Best of 2013 thus far?

[The Rocker]

 

 

 

Here's my Top 20 for 2013:

 

1. Crashdiet- The Savage Playground
2. Madman’s Lullaby- Unhinged
3. LaValle- Dear Sanity
4. Redrum- Victims of Our Circumstances
5. De La Cruz- Street Level
6. Krokus- Dirty Dynamite
7. Tom Keifer- The Way Life Goes
8. Faith Circus- Turn Up the Band
9. Reece- Compromise
10. Nasty Bulletz- Right Time to Rock You
11. Santa Cruz- Screaming for Adrenaline
12. Voodoo Circle- More Than One Way Home
13. The Jokers- Rock n Roll is Alive
14. Adriangale- Suckerpunch!
15. Loveblast- Hard Liquor in Big Glasses
16. Bai Bang- All Around the World
17. War & Peace- Flesh & Blood Sessions
18. Summers- 364
19. Slam Alley- Punk Polluted Zoo
20. Maxx Exxplosion- Forever

 

 

Nice list, didn't expect for you to have so much love for the new Crashdiet. Sure it's good but thought it's out of top 20

Never heard of Madman's Lullaby and The Jokers, will check em out

 

The songs are so strong on Playground that I am able to overlook the rough production. I just find myself continually spinning this one. Great album IMO.

 

Production isn't as bad as people make it out to be, BUT not as good as it should/could have been. I also like it, even with the not so "perfect"production. In my top 15

[AlphaMale]

To me, it almost sounds like they rushed to put it out. The songs and production would both have been better if they had just taken a little more time to perfect them.

[Glen]

Actually they purposefully went this production. Unbelievably. Thought a rougher sound would better suit their image. What a flawed plan.

[AlphaMale]

Actually they purposefully went this production. Unbelievably. Thought a rougher sound would better suit their image. What a flawed plan.

 

I don't know why a band would purposely want their disc to sound terrible. It was "rough" alright!

[Nightrain]

 

Actually they purposefully went this production. Unbelievably. Thought a rougher sound would better suit their image. What a flawed plan.

 

I don't know why a band would purposely want their disc to sound terrible. It was "rough" alright!

 

 

I get the 'want-to-sound-raw' idea but they didn't expect that most people didn't favor it. Maybe the criticism will make them think twice and went back to the 'Generation Wild' style production in the next album.

[AlphaMale]

 

 

Actually they purposefully went this production. Unbelievably. Thought a rougher sound would better suit their image. What a flawed plan.

 

I don't know why a band would purposely want their disc to sound terrible. It was "rough" alright!

 

 

I get the 'want-to-sound-raw' idea but they didn't expect that most people didn't favor it. Maybe the criticism will make them think twice and went back to the 'Generation Wild' style production in the next album.

 

One would hope. You can say the same for Gotthard. I am hoping for better results on their 2nd disc with Maeder.

[Glen]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually they purposefully went this production. Unbelievably. Thought a rougher sound would better suit their image. What a flawed plan.

I don't know why a band would purposely want their disc to sound terrible. It was "rough" alright!

I get the 'want-to-sound-raw' idea but they didn't expect that most people didn't favor it. Maybe the criticism will make them think twice and went back to the 'Generation Wild' style production in the next album.

One would hope. You can say the same for Gotthard. I am hoping for better results on their 2nd disc with Maeder.

What worries me is that when u go on their facebook page most of the kids are raving about it. I fear its only us select few who crave for the polished sound of Generation Wild. We can but hope

[glam_junkie]

I find most hate the production.

I think there is a big difference between raw production and bad production.

Hardcore superstar 'beg for it' is raw production but still clean sounding. Savage playground just has a dirty sounding bad production job - not raw sounding.

[Glen]

yeah a shame as the songs sounded great live!!

[eaglesfan3000]

That Santa Cruz disc is just Godly...I put that one up there with Crashdiet's Rest In Sleez.

[JamesEagle]

That Santa Cruz disc is just Godly...I put that one up there with Crashdiet's Rest In Sleez.

 

 

Incredible that I find the songs so poor, while others are creaming themselves over them! Opinions will always differ, I just find this one really surprising.

[Glen]

 

That Santa Cruz disc is just Godly...I put that one up there with Crashdiet's Rest In Sleez.

 

 

Incredible that I find the songs so poor, while others are creaming themselves over them! Opinions will always differ, I just find this one really surprising.

 

 

you are not alone.....it slipped a fair bit for me too. I like the album, but its not a great one imo

[Nightrain]

I guess you're both alone because the rest of us think it's godly

[Geoff]

Trying to post my list but looks like all internet options on my computer are stuffed. How frustrating... I have no editing options or quick reply options available/working. Anyone know why that'd be?

[Geoff]

Okay kids, here it is. The most complete and annoying list you'll see for 2013. I figured I could post a top 20 and be nice and popular, but a few kids commented last year that my long annoying list was a cool reference for stuff they may have missed, so here it is, unedited and unattractive. 2013 as I saw it:

 

Best albums of 2013

 

1 . Vega - What The Hell - 92

2 . Find Me - Wings Of Love - 90

3 . W.E.T. - Rise Up - 88

4 . Lavalle - Dear Sanity - 88

5 . Faith Circus - Turn Up The Band - 88

6 . Kids In Glass Houses - Peace - 86

7 . Paris - Only One Life - 86

8 . 7th Heaven - Synergy - 85

9 . Jonas & The Massive Attraction - Live Out Loud - 85

10 . Wild Rose - Dangerous - 85

11 . Eden's Curse - Symphony Of Sin - 84

12 . Reckless Love - Spirit - 83

13 . Mest - Not What You Expected - 83

14 . Place Vendome - Thunder In The Distance - 83

15 . Adriangale - Suckerpunch! - 83

16 . De La Cruz - Street Level - 82

17 . A Day To Remember - Common Courtesy - 82

18 . Pretty Maids - Motherland - 82

19 . Bai Bang - All Around The World - 82

20 . Hardcore Superstar - C'Mon Take On Me - 82

21 . Summers - 364 - 82

22 . Degreed - We Don't Belong - 82

23 . Amaze Me - Guilty As Sin - 82

24 . Rage Of Angels - Dreamworld - 82

25 . Edge - Heaven Knows - 81

26 . Santa Cruz - Screaming For Adrenaline - 81

27 . Escape The Fate - Ungrateful - 81

28 . Houston - II - 80

29 . Harem Scarem - Mood Swings II - 80

30 . Neverstore - Neverstore - 80

31 . Strike - We're Back - 79

32 . We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots - 79

33 . Shylock - Walking Tall - 79

34 . Colton Dixon - A Messenger - 79

35 . New Device - Here We Stand - 79

36 . James Labrie - Impermanent Resonance - 79

37 . Heaven's Basement - Filthy Empire - 79

38 . Conditions - Full Of War - 79

39 . Loveblast - Hard Liqor in Big Glasses - 79

40 . Sleeping With Sirens - Feel - 79

41 . A Life Divided - The Great Escape - 79

42 . Newman - Siren - 79

43 . Fergie Frederiksen - Any Given Moment - 78

44 . Diamond Dawn - Overdrive - 78

45 . These Hearts - Yours To Take - 78

46 . Fate - If Not For The Devil - 78

47 . Midnite Sky - Blood, Sweat & A Little More - 78

48 . Shannon - Circus Of Lost Souls - 78

49 . Niva - Magnitude - 78

50 . Revolution Road - Revolution Road - 78

51 . Stryper - No More Hell To Pay - 77

52 . Blackrain - It Begins - 77

53 . James Christian - Lay It All On Me - 77

54 . Emphatic - Another Life - 77

55 . Black Diamonds - Perfect Sin - 77

56 . Pink Cream 69 - Ceremonial - 77

57 . Asking Alexandria - From Death To Destiny - 77

58 . Syn City Cowboys - Syn City Cowboys - 77

59 . Kingdom Come - Outlier - 76

60 . Farraday - Shade Of Love - 76

61 . Hawthorne Heights - Zero - 76

62 . China - We Are The Stars - 76

63 . Garrison - The Demo Recordings - 76

64 . Last Day Before Holiday - Fighting The Hard Times - 76

65 . Falling In Reverse - Fashionably Late - 76

66 . Black Veil Brides - Wretched & Divine - 76

67 . The Letter Black - Rebuild - 76

68 . Tonight Alive - The Other Side - 76

69 . Coldrain - The Revelation - 76

