Top 10 Albums of 2007

[bjf1377]

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It's not necessarily my top 10 in order of best or worst, its more in order ones I've enjoyed listening to.

10.) Eat Me, Drink Me - Marilyn Manson
9.) Anthem For the Underdog - 12 Stones
8.) With The Fall - Novus Dae
7.) The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Begins - Evans Blue
6.) Vol. II - Hurt
5.) Dressed Up As Life - Sick Puppies
4.) The Heroine Diaries - Sixx:A.M.
3.) Them vs. You vs. Me - Finger Eleven
2.) The Meanest of Times - Dropkick Murphys
1.) The September Sessions - Tupelo Honey

[eXperiment63]

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I'm guessing you're judging Hurt based solely off of Two Ton Brick(the song Experiment posted) when it's the only song of it's kind that is on that album and IMO is one of the weak spots of the album. It's basically just a radio-friendly song to get the mainstream audience to purchase the CD

EXACTLY! People like to try and pass off judgment based on one or two songs instead of actually listening. How many "Pop Metal" bands use a resonator, or actually have a vocalist that does ALL the violin work? Hurt ranges from acoustic, to violin, to bluegrass, to ambiance, to hard hitting rock.

To the guy who called them WWE style metal... Go listen to "Alone With The Sea", "Aftermath", and a live version of "Danse Russe(with a 90 second violin solo)" and come back and tell us your comment doesn't sound ignorant and ill-informed.

[eDotd]

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[elicoleman]

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1. Strata - "The End of the World"

I totally forgot that came out this year. Definitely a solid album

5.) Dressed Up As Life - Sick Puppies

Did that come out this year? I swore that came out in 2006. If you're right, then it would definitely crack my Top 10 list.

[CaptainZombie]

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In no particular order, I liked:

Submersed - Immortal Verses
Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain
Seether - Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Foo Fighters - Echo
Matchbox Twenty - Exile on Mainstream
Scorpions - Humanity Hour 1
Velvet Revolver - Libertad

[mgoblue]

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3) Paramore -- Riot!

One of my favorites this year...fun to watch live too. Not everyone's into the punk-ish style, but I've always been a fan.

[Bornindamecca]

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Re: Hurt

Hey guys, I actually listened to more than one track, because I couldn't judge a band off of one song that I disliked so much before commenting. It's great that you all have such passion for this stuff, and I don't want to take away from that. But understand, there is no amount of negotiating or enlightenment necessary for me to see the whole picture with Hurt. I'm pretty open minded about music, especially aggressive music and I even have room in my heart for some pop metal, but not stuff like Hurt. To me-and I stress, this is just a personal opinion-this stuff is repetitive, mindless and fails in both melody and aggression.

I have to admit some bias, because I'm a guitar player, and it's hard for me to listen to stuff that is this easy to play and arrange structurally.

[bjf1377]

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Did that come out this year? I swore that came out in 2006. If you're right, then it would definitely crack my Top 10 list.

Yeah, I wasn't too sure cause my iTunes said that it was, but I double checked to make sure and it came out on April, 3

[MC Fatigue]

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Sadly, not a single album this year that I've bought and liked.

I was quite excited to hear Nonpoint had a new album coming out. Then I bought it and it was utter crap. They took two steps backwards and regressed about 7 years in terms of song writing.

I haven't been that disappointed in a band in a long time.

Other than that, I haven't bought many albums. Not much music I like these days. Mostly older CDs I listen to.

[Flyboy]

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One of my favorites this year...fun to watch live too. Not everyone's into the punk-ish style, but I've always been a fan.

Definitely wouldn't consider Paramore punk-ish, but they are a damned good band.

[BunnyHardaway]

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1. Cartel - Cartel


2. T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P.


3. Kanye West - Graduation


4. Talib Kweli - Eardrum


5. Common - Finding Forever


6. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long


7. DJ Khaled - We The Best


8. The White Stripes - Icky Thump


9. Swizz Beatz - One Man Band Man


10. Chamillionaire - Ultimate Victory

[ndeezlo]

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Kid Rock: Rock and Roll Jesus
Common: Finding Forever
Kanye West: Graduation
Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Alicia Keys: As I Am
Jay-Z: American Gangster
Poison: Poison'd
Brother Ali: Undisputed Truth
Eminem: King Mathers
Chris Brown: Exclusive

Those are the ten, random order.

[eXperiment63]

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I have to admit some bias, because I'm a guitar player, and it's hard for me to listen to stuff that is this easy to play and arrange structurally.

Honestly.. You must be thinking of another band. First of all, their music isn't structurally simple. There is no given structure. They don't play verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus type songs. There is NO set structure to their music. J sits down with Paul and they work the music around the lyrics he comes up with. I'll give you that they don't play anything amazingly difficult. I'm guessing you're a metal elitist that loves bands like Meshuggah, DT, Symphony X, LoG, and the likes. If so, I can understand why you don't like Hurt. They don't play anything that is overly complicated guitar-wise. They are a prog rock band that generally goes without solos.

I can guarantee that every reviewer out there would not compare the guys to either Tool or Pink Floyd if they were your average 'pop metal' band... which is exactly what they do.

Danse Russe:
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Rapture(Live acoustic in a=studio):
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...I have one more question for you. How in the hell do you get mindless from his lyrics? They are one of the few bands that gets radio play that ISN'T mindless. He, like Maynard, writes music that makes you think. And I don't get your 'aggressive' comment. They are NOT an aggressive band, that simply shows you have listened to their singles. VERY FEW of their songs have a lot of aggression. I also don't think Maynard, himself, would invite a band that makes mindless music to play the Tool cd release party, which is exactly what he did last year. Hurt played that party.

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[X*Cell]

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My fave MIXTAPES...