I have no cred and am a complete poser
List is the butt-rock albums I listened to as a teen that I still occasionally want to listen to as an adult. Heard none of these albums? Avoid them all! |
1 |  | Red (USA) Innocence and Instinct
Yeah this album is just great |
2 |  | Chevelle Wonder What's Next
As is this one |
3 |  | Sick Puppies Dressed Up as Life
I had a massive crush on Emma Anzai as a teen, album is pretty good |
4 |  | Nothing More Nothing More
Fiercely melodramatic, some of the heaviest 4/4 riffs ever, and garnished by the occasional tinge of metalcore flair, damn near perfect butt rock |
5 |  | Three Days Grace Transit of Venus
Bad band overall (especially including the post-Gontier albums), but this, One-X, and the s/t debut have enough good songs for a playlist. Transit of Venus is surprisingly the TDG I return to most often, the first half is quite bad but the back end picks up considerably. Misery Loves My Company is one of the only butt rock songs to remain in many of my modern playlists, I like Expectations too, despite it's godawful lyrics |
6 |  | Alter Bridge Blackbird
Fortress > Blackbird, but Blackbird is more butted. Some real bangers here still, t/t remains massive |
7 |  | Tremonti All I Was
Hell, might as well go back to back with Tremonti. This guy is basically the Marty Friedman of butt rock, his entire discog qualifies for this list ofc. Check 'Brains' m//// |
8 |  | Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold
Truly horrific album I return to like a beat dog returning to the master and his stick |
9 |  | Skillet Comatose
This band is really really bad, and how bad they really are is only accentuated by how badass Comatose is. It isn't perfect (too many insipid ballads), and it certainly lacks the edge of its prior, Collide, but the interjection of strings into the butt rock formula makes for some of the catchiest butt rock ever farted out. t/t is obviously massive, but 'Rebirthing', 'Falling Inside the Black', and 'Whispers in the Dark' all hold up quite well too |
10 |  | Linkin Park Hybrid Theory
Classic 3/5 |
11 |  | Thousand Foot Krutch Welcome to the Masquerade
I suppose its time to address the elephant in the room: the religious tendencies of butt rock bands. The genre is almost exclusively a well of angst for church-going teens who need an escape but fear blaspheming. For most bands, Christianity was an entry into a frothing market of broke teens... |
12 |  | P.O.D. Satellite
...except sometimes it granted Christian butt rock more depth than more secular peers. Ask yourself, would you rather listen to P.O.D. or Salvia? Neither?? Oh phooey on you |
13 |  | Breaking Benjamin Saturate
The only good BB by my estimate, it has hooks without the artificial slickness of Dear Agony and is somewhat heavy while not becoming hilarious like We Are Not Alone. Personally prefer it to Phobia but that argument is less straightforward so take your pick |
14 |  | Slipknot All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot have worn a lot of different masks, but AHIG is straightforward butt rock aimlessness. vol. 3 could qualify, but even tho 'Before I Forget' is very butt rock, it can't hold a candle to the radio groveling of 'Snuff'. At least we got 'Psychosocial' too |
15 |  | Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Fred Durst is the butt and Wes Borland is the rock |
16 |  | Godsmack Awake
Worst band ever makes one alright album |
17 |  | Deftones White Pony
Essential butt rock |
18 |  | Rise Against The Sufferer and the Witness
Butt rock masquerading as punk rock |
19 |  | Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
WHAT IF I SAY I'M just LIKE THE OTHERS??? |
20 |  | 10 Years The Autumn Effect
Album is just great [x3] |
21 |  | Metallica Metallica
The ass that started it all, except I don't think I'll ever listen to this again |
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