The 2006 Ultimate Guitar Readers Poll: A Bit Of The Old, A Lot Of The New

Ultimate Guitar readers loved their Chili Peppers.

You exercised your right to vote for the most awe-inspiring album of the year, and we shall not make you wait any longer for the results. With over 10,000 votes submitted to the 2006 Ultimate Guitar Reader’s Poll, a little of everything was represented, from metalcore or emo to progressive rock. There were a few bands, however, that definitely seemed to appeal to the majority – one which has been infatuated with using “California” in its song lyrics, and the other a bit enamored with that old favorite, death.

At the end of the counting, veteran rockers The Red Hot Chili Peppers came out ahead of all the rest with its double-album Stadium Arcadium. Pulling in 611 votes, the Chili Peppers proved yet again that they are not going anywhere. And for all of you who had a fondness for My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade? You fought the good fight, losing by less than 100 votes.

And now for your list of winners…

01. Stadium Arcadium – The Red Hot Chili Peppers (611 votes)

After over 20 years in the music business, the Chili Peppers have proven they have just as much staying power as U2. The band’s 1st double album Stadium Arcadium, which just recently garnered 6 Grammy Award nominations, focuses more on a low-key Peppers’ style (some might use the dreaded adjective “mature”) versus its more over-the-top funkadelic days. While it may not live up to the legendary status of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the 28-track Stadium Arcadium is still jam-packed with a number of likely hit singles.

02. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance (517 votes)

While the Chili Peppers might have taken the top spot in the UG poll, The Black Parade was the most intriguing My Chemical Romance release to date. The concept album that vocalist Gerard Way called “completely over the top, borderline psychotic” leads listeners through a cancer victims’ understanding of life and death. Although the slightly morbid topic adds to the drama, it is the music that made the biggest impression here. And who knows, MCR might just have pulled off what many deemed impossible: proving that it is much more than just an emo band.

03. The Crusade – Trivium (380 votes)

Trivium did a risky thing this year by tackling a fresh, less scream-filled style. Although a different turn for the band, the new sound has not seemed to dissuade the majority of fans from embracing the band’s latest release, The Crusade. It’s hard not to be in awe of the amazing guitar work of Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu, which once again played a prominent role on the band’s 3rd record. Some debate has risen about Heafy’s Metallica-sounding vocals (which seems to be fulfilling the band’s desire to be “the next Metallica”), and some fans just couldn’t handle the departure from the usual sing-scream format. Standing at #3 on the UG poll, however, Trivium has obviously maintained a huge portion of its fan base.

04. Decemberunderground – AFI (282 votes)

Like Trivium (although in no way are the two bands musically similar), AFI also received some backlash from its diehard fans with the release of Decemberunderground. AFI had been known for its earlier punk-driven songs, so recording the more pop-friendly songs on Decemberunderground was a risky move. Fortunately, most of AFI’s fans (some of which were lucky enough to be chosen as back-up “chanters” on “Miss Murder”) found the new synth-experimentation to be yet another brilliant move for the California natives.

05. A Matter Of Life And Death – Iron Maiden (227 votes)

Iron Maiden’s influence has entered so many aspects of today’s metal that it seemed appropriate for the iconic band to have a bit of its own music out in the present music scene. Probably the biggest indicator of the band’s influence was shown during the opening week that A Matter Of Life And Death was released: It became the 1st album to become a top-10 Billboard chart hit for the British icons. With each song averaging over 7 minutes long, the record features classic work from vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Steve Harris. While it’s not quite as classic as Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, A Matter Of Life And Death definitely still deserves its rightful place in the UG Top 10.

06. Sacrament – Lamb of God (193 votes)

Recently named “Album of the Year” by Revolver Magazine, Sacrament impressed plenty in 2006, particularly when it came to the guitar work from Mark Morton and Willie Adler. Sacrament represents the band at its best, and you should definitely pick up the deluxe edition with DVD if you haven’t already. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the songwriting process between Morton and Adler, who each have distinct styles that they add to LOG. When you throw in the trademark roar and grim lyrics by vocalist Randy Blythe, the songs on Sacrament are not easily forgotten.

07. 10,000 Days – Tool (184 votes)

Tool has always been known for its intricate and complex musical compositions, and 10,000 Days satisfied this expectation in full. The latest record opened to mixed reviews, primarily from critics, but it still features a variety of classic Tool sounds – from drummer Danny Carey’s ornate percussion to vocalist Maynard James Keenan’s emotionally-charged vocals. “The Pot” and “Jambi” are up there with the likes of “Sober,” and the musicianship has never been better. The angrier days of Tool are passing rapidly, opening up the way for a more reflective (“Wings For Marie”) and often ritualistic (“Lipan Conjuring”) sound. 10,000 Days might be a bit too extreme for the casual rock listener, but many diehard Tool fans have called it yet another masterpiece.

08. Black Holes And Revelations – Muse (145 votes)

The band that has a seamless way of intertwining indie rock, electronica, and classical music makes its mark at #8 on the UG poll. While the band has been critics’ darling for a while now, Black Holes And Revelations found a place with fans alike this time around. With vocalist Matthew Bellamy sounding like Radiohead’s Thom Yorke at times, his extensive vocal range enables Muse’s songs to have a bit more depth than plenty of other new releases. The result is a synth-fused rock extravaganza with undeniably catchy melodies.

09. Light Grenades – Incubus (135 votes)

If it wasn’t common knowledge before, Incubus’ popularity was confirmed in November when Light Grenades debuted at the top of the Billboard charts. Granted, the total albums sold was still quite a bit less than the 2001 release Morning View, but it still has plenty of tracks that could cause the same stir as “Wish You Were Here.” Brandon Boyd’s vocal work has never been stronger and could easily be called one of the best rock singers in the business today.

10. City Of Evil – Avenged Sevenfold (129 votes)

Avenged Sevenfold has a whole slew of new fans now that “The Beast And The Harlot” has been immortalized in Guitar Hero II. Of course, legions of AS fans knew that the band was always destined to overtake the masses. City Of Evil takes a step toward classic hard rock/metal with an abundance of harmonic guitar solos that would make Iron Maiden and Judas Priest proud. Even Guitar World Magazine ranked City Of Evil as the 63rd greatest guitar album of all time. Yes, you should buy this album now.

Honorable Mentions

Before you start throwing your computer monitor out the window because your favorite 2006 release didn’t make the cut, there are a few more records that came very close to joining the Top 10. These records are indeed honorable mentions, most specifically Wolfmother, which lost out on tying for 10th place by one vote. Ouch.

The Honorable Mentions:

Wolfmother – Wolfmother (128 votes)

Blood Mountain – Mastodon (116 votes)

Christ Illusion – Slayer (102 votes)

As Daylight Dies – Killswitch Engage (96 votes)

Revelations – Audioslave (82 votes)

Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam (80 votes)

The Great Burrito Extortion Case – Bowling For Soup (79 votes)

The Sufferer And The Witness – Rise Against (77 votes)

The Poison – Bullet For My Valentine (75 votes)

Inhuman Rampage – Dragonforce (73 votes)

Amy Kelly @ 2006. For Ultimate-Guitar Holiday Edition.

Comments

Mastodon's Blood Mountain is an amazing CD. What a pity they haven't got a place in the Top 3!!!

[tpot06]

Good to see chili peppers on top! That album would have been a pure classic if it was only 12 or so songs IMO.

[buckethead_jr]

woah, the iron maiden one was the only decent album on this list IMO.
where's teh Gilbert?

[johlin]

Oh no. What exactly is good with the My Chemical Romance-cd? I must have missed something.

[frankv]

at least wolfmother, audioslave and pearl jam made it in the top 20, that's higher than i expected with all the metalheads around

[MidnightHours]

I didn't expect trivium to be on last list, let alone in the third position. At first I liked the the crusade a lot, but now it seems that only three or fours songs are keeping it from being left in the back of my cd booklet. My chemical romance should not be in the second spot, and I don't feel like getting into why. Although it's not their best work, I'm happy to see afi on the list. They've been in the business for like what, over fifteen years, and seem to be getting bigger with each album.

[ShoeFaceBass]

Aye, its a pity about Blood Mountain, its amazing. Tool and Lamb Of God should of definatley been higher in the list, they are both amazing albums

[Kikuta]

I concur johlin. What is this shit with Tool and Lamb of God not being at the top? EH!?

Frankv, wolfmother are fail. The other two are fine, but take it from a real Australian - those guys are an insult to our country. Fucking rats.

[sebastian_96]

AFI.....*tear*....thats just sad

good too see RHCP on top....lovin' it.

You can be sure the new Megadeth album will be #1 next year. :P

[the_guy]

muse should be ahead of my chem, definately

[chylde_of_fire]

'...guitarist Steve Harris'
Eh?

[Dr. Metal Head]

I agree with RHCP being #1, but Pearl Jam not being on there and Iron Maiden being farther down hurts.

[clazz]

I expected Muse to be higher. MCR and Muse are my favourites on that list, RHCP's is pretty good as well.

I need to check out Incubus' album.

Nobody else loves Mudhoney's new album as much as me

Love for Muse and Pearl Jam's albums too though

[Shredboy]

MCR? IN THE TOP 10?!?!?! WHAT THE HELL!!!!!
theyve gone from half decent emo rockers to pop princesses trying to get well known. Bugger

[Dr. No]

I agree with #1, but no Audioslave in top 10?

[epy]

I voted John Mayor and Tom Waits

[AvrilFanUK]

It's true Brandon Boyd is one of the best singers out there! I'm glad he is getting recognition for that!

[johlin]

This is my top 10 for the past year.
#1: Mew - And The Glass Handed Knites.
#2: The Boy Least Likely To - The Best Party Ever.
#3: Death Cab For Cutie - Plans.
#4: In Flames - Come Clarity.
#5: I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends.
#6: Placebo - Meds.
#7: Tapes 'N Tapes - The Loon.
#8: Band Of Horses - Everything All the Time.
#9: The Zutons - Tired of Hanging Around.
#9.5: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
#10: Dirty Pretty Things - Waterloo To Anywhere.

[randyrhoads...]

alexisonfire FTW amazing CD, and maidn should be wayyyy higher and the pearl jam one ways pretty decent IMO

[Forced In]

I'm surprised to see AFI at 4, I didn't realise they had that many fans here.

[eggo_boi_15]

we need to see more bands like dragonforce and children of bodom in the charts.
METAL TO THE MASSES

[boyan89]

i voted for Trivium and they got 3rd and the albums on the bands on there that are awesome are Trivium,Red Hot Chili Peppers,My Chemical Romance(no emo),AFI,Iron Maiden,Avenged Sevenfold,and all the albums in the top 20

[boyan89]

wait no i meant that the albums that werent in the top 10 the remaining albums on the bottom where it doesnt show the cover it just says the name,the artist and votes

[shugo449]

Sufferer and te witness should of been up there, at least its an honorable mention

[jeowy]

if its based on musical quality and melodic and intelligent guitar work, then i think the top 8 should have been:

1) Black holes and revelations - muse
2) as daylight dies - Killswitch engage
3) The Crusade - Trivium
4) The black parade - My chemical romance
5) City of evil - Avenged sevenfold
6) a matter of life and death - iron maiden
7) inhuman rampage - Dragonforce
8) the poison - bullet for my valentine

but if it was based on talent in the lead guitar, then:

1) Inhuman Rampage
2) The posion (call these guys emo all you want, the lead guitarist is amazing)
3) a matter of life and death

but if it was based on sheer style, coolness, innovativeness, catchiness, etc, then:

1) The Black parade
2) Light Grenades
3) Black Holes and Revelations

and has anyone else spotted that SLAYER got the THIRTEENTH spot? SLAYER! 13! ITS A SIGN!

