Top Albums of 2008 (No order, minus top 3)
30) The Academy Is... - Fast Times At Barrington High
29) The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event
28) Paper Route - Are We All Forgotten
27) Cute Is What We Aim For - Rotation
26) 3OH!3 - Want
25) The Audition - Champion
24) Panic At The Disco - Pretty. Odd.
23) Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
22) Alkaline Trio - Agony and Irony
21) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
20) Empires - Howl
19) Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. III & IV: Air & Earth
18) Every Avenue - Shh. Just Go With It
17) Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone
16) Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
15) Anberlin - New Surrender
14) Katy Perry - One of the Boys 14) Danger Radio - Used and Abused
13) Rise Against - Appeal to Reason
12) The All American Rejects - When the World Comes Down
11) Senses Fail - Life is Not a Waiting Room
10) Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics
9) The Matches - A Band in Hope
8) Lights - Lights
7) Bayside - Shudder
6) Anthony Green - Avalon
5) Butch Walker - Sycamore Meadows
4) David Cook - David Cook
3) 2*Sweet - Sleep Without Dreams
2) Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
1) Fall Out Boy - Folie à Deux
Honorable Mentions of 2008 (aka I wish I listened to these albums more this year. ) (no order, minus #1)
10) Lydia - Illuminate
9) Keane - Perfect Symmetry
8) Phantom Planet - Raise The Dead
7) The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
6) Conor Oberst - s/t
5) Underoath - Lost In The Sound of Separation
4) Kanye West - 808's and Heartbreak
3) Copeland - You Are My Sunshine
2) Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
1) Valencia - We All Need a Reason to Believe
Most Disappointing of 2008
1) Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt
Top Shows I went to in 2008 (No order, minus # 1...48 shows this year!)
10) Good Charlotte, Metro Station, The Maine @ House of Blues (7/30)
9) Alkaline Trio, Bayside, The Fashion @ Freebird Live (6/17)
8) Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem @ House of Blues (10/23)
7) Bayside, Straylight Run, Four Year Strong, The Status @ Common Gounds (3/23)
6) Paramore, Jack's Mannequin, Phantom Planet, Paper Route @ Congree Theater (8/12)
5) New Found Glory, ISHC, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, Crime in Stereo @ Plush (10/4)
4) Jack's Mannequin, Treaty of Paris, Eric Hutchinson @ Social (10/16)
3) Senses Fail, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Dance Gavin Dance, Foxy Shazam @ Fuel (10/12)
2) The All-American Rejects, Jet Lag Gemini, The City Lives @ Social (11/6)
1) Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is..., We The Kings @ House of Blues (12/12)
I just have to say that I saw an abundance of bands this year. Many I love, some I didn't care for, and also a final tour. My biggest "honorable mention" show of the year goes to The Starting Line. I cannot wait to see them again, becuase I know it will happen.
Top Movies of 2008
3) Role Models
2) High School Musical: Senior Year
1) The Dark Knight
Rude humor, cheesy music, and great action. That's all I need.
Top Memories of 2008 (no order, minus #1)
10) Graduating High School.
9) Publix parking lots.
8) "Small Like Snake" and everything that happened on that day...wow.
7) Becoming a licensed driver.
6) Meeting Tim Gunn.
5) Obama and The Olympics. I'm putting these 2 together because they are the only "news worthy" items on this list. And its my list anyway, so I can do as I please.
4) Having Pete ask me the hardest question ever during a show.
3) Being the ONLY people at 2*Sweet in Jacksonville.
2) Warped Tour. From the AP Tent signings to standing on stage with TAI, to the sunburn. So awesome.
1) Going to Chicago with my Best Friend for a month, seeing all my old friends, acting like a tourist, eating the best pizza ever, going to Sheboygan, and seeing my cousin get married. Basically, the BEST August ever.
And there we have my 2008. What a great year. Good days, bad days, and tons of amazing memories. I think this may have beat 2007, which I totally claimed as my favorite year. Oh 2009, you have some mighty big shoes to fill...
Let the good times roll.
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