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01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

THE POSITION IS FOLLOWED BY LAST MONTHS POSITION IN BRACKETS, THEN THE ADJUSTED SCORE FOL-LOWED BY THE AVERAGE RATING AND THE NUMBER OF RANKINGS IN BRACKETS.

THE SCORES AFTER THE TITLE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS/SCORES FOR EUROPE, THE UK AND THE US, FOLLOWED BY THE ACTUAL META-CRITIC SCORE.

01. (01) 70,5 - 79,0 (25) VAMPIRE WEEKEND ´VAMPIRE WEEKEND´
EU : 01. 70,7 - UK : 03. 71,4 - US : 01. 69,5 - MC : 81

02. (02) 66,8 - 75,5 (20) BLACK MOUNTAIN ´IN THE FUTURE´
EU : 03. 68,2 - UK : 11. 67,1 - US : 13. 64,6 - MC : 79

03. (09) 66,6 - 73,5 (25) HOT CHIP ´MADE IN THE DARK´
EU : 06. 65,9 - UK : 20. 65,3 - US : 04. 68,6 - MC : 79

04. (06) 65,7 - 75,3 (17) DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ´BRIGHTER THAN CREATION´S DARK´
EU : 02. 69,3 - UK : 0000000 - US : 15. 64,1 - MC : 84

05. (04) 65,4 - 72,1 (24) MAGNETIC FIELDS ´DISTORTION´
EU : 04. 67,8 - UK : 0000000 - US : 05. 68,1 - MC : 79

06. (03) 65,2 - 71,6 (25) CAT POWER ´JUKEBOX´
EU : 05. 66,7 - UK : 29. 63,3 - US : 11. 64,9 - MC : 71

07. (--) 65,2 - 84,9 (08) NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ´DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!´
EU : 07. 64,2 - UK : 01. 73,5 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

08. (--) 64,3 - 74,9 (14) LOS CAMPESINOS! ´HOLD ON NOW, YOUNGSTER´
EU : 12. 62,6 - UK : 04. 69,3 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

09. (--) 63,6 - 73,1 (15) THE MOUNTAIN GOATS ´HERETIC PRIDE´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 11. 67,1 - US : 10. 65,9 - MC : 73

10. (05) 63,6 - 70,0 (22) BRITISH SEA POWER ´DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC?´
EU : 26. 59,5 - UK : 02. 72,5 - US : 0000000 - MC : 80

11. (07) 63,4 - 74,1 (13) GHOSTFACE KILLAH ´THE BIG DOE REHAB´
EU : 20. 60,5 - UK : 0000000 - US : 02. 69,1 - MC : 77

12. (--) 63,3 - 72,6 (15) CASS MC COMBS ´DROPPING THE WRIT´
EU : 17. 61,4 - UK : 04. 69,3 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

13. (--) 63,3 - 71,5 (17) AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB ´THE GOLDEN AGE´
EU : 08. 63,6 - UK : 22. 64,1 - US : 27. 62,1 - MC : 82

14. (--) 62,9 - 72,5 (14) BEACH HOUSE ´DEVOTION´
EU : 27. 59,5 - UK : 0000000 - US : 07. 66,9 - MC : 73

15. (--) 62,6 - 81,4 (07) TOUMANI DIABATE ´THE MANDE VARIATIONS´
EU : 09. 63,5 - UK : 07. 67,7 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

16. (12) 62,4 - 69,5 (18) LUPE FIASCO ´THE COOL´
EU : 19. 60,8 - UK : 0000000 - US : 14. 64,5 - MC : 77

17. (14) 62,4 - 69,1 (19) BABY DEE ´SAFE INSIDE THE DAY´
EU : 10. 63,4 - UK : 22. 64,1 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

18. (--) 62,2 - 80,4 (07) EARTH ´THE BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LIONS SKULL´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 09. 67,2 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

19. (--) 62,1 - 69,1 (18) GOLDFRAPP ´SEVENTH TREE´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 08. 67,4 - US : 0000000 - MC : 78

20. (08) 62,1 - 68,4 (20) WU-TANG CLAN ´8 DIAGRAMS´
EU : 21. 60,3 - UK : 30. 62,8 - US : 19. 63,4 - MC : 72

21. (16) 61,8 - 69,5 (16) SONS & DAUGHTERS ´THIS GIFT´
EU : 14. 61,9 - UK : 22. 64,1 - US : 0000000 - MC : 75

22. (--) 61,8 - 82,3 (06) TIMES NEW VIKING ´RIP IT OFF´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 0000000 - US : 03. 68,8 - MC : 00

23. (13) 61,8 - 72,0 (12) XIU XIU ´WOMEN AS LOVERS´
EU : 24. 59,9 - UK : 0000000 - US : 09. 66,0 - MC : 77

24. (15) 61,8 - 74,0 (10) JONNY GREENWOOD ´THERE WILL BE BLOOD´
EU : 27. 59,5 - UK : 0000000 - US : 08. 66,1 - MC : 00

25. (--) 61,1 - 72,6 (10) SHELBY LYNNE ´JUST A LITTLE LOVIN´´
EU : 18. 61,4 - UK : 0000000 - US : 23. 62,9 - MC : 82

26. (18) 60,9 - 69,6 (13) THESE NEW PURITANS ´BEAT PYRAMID´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 06. 68,2 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

27. (19) 60,6 - 69,0 (13) SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE ´SEA FROM SHORE´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 28.63,6 - US : 29. 61,4 - MC : 00

