R&M's Top Albums of 2006: Round 1 Poll E [Archive]

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 10:08 AM

Top votegetter goes to round 2 automatically, next highest goes to a wildcard round.

Game on.

Kage

01-13-2007, 10:10 AM

Townsend's Synchestra.

the2stranger

01-13-2007, 10:11 AM

The Melvins. :cool:

Shattered_Future

01-13-2007, 10:11 AM

Synchestra by a thousand miles.

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 10:12 AM

What's so special about Tool for them to recieve center allignment Kage?

Synchestra

Jacaranda

01-13-2007, 10:29 AM

i haven't heard any of these really so i'm not going to vote.

Txus

01-13-2007, 10:31 AM

Dismember - The God That Never Was \m/

AA-12

01-13-2007, 10:42 AM

Dismember - The God That Never Was

Bartender

01-13-2007, 10:52 AM

Synchestra was a disappointment, but it's all I can really vote for. So, that.

Shadows

01-13-2007, 10:52 AM

Mirrorthrone, although Dismember was a very close second.

Iron Bars

01-13-2007, 10:53 AM

I really like Mirrorthone, but I think the Melvins album was great too.

I'm going to think it over some more.

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 10:55 AM

Synchestra was a disappointment, but it's all I can really vote for. So, that.

It's by far my favorite of the three albums I've heard from Devy. Terria and Accelerated Evolution being the other two. How did it disappoint you?

PinkFreud

01-13-2007, 11:09 AM

Synchestra was kind of boring.

Melvins blew me away.

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 11:12 AM

The end of Synchestra was a terrible letdown compared to what the first 9 tracks were.

Bartender

01-13-2007, 11:15 AM

It's by far my favorite of the three albums I've heard from Devy. Terria and Accelerated Evolution being the other two. How did it disappoint you?

I don't know, no particular complaints, just didn't seem like anything special.

Terria's one of my favourite albums, though.

AA-12

01-13-2007, 11:16 AM

Everything Townsend does = letdown/failure.

/gets pelted

Shattered_Future

01-13-2007, 11:22 AM

Everything Townsend does = letdown/failure.

/gets pelted

Shut up foo. You like black metal. :mad:

I will agree though. Even though the end is still freaking awesome, it doesn't compare with the excellence of the first 9 tracks. Notes From Africa picks it back up though, and Sunshine And Happiness is one of the coolest ways to end an album.

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 11:23 AM

That's just silly. How can you be let down by everything an artist does? I mean for you to be let down there needs to be a certain precedent set beforehand.

/pelts

Cocaine

01-13-2007, 11:47 AM

Dismember by a long shot. I await the onslaught of Mirrorthrone fanboys though.

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 11:49 AM

I was kind of hoping for that fad to have come and gone already actually, heh.

Cocaine

01-13-2007, 11:51 AM

Thankfully the Arsis one has. But at least Mirrorthrone is worthy of some praise, Arsis is completely mediocre.

Quiksilver26

01-13-2007, 12:25 PM

Synchestra.. I do agree the latter half of the album wasn't up to par with the first, but Sunshine and Happiness makes up for that :lol:.

Apocalypticon

01-13-2007, 12:27 PM

Ugh what should I vote for? Everything here I either don't like or haven't heard.

Anglachel

01-13-2007, 12:32 PM

Mirrorthrone I guess :-\

Kyle

01-13-2007, 12:39 PM

Melvins fo' sho'

italic zero

01-13-2007, 12:51 PM

Melvins by far

Moon Flavor

01-13-2007, 12:51 PM

I prematurely vote for Mirrorthrone (certainly not because I'm a fanboy!), even though I haven't heard Giant Squid, and they're in Stolen Babies top friends on myspace, which means I'd probably love them...

Kage

01-13-2007, 01:17 PM

Giant Squid is sweet, but not quite as good as Devin.

Shadows

01-13-2007, 01:23 PM

I was kind of hoping for that fad to have come and gone already actually, heh.
Mirrorthrone is no fad. :mad:

Dr. Jake Destructo

01-13-2007, 01:28 PM

This coming from the guy who had a big part in whoring Arsis to death? ben plz

For the record, I liked the album more than most BM I've heard.

