Best songs of 2008
Jesus... no wonder it's taken so long to write this list... there was a lot of awesome songs that came out in 2008. I mean seriously, it was one of the best years for alternative and rock fans. Lots of great albums and singles came out from all sorts of bands including Slipknot's newest album, and Motley Crue & Guns and Roses putting out some new stuff, and OF COURSE Disturb coming out with their fourth kick ass album. I almost forgot about the new Disturbed album.
Notice that Kid Rock's All Summer Long is not on this list, because frankly, they played it so damn much I got sick of it. And I'm not a big Kid Rock fan, anyway.
And no, there's no pop and little rap in this list. I hate it when I see a list of "Best Rock songs" and they have rap and pop and R&B in the list.... RAP =/= ROCK. Dumbfucks. Associating anything rap, pop, R&B, or any other genre with Rock, which is music with guitars and drums that kicks everyone's ass, is a mortal sin. There's rap with a little rock mixed in, but that's not rock. And there's rock with rap elements (Korn?), but that's rock.
...I might have missed a few songs in this list... oh well...
Favorite cover songs of 2008
2. Time after time - Quietdrive (there was an official live video... but I hate live versions)
1. Beat it - Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer - Almost as good as the original!
Favorite Alternative songs
15. Trapt - Who's going home with you tonight
14.Rise Again - Hush (Detroit band... you've never heard of them...yea I know it's rap-ish but it's okay)
13. My Suicide - Critical Bill (a Detroit native... Song's about the Suicide Girls, btw, not about killing yourself)
12. Re-education (through labor) - Rise Against
11. Never wanted to dance - Mindless Self Indulgence (because every list has to have some MSI)
10. Down at Mcdonnellzzz - Electric Six (Technically 2007..)
9. Should've Known Better - Cinder Road (Pop-rock, but hell it's a fun song)
8.Undead (Out of the Way) - Hollywood Undead
7. Don't Stop - InnerPartySystem (awesome anti-celebrity song)
6. I don't care - Apocalyptica feat. Adam Gointer (The voice of the lead singer of Three Days Grace can be pretty heartwrenching...)
5. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (Your sex is on fire!!!)
4. Addicted - P.O.D (P.O.D's best song yet!)
3. Beat it - Fall out Boy Feat John Mayer (added again because it kicked so much ass!)
2. Chevelle - I get it (best Chevelle song ever)
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay ;3 (and I don't care what people say about Coldplay or the whole copyright lawsuit, I love this song!!!)
Favorite Metal Songs
19. Testament - More than meets the eye
18. Egypt Central - Taking you down
17. Rev Theory - Hell Yea
16. Sonic Syndicate - Crowned in Despair (very hard core death metal, but awesome beat)
15. Saints of LA - Motley Crue (Not bad for the Crue..)
14. On and On - My Terminal Ritual (a Windsor/Detroit area band...)
13. Citizen Soldier - Three Doors Down (the video's such a recruitment tool, but the song's cool)
12. Enemy - Drowning Pool
11. You Make Me Sick - Egypt Central (virtually unknown band)
10. ALSATIA - Galneryus (Japanese metal, also the intro song to Mnemosyne)
8-9. Never Enough, Salvation - Five Finger Death Punch (they just came out last year... second one's an anti-religion song.. sweet)
5-7. Inside the Fire, Perfect Insanity, Indestructible - Disturbed (I prefer the first two myself, but Disturbed came out with a kick ass album)
4. Waking the Demon - Bullet for my Valentine
3. Days of Revenge - Ramallah (from the Punisher 2 soundtrack and commercials)
2. The Sound of Truth - As I Lay Dying
1. Psychosocial - Slipknot (Best effing Slipknot song ever!!!)
Favorite Anime Songs (may add more stuff here..)
6-8. Aimo ~ Tori no Hito, Seikan Hikou - Megumi Nakajima, Lion - May'n & Megumi Nakajima (lots of Macross Frontier music)
5. World's End - Flow (Code Geass R2 op)
4. Pre-Parade - ToraDora opening
3. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni - Eiko Shimamiya (op to anime of same name... came out 2007 but it's so creepy I had to add it)
2. PSI Missing - Kawada Mami (op to To Aru Majutsu no Index)
1. ALSATIA - Galneryus (op to Mnemosyne)
Edit: Yea, I added several songs and moved them around so there's new stuff.
