Monzter

There can never be too many categories to read, makes it easier to find what you are looking for, but way too many if you want to classify them on your own.

First Battle Beast, then One Desire and now this. Good year for Finland.

Best damn thing released this year, in a class of its own. Ted Poley for president!

My 3 favourite albums should be my essential. 1. FAIR WARNING - Go! 2. SYMPHONY X - Underworld 3. DRACULA - Swing Of Death

A bloody brilliant album and a big surprise. I did not think Jim had it in him any more, but he had. My intitial review, I have a feeling it will grow even better on me: 1. Glorious 7 2. Push on Through 8,5 3. If We Call It Love 8 4. Waiting for Summer 9 5. First Time 8,5 6. One Breathe 8,5 7. Too Many Words 9 8. Next in Line 8,5 9. Drowning 9 10. Love Was Waiting 8,5 11. Is What It Is 9 Overall rating: 85%

Dare and The Defiants are the winners for me.

The Defiants album is the best album of the year by a mile. Listening to the new Treat album right now.

Not to chabby, one to keep an eye on.

I agree 100% with him! I can't believe I just wrote that. Survivor - Vital Signs Journey - Escape those two are part of the Holy Bible of AOR releases The holy bible of overrated albums.

Best of Denmark together with the best of Sweden, a match made in Heaven. The Vikings will come again.

Have patience with this one for Gods sake! It is a grower and once you have given it enough spins, you will realize it is up there with the best they have ever done. It took me some spins to appreciate songs like "Invincible", "Energized", "Forever Young" and even "Blind Faith". I rate this album a healthy 92 % !!!

Every song is a masterpiece, one of the best albums ever made. This album took this band to a new level and they were already on a very high level. Any song would be a highlight on any album ever released. It is that good.

Not counting Def Leppard since I will hear it tomorrow.

Sounds fantastic. Together with Magnus Karlsson and Find Me the most anticipated albums at the moment.

Easy winner is Def Leppard, no contest.

OMG, horrible stuff.

Don't like it, average stuff.

Wow! Promising stuff, judging from this, Kingdom Rock might match the fantastic first album.

Loved the first one to bits, som definitaly go for the follow up. Back in the vinyl days, there were 8 tracks on an album normally. Much easier to pack an album full with killers back then. Today there are many times way too many songs on an album and often too many fillers. So an album a year nowadays is hard to achieve, att least a quality album.

My far from complete list, still getting into the 70's music and still a lot to discover. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock Kansas - Point Of Know Return Styx - The Grand Illussion Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell Foreigner - S/T UFO - Lights Out

Done it very much this far.

I guess if you are not interested in some sort of music, you might think it sound the same because you don't listen to the songs with interest. Like those not interested in the rougher kind of metal who think they only scream. Personally I think all the rap albums out there sounds the same, maybe because I hate that kind of music.

Sorry mate, his stuff just all sounds the same to me. That well produced, formulaic song-writing that's the same on every album. It's solid stuff... but just doesn't excite me one bit. Did you actually listen to his album?? Different singers on almost every song. Songs that was written for the singers. It is not a formuaic album, but your post is.

Nah, it'd be me. I do rate that album very high. It probably features as many 10/10 songs as many in my list, but it'd probably only be a couple of tunes like 'Inside Out,' 'Sad Theresa' and to a degree, 'Machine Gun' that would just rate around that 8/10 mark to lower the score down a bit. As is the case with so many albums outside my top. Almost there, but still too inconsistent to be worthy a place.

The best AC/DC album which says a lot, in my top 10 as well.