Shadows

01-13-2007, 01:32 PM

Me and Joe were the original Arsis whores!! Besides, I was 100% against the whoring of the new Arsis album once it came out.

plz Jake, plz

Cocaine

01-13-2007, 01:41 PM

Good cause the new Arsis album blows.

Spoonful of Shame

01-13-2007, 03:13 PM

Devin Townsend - Synchestra

Dimebag Johnny Patton

01-13-2007, 04:15 PM

Had to go for Mirrorthrone. Awesome album.

Cocaine

01-13-2007, 04:57 PM

A vote for anything that isnt Dismember is a vote for terrorism.

italic zero

01-13-2007, 05:58 PM

if Melvins can't win here they don't have much of a chance in the wild card round :(

i am the robots

01-13-2007, 06:11 PM

Mirrorthrone.

And that's honestly the only album on this list I liked, and one of the few good '06 releases.

Concubine

01-13-2007, 06:26 PM

Synchestra

Apocalyptic Raids

01-13-2007, 07:01 PM

The God That Never Was

magicbus

01-13-2007, 07:10 PM

I voted Melvins.

Huber

01-13-2007, 07:46 PM

Synchestra.

The latter half of the album is sick. Pixellate! Judgement! I love those songs! And of course Sunshine and Happiness :)

Deth

01-13-2007, 09:04 PM

Not voting for Devin is like admitting you like gay sex.

heavy metal kid

01-13-2007, 09:10 PM

So, voting for him is like having gay sex and then deny it. :rolleyes: ...sorry

I voted for the Melvins. Dismember and Mirrorthorne albums were great also.

pate

01-13-2007, 10:04 PM

Dismember

PinkFreud

01-14-2007, 12:09 AM

Mirrorthrone beating the Melvins? Come on, guys. Seriously.

Crickets Hail The Goat

01-14-2007, 12:14 AM

Not voting for Devin is like admitting you like gay sex.

Something you shouldn't do?

Come on guys... one of the most brilliantly composed albums of all time, Mirrorthrone- Carriers Of Dust, and no one has heard this?

Det_Nosnip

01-14-2007, 01:54 PM

Gotta go with Metridium Fields...the album is amazing. Giant Squid are a great band...could use some more exposure here.

Det_Nosnip

01-14-2007, 01:54 PM

Not voting for Devin is like admitting you like gay sex.

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i am the robots

01-14-2007, 01:58 PM

Not voting for Devin is like admitting you like gay sex.

Dude, I'm gay.

Shattered_Future

01-14-2007, 02:19 PM

Dude, I'm gay.

Well yeah, we already knew that, emo boy. :smash:

Thor

01-15-2007, 11:04 AM

Unearth ftw. Album of the year imo.

ATM

01-15-2007, 01:54 PM

Melvins

sportsfan4427

01-15-2007, 04:27 PM

i went with Townsend

niobium

01-15-2007, 05:25 PM

I probably should say Synchestra, but I've never heard it. Vote goes to A Senile Animal because it's the Melvins.

Eliminator

01-15-2007, 05:27 PM

the melvins kind of suck

Sleepy

01-15-2007, 07:39 PM

I was torn between Melvins and teh Giant Squid; but in the end, Squid is both better and in need of votes.

VOTE SQUID PEOPLE!

Crickets Hail The Goat

01-15-2007, 07:44 PM

I was torn between Melvins and teh Giant Squid; but in the end, Squid is both better and in need of votes.

VOTE SQUID PEOPLE!

A few years ago, I saw them live in a small venue in sacramento. It was a decent show. They played well and it wasn't really that great of a sound.

Therefor, I voted Mirrorthrone. :thumb:

OGE1

01-15-2007, 07:50 PM

unearth!

Sleepy

01-15-2007, 07:51 PM

A few years ago, I saw them live in a small venue in sacramento. It was a decent show. They played well and it wasn't really that great of a sound.

Therefor, I voted Mirrorthrone. :thumb:

That roughly translates to: Before they were good.

Seriously, they released Metridium Fields earlier this year and it's killer; before they signed to The End they were awful.

Crickets Hail The Goat

01-15-2007, 07:54 PM

That roughly translates to: Before they were good.

Seriously, they released Metridium Fields earlier this year and it's killer; before they signed to The End they were awful.

It sounds like the same material as then, though. It was 05, I believe.

I hate to sound so shallow, but I just remember how flat that chick was. :p :p