28. (--) 60,5 - 74,3 (08) THE BOGGS ´FORTS´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 18. 65,4 - US : 0000000 - MC : 00

29. (10) 60,5 - 67,0 (17) LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION ´FALLING OFF THE LAVENDER BRIDGE´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 11. 67,1 - US : 0000000 - MC : 71

30. (--) 60,3 - 70,9 (10) THAO ´WE BRAVE BEE STINGS AND ALL´
EU : 0000000 - UK : 0000000 - US : 16. 64,0 - MC : 00

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REGIONAL CHARTS :

EU :

11. (--) 62,8 BLACK LIPS ´GOOD BAD NOT EVIL´
13. ( 6) 62,3 THE MARS VOLTA ´THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH´
15. ( 8) 61,7 JOE JACKSON ´RAIN´
16. (--) 61,7 K.D. LANG ´WATERSHED´
22. (--) 60,1 MARY J. BLIGE ´GROWING PAINS´
23. (--) 59.9 BOB MOULD ´DISTRICT LINE´
25. (--) 59,8 JOSE JAMES ´THE DREAMER´
29. (--) 59,3 SHERYL CROW ´DETOURS´
30. (13) 59,2 RAZ OHARA AND THE ODD ORCHESTRA ´S/T´

UK .

09. (--) 67,2 CADENCE WEAPON ´AFTERPARTY BABIES´
14. (--) 65,9 PETE AND THE PIRATES ´LITTLE DEATH´
14. (--) 65,9 SEBASTIEN TELLIER ´SEXUALITY´
16. (--) 65,5 NEON NEON ´STAINLESS STYLE´
16. (04) 65,5 LE LOUP ´THE THRONE OF THE THIRD HEAVEN...´
18. (06) 65,4 HELIOCENTRICS ´OUT THERE´
20. (--) 65,3 LAURA MARLING ´ALAS I CANNOT SWIM´
25. (--) 63,8 SAVIOURS ´INTO ABADDON´
25. (07) 63,8 H.J. ROEDELIUS/TIM STORY ´INLANDISH´
25. (--) 63,8 DUSTY RHODES & THE RIVER BAND ´FIRST YOU LIVE´
30. (--) 62,8 NADA SURF ´LUCKY´
30. (16) 62,8 AIDAN JOHN MOFFAT ´I CAN HEAR YOUR HEART´

US :

06. (--) 67,1 BON IVER ´FOR EMMA; FOREVER AGO´
12. (--) 64,8 ATLAS SOUND ´LET THE BLIND LEAD THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE´
17. (--) 64,0 RAVEONETTES ´LUST LUST LUST´
18. (--) 63,9 JASON COLLETT ´HERE´S TO BEING HERE´
20. (--) 63,1 SAVIOURS ´INTO ABADDON´
21. (09) 62,9 ZS ´ARMS´
21. (--) 62,9 BOB MOULD ´DISTRICT LINE´
23. (--) 62,9 SHERYL CROW ´DETOURS´
25. (--) 62,3 RE-UP GANG ´WE GOT IT FOR CHEAP, VOL.3´
26. (14) 62,2 WHIGS ´MISSION CONTROL´
28. (--) 61,6 GHISLAIN POIRIER ´NO GROUND UNDER´
30. (--) 61,3 TIFT MERRITT ´ANOTHER COUNTRY´
30. (--) 61,3 DENGUE FEVER ´VENUS ON EARTH´
30. (--) 61,3 DOMINIK EULBERG ´BIONIK´
30. (--) 61,3 BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ´DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS´

AND DON´T FORGET...

THE COMPETITION :

FIGURE OUT THE HIGHEST NEW-ENTRY TO NEXT MONTH´S COMBINED ´MEGA-CRITIC´-CHART AND ENTER THE CHANCE TO WIN THAT CD. POST YOUR GUESS (ONE PER PERSON) AS A REPLY TO THIS POST!

ENJOY!

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

I KNEW I FORGOT ONE THING :
DEADLINE FOR THE COMPETITION IS THE 25TH !!!

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

I'll go with Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

Autechre - Quaristice

My semi-informed, semi-just-to-be-different guess.

I didn't know Nick Cave had an album coming out. Do I have to wait months and months to get it without paying insane import prices like with Lucky Soul and The Tough Alliance?

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

Wait, wait, Gnarls Barkley has an album coming out on the 25th?

I'm changing my vote!

Stupid metacritic release date charts.

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

The Nick Cave album is already out in France
It's the best 2008 album for me so far (but Drive By Truckers sound real fine too)

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

Ah, so this is the actual thread where we submit guesses? Well then, looks like AJackson beat me to Destroyer.

I'll go Adam Green's Sixes and Sevens then since the Moldy Peaches are riding a wave of popularity with Juno.

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

It's not a terrible start for 2008. We have a few good moments, 1 almost great moment,a dna lot of bad moments. But I think this year has alot of potential.

My Bloody Valentine?
R.E.M.?
Gnarls Barkly?
Coldplay?
Scarlette Johansen (Tom wiats Covers)?

Much Much More.

Nick cave and the bad seeds is the almsot great moment encase anyone is wondering.

Re: 01-03-2008 : MEGA-CRITIC : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2008 SO FAR (WITH COMPETITION)

John

of course you can also go for ´Destroyer´. If there are more than one entries with the right album, I´ll
do a lucky :-) draw.