Joe DeAndrea

[Joe DeAndrea]

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Top Albums of 2008
30) Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
(http://tinyurl.com/8vw94c) 29) Socratic - Spread the Rumors (http://tinyurl.com/89lhds)
28) Punchline - Just Say Yes (http://tinyurl.com/87xb24)
27) The All-American Rejects - When the World Comes Down (http://tinyurl.com/8j5hlq)
26) The Maine - Can't Stop, Won't Stop (http://tinyurl.com/a73dal)
25) Anthony Green - Avalon (http://tinyurl.com/82qoco)
24) The Academy Is... - Fast Times at Barrington High (http://tinyurl.com/7jb9oq)
23) Driving East - The Future of the Free World is Riding on This One (http://tinyurl.com/789zou)
22) Hawthorne Heights - Fragile Future (http://tinyurl.com/854av6)
21) Funeral for a Friend - Memory and Humanity (http://tinyurl.com/848525)
20) Senses Fail - Life is Not a Waiting Room (http://tinyurl.com/7wcm7g)
19) Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation (http://tinyurl.com/7s48c5)
18) Houston Calls - The End of an Error (http://tinyurl.com/7kk7td)
17) Anberlin - New Surrender (http://tinyurl.com/7ub6zo)
16) You Me at Six - Take Off Your Colours (http://tinyurl.com/8xhwx7)
15) Bayside - Shudder (http://tinyurl.com/9dvr6a)
14) The Years Gone By - Forever Comes Too Soon (http://tinyurl.com/a5gh3d)
13) Sing It Loud - Come Around (http://tinyurl.com/7b779n)
12) PlayRadioPlay! - Texas (http://tinyurl.com/9gy6vy)
11) Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (http://tinyurl.com/9ss9mw)
10) Hey Monday - Hold on Tight (http://tinyurl.com/a7bk4c)
9) Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. (http://tinyurl.com/8mo58t)
8) The Cab - Whisper War (http://tinyurl.com/8ghu3m)
7) Forever the Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater (http://tinyurl.com/9k7qke)
6) The Morning Light - The Morning Light (http://tinyurl.com/88flrh)
5) Valencia - We All Need a Reason to Believe (http://tinyurl.com/9zbqgg)
4) Cute Is What We Aim For - Rotation (http://tinyurl.com/9ozyln)
3) Forgive Durden - Razia's Shadow: A Musical (http://tinyurl.com/9bv8kh)
2) Hit the Lights - Skip School, Start Fights (http://tinyurl.com/8h34u2)
1) Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux (http://tinyurl.com/8uh9lb)

Honorable Mentions
Lydia - Illuminate
Good Old War - Only Way to Be Alone
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs

Top EPs of 2008
10) Cinematic Sunrise - A Coloring Storybook and Long-Playing Record
9) First Class Fever - Pew! Pew! LaZer GunZ!
8) The Friday Night Boys - That's What She Said
7) That Was Something - Down But Not Out
6) October Nites - The Follow Your Heart EP
5) Racing Kites - Be My Runaway
4) Action Item - The World and I
3) Brighten - Early Love
2) You, Me, and Everyone We Know - So Young, So Insane
1) New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg

Honorable Mention
Run Into the Shadows - Don't Even Say a Word
Red Car Wire - Let's Never Get Older
Cash Cash - Cash Cash

Favorite Songs of 2008
15) Cash Cash - Breakout
14) Kanye West - Robocop
13) Hey Monday - Hurricane Streets
12) The Hit - Haley
11) The Friday Night Boys - Celebrity Life
10) Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
9) The Maine - I Must Be Dreaming
8) Valencia - All At Once
7) Cute Is What We Aim For - Marriage to Millions
6) Forever the Sickest Kids - The Way She Moves
5) Brighten - Love on My Mind
4) Hit the Lights - Drop the Girl
3) Rediscover - I Will Forget You
2) Brighten - Carolina
1) New Found Glory - If You Don't Love Me

Most Overrated Band
1) Vampire Weekend

Epic Fails
5) Alesana - When Myth Fades to Legend
4) Thieves and Villains - Movement
3) Across Five Aprils - Life Underwater
2) Plain White T's - Big Bad World
1) Jeffree Star/Millionaires/Brokencyde - Whatever they released

Best Record Label
3) Vagrant Records
2) Equal Vision Records
1) Epitaph Records

Best Unsigned Bands
5) October Nites
4) First Class Fever
3) Racing Kites
2) Action Item
1) You, Me, and Everyone We Know

Best New Bands
3) XO
2) Good Old War
1) Almost Gold

Best Cover Art
5) You, Me, and Everyone We Know - So Young, So Insane
4) Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
3) Houston Calls - The End of an Error
2) Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux
1) Lydia - Illuminate

Best Cover Songs
5) New Found Glory - Here We Go
4) Sea of Treachery - Misery Business
3) Year One - See You Again
2) Hit the Lights - How Will I Know
1) Holiday Parade - Slam Crunk

Best Vocals
5) Ben Gibbard
4) Stephen Christian
3) Andrew McMahon
2) Leighton Antelman
1) Patrick Stump

Best Single
5) Hit the Lights - Drop the Girl
4) Metro Station - Seventeen Forever
3) The Academy Is... - About a Girl
2) Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
1) The Cab - Bounce

Guiltiest Pleasures
5) David Archuleta - Crush
4) Jonas Brothers - Burnin' Up
3) Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
2) Miley Cyrus - Breakout
1) Taylor Swift - Love Story

Next Big Thing
5) New Found Glory
4) NeverShoutNever!
3) A Rocket to the Moon
2) The Friday Night Boys
1) Cash Cash

Best Movies
5) 21
4) Role Models
3) Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2) Eagle Eye
1) The Dark Knight

Best TV Shows
5) The Secret Life of the American Teenager (yep)
4) Breaking Bad
3) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2) House
1) How I Met Your Mother

Most Anticipated of 2009
15) Paramore
14) Brighten
13) Action Item
12) Farewell
11) Brand New
10) Panic at the Disco
9) The Friday Night Boys
8) Glassjaw
7) Thursday
6) PlayRadioPlay!
5) Powerspace
4) Saves the Day
3) Say Anything
2) Billy Talent
1) New Found Glory

[Jason Tate]

Nfg Ftw.

[youareallfreaks]

you can't have guilty pleasures cause you loooove pop, just title those "pleasures"

[hockeyguitar99]

Oh Joe. Interesting list. If I ever need a pop release that I haven't heard, I'll look here.

[billyboatkid]

Our tastes align the most out of all the staff members.

[bailmeout13]

Like seeing the Racing Kites love.

[timbedinosaur]

good call on epic fails

[bobby runs]

Not surprised to see NFG top your lists.

[Iwudstilldie4u]

you can't have guilty pleasures cause you loooove pop, just title those "pleasures"
lololololol
I like

[VIVALAMATT]

Just can't agree that Folie A Deux is the best of the year, while Death Cab only gets an honorable mention. And it's on the list for best artwork? Wtf? I'd say disappointing in both categories.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Just caught the google link. Well played, Joe.

[Jason Tate]

I love the Google Link Joe ... haha, but my Facebook friends are worse:

http://i41.tinypic.com/favnue.png

[ProudlyLastPlac]

I thought I was the only one who liked Billy Talent! Ha!

Oh at least have them as an openly guilty pleasure.

[The Personist]

Good list. I'm glad Houston Calls made it on there, and I'm really glad to see October Nites on your top unsigned bands. They deserve it.

[ffadam]

My taste probably aligns with yours Joe. Don't think YMA6 deserves to be on the list but it was a good album. So happy to see The Years Gone By as I love the album.

[googirl8907]

Good list Joe.

[blebbio]

My taste is probably most like your than any other staff

[TheSkunk]

i think you make the most accurate lists. whenever i read your reviews and stuff they are usually dead on. too many of the staff here put no name unpopular bands on the lists and like they may be good bands and such, but theyre not best of the year. good job.

[TheSkunk]

My taste is probably most like your than any other staff
agreed.

[c_rob2700]

Glad to see Socratic getting love, underrated album fo sho.
Can't call Vampire Weekend overrated, you just can't do it
Guiltiest pleasures are reaaaaaaly guilty
How can NFG be the next big thing?
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is the worst show to come out since "The Hills"

[zubinmoosa]

Yes! Slam Crunk is awesome!

and sweet most anticipated list

[combatbaby]

We have the same guilty pleasures. Haha. Nice list.

[John JD Dorian]

Glad to see Socratic getting love, underrated album fo sho.
Can't call Vampire Weekend overrated, you just can't do it
Guiltiest pleasures are reaaaaaaly guilty
How can NFG be the next big thing?
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is the worst show to come out since "The Hills"
vampire weekend blows.

