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| The Best Albums Of 2008
These are the albums I found to be the strongest in the year 2008. | | 10 |  | Ayreon
01011001
While overly long, even by concept album standards, "01011001" is a marvel of
a record, with some of the most challenging prog out on the market. | | 9 |  | Porcupine Tree
We Lost the Skyline
PT performing many of their classics in an acoustic setting, providing some
excellent results. | | 8 |  | Demon Hunter
45 Days
A wild departure from their ordinary metalcore, "45 Days" is a minutely
beautiful post-rock record. | | 7 | | Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Plays Zappa
A fantastic live tribute album, "ZPZ" showcases some of Frank's best, including
excellent covers of "Peaches en Regalia," "I'm the Slime," and "The Torture
Never Stops." | | 6 |  | Russian Circles
Station
A fantastic post-metal record, filled with hook-driven riffs, such as the Viking
metal dirge found on the title track. | | 5 | | Sunn O)))
D?mkirke
Perhaps the most unique live album I've ever heard, "Domkirke" is a revelation,
highlighted by an outstanding vocal performance on the track "Why Dost Thou
Hide Thyself in Clouds?" | | 4 |  | No-Man
Schoolyard Ghosts
An unusually optimistic record for the band, "Schoolyard Ghosts" features some
of the band's most beautiful work. | | 3 |  | Opeth
Watershed
Opeth mixes the heavy and the melodic beautifully on this recording; "Hessian
Peel" is one of the band's best, and creative jams like "The Lotus Eater" show
Opeth have a few tricks up their sleeve. | | 2 | | Earth
The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
Earth's strongest recording, "Bees" is a beautifully repetitive record, full of
hypnotic music that is sure to captivate anyone willing to listen. | | 1 |  | Steven Wilson
Insurgentes
A culmination of all of Wilson's projects, "Insurgentes" blends post-rock, metal,
ambient, drone, noise, and beautiful balladry into an album that stands alone as
a work of art. | |
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08.05.10 | Have A Nice Life- Deathconsciousness | elephantREVOLUTION
08.05.10 | watershed is my favorite opeth album | vanderb0b
08.05.10 | Watershed slays. Been wanting to check out 01011001 for a while, if it's is as good as The Human Equation, I'll be happy. | Manon
09.14.10 | Steven Wilson is amazing. Great list. |
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