love it

takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm

by furby2056 on Dec 8, 2008 4:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Beirut - "The Flying Club Cup"

I can’t remember if I got into this in the actual calendar year of 2008 (could have been late 2007).

But I like. And their previous release, Gulag Orkestar.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 5:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and another 2007 that I got into this year...

White Stripes – Icky Thump.

I dig, I dig!

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 5:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

For a spin - how about an album from 2007 that you can't bear to listen to anymore????

Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 5:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The Black Keys --

Attack and Release

Hoytsstash recommends any Black Keys album for that matter.

How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.

by Hoytsstash on Dec 8, 2008 7:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

agreed

"Oh, that's easy. White Sox. I'm not one of these fair-weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer; beautiful people up there. People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball. South Side." -O'Bama

by Hawk is God on Dec 8, 2008 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Damn -- I don't know why I haven't brought up this CD earlier...

Mark Ronson’s “Version” is pretty neat, kind of a collaboration of covers and some rock+jazz stuff. “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse is such a great great song — I wish I was able to see that sung at Lollapalooza (not by AW, I don’t think, but in any case…) a few years back.

by CWSKeith on Dec 8, 2008 10:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

the version of toxic on that cd

is phenomenal

sit*

by U-God on Dec 8, 2008 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

have we already talked about how toxic is definitely a good song?

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW, I will, in fact, be at Wutang on Saturday. Should be a blast, eh?

by CWSKeith on Dec 10, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hell yes

if you hit up a bar afterwards, go to firehaus

sit*

by U-God on Dec 10, 2008 7:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't think Keith could get into bars....

though he is quite a mature young man for whatever age he is, I might add.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 10, 2008 9:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

WU, not a word for this comment, please. Nothing about rooms, or ending up togethers.

heh heh. I feel like I practically set you up.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Dec 10, 2008 9:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you know hsa

i just don’t think you’re worthy enough to comment on this thread. you clearly don’t know enough about music. you’re just not up enough on your pitchforkmedia, av, stereogum, what have you. i think next time i’ll have to send out an invite before contribute another music fan post.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 11, 2008 8:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs