Average Rating: 3.78 Rating Variance: 0.78 Objectivity Score: 69% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicArctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotBon Iver For Emma, Forever AgoTook me a few listens to grasp this, but now I can see why it's rated so highly. Beautiful music.Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeBrand New Deja EntenduPrefer this to The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, but only just.Brutality Will Prevail Sleep ParalysisConverge Jane DoeElliott Smith Either/OrGallows (UK) Grey BritainGlassjaw Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SilenceNirvana In UteroPixies Surfer RosaThe National AlligatorThe National BoxerThe Smiths Strangeways, Here We ComeWeezer Pinkerton4.5 superbA Day To Remember For Those Who Have HeartHands down their best work, shame they've gone downhill since this album. They struck the perfect balance between Metalcore and Pop Punk on here and unlike most of the poppier parts on Homesick and What Seperates Me From You, the Pop Punk parts don't sound too poppy.Basement I Wish I Could Stay HereBasement ColourmeinkindnessBlack Flag DamagedBlack Flag Slip It Inblink-182 Blink-182Bring Me The Horizon SempiternalBrutality Will Prevail Root of All EvilConverge Axe to FallConverge All We Love We Leave BehindCrossbreaker LowsDefeater Empty Days & Sleepless NightsElliott Smith Roman CandleEminem The Marshall Mathers LPEvery Time I Die New Junk AestheticExit_International Black JunkFrank Turner Love, Ire & SongFrank Turner England Keep My BonesFrustration Dying BreedGlassjaw Coloring BookGlassjaw Worship and TributeJoy Division Unknown PleasuresI wouldn't be surprised if this goes up to a 5 for me when I've listened to it a bit more. Day Of The Lords is incredible.La Dispute Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair La Dispute Wildlifeletlive. Fake HistoryAn average closing track is the only reason I haven't given this a 5.Lower Than Atlantis World RecordBeen digging these guys for a while now, great songwriting on here.Metallica Ride The LightningMinus the Bear Highly Refined PiratesModest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad NewsMore Than Life Love Let Me GoMorrissey Viva HateMy Bloody Valentine LovelessNas IllmaticI think I'm in love with the piano loop on The World Is Yours. Don't listen to much Hip Hop, but this is fantastic.The Blood Brothers ...Burn, Piano Island, BurnThe Libertines Up The BracketThe Smiths The Queen Is DeadTrash Talk Walking DiseaseTrash Talk PlaguesWu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)4.0 excellentArchitects Hollow CrownEdit: Bumped this from 4.5 to 4.rThe impact this album had on me four years ago has worn off. Still a great album for it's genre, but much of it feels like it blends into one another.rSomething I've noticed on this is that the screams are passionate, and the clean vocals are used to solid effect, much unlike their two most recent albums.Arctic Monkeys Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys HumbugBiffy Clyro Infinity LandBlack Flag My WarBlack Flag Nervous Breakdownblink-182 Take Off Your Pants And JacketBon Iver Bon Iver, Bon IverBrand New DaisyBrand New Your Favorite WeaponBrutality Will Prevail Forgotten SoulCancer Bats Hail DestroyerCeremony (USA-CA) Violence ViolenceCity and Colour SometimesComeback Kid Symptoms + CuresConverge Petitioning the Empty SkyDead Swans SleepwalkersDescendents Milo Goes to CollegeEarl Sweatshirt EARLElliott Smith Elliott SmithEnter Shikari Common DreadsEvery Time I Die The Big DirtyEvery Time I Die Ex LivesFleet Foxes Helplessness BluesFoo Fighters Wasting LightGlassjaw Our Color Green (The Singles)Guns N' Roses Appetite for DestructionHead Automatica DecadenceHell Is For Heroes The Neon HandshakeKerouac Cold and Distant, Not LovingLinkin Park MeteoraIf I was just discovering it now, I would give it a 3. But it gets a 4 because of the fact it was my gateway into rock music about 5 years ago. I still listen to it now and again as well.Lostprophets The BetrayedSometimes I forget how much I like this band, this album is a great return to form after an average album in Liberation Transmission. Hope they continue to go in this direction for the next album.Mac DeMarco 2Manchester Orchestra Simple MathMorrissey You Are the QuarryMystic 100s Beyond LivingNeutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNirvana NevermindSomething In The Way, Territorial Pissings and Drain You in particular are very fine songs.Slayer Reign In BloodSlayer South Of HeavenSlipknot IowaThe Gaslight Anthem The '59 SoundThe King Blues Save the World, Get the GirlWhat If Punk Never Happened is one of the best songs of recent years.The Smiths Meat Is MurderThroats ThroatsThis EP showed a lot of potential, it's a shame that they broke up. I remember seeing them last year play to about 10 people plus the supports and bar staff and they still put on a great show.Touche Amore Parting The Sea Between Brightness And MeTrapped Under Ice Big Kiss GoodnightWeekend Nachos WorthlessWeezer WeezerYour Demise Blood Stays On The Blade3.5 greatAlex Turner Submarine OSTBasement Songs About The WeatherBiffy Clyro Only RevolutionsBrand New Fight Off Your Demons (The Demos)It's interesting to see the blueprint behind The Devil And God Are Raging Inside me, especially comparing Sowing Season's demo to the finished version. Untitled 2 is probably one of my favourite Brand New songs at the minute, shame they haven't made more songs with that "The Smiths" vibe around it.Bring Me The Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It...There's a few fillers, but it's still a very good album.Descendents Cool to Be YouMass Nerder and Nothing With You are the shit, though the album does drag a bit like a previous sound off said. That being said, I prefer Milo Aukerman's voice on here to Milo Goes To College.Enter Shikari A Flash Flood of ColourI'm surprised Enter Shikari get hated on as much as they do on here. They don't deserve to be lumped with bands like The Devil Wears Prada and are far from "shit". Calling a band shit should be saved for bands who genuinely are, such as Brokencyde.rAlbum rules, though it has certain flaws in it, such as Pack Of Thieves' transition from huge chorus to electronic drop, it doesn't fit at all. Rating change: Bumped this down from 4 to 3.5, Enter Shikari's albums as a full package seem to be very weak in the case of lasting value. Whilst the songs are good, the album just doesn't strike me enough as a whole to come and back and listen to over and over again.Friendly Fires PalaFuneral for a Friend Welcome Home ArmageddonLamb of God SacramentLast Witness Mourning AfterLimp Bizkit Gold CobraMaroon 5 Songs About JaneGood relaxing background music to have on. So much better than their later songs.Parkway Drive Deep BlueThe Blackout The Best in TownThe best release in what is otherwise, an average back catalogue from the Merthyr Tydfil rockers. They strike a perfect balance between Post Hardcore and Pop Punk to create a fun, accessible album that is worth a listen.The Last Shadow Puppets The Age Of The UnderstatementTrash Talk Eyes & NinesTRC The Revolution ContinuesTwo Door Cinema Club Tourist HistoryTyler, the Creator GoblinWhile She Sleeps This Is the SixDefinitely one of the better bands in this genre. The only real problems on here are a lack of vocal variety (A few clean vocals in places would have gone down a treat) and the overuse of piano.Your Demise You Only Make Us StrongerYour Demise The Kids We Used To Be3.0 goodA Day To Remember What Separates Me From YouEdit: Changed the rating from 3.5 down to 3. Was listening to it the other day and I found myself clicking skip quite often. Most of the breakdowns on here are boring and muted, and some of the poppiest parts are too sickly for me to enjoy. It's still quite good, Sticks And Bricks, Out Of Time and All I Want are some of the best songs they've written. It's not a patch on FTWHH though.All Time Low So Wrong, It's RightFor what it is, this is a solid release. Some catchy songs and Gaskarth can sing quite well. But I'm not really into this type of music and some of the songs just sound too similar. Overall, this is a decent album which displays potential that sadly got wasted on the next two albums.Bring Me The Horizon Suicide SeasonBury Tomorrow PortraitsThey know their strength, which as everyone has said before, is clean vocalist Jason Cameron. Musicanship is generic but decent and the screamer's range is solid. The whole album just feels "decent" and nothing more. If they were a bit more brave with their songwriting, Bury Tomorrow have the potential to be a brilliant band.Ed Sheeran Loose ChangeLostprophets Liberation TransmissionHas some decent moments on it, but is too much on the poppy side.Lower Than Atlantis Changing TuneI'm quite disappointed with this. It's a decent album, but lacks the personality of World Record.Pure Love AnthemsSet Your Goals This Will Be the Death of UsThe Devil Wears Prada ZombieMuch improved from the studio albums. Hope to see them continuing in a direction like this for the new album.The King Blues Punk & PoetryWhilst this contains some of the best tracks of the bands career (5 Bottles Of Shampoo and Headbutt), it contains a lot of boring filler (Everything Happens For A Reason for example). Much unlike Save The World Get The Girl, this album doesn't have much in the way of lasting value.The Strokes AnglesI do like this, but it hasn't stuck with me the same way Is This It and Room On Fire did.TRC Bright LightsNot as good as I thought it would be. Define Cocky, Blame It On Vegas and Go Hard Or Go Home are brilliant though.Trivium AscendancyVampire Weekend Vampire WeekendYou Me At Six Sinners Never SleepThey show a lot of potential on here, their musicianship has improved and Josh Franchesci is getting better as a vocalist. Still feels like they haven't fully shaked off the Pop Punk tag, will be interesting to see where they go from here.2.5 averageA Day To Remember HomesickAsher Roth Asleep In The Bread AisleIt's nothing too bad or nothing too great. He has a decent flow and the instrumentations competent. Nothing I'd rush back to listen to though, okay for a casual listen on the bus or train now and again.Deez Nuts Stay TrueGallows (UK) Death Is BirthIt's just not the same without Frank. Mondo Chaos has such bad lyrics.Hard-Fi Once Upon A Time In The WestHeart in Hand Only MemoriesSimple Plan Simple PlanThe Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake ItLoved this back when I was 14/15. Still think it's okay, a lot better than their newer stuff, which is awful.The Vaccines What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?2.0 poorAiden ConvictionArchitects DaybreakerFar too many melodic/clean singing sections put in for the sake of it here. Whilst it is slightly better than The Here And Now, it's still a poor album. Won't bother listening to their next release if there is one, they've lost their touch from the first three albums.Architects The Here and NowVery disappointing, considering how good Hollow Crown was. I'm all for change in a band, but not when it's as bland and uninspiring as this.blink-182 NeighborhoodsCeremony (USA-CA) ZooEmmure Speaker Of The DeadThis is an improvement on their other work. They surprisingly pulled off the electronic elements well, and Demons With Ryu, Children Of Cybertron (For an intro track, it's alright) and Solar Flare Homicide are decent.rOtherwise, everything about this album is horrible. Too many breakdowns, awful lyrics, awful songwriting and below average musicianship.Terror Keepers of the Faith1.5 very poorBruno Mars Doo-Wops & HooligansEdit: I actually thought this guy had potential, as he has a half decent voice and I liked that he was doing something a little different in mainstream pop. Took the time to listen to this, and my opinion rapidly changed on him. He has no variation in his vocals at all, every song sounds very similar and as for the lyrics? Hands down, he is the worst lyricist around today. Also, having to hear "Grenade" and "The Lazy Song" pretty much every time I have to listen to the radio makes me want to rip my ears off. Tyler, The Creator, you know what to do.Bullet For My Valentine FeverIf Begging For Mercy wasn't on this, this would easily be a 1.Linkin Park A Thousand SunsYour Demise The Golden AgeIt kind of says something when the best part about this album is from a guest star (Jason from Letlive). Ed is a really bad singer and the clean vocal parts are overused, whilst the few used on The Kids We Used To Be actually fitted with the songs they were used in. Away from the vocals, the instrumentation is generally poor and reminds me of either rehashed versions of their old stuff (See Born A Snake, then listen to Scared Of The Light off TKWUTB) or poor versions of other bands (Paper Trails sounds like a Blink-182 Enema Of The State early stages reject). Also, Never A Dull Moment is so awful.1.0 awfulAsking Alexandria Stand Up and ScreamMy Chemical Romance Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
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