Best albums of 2022

[Ponen]

1 hour ago, Geoff said:

I'll be playing something ridiculous like 1000+ great songs every time I spin my 2022 playlist well into the future. It's a killer playlist. Just a shame that when we're talking about albums, no artist could string together 10 killer cuts for any one truly great album, imo. 

Yeah agree.. enjoy listening to my playlist more than playing my fave albums from 2022.

[auslander]

4 hours ago, Glen said:

Plenty of albums in my top 10 will be played for years to come. Some great albums this year imo. 

I agree. And if you like prog, there were also some absolute gems in that genre. A very strong year for music.

[CMGiordano]

20 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Leh. Did you enjoy what you were listening to in 2022? I've given up on trying to keep up for the sake of being caught up. The majority of the best albums are still from the 80's and early 90's. 

Well, of course. Chez Kane and City of Lights are two that stand out in particular, but normally I'd have much more to add to this conversation.

That said, I wish I would have made more time to listen to the releases I think I would have liked, or did like but didn't give a lot of listening time to, or albums I was initially excited about like Black Swan, H.E.A.T (even though it is admittedly one of their weaker efforts), Generation Radio, Ronnie Atkins, Nordic Union, Crashdiet, Iconic, FM, Ginevra, The Ferrymen, Sunstorm*, etc.

Of course, then also comes the issue of actually being able to get the music, which I'm sure you can all relate to on some level. I only just picked up the Skills album and Treat's The Endgame yesterday. 

[lettard]

Had a run through pretty much everything from this year that I have...so things have changed/shook up...

01. Remedy - Things That Your Eyes Won't See

02. Crashdiet - Automaton

03. Chez Kane - Powerzone

04. Degreed - Are You Ready

05. Dan Reed Network - Let's Hear It For The King

06. Cats In Space - Kickstart The Sun

07. Devil's Train - Ashes & Bones

08. H.e.a.t - Force Majeure

09. Caught In Action - Devil's Tango

10. White Tyger - This Is The Life

Just missing out(for me)...Ozzy , Black Swan , Skid Row , Rick Altzi , Madhouse , Perfect Plan  , Treat and even though its an e.p Walker 

Edited January 24, 2023 by lettard
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[Ponen]

My favourite albums in no particular order... 

The Midnight - Heroes

Pales Waves - Unwanted

Degreed - Are You Ready? 

Rob Moratti - Epical

Palace - One For The Road

Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying, And The Dead! 

Ultraboss - Yatchmaster

Dayseeker - Dark Sun

Friday Night Firefight - Somewhere Nowhere

Treat - The Endgame

[tobi is an animal]

On 1/4/2023 at 10:22 AM, Glen said:

So out of interest, aside from Geoff, what does everyone else think of the latest Kissin Dynamite album?

My take on it is songs like Not the End, Only the Dead, Yoko Ono, Hallelujah, No One Dies, Defeat It, Voodoo Spell were all awesome slabs of melodic rock and miles better than virtually any other song they'd ever released??

Add to that 2 great ballads in Gone for Good & Scars and you have a consistently great melodic rock album.

So guys, am I right. or am I the only twat liking this thing?? 🤔 

 

 

The album was lauded by most on here, but I thought it was just ok.  

[The Rocker]

7 hours ago, tobi is an animal said:

The album was lauded by most on here, but I thought it was just ok.  

Great album and was my #1 for the year, but this is my favorite song from them(so far)

 

[SZABOTAGEband]

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