[jallas]

Muuseeeee

[jeowy]

i think muse deserved to be number 1... they have everything, unique style, talented musicianship, commitment to their music, catchy riffs (but not in a selling-out, pop-punk way), clever lyrics... everything

[bush_slayer_07]

hmmmm this list makes me question you all alot

[Fi-Fi]

WHY??? why do people like emo? why doesn't anyone respect real artists anymore, my chemical romance is just a barrel of fukkin monkeys! they suck

[Fi-Fi]

Sad, Steve harris is maidens bass player, not the guitarist, they have 3 frekin guitarists? who wrote this collum? probably a very sad figure to put my chemical romance above maiden...

[johnnybgoode1]

i liked the my chemical romance album didn't like the last one very much but the new one had a pretty decent style to it, brought in some different influences and its pretty rocking. red hot chili peppers i fell in love with after a couple of listens most of the songs are actually truly amazing and shows how good fruciante is in my oppinion

[IRONxPANTERA]

i dont even like the rhcp new album at all, im glad to see iron maiden and trivium up there though

[IRONxPANTERA]

Fi-Fi :
Sad, Steve harris is maidens bass player, not the guitarist, they have 3 frekin guitarists? who wrote this collum? probably a very sad figure to put my chemical romance above maiden...

yea thats pretty sad they typed that

Blood Mountain?

[whateley_sm]

chili peppers rock, it was only really good because there were loads of grat songs. not just a few. an awesome album

[latinosuperstud]

johlin wrote:

Oh no. What exactly is good with the My Chemical Romance-cd? I must have missed something.

have you heard the entire new cd? i can understand if you dont like the vocals(which are a bit better imo) but the guitar work has improved like two-fold and over its just amazing ... i hated them before just to let you know that im not some fanboy

listen to the track dead...its easily my favorite

[kingjiyoon]

were is lost prophets. i liked it

[purplehaze245]

where the hell is chinese democracy? o wait...

[ext_22]

fair result i reckon..but i think lamb of god shd b higher in the list mark morton and willie adler are just great musicians

[johlin]

latinosuperstud wrote:

johlin wrote:

Oh no. What exactly is good with the My Chemical Romance-cd? I must have missed something.

have you heard the entire new cd? i can understand if you dont like the vocals(which are a bit better imo) but the guitar work has improved like two-fold and over its just amazing ... i hated them before just to let you know that im not some fanboy

listen to the track dead...its easily my favorite

Well, I've heard "Welcome to the Black Parade" and another song that I don't know the name of. Sure, the first part of "WttBP" is really catchy but I'm not impressed at all with the rest of the song, he just sounds so fake.
Anyway, I'll listen to "Dead" and get back to you.

[HighMountain]

OMG! Black Parade should be number 1! Everything about it is good, i thought it was a load of donkey until i listened to it properly. Anyway I think Bowling for Soup should have been in it instead of Trivium. Now your all gonna moan at me for saying that now. But its personal opinion

[Mcassidy42]

The Crusade and Blood Moutain in my opion are the best rock albums of the year, but the best album of the year for me is Ghostface's Fishscale. As for Stadium Arcadium, I didn't care for it.

[ClansmanHowie]

MCR, A7X, AFI r Amzing...ly bad! Y r they there? :S Iron Maiden and Muse all the way No Motorhead?

[muzz666]

I was really dissapointed by Stadium Arcadium. Theres only about 5 or 6 good song's while the rest seems more like filler. All together an over-rated and over-hyped dissapointment. (Muse should have been higher aswell! :O)

[the_maestro]

No Thom Yorke people???

Damn.

Well at least Mastodon got an honorable mention.

[Let it Happen]

horray for tool!!!! 10000 days wasn't quite as good as lateralus (objective fact), although still one hell of an album. and is stadium arcadium really that good?? mastadon should've been higher though...

[austinarcadium]

and where is underoath.....

[DirtyFryBassGuy]

ok i just wanna know where the raconteurs are???? that's the best album of the year, even if it is short... top 3 shoulda bee 1)Broken Boy Soldiers- The Raconteurs 2)The Information- Beck and 3)....idk something better than RHCP!!! i hate them! all of their music sounds the same! nobody's buying tickets for their concert here so i have to endure 4 commercials an hour for their freakin concert!!!

[The Spoon]

LONG LIVE THE BLACK PARADE!!!

I thought MCR's album would be mentioned somewhere on here, but i never thought they would get #2.

Great list, and great job MCR!

[coty_b_goode]

all right! RHCP! I really like them, and also like my chemical romance...nice

[travislausch]

Damn, I was hoping that Blood Mountain (Mastodon) and Amputechture (The Mars Volta) would be up there

Still some good choices though. MCR's and Trivium's albums were, surprisingly, excellent.

[GeeMPie]

tool

[Schecter4lyfe]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD RULES!!!! CITY OF EVIL IS AN INSANE ALBUM but if you wanna hear vintage A7X then listen to Waking the Fallen

[RockMusicFan]

City of Evil wasn't even released in 2006. It was released 2005.

[paintITblack39]

No Beck



Well, voted by the users, doesn't necessarily mean its bad.

Checked.

[paintITblack39]

Aww, We also didn't put Bob Dylan's Modern Times up there. Perhaps the best CD this year

[DOOdooroCK]

Hooray for RHCP!

[flambe chicken]

I voted for the Fratellis, but they are nowhere to be seen.
Kudos to the Chilis though; that was my second choice.

[tpen892004]

Brand new- TDAGARIM (album of the year)

[Eddy Hitler]

chili peppers at number 1. that sounds right.i would have trivium at number 2 there tho. not a big metl fan, but trivium i have to say are pretty good.

[soadlp02]

No love for The Flaming Lips...'tis a shame

[wasp2020]

...Where's Satriani?

[Mikke]

Boooo! Tool-10000days and Mastodon-Blodmountain should have been on hte top

[Mikke]

and the black parade 2.???? wtf=?

[Roybordom]

how did mcr get even close to the top 20, let alone #2

[KickOutTheJamsX]

aww damn i was right. billy talent II isnt on there =/

[ratmblink123]

why? why did people vote for my chemical romance? that's all i wanna know. i've seen live footage of them and their singer is tonedeaf. They have two guitarists that play the same part. What the **** is wrong with you people?

[garrett5]

Darn, No Rise Against. At least they're on the Honorable Mentions...

[monkey of doom]

Its good to see trivium and maiden on this list. Its not a bad list by any means.

[INNOCENT VICTIM]

My chemical romance #2?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!?!?!
Everything on that list is good except MCR, Wolfmother, and AFI.....The new trivium album kicks ass.....B4MV is far better than Any MCR album and deserve to be higher

[mer_der_noms]

Pfft..the list is very meh. Could've been better.

[[I Buy Peace]]

Fi-Fi wrote:

WHY??? why do people like emo? why doesn't anyone respect real artists anymore, my chemical romance is just a barrel of fukkin monkeys! they suck

I like MCR but c'mon, there no were near as good as a barrel of monkeys, nothing could top a barrel of monkeys.

"dear santa, please bring me a barrel of monkeys"

[pHaKe]

is it just me, or did City Of Evil come out in '05?

and where is Come Clarity? In Flames rock!

[Mortigi Tempo]

I voted black holes and revelations but rhcps new albums pretty good too

[lateraluspiral]

Aww. I was hoping to see Amputechure up there. Im glad Mastodons mentioned, though.

[GNRrockslife]

That list sucks. Maiden should've been number 1, and Endless Wire - The Who, Modern Times - Bob Dylan and Kiss Of Death - Motorhed didn't even make honorable mentions!!! Probably all the same reasons Good Apollo by Coheed & Cambria didn't make the top 10 last year...

[big-red]

wow this board has no taste in music, thank god the chili pepeprs came 1st because they are kerping rock music ALIVE. shout out to iron maiden and where the hell is that new who album?

[Learn_to_fly]

tool > muse > audioslave > incubus > horseshit > my chemical romance

[ghostofhendrix]

Yeh i agree with RockMusicFan- i thought that City of Evil woz released in 2005 too. Tis a gd album, a big improvement on the screaming in their old albums, altho the guitarin woz fairly kool. I'm glad Trivium, Muse and MCRs albums wer there since i think they r all pretty awesome. RHCP r still overrated imo. Good, but not THAT good.

[Havenspear]

Wow, still haven't heard that new Muse album, but from what I've read, it sounds good. :]

And I have to admit that the new MCR record isn't bad at all. It took a few spins to get into it, but granted, it's worth a listen.

[CrossBack7]

Hinder up there anyone? - Extreme Behavior?

[ready2breakdown]

City Of Evil definitely came out in 2005.

This list sucked, I dont know a single person that liked Stadium Arcadium, so i dont have a single clue where those votes came from. MCR and AFI... need I say anymore. Plus everything I could say about them has been said. The rest I could deal with, but just those...

And wheres Saturday Night Wrist, Internal Revolution, Rebirth Of The Temple(My Album of The Year. A must hear for any metal fan), Come What(Ever) May, and Phobia? Those are all much better than most of the crap on this list, top 10 or not.

[f***music]

^^^ no
I actually like every album up there or at least what I have heard from the albums. The only exception is Muse. A sleeper album from a band that I hope gets some recognition is Diecast-Internal Revolution. Good stuff.

[lann skenis]

I'm not really picky on this type of stuff.. like i wouldnt care if britiny spears was at the #1 spot. but come on My Chemical Romance at #2? thats reasonably questionable. lol MCR=Back Street Boys
thats what i think. RHCP deserved #1 though. (L)RHCP(L)

[Grubbbby]

I'm glad to see RHCP at #1 almost every song on that album could be a single with a exception of about 3 or 4. But that's not bad for a 28 track double album.
MCR doesn't even deserve to be on the top 10 much less #2. I'm glad to see Incubus, trivium, tool, and Iron maiden making the top 10 aswell. I haven't heard much from muse but i need to check them out. And i don't see how wolfmother can get an honorable men tion and hinder can't where the **** are the wolfmother fans?

[Nielsen 33]

Where is Cheap Trick's RockFord?!!!

You people need to relax, and take it easy.
it's not a big deal. so what if the band you like didnt end up higher?
is that really worth spamming, and getting a warning/ban? :P

[im not mental]

Dyuha m :
Mastodon's Blood Mountain is an amazing CD. What a pity they haven't got a place in the Top 3!!!

hear hear.

[bassguru]

Since when was Steve Harris a guitarist? Good to see Iron Maiden up there though, was surprised to see MCR up there at number 2 (I have nothing against them, there just seems to be a lot of haters out there).

[diamondbakk666]

guitarist Steve Harris.

hes the bass player and the best bass player around good call UG

[South-of-Heaven]

Goddammit

Bullet and Avenged Sevenfold in the 2006 list. No offence, but they are on last years list. Which may signify that they are 2005 CDS not 2006, dumbass. RHCP and Iron Maiden deserve to be in this list just lower down. Lamb of God should be higher up and Muse and Trivium should not be on at all. I mean, Trivium are amazing, Ascendancy was nearly perfect to me, but they have become shit the way they have interpreted Metallica's sound. And Muse are just shit. I think out of the bands that came below ten, Slayer, KSE, Wolfmother, Mastodon and DragonForce should have been in the top ten. But thats just me. Anyways rock on

\,,/ [>_

[AnarchyGuitarst]

in my opinion, Sacrament should've been higher than The Crusade. As much as I used to dislike Trivium, this album actually won me over. When I heard it it basically blew me away because it was so much different than their other albums (well the guitars and vocals) Hm, City of Evil is kinda overated. Muse should've been up higher, and the Chili Peppers a little lower. Even though I do love them, it seems like the usual stuff from them. Iron Maiden is right where they are. And Blood Mountain should've been SOMEWHERE on the list. Replacing MCR. They were weak, and in my opinion only got weaker.

[sheldonplank]

A Matter of Life and Death, Blood Mountain, Christ Illusion and Sacrament should be the top 4, and those are the only decent albums there that I've heard (haven't heard Pearl Jam or 10,000 Days).

[boyan89]

billy talent doesnt deserve any 2006 album credits theyre 2nd album sux compared to their 1st

[METSOAD]

Motorhead?????

[Evil Panda]

Em, City Of Evil came out in 2005 actually...

[Alibi:Destroyed]

Awesome, the Chili Peppers came out on top, But this still sucks cause My Chemical Romance came in second and UnderOATH and Kingston Falls didn't even get mentioned. Well, now I know that there are alot of people on this site who have very very bad taste in music.

[aebers79]

HEY GUYS! WHERE IS ANGELS AND AIRWAVES!? I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
HAH- Yes that is very very much so sacrcasim

[aebers79]

kingjiyoon wrote:

were is lost prophets. i liked it

YA, me two

[GimmeToro]

Pearl-Jam :
My Chemical Romance and AFI....Wtf.

You cant call yourself a guitarist if u play that crap.

Actually, the lead guitarist from MCR can play and then some, he's an awesome guitarist. Anyway, Blood Mountain is my album of the year by a hell of a long way.

[AintMyBitch]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD IS POPROCK/EXTREME MAINSTREAM OR WHATERVER! NOT METAL!

There's so many people who's gonna flame me but, I dont care because I know I'm right. If you still truly feel that you're right well, fine. If you ever really listened to metal, headbanged the hell out of yourself to an old Metallica or Slayer song, it's all dead now..

[Mask_of_Terror]

Glad to see Muse in there. Good band.
And Trvium, that was a good album.

[XgolfcoreX]

im pretty sure city of evil came out in '05, but meh. I don't agree with the list. BYAHHHHH!

[Otisbum]

City of Evil did come out in '05, June of 2005 to be more precise. Poor intel on the mods' part.

I would've rather seen DragonForce reach the top 10, but oh well.

[JS5150]

I didn't even know there was this...my vote would have been for Sam's Town and Endless Wire actually...

[dann_blood]

Where the hell is In Flames Come Clarity? That was an awesome album!
The list is fairly good... i can see a few bands that should have been moved down... instead of the same person voting a hundred times.

[hardcoreatheist]

MCR have never been Emo just their fans. Hence, I'm Not Okay. Most of the second album was taking the piss out of Emos.

[m.o.d.---]

I voted for kill hannah

[Cobalt Blue]

I voted revelations, should have been higher... i also voted for Shine on - Jet, but i didn't expect it to be on here.

[DeGausseR1]

half of these cd's arent even good...i think this is more of a popularity contest...i know a lot better cd's then this, but smaller bands.

[JohnHxC615]

I voted for As Daylight Dies by Killswitch Engage. Nice to see they got a honorable mention though.

[kirk_rules!]

What a shit list. Rename this to "most popular albums of 2006" and I will understand. Maybe we should all make an effort to listen to something other than Mtv ay? The only album on that list that I own is 10,000 Days and it's really not very good compared to quite a lot of the other '06 releases I've been listening to lately.
Oh, and by the way...The Great Cold Distance is the best album of 2006.

[DirtyFryBassGuy]

where's the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL?????

BEST F***ING BAND EVER!!!!
WAY THE HELL BETTER THAN RHCP!!!!

[Tedward]

i was really dissapointed with RCHPs new cd, i bought and have only listened to it once. I mean its good, but it just wasnt what i was expecting, to much hip-hop style. I had their greatest hits cd (which is simply AMAZING but i lost it) The same thing happened to MCR, All the songs from Three cheers for sweet revenge that i have heard were great, but the new cd totally sucks. im glad i didnt buy that one.

But i cant really vote, i havent listened to too many cds, the last one i bought was Leviathan from Mastodon, which i listened to for weeks until it got boring but based on their style i would have voted for Mastodon.

[boknoykatok]

i would like a darkness record but justin quits.. that sucks.. and why is my chem romanz there? they suck man.. they aren't rockers there punk ass emo freaks...

[IDisposableHero]

Iron Maiden, Pearl Jam and Tool should have been in top 4

[lessthanjeff420]

for the most part this list sucks

[MX4Life]

I can't believe that Rise Against's The Sufferer and the Witness did not even get honorable mention. I could listen to that album straight through, over and over.

[Mahavishnu80]

tool number 1. KSE in there too

[shreddin_frets]

Well, I don't know what you other guys think, but I beleive the greatest album ever released was 27 (goin on 28) years ago. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

And MCR prooving its more than an Emo band? Whats there to proove?

[wicrock]

Awesome chilis on top. But I was shocked with the one at number 2. MCR eh? What in the world!? Mehhh there are albums there that arent on the top. Thats just sad.

[outlaw metaler]

Dyuha

m
:
Mastodon's Blood Mountain is an amazing CD. What a pity they haven't got a place in the Top 3!!!




dont feel to badthey got grammy nominatied after all and played chonan Obrian

[DevilsDance76]

I HATE the top 2 albums....but the others I agree with. Where is Slayers new album? really thought that would have made it up there

[Liberation]

Maiden should be higher on the list, certainly ahead of My Chemical Romance, which IMO was a completely horrid album. Tool seems incredibly low too, 10,000 Days was a great album. Killswitch Engage should be at least #10.

[joshua029]

buckethead_jr wrote:

woah, the iron maiden one was the only decent album on this list IMO.
where's teh Gilbert?

did you not see the #3 spot then?

[tomisamonkeyman]

Wolfmother should of got first hands down.

[JustAddWater]

not what i expected but looks good sept for the top 2 albums. My chemical romance r fukin sold out. but ill give it to the chillis.

[recliner33]

why aren't the melvins on that list? hahahaha

[Brian Gelvin]

Oh my god i'm surprised that iron maiden cd was even on there i'm a big fan of iron maiden but that album has only 4 good songs the rest just arn't good...their too old they need to stop same with the rolling stones.
But i was happy Trivium was 3rd

[fluffylump2]

where is mastodon on that list?

[fluffylump2]

City of Evil came out in 2005. What the hell is going on? It was amazing, but it came out last year.

[lyingfromyou118]

Fi-Fi wrote:

Sad, Steve harris is maidens bass player, not the guitarist, they have 3 frekin guitarists? who wrote this collum? probably a very sad figure to put my chemical romance above maiden...

Amy Kelly (who wrote the article) didn't put MCR above Maiden, the voters on UG did... did you not read the title?

[blinkme_182]

dying is your latest fashion, that should be up there
escape the fate will rule all

[creeping dave]

because afi and mcr really deserve a spot on that list...give me a break. although i do agree with the number one placement!

[Masterbasser36]

AFI, MCR, and Avenged Sevenfold?

are u kidding me?

who votes for that crap?

[elcheezor]

MCR over any of these bands? yea right.

and what about Underoath, their CD opened in like the top 5 or something. cmon, half these bands didn't make it in the 20.

[Dookie92]

Man, I forgot about the tool album.
I would have voted for the Strokes new album, "First Impressions Of Earth". I know alot of people dont like the Strokes, but I think they they are one of the best bands.

[Dookie92]

I really think that RHCP does deserve to be where they are also. Whenever I listen to that album again, I reallize how good many of the songs are.

[powerage225]

this is a really sad poll

seems like everybody is bitching about it, I never heard about the poll till now, and I'm on UG every other day

should have been advertised better...
shame on UG

[powerage225]

also, the same a7x and bullet for my valentine records were featured in the top ten albums of 2005...funny how that works

[Dookie92]

Shadows Fall and Billy Talent both also put out good albums this year.

[God_Himself]

:I
can anyone who voted for my chemical romance actually play guitar? And playing means >3years

[Mr Montana]

AFI sold out..any punk band that has electronic parts in it's songs can't call themselves punk. What's even more amusing is that all these wannabe kids think they're punk because they LISTEN to afi LOL.

Good year for Wolfmother (despite slight unoriginality, and a bad performance at the MTV VMA's), Trivium (again, slightly unoriginal but shaping up nicely), consistent effort from BFMV & A7X. Nice new stuff from Maiden too Not keen on Tool, Muse, or Incubus's latest yet (though I haven't listened to it much).

Didn't mind a couple songs on Pearl Jam's latest, theyr'e still great live though which more than makes up for it.

Christ Illusion was fairly decent, Slayer's best in a good few years at the least, and Dragonforce continued their array of amusing public drunkenness

Not a fan of MCR either, but I THINK (note, I COULD be wrong!), I heard about a 3 second solo when checking out Welcome To The Black Parade (could this be hope?).

Looking out for new stuff from Velvet Revolver next year, aswell as Metallica, MAYBE Dragonforce, BFMV & A7X.

When in doubt replay the classics

[morello_man]

Trivium album wasn't so good. All That Remains took metalcore into the stratosphere, my heavy album of the year. Rise Against was amazing, Sacrament was cool, Unearth's record ripped as well. Should check MCR and Mastodon, they both should be good.

[ossi26]

damn, you forgot angels and airwaves and +44, the two best records this year!! (yes, i'm serious)

[Paradise Lost]

It's almost like everyones already forgotten that David Gilmour released an album this year...

*sigh*

[boxcarblink94]

ossi26 wrote:

damn, you forgot angels and airwaves and +44, the two best records this year!! (yes, i'm serious)

agreed

Paradise Lost wrote:

It's almost like everyones already forgotten that David Gilmour released an album this year...

