Album of the Year - 2018

[Lucas]

After a lukewarm feeling for the first song released, I love this latest Voivod track

 

Between this and Rod's great interview, I just ordered the CD

 

[Rick N. Backer]

Right now I'd have to go with Priest's Firepower and Myles Kennedy's Year of the Tiger. We'll see how Slash and Myles' Living the Dream turns out, but I can't see it NOT being a favorite for me.

 

Living the Dream is going to take it. Year of the Tiger is right behind it. Firepower gets the bronze.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Best albums of 2018:

[top ten]

Florence + The Machine — High As Hope

Judas Priest — Firepower

Death Grips — Year Of The Snitch

Jack White — Boarding House Reach

MGMT — Little Dark Age / Twenty-One Pilots - Trench

Stone Temple Pilots — Stone Temple Pilots

Ghost — Prequelle

Panic! At The Disco — Pray For The Wicked

Paul McCartney — Egypt Station

[nearly as great]

Andrew W.K. — You’re Not Alone

Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaaake!

Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

Lupe Fiasco - Drogas Wave

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - Tearing At The Seams

Slash & Myles Kennedy - Living The Dream

Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds

 

Kanye West - Ye

Pusha T. - Daytona

Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

City Morgue - Hell or High Water

[still good]

Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog

CHVRHES - Love Is Dead

Denzel Curry - TA1300

Graveyard - Peace

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Nas - Nasir

[mediocre]

Charlie Puth - Voicenotes

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today

 

 

 

Worst albums of 2018:

Thirty Seconds To Mars — America

Fall Out Boy — Mania

A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant

[stoopid]

I don't care for about half of Eat the Elephant, but it's not worse by a long shot.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

I don't care for about half of Eat the Elephant, but it's not worse by a long shot.

 

I found it incredibly boring and borderline unpleasant almost all the way through. I can see its appeal for sure, but it did not appeal to me.

[bluefox4000]

My top 5.

 

1. Tremonti-A Dying Machine

2. Twenty-one Pilots-Trench

3. Myles Kennedy-Year of the Tiger

4. Judas Priest-Firepower

5. Ghost Prequelle

 

It's been a hell of a year.....i have more but thoes are the ones i've far and away played the most.

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

Right now?

 

1. Behemoth- I Loved You At Your Darkest

2. YYNot- YYNot

3. Tremonti- A Dying Machine

4. Myles Kennedy- Year Of The Tiger

5. Ghost- Prequelle

 

Thrice, Fatherson, Within Temptation- these three bands have either released or are about to release albums that could grow and kick some of these off my list.

 

This year has been a very good year, but Behemoth aside, nothing has hit me the way the last two or three years have.

[bluefox4000]

Right now?

 

1. Behemoth- I Loved You At Your Darkest

2. YYNot- YYNot

3. Tremonti- A Dying Machine

4. Myles Kennedy- Year Of The Tiger

5. Ghost- Prequelle

 

Thrice, Fatherson, Within Temptation- these three bands have either released or are about to release albums that could grow and kick some of these off my list.

 

This year has been a very good year, but Behemoth aside, nothing has hit me the way the last two or three years have.

 

YYnot got bumped by a couple records i remembered but it's in my top 10.

 

Mick

[greyfriar]

Top 12...

Mystery - Lies And Butterflies

Judas Priest - Firepower

Saxon - Thunderbolt

Pavlov's Dog - Prodigal Dreamer

Riverside - Wasteland

Martin Barre - Roads Less Travelled

Ace Frehley - Spaceman

Michael Schenker Fest - Resurrection

Uriah Heep - Living The Dream

Ghost - Prequelle

The Night Flight Orchestra - Sometimes The World Ain't Enough

Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic

 

Honourable...

Lucifer - Lucifer II

Magnum - Lost On The Road To Eternity

Amorphis - Queen Of Time

Stryper - God Damn Evil

Lunatic Soul - Under The Fragmented Sky

Voivod - The Wake

King Buffalo - Longing To Be The Mountain

Merlin - The Wizard

YYNOT - s/t

 

EP's...

Candlemass - House Of Doom

Fish - A Parley With Angels

 

Very special mention...

