Official "Best of 2008" Thread

heaven&hell · January 1, 2009

The feelings mutual, but please don't tell my wife she might get jealous. :lol:

phaffas · January 1, 2009

Ok this is way too hard. One of the best years i remember. This is my top 20.

Journey - revelation
Avantasia - the scarecrow
Khymera - the greatest wonder

Next awesome group in no particular order:
- Def Leppard - songs from the sparkle lounge
- Marcello Vestry st
- Rockarma - bring it
- Paul Alan - drive it home
- Lovex - pretend or surrender
- 7th Heaven - usa uk
- Saint Deamon - In shadows lost from the brave
- Kissin' Dynamite - Steel Of Swabia
- Stone Gods - silver spoons and broken bones

FINAL GROUP - (mostly stuff which was solid, but didnt quite cut it, or i havnt been able to spend enough time with ) - in no order.

Man raze - surreal
Negative - karma killer
Rev Theory - light it up
QUEEN - the cosmos rocks
Shannon - Angel In Disguise
Ra - black sun
Bob Catley - immortal
Driver - sons of thunder

And alot of stuff missed out..

Unfortunately i never got to hear:

Harem Scarem
Revolution Renaissance
White Lion
Starbreaker
Carmen Gray
Edens Curse
Kutless
Houston
John Schlitt
Michael Sweet
Theocracy
Tesla
Sturm und drang
Edguy

Dissappointments:

Mad Max - here we are
HB - Frozen Inside
Harmony - chapter 2 - the aftermath
Fires of Babylon st
Extreme - Saudades de Rock
AVIAN - ashes and madness
Jorn Lande - Lonely Are the Brave

glam_junkie · January 1, 2009

Just relocating from the Unofficial 2008 Thread:

Glam_Junkie's top discs of 2008:

1. Hell City Glamours - s/t

2. Bastardz - Jungel Outlawz

3. Parasite City - 10 Hits To KO

4. Buckcherry - Black Butterfly

5. Danger - First Touch

6. Gemini Five - Sex Drugs Anarchy

7. Peepshow - Out For Blood

8. Pretty Suicide - s/t (demo)

9. Poison - Live Raw & Uncut

10. Motley Crue - Saints of Los Angeles

Glam_Junkie's Top Live shows of 2008

Bon Jovi - Aussie tour (meld, syd, perth)

Hardcore Superstar - melbourne

Hell City Glamours / Diamond Sins - Adelaide

Fasterpussycat / Deadthings - Melbourne

Airbourne - Adeladie

Diamonds Sins - Adelaide

Tragic Moment of 2008

Death of Traci Michaelz (peppermint creeps, hearth throb mob,....)

Eagerly Anticipating in 2009

new Hardcore Superstar album

new Bon Jovi album

debut from diamond sins

more from Damaged Dolls

new disc from Babylon Bombs

Teargas reunion (fingers crossed)

Discs that eluded me once again:

Big Bang Babies -s/t

Star*Star - GoGo Girls In Love

Nick C · January 1, 2009

Top 10 New Releases

1. Powder - Nothing

2. Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - Catnip Dynamite

3. Frost* - Experiments in Mass Appeal (hammered this yesterday and love it)

4. Work of Art - Artwork

5. Tesla - Forevermore

6. Steven Wilson - Insurgentes

7. Rick Springfield - Venus in Overdrive

8. No-Man - Schoolyard Ghosts

9. Journey - Revelation

10.Moon Safari - Blomljud

honourable mentions - P.Tree - We Crossed the Skyline, Ozrics - Sunrise Festival, Counting Crows - Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings.

Top 10 Re-issues

1. Force 10 - s/t

2. Russia - s/t

3. Reckless - s/t

4. Piper - Piper/Can't Wait

5. Thrills - Front Page News

6. Fingerprint - On File

7. TKO - Let it Roll

8. Touch - Complete Works

9. Zondar and Clark - The Ghost of Way

10. Dreamer - We've Got the Power

Top 10 albums I picked up this year not from 2008...but had never previously heard (except maybe the odd song)

1. Jackdaw 4 - Bipolar Diversions

2. Thrills - 3

3. Hybrid Ice - s/t

4. Hybrid Ice - No Rules

5. Treasure - s/t

6. Mary Fahl - The Other Side of the Moon

7. Jeff Austin Project - Go Big or Stay Home

8. Sign of 4 - Dancing With St. Peter

9. Rocket Scientists - Looking Backward (box)

10. Jackdaw 4 - Gramaphone Logic or Hawkwind - Live Chronicles

Never got to hear this year..... Crown of Thorns, Valentine, Honeymoon Suite e.tc. ....just too much haha!

Pave · January 1, 2009

1. Elevener - When Kaleidoscopes Collide

2. Work Of Art – Artwork

3. Marcello/Vestry - S/T

4. Rockarma - Bring It!

5. H.E.A.T. - S/T

6. Brother Firetribe - Heart Full of Fire

7. Hungryheart – S/T

8. Leverage – Blind Fire

9. Journey – Revelation

10. House Of Lords – Come To My Kingdom

11. Whitesnake – Good To Be Bad

12. Eclipse – Are you Ready To Rock

13. Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy

14. Khymera – The Greatest Wonder

15. Driver – Sons Of Thunder

16. Lechery – Violator

17. Land Of Tales – S/T

18. Starbreaker – Love’s Dying Wish

19. Kilpi – IV

20. Vanity BLVD – Rock N Roll Overdose

Glen · January 2, 2009

Final list -

1. Journey - Revelation

2. Work Of Art - Artwork

3. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad

4. Hinder - Take It To The Limit

5. Jeff Scott Soto - Beautiful Mess

5. Story Of The Year - The Black Swan

6. Bulletproof Messenger - Arm Yourself

7. Metallica - Death Magnetic

8. HEAT - s/t

9. Brother Firetribe - Heart Full Of Fire

10. Jimi Jamison - Crossroads Moment (ex the 5 theatrical crap songs the remaining 10 are all killer)

11. Marcello/Vestry - s/t

12. Harem Scarem - Hope

13. Sturm Und Drang - Rock n Roll Children

14. Simple Plan - s/t

15. Disciple - Southern Hospitality

16. Shinedown - The Sound Of Madness

17. Tesla - Forevermore

18. Khymera - The Greatest Wonder

19. Anberlin - New Surrender

20. Safety Suit - Life Left To Go

Disappointments -

Avantasia (after Lost in Space i & ii this really should have been brilliant, but was just average), GnR (I liked GnR when they were GnR), Jorn (lost the plot), Edguy ( :crying: nothing more to say - huge disappointment), Elevener (I know a few have rated this but to me just sounds like a poor mans Gregg Rolie)

Surprise of the year - The Old Schoolers!!!! Take a bow Journey, Whitesnake & Metallica - huge returns to form :bowdown:

I just hope 2009 is even better!

:drink:

Dave · January 3, 2009

I don't have much time for new releases so I would have to say the best of the 2008 batch would be:

1 - Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad

2 - Journey - Revelation

But the best I've purchased in 2008 would be:

1 - Richie Kotzen - Into The Black

2 - Copperhead - S/T

3 - Copperhead - Live & Lost

4 - Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Essential

5 - Rory Gallagher - The Essential

The best I was given on a cdr

1 - Dare - Blood From Stone

The best DVD's:

1 - Y&T - Live One Hot Night

2 - Rory Gallagher - Live At Montreux

3 - TMG - Dodge The Bullet Live 2004

4 - Hartmann - Handmade

5 - Journey - Revelation

Songs of the year from any CD or DVD purchased or a cdr given:

1 - Bad Penny - Rory Gallagher {Live At Montreux}

2 - Sacred Ground - Richie Kotzen

3 - Driftaway - Copperhead

4 - Live To Fight Another Day - Dare

Ian-sleazer · January 4, 2009

Official!! jaja who cares about that! :screwy:

:crazy: :crazy:

well top!

Guitar Mafia - Rock n roll tatuado! (Spanish dirty rock n roll)

bastardz - jungle outlawz

Cowboys prostitutes - Swingin' at the fences

johnny burning - get up, get loose, get off!

The erotics - Rubbish

Peep show - Out for blood

:drink: :drink: :drink:

melodicrockfan · January 5, 2009

Am not going to put these in any particular order just a list of my favorite albums from the last 12 months that come to mind...

H.E.A.T - H.E.A.T

Rick Springfield - Venus In Overdrive

Marcello/Vestry - Marcello/Vestry

Work Of Art - Artwork

Hungryheart - Hungryheart

Eclipse - Are You Ready To Rock

Elevener - When Kaleidoscopes Collide

From The Inside - Visions

House Of Lords - Come To My Kingdom

Khymera - The Greatest Wonder

Rockarma - Bring It

White Lion - Return Of The Pride

Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

Brother Firetribe - Heart Full Of Fire

Have probably missed a few but you get a rough idea

aMetalhead1966 · January 6, 2009

I usually don't make a final top 10 list cause it's too hard to pick...

So I'll make a list of my Fave Releases that I think Matter...SO...

SCAR SYMMERTY~ HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE.

Something about those crazy swedes..they do Metal better

than most others..is it in the water?? who knows...

Great release here...I love the combo of clean/death vox

Big Choruses, Great Music...a Must Have IMO 10/10

MOTLEY CRUE~S.O.L.A.

Motley Prove that are not a washed up band living on

nostalgia or past glories...this kicks ass...tight, sleazy and

hard rocking...great 10/10

DISTURBED~INDESTRUCTIBLE

NU-Metal my ass. This was a HUGE surprise for me

as I was not a fan of theirs before..this is a killer

release that made me a believer... great job guys..

total metal.....10/10

TESTAMENT~T.F.O.D.

Classic line-up with that classic Bay Area Sound.

These guys are the Kings of the Bay Area Sound IMO

and do it better, with more style ....10/10

TRIVIUM~SHOGUN

This is the best Nu-Thrash release I have heard in a long time.

Man these Kids have some SERIOUS Chops and know

how to write Great songs...a Must Have IMO 10/10

GUNS N ROSES~CHINESE DEMOCRACY

Call it what ya want, hate it, love it.. whatever

Fact is this a great release and the

playing is excellent...a total surprise for me...10/10

MOTORHEAD-MOTORIZER

Lemmy and the Boys have been on a roll

and this is a testament to that..as always great songs

and that Classic "Head" sound..Killer..10/10

Honorable Mentions...Ones that are good but didn't seem to

stick as well as the above..at least to me..

Whitesnake-Good to be Bad

Tesla-Forever More

Crash Kelly-One More Heart Attack

Black Tide-Light From Above

Biggest Letdown...

AC/DC-BLACK ICE

This was a hard one...I chose this one cause I think it

shoulda been better, but that's not to suggest that I don't

like it cause I do..I just think it lacks something...

spectrefate · January 6, 2009

My top 25 list

1. Enslaved - Vertebrae

2. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad

3. Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again

4. Jon Oliva's Pain - Global Warning

5. My Silent Wake - A Garland of Tears

6. Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame

7. House of Lords - Come To My Kingdom

8. Rage - Carved In Stone

9. Eden's Curse - The Second Coming

10. Paradox - Electrify

11. Journey - Revelation

12. Venom - Hell

13. Scarlet Angel - Enter The Magic

14. Exciter - Thrash Speed Burn

15. Mindwarp Chamber - Delusional Reality

16. Temple of Blood - Overlord

17. Metallica - Death Magnetic

18. AC/DC - Black Ice

19. Jefferson Starship - Jefferson's Tree of Liberty

20. Terror - The Damned, The Shamed

21. Once Dead - Visions of Hell

22. Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted

23. Judas Priest - Nostradamus

24. Motorhead - Motorizer

25. Dominici - O3 A Trilogy Part III

Disappointments:

Saint - Crime Scene Earth

Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider

Jacobs Dream - Dominion of Darkness

Holy Blood - The Patriot

Deicide - Til Death Do Us Part

Metal T · January 6, 2009

Nice to see the 'Dokken' getting some love...that really is a great disc.