Notice that Kid Rock's All Summer Long is not on this list, because frankly, they played it so damn much I got sick of it. And I'm not a big Kid Rock fan, anyway.
And no, there's no pop and little rap in this list. I hate it when I see a list of "Best Rock songs" and they have rap and pop and R&B in the list.... RAP =/= ROCK. Dumbfucks. Associating anything rap, pop, R&B, or any other genre with Rock, which is music with guitars and drums that kicks everyone's ass, is a mortal sin. There's rap with a little rock mixed in, but that's not rock. And there's rock with rap elements (Korn?), but that's rock.
...I might have missed a few songs in this list... oh well...
Favorite cover songs of 2008
2. Time after time - Quietdrive (there was an official live video... but I hate live versions)
1. Beat it - Fall Out Boy Feat. John Mayer - Almost as good as the original!
Favorite Alternative songs
15. Trapt - Who's going home with you tonight
14.Rise Again - Hush (Detroit band... you've never heard of them...yea I know it's rap-ish but it's okay)
13. My Suicide - Critical Bill (a Detroit native... Song's about the Suicide Girls, btw, not about killing yourself)
12. Re-education (through labor) - Rise Against
11. Never wanted to dance - Mindless Self Indulgence (because every list has to have some MSI)
10. Down at Mcdonnellzzz - Electric Six (Technically 2007..)
9. Should've Known Better - Cinder Road (Pop-rock, but hell it's a fun song)
8.Undead (Out of the Way) - Hollywood Undead
7. Don't Stop - InnerPartySystem (awesome anti-celebrity song)
6. I don't care - Apocalyptica feat. Adam Gointer (The voice of the lead singer of Three Days Grace can be pretty heartwrenching...)
5. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (Your sex is on fire!!!)
4. Addicted - P.O.D (P.O.D's best song yet!)
3. Beat it - Fall out Boy Feat John Mayer (added again because it kicked so much ass!)
2. Chevelle - I get it (best Chevelle song ever)
1. Viva La Vida - Coldplay ;3 (and I don't care what people say about Coldplay or the whole copyright lawsuit, I love this song!!!)
Favorite Metal Songs
19. Testament - More than meets the eye
18. Egypt Central - Taking you down
17. Rev Theory - Hell Yea
16. Sonic Syndicate - Crowned in Despair (very hard core death metal, but awesome beat)
15. Saints of LA - Motley Crue (Not bad for the Crue..)
14. On and On - My Terminal Ritual (a Windsor/Detroit area band...)
13. Citizen Soldier - Three Doors Down (the video's such a recruitment tool, but the song's cool)
12. Enemy - Drowning Pool
11. You Make Me Sick - Egypt Central (virtually unknown band)
10. ALSATIA - Galneryus (Japanese metal, also the intro song to Mnemosyne)
8-9. Never Enough, Salvation - Five Finger Death Punch (they just came out last year... second one's an anti-religion song.. sweet)
5-7. Inside the Fire, Perfect Insanity, Indestructible - Disturbed (I prefer the first two myself, but Disturbed came out with a kick ass album)
4. Waking the Demon - Bullet for my Valentine
3. Days of Revenge - Ramallah (from the Punisher 2 soundtrack and commercials)
2. The Sound of Truth - As I Lay Dying
1. Psychosocial - Slipknot (Best effing Slipknot song ever!!!)
Favorite Anime Songs (may add more stuff here..)
6-8. Aimo ~ Tori no Hito, Seikan Hikou - Megumi Nakajima, Lion - May'n & Megumi Nakajima (lots of Macross Frontier music)
5. World's End - Flow (Code Geass R2 op)
4. Pre-Parade - ToraDora opening
3. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni - Eiko Shimamiya (op to anime of same name... came out 2007 but it's so creepy I had to add it)
2. PSI Missing - Kawada Mami (op to To Aru Majutsu no Index)
1. ALSATIA - Galneryus (op to Mnemosyne)
Edit: Yea, I added several songs and moved them around so there's new stuff.