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Lucy's Top 20 Albums of 2006
I realize I have a completely different taste in music as most people on Popfusion, but hey, maybe SOMEONE will read this and appreciate it or find something they like. If not, oh well. I kinda had fun making it.
20. Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls
This album is one of those albums that has a few songs on it that you just can’t stop listening to because they just won’t get out of your head, however it also has a couple tracks that are pretty generic pop-punk. I saw these guys live a couple months ago, and they said they were going on tour with All-American Rejects. I have a feeling they are going to get big really soon. If you like freakin’ catchy songs check out “Five Minutes To Midnight.”
19. Men, Women & Children – Men, Women & Children
These guys are pretty strange, but they’re funny and their music is really fun to dance to and they put on a great show. When I first got this album I couldn’t stop listening to it, but I have since gotten tired of it. However it still deserves to be on my list. My favorite song on it is “Monkey Monkee Man.” They did a really strange dance to it live, and one of them was carrying around a bone.
18. Meg & Dia – Something Real
Meg & Dia is my only girl band on this list because I don’t typically like female singers much, but I love Meg & Dia. They are amazing live—especially acoustic. Check them out before they get absolutely huge.
17. Cute Is What We Aim For: Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch
Here’s another super catchy album, but of course it is because this band is on Fueled By Ramen. I don’t take this band seriously at all (I don’t think you’re really supposed to—I mean they’re named Cute Is What We Aim For), but I can’t help but love “Sweet Talk 101” and “Risque.” I saw these guys live once and they were all definitely on something—especially the lead singer, but they were still better than I expected them to be.
16. Maladroit Mafia – Directions
Here’s a local ska South Carolina band that played at University of South Carolina’s Battle of The Bands. This band is definitely proof that ska will never die.
15. Cobra Starship: While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets
This is another one of those bands that I don’t take seriously, but at the same time I absolutely love. I had this album on repeat for several weeks this year. I think it’s full of some great party tracks.
14. October Fall: A Season In Hell
Unfortunately October Fall broke up the same year that they put out their first album. It’s fairly cheesey pop-punk/emo, but some of the songs are impossible to take off repeat. Or maybe I just have a soft spot for Fueled By Ramen bands. haha
13. FM Static - Critically Ashamed
I had been dying for this album to come out for years, and I was so excited when it finally did. They stopped singing out their first stereo and moved on to somewhat more mature topics. FM Static have improved so much since What Are You Waiting For. My favorite song on the the album is “The Next Big Thing” which makes fun of the music scene these days.
12. MC Lars - The Graduate
I love MC Lars so much. He’s got a nerdy sense of humor and loves to rock out with pop punk band even though he’s a rapper. This album is really witty and fun.
11. My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade
This album moved MCR from guilty pleasure to band that actually will admit I like. That’s all I have to say about it since I’m sure most of you have heard it.
10. Quietdrive - When All That's Left Is You
This is some sweet pop-rock. I don’t really have anything to say about it lol.
09. Pink Spiders - Teenage Graffiti
I know a lot of people hate them, but I love the Pink Spiders. I love the fact that they have this really cool black and pink clothing line and use all hot pink duct tape. I know they’re gimmicky, but it’s fun, and they put on an awesome show.
08. New Found Glory - Coming Home
I had totally overlooked this album, but my friend told me NFG was much better now, so I figured why not, and I checked it out. I was extremely impressed. They have matured so much, but yet they haven’t evolved so much that they’ve lost their pop-punk roots.
07. Hellogoodbye: Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
So all most of the fans of Hellogoodbye had been waiting for this album for years. It took them so long to put it out, but it was worth it. Some of the songs are really dance and fun and others are ridiculous ballads that are satirizing the genre (my favorite song on the album is “Two Weeks In Hawaii” because it’s absolutely hilarious to me).
06. Sugarcult - Lights Out
These guys have definitely moved beyond “Bouncing Off The Walls.” I had this album, but never really listened to it until I saw them live last month. Their live performance made me respect them so much. They are talented dudes who are trying to break away from their super poppy hits from the beginning of the decade, and I think they deserve a chance. Don’t worry, they didn’t abandon the super catchy hooks.
05. Butch Walker - The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonights
Butch Walker is my favorite producer, hands down, but he’s also got an amazing band. He’s so freaking cynical, but that doesn’t make his music depressing. If you haven’t heard this album, you’re definitely missing lots of great songs.
04. Plain White T's - Every Second Counts
If you want an album that you relate to, this is it. If you’re looking for a song for any situation that is happening in your relationship (or lack of one) you can find it here.
03. Punchline - 37 Everywhere
This is a super quirky band. The bass player loves to make all these really strange Youtubes. They even made a Christmas rap song where they randomly break into POD at the end. And at the same time they make really awesome pop punk songs that may seem somewhat generic at first, but they make up for it by singing about things that are untypical of the genre and college-age pop punk fans can relate to. The band members are somewhat awkward and you can tell they were probably nerds in high school, and I love them for it.
02. Army of Freshmen - Under The Radar
You will not understand my love for AOF unless you have seen them live. I ****ing love this album because I love their live performances so much. I have never seen another band put as much energy into their show or even their career as a band as these guys do.
01. Bowling For Soup - The Great Burrito Extortion Case
This is the album I have been looking for all my life. I love every last song on it. A couple of the songs are serious most of them are just mocking themselves the whole times. There are lots of ridiculous lines and forced rhymes, which are my favorite things ever. Most people think I am insane, but I love this band so much, and nothing else can put me in as good of a mood as they do.
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