Comments on: Best Country Albums of 2008

By: cmw

cmw — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:04:00 +0000

I believe the Womack album is deserving of your attention because, while its sound is not as consistently traditional as There's More Where That Came From, the fact that she's still coming from a place of essential traditionalism inflects even much of the poppy type material, making the album as a whole more serious, adult, and sad than we're used to seeing from a mainstream artist.

How was that?

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:25:00 +0000

Well, looking at this list again, I realize that there’s only one album that I don’t already own on it, the Womack album. Since we agree so much on music, please tell me why I should get it and I’ll likely take your word for it. I wasn’t really impressed with the clips, but my mind has been changed before and you have the best chance of doing it again.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:57:00 +0000

I like the early posting — allows me to put some of these on my Christmas list! :)

By: Photocrapper

Photocrapper — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:56:00 +0000

Nice picks! At least six of those are in my top 20 of the year.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:05:00 +0000

Really, Blake? I thought you were simply shouting that Patty isn’t #1.:)

I really don’t think my number one is a secret, though the rest of the list will be. Now that my #1 has been revealed, does my list really matter now?

By: Blake Boldt

Blake Boldt — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:57:00 +0000

I obviously meant to intersperse question marks with exclamation points in that first phrase.

By: Blake Boldt

Blake Boldt — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:56:00 +0000

Patty’s not #1!!!

Just kidding. I refuse to divulge my list yet, but Patty Loveless will not be at the top of it. You heard it here first.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:50:00 +0000

Leeann, I sent you an e-mail.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:00 +0000

You’re just so subversive and we’re just so conventional.:)

I like your list. I’d probably play around with your top six a bit, but my list would look very similar to yours. What a shock, huh?

Chris D,

Email me at
leeann@countryuniverse.net.

And, no, I won’t be offering him any illegal music. Don’t worry.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:38:00 +0000

It seems like every day there are multiple little reminders for me to get Rattlin’ Bones, maybe I’m destined to listen to it or something. xD

Love the addition of Coal on your list, truly a spectacular album, I say while listening to Beyonce’s new CD. xD