The Last Drop

It's that time of the year. And I'm not talking about Christmas. I don't think there's anything valuable to add to the eternal controversy of I Love / I Hate Christmas. I was thinking about the revision of the year in terms of THE BEST RECORDS OF 2008. All major shops are doing it, and most magazines will do it. Thank God I write for a mag that fiercely avoids this game... but still, as a sociable human being who can´t avoid a good conversation even if the subject is crap, I'm already preparing myself for the question. "What was your favorite album of the year?". 

I always answer that the best is always the one I listened to the most: not so much the wise choice that it will impress my friends and readers. And if you look at some shops who are (yes?) sincere in their figures, we are going to have a few surprises and disappointments with those lists. 

2008 will show itself as one of the most conservative and mainstream years to remember. With the strong comeback of rock & roll poppie bands, revised and cloned soul, and xerox funk, there just a few artists who had the megabites to dare. Also, since no one is buying records anymore, the ones who touched the best seller status were mainly compilations. 

So it's the last drop for speculations: we shouldn't wait for any killing release in the upcoming 4 weeks. It's time to look at our acquisitions this year, our own playing ranks, and wonder: is this the best record of 2008?

Mr IG CULTURE: are you the best record of 2008?