Long Distance Calling - Boundless

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[Segue Myles]

Let me try for this week:

 

1. Behemoth- I Loved You At Your Darkest

2. Thrice- Palms

3. Tremonti- A Dying Machine

4. YYNot- YYNot

5. Tribulation- Down Below

6. Myles Kennedy- Year Of The Tiger

7. Fatherson- Sum Of All Your Parts

8. Northward- Northward

9. Ghost- Prequelle

10. Camila Cabello- Camila

11. Auri- Auri

 

Three albums that I feel deserve a place, but for obvious reasons don't deserve a mention:

 

Starting with my number one music purchase of 2018:

 

Fleet Foxes- First Collection: 2006-2009 (compilation box set of two previously released EP's, one studio album and a bonus disc of extra material).

 

Lacuna Coil- The 119 Show: Live In London (live album)

 

Nightwish- Decades: Best Of 1996-2015 (compilation album)

[Rushman14]

Absolutely thee best album of the year

 

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[Entre_Perpetuo]

Best albums of 2018:

[top ten]

Florence + The Machine — High As Hope

Judas Priest — Firepower

Death Grips — Year Of The Snitch

Jack White — Boarding House Reach

Twenty-One Pilots - Trench

MGMT — Little Dark Age

Muse — Simulation Theory

Stone Temple Pilots — Stone Temple Pilots

Ghost — Prequelle

Panic! At The Disco — Pray For The Wicked

[great]

The Decemberists - I’ll Be Your Girl

Paul McCartney — Egypt Station

Andrew W.K. — You’re Not Alone

Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaaake!

Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

Daughters - You Won’t Get What You Want

Lupe Fiasco - Drogas Wave

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - Tearing At The Seams

Slash & Myles Kennedy - Living The Dream

Brockhampton - iridescence

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds

Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest

 

Kanye West - Ye

Pusha T. - Daytona

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relati

Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

Kamasi Washington - The Choice

[good]

Mumford & Sons - Delta

Greta Van Fleet - Anthem of the Peaceful Army

Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog

CHVRHES - Love Is Dead

Denzel Curry - TA1300

Imagine Dragons - Origins

Hippo Campus - Bambi

Graveyard - Peace

City Morgue - Hell or High Water

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises

Parcels - Parcels

Nas - Nasir

[mediocre]

Charlie Puth - Voicenotes

Eminem - Kamikaze

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today

 

 

 

Worst albums of 2018:

Thirty Seconds To Mars — America

Fall Out Boy — Mania

A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant

 

still hoping to get around to a few more records before the end of the year. Florence knocked it out of the park though. If High As Hope had dropped in the early 70s, it would still be regarded as a classic.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

My top 5.

 

1. Tremonti-A Dying Machine

2. Twenty-one Pilots-Trench

3. Myles Kennedy-Year of the Tiger

4. Judas Priest-Firepower

5. Ghost Prequelle

 

It's been a hell of a year.....i have more but thoes are the ones i've far and away played the most.

 

Mick

 

I guess I should check out Tremonti and Myles Kennedy. I've seen a lot of folks on here hyping those two records up, and I did love the Slash and Myles Kennedy album, and I did really enjoy hearing Alter Bridge for the first time earlier this year.

[MalformedEarthborn]

I cant afford to listen to new music without stealing it so I vote the only new album I bought this year:

 

Godflesh - Post-Self

[J2112YYZ]

I cant afford to listen to new music without stealing it so I vote the only new album I bought this year:

 

Godflesh - Post-Self

 

It doesn't matter if you paid for it or not. It's about what you heard this year. Look at Rod. He gets to hear all these albums for free. Yeah, it's because of his job but he still heard them for nothing.

Edited December 12, 2018 by J2112YYZ

[Entre_Perpetuo]

I cant afford to listen to new music without stealing it so I vote the only new album I bought this year:

 

Godflesh - Post-Self

 

It doesn't matter if you paid for it or not. It's about what you heard this year. Look at Rod. He gets to hear all these albums for free. Yeah, it's because of his job but he still heard them for nothing.

 

I listened to the vast majority of the albums on my list for free on Spotify. I've purchased most of the albums that made my top ten though.

[Rod in Toronto]

My top ten picks will come out in a podcast I recorded yesterday - here's my final list:

 

10. Maestrick - Espresso Della Vita: Solare

9. Witherfall – A Prelude to Sorrow

8. Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds pt 1

7. The Temperance Movement – A Deeper Cut

6. Clutch – Book of Bad Decisions

5. Lords of Black – Icons of the new Days

4. Obscura – Diluvium

3. Ostura – The Room

2. Amorphis - Queen of Time

1. Judas Priest – Firepower

 

Honourable mentions: Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts and Voivod - The Wake.

[J2112YYZ]

My top ten picks will come out in a podcast I recorded yesterday - here's my final list:

 

10. Maestrick - Espresso Della Vita: Solare

9. Witherfall – A Prelude to Sorrow

8. Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds pt 1

7. The Temperance Movement – A Deeper Cut

6. Clutch – Book of Bad Decisions

5. Lords of Black – Icons of the new Days

4. Obscura – Diluvium

3. Ostura – The Room

2. Amorphis - Queen of Time

1. Judas Priest – Firepower

 

Honourable mentions: Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts and Voivod - The Wake.

 

Having Judas Priest and Witherfall in your top ten is correct.

[J2112YYZ]

I cant afford to listen to new music without stealing it so I vote the only new album I bought this year:

 

Godflesh - Post-Self

 

It doesn't matter if you paid for it or not. It's about what you heard this year. Look at Rod. He gets to hear all these albums for free. Yeah, it's because of his job but he still heard them for nothing.

 

I listened to the vast majority of the albums on my list for free on Spotify. I've purchased most of the albums that made my top ten though.

 

There's so many ways to hear music these days. I say isten to albums whatever way you can. Obviously if you like them enough buy it. And I couldn't care less what format you purchase it in either.

[Rod in Toronto]

My top ten picks will come out in a podcast I recorded yesterday - here's my final list:

 

10. Maestrick - Espresso Della Vita: Solare

9. Witherfall – A Prelude to Sorrow

8. Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds pt 1

7. The Temperance Movement – A Deeper Cut

6. Clutch – Book of Bad Decisions

5. Lords of Black – Icons of the new Days

4. Obscura – Diluvium

3. Ostura – The Room

2. Amorphis - Queen of Time

1. Judas Priest – Firepower

 

Honourable mentions: Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts and Voivod - The Wake.

 

Having Judas Priest and Witherfall in your top ten is correct.

 

It speaks volumes to me that Priest has announced their THIRD North American leg to promote Firepower, man.

[Rick N. Backer]

My top ten picks will come out in a podcast I recorded yesterday - here's my final list:

 

10. Maestrick - Espresso Della Vita: Solare

9. Witherfall – A Prelude to Sorrow

8. Michael Romeo - War of the Worlds pt 1

7. The Temperance Movement – A Deeper Cut

6. Clutch – Book of Bad Decisions

5. Lords of Black – Icons of the new Days

4. Obscura – Diluvium

3. Ostura – The Room

2. Amorphis - Queen of Time

1. Judas Priest – Firepower

 

Honourable mentions: Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts and Voivod - The Wake.

 

Having Judas Priest and Witherfall in your top ten is correct.

 

But not having Myles Kennedy solo AND with Slash is incorrect. :)

[Rod in Toronto]

Slash and Myles Kennedy are perfect for each other, man. Bland playing and bland vocals...but maybe that's just me.

[Segue Myles]

Slash and Myles Kennedy are perfect for each other, man. Bland playing and bland vocals...but maybe that's just me.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

But Slash is shit

[bluefox4000]

Slash and Myles Kennedy are perfect for each other, man. Bland playing and bland vocals...but maybe that's just me.

 

:laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

I like Myles.......but his admittedly his live singing is kinda shit.

 

(sorry it IS, lol)

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

Slash and Myles Kennedy are perfect for each other, man. Bland playing and bland vocals...but maybe that's just me.

 

:laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

I like Myles.......but his admittedly his live singing is kinda shit.

 

(sorry it IS, lol)

 

Mick

 

I really hope you get stuck in a stampede of menstrual elephants and the wheels of your chair become square.

Edited December 12, 2018 by Segue Myles