Mullethead · January 10, 2009

I know everyone has been patiently waiting for my opinion :nyanya: I'm only doing top ten because I get bored easy TONS of releases this year but thin on quality imo. Here it goes...

#10 Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus

Strong outing by the wanna be rapper...as I've always said, he's at his best when he sticks to his roots and doesn't try to be slim shady....great southern hard rock album!

#9 Static Cycle - When We Meet Again

Excellent modern rock band that everyone pissed on when I introduced them. I came to the conclusion that everyone is deaf and called it a day. Go back and listen to the title track...I was blown away!

#8 Motley Crue - SOLA

Not what I expected to hear from the Crue but I still love it. I wanted to hear a continuation of the new tracks on Red White & Crue but they missed the mark a bit. Still, it's a MC studio album so who am I to complain

#7 Extreme - Saudades De Rock

I already know what most think of this album but I don't care. Fuckin amazing album and everyone on there played their ass off. I wouldn't expect anyone who didn't like them to begin with to start now but I was surprised how many fans didn't. Again, deaf....

#6 Saints of the Underground - Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner

This is a fantastic album that has Jani at his best. It's unfortunate we don't see this side of him more often. If he doesn't get help soon, this may be the last recording.....Love the song Signs of Life!

#5 Shinedown - Sound of Madness

By far the best modern rock album of the year! I don't want to hear about Nickelback or Hinder. Yes those albums are just good at best but this one is awesome! The title track is one of my faves but it's hard to choose. This will be the best album they make similar to Nickelbacks The Long Road. Nickelback is done the best they can already & the new cd isn't it.

#4 Tesla - Forever More

Tesla can do no wrong.....any other year this one is first. Saw the guys twice in 2008 and will be there again in a heartbeat. Unlike most bands from the 80's Tesla played a ton of songs off the new record instead of making it a greatest hits tour. I have a ton of respect for them just for doing that. If you didn't buy this album you have lost your mind. Buy the album before you go looking for it

#3 Big Cock - Motherload

Just picked up their best of Got Big Cock? This band is so awesome! Cocky hard rock with Mason on vox...doesn't get any better. The song Breakin My Balls is reason enough to buy this one but all of their albums are great. If you haven't heard them, make it a priority in 2009.

#2 Pop Evil - Lipstick on the Mirror

I don't care what Geoff or anybody else says, this band is destined for great things. Saw them live & they kicked ass! Great vox and catchy songs make this one of the best of 2008 easy. I remember quite a few people liking the band...I just don't understand still how Geoff doesn't like this cd. Amazing...

#1 Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

I for one am glad this is not the original members. Why? Because the people playing on the album are BETTER MUSICIANS...period! I have some news for old GNR fans...even if the album had been original members it would have been just like this one with subpar playing. This is and has always been Axl's show...this is the direction he has taken and I have to say I haven't stopped listening to it. Better, Street of Dreams, Sorry, there is no filler on this cd. Even If The World is awesome in a different kind of way. The best production of any album this year with lyrics that are better than any other GNR album including Appetite.

Could he have made a better record than this in nearly 15 years. The answer is simply no....

Have fun picking me apart, I look forward to it :popcorn:

JC_AOR · January 10, 2009

I missed these ones in 2008, you've made me want to go and check these albums out now...

Mullethead · January 10, 2009

Static Cycle & Pop Evil have threads on here and are more modern rock. They other two are classic rock with balls. If you aren't crazy about modern rock, you at least need to check out the Big Cock & SOTU albums! :banger:

heaven&hell · January 10, 2009

I'll second the recommendation for the Big Cock cd, very good stuff.

The SOTU is very good too. :tumbsup:

Rafo Phoenix · January 10, 2009

Well exclusively on Heavy Harmonies albums my top 20 :

1- Newman - Decade :guitbannana:

2- Brother Firetribe - Heart Full of Fire

3- Khymera - The Greatest Wonder

4- Work of Art - Artwork

5- Pride - Pride

6- Marcello/Vestry - Marcello/Vestry

7- Elevener - When Kaleidoscopes Collide

8- Poley/Rivera - Only Human

9- Driver - Sons Of Thunder

10- Myland - No Man's Land

11- Talon - Fallen Angels

12- Frozen Rain - Frozen Rain

13- Moritz - City Streets

14- Highway Chile - Keeper Of The Earth

15- AC/DC - Black Ice

16- Roulette - Better Late Than Never

17- Whitesnake - Good to Be Bad Michael

18- Arrival - Point Of Origin

19- Bormann - Capture the Moment

20- H.E.A.T. - H.E.A.T.

