Best of the 10s

[PeterS]

Well there goes another decade . Still seems like yesterday we were preparing for  the turn of the century and then , puff , there goes a other two decades .

 

So what were the best 10 albums of the last decade ?

[Glen]

oh wow. best of the decade...hmmmm.

[PeterS]

Something to noodle over the Christmas period. 

 

[Nightrain]

My winner and runner up from 2010 - 2019

2010 - CRASHDIET - Generation Wild and TREAT - Coup de Grace

2011 - THE MAGNIFICENT - s/t and WORK OF ART - In Progress

2012 - H.E.A.T - Address The Nation and JIMI JAMISON - Never Too Late

2013 - RECKLESS LOVE - Spirit and W.E.T - Rise Up

2014 - WORK OF ART - Framework and CRAZY LIXX - s/t

2015 - FIND ME - Dark Angel and ECLIPSE - Armageddonize

2016 - FIRST SIGNAL - One Step Over The Line and VEGA - Who We Are

2017 - CRAZY LIXX - Ruff Justice and WILDNESS - s/t

2018 - W.E.T - Earthrage and MIDNITE CITY - There Goes The Neighbourhood

2019 - FIND ME - Angels In Blue and WORK OF ART - Exhibits

[Glen]

I boiled it down to 60. v hard after that.

great decade of rock 

[PeterS]

Here's a not very helpful start. 

Loudwire list

Only the Royal Blood likely to make mine. Did really enjoy that one. Each unto their own but somewhat surprised anybody would have two halestorm albums. 
 

[Geoff]

Easy.  

List extended to acknowledge the EPs which deserve to be acknowledged;

(1.Waltham     -    Wicked Waltham EP     -    2014)

2. Blessed By A Broken Heart     -    Feel The Power     -    2012

(3. LeBrock     -     Action & romance [EP]     -    2016)

4. Midnite City     -     Midnite City     -     2017

5. White Widdow     -    White Widdow     -    2010

6. Issa     -    Crossfire     -    2015

7. Vega     -    What The Hell     -    2013

8. USA!USA!USA     -    What's Your Name     -    2012

9. White Widdow     -     Serenade     -     2011

10. Peepshow     -    Brand New Breed     -    2012

11. H.E.A.T     -    Address The Nation     -    2012

12. Care Of Night     -    Connected     -    2015

 

Pretty killer decade if I look at the next 10, which would be a very impressive and worthwhile top 10 themselves. 

Edited December 26, 2019 by Geoff

[The Rocker]

My top 2 from each year

2010:
  1. Crazy Lixx - New Religion
  2. Treat Coup de Grace
2011:
  1.The Magnificent - s/s
  2. Whitesnake - Forevermore
2012:
  1. H.e.a.t - Address The Nation
  2. Tango Down - Identity Crisis
2013:
  1. W..E.T. - Rise Up
  2. AdrianGale - Sucker Punch
2014:
  1. Crazy Lixx - s/t
  2. Ammunition -  Shanghaied
2015:
  1. Eclipse - Armegeddonize
  2. Find Me - Dark Angel
2016:
  1. Defiants - s/t
  2. Treat - Ghost Of Graceland
2017:
  1. Crazy Lixx - Ruff Justice
  2. Eclipse - Monumentum
2018:
  1. W.E.T. - Earthrage
  2. Midnite City - There Goes The Neighbourhood
2019:
  1. Crazy Lixx - Forever Wild
  2. Defiants - Zokusho

[Glen]

On 12/26/2019 at 8:27 AM, Geoff said:

Easy.  

List extended to acknowledge the EPs which deserve to be acknowledged;

(1.Waltham     -    Wicked Waltham EP     -    2014)

2. Blessed By A Broken Heart     -    Feel The Power     -    2012

(3. LeBrock     -     Action & romance [EP]     -    2016)

4. Midnite City     -     Midnite City     -     2017

5. White Widdow     -    White Widdow     -    2010

6. Issa     -    Crossfire     -    2015

7. Vega     -    What The Hell     -    2013

8. USA!USA!USA     -    What's Your Name     -    2012

9. White Widdow     -     Serenade     -     2011

10. Peepshow     -    Brand New Breed     -    2012

11. H.E.A.T     -    Address The Nation     -    2012

12. Care Of Night     -    Connected     -    2015

 

Pretty killer decade if I look at the next 10, which would be a very impressive and worthwhile top 10 themselves. 

that is such a random top 10. Two white Widdow albums and not even their best album

 

[Geoff]

12 hours ago, Glen said:

that is such a random top 10. Two white Widdow albums and not even their best album

 

By random I assume you mean awesome? If they're not White Widdow's best two albums (by a distance, comfortably) I'll eat my sac tonight.

But yeah, I guess picking 10 albums from the span of 10 years can bring some pretty random results.

[Glen]

45 minutes ago, Geoff said:

By random I assume you mean awesome? If they're not White Widdow's best two albums (by a distance, comfortably) I'll eat my sac tonight.

But yeah, I guess picking 10 albums from the span of 10 years can bring some pretty random results.

err Crossfire. like easily their best, but to each their own.

the only one getting near my top 10 is ATN. 

[CureTheSane]

Imma get to this.

Just did a search for '201' in my music folers and it turned up 493 albums.

50 a year, one a week.

Probably pretty average numbers compared to others here, but I impressed myself

Now I just need to filter throuugh them and refresh my memory.

Will be a good exercise to refind music I really dug but ended up getting buried.
Probably a couple of compilation MP2 mixes coming my way

[Geoff]

21 hours ago, Glen said:

err Crossfire. like easily their best, but to each their own.

the only one getting near my top 10 is ATN. 

To each their own, but 'Crossfire's nowhere near those two, for me, personally. Awesome discography - I like all albums. But those first two are clear winners for me. 

From memory, I think you'd prefer my next 10 a lot more than my top 10.

[Glen]

2 hours ago, Geoff said:

To each their own, but 'Crossfire's nowhere near those two, for me, personally. Awesome discography - I like all albums. But those first two are clear winners for me. 

From memory, I think you'd prefer my next 10 a lot more than my top 10.

agree great band and I do like those 2 albums. Of course. may need to have a White Widdow day next week. That will be 4 hours of pretty much filler free gems 

[Kristian]

Tough task, which took quite some time to do, here's what I narrowed it down to:

 

1 H.E.A.T - Freedom Rock

2 Crazy Lixx - New Religion

3 Confess - Haunters

4 H.E.A.T - Address the Nation

5 Shinedown - Amaryllis

6 The New Roses - One More for the Road

7 Asking Alexandria - From Death to Destiny

8 One Desire - S/T

9 Bad City - Welcome to the Wasteland

10 Art Nation - Liberation

 

[PeterS]

3 hours ago, Kristian said:

Tough task, which took quite some time to do, here's what I narrowed it down to:

 

1 H.E.A.T - Freedom Rock

2 Crazy Lixx - New Religion

3 Confess - Haunters

4 H.E.A.T - Address the Nation

5 Shinedown - Amaryllis

6 The New Roses - One More for the Road

7 Asking Alexandria - From Death to Destiny

8 One Desire - S/T

9 Bad City - Welcome to the Wasteland

10 Art Nation - Liberation

 

Got a few I’ve got in my shortlist.

 

Forgot the Confess album but that needs adding and considering .

[KarpetRydOFunk]

On 12/26/2019 at 12:27 AM, Geoff said:

Easy.  

List extended to acknowledge the EPs which deserve to be acknowledged;

(1.Waltham     -    Wicked Waltham EP     -    2014)

2. Blessed By A Broken Heart     -    Feel The Power     -    2012

(3. LeBrock     -     Action & romance [EP]     -    2016)

4. Midnite City     -     Midnite City     -     2017

5. White Widdow     -    White Widdow     -    2010

6. Issa     -    Crossfire     -    2015

7. Vega     -    What The Hell     -    2013

8. USA!USA!USA     -    What's Your Name     -    2012

9. White Widdow     -     Serenade     -     2011

10. Peepshow     -    Brand New Breed     -    2012

11. H.E.A.T     -    Address The Nation     -    2012

12. Care Of Night     -    Connected     -    2015

 

Pretty killer decade if I look at the next 10, which would be a very impressive and worthwhile top 10 themselves. 

Fuck me! Are you saying BBABH had your favourite album of the last decade?? I mean, yeah, it's awesome, but I didn't realise you loved it that much. 

[Glen]

4 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Fuck me! Are you saying BBABH had your favourite album of the last decade?? I mean, yeah, it's awesome, but I didn't realise you loved it that much. 

more to the point ISSA is the 4th best album of the decade lol. wouldn't have made my top 20 this year....which has been a weak year. 

[lettard]

Yeah Issa just doesn't do it for me...musically

[CureTheSane]

Going through my music, and up to 'B'
And I hit what will be my album of the 10's
Bad City - Welcome To The Wasteland

Jeez, Bad Habit was pretty good as well...

Some others...
Cats In Space Will Be There
So will Roxanne and Shiraz Lane and Hot Action Cop
this is gonna be easier than I thought.
There have been some real standouts

Edited December 31, 2019 by CureTheSane

[Geoff]

12 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Fuck me! Are you saying BBABH had your favourite album of the last decade?? I mean, yeah, it's awesome, but I didn't realise you loved it that much. 

Yes, my furry little Canadian friend, that is correct. It's so close to perfect for me. A bit more balls in the bottom end, with some proper bass and heavier drums, and it would be close to a flawless album. I just love it - from start to finish it's just on a mission and doesn't let up. Makes for a superb album. I'm very comfortable calling it my favourite album of the last decade. 

8 hours ago, Glen said:

more to the point ISSA is the 4th best album of the decade lol. wouldn't have made my top 20 this year....which has been a weak year. 

The Issa thing isn't worth going back over. Like I said in the year of it's release, I love it. It's kind of like a Vega album without the inevitable filler for two. A little lighter (barely) and female vocals, but every bit as marvellous as Vega have ever been, and in my lonely opinion at least, just a little bit better.

And spoiler alerts, doods, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to agree with your top 10's either, lol. It's just the different circles in which we roll. 

[Glen]

3 hours ago, Geoff said:

Yes, my furry little Canadian friend, that is correct. It's so close to perfect for me. A bit more balls in the bottom end, with some proper bass and heavier drums, and it would be close to a flawless album. I just love it - from start to finish it's just on a mission and doesn't let up. Makes for a superb album. I'm very comfortable calling it my favourite album of the last decade. 

The Issa thing isn't worth going back over. Like I said in the year of it's release, I love it. It's kind of like a Vega album without the inevitable filler for two. A little lighter (barely) and female vocals, but every bit as marvellous as Vega have ever been, and in my lonely opinion at least, just a little bit better.

And spoiler alerts, doods, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to agree with your top 10's either, lol. It's just the different circles in which we roll. 

you won't agree with 2, but will with 8

 

[Glen]

it I ever do it lol

[Geoff]

3 minutes ago, Glen said:

it I ever do it lol

Well now I'm even more curious to see it. I assume you're going to have some NFO and Cats In Space blemishes in there, but I'll be interested to see the rest. 

[Glen]

Well here it is......it's by no means an exact science. I think I'm pretty sure the brackets of 10 are accurate but in those brackets the albums could easily interchange on any given day.

My top 10 is pretty much locked down though.

it's no surprise that this list is dominated by just a few bands as I do truly believe that there have been a few absolute standout bands who have been consistently excellent over the last decade.

So take a bow : HEAT, Work of Art, Degreed, Crazy Lixx, Vega & Eclipse - 6 amazing bands.

My band of the decade though is Night Flight Orchestra. Who would have thought a bunch of death metal dudes could pull off retro early 80s AOR so brilliantly. Pure Genius, and fully deserve THREE albums in the top 10 and those albums were my favourites in their respective year of release. Amazing achievement imo. 

So here's the list of the last decade IMHO 

 

1. NFO - Amber Galactic
2. HEAT - Address The Nation
3. Degreed - We Don't Belong
4. Work of Art - In Progress
5. NFO - Sometimes the World Ain't Enough
6. Eclipse - Bleed & Scream
7. Threshold - Legends of the Shire
8. Crazy Lixx - Bad Religion
9. NFO - Internal Affairs
10. Defiants - s/t

11. Boulevard - Luminescence
12. One Desire - s/t
13. Work of Art - Framework
14. Work of Art - Exhibits
15. Vega - Kiss of Life
16. Crashdiet - Generation Wild
17. Defiants - Zukusho
18. HEAT - Tearing Down The Walls
19. Degreed - Dead but not Forgotten
20. Eclipse - Monementum

21. Crazy Lixx - Ruff Justice
22. Vega - Stereo Messiah
23. White Widdow - Crossfire
24. Seven - 7
25. Toby Hitchcock - Mercury Down
26. Vega - What the Hell
27. WET - Rise Up
28. Destine - Illuminate
29. Destine - Forevermore
30. Midnite City - s/t

31. Treat - Coup de Grace
32. Steel Panther - Balls Out
33. Cats in Space - Too Many God's
34. Degreed - Life Loss Love
35. Eclipse - Armageddise
36. Degreed - s/t
37. First Signal - s/t
38. Pretty Maids - Pandemonium
39. HEAT - Into The Great Unknown
40. Harry Hess - Living in Yesterday

41. Don Vedda - s/t
42. Revolution Saints - Light in the Dark
43. HEAT - Freedom Rock
44. Crazy Lixx - Forever
45. Cats in Space - Narnia
46. Vega - Who We Are
47. The Magnificent - s/t
48. Wigelius - Tabula Rasa
49. Harem Scarem - United
50. Dynazty - Knock You Down

51. De La Cruz - Street Level
52. Reckless Love - s/t
53. Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip
54. WET - Earthrage
55. Midnite City - Neighbourhood
56. Tremonti - All I Was
57. JJS - Damage Control
58. Groundbreaker - s/t
59. Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late
60. Terry Brock - Diamond Blue