{"id":947,"date":"2008-12-15T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T00:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godandculture.wordpress.com\/?p=947"},"modified":"2010-01-05T22:18:56","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T03:18:56","slug":"five-favorite-albums-of-08-plus-some-other-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/five-favorite-albums-of-08-plus-some-other-things","title":{"rendered":"Five Favorite Albums of ’08, plus some other things"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Five Favorite Albums of 2008:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bob Dylan – Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased – 1989-2008<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Only Bob Dylan would leave masterpieces unreleased. The songs on these two songs showcase why Dylan is the greatest songwriter of all time. Songs like “Red River Shore” and “Cross the Green Mountain” tell stories full of painful memories and regret. Add in a couple of fantastic live tracks and covers and you have yourself another modern-day masterpiece from Mr. Zimmerman.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sun Kil Moon – April<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

No one can write a long song quite like Mark Kozelek. This is an album full of songs so beautiful and painful and personal, it’s like listening to your best friend read his diary out loud to you. “Lost Verses” opens the album with the singer wandering through the streets of San Francisco after his death and watching all his friends and family. This leads into a journey through the interior of a mind haunted by memory and past regrets. With every song being a ballad and weighing in at nearly 80 minutes, this is not an album for the impatient.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is one of the most wonderful debut albums I have ever heard. Full of expert songwriting and gorgeous harmonies, songs like “Meadowlarks” will leave you crying with their tranquil and simple beauty, while tracks such as “White Winter Hymnal” and “Ragged Wood” will take your breath away with their extravagance and power.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is probably the album I’ve listened to most in 2008. It features some of the most fantastic instrumental and vocal performances I’ve ever heard. Try to listen to the breakdown in the title track without headbanging (or something similar), or the coda in “Smokin From Shootin” without leaving your mouth agape in astonishment. Even though it wasn’t all to warmly\u00a0received\u00a0by critics (thanks mostly to “Highly Suspicious”), that won’t stop me from calling this my favorite rock album of 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She & Him – Volume One<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She is actress Zooey Deschanel. He is producer M. Ward. Together they make an album that chronicles the history of popular song that’s very near perfect. Zooey is a wonderful singer, and M. Ward produces and arranges in a way reminiscent of the pop songs of the 50’s and 60’s. It’s an album you can sing along with over and over again without getting sick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Great Movies of 2008:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wall-E<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dark Knight<\/span><\/p>\n

Synecdoche, New York<\/span><\/p>\n

U2 3D<\/span><\/p>\n

One Movie From 2007 That’s Still Worth Talking About:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There Will Be Blood<\/span><\/p>\n

One Album From 2007 That’s Still Worth Talking About:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible<\/span><\/p>\n

Albums to Look Forward to In 2009:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Bird – Noble Beast (January 20)<\/span><\/p>\n

U2 – No Line On the Horizon<\/span><\/p>\n

Jars of Clay<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilco<\/span><\/p>\n

Derek Webb – Stockholm Syndrome<\/span><\/p>\n

Radiohead (?)<\/span><\/p>\n

Films to Look Forward to In 2009:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Road<\/span><\/p>\n

Up <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It Might Get Loud<\/span><\/p>\n

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