2008 > The Year in Music

[Double Down]

How lucky could I possibly be, though? I watch Fuse, MTV2, and VH1 in the middle of the night (when they actually play music videos), and I've yet to run into any of their songs. When I'm in the car, I sometimes listen to a couple of local stations that'll play Britney Spears, but never play Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers.

I think I've heard one Jonas Brother song twice, and one Miley Cyrus song a handful of times. It's not like when I'm watching Nocturnal State on VH1, and they play "Womanizer" every half hour.

My only exposure to the Jonas Brothers was at halftime of the Cowboys Thanksgiving game on TV. I didn't enjoy it too much, to be honest.

 

[SuperJediHero]

Mariah Carey and Beyonce!!!

 

[Mee]

Katy Perry is actually really good. You obviously judge her by the only two songs you've heard from her.

Actually, I watched a concert of hers on the DirectTV channel, so I've heard more.

 

[AxlsAppetite]

I gotta say, I don't "get" all the hate people have for acts like the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana. People complain about it like it's everywhere, but I've managed to avoid those acts almost entirely.

Same here. I don't like their music but I don't hate them. The only thing I hate about the Jonas Brothers is that right now they could have almost any girl they want but they choose to wait till they're married, WTF is up with that?


Oh and to the ChiDem comments, When AFD was released there wasn't any hype for it either and it didn't sell many copies. Just you wait and see.

I don't like Lil' Wayne's music at all, i think mostly because whenever i hear his voice I imagine him on the crapper in his recording stuido dropping a big one.

 

[Manic]

Same here. I don't like their music but I don't hate them. The only thing I hate about the Jonas Brothers is that right now they could have almost any girl they want but they choose to wait till they're married, WTF is up with that?

I call bull. I know the Jonas Brothers pledged their virginity until marriage and all that, but who do they think they're kidding?

 

[Double Down]

I call bull. I know the Jonas Brothers pledged their virginity until marriage and all that, but who do they think they're kidding?

Teens Often Cheat On No-Sex Pledges
Those Who Take Pledge Often Have Riskier Sex

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- Teens who take a pledge to abstain from sex until marriage are no less likely than their peers to actually refrain from sexual activity, according to a study published Monday.
Also, those teens are more likely to engage in sex without protection from disease or pregnancy, the research by Johns Hopkins University indicates.
The study by Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. Janet Elise Rosenbaum was released in the January edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. {OD: This is a link in the original article to the published paper}
The findings come as no surprise to Mandy Black, founder of the Little Steps mentoring program in Simpsonville, S.C.
Little Steps was developed as a place where pregnant teens and young parents can find a sympathetic ear and advice from someone who's been there.
"We have a big belief here in being real about these kinds of things," Black told WYFF-TV.
Black said she was unmarried when she had her first child at 18 -- after taking the pledge.
"I was heavily involved in an abstinence program through our church -- right before I got pregnant," Black said.
The Johns Hopkins study compared the attitudes and behavior of about 1,000 high school students who had taken a virginity pledge to those who hadn't.
Researchers said that they found no significant difference in sexual activity, including the number of partners or the age at which the teen lost his or her virginity.
The study also found that teens who had taken a virginity pledge were less likely to use condoms or other birth control.
Black said that she understands the appeal of abstinence programs and that many parents fear sending a mixed message by encouraging abstinence but still talking about birth control. . . .

http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/18380406/detail.html

 

[Manic]

Give it a year or so. Some teenage ho will come out of the cuts, holding a baby she claims belongs to a Jonas brother. Which brother? The hell if she knows. She slept with all of them.

 

[Double Down]

Give it a year or so. Some teenage ho will come out of the cuts, holding a baby she claims belongs to a Jonas brother. Which brother? The hell if she knows. She slept with all of them.

Odds are, at least one of them is gay. I'm willing to bet.

 

[stardust]

Can't remember one really good song that came out last year...

 

[Double Down]

Can't remember one really good song that came out last year...

Does this help?

 

[stardust]

Does this help?

These were the ones I was hoping to be able to forget.

 

[Double Down]

None of those were on my top 12, which I posted earlier in the thread. What kind of music do you like?

 

[EdRyder]

Mainstream hip hop/rap sucked, though Cube's Raw Footage was pretty darn good. Kanye completly dissappointed me, and Eminem's and Dre's albums pushed back for next year makes me hop that 2009 will be a LOT better.

Thats Mainstream for ya. Good year for hip hop tho. Elzhi,The Roots,KP,Black Milk ,.. NERD's album ,The Foreign Exchanges new one.. Not a bad year at all.

 

[Darthphere]

Completely dreadful year for pop music. Between Lil' Wayne, The Jonas Brothers, Rihanna and Beyonce and that awful as **** "Single Ladies", this year was one of the worst in recent memory. Katy Perry and Taylor Swift's albums were the high points for me.

I judge pop music like this. A whole bunch of songs that you listen to, and if it gets stuck in your head and you find yourself singing it in an elevator or something, then it was a successful as a pop song. I had a lot of **** stuck in my head this year, so as far as pop music goes, it was probably an up year.

And you only hate the Jonas Brothers because whoever dumped Taylor Swift's skinny ass.

 

[CashforStash]

Im a 70's, 80's, and 90's music kind of guy, so I don't care about music now a days.

 

[Double Down]

Im a 70's, 80's, and 90's music kind of guy, so I don't care about music now a days.

