Of Montreal // “False Priest” : 2010.09.14
genre psych pop glam sounds like the album’s cover art. Saturday morning cartoon funk. Prince and Bowie on a date at a graffiti-covered soda fountain. notes higher production values does the band good. verdict if albums were rated on likelihood that Peter would sing along at top volume with the windows of the car rolled down then this album would get an 11 out of 10.
Terrorism, war, recession . . . whatever. This was a terrific decade for music. These were the albums that gripped me and never let go and remain head-and-shoulders above the rest.
These are albums I love listening to from beginning to end and have a magical appeal no matter the time, place or mood. These are not necessarily the albums I respect the most. In other words: this is a list of what I consider to be my favorite albums—but not, in all cases, what I consider to be the best albums. I’ve listed them in chronological order of discovery (I guess I didn’t discover anything good during college years: 1995-1998.)
01 abbey road the beatles [part of my earliest musical memories—thank you Mom] All time favorite. The second side of the album is my favorite 22 minutes of popular music recorded.
02 thriller michael jackson [Dixon 1982, age 5] Do I need to explain anything? Even if the only song on the album was Wanna Be Startin’ Something, this would be one of my five favorite albums.
I need to rate and sort and organize and, apparently, report back. I can’t help it. after the jump, I’ve listed my favorite albums of 2008 along with some other musical tidbits: