http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2008/12/17/your_top_five_albums_of_2008 Comments On: <i>YOUR</i> Top Five Albums of 2008 by Ezra Caraeff en-us Copyright 2009 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2. Vic Chestnut / Elf Power - Dark Developments
3. Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
4. Grouper - Dragging a Dead Dear Up a Hill
5. Breeders - Mountain Battles
Posted by Mike Burnett]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:06:35 -0800 Portland Mercury 2/ Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
3/ Helms Alee - Night Terror
4/ Triclops! - Out of Africa
5/ Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunday at Devil Dirt
Posted by starbird]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:39:52 -0800 Portland Mercury
Dutchess and the Duke "She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke

Portishead "Third"

Evangelicals "The Evening Descends"

Delta Spirit "Ode to Sunshine"

TV on the Radio "Dear Science"

plus anything having to do with Bonerville.
Posted by kreitler]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:39:23 -0800 Portland Mercury helio sequence -- keep your eyes ahead
neil halstead -- oh! mighty engine
bon iver -- for emma, forever ago
the walkmen -- you & me
q-tip -- the renaissance
albert hammond, jr. -- como te llama?
bloc party -- intimacy

song: the muslims "extinction"
Posted by teresa mcmeans]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:37:50 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Dr. Something]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:10:50 -0800 Portland Mercury
Nick Jaina - Wool
Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth
Telescope Vehicle - Skies & Butterflies EP
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Dykeritz - Rearrangerologyistics

Song:

Amanda Palmer - "Oasis"
Posted by Dr. Something]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:32:57 -0800 Portland Mercury
I was surprised by a comment someone made about the bands in Portland. I saw so many good shows this past year and the best ones were local bands -
Posted by Evy]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:02:40 -0800 Portland Mercury clinic - do it
starfucker - s\t
of montreal - skeletal lamping (I heard it was bad, didn't go to their show, and am kicking myself because I love it.)
hercules & love affair

Posted by amberdaaawn]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:57:38 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Ste. Goldie]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:35:28 -0800 Portland Mercury
black mercies - Murder It Sweetly
Westfold - Morning Commute
AristeiA - You give me strength, You give me patience
Diesto - Isle of Marauder
Sirhan Sirhan (San Diego) - Blood

Favorite song of the year is NEW DRESS by Prize County - another favorite Portland band. This song came out on Clutches, a split 10" vinyl with LOOM from SLC.


Posted by Evy]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:38:31 -0800 Portland Mercury 4. The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
3. Evangelicals - Evening Descends
2. Fleet Foxes - S/T
1. TV On the Radio - Dear Science
Posted by JMAC]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:43:07 -0800 Portland Mercury 4. v/a - Ninja Tunes's comp: "You. Don't. Know."
3. The Estranged - Static Thoughts
2. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
1. Portishead - Third
Posted by circe]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:26:49 -0800 Portland Mercury Of Montreal - Skelatal Lamping
Why? - Alopecia
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Church - With all our love for Francisco the Man
Posted by Ben Meyercord]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:45:54 -0800 Portland Mercury Nine Inch Nails
Westfold- The morning commute
The Great Northwest- The widespread reighn of
Posted by Adam Steinfink]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:41:01 -0800 Portland Mercury
Ste. Goldie's Top 5

1. Jefrey Leighton Brown - "Dreams"
2. Rollerball - "Aura"
3. We're From Japan! - "Now Breath" (HOTTIES!!!)
4. The Great Northwest - "Widespread Reign Of"
5. Westfold - "Morning Commute"

My top 5 are all from Portland, OR. Portland was my musical savior/hero this year despite the fact that I hate most of the popular music in this town. I really got off on these albums. For the first time in my life I was listening to PDX music more than any other kind. I am currently discovering shit from different regions of the earth but most of it is not from 2008... Will I ever catch up!??!?

irrelevant to this years list yet my current favorite song:
"Running the world" - Jarvis Cocker

...judge me slowly and hard like a champ xoxo - g.


