Your 2010 TOP TEN LIST

I guess it's kinda hard to define exactly what makes for a must-have, though having listened to the BG album again, it's definitely on up there with the definite bests of the year, and as it stand I will probably listen to it a good deal more than I would nearly any of BG's previous albums. definitely ranks up there among their best material IMO. If it keeps my attention for a few more months it might even shake up my status quo of Traveler-Transition-Thundersteel trifecta of Power metal albums that get more rotation than anything else I have.
 
1. ACCEPT-Blood Of The Nations
2. IRON MAIDEN-The Final Frontier
3. DEATH ANGEL-Relentless Retribution
4. OVER KILL-Ironbound
5. AVENGED SEVENFOLD-Nightmare
6. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY-Order Of The Black
7. SLASH
8. RATT-Infestation
9. OZZY OSBOURNE-Scream
10. COVERED IN SCARS-What Words Will Do

Others:
DIO-Donnington '83 & '87
HEAVEN & HELL-Neon Nights
STONE SOUR-Audio Secrecy
JON OLIVA'S PAIN-Festival
DISTURBED-Asylum
TAROT-Gravity Of Light
HALFORD-Made Of Metal
 
1. Taking Dawn - Time to Burn
2. Airbourne - No Guts. No Glory.
3. Reckless Love - Reckless Love
4. James Labrie - Static Impulse
5. Cynic - Retraced EP
6. Alterbridge - ABIII
7. Accept - Blood of the Nations
8. Ratt - Infestation
9. Crazy Lixx - New Religion
10. Scorpions - Sting in the Tail


Honorable mentions:
The Sword - Warp Riders
Rock Sugar - Reimaginator
Mutiny Within - Mutiny Within
Jettblack - Get Your Hands Dirty
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Holy Grail - Crisis in Utopia
Black Country Communion - Black Country
Slash - Slash
A7X - Nightmare
Atheist - Jupiter
Paul Gilbert - Fuzz Universe
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Dioramic - Technicolor
 
TychoCelchu said:
Depending on how technical I want to get, I would stop short of saying ANY of these albums are "must-haves". I lived all the way up to 2009 without any of these 2010 top albums, and so did everyone else. Some of these 2010 albums are pretty good - but ultimately, if they didn't exist, I wouldn't be any less happy with the music I already liked, and neither would anybody else.
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It's got nothing to do with technicalities or semantics. This is not a "must haves of 2010 list thread" but a top 10 of 2010 list thread. It's where we list what we think are our favorite albums of the year. Considering that everyone's tastes are different, I don't even see how a "must haves list" would work, so it's a moot point. And I don't know about you, but I couldn't live with myself if new music started ceasing after a certain point. I always look for what's new and interesting as well as proudly spinning the stuff I liked in the past. Don't let nostalgia and sentimental attachments get the better of you and CERTAINLY don't assume that "anybody else" could do without new music either. :D
 
Claus / Intromental said:
Well, there's a lot of other reasons why they aren't in the top-league of power metal ...

c.
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Well, maybe there are some inside business dealings I am not aware of which has resulted in their not getting as much of a push as others.

I mean, they have been extremely consistent for many years now.
I actually favor their more recent output to their classic releases.
They have been on decent labels.
They don't tour a TON, but they do play bigger fests, and select one-offs.

Certainly touring more would help.
 
Jasonic said:
Well, maybe there are some inside business dealings I am not aware of which has resulted in their not getting as much of a push as others.
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Well, there are always inside business stuff going on that the public don't see .. but I was actually aiming at other stuff which is pretty obvious...


Jasonic said:
I mean, they have been extremely consistent for many years now.
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Problem 1: the band has a good thing going with their first couple of albums, but for some reason they thought they could become the new Scorpions and released that horrible Digger album. What an abomination, and they lost a lot of fans and momentum. When they came back as GD, it took all up until "Tunes Of War" for them to win back the lost ground, and at that point the other bands of their time (Helloween, Running Wild, Blind Guardian, Rage) had surpassed them by leaps and bounds.

