 | Saturnalia by Gutter Twins (Mark Lanegan & Greg Dulli)
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.84 This is my album of the the first 4 months of the year - Great songs, great vibe! Sure to be in the running for album of the year
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 | Vagabonds by Gary Louris
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.00 Second only to Saturnalia so far in 2008 and likely to remain top 5 all year
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 | H.A.A.R.P + DVD by Muse
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.50 CD and DVD package, unbeatable value and a brilliant record of what appears to have been a great concert(s)
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid (Deluxe Edition) by Elbow
Any album where two tracks refer to horse racing has to be a winner (OK at the moment this one finishes just out of the frame but the top three already look cemented in place for the year
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 | In the Future by Black Mountain
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.59 Psychedelic, rocky, folky - it is no concidence that 4 of my top 5 are loosely connected to what may be termed Americana...very loosely!
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 | Do You Like Rock Music? by British Sea Power
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.59 Now only the 3rd best British album of the year so far.
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 | Brighter Than Creation's Dark by Drive By Truckers
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £8.95 Still going strong this band, Mixed critical reviews but the fans love this one
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 | Desert Crossroads by Etran Finatawa
Buy new: £8.52 / Used from: £8.55 Best "world" music album I've heard this year.....so far!
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 | Mescalito by Ryan Bingham
Buy new: £7.12 / Used from: £6.11 In a great year so far for "Americana" this is another peach.
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 | The Newz by Nazareth
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.99 More old boys return to form. Surprisingly heavy and good.
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 | Good To Be Bad (Limited Edition Box) (2CD) by Whitesnake
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £6.75 He's old, It's cheesy, but it rocks!
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 | Gods of the Earth by The Sword
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.50 Louder than a loud thing played very loud. As I say on the review....YAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!
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 | Runnin Wild by Airbourne
Buy new: £7.13 / Used from: £5.58 Marvelously mental rock and AC/DC style roll. One of their tracks is on the new Need for Speed game don't you know! But after repeated listening it becomes a bit wearing. Still worth 5 stars though
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 | I Loved You by Big Linda
Buy new: £8.98 Traditional British hard rock. Well played boys!
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 | Danny and the Champions of the World by Danny George Wilson
Buy new: £7.41 More Americana - quite a diverse list this isn't it?
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 | Damage Control by Damage Control
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.52 Traditional British Rock. Will it stay in the top 10 though? - Sorry No!
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 | The Great Northern Whalekill by Minus
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £2.70 Exciting and raucous album from Icelandic punky ravers.
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 | The Scarecrow by Tobias Sammet's Avantasia
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £11.15 Highest prog album in my chart so far. This one is a grower though and rewards repeated listens so may end up higher. Nope it's gone down, but it's still pretty fair.
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 | Here Is What Is by Daniel Lanois
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.17 This is quite a sweet and surpisingly little reviewed gem.
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 | Hellbassbeaters by Bassinvaders
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £15.75 No guitars! Will the novelty wear off? - Yes. Down to number 20 on 2nd May
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 | 01011001 by Ayreon
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £9.58 I expect some others to come along and push this one down a bit, and they have!
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 | Light From Above by Black Tide
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £7.49 Surprisingly assured debut from young texan (I think) metallers. Good one!
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 | Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings by Counting Crows
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.97 Seem to have ridden their wave but this is still a fine album.
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 | Consolers Of The Lonely by The Raconteurs
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £9.21 Not as well regarded as their first album but I prefer it.......strangely!
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 | Real Emotional Trash by Stephen Malkmus
Buy new: £8.98 I can't believe that i've got 25 albums that I like so much this year - and we're only 5 months in!
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