Posted by Ste. Goldie]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:19:04 -0800 Portland Mercury
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Jib Kidder - All On Y'all
Esau Mwamwaya + Radioclit, aka the Very Best - "The Very Best' Mixtape
Starfucker -S/T
Charles Hamilton - The Pink Lavalamp

Song: Travis Wiggins "I'm Not The Same No More"
Posted by ryan]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:40 -0800 Portland Mercury Let's Wrestle--In Loving Memory
Bon Iver--For Emma
Lykke Li--Youth Novels
Blind Pilot--3 Rounds and a Sound
Posted by egads]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:45:06 -0800 Portland Mercury Radiohead - In Rainbows
Vampire Weekend - VW
Conner Oberst - CO
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Posted by jacktoledo]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:22:22 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Cary Clarke]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:45:38 -0800 Portland Mercury Mongoloid Village - myspace ep
Wolf Parade - Mt Zoomer
Torche - Meanderthal
Fallout 3 video game songs
Posted by jasonR]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:57:41 -0800 Portland Mercury 4.Extra Golden, Hera Ma Nomo
3.Walkmen, You and Me
2.Sm and Jicks, RET
1.Earles and Jensen, Just Farr a Laugh

Reissues:
Pavement,Brighten the Corners
Deertick, War Elephant
Posted by Jake morris]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:17:19 -0800 Portland Mercury 2) The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
3) Excepter - Debt Dept.
4) Horse Feathers – House With No Home
5) Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Posted by slim moon]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:32:28 -0800 Portland Mercury 2. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
3. Beach House - Devotion
4. Alex Moulton - Exodus
5. Hot Chip - Made In the Dark

Fave tracks:

1. The Juan Maclean - Happy House
2. Grace Jones - Williams Blood (Aeroplane Remix)
3. The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)
4. Jose Gonzalez - Killing For Love (Todd Terje Edit)
5. Estelle ft. Kanye West - American Boy (Danger Remix)
Posted by josephcharles]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:02:21 -0800 Portland Mercury
2. "The Seldom Seen Kid"- Elbow. Like Radiohead, for example, only better and more consistent.

3. "A Hundred Thousand Suns"- Snow Patrol. I'm supposed to hate these guys, but give credit where it's due- this is big music played big by a band that still puts the music before the players.

4. "Object 47"- Wire. There's hope for all of us when a bunch of 60 year-olds can out-punk and out-math any of the Portland kids.

5. "Dig Out Your Soul"- Oasis. Oasis makes an excellent Oasis album.

Sadly, there's nothing from Portland (or even from the USA) on my list. Portland music has sure taken a ive in the last few years- seems like every hipster without a job is starting a band showing how you don't need good songs or good music to start a band, just a beard and a guitar. Portland's music scene is the worst it's been in years- people spending too much time believing what they read about the city, and not enough time writing good songs and playing instruments with skill. Even the leading light of Portland music seem to have lost their way. Used to be, you could walk downtown or around southeast and pop in anywhere with live music and be treated to something fresh, original, and good. Now, you're treated to out-of-tune fuzz with unoriginal songs and snarky lyrics, surrounded by people who can't stop frowning at themselves. Sad, and pathetic.

This coming from someone who has always been an outspoken champion of Portland music. We had it for a few years, but too much self-congratulation has left the city flaccid.

Best live shows:
1. Swervedriver @ Wonder Ballroom
2. Jesus and Mary Chain @ Wonder
3. Coachella 2008
4. Oasis/ Ryan Adams at WaMu Theater, Seattle

Best reissues:
1. Jesus and Mary Chain- "The Power of Positive Thinking"
2. The Replacements- "Pleased To Meet Me"
3. Bob Dylan- "Tell Tale Signs- The Bootleg series vol. 8"



Posted by Mikey Golightly]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:54:00 -0800 Portland Mercury
2008 in no order
• Bon Iver- For Emma... (self released in 2007, but major in 2008!)
• TV on the Radio- dear science
• Lil' Wheezy- Tha Carter III
•The Roots- Rising Down
• Langhorne Slim- ST (just love the man even the album wasn't all that great)
• Horse Feathers- house with no home

Posted by DLS 3.0]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:36:27 -0800 Portland Mercury