Are you still watching Jaws every single day?

 

[chamber-music]

There was some Great music in 2008. I think perhaps mainstream music media has a bit less variety in the US than the UK. Here are some of my favourites.

Sam Sparro- Black and Gold (great single the type prince might have made)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v3TqxcLwbzI

Mystery Jets- Twenty One (awesome album, 80s style pop fun The Killers might have made before they became serious and boring)
Young Love-http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qz-FoGp3p0s
Two Doors Down- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2U
Half In Love With Elizabeth- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P0SjfLqzwj8

Elbow- Seldom Seen Kid (great album better than Coldplays IMO)
Grounds For Divorce- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iL4mywCOJXA
One Day like This- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QYdGYbAsT00

The Kills- Midnight Boom (great album, atlast no longer the poor mans white stripes)
Cheap and Cheerful- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G6wUPCqwWI8
Last Day of Magic- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JkEwk7wZVV8
URA Fever- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w3fZP7QC4PE

Friendly Fires- Freindly Fires (great music even greater dancing t
Paris- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lw63INYBcYA
Jump In The Pool- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ofRCldHb7X0

Neon Neon- Stainless Style (a concept album about John DeLorean made up of Hip Hop and 80s pop music, shouldn't work but does)
Dream Cars- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt924g5lZ7w
I Told Her on Alderaan / Trick for Treat http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LadgANhOhiI


Wild Beasts- impossible to pigeon hole but really intresting music. Lead singer has one of the higest falsetto's I've ever heard.
Devils Crayon- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzJqEg_WEQ
Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW6USsmR70

Foals- Antidotes (great album, great live)
Hummer- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GG2Ou4-J5YA
Red Sock Pugie- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZuTIYEe_p8
Cassius- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PIgXvT4_Ky8
Olympic Airways- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuD3DBskpg


Other Artists I liked this year included
Alternative/Indie
White Denim, Tv On The Radio, The Teenagers, Pete And The Pirates, Late Of The Pier, Ladyhawke, Ebony Bones, Damn Arms, Black Kids, The Charlatans.

Hip Hop
Plastic Little, LMFAO, The Cool Kids, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Iglu & Hartly

Electronic/Dance
The Presets, MGMT, Metronomy, M83, Hercules & The Love Affair

 

[Double Down]

Mystery Jets- Twenty One (awesome album, 80s style pop fun The Killers might have made before they became serious and boring)
Young Love-http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qz-FoGp3p0s
Two Doors Down- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2U
Half In Love With Elizabeth- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P0SjfLqzwj8

I really like what I have heard off this CD, but it isn't sold in the U.S.
I have Zootime and the Young Love CD single, and I have been able to track down a few other songs. But I can't get the full CD.
I have the Foals CD, but I admire it more than I enjoy it.
And I only recently started to get into Friendly Fires. I think their best song is On Board.

 

[gogetter0587]

I really like what I have heard off this CD, but it isn't sold in the U.S.
I have Zootime and the Young Love CD single, and I have been able to track down a few other songs. But I can't get the full CD.
I have the Foals CD, but I admire it more than I enjoy it.
And I only recently started to get into Friendly Fires. I think their best song is On Board.

There were definitely some good albums/songs that came out this year.

1. Black Keys - Attack and Release

2. Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain

3. Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

4. Amos Lee- Last days at the lodge

5. Toadies- No deliverance

6. Death Cab for cutie - Narrow stairs ( grows on you )

7. Tv on the Radio - Dear Science

 

[PWN3R]

The rap/hip hop genre of '08 can be described in one word:
AUTO-TUNE.

lololooloololololollo

 

[Double Down]

There were definitely some good albums/songs that came out this year.

1. Black Keys - Attack and Release

2. Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain

3. Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

4. Amos Lee- Last days at the lodge

5. Toadies- No deliverance

6. Death Cab for cutie - Narrow stairs ( grows on you )

7. Tv on the Radio - Dear Science

The Black Keys went to the same high school I did. As did Joseph Arthur and Chrissie Hynde. Not all at the same time, of course.
(Non-musically we had Angie Everhart, Melina Kanakaredes and Judy Resnick.)

 

[gogetter0587]

The Black Keys went to the same high school I did. As did Joseph Arthur and Chrissie Hynde. Not all at the same time, of course.
(Non-musically we had Angie Everhart, Melina Kanakaredes and Judy Resnick.)

Ive seen them 3 times in concert. They can put on a show for certain.

 

[Double Down]

Yep. Attack and Release is their best CD yet (I put it on my top 12, which I posted earlier).
This was easily one of the best songs of the year:
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[The Chairman]

I judge pop music like this. A whole bunch of songs that you listen to, and if it gets stuck in your head and you find yourself singing it in an elevator or something, then it was a successful as a pop song. I had a lot of **** stuck in my head this year, so as far as pop music goes, it was probably an up year.

And you only hate the Jonas Brothers because whoever dumped Taylor Swift's skinny ass.

No, that just intensified my already deeply seething hatred towards all things Jonas related.

And I guess I partially agree with what you said, because as much as I hate that ****ing "Single Ladies" **** Beyonce did, I find it strangely infectious as well.

 

[gogetter0587]

Yep. Attack and Release is their best CD yet (I put it on my top 12, which I posted earlier).
This was easily one of the best songs of the year:

Raconteurs album is Awesome.

The name is suspect at best but Back Door Slam is Awesome as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoUDjFMgUKM