WALLS was the first KOL album I've listened in full and it worked for me. I wasn't really expecting much anyway.
Waste a Moment somehow became one of my favorite songs this year, now that's unexpected.
You might like some of their older material, then....Aha Shake Heartbreak and Because of the Times, in particular, are surprisingly strong albums.
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I agree 'The Getaway' was much better than 'I'm With You'. Not really saying much though. And while I do feel like Green Day's new album has more punch than their previous one(s), it still nowhere near close 'American Idiot'.
That's just me though.
I agree. Baby steps are still better than nothing, though, and I feel like both are on their way again. Here's to hoping.
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I didn't listen to any of these, BUT I see T&S will pop their heads in!
Yes, they will be here...it may take a little while, though...hint hint.
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KOL and RHCP! Both with solid albums, I really like them! and both are legends
Personally I liked the RHCP album a little bit more
I might wind up liking the RHCP album more over time, actually. KOL just impacted me a little more this year. We'll see.
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Not a fan of the KOL and GD albums :/
RHCP surprises me! Go Robot is incredible
I think this might wind up being my favorite Lauren gif.
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Green Day's album is growing on me.
Mister Asylum is better, but The Boy Who Died Wolf is still great.
Yeah, pretty much. I do think that "My Name Is Human" and "Wolf" both stand alongside "Lydia" as the band's best songs, though, which is pretty high praise, considering that "Lydia" was a top 5 single last year.
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RHCP had an okay album. Ready for GORE to take AOTY
Gore might be somewhere close to the top.
Okay, the next album update won't be QUITE as quick as the previous update...mostly because I still have to do a lot of work toward the next set. It will be done today, though, that I can promise.
Camp. Because the Internet. Forget about those two albums right now. That Childish Gambino is gone. The rapping, sometimes not-very-confident Donald Glover has left the building. In his place is the second coming of Funkadelic. A bit of a strong claim, but how can you not come to that conclusion after listening to "Awaken, My Love"? "Me and Your Mama" is a monster of a tune, going from a slow jam to an absolute banger in record time. "Riot" is the two minute equivalent of a kickass party. "Stand Tall" is the beautiful comedown after the party ends. And along the way, you discover that Donald Glover is a bit of a mad genius. A happy mad genius, a mad genius that once dabbled more in Rap than R&B, but a mad genius, nonetheless. I had an absolute blast listening to this album for the first time, and you might just feel the same way, even if you weren't a big fan of Gambino's previous albums.
Chevelle just keeps on trucking. Nothing really changes for Chevelle...normally, anyway. For the most part, The North Corridor is no exception. There is no denying that The North Corridor is a Chevelle album. The two main singles, "Joyride" and "Door to Door Cannibals", are classic Chevelle...and, in the case of the latter, classic Tool if made by Chevelle. Almost the entire album is good...though a bit Chevelle-by-numbers. Again, that's still good, always good for a couple of listens, but nothing mindblowing. Then, you get the "Punchline", and *gasp* IT'S CHEVELLE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT! "Punchline" blew my mind when I first listened to it, not because it's the most original song or anything, but because it was Chevelle stepping out of their comfort zone. And you know what? The song works really, REALLY well, despite being a decidedly not-very-Chevelle tune. It shows that, if they wish to do so, Chevelle can branch out and try new things...and, more importantly, try new things successfully.
Oh, hello, inspiration for my SN! Fancy seeing you here on one of these lists. Thrice, believe it or not, has not been a big staple of the YECA over the years. They've certainly released enough albums to be a YECA staple, but, until this year, only one of their albums actually made my albums lists over the years, and it's not the one that I expected: The Alchemy Index, Vols. I & II. Now, that's a STRONG album of songs, but I would have expected Vheissu to make it in 2005. It did not. Okay then. Let's atone for my sins with Thrice's latest, To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere, a solid return album for Thrice. Most of the album is solid, though not really a patch on Thrice's best albums...but the top two songs stand out as some of Chevelle's absolute best. "Black Honey" might be my favorite Thrice single since "Red Sky", and "Death From Above" is powerful and especially harrowing, given the results of the 2016 US Presidential Election. This may not be Thrice's best album, but it's worth a listen for those two songs, if nothing else...and for how angry Thrice sound on this album. Because, make no mistake about it, Thrice is angry on this record. And if they do release more material after this, after how politically charged THIS album is...good lord.
A lot of albums this year felt like they had two truly standout tracks and a lot of songs that didn't quite hold up to the same standard. Some albums and artists were worse offenders than others, but the best example might have been the first true Metallica album in eight years. Hardwired...to Self-Destruct, for the most part, is a very solid current-day Metallica album. Songs like "Halo On Fire", "Hardwired", "Atlas, Rise!", and "Dream No More" are all strong additions to the Metallica oeuvre, even if they aren't among Metallica's best songs. Without the two best songs on this album, this particular Metallica album, the follow-up to YECA #1 album Death Magnetic, would have struggled to make this year's top 20. It probably WOULD have made the top 20, but only just. But that also means that the two best tracks here are THAT good, two of the best Metallica songs of the last twenty-five years. "Moth Into Flame" is the kind of melodic metal masterpiece that Metallica earned their fame from, a pounding, fierce tune that has all of the hallmarks of a classic Metallica song. But nothing that I can say can prepare you for "Spit Out the Bone", arguably the best song Metallica has made since the 80's. Words cannot express how I felt when I listened to this album for the first time and came across "Spit Out the Bone". It's like a long-lost friend made a re-appearance after being stuck in a coma for many years. "Spit Out the Bone" justifies the entire existence of this album by itself.
The Dillinger Escape Plan know how to start an album. Their previous two albums have featured two of their best ever songs as starting points in "Farewell, Mona Lisa" and "Prancer"...so, I decide to sit down and listen to their latest album, Disocciation, and the first track, the song that will set the tone for the entire album, is "Limerent Death". And good lord, WHAT A SONG to kick things off. The first three minutes are a lot of fun, but it's when the song starts to build toward its conclusion where it becomes clear that the song itself (and the album that it's on) is going to be something special. What follows is Dillinger at their best, hitting both fantastic highs ("Honeysuckle", "Surrogate") and agonizing lows ("Low Feels Blvd", "Symptom of Terminal Illness"). Now, here's the kicker: This is the final Dillinger Escape Plan album, as the band are disbanding after the release of this album and one last tour. While I can't say that I'm happy that such a great band is ending its run, I CAN say that I'm happy that they've decided to go out on such a high note. Better to go out with a bang than with a whimper, right?
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Okay, these first two sets have been decidedly Red-esque, right? Well...that's about to change dramatically. The top 10 albums this year may be the most out of left-field group of albums I've ever had in a YECA albums top 10. There are some YECA staples, but there's also quite a few music legends, a couple of bands that I'm not sure will even appear on anyone else's lists here on ATRL, and a legitimate pop album. 10-6 features a true YECA staple releasing their best album in 20 years, an artist that appeared on last year's album top 20, the return to form of an alternative giant, and two albums that not only made the list at the last minute, but also may be unique to this list...and if they DO make someone else's list, I will love them forever...probably. See you tomorrow.
Familiar with all of these except Cheville. Interesting that Gambino is making appearances on Year End lists with less than a week exposure. Spit Out The Bone is the best song Metallica made in a while.