Best of 2021 thus far

[Glen]

so my top 10 so far would include the following in no order -

Ronnie Atkins 

WET

Creye

Art of Illusion

Lebrock

Chez Kane

Levara

Maverick

Midnite City

and.....

Dangerous Curves sounded good enough to round out a great top 10. Didn't love it all but 5 or 6 great tunes so might just creep in. 

First year a while that I might actually end up with an excellent top 20 🤔🤞

 

[lettard]

On 7/20/2021 at 12:20 AM, Doug said:

Dirty Honey - S/T

Very good disc..if a little on the short side  

[lettard]

On 7/18/2021 at 9:55 AM, Glen said:

Dan Reed Network

Nestor 

 

 

Didn't know about a new DRN   Happy days

and Nestor sounds absolutely brilliant...can't wait for it

On 7/19/2021 at 8:39 AM, Glen said:

Surprised no one has mentioned Ronnie Atkins?? Love that album 

Ronnie will definitely be in my top 10 

[CureTheSane]

Listened to Jacob Samuel today.
I was looking through my 'to listen to' folder on spotify and saw it there.
I had no idea who he was or why I had bookmarked it.

Was very happy from song 3 onwards and realised who it was.
These days I rarely know who is in which band nor do I know band members by name most of the time.

Anyway, solid album and I'm sure it will be a highlight of 2021 for me.

[heavyharmonies]

8 hours ago, CureTheSane said:

Listened to Jacob Samuel today.
I was looking through my 'to listen to' folder on spotify and saw it there.
I had no idea who he was or why I had bookmarked it.

Was very happy from song 3 onwards and realised who it was.
These days I rarely know who is in which band nor do I know band members by name most of the time.

Anyway, solid album and I'm sure it will be a highlight of 2021 for me.

Ehh? I'm not seeing the complete album on Spotify, only a few singles. Is the distribution different by country?

[auslander]

Halfway point top 5:

1. WET - Retransmission

2. Chez Kane - Chez Kane

3. Temple Balls - Pyromide

4. The LA Maybe - Dirty Damn Tricks

5. Mammoth WVH - Mammoth WVH

[lettard]

On 7/18/2021 at 12:21 AM, lettard said:

Midnite City

Levara

LeBrock

3 completely different styles but my fav 3 of the year so far by a mile...then

Roxville

Chez Kane

Ronnie Atkins

Spektra

Haven't had time to fully digest Dangerous Curves yet and the Spektra material sounds great

 

You can officially add Spektra to my list,cracking album imo..  

Edited August 6, 2021 by lettard

[AlphaMale]

All of these are excellent:

Art of Illusion
Ronnie Atkins
Creye
Midnite City
Maverick
Temple Balls
Primal Fear
W.E.T.
The L.A. Maybe
Dirty Honey
FarCry
Weezer
Vega
Dangerous Curves

[Glen]

Current top 10 (no order)

Ronnie Atkins 

WET

Creye

Art of Illusion

Lebrock

Chez Kane

Levara

Vega

NFO

Tremonti 

 

Plus massive shout out to Neal Morse Band which needs more listens but will probably be in my top 10

 

Looking forward to :

Houston, Eclipse, Crazy Lixx, Groundbreaker & Nestor

[auslander]

5 hours ago, AlphaMale said:

Dangerous Curves

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this one. It seriously is a great release, just made for summer.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

6 hours ago, auslander said:

just made for summer.

Fuck you. Fall pretty much just started, and I'm already so depressed. Heh. ;}

[Glen]

8 hours ago, auslander said:

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this one. It seriously is a great release, just made for summer.

somewhere around 15 for me but I've only listened to it twice. Too much music as usual 

[Nightrain]

Haven't listened to Levara, Ronnie Atkins, Dirty Honey, The L.A Maybe, Maverick and Dangerous Curves

Will check em out this weekend

So far Creye, WET, Lebrock, Chez Kane, Midnite City,NFO, well the usual suspects

I think Kent Hilli, Rian, Robin Red, and Chris Farren not bad too

[KarpetRydOFunk]

On 10/7/2021 at 7:53 AM, Nightrain said:

Haven't listened to Levara, Ronnie Atkins, Dirty Honey, The L.A Maybe, Maverick and Dangerous Curves

What have you been doing??

[Mr.AOR]

At the minute Creye would probably be at the top of my list.

BUT, i'm gonna stick my neck out here even though they have only released 1 track and say the debut ModX album Pieces Of Me due in Noember could be my album of the year. I have not stopped playing this song since it was released last week and if the rest of the album has the same replay value it will be AWESOME!!!

 

 

[Glen]

On 10/6/2021 at 10:01 PM, Glen said:

Current top 10 (no order)

Ronnie Atkins 

WET

Creye

Art of Illusion

Lebrock

Chez Kane

Levara

Vega

NFO

Tremonti 

 

Plus massive shout out to Neal Morse Band which needs more listens but will probably be in my top 10

 

Looking forward to :

Houston, Eclipse, Crazy Lixx, Groundbreaker & Nestor

Houston I found a little disappointing and the vocals a bit weak to be honest.

Nestor sounds great but only one play so far. Could be a top 10 but I love each and every one of those currently residing in my top 10.

Eclipse is v good again, but will sit just outside I'm thinking - in that 10-15 range. 

Might have to do a proper top 20 this year - been a strong year 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

I can't even remember what was released this year or last year outside of a month ago, so I'd have to actually sit down and compile a list. And I just can't be bothered. ;}

[lettard]

27 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

I can't even remember what was released this year or last year outside of a month ago, so I'd have to actually sit down and compile a list. And I just can't be bothered. ;}

I Know exactly how you feel,I keep an eye out at the start of the year for a while then lose track of what has been released when it was released and whether or not I actually heard or liked it...i'll get round to it in December  

[auslander]

16 hours ago, lettard said:

I Know exactly how you feel,I keep an eye out at the start of the year for a while then lose track of what has been released when it was released and whether or not I actually heard or liked it...i'll get round to it in December  

I add files on my phone using folders of the year of release (makes it easier for me).

[Glen]

I just use Spotify and drag and drop my fav albums into a 2021 playlist. 

[tts42572]

On 10/24/2021 at 9:02 AM, Glen said:

I just use Spotify and drag and drop my fav albums into a 2021 playlist. 

Exactly what I do.  Then I modify them in my order of preference as the year moves along.

[Doug]

I've been enjoying and in no particular order...

Robin McAuley - Standing on the Edge

The End Machine - Phase 2

Smith/Kotzen - S/T

Dirty Honey - S/T

Mammoth WVH - S/T

The Pretty Reckless - Death by Rock and Roll

Just off the top of my head...I think they all have been released in 2021?

[Glen]

On 10/23/2021 at 10:06 AM, Mr.AOR said:

At the minute Creye would probably be at the top of my list.

BUT, i'm gonna stick my neck out here even though they have only released 1 track and say the debut ModX album Pieces Of Me due in Noember could be my album of the year. I have not stopped playing this song since it was released last week and if the rest of the album has the same replay value it will be AWESOME!!!

 

 

so when is this actually being released? Can't see any update on their FB page 🤔

[Tabe]

For me, an updated list:

Daughtry - Dearly Beloved (easily my #1 album of the year)

Eclipse - Wired

Houston - IV

Kent Hilli - The Rumble

Robbie LeBlanc - Double Trouble

Chez Kane - Chez Kane

[Mr.AOR]

On 11/25/2021 at 12:11 AM, Glen said:

so when is this actually being released? Can't see any update on their FB page 🤔

I was hoping before the end of the year but that is now looking doubtful.