70 . Seventh Key - I Will Survive - 75

71 . Hello Ramona - Diversity - 75

72 . City Lights - The Ways Things Should Be - 75

73 . Everfound - Everfound - 75

74 . My Chemical Romance - Conventional Weapons - 75

75 . Jimmy Martin - Wild At Heart - 75

76 . Tainted Nation - F.E.A.R. - 75

77 . Built On Secrets - The Disconnect - 75

78 . Crashdiet - The Savage Playground - 75

79 . Goo Goo Dolls - Magnetic - 75

80 . The Used - Vulnerable (II) - 75

81 . Nasty Bulletz - Right Time To Rock You - 75

82 . Kick - Memoirs - 75

83 . Safire - All Because Of You - 75

84 . Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal - 75

85 . Secrets - Fragile Futures - 75

86 . Laneslide - Flying High - 75

87 . Search The City - Flight - 75

88 . The Theander Expression - Strange Nostalgia - 75

89 . I Am King - Onehundred - 75

90 . Smash Into Pieces - Unbreakable - 74

91 . Daughtry - Baptized - 74

92 . Silverstein - This Is How The Wind Shifts - 74

93 . Bullet For My Valentine - Temper Temper - 74

94 . Rock Ignition - Innocent Thing - 74

95 . Mutiny Within - Synchronicity - 74

96 . Mad Margritt - Show No Mercy - 74

97 . Shotgun Revolution - Shotgun Revolution - 74

98 . We Still Dream - Something To Smile About - 74

99 . Honor By August - Monuments to Progress - 74

100 . Danger Angel - Revolutia - 73

101 . Party Roxx - Party Roxx - 73

102 . Covered Call - Impact - 73

103 . Bob Dee With Petro - Burning Rain - 73

104 . Miss Crazy - Grip - 73

105 . Deaf Havana - Old Souls - 73

106 . Maxx Explosion - Forever - 73

107 . Survive This! - The Life You've Choses - 73

108 . Drowning Pool - Resilience - 73

109 . Four56 - Edge Of The Storm - 73

110 . Indicco - Karmalion - 73

111 . Diamond Lane - Sapphire - 73

112 . Pompei Nights - High On Adrenaline - 73

113 . Hardreams - Unbroken Promises - 73

114 . A Loss For Words - Before It Caves - 73

115 . Man Overboard - Heart Attack - 73

116 . This Romantic Tragedy - The Illusion Of Choice - 73

117 . Osukaru - Triumphant - 73

118 . Starship - Loveless Fascination - 73

119 . Crystal Ball - Dawnbreaker - 73

120 . Parachute - Overnight - 73

121 . Kee Marcello - Judas Kiss - 73

122 . The Poodles - Tour De Force - 73

123 . Age Of Days - Radioactivity - 73

124 . Stone Sour - House of Gold & Bones Part II - 73

125 . Skillet - Rise - 73

126 . Bowling For Soup - Lunch. Drunk. Love - 73

127 . Crashdiet - The Demo Sessions - 73

128 . Mad Max - Interceptor - 73

129 . Deadly Tide - 8th Deadly Sin - 73

130 . We The Kings - Somewhere Somehow - 72

131 . Airless - Changes - 72

132 . Robin Beck - Underneath - 72

133 . Vaudville - Exit To Hollywood - 72

134 . Adrenaline 101 - Demons In The Closet - 72

135 . This Is Our Year - Life As We Know It - 72

136 . 30 Seconds To Mars - Love Lust & Faith + Dreams - 72

137 . Jesse Damon - Temptation In The Garden Of Eve - 72

138 . The Ragged Saints - The Sound Of Breaking Free - 72

139 . Veara - Growing Up Is Killing Me - 72

140 . Charming Grace - Charming Grace - 72

141 . The Summer Set - Legendary - 72

142 . Divided By Friday - Modern Memoirs - 72

143 . House Of Shakira - Pay To Play - 72

144 . Strangers - Emotions - 72

145 . I See Stars - New Demons - 72

146 . Saliva - In It To Win It - 72

147 . Real Friends - Put Yourself Back Together - 71

148 . Shameless - Beautiful Disaster - 71

149 . Vamp - One Smack Killer - 71

150 . Call The Shots - When Everything Goes Wrong - 71

151 . Liberty N' Justice - The Cigarette Chronicles - 71

152 . Redrum - Victims Of Circumstance - 71

153 . Joey Summer - Another Shot - 71

154 . Red - Release The Panic - 71

155 . No Love Lost - No Love Lost - 71

156 . Fall Out Boy - Save Rock And Roll - 71

157 . Eve To Adam - Locked & Loaded - 71

158 . Backstreet Boys - In A World Like This - 71

159 . Niterain - Crossfire - 71

160 . Love Razors - Hollywood Underground - 71

161 . Amaranthe - The Nexus - 71

162 . Foolish Pride - Wonderfool - 71

163 . Cinema Sleep - Truth For The Seeker - 71

164 . Tom Keifer - The Way Life Goes - 70

165 . Burning Kingdom - Simplified - 70

166 . Falling Red - Empire Of The Damned - 70

167 . Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent - 70

168 . Mayday Parade - Monsters In The Closet - 70

169 . Lawless - Rock Savage - 70

170 . Consin - Brink Of Unity - 70

171 . Snowfall - Cold Silence - 70

172 . State Champs - The Finer Things - 70

173 . BST - In The Blink Of An Eye - 70

174 . Stryper - Second Coming - 70

175 . Shakra - Powerplay - 70

176 . Orianthi - Heaven In This Hell - 70

177 . Funeral For A Friend - Conduit - 70

178 . Last Autumn's Dream - Ten Tangerine Tales - 70

179 . Loud At Least - Dirty - 69

180 . Knockout Kid - It Comes With The Job - 69

181 . On My Honor - I Never Deserve The Things I Need - 69

182 . White Pigeon - Property Of White Pigeon - 69

183 . Mystery - 2013 - 69

184 . Still Remains - Ceasing To Breath - 69

185 . Dayshell - Dayshell - 69

186 . Impera - Pieces of Eden - 69

187 . Stala & So - Play Another Round - 69

188 . Escape - Borderline - 69

189 . Kill Devil Hill - Revolution Rise - 69

190 . Vamps - Sex Blood Rock N' Roll - 69

191 . Jimmy Eat World - Damage - 69

192 . Dogface - Back On The Streets - 69

193 . Pink Rose - Just What You Needed - 69

194 . Voodoo Circle - More Than One Way Home - 69

195 . The Maine - Forever Halloween - 69

196 . Red Hush - Red Hush - 69

197 . Step Echo - Jagged - 68

198 . Nikki Foxx - If You Ain't Been Foxxed… You Ain't Been Fucked! - 68

199 . FM - Rockville - 68

200 . Sparklands - Tomocyclus - 68

201 . Date Seven - Have A Nice Date - 68

202 . Aventyr - Driven - 68

203 . Count To Four - Between Two Cities - 68

204 . Rebellious Spirit - Gamble Shot - 68

205 . Brett Walker - Straight Jacket Vacation - 68

206 . One Mile Left - Cover The Shit: Volume 1 - 68

207 . Heartbreak Radio - On Air - 68

208 . Real Friends - Put Yourself Back Together - 68

209 . Trapt - Reborn - 68

210 . I See Stars - Renegades Forever - 68

211 . Killer Dwarfs - Start @ One - 68

212 . Close Your Eyes - Line In The Sand - 68

213 . King Of Bones - We Are The Law - 67

214 . Alicate - Free Falling - 67

215 . Adept - Silence The World - 67

216 . Keeping Secrets - Press On - 67

217 . Fallstar - Backdraft - 67

218 . Artist Vs Poet - Keep Your Secrets - 67

219 . Cartel - Collider - 67

220 . Farewell Fighter - Challenges - 67

221 . Bad Radiator - Hyptnotize - 67

222 . New Politics - A Bad Girl In Harlem - 67

223 . The Dangerous Summer - Golden Record - 67

224 . Rookie Of The Year - Canova Presents: The Goodnight Moon Part II - 67

225 . New Generation Superstars - Rock N' Roll Or Die - 67

226 . Broadway Calls - Comfort/Distraction - 67

227 . Hardshine - So Far & So Close - 66

228 . Barbe-Q-Barbies - Breaking All The Rules - 66

229 . This Century - Biography Of Heartbreak - 66

230 . N.O.W. - Bohemian Kingdom - 66

231 . Attack! Attack! - Long Road To Nowhere - 66

232 . Speed Stroke - Speed Stroke - 66

233 . A Faylene Sky - Hell Is Where The Heart Is - 66

234 . Burning Rain - Epic Obsession - 66

235 . Full Tilt - Balance - 66

236 . Fox - Lucifer - 66

237 . Tyler Ward - Honestly - 66

238 . Designs - Only Time Will Tell - 66

239 . Powerworld - Cybersteria - 66

240 . Easy Trigger - Bullshit - 66

241 . Cherry Suede - Between Here And There - 66

242 . Baton Rogue Morgue - USA - 66

243 . Paramore - Paramore - 66

244 . Apparitions - Kiss Me Sleeping - 65

245 . Loud N' Clear - Playing With Thunder - 65

246 . Famous Last Words - Two Faced Charade - 65

247 . Liberty Lies - Reflections - 65

248 . Charing Cross - Sinspiration - 65

249 . Avantasia - The Mystery Of Time - 65

250 . Buckcherry - Confessions - 65

251 . Wildside Riot - All Hail The Wasted - 65

252 . The Deep End - Cop This - 65

253 . Another Mask - Deposition - 65

254 . Revelations - Mirror On The Wall - 65

255 . Desyre - Glamtron - 65

256 . Dan Reed - Signal Fire - 65

257 . Phil Vincent - Face It - Disc 2 - 65

258 . Moritz - SOS - 65

259 . King Kobra - II - 64

260 . Famous Underground - Famous Underground - 64

261 . Cream Pie - Unsigned 2.0 - 64

262 . Guru - White - 64

263 . Circle II Circle - Seasons Will Fall - 64

264 . Queensryche - Queensryche - 64

265 . Josh Pugh - The Red Machine - 64

266 . Bon Jovi - What About Now - 64

267 . John Galt - Served Hot - 64

268 . Random Holiday - Space To Grow - 64

269 . Alex De Rosso - Lions & Lambs - 64

270 . Lost Weekend - Evermore - 64

271 . Love Cream - First Taste - 64

272 . Hawk Nelson - Made - 64

273 . Senses Fail - Renacer - 64

274 . Coldspell Frozen Paradise - 64

275 . Lust Boys - Tall Glasses & Short Skirts - 64

276 . Anarbor - Burnout - 63

277 . Winery Dogs - The Winery Dogs - 63

278 . Slap Betty - 94720 - 63

279 . Bellevue Suite - This Far From Sanity - 63

280 . Player - Too Many Reasons - 63

281 . VIP - Let's Go For A Ride - 63

282 . Onerepublic - Native - 63

283 . One Mile Left - The High Rise Afternoon - 63

284 . When Cities Sleep - Limitless - 63

285 . Alkaline Trio - My Shame Is True - 63

286 . The Color Morale - Know Hope - 63

287 . Blindside Thunder - The Storm - 63

288 . The Hotcakes - Excess All Areas - 63

289 . Shoot The Girl First - Follow The Clouds - 63

290 . David Reece - Compromise - 63

291 . FM - Rockville II - 63

292 . Hooligans - Heroes Of Hi-Fi - 63

293 . The Story So Far - What You Don't See - 63

294 . Seventh Veil - White Trash Attitude - 63

295 . Modern Day Escape - New Life - 63

296 . Steve Augeri - For The Rest Of My Life - 63

297 . Better Luck Next Time - We'll Take It From Here - 63

298 . The Almost - Fear Inside Our Bones - 62

299 . Voodoo Six - Songs To Invade Countries To - 62

300 . The Vegas Wakeup - Long Standing Grudge - 62

301 . Aaron Sprinkle - Water & Guns - 62

302 . House Of Lights - Pushing The Sun - 62

303 . Easy Sleezy - Heroinme - 62

304 . Modena - Leverage - 62

305 . Chinatown Angels - Gypsy Blood - 62

306 . Brighten - Peace And Quiet - 62

307 . Steve Lukather - Transition - 62

308 . Jorn - Traveller - 62

309 . Saving Abel - Crackin' The Safe - 62

310 . 12 Gauge Ritual - Pull The Trigger - 61

311 . Boysetsfire - While A Nation Sleeps - 61

312 . Baby Animals - This Is Not The End - 61

313 . Rusted - Rock Patrol - 61

314 . Coheed And Cambria - The Afterman: Decension - 61

315 . A Rocket To The Moon - Wild & Free - 61

316 . Phillie - Love With Fear - 61

317 . The King Is Dead - Once Upon A Burning House

[Geoff]

Having some posting issues here, probably due to size of the post? So here's the rest anyway:

 

317 . The King Is Dead - Once Upon A Burning House - 61

318 . Six Side Die - That F'n Album - 61

319 . Saffire - From Ashes To Fire - 60

320 . Helker - Somewhere In The Circle - 60

321 . Circle The DOGS - Unleashed Circle - 60

322 . Light Years - I Won’t Hold This Against You - 60

323 . Keith Lubrant - Who I am - 60

324 . The Union - The World Is Yours - 60

325 . Phil Vincent - Face It - Disc 1 - 60

326 . Hot Damn - Sleep Alone - 59

327 . Message Through Motion - Earthshaker - 59

328 . Red Line Chemistry - Tug Of War - 59

329 . Chrome Molly - Gunpowder Diplomacy - 59

330 . 4th N Goal - Dudes Legacy - 59

331 . Bambi - Complicated - 59

332 . Cross Covenant - Learning To Fight - 59

333 . Slam Bang - Every Day Is A Party - 59

334 . Red City Radio - Titles - 58

335 . The Rockford Heroes - Edge Of The Silverthorn - 58

336 . Snow White's Poison Bite - Featuring Dr Gruesome and Gruesome Gory Horror Show - 58

337 . Arc Angel - Harlequins Of Light - 58

338 . Giulio Garhgentini - Believe - 58

339 . Hide & Dream - Arsonist - 58

340 . Collateral Damage - The Carnival - 58

341 . Rust N' Rage - Showdown - 58

342 . Pompei Nights - When The Saints Go Marching Out - 58

343 . Frenchee - Seduction City - 57

344 . Evilyn Strange - Mourning Phoebe - 57

345 . Giant X - I - 57

346 . Nice Day - Once Upon A Life - 57

347 . Lord - Digital Lies - 57

348 . Decyfer Down - Scarecrow - 57

349 . Black Rose - Turn On The Night - 56

350 . Hot Angel - City Of Sleaze - 56

351 . Infinity - Seems Like Forever - 55

352 . Sevendust - Black Out The Sun - 55

353 . Wyld Paradise - Wyld Paradise - 55

354 . Dave Rude Band - The Key - 55

355 . Crutch - Kill 4 The Candy - 54

356 . Geoff Tate - Frequency Unknown - 54

357 . Nikki Foxx - The Drug Years - 53

358 . Tragik - Hunger - 53

359 . Mike Tramp - Cobblestone Street - 53

360 . Guns Of Glory - On The Way To Sin City - 53

361 . Biffy Clyro - Opposites - 52

362 . Heaven & Earth - Dig - 51

363 . Dead City Ruins - Dead City Ruins - 51

364 . Black & White - Rock Till Dawn - 50

365 . Beggar's Jam - First Set - 50

366 . Kingdom - Just A Soul - 50

367 . Monuments - Existence - 50

368 . Night Verses - Lift Your Existence - 50

369 . Crusher - In Heat - 50

370 . Fair Warning - Sundancer - 49

371 . Grind - Propaganda Nation - 49

372 . Blackboard Jungle - California - 49

373 . Rat Alley - The Storm - 49

374 . Snakecharmer - Snakecharmer - 46

375 . Punchline - Politefully Dead - 46

376 . Ferrett - Year Of The Ferrett - 42

377 . Patent Pending - Brighter - 41

378 . Atom Smash - Passage To The Sun - 40

379 . Starfire - The Way I Am - 37

380 . Sister Hyde - Sex Change - 30

381 . Jono - Requiem - 27

382 . Hero - Afterlife - 25

383 . John Fannon - Saved All The Pieces - 25

384 . Maxine Petrucci - Back To The Garden - 18

385 . Bastard - Solitary Game - 13

Best EPs of 2013:

1 . Waltham - Wicked Waltham EP - 96

2 Thief Club - My Heavy EP - 89

3 Throw The Fight - The Vault EP - 86

4 Simple Plan - Get Your Heart On - The Second Coming! EP - 85

5 Strangers To Wolves - Lost Boys EP - 82

6 Tigertailz - Knives EP - 82

7 Care Of Night - Care If Night EP - 80

8 Amely - Silhouettes Vol. III - 79

9 Tongue N Cheek - Snatch This Up EP - 78

10 Guiltz N Pleasurez - Out Of Control EP - 78

11 The Wild Lies - Jack's Out Of The Box EP - 77

12 Hell Or Highwater - The Other Side EP - 77

13 Damn Dice - Wild N' Ready EP - 76

14 Cruzh - Hard To Get EP - 76

15 Amely - Silhouettes Vol. IV - 76

16 Goodnight Midnight - Love, Lies & Recovery EP - 76

17 Amely - Silhouettes Vol I 75

18 Amely - Silhouettes Vol II 74

19 Midnight Cinema - Midnight Cinema EP - 73

20 The Used - The Ocean Of The Sky - 73

21 Sudden Suspension - Second Place EP - 73

22 The Veer Union - Life Support Vol 1 EP - 73

23 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Et Tu Brute? - 72

24 Behind The Dreams - Long Nights & Late Drives EP - 72

25 Artist Vs Poet - Sleep EP - 70

26 So Many Ways - Seer EP - 70

27 . Skid Row - United World of Rebellion - 70

28 . Sparks The Resue - Truth Inside The Fiction EP - 69

29 . Lansdowne - No Home But The Road EP - 69

30 . Killscreen - Non Fiction EP - 69

31 . Plain White T's - Should've Gone To Bed EP - 66

32 . Blinding Sunrise - Cold Like Winter EP - 66

33 . Nasty Crue - Rock N Roll Nation EP - 63

34 . The Hills Club - I Don't Like You EP - 60

35 . Brookfield - This Past Year EP - 55

36 . The Roxx - To Heaven With Hell EP - 40

37 . Storm The Sky - Vigilance EP - 7

Best songs of 2013 (in no particular order):

Vega - Not There For You

Vega - Cry

Vega - She Walks Alone

Vega - Hand In The Air

Edge - I Believe In Love

Faith Circus - Sunshine Radio

Thief Club - Weight With You

Vega - Bless My Soul

Rage Of Angels - See You Walking By

Paris - Longer Than I Care To Remember

Neverstore - Bullets And Quicksand

Summers - Told You So

Throw The Fight - My Life in Your Hands

Newman - Feel Her Again

Smash Into Pieces - Here To Stay

Faith Circus - Into Your Heart

Waltham - Drive Me crazy

2013 in Summary:

An interesting year in music. Throughout the whole year I felt that it wasn't quite measuring up to recent years, and I still kind of feel that way, despite some really strong releases and really great tunes. The disappointment of the year was probably Waltham not releasing their new album as promised, but I couldn't let those 4 gems they released via their website pass unnoticed, so I kind of created my own EP to house them. On EPs, the side project from Hit The Lights vocalist, Thief Club was a brilliant surprise for me, as was another solid offering from Simple Plan, all at the end of 2013. Tigertailz also offered a very exciting return sound, and The Veer Union continued a downward spiral into averageness, as sadly, did Lansdowne.

For the albums, I heard the Vega disc in 2012 and sadly it never really got threatened at all in 2013, imo, of course. Surprised to see it rated so poorly for everyone else, because as far as I'm concerned, most the songs on this were untouchable in 2013, despite the few weaker songs around it. I will always favour an album with 7 killer tunes and 3 good songs, compared to 10/10 good songs. And the highlights on Vega, imo, are immense.

Find Me and Faith Circus were nice unexpected surprises, whilst WET, 7th Heaven, Wild Rose, Reckless Love, Place Vendome, Adriangale, Pretty Maids, Bai Bang and Hardcore Superstar all performed well, as expected.

Surprise of the year has to go to Eden's Curse, releasing - by far, imo - their best CD to date, with a much better new vocalist.

Amaze Me were a wonderful band to see back amongst it, but the disc could have been better. And Crashdiet were basically a disaster, sadly, and unexpectedly. Daughtry also disappointed and a lot of the modern rock bands seemed to offer up released which did not match the quality of old.

Stand outs in modern rock were Kids In Glass Houses, releasing a ridiculously catchy disc not dissimilar to their excellent 'Dirt' album a few years ago, and the new A Day To Remember disc offered nothing but pure class, much more accessible now due to less screaming. Mest were an amazing surprise return package, and Escape The Fate also offered up arguably their best album so far. Sleeping With Sirens also offered up a winner.

Overall, I felt 2013 offered up a lot of very good discs, but a too few real stand outs. And to add to that, there were also a hell of a lot of 70%-ish discs, which failed to really just take off. All in all, a good year with a lot of good music to take away from it, but probably not on par with recent years.

