Here's my 2008 list. Thx for the prompt Dino!
1. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals --- "Cardinology" (An absolute bomb! Frem "deadish" jams to heartwrenching odes to beating compulsion/addiction THIS is the LP everybody was waiting for Ryan to deliver. Always a deeper listen, every time!)
2. Lindsey Buckingham ---- "Gift Of Screws" (This one just kills me every time I listen to it! It rocks, too!)
3. Calexico --- "Carried To Dust" (Full throttle now and in total control. International now in reach. Huge LP in Europe)
4. BoDeans --- "Still" (These guys just don't make bad LP's)
5. Big Head Todd & the Monsters --- "All The Love You Need" (My favorite release from Denver's best rock band!)
6. Ray Wylie Hubbard --- "Snake Farm" (Bluesy country with a real hard edge)
7. Honey Honey ----- "First Rodeo" (Debut from male/female duo. Quirky and extremely good!)
8. John Mellencamp --- "Life, Death, Love, and Freedom" (Mellencamp gets all metaphysical and Bluesy. Produced by T-Bone!)
9. Sonny Landreth --- "From The Reach" (Hiatt's former lead guitarist puts out another gem. This one is swampy and hypnotic)
10. Jackson Browne --- "Time: The Conqueror" (Another real good release from Jackson. Thick and a bit gritty)
Honorable mentions:
Todd Snider's "Peace Queer" (Kinda odd from Todd. "Is this thing working" lol)
Punch Bothers "Punch" (The Debut from former Nickel Creek mandolinist)
Reckless Kelly's "Bulletproof" (Careening and great)
and "Mudcrutch" (The initial TP & The Heartbreakers!!-- Not recorded in 2008, of course! but released that year. Thank You Tom!)
12/18/2017 2:47 PM (edited)