1992 - Best Albums

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Back in the direction I'm comfortable with. '92 was another monster year, and this seemed to be when we started seeing a lot of decent indie releases. How do you choose between these? With albums like Doin' the Nasty, Double Eclipse, Five Easy Pieces, Gotthard, Great King Rat, Hold Your Fire, III Sides to Every Story, Nothing Sacred, Shock to the System, Sven Gali, Tangled In Reins, The Wild Life, Von Groove, and Whipped! it's nearly impossible. And even indies from Joker and Rude, that would have made them had they been released three years earlier. I'm gonna select Great King Rat as my favourite, because their debut pretty much dominated 2014 for me.

 

The Brave - Battle Cries

Joker - Cool Deal

Slik Toxik - Doin' the Nasty

Hardline - Double Eclipse

Dirty Looks - Five Easy Pieces

Gotthard - Gotthard

Great King Rat - Great King Rat

Electric Boys - Groovus Maximus

Firehouse - Hold Your Fire

Extreme - III Sides To Every Story

Babylon A.D. - Nothing Sacred

Wall of Silence - Shock to the System

Sven Gali - Sven Gali

Steelheart - Tangled In Reins

Slaughter - The Wild Life

Rude - Touch It!

Paul Janz - Trust

Von Groove - Von Groove

West of Sunset - West of Sunset

Faster Pussycat - Whipped!

[The Rocker]

No Bangalore Choir?!

[KarpetRydOFunk]

No Bangalore Choir?!

 

Add it to the never-ending list of albums I have yet to hear. I know it's a classic, because you lot always talk about it, but I've never got around to picking it up. Like I've said before, I'm so far behind; I don't have the time and money to catch up as quickly as I'd like.

[The Rocker]

Unruly Child?

[The Rocker]

 

No Bangalore Choir?!

 

I hear ya

 

Add it to the never-ending list of albums I have yet to hear. I know it's a classic, because you lot always talk about it, but I've never got around to picking it up. Like I've said before, I'm so far behind; I don't have the time and money to catch up as quickly as I'd like.

[Geoff]

Another fantastic year. What I have so far:

 

1. Bangalore Choir - On Target - 91

2. Warrant - Dog Eat Dog - 89

3. Lita Ford - Dangerous Curves - 84

4. 1st Avenue - Tears & Triumph - 83

5. 21 Guns - Salute - 81

6. Babylon A.D. - Nothing Sacred - 80

7. Firehouse - Hold Your Fire - 79

8. Big Bang Babies - Big Bang Babies - 79

9. Gotthard - Gotthard - 78

10. FM - Aphrodesiac - 78

11. Robin Beck - Human Instinct - 78

12. 8084 - Satisfaction Guaranteed - 78

13. Great King Rat - Great King Rat - 76

14. TNT - Realized Fantasies - 76

15. Alias - II (Unreleased Demos) - 76

16. Denaro - Denaro - 76

17. Great White - Psycho City - 76

18. Big Chill - Halfway To Heaven - 75

19. Bad 4 Good - Refugee - 75

20. Fate - Unreleased '92 - 75

21. Cannon - Timeriders - 75

22. After Hours - After Hours - 74

23. Amsterdam - Amsterdam - 74

24. Dear Diary - Windy City Rockers - 73

25. Charlotte - Medusa Groove - 73

26. Joker - Ecstacy - 72

27. Flame - Flame - 72

28. Eleventh Hour - All I Want EP - 71

29. Banshee - Take 'Em By Storm - 70

30. Blackboard Jungle - I Like It A Lot - 70

31. Bleeding Hearts - Loaded Gun - 70

32. Blak - No Bed Of Roses - 70

33. Frontier - You Got To Believe - 68

34. Point Of Power - It's About Time - 65

35. Liason - Hard Hitter - 65

36. Dream Theater - Images & Words - 63

37. Soul Asylum - Grave Dancer's Union - 63

[zacharyamelie]

Once again another no brainer...Dream Theater - Images And Words. Still to this day my favourite all time release.

 

Lillian Axe - Poetic Justice, Warrant - Dog Eat Dog and Saigon Kick - Lizard were also superb releases from 1992.

 

My last great year in music until like 2010

[Fat Freddy]

Alice in Chains - Dirt

W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

Spinal Tap - Break Like the Wind

KISS - Revenge

Babylon A.D. - Nothing Sacred

Love/Hate - Wasted in America

GWAR - America Must Be Destroyed

Body Count - Body Count

Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

[Geoff]

Once again another no brainer...Dream Theater - Images And Words. Still to this day my favourite all time release.

 

Lillian Axe - Poetic Justice, Warrant - Dog Eat Dog and Saigon Kick - Lizard were also a superb releases from 1992.

 

My last great year in music until like 2010

 

You're not a fan of Bangalore Choir either?

[Gibbo]

AC/DC: Live

Alice in Chains: Dirt

Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith

Catherine Wheel: Ferment

Celtic Frost - Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying

Def Leppard - Adrenalize

Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

Motörhead - March ör Die

Nine Inch Nails - Broken (EP)

Paradise Lost - Shades of God

Great King Rat: Great King Rat

Faster Pussycat: Whipped!

Soul Asylum - Grave Dancer's Union

Manic Street Preachers: Generation Terrorists

[Gibbo]

 

AC/DC: Live

Alice in Chains: Dirt

Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith

Catherine Wheel: Ferment

Celtic Frost - Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying

Def Leppard - Adrenalize

Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

Motörhead - March ör Die

Nine Inch Nails - Broken (EP)

Paradise Lost - Shades of God

Great King Rat: Great King Rat

Faster Pussycat: Whipped!

Soul Asylum - Grave Dancer's Union

Manic Street Preachers: Generation Terrorists

 

 

I have NO idea why some of these have appeared as hyperlinks ... I thought I'd got rid of all that rubbish!

[Dead Planet]

Damn good year...and I could have added many more...

 

 

1st Avenue - Tears and Triumph

21 Guns - Salute

Babylon AD - Nothing Sacred

Bangalore Choir - On Target

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith

Casanova - One Night Stand

Don Patrol - A Wire, A Deal and the Devil

Electric Boys - Groovus Maximus

Firehouse - Hold Your Fire

Giant - Time To Burn

Hardline - Double Eclipse

House of Lords - Demons Down

Jackyl - S/T

Jesse Strange - S/T

Love/Hate - Wasted in America

Masquerade - S/T

Renegade - Time To Choose

Roko - Open Invitation

Saints and Sinners - S/T

Slaughter - The Wild Life

Sleeze Beez - Powertool

Steelheart - Tangled in Reins

Thunder - Laughing on Judgement Day

Treat - S/T

Trixter - Hear!

Trouble - Manic Frustration

Wall of Silence - Shock to the System

[Geoff]

Damn good year...and I could have added many more...

 

 

1st Avenue - Tears and Triumph

21 Guns - Salute

Babylon AD - Nothing Sacred

Bangalore Choir - On Target

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith

Casanova - One Night Stand

Don Patrol - A Wire, A Deal and the Devil

Electric Boys - Groovus Maximus

Firehouse - Hold Your Fire

Giant - Time To Burn

Hardline - Double Eclipse

House of Lords - Demons Down

Jackyl - S/T

Jesse Strange - S/T

Love/Hate - Wasted in America

Masquerade - S/T

Renegade - Time To Choose

Roko - Open Invitation

Saints and Sinners - S/T

Slaughter - The Wild Life

Sleeze Beez - Powertool

Steelheart - Tangled in Reins

Thunder - Laughing on Judgement Day

Treat - S/T

Trixter - Hear!

Trouble - Manic Frustration

Wall of Silence - Shock to the System

 

Pretty good list, but you forgot Roxus.

[Glen]

OK, ive got it down to just over 40 - excellent year in music.....ive starred my potential top 10 but it will be a difficult one to predict, as there are some massive albums snapping at the heels of that top 10.

 

1. 21 Guns Salute
2. Asia Aqua
3. Babylon A.D. Nothing Sacred
4. Bangalore Choir On Target *
5. Bon Jovi Keep The Faith *
6. Damn Yankees Don't Tread
7. Def Leppard Adrenalize
8. Dirty Looks Five Easy Pieces
9. Dirty Rhythm – Hard As A Rock
10. Dream Theater Images and Words
11. FM Aphrodesiac
12. Fiona Squeeze
13. From the Fire Thirty Days and Dirty Nights *
14. Giant Time to Burn *
15. Gotthard Gotthard
16. Hardline Double Eclipse *
17. Iron Maiden – Fear Of The Dark
18. Robert Hart Robert Hart
19. House of Lords Demons Down
20. Joker Cool Deal
21. Sass Jordan Racine
22. Kiss - Revenge
23. Love/Hate Wasted in America
24. Magnum Sleepwalking
25. Mitch Malloy Mitch Malloy *
26. Masquerade Masquerade
27. Stan Meissner Undertow
28. Pretty Maids Sin-Decade
29. Rick Price Heaven Knows
30. Roxus Nightstreet *
31. Roxy Blue Want Some
32. Danny Tate – s/t
33. Thunder Laughing on Judgement Day
34. Tora Tora Wild America
35. Toto – Kingdom Of Desire
36. Universe Bad Child
37. Unruly Child Unruly Child *
38. Robby Valentine Robby Valentine
39. Von Groove Von Groove
40. Wall of Silence Shock to the System *
41. Warrant Dog Eat Dog *
42. Warrior Soul Salutations from the Ghetto Nation
43. Wildside – Under The Influence

[Geoff]

Bit beside myself there t see you asterix From The Fire (pretty average, to me) and no asterix for Masquerade (which is very close to perfection, to me). In fact, on a list that strong, I'm very surprised how much you like that From The Fire disc.

 

Wildside and Universe would be the wildcards of this year - could rate super high for me.

[Jez]

Great year in general with some real big releases

 

 

 

Robby Valentine - S/T

House Of Lords - Demons Down

Kim Mitchell - Aural Fixations

Toto - Kingdom Of Desire

Wall Of Silence - Shock To The System

Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye

Dream Theater - Images And Words

White Heart - Tales Of Wonder

Giant - Time To Burn

The Brave - Battle Cries

Hardline - Double Eclipse

Unruly Child - S/T

Von Groove - S/T

Paul Janz - Trust

Damn Yankees - Don't Tread

21 Guns - Salute

Planet 3 - Music From The Planet

From The Fire - Thirty Days And Dirty Nights

Ochsenknecht - S/T

Southern Sons - Nothing But The Truth

 

 

Masquerade - S/T

Def Leppard - Adrenalize

Roxus - Nighstreet

Stan Meissner - Undertow

Lita Ford - Dangerous Curves

Time Gallery - Kaleidoscope

Timelock - Louise Brooks

Rox Diamond - S/T

Fiona - Squeeze

FM - Aphrodesiac

[Dead Planet]

 

Damn good year...and I could have added many more...

 

 

1st Avenue - Tears and Triumph

21 Guns - Salute

Babylon AD - Nothing Sacred

Bangalore Choir - On Target

Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith

Casanova - One Night Stand

Don Patrol - A Wire, A Deal and the Devil

Electric Boys - Groovus Maximus

Firehouse - Hold Your Fire

Giant - Time To Burn

Hardline - Double Eclipse

House of Lords - Demons Down

Jackyl - S/T

Jesse Strange - S/T

Love/Hate - Wasted in America

Masquerade - S/T

Renegade - Time To Choose

Roko - Open Invitation

Saints and Sinners - S/T

Slaughter - The Wild Life

Sleeze Beez - Powertool

Steelheart - Tangled in Reins

Thunder - Laughing on Judgement Day

Treat - S/T

Trixter - Hear!

Trouble - Manic Frustration

Wall of Silence - Shock to the System

 

Pretty good list, but you forgot Roxus.

 

No I didn't.... ....I thought it was decent but rather average compared to the rest of my list....

[Glen]

@ Geoff

 

I did say potential

[zacharyamelie]

Funny how nobody has done a best of 1993 topic. Did all the good stuff just stop after 1992?

 

For me 1993 still had some great ones like: Lillian Axe - Psychoschizophrenia, Harem Scarem - Mood Swings, Savatage - Edge Of Thorns, Saigon Kick - Water, Paradise Lost - Icon, Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul and I Mother Earth - Dig

[PeterS]

Wheels well and truly off at this point. So many dangerously average albums from previously great bands.

 

A few good ones out there but few and far between.

 

The year saved by the Black Crowes.

The Black Crowes The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion

Bon Jovi Keep The Faith

Bonham Mad Hatter

D.A.D. Riskin' It All

GUN Gallus

Giant Time to Burn

Heavy Bones Heavy Bones

Love/Hate Wasted in America

Mother Love Bone Mother Love Bone

Alannah Myles Rockinghorse

Rockhead Rockhead

Slaughter The Wild Life

T-Ride T-Ride

Warrior Soul Salutations from the Ghetto Nation

Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union

[Nightrain]

Yesterday I spun SAINTS AND SINNERS on youtube for quick rating and I'm surprised to see such an addictive album but at the same time clogged with several weaker tracks. I pull out the disc and spun the whole thing again. Replay value of this is quite high as it's a varied album and I think it's better than what I expected first, even though still weaker than the average rating on the mainsite.

 

It's around 84% from me and anybody here rating this around it or below ?

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Funny how nobody has done a best of 1993 topic. Did all the good stuff just stop after 1992?

 

For me 1993 still had some great ones like: Lillian Axe - Psychoschizophrenia, Harem Scarem - Mood Swings, Savatage - Edge Of Thorns, Saigon Kick - Water, Paradise Lost - Icon, Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul and I Mother Earth - Dig

 

I was gonna start it, but I don't know if I'll be crucified for it. ;}

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Wheels well and truly off at this point. So many dangerously average albums from previously great bands.

 

[Geoff]

 

Funny how nobody has done a best of 1993 topic. Did all the good stuff just stop after 1992?

 

For me 1993 still had some great ones like: Lillian Axe - Psychoschizophrenia, Harem Scarem - Mood Swings, Savatage - Edge Of Thorns, Saigon Kick - Water, Paradise Lost - Icon, Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul and I Mother Earth - Dig

 

I was gonna start it, but I don't know if I'll be crucified for it. ;}

 

 

Yeah, I just assumed we were taking a breather. When I have finished my ratings (mid to late next year, hopefully), I'll make sure there's a topic for EVERY year from 1984 to now. Actually, that will include all my modern stuff when I get to 2000+, I so it may be 3 years.

[Wardy]

1. Megadeth COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION

2. Dream Theater IMAGES AND WORDS

3. Bangalore Choir ON TARGET

4. Black Sabbath DEHUMANIZER

5. House Of Lords DEMONS DOWN

 

With kudos to;

King's X KING'S X

Wildside UNDER THE INFLUENCE