*sigh*

agreed.

no "the devil and god are raging inside me" by brand new? give me a break...

Checked...Quebec Style

[Bobthe66666]

To everybody who says anybody on this list sucks:

LET'S SEE YOU DO BETTER.

Fuckers.

to be fair this site is quite a biased one in terms of its users, id say the majority were into modern rock, muse/rhcp style stuff. nice to see rise against get a mention though. and mastodon.

[someguy1]

I cant wait for next years list if metallicas new album makes it out they will clean up other wise it will be megadeath

this list was alright lamb of god should have been higher chillipepers was good so was iron madien and audioslave deserved at least #3 and afi = gay and my chemical romance WTF? they got 517 votes the # should have been much closer to 0

[TeenBite]

I didn't even know when voting occured, and this site is my homepage. Never mind. No albums really excited me this year... Taking Back Sunday and 36 Crazyfists released "nice" albums... Brand New could have done with being somewhere on the list, their album is a masterpiece.

[dimape]

I agree with the peppers at #1, great album. And I didn't expect much from them.

I just thik "First Impressions Of Earth" by the Strokes deserved a spot at the top 20. Oh, and also "Whatever People Say I am, that's what I'm not" by the Arctic Monkeys...

But just to see the peppers at #1 is great.

[rhoadsnpagefan7]

Ok, I agree with Maiden being on here but what about THE WHO-ENDLESS WIRE!?!?! I know it's not a classic like Who's Next or Tommy, but I saw them preform some of the songs from it in concert and they were great! What about Paul Gilbert-Get Out of My Lawn that's probably the best instumental guitar album of this year!!

[DeGausseR1]

ossi26 wrote:

damn, you forgot angels and airwaves and +44, the two best records this year!! (yes, i'm serious)

LOL..the two most overrated albums of the year, and neither of them are that good..popularity contest

[kiko101]

what about BLS-SHOT TO HELL?!?!

[DeGausseR1]

boxcarblink94 wrote:

no "the devil and god are raging inside me" by brand new? give me a break...

i agree..that should be up there..with Thursday's "A City By The Light Divided"

[MDoggDX316]

This list seems much better than last years. I agreed with most of the selections.

[grunsho]

my chemical romance in second.... yeah, right

[ComeClarity44]

AintMyBitch wrote:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD IS POPROCK/EXTREME MAINSTREAM OR WHATERVER! NOT METAL!

There's so many people who's gonna flame me but, I dont care because I know I'm right. If you still truly feel that you're right well, fine. If you ever really listened to metal, headbanged the hell out of yourself to an old Metallica or Slayer song, it's all dead now..

I agree Avenged are different and impressive but theyre arent metal at all
And Metallica are dead, they died when the black album hit the shelves, but slayer had christ illusion kick us all up the arse and they still ahem slay live
Got to say th UG-Where the f**k is BLOOD MOUNTAIN??
Honourary mentions? My Chemical Romance should feel honoured to be mentioned on the same page as Mastodon, let alone play after them at Reading, Sell more than them or come higher on your list
dam emos...

[GNRrockslife]

Next year's list better be ****in' great: Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver and Coheed And Cambria.

[l)ragonForce]

man the top 10 is a real disapointment

[st0ner]

Yes... hooray for TOOL!!!
10,000 days is great masterpiece. I listen to it every day from its release date...

[LPShredder]

hooray for all the bands that made it, but come on! No Mastodon!!?!

[i<3myteli]

its kinda funny some of these bands dont even have any real guitar in them, but managed to make it in the top ten on a guitar site...tisk whats the world comin to

[drthunder101]

rhcp... we love you.

[killing_inc]

Very incorrect... sorry, this is just not right... no Slayer? no Unearth? no way...

[LewisMasonx]

MCR thoroughly deserved their position, but if it was my decision, Muse would be No. 1, they're album is MY album of the year

[RR=bestevrplaya]

ummm why is dragonforce last? need i say more

[emoaintthatbad?]

muse should have won, they made the most radiohead-esque record this year(coldplay won that award last year), and why isnt TMV's new record on there?! somewhere?!

[blacklabelsdmf]

glad to see the Trivium, Iron Maiden, and Lamb of God on the top, but My Chemical Romance above all three albums? the single is bullshit let alone the whole album.

[lostprophets63]

MCR shouldn't have been way up there as 2nd place. Whoever voted them that high needs to branch out and listen to better rock. MCR has talent, but I personally was disappointed with the album. Most mainstream rock tends to fail like that. Glad to see that Incubus placed. If they didn't, your ears are broken. They've got originality and still write kickass songs, though they're past the days of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself. Brandon is by far one of the best vocalists in all of the rock genre. His voice really shines, especially in Light Grenades.

[Leonheart]

Decent list.

But CoE was release June 05.

[lordpaco18]

RHCP all the way baby!! But Audioslave should have definitley been higher, and Christ Illusion and Wolfmother.

Where is Thom Yorke's Eraser?????

[lordpaco18]

oh yeah, and angels and airwaves, +44 and taking back sunday should be mentioned somewhere....

[Led_Zeppelin_37]

Didn't City of Evil come out in June 2005?? Why is it on this list?

[BloodSugarMegan]

FROOSH!

[Nirvana101]

Nice at least killswitch got an honorable mention

[AvrilFanUK]

The best album of the year is Saturday Night Wrist by Deftones and its not even on the list! What a joke! 10,000 Days is crap, if Tool released an album of them farting it would still be hailed as a masterpiece. Overrated is an understatement.

[AvrilFanUK]

City Of Evil was released in June 2005, WTF is it doing on this list? Replace it with Detones!

Checked.

[thesmallprint3]

what the hell are muse doing at number 8????!!!! definitely should have been number 1...

[<_<_>_>]

Shot to Hell??
BLS rules
Christ Illusion should've made top 10 at least

[LiberateUrMind]

Im here every morning and I had no idea about this poll.. Is it just me or does every God damned RHCP song/album sound the same?? Stadium Arcadium is a shit load of singles, that doesnt make an album, Number 1 ALBUM of the year; 10,000 Days

[DaliLama]

lordpaco18 wrote:
Where is Thom Yorke's Eraser?????

Great album, but a record with barely any guitar if any will have a hard time on this site. Oh by the way, TOOL! MASTODON! IRON MAIDEN! Hallelujah.

[SumFan98]

I am very disappointed with this list...

[XxXgUiTaRxXx]

i think this is a great list. its good to see RHCP MCR and Trivium at the top, those being favorites, but i wouldve liked to see LOG and Mastadon higher. I have to check out the new Incubus cd though. but good list indeed in my opinion.

[GuitrBassJunkie]

MidnightHours wrote:

I didn't expect trivium to be on last list, let alone in the third position. At first I liked the the crusade a lot, but now it seems that only three or fours songs are keeping it from being left in the back of my cd booklet. My chemical romance should not be in the second spot, and I don't feel like getting into why. Although it's not their best work, I'm happy to see afi on the list. They've been in the business for like what, over fifteen years, and seem to be getting bigger with each album.

I second that.
Couldn't of said it better myself.

[boyan89]

here is my list
1.Trivium-The Crusade
2.Lamb Of God-Sacrament
3.Killswitch Engage-As Daylight Dies
4.Slayer-Christ Illusion
5.Iron Maiden-A Matter of Life And Death
6.In Flames-Come Clarity
7.Cradle of Filth-Thornograpy
8.DragonForce-Inhuman Rampage
9.Stone Sour-Come What(ever May)
10.Red Hot Chili Peppers-Stadium Arcadium

so yah

[dann_blood]

boyan89 :
here is my list
1.Trivium-The Crusade
2.Lamb Of God-Sacrament
3.Killswitch Engage-As Daylight Dies
4.Slayer-Christ Illusion
5.Iron Maiden-A Matter of Life And Death
6.In Flames-Come Clarity
7.Cradle of Filth-Thornograpy
8.DragonForce-Inhuman Rampage
9.Stone Sour-Come What(ever May)
10.Red Hot Chili Peppers-Stadium Arcadium

so yah

Exactly, although id put chili peppers at 2 or 3 and bump everything else down, that album was awesome.

[Dreaming-V]

wtf
dragonforce
dragonforce
dragonforce!
and maiden!

[_RATM_]

replace lamb of god and afi with rise against and mastadon, then its all good

[Vanox_1]

Wow almost everything on this list is good. Almost everything meaning everything but chili peppers and bowling for soup. I dont mind the chili peppers but this new album just ruined them for me. A lot of the songs sounded the same to me and they got played on the radio so much that i actually got mad when the songs were played. As for bowling for soup, I just dont like them.

[SystemOfaKoRn0]

This is a really good list, but I really think that Mastodon should be on the Top 10. They made an amazing record. I'd say they should replace AFI on the list.

[All0utR0ck]

I agree MCR def should NOT have been number two! At least Evanescense isn't on here...ugh I would gag if it were...no offense to any Evanescense fans but their last album was garbage

[sirpsycho85]

this has been a pretty terrible year for rock music. as much as i love rhcp, this was basically their worst (or second worst) album. for the second year running, my favorite song has been a rap song (in this case, Lupe Fiasco's "I Gotcha".

[Danis1]

i think if a few more people knew about mastodon then it definately would've made the top 3. but then again, i like mastodon that way, it would suck more to have them become superfamous then for their albums to be rated poorly. hooray for mastodon!

[turnfoot]

i like goo goo dolls' "let love in". i know, i know, it isn't actually a guitar-based album but i still liked their melodies.

[denied]

this is...sad.

[Dan The Man 06]

ALTER BRIDGE KICKS ALL THESE BANDS ASSES ESPECIALLY THOSE WHINY EMOS!!!!!

[Birdy266]

MAIDEN!!! No.5

[ctb]

I said Sikth...
>_>

[ctb]

Argh, the comment messed up. Well I like the list. Well done you lot.

[cman138]

Looking back, this year kinda sucked, RHCP album was alright and as far as those goes deserves the top. But even Maiden, who I love dearly has flopped with A Matter of Life and death. Man, music just kinda sucks recently.

[racistbassist91]

i actually like MCR..... but IMO Bullet for my Valentine should have won, and all they got was an honorable mention.

[gregorisgod]

Where's Modern Times? Or The Eraser? Or The Information? The good albums, all missed out.

The good albums on that list - Muse, Wolfmother, Mastadon. Alreet - Trivium's, RHCP, Slayer.

Maiden and Pearl Jam's albums weren't that good, but the bands are.

And the Bad - MCR, I think it's way overrated. Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For my Valentine are kinda poor too.

There was actually a few albums that should have appeared and didn't, shame.

[dimape]

LiberateUrMind wrote:

Im here every morning and I had no idea about this poll.. Is it just me or does every God damned RHCP song/album sound the same?? Stadium Arcadium is a shit load of singles, that doesnt make an album, Number 1 ALBUM of the year; 10,000 Days

Well, in my opnion "stadium arcadium" sounds really different from "by the way", wich sounds very, very different from "californication", wich soungs MUCH different and better than "one hot minute", that sounds a lot different than "blood sugar sex magic", album that sounds a lot different from "mother's milk".

So, to make it short, I don't think every RHCP album sounds the same at all.

[tamargoguitar]

Steve Harris plays bass not guitar

[tomisamonkeyman]

I thought The Raconteurs new album rocked why didnt it make the list?

[spam_of_god]

personally, i think avenged should have gotten a better place, regardless of what genre it is or whether they sold out or not, the songs are very well written, and the solos for the tracks that are not singles are actually very insane. Chili Peppers are classic, but the last album had so much filler, and half of the songs on the cd sounded just like the next. Hooray for Maiden and Lamb of God, but they should have been higher too.

[redrum58]

tpot06 wrote:

Good to see chili peppers on top! That album would have been a pure classic if it was only 12 or so songs IMO.

well thats kind of a dumb thing to say..

[redrum58]

i mean sorry, ill rephrase, your opinion is kind of dumb

[italyjerry]

I love Stadium Arcadium, but it definitely should have had some of the B-sides on it instead of a few songs

[pratt121]

my best album of the year was Bob Dylan's "Modern Times," I'm shocked it wasn't on here. Actually, looking at the UG community, I'm not so shocked.

stadium arcadium lacks variety: they simply didn't have enough diversity there for a double album, if they'd combined the best aspects of a couple songs and made it more condensed it would be a true work of art. MCR's gotten a lot better, but they're still not my style (at all) and they won't be until they stop the dress-up. Muse was solid. Wolfmother is a lot of fun to listen to, I'm disappointed that people don't seem to agree.

[maisey ferret]

Why do people call MCR? they are more pop than emo, i thought emo was more linked to screamo like the bled, achangeofpace, alexisonfire etc :S

Wat is an EMO band then, coz it seems to me emo is just the bands appearance not the sound which is not how your meant to judge music...

[roythereaper]

As a Chilis fanatic I'm obviously chuffed that they're on top.... But it does have a lot of filler and Dani California, and their worst album IMO.

Top album should have went to Rise Against or Mastodon.

[blink_me]

i pretty much agree with this. i think avenged sevenfold and iron maiden should have been further up. im glad 2 c the chilis nd MCR at the top though. two awesome albums!

[roythereaper]

AFI and MCR. *shivers* Shouldn't be here, end of. AFI's album is atrocious in comparison to their older music, and MCR are ok, but no-where near good enough to be on here (Sorry for double post)

[pratt121]

Also John Mayer is one darn good guitarist who doesn't get enough credit from you kids these days.

My top 5 this year, in no particular order, are RHCP, Muse, Mayer's "Continuum," Dylan's "Modern Times," and Wolfmother.

[All0utR0ck]

Another thing I just thought of...where the ef is Army of Anyone? grrr the DeLeo brothers are amazing...how MCR beat out Army of Anyone is beyond me...AOA's guitar work is way better than MCR. Oh well...

[WhereArtEsteban]

How did "City of Evil" get on the 05 and the 06 list?

[TylerAOH&A7X]

WHERE THE HELL IS UNEARTH and III: In The Eyes of Fire?!?!!

[All0utR0ck]

Yea...City of Evil was definitely released June of last year...duh! Avenged is kind of overrated. They were horrible at Ozzfest. Kind of a shame really

[Axlthegreat]

yeah what the heck is up with city of evil being on it? lol. Overall I think this year was a weak year but then again most years since 95 or so have been pretty bad. I would say I enjoyed the crusade the most out of anything I heard this year, next year should be better with new Guns N' Roses(big hopefully), Megadeth, Ozzy, Metallica, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Velvet Revolver, Avenged and maybe AC/DC stuff. If all those cds are released it'll be a sweet year.

[Mike theBassrat]

what about les claypools of whales and woe that guy could rape almost anyone at bass cept jaco,vic,and geddy

[_OrdinaryStory_]

Glad to see some of you mentioned SlaYer...Come Clarity is alright,it grows on you,Nothing like Colony or Clayman though....

[erock82190]

Trivium should be number 1. The old RHCP were good but the new stuff sucks. It sounds like he just makes up lyrics right on the spot and just throws it into the song.

[lp_mayer_guitar]

i really love black holes and revaltions, such a good album. should get the rhcp, not too fond of afi, and yeah.

[Metal_Injection]

m1chael w0rkman wrote:

how the ****kkkk did AFI beat Iron Maiden on a guitar album poll. "idiots are taking over"

dude anyone that likes that top ten is a Complete Loser, iron maiden is the only one that truly deserves to be there, while Trivium are great, they are totally overated, despite what Kirk thinks,
Mastodon should have made it higher,
This really shows u how shit people are at guitar, im joyeus in the knowledge im better at guitar then 80% of you!
F*ck the top ten (cept maiden) and f*ck sh!tty guitar players

[Metal_Injection]

maisey ferret wrote:

Why do people call MCR? they are more pop than emo, i thought emo was more linked to screamo like the bled, achangeofpace, alexisonfire etc :S

Wat is an EMO band then, coz it seems to me emo is just the bands appearance not the sound which is not how your meant to judge music...

the fact you know the names (and probably listen too) of those emo bands shows how utterley st*pid you are, no wonder you dont 'understand' why MCR are classed as emo
Emo is just another term for shit.

[barney18]

It just really shows how big of a demographic of people look at this site. Lovers of metal, pop, punk, hardcore, indie, etc. Its been a rather lame year for me, but its been a great year for music.

[Gothstone]

Phobia was the best album of this year.

[[faint]]

AFI, My chem .....hmmmm. and yes MCR is emo, moron. trivium, iron maiden, LOG, avenged svnfold deserve spots, wheres mastadon? \m/ \m/

[strokes4ever]

good to see the chili peppers where they belong

[grunsho]

Bobthe66666 wrote:

blacklabelsdmf wrote:

glad to see the Trivium, Iron Maiden, and Lamb of God on the top, but My Chemical Romance above all three albums? the single is bullshit let alone the whole album.

Let's see you do better, you little fag.

then we have a plague of emo kids in UG.

you just cant say, in terms of music, that MCR has a better albun than Tool, or Iron Maiden!!!!

you fat arse emo fag ^^

[genji27]

many people are complaining but do they know that people have different taste??? so what if you like this band??? then some dont... so what if you dont like this band??? then some do.... just cre8 ur own top 10 and stop the ****ing complaints...
i really liked mcr but i really dont like the people who voted for them but don't really know anything....

[genji27]

many of u r complaining about rhcp especially mcr!!!
maybe bcoz many of u like metal or hard rock.... or songs with hard guitar solos... but mcr is a punk band different from any kinds of rock... like the ramones, the guitarist from ramones isnt much into plucking.... i really like punk bcoz im after the music and the "MESSAGE"... bcoz many of u just like the sounds and the guitar solos.... i know many will complain AGAIN about what i said but im just saying my opinion....

[joblow]

Im glad to see RHCP on top. Todays metal is crap in my opinion. No melody, which is what hard rock music is missing today. As a guitarist, its easy for me to put on heavy distortion and make up metal riffs all day, but when it comes to writing a hard rock song thats heavy and has a melody its rele tuff. The chili pepers took funk and put a rock n roll melody to it, which is great, I love em.

[ComeClarity44]

joblow wrote:

Im glad to see RHCP on top. Todays metal is crap in my opinion. No melody, which is what hard rock music is missing today. As a guitarist, its easy for me to put on heavy distortion and make up metal riffs all day, but when it comes to writing a hard rock song thats heavy and has a melody its rele tuff. The chili pepers took funk and put a rock n roll melody to it, which is great, I love em.

I agree that the RHCP are a good and inventive band but there is melody in todays metal, take Mastodons blood mountain, one of the heaviest albums this year but try listning to a track like sleeping giant, or siberian divide, heavy melodies galore

[ComeClarity44]

joblow wrote:

Im glad to see RHCP on top. Todays metal is crap in my opinion. No melody, which is what hard rock music is missing today. As a guitarist, its easy for me to
put on heavy distortion and make up metal riffs all day, but when it comes to writing a hard rock song thats heavy and has a melody its rele tuff. The chili pepers took funk and put a rock n roll melody to it, which is great, I love em.

The chili peppers are a really good and inventive band, some of there songs are epically melow, but i have to disagreem about there being no melody in modern metal. Killswitch Engage employ melodic elements in there songs, almost predicatbly often and Mastodons blood mountain, one of this years heaviest albums, contains songs such as Sleeping Giant or Siberian Divide, based around heavy metal melodies and better than your average metalcore bollocks by a mile

[ComeClarity44]

oops soz bout that couldnt see the first post

[sk8ero131]

If you think there is no melody in modern metal you must be listening to the wrong stuff there's plenty of bands that have cd's out this year that are way better then rhcp

[ddgrulesalways]

no underoath on there eh?

lame.

afi should not be on that list

[tomisamonkeyman]

my top five

Wolfmother- Wolfmother
Pearl Jam- Pearl Jam
Raconteurs- Broken Boy Soldiers
Bob Dylan- Modern Times
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Stadium Arcadium

To me it looks like most UG fans are metalheads and emo.

[jwn2112]

what about jack white and the racontuers?
otherwise its prety sweet
excpept afi blows

[gldragon]

its A7X not AS, just to clear things up but congrats to Avenged Sevenfold cause the new album owns

[Abnormal_Omish]

This list is a shock

[tooljunkie]

Why mcr are up so high and Tool and Incubus are so much lower in the list than them is a joke....
i also love the chili's but to call it the best album of the year is a bit much when you look at their past achivements in comparison to what this album offers, not that its isnt still a good album.
Anyway back to my original point, tool and incubus shit all over mcr and its ****in ridiculous to see their amazing albums overshadowed by their shit...let alone in the same category as these two great bands.
Cant wait to see Tool and Muse at Big Day Out in Melborne next month which is also goin to feature mcr, and the fact that BDO Melbourne sold out in record time this year, i can confidently say was NOT because of those emo fags, but because of the greatness that are Tool, Muse and great aussie bands like The Butterfly Effect, John Butler Trio and The Vines.

eat a ****in dick mcr..

[tomisamonkeyman]

wtf AVENGED SEVENFOLD's album was on last years list I WANT A RECOUNT

[tooljunkie]

oh yeahhh.... forgotto mention that i loved AFI's past work but their new album is the f'n gayest most sellout piece of shit ive heard for quite some time...
never realised how many emo cocksuckers lurked this fine website

[munit]

Wow when did we vote on this?

Maiden should have won, followed by Trivium and then Audioslave. The rest wasnt anything exciting.

[Slayer23222]

munit wrote:

Wow when did we vote on this?

Maiden should have won, followed by Trivium and then Audioslave. The rest wasnt anything exciting.

I Thought just the same thing when I saw this. Reincarnation of Benjerman breg was awesome!

[voicesoffcamera]

the only two i agree with are city of evil. and i think it shud be number 10, because there are much better cds (not up there) and sufferer and the witness in the hornorable mentions...which shud be like 3rd or 4th. just my opinion tho.

Checked. :/

[clap_clap_clap]

I just want to know whare thursday's "A City By the Light Divided" is? anyone? Most intelligent album of the year by a long shot

[misirlou]

we had new releases from bob dylan, tom waits, and (sort of) the beatles.....but they don't even make the honorable mentions. bowling for soup does.

....i'm an uncomfortable mixture of astonishment and disgust.

[Mcassidy42]

The only reason Stadium Arcadium is up there is it sold about 6 million copys, and most of the 11-12 year olds have only heard of it. Thats the only reason I can think of, because anybody can wright a bunch of shitty slow songs like the Chili's did.

[Lampard]

I think that the red hot chili peppers deserved the first place, but I don´t agree in other things
but it's democratic, so it's fine

[Ozy44]

MX4Life wrote:

I can't believe that Rise Against's The Sufferer and the Witness did not even get honorable mention. I could listen to that album straight through, over and over.

It did get an honorable mention, pal

It should've placed higher, it's definitely my favourite.

Also, Wolfmother should be 10 since "City of Evil" was a 2005 release.

[GuitarHero3786]

i dont understand why a band like My Chemical Romance beat a band like Trivium. Trivium is WAY more talented then they will EVER be and thats final. Also, I dont understand how the most EMO band ever, AFI, beat Lamb of God and Iron Maiden. LOG and Maiden have so much more talent then them its ridiculous. Honestly, how can people listen to a band like AFI or My Chemical Romance and like it? There guitarist have NO talent and just play the same 4 or 5 power chords in every song. Where LOG and Maiden guitarists actually have taken guitar lessons and have been featured in Guitar World Magazine giving lessons. I would love to see a solo-off between the "guitarists" from AFI and MCR versus the REAL guitarists from Maiden and Lamb of God...but honestly, who the frig votes for shitty bands like that??? It just pisses me off

[blue_strat]

for a guitar website inhuman rampage ranked quite low i thought

[A-G-guitarist]

I didnt even realise the chilis ave been on the contract 4 so long! they mustve been like, teenagers wen they got the deal lol

[DEF-LEPPARD683]

That poll is very wrong. Iron Maiden-Matter of Life and Death, should have taken the crown with 1st place followed by DEF LEPPARD-YEAH! in 2nd place. its a shame they didnt even make the list.

[DEF-LEPPARD683]

This poll in my opinion is wrong. I respect the music that they all put out I just think Iron Maiden-Matter of Life and Death, should have taken the crown of 1st place, with DEF LEPPARD's-YEAH! in 2nd. Its a shame they didnt even make top 20

[Cliff_Hetfield]

WWWWWOOOOOHHHHH!!!!! Go MUSE!!!!!

[mojo-pin]

All this stuff about My Chemical Romance being untalented is just stupid. Ray Toro can clearly play guitar exceptionally well and your mother would very likely have a hard time playing their songs.

[FaceTehBass]

City of Evil is an amazingly great album, but it was released in 2005. Hell, it even ranked in the best albums of 2005 on this site. Take City off and put Christ Illusion up there, because you can never go wrong with a good Slayer album.

Also, Lamb of God and Maiden need to be ahead of those sad excuses for musicians from AFI and MCR. Mark Morton and Will Adler could completely destroy them with a single riff. And we all know that without Iron Maiden most of music today would be so much different.

[LynchMobster]

With each song averaging over 7 minutes long, the record features classic work from vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Steve Harris.

Steve Harris the f*cking bassist!

[eddy72]

oh c'mon metalheads get over it, i mean it's okey that u disagree with the top but damn how can u say that a "10 top metal bands" should be the real top; and don't think i'm an EMO fag cuz i'm not i like every kind of music i like lamb of god, i like AFI and i like the chillis; maybe u could try to listen to another genres other than metal but whatever most of you are 40 years old musicians without a live..

peace.

[rustic_metal]

eddy72 wrote:

oh c'mon metalheads get over it, i mean it's okey that u disagree with the top but damn how can u say that a "10 top metal bands" should be the real top; and don't think i'm an EMO fag cuz i'm not i like every kind of music i like lamb of god, i like AFI and i like the chillis; maybe u could try to listen to another genres other than metal but whatever most of you are 40 years old musicians without a live..

peace.

everytime ive heard that, i eventually find out that 'all music' means 'all emo/mod-punk music'

[DFX11]

i agree with the AFI and the Hot Chillies but most of them just arent supposed to be in the top ten. but what do any of u care what i think...

[stars_n_bars]

is this because the pathetic emo trend of shitty talentless whining and absolutely pathetic musicianship is sweeping the nation? i think so...btw RHCP are exempt from that rant but stadium was in no way better than 10,000 days

[stars_n_bars]

and Maiden kicks the shit out of everyone up there

[austinarcadium]

before you start bitching about MCR and all the other bands sayign they have no talent. listen to them first before you start complaining.

[ToBadI'mSober]

No love for the Deftones?

[supersolus666]

Here's how i think the list should go:
In Flames - Come Clarity
Lamb Of God - Sacrament
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
slayer - Christ Illusion
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
Trivium - The Crusade
Incubus - Light Grenades
i think the trivium cd could have been much better if the singer kept his screaming voice like in ascendancy

[supersolus666]

i left tool off the list because i know they could have done sooo much better jambi, and the pot were the only 2 good songs on the cd

[Glen'sHeroicAct]

although i don't completely disagree with the standings, the arguing and commotion in these replies just screams one thing: if people on this site, people who constantly complain about the horrible taste in the world, and the stupidity of modern awards, actually want to see a top 20 list that is accurate, they had better take the one chance they have, and go vote. this site is probably the only place where people with taste will be able to break through and give artist the credit they deserve, so people had better vote and make sure that these poles aren't constantly overidden with tasteless fanatics who never let good artists win.

[blinnk16]

pratt121 wrote:

my best album of the year was Bob Dylan's "Modern Times," I'm shocked it wasn't on here. Actually, looking at the UG community, I'm not so shocked.

stadium arcadium lacks variety: they simply didn't have enough diversity there for a double album, if they'd combined the best aspects of a couple songs and made it more condensed it would be a true work of art. MCR's gotten a lot better, but they're still not my style (at all) and they won't be until they stop the dress-up. Muse was solid. Wolfmother is a lot of fun to listen to, I'm disappointed that people don't seem to agree.

Dress-up? It's about music, not about what they look like.. *sigh*

Anyways, Good list -- RHCP album is their best album since BSSM, Maybe even better.. God Frusciante's guitar work was great!

[thesmallprint3]

does it matter what genre bands fall under? they all make great music! (don't rip my head off for saying this...)

[Briteless]

Concept albums are so bloody old now, every band is coming out with some sort of rock opera.

[LiberateUrMind]

supersolus666 wrote:

Here's how i think the list should go:
In Flames - Come Clarity
Lamb Of God - Sacrament
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
slayer - Christ Illusion
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
Trivium - The Crusade
Incubus - Light Grenades
i think the trivium cd could have been much better if the singer kept his screaming voice like in ascendancy

Could you or anyone else recommend some introductory songs for Mastodon and In Flames?

[the5thhorseman]

Not that anyone gives a shit, because opinions are like *******s--everyone has one. Anyway my top ten would have been:

1) Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
2) Bob Dylan - Modern Times
3) The Who - Endless Wire
4) Slayer - Christ Illusion
5) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
6) Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
7) Tool - 10,000 Days
8) Motorhead - Kiss of Death
9) Wolfmother - Wolfmother
10)Trivium - The Crusade

Whatever...it's hard to take UG's list seriously anyway when they have an album on it that came out in 2005 and they think Steve Harris is a guitarist.

[gibson sg!]

get out of my yard???

[iujhu]

Were's Belle & Sebastians - The Life Pursuit , best album ever^^. everyone loves belle & sebastian, right ?

[iujhu]

hmm... ? :P yes you do

[Death2pop666]

For LiberateUrMind, some sweet Mastodon songs are Iron Tusk and Colony of Birchmen, In Flames who Ive seen twice and are awesome live< i would recommend checking out Clayman, ordinary story, and my favorite Reflect the Storm. These guys rule all!

[crazynickman]

ugh...well I kinda agree with Stadium Arcadium being ON the list but I have to admit I never listened to any of the other nine CDs (with the exception of the new Iron Maiden), just because they're not my style. My top choice would be Endless Wire by the Who, only because I'm a rabid Who fan.

[JESUSbaby]

At least RHCP were number 1, but what was with MCR at number 2!? and Pearl Jam, Audioslave, and Wolfmother in Honorable Mention? And crazynickman, i agree about the Who. WTF?

[mcrsxgerard]

damn it. I was hoping MCR came in no.1. Oh well, no.2 is good too. They are so emo. I dont understand why you guys dont like MCR. I wish RHCP wasnt on ther at all. I agree with sub-lime. They are the bast EVER. My Chemical Romance's guitarists are sooooo awsome. Ray Toro plays cleanly and does alot of solos and Frankie Iero has the distortion cranked all the way up. If you hate then then I'll just have to call up the lead singer, Gerard Way and have him suck your blood. It really makes me depressed and angry with all this bull shit being said about MCR. They are not gay and they are the best. That is FINAL. If you like Iron Maiden you gotta like MCR. Iron Maiden is a HUGE roll model for MCR.

[euan_soad]

chylde_of_fire wrote:

'...guitarist Steve Harris'
Eh?

Bass guitarist. God's sake some people complain about anything.

[the5thhorseman]

euan_soad wrote:


Bass guitarist. God's sake some people complain about anything.

They could have said bassist...or even bass guitarist. Maiden already has three guitarists. I think it's lazy just to put "guitarist".

[the5thhorseman]

mcrsxgerard wrote:

If you like Iron Maiden you gotta like MCR. Iron Maiden is a HUGE roll model for MCR.

As I said before, opinions are like *******s--everyone has one...but c'mon...even if MCR claims that Iron Maiden is their roll model, that doesn't automatically mean Iron Maiden fans should like MCR. Their music is nothing alike. Hell, MCR couldn't touch Maiden. It's blasphemy to compare the two.

[MikeHampton10]

What happened to III: In The Eyes of Fire from Unearth? That album is spectacular.

[cnc4c34]

Surprised that Audioslave Revelations didn't make the top 10. I can't argue, the list did have many good ones.

[MetalliCarnage]

Iron Maiden at #5... What the **** have the *******s that voted for all these other bands been smokin. Whatever it was, it must have been some stale shit. And whats Slayer doing at #13? That is total B.S. This whole list is an insult to Music

(Im am glad to see Dragonforce and Trivium mentioned though, Theyre tryin to bring back some of the old sounds of Metallica and Maiden and I respect that)

[redhcpfannatic]

i lover the red hot chili peppers and all their old albums. i know pretty much all songs on guitar except for a few off their new album. i didnt like it as much as "Mothers milk" or "One hot minute", but they still made some great songs such as "Snow (hey oh), " Tell me baby" and well, "Dani california" i have listened to way to much, and have overplayed it. but all around the cd is great. go chili peppers!!!!!

[chilis-fan]

I gotta say, 2006 wasn't the best year for albums, I love Maiden, Chili Peppers and Trivium, but none of their albums were outstanding, good, but not awesome. As for My Chemical Romance, I'm not even gonna get into how this gay emo band fluked the top 10. Pretty sad comment about steve being a guitarist, i mean wtf!?

[afortuneinlies]

I'm a metal head through and through. Maiden and dragonforce are badass. I thoroughly enjoy The Muse as well. But I have to give credit where credit is due. Gerard Way has one hell of a way with vocal melodies. everything that comes out of that guy's mouth is a hook, it's ridiculous, and MCR has kind of grown on me simply because of the insanely catchy melodies that he constantly sings. Screw Ax7 though...Singer sounds like a bag of asses, the guitar tone is similar to a nintendo (dragonforce's music sounds like nintendo music sometimes...but the tone doesn't, so it's fine...nintendo composers are generally badass) and they just overall seem like a novelty to me. Other than that...I can't stand AFI.

Guys... These are the best albums as voted by other UGers. Stop arguing about how nobody likes MCR and how they don't deserve to be on the list, when they clearly do... a lot of people must have voted for them. I don't want to be handing out warnings this time of year, but some of the posts in here are quite deserving.

Checked.

[crosscanadianmd]

i think city of evil should be in the top 5 its a great cd

[martinroldan]

I understand that those are good albums, but I don't think that Stone Sour's Come whatever may could not get at least 100 votes, it is amazing, my favorite 2006 release.

[StueyALBB]

the top 3 consisted of the 3 worst albums of the year
Maiden should have taken number 1

[joerocker530]

Well...I mostly agree with the list, but it should have simply been a top 20 because the honorable mentions were good, too. I would have liked to seen Underoath, Hinder, Stone Sour, or Taking Back Sunday somewhere. Some of the bands in the top 10 have made some risky changes in their music, causing an uproar between new fans and existing fans. Get over it, people, because if musicians only made the same music their entire career, it would bore us eventually.

[mcrsxgerard]

Exactly. They are one of the best. I dont like it when people call them gay and say they suck cause they dont. This proves that they dont. If they got #2 then theyre really good. Theyre my favorite band EVER. Did anyone change the way they feel about MCR because they changed the way their music sounds. Cause it actually has a mix of new sounds and the sounds from the past 2 cds. And if you dont like them thats your opinion. Just try to keep nasty opinions to yourself.

[Gregson]

Stadium arcadium deserves topspot but audioslave's revelations not even in top 10 !
one of the best things ive heard in ages

[v2kv]

wow...MCR is at 2nd while Tool and Lamb of God 7th and 6th...what has this world come to??

[Xx_banx]

Steve harris is the BASSIST of iron maiden. not the guitar player...

U.G. doesn't know iron maiden's guitar players, dave murray and adrian smith...wow...wtf...

and i don't even like a lot of iron maiden. so dont give me that 'metal head elitist' bull shit. im just sayin, ultimateGUITAR.com should know who IRON MAIDEN'S guitarists are.
peace.
and happy new year ^_^

[ChuckNorris7]

Hmm, i'm a big RHCP fan, i bought Stadium Arcadium the day after it came out, but for me, they could have cut out an entire cd, theres about 12 great tracks, the rest i hate.
MCR i love to, and theyre latest album, is not emo, its not like i even hate emos or anything, i do like emo music, but the black parade is not emo.

My top ten of the year would be
1. The black parade- MCR
2.Dying is your latest fashion- Escape the Fate
3.Music For the recently deceased- I killed the prom queen
4.Heroine- From First to last
5.Decemberunderground-AFI
6.Stadium Arcadium-RHCP
7.The Poison- Bullet for my valentine
8.Whatever people say i am thats what im not
I can't even think of a last two, for me it hasn't been a great year of music, i'm not even that bigger fan of the Arctic Monkeys, but i dont think theres anything else.
I eagerly await The Used new album.
I hate wolfmother, like, lots, my brother bought their album though LOOOOOL epic fail.

[6string_Sam]

... City of Evil was '05...

[Thekillerbob]

it's funny how city of evil is still so popular, it's a modern classic

[E harris]

primal screams new album shudv been in top 5. ts there bst album in the 12 years since "give out..."

[E harris]

and what about bob dylans new album!!!!!

[E harris]

and new RHCP, Aerosmith, they suck now that theyre off drugs

rhcp arent completly off drugs

[mani33]

stadium arcadium's ****in great..love it!! frusciante rocks the guitar another time. rhcp rock!!!

[guitar_mike]

wooo the crusade is awesome. WHERE THE **** is IN FLAMES???

[guitar_mike]

v2kv wrote:

wow...MCR is at 2nd while Tool and Lamb of God 7th and 6th...what has this world come to??

too true...MCR are just plain crap

[Xeus]

Where Green Day???

I joke Guess the list could have been worse...

[2muchTV]

Where's John Mayer. I wouldve liked to see him there. He did his own thing and made a bluesier album. And he's actually getting some credit for it, which is different than "popularizing" it imo.

[MuffinMan]

Metal_Injection wrote:

m1chael w0rkman wrote:

how the ****kkkk did AFI beat Iron Maiden on a guitar album poll. "idiots are taking over"


dude anyone that likes that top ten is a Complete Loser, iron maiden is the only one that truly deserves to be there, while Trivium are great, they are totally overated, despite what Kirk thinks,
Mastodon should have made it higher,
This really shows u how shit people are at guitar, im joyeus in the knowledge im better at guitar then 80% of you!
F*ck the top ten (cept maiden) and f*ck sh!tty guitar players

Frusciante and Flea aren't good players? Sorry if I don't hold your opinion higher. I didn't know my taste in music made you a better player than me! Although, I don't like most of the list either.

[Gerard_grr]

How come My chemical romance has the number 2 spot??? that album sucks as well as their other albums, the only song i liked on their new album is sleep, but anyways i really hate emo music, but i think their trying to get better

[YByron]

Im dissapointed in slayers new album "Christ Illusions" it was crap compared to god hates us all or reign in blood but to be beatin by muse and red hot chilli peppers come on!!!

[JoelBrown]

the list wasnt too bad, some deserved it, some not soo much, dont get me wrong i like alot of the bands up there but the list had issues, no one looked for overall band progress, how they evolved since the last album. Love bfmv good to see them mentioned, for what is pretty much their first album it was damn good. the list had its ups and downs.

01. Stadium Arcadium – The Red Hot Chili Peppers (611 votes) - great album by them, imo not a first place spot tho. For me nothing seems to change from this band.

02. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance (517 votes)
- Lots of inprovment for MCR the vocal range and guitar riffs very much improved. Not a second place spot tho.
03. The Crusade – Trivium (380 votes) - Great band, great CD, well deserved spot, kudos.
04. Decemberunderground – AFI (282 votes)- IMO shouldnt be on this list. New CD was nothing great imo, and i do like them, few good songs, should only be an honorable mention.
05. A Matter Of Life And Death – Iron Maiden (227
votes)- Great metal band, gratz to them for #5, well deserved.
06. Sacrament – Lamb of God (193 votes)- Good to see them on this list, they are a rising metal band and a well deserved spot. congrats
07. 10,000 Days – Tool (184 votes)- Once again a great band, moved along in music writing, loved their stuff, good to see them on the list.
08. Black Holes And Revelations – Muse (145 votes)- TBH. Never listened to a single song lol. D/lin now, maybe might buy an album. we shall see.
9. Light Grenades – Incubus (135 votes)- Never liked incubus, do nothing for me nor the music industry, sorry to fans :S
10. City Of Evil – Avenged Sevenfold (129 votes)- New album was good, nothing amazing tho. Gratz to them aswell

People that should've been on the list and/or deserved honorable mention
- Bullet For My Valentine (Great CD, awesome licks)
- Underoath(Define The Great Line)- Great CD some cool shit on that, nice riffs good lyrics, amazing vocal range
- In Flames - Holy shit, coolist riffs and rythms. ive ever seen, great music, keep up the work.

[-XII-]

Dreaming-V wrote:

wtf
dragonforce
dragonforce
dragonforce!
and maiden!

Agreed.

I gotta check out Mastodon, they sound ****ing awesome.

[Shabalaba]

I have most of these albums but there are albums not in the top ten whitch suprised me like Motörhead - Kiss Of Death, Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May, both are great.
The Iron Maiden album i thought was a let down because it all sounded the same excluding Different World which is ace. The Crusade i think is in well deserving of no.3. That My Chemical Romance Album isnt that good, to be onhest its crap its overrated s**t, same with that muse albums its pop rock or even just pop. stadium Arcadium is pretty good, it has a lot of good songs on and is probs deserving of a place in the top 5, maybe not no. 1
Well this is my top 10:
1. Come What(ever) May - Stone Sour
2.The Crusade - Trivium
3.Kiss of Death - Motörhead
4.Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
5.Revelations – Audioslave
6.The Poison – Bullet For My Valentine
7.City Of Evil – Avenged Sevenfold
8.Papa Roach - The Paramour Sessions
9.Wolfmother – Wolfmother
10. A Matter Of Life And Death – Iron Maiden
I didnt like the Iron Maiden album all that much but i was stuck for albums, and it isnt extremely bad.
I think this year has been a little bit of a let album wise, i mean there has been good albums coming but not lots like in 2004 where we had Vol. 3 The subliminal Verses by Slipknot, American Idiot by Green Day and Contraband by Velvet Revolver.
So i'm hoping that next year is better.
Cya

[JimmyC8277]

what? no audioslave? revelations should of atleast been an honorable mention.

[TVis999]

1. Endless Wire- The Who

[slayteradeth]

funny to see a relatively untalented band getting no 1 spot.
mastondon deserves much more
happy holidays

[Valekt]

The 2006 albums I've listened to most would be..

Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Towards The Red Sun
Tool - 10,000 Days
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Isis - In The Absence Of Truth
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
Dream Theater - Score
Chris Rea - The Road To Hell And Back

Haven't heard a whole lot more from this year. Might look into some of those bands like Trivium though. Never heard any of their songs. Don't like MCR or afi and I think RHCP have sort of gone downhill. Just my opinion.

[A7XRemenissions]

Yeah i actually couldn't agree more, i mean i can understand why some people think they're going mainstream after City of Evil, but you cant deny how great their older stuff is. City of Evil wasn't too bad either.

Schecter4lyfe wrote:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD RULES!!!! CITY OF EVIL IS AN INSANE ALBUM but if you wanna hear vintage A7X then listen to Waking the Fallen

[figsandbobo]

someone a while ago put ac/dc's best album ever and best album ever period was highway to hell, IMO thats not the best album ever or even ac/dc's best album, id say ddddc or flick of the switch is ac/dc's best album

Lol, I missed when this vote happened. Anyway, 611votes out of 10000? The winner gets around 6%? Not exactly landslide material, I assume the voting was fairly varied.

Anyway, not too suprised with the list, those being popular choices, I would've hoped/thought Mastodon might be a bit higher, but w/e.