Jasonic said:
I actually favor their more recent output to their classic releases.
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To each their own :)


Jasonic said:
They have been on decent labels.
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Problem 2: Yeah, but they haven't stayed with one label consistently. It really matters in this business if you're with a label who continues to believe in you ...


Jasonic said:
They don't tour a TON, but they do play bigger fests, and select one-offs. Certainly touring more would help.
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Actually, they tour a lot. After each album they've done quite big European tours.

The fact that no one in the US cares about them enough to want to see them on a US tour is a different issue. They did their one-off NYC show a few years ago with only 100-150 people or so ... not a success by any means.
 
Oh man, I didn't even know about that Digger record. Haven't listened to anything yet because I don't have speakers at work, but that picture...my god....
 
Jasonic said:
Well, just like Saxon, they are NOT an attractive lot of musicians.
Sadly, that does actually carry some weight, believe it or not.
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While I did say that no one takes notice, I do understand why they aren't the most popular. While I personally like the vocals because they're different, a lot of people don't. I think that's the major reason more than anything else.
 
nomisofsiman said:
Interesting description. I too think the dude has a cool voice, but I just can't stand their music. Every single song for the most part sounds the same and I have trouble differentiating between them.
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I think Disturbed's sound is quite unique. When you hear it, you know it's Disturbed or a lesser band ripping them off. And it seems that the more distinct a band's sound is, especially if it's an easily accessible sound, then the more likely it is that their songs will sound similar to one another.

It seems many people who dislike Disturbed, acknowledge the vocals are fairly strong. However, I'm not sure why the guitar player doesn't get similar kudos. While I appreciate he's not exactly Jorn Viggo, he's quite good at creating memorable riffs and melodic leads (especially on the last two discs). Certainly better than most of the players in the FM Rock space that I've heard.
 
Claus / Intromental said:
When they came back as GD, it took all up until "Tunes Of War" for them to win back the lost ground, and at that point the other bands of their time (Helloween, Running Wild, Blind Guardian, Rage) had surpassed them by leaps and bounds.
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I would agree with this, but seriously? Are Running Wild or RAGE really any more popular than Grave Digger? I honestly don't know, but just going by general online discussions and reviews, I would say those three have always been equals in my book. Hell, I bet Jorg Micheal would agree!! :)
 
General Zod said:
I think Disturbed's sound is quite unique. When you hear it, you know it's Disturbed or a lesser band ripping them off. And it seems that the more distinct a band's sound is, especially if it's an easily accessible sound, then the more likely it is that their songs will sound similar to one another.

It seems many people who dislike Disturbed, acknowledge the vocals are fairly strong. However, I'm not sure why the guitar player doesn't get similar kudos. While I appreciate he's not exactly Jorn Viggo, he's quite good at creating memorable riffs and melodic leads (especially on the last two discs). Certainly better than most of the players in the FM Rock space that I've heard.
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Eh, I think a lot of people dislike them, esp in the metal community, as they have zero credibility as a metal band. Period. Right or wrong, that immediately turns them off for a lot of people. For me personally, I just simply think they suck, all the way around. I think musically it is about as insulting as Blink 182. Sure, they might write radio friendly rock that is memorable, but that's not what I want from a metal or even a hard rock band. A classic rock band, maybe, but even the classic rock bands I like are more unique than that. (Well, except for KISS).
 
Jasonic said:
I would agree with this, but seriously? Are Running Wild or RAGE really any more popular than Grave Digger? I honestly don't know, but just going by general online discussions and reviews, I would say those three have always been equals in my book.
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Yeah, Rage and Running Wild were more popular than Grave Digger (and Rage still are...).


Jasonic said:
Hell, I bet Jorg Micheal would agree!! :)
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I bet you he won't :)
I'll ask him next time I talk to him.
 
Claus / Intromental said:
Yeah, Rage and Running Wild were more popular than Grave Digger (and Rage still are...).
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What are you making that claim on? CD SaleS?
Just curious.
As a US metal fan, those three have seemed to always be the same in popularity.

Ah well. Regardless, I still think GD kick out the jams.
Power metal with ballz, the way it should be! :headbang:
 
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