Mullethead · January 11, 2009

We have very different taste in music my friend...and that's okay

heaven&hell · January 11, 2009

The Whitesnake, Talon, Michael Bormann and Brother Firetribe are all excellent from his list. :tumbsup:

**Jez** · January 11, 2009

Good list Rafo - ignore the heathens!!

Glen · January 11, 2009

as is the Work Of Art ( :bowdown: ), Khymera, Marcello/Vestry and HEAT !!

Mullethead · January 11, 2009

Depends on who you ask...Whitesnake was good as was Bormann but the other two blew imo. But hey, if someone else likes them more power to them

heaven&hell · January 11, 2009

Well I feel the same way about most of the Modern shit you listen to so oh well. :whistle:

Geoff · January 11, 2009

Haha, Rafo's is probably the list I agree with most so far, to be honest.

Anyway, I stopped handling my list towards the end of the year so this is how I'm going to call it an end to the year:

Melodic HR:

1. ROCKARMA - Bring it

2. H.E.A.T - s/t

3. MARCELLO/VESTRY - s/t

4. 7TH HEAVEN - USA-UK

5. NEWMAN - Decade

6. SILENCE - Open Road

7. HAREM SCAREM - Hope

8. MYLAND - No man's land

9. WORK OF ART - Artwork

10. BROTHER FIRETRIBE - Heart full of fire

11. HOUSE OF LORDS - Come to my Kingdom

12. PRETTY BOY - Metro sessions

13. POLEY/RIVERA - Only human

14. ECLIPSE - Are you ready to rock

15. KHYMERA - The Greatest Wonder

16. JONES STREET - Dancin' with the devil

17. RICK SPRINGFIELD - Venus in Overdrive

18. ELEVENER - When Kaleidoscopes collide

19. TESLA - Forever more

20. MOTLEY CRUE - Saints of los angeles

21. JOURNEY - Revelation

And everyone's favourite list;

Modern HR:

1. HINDER - Take it to the limit

2. DISCIPLE - Southern Hospitality

3. STORY OF THE YEAR - The Black Swan

4. QUIETDRIVE - Deliverance

5. SIMPLE PLAN - s/t

6. FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS - Underdog Alma mater

7. FUNERAL FOR FRIEND - Memory and Humanity

8. ESCAPE THE FATE - This war is ours

9. HOUSTON CALLS - End of an error

10. BLIND - s/t

11. PILLAR - For the love of the game

12. SEARCH THE CITY - A fire so big the heavens can see

13. THE ACADEMY IS… - Fast times at Barrington High

14. SHINEDOWN - Sound of madness

15. GO AUDIO - Made up stories

16. KESSLER - I know your voice

17. ANBERLIN - New surrender

18. SAFETYSUIT - Life left to go

19. THROW THE FIGHT - In pursuit of tomorrow

20. NICKELBACK - Dark Horse

Dissapointments (amongst others):

DEF LEPPARD - Songs from the sparkle lounge ; I played it up the coast with my brothers one last final time and we all agreed this really, really does suck.

MILLION - Thrill of the chase ; just a very average album from a good band.

WHITESNAKE - Good to be bad ; I truly only really like that 'All I want' song.

SHANNON - World of desire ; Great debut, this is completely lacking in every department.

WHITE LION - Return of the pride ; pure shit.

VALENTINE - Soul Salvation ; tired, dreary crap.

DONOTS - Coma Chameleon ; very disappointing disc with no really good songs.

True attrocities:

MSG - In the midst of beauty

ASIA - Phoenix

SEVENDUST - Chapter VII - Hope and sorrow

MAN-RAZE - whatever they called that shit.

Mullethead · January 12, 2009

That's because you're brain is rotted with weed and Judas Priest... :whistle:

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