[PeterS]

If I try and get through that lot I'll never hear anything released this year.

[Nightrain]

ok man Geoff that's crazy you have time to really listen to those 400 albums, must be lots of sleepless nights watching the kid huh ?

[KarpetRydOFunk]

ok man Geoff that's crazy you have time to really listen to those 400 albums, must be lots of sleepless nights watching the kid huh ?

He's a courier. He only has time to listen to music.

[Geoff]

 

ok man Geoff that's crazy you have time to really listen to those 400 albums, must be lots of sleepless nights watching the kid huh ?

He's a courier. He only has time to listen to music.

 

 

Fact. All that time I used to spend here is now spent listening to toonz.

[Glen]

I feel sorry for Bastards. Man they must be shite!!

[nyoilers]

To Geoff-Here's my top 5 of 2013,which I believe none of them made your top 400.

 

1.David Bowie-The Next Day

2.Avenged Sevenfold-Hail To The King

3.Five Finger Death Punch-The Wrong Side of Heaven And The Righteous Side of Hell Vol.1

4.The Rides-Can't Get Enough

5.Queens of the Stone Age-...Like Clockwork

[Geoff]

To Geoff-Here's my top 5 of 2013,which I believe none of them made your top 400.

 

1.David Bowie-The Next Day

2.Avenged Sevenfold-Hail To The King

3.Five Finger Death Punch-The Wrong Side of Heaven And The Righteous Side of Hell Vol.1

4.The Rides-Can't Get Enough

5.Queens of the Stone Age-...Like Clockwork

 

Yeah, Glen, The Bastards CD was terrible, as was that one from the Vixen lass.

 

And I just want to state, that sadly, everything I listen to, I do honestly try out believing it could be a good one. Hence why I did not listen to anything in the above list ; sorry, nyoilers, I don't think any of them would be my thang. But yeah, I don't listen to stuff I know I'll hate, so it is a bit of a downer when stuff I have faith in ends up being utterly terrible, like Bastards and Vixen lass.

 

I did want to add in my comments above a little spiel about Tonight Alive. Aussie female fronted rock band which I discovered this year when I went to see the Warped tour. Very, very good band, kind of like early Paramore, when they were still good. Much, much more "rockier" than current Paramore. But there's some really great tunes, especially on the start of that disc. Killer, in fact. I really recommend people giving that one a go.

 

Tonight Alive, and The Amity Affliction were the revelations of the Warped tour. Both Aussie bands. The Amity Affliction are screamo-heavy, but some amazingly melodic choruses to lighten the load. Didn't release anything in 2013, but the 2012 album is a gem, if you like the heavy screamo stuff with killer melodic choruses.

[Glen]

OK, its time to make some minor adjustments (& well deserved) to my 2013 best of list

 

The main shifter is Degreed taking its well earned spot in the top 10. Ive been listening to this a lot over the last weeks and its a pretty special album chock full of quality tunes.

 

Find Me I had to move up one spot - excellent album which Im coming back to more than the WET album.

 

Stryper Im afraid is on the decline.........I do really like this album, but the diction is killing me (I just cant hear half the lyrics!) and the production is tinny I find...........compared to say Find Me which is sonically awesome imo.

 

well, here you go -

 

 

 

1. Pretty Maids - Motherland

2. De La Cruz - Street Level

3. Find Me - Wings Of Love

4. WET - Rise Up

5. Degreed - We Don't Belong

6. Adriangale - Suckerpunch!

7. Edens Curse - Symphony of Sin

8. Heavens Basement - Filthy Empire
9. Vega - What The Hell

10. Hardcore Superstar - C'Mon Take On Me

11. Reckless Love - Spirit

12. Stryper - No More Hell To Pay

13. Lavalle - Dear Sanity

14. Rage of Angels - s/t

15. James Labrie - Impermanent Resonance

16. Tainted Nation - FEAR

17. Santa Cruz - Screamin For Adrenaline

18. The Theander Expression - Strange Nostalgia

19. Faith Circus - Turn Up The Band

20. Place Vendome - Thunder In The Distance.

 

[PeterS]

What release did this Vega album get. Outside of a very expensive import I can't find it in Germany so I'm guessing it never got a release here?

 

Seems I'm the only person on the planet to really dig the Dregen album?