In 1998 I started Grade 8 and have a lot of good memories from this year hanging out with my friends in the Jazz combo at school and playing Pokemon on an emulator on the computer at home.
Albums
Rank | Album | Artist | Title | Label | Impression |
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1 | Less Than Jake | Hello Rockview | Capitol | So many good songs on this album that I wore out my CD copy. Not just a top ten for this year, but a top ten for any year. Wikipedia |
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2 | Catch 22 | Keasbey Nights | Victory Records | It's also impressive how many good songs are on this album. It's so good they had to redo it as Streetlight Manifesto. Wikipedia |
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3 | Spring Heeled Jack | Songs From Suburbia | Ignition Records | Jolene we know that you'll never let us go. Wikipedia |
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4 | Alkaline Trio | Goddamnit | Asian Man Records | I learned where the Clavicle was from this album. Wikipedia |
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5 | The Vandals | Hitler Bad, Vandals Good | Nitro Records | The humor doesn't always hold up today, but I've Got An Ape Drape is still fun. Wikipedia |
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6 | Reel Big Fish | Why Do They Rock So Hard? | Mojo | This one has the best guitar riffs of the Reel Big Fish albums, even if the lyrical content is still questionable. Wikipedia |
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7 | The Slackers | The Question | Hellcat Records | Wow 1998 really was the peak of third wave ska even if I didn't fall in love with the genre until a few years later. Wikipedia |
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8 | Dillinger Four | Midwestern Songs of the Americas | Hopeless Records | Put this record on and Mosh for Jesus. Wikipedia |
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9 | Rancid | Life Won't Wait | Epitaph | One of the weirder Rancid albums that overstays its welcome, but the first half is still great. Wikipedia |
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10 | Lagwagon | Let's Talk About Feelings | Fat Wreck Chords | I'm not sure what happened on May 16th, but that song is awesome. Wikipedia |
Books
Rank | Book | Title | Author | Impression |
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1 | The Poisonwood Bible | Barbara Kingsolver | i remember going into the anarchist bookstore in Montreal and asking for a book with a good story and getting recommended this book. The book is told through the perspective of different daughters of a missionary in Africa. Wikipedia |
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2 | Holes | Louis Sachar | Newberry award winning young adult novel. Wikipedia |
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3 | Endymion | Dan Simmons | The third book in the Hyperion Cantos. Wikipedia |
Movies
Rank | Movie | Title | Impression |
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1 | Dark City | I remember reading about this wen it was listed as one of Roger Ebert's favorite films of 1998 in the newspaper and getting really intrgued by it. It definitely lived up to the hype and has some great plot twists. Wikipedia |
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2 | Rushmore | My second favorite Wes Anderson film. Wikipedia |
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3 | Pi | This movie was a big warning to me about the dangers of getting too obsessed with mathematics. Wikipedia |
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4 | American History X | Back when this film came out, I thought neo nazis were really scary and evil. I still think that, but now they're are more open about it. Wikipedia |
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5 | Out of Sight | J-Lo and George Clooney, a sassy action film that's perfect 90's. Wikipedia |
Video Games
Rank | Game | Title | Developer | Impression |
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1 | Grim Fandango | LucasArts | Nobody knows what’s gonna happen at the end of the line, so you might as well enjoy the trip. - Manny Calavera Wikipedia |
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2 | Pokemon Red / Blue | Game Freak | The games that would set off a phenomenom. The series has progressed a lot mechanically over the years, but it's hard to avoid feeling nostalgia for the beginning. Wikipedia |
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3 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | The Zelda series makes the jump to 3D with a beloved entry. Wikipedia |
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4 | Sanitarium | DreamForge Intertainment | A surreal horror adventure game that takes place in an asylum. Wikipedia |
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5 | Tex Murphy: Overseer | Access Software | Not the greatest Tex game, but it still has that classic 90's FMV cheese and dad jokes. Wikipedia |