The Best Japanese Albums of 2008 (Part 1)

Recommended reading. Zac goes through not only a top ten list, but a top thirty list of what he considers the best Japanese albums of the first half of 2008. It’s not exclusively jpop or rock–there’s anime, game, and indie to be found among the batch–but it’s still well worth your time. It’s gonna take a while, but you definitely need to go through it. Zac puts it best:

Don’t hit that jump thinking you can just scan through the list, then hit up the comments with your words of scorn and amazement that your own pet bands failed to make the list. Oh no. You are going to take your time and read all 3000 words and watch all of the videos first.

The best part of this list? Putting Midori and Perfume side by side. You’ll see why when you read the post.