[Joe DeAndrea]

How can NFG be the next big thing?

By releasing an album that will get them back to their Sticks and Stones popularity.

[more heart]

yeah, sea of treachery's cover was sweet.

[defenestrated]

Nice list. It's good to see YMAEWK getting some recognition, along with Brighten.

[sweethart5349]

You, Me, and Everyone We Know FTW!!

:)

i loved the first link. i'm gonna be sure to keep up with more of your posts :)

[themostdeplete]

hate vampire weekend...but cute is what we aim for is your #4? jesus fucking christ. i'm all about opinions, but this is an awful list.

[Joe DeAndrea]

hate vampire weekend...but cute is what we aim for is your #4? jesus fucking christ. i'm all about opinions, but this is an awful list.

:-d

[allisterkid]

By releasing an album that will get them back to their Sticks and Stones popularity.

I still don't understand why that was their peak of popularity.

In my opinion, Self-Titled > Coming Home > Nothing Gold Can Stay > Sticks And Stones >>> Catalyst

I don't know what it was about Coming Home. I think it just hit at the right time for me. Sounds kinda weird as I was a freshman in college.

[themostdeplete]

:-d

haha, alright then.

I still don't understand why that was their peak of popularity.

In my opinion, Self-Titled > Coming Home > Nothing Gold Can Stay > Sticks And Stones >>> Catalyst

I don't know what it was about Coming Home. I think it just hit at the right time for me. Sounds kinda weird as I was a freshman in college.

i dunno, sticks was my favorite album of theirs.

[DiamondGirl[=]

youve good taste my man

[PopPunkKid]

Although I disagree with them being placed below stuff like FTSK, The Cab, and CIWWAF, I am glad to see at least someone who recognized Panic this year. It's nice to see someone who doesn't masturbate to Pitchfork and isn't ashamed to listen to some good pop-rock. Nice list.

[thisisnotsteph]

loved your lists!

[irthesteve]

glad you still stick to your guns no matter how much your tastes get shat on

[losethegirl]

I am sort of stoked to see you mention "The Way She Moves" by FTSK. That song stuck out to me the first time I ever listened to the album and is by far my fave.

[Spenny]

Your list is probably the closest to mine.
Some of the stuff you named is mediocre, IMO, but whatever. :P

And nice job naming You, Me, And Everyone We Know for quite a bit of it... their latest EP is magic.

[FourStarters]

Cannot wait for New Found Glory's next release. Good to see I'm not alone.

[sargentlgfuad]

i agree with some of your choices, especially with the cab, panic, fob, valencia, and forgive durden all in the top 10! (niiiice)
but, damn, CIWWAF's album made me dislike (well, hate) them,
and i actually enjoyed the first album.

[ethereal]

Crap Factory.

[Gleebo]

Seeing Billy Talent mentioned more than once in here gave me a music boner.

[piaffeprncess98]

Seems like you're pretty close to my tastes too. I haven't seen The Mile After mentioned much so far. That is probably my top album of the year.

[fadedmemories]

Glad to see someone in this site giving credit to Cute for releasing a solid album.

[saysmydoctor]

glad you still stick to your guns no matter how much your tastes get shat on
Thank God, right? He should also google link subjectivity.

[xxragexlovexx]

fbr luv~*~

[onlygreeneyes]

you are my hero.

[TotalCollapse]

I love the Google Link Joe ... haha, but my Facebook friends are worse:

http://i41.tinypic.com/favnue.png
Hahahaha...wow

[geebee889]

I fucking love your whole list. I seriously love every single thing you put on it.

[growingfungus]

nice! someone that doesn't bash the ftsk record...one of my top of 08, and "the way she moves" was my fav on the record...

[more heart]

By releasing an album that will get them back to their Sticks and Stones popularity.
agreed

[drivethru715]

No Asteria? I'm surprised.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

i didn't realize how big of a poptart you were. lol

[gregxthor]

where is Dredg for Most Anticipated of 2009???!!!???

[The Summer Ends]

As soon as I saw Skip School Start Fights at #2, I stopped reading because I knew it would be the greatest "end of 08" list ever.

[PengusNiugnep]

You just won at life.

[Olle.89]

you have the best taste off the staff man..

[emilyheffner]

fuck yeah how i met your mother