Checkeds/Delets.

[Claypool5667]

Pink Floyd should have numbers 1 thru 10 even though they havent released any new albums. Dark Side of the Moon will always be the best CD ever created and can not be topped by anyone.

[Claypool5667]

P.S. I am very drunk so regard my opinion based on this poll. I also am a very big Pink Floyd fan. As a matter of fact im listing to them now. Its New Years Eve everyone should be drunk

[[NIN]_ROCK!]

IMO,Deftones,Alexisonfire
and Underoath should have been included,they're both great bands that did an amazing job lately (and along the last decade too,in the case of Deftones)....anyway,it's an average list,exactly what everyone expected,I suppose. Rock ON!

[Shabalaba]

someone a while ago put ac/dc's best album ever and best album ever period was highway to hell, IMO thats not the best album ever or even ac/dc's best album, id say ddddc or flick of the switch is ac/dc's best album

I would diagree, Highway to Hell, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Flick of The Switch are all good but Back in Black and AC/DC live are very good. But this ia all based on opinion cya

[Shabalaba]

JimmyC8277 :
what? no audioslave? revelations should of atleast been an honorable mention.

Btw wats this guy on its in the honorable mention part

[KnightHolyDevil]

i still in my opinion would like to say that my chemical romance is really stupid. they are not rock. they sound stupid like a pop star. im a rocker not gay

[JakeM6381]

MCR at spot 2? That's ridiculous. It's sad to think how many people here voted for such an atrocity of the band. They stand for the downfall not only in music, but the insults that are mindlessly thrown at my generation. They are dramatic. They teach kids to be dramatic. Kids who're dramatic kill themselves. Good job MCR.

[cronan]

Wolfmother and RHCP are the greatest!

[chillie pepper]

this might have already been siad, but where the hell is Motorhead - Kiss Of Death?

best album of the year by far

[ihaterap69]

Rise Against should have had a top 10 spot.

[robeiniesta]

DAVID GILMOUR (Pink Floyd) ON AN ISLAND

I just can't understand how this AMAZING ALMBUM is not in the list and no one seems to care. Definitely 2006 best guitar album. Please listen to it.

[oklahoma pie]

looks to me like instead of real "top ten albums", people voted for what they were curently listening to

[Do Re Mi]

I don't care what anyone says. Wolfmother should be first.

[lateraluspiral]

Do Re Mi wrote:

I don't care what anyone says. Wolfmother should be first.

Its good that you dont care, because you wont be saddened by how wrong you are.

[Devil Tiger]

The Bronx wasn't even mentioned, I thought that UG had better taste.

[emr_steelmech]

this is an interesting mix if nothing else...I'm surprised at Sacrament and 10000 Days, i thought they would be above trivium, mcr and afi...they should be :P

[burnyourwings69]

i'm really kinda disapointed. Wolfmother, Mastodon, and killswitch all need moving up. mcr shouldnt be on there, afi had a terrible album. And wtf, trivium produced there worst album yet, its a wanna be metallica band now. I love the peppers so i'm glad to see them at the top. Sacrament should be number 2 or 3 though.

[Ozzy87_2]

Where is In Flames and their Come Clarity? The most underrated album of the year 2006. And Trivium at 3rd spot? C'mon guys, we'd better give up on them already... I haven't listened the new Mastodon CD (a lot) yet but I think it deserves a higher spot. RHCP and My Chemical Romance? What the... RHCP maybe in 1991. And Chemical Romance? Isn't that some emo-wanking wanna-be musicians?

[joe1887]

Where is Hosannas from the Basements of Hell
by killing joke?

[BottleOfSmoke]

Good to See Lamb Of God and Avenged Sevenfold On their, although its a crying shame that Blood mountain diddnt make the final 10

[Shabalaba]

chillie pepper :
this might have already been siad, but where the hell is Motorhead - Kiss Of Death?

best album of the year by far

This guy has taste i mean, i have put it in 3rd of my list(which is a bit further up the page), but it was a tough call i mean the Trivium album and Stone Sour album are ace, and like most people i agree Mcr are crap pop rock but waht we have to remember is that people voted for it to be up there, i dont think it should be but folk did vote for it

[Shabalaba]

Also from what folk have said Mastodon - Blood Mountain sounds like a good album so im probs gunna thy n buy it

[spikedemon!]

Why would you post a list of your own or be mad at the list IF IT WAS VOTED FOR! To bad other people like stuff that you dont! What do you want a cookie for tried to prove that this isn't your personal list? WE KNOW!

[JDFreeSoul]

Like many mentioned... I don't get why My Chemical Rotten is number 2 here, it should have never been in the top 10 to start with.
Well I hope this is not UG's personal list.

[shredder_666]

wow that was actually a good top ten. No nirvana albums...it seems as though every top ten album list has two Nirvana albums. Its really pathetic.

RavenYun :
What bullshit. No Eric Clapton (Road to Escondido)? Pearl Jam and Wolfmother on honorable mentions? I've taken diarrhea-induced shits that sounded better than Lamb of God, AFI, and My Chemical Romance. My ***** being able to do more than scream like a retard is a bonus, too.

ha ha ha ha....THAT WAS AWESOME! Great job!

[MOOSE ATTACK!!!]

Unearth and All That Remains should be on there. LOG, Tool, and Mastodon should be higher.

[RememberMyName]

I'm sorry, but I listened to a song from the new My Chem album ('Mama' or somemthing?), and I was impressed at the first part because it was all catchy and cabaret. Then, they break out in full My Chem shitty emo and ruined the song. Skilled maybe, and innovative to a point, but goddamn boys; I gave you a real chance and you blew it!

[AngleofDeaf666]

Piss Lips





Dethklok Rules!

[Mechanixx]

Hmmm some good albums on that list sum not so good.

Trivium definetely deserve to be up there. I used to hate that band but now I really like them! Iron Maiden deserve to be up there, as do Muse. Lamb of God and Mastodon should have been higher.

And wtf is this about Stever harris as guitarist? And City of Evil was realeased in 2005 if im right so I dont get y its on there, all though I really love that album.

[RHCP603]

I'm glad the Chili Peppers ended up on top, trivium deserves to be on the list too. AX7, they're not bad, but...ehhh. I figured it would've beat decemberunderground. Incubus, Tool, and Lamb of God are also really good bands, but Matt Heafy and Corey...i can't even spell it are great guitarists. So is john frusciante.

[Thania]

why does it matter if a band is emo or not?

anyway. brand new should be on there, even if they only get a honorable mention. the new album is great

[Plus_the_Bear]

Blind Guardian-A Twist in the Myth should have been on the list.

[rorrorhcp18]

DirtyFryBassGuy wrote:

ok i just wanna know where the raconteurs are???? that's the best album of the year, even if it is short... top 3 shoulda bee 1)Broken Boy Soldiers- The Raconteurs 2)The Information- Beck and 3)....idk something better than RHCP!!! i hate them! all of their music sounds the same! nobody's buying tickets for their concert here so i have to endure 4 commercials an hour for their freakin concert!!!

hahaha are you serius???? you don't know nothing about them...all their cd's are differents....really,
i can understand the fact that you don't like them but if you wanna say something like that, firs listen all their albums...

[grl_called_kill]

RHCP? Ewwwww!!!! I don't like them at all... I can't say they suck, because they obviously do a hell of a lot better job than I do in music, but still... To get #1? Geeze.
I really didn't expect to see My Chemical Romance up there... but that's kinda cool... I like them a lot, but for them to score higher than Iron Maiden? Wow... but good for them... I'm a proud soldier in the MCRmy!

oh, and [I Buy Peace], your comment on barrels of monkeys left me rolling on the floor laughing! =) nice one!

[Punky_Joe]

I, Like many others despise MCR for their musical style and wannabe-ish attitude. Of course this is my simple opinion.

I don't understand what is so good about Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium as well. I would say A.F.I are bad too, because they have went down the Hellish emo path as well. They USED to be good, such as "The Days Of The Pheniox" (Someone correct me i can never spell Pheniox Correctly.) and others, but now they are pretty much terrible.

I was going to ask Why Guttermouth weren't up there, being one of the greatest Punk bands alive today, but i thought not many people have heard of them, so i advise you to give them a chance.

Overall... i'm pretty disappointed with this list, Just not my type of crap i suppose. =]

[bobmarley_fan]

There are so many more deserving non commercial albums than some sale outs that are listed. SCREW AFI and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. WOLFMOTHER should definatly be in the top 5 and where the **** is BLACK MOUNTAIN and DEVENDRA BANHART. People reaqlly need to stop listening to the commercialized world and take the road less traveled. They will truly find some great musicians if they did.

[metallicafan08]

what about Black Label Society?
Shot to Hell was an awesome CD.
I would have voted for it, But its
definately not the best CD of the year.
I'm glad Lamb of God is up there. they rock

[kevhead]

that is truly sickening how Mastodon's Blood Mountain isnt even mentioned.

[lateraluspiral]

kevhead wrote:

that is truly sickening how Mastodon's Blood Mountain isnt even mentioned.

Its under 'honorable mentions'

[CherryWaves416]

im glad incubus got in there and blood mountain should have been about first, because it is simply incredible. and yeah, what happened to saturday night wrist by the deftones? thats another good pick up, but most of all im disappointed about blood mountain. mastodon are gods.

[CherryWaves416]

im also happy about that tool cd up there, very chill stuff

[Name Eman]

good lord, MCR 2nd, it explains a lot about the kids on this site...

[Gibson_Rocker13]

wheres the mars volta? amputechture was an amazing cd

[koz]

Wow, learn something new everyday... Seteve Harris, the great guitarist

Any plans to correct that?

[apocalypse13]

All I have to say is:
Suffocation - S/T
Cannibal Corpse - Kill
Arsis - United In Regret
Psycroptic - Symbols of Failure
Wormphlegm - Tomb of the Ancient King
Spawn of Possession - Noctambulent


FTW

[bblacksheepp]

hmmm, i couldnt agree... less.

emo kids need to GTFO.
theres nothing special about emo bands music.
and no i dont refer to BFMV as emo, theyre amazing and have talented artist.
we need more bands with those Talented artist, great vocals, pointful lyrics, and love of music, not popularity.
just my 2 cents.

[metalicatrivium]

it is good to see that trivium is in 3rd. wtf r the chili peppers doin in first though. they r a bunch of fags, doddamn. chemical romance is a big gay emo band. people think that is rock, but it is just pure gayness (like green day, all american rejects, fall out boy, etc...). iron maiden matter of life and death, wtf, it sucked hairy ass, it wasnt much better than metallica st. anger, but metallica is stil ****ing gods. i thought A7X city of evil was made in 05?

[blazinsaddles]

umm i do believe we are missing the best album of the year here. BOB DYLAN modern times definitly the best.no matter how he sings he can stills write a better song than any other musician.

[shadowsofbodom]

ok im glad that RHCP and A7X made the list, but wat the f*** is with this my chemical romance shit, they blow, wheres the fall of ideals or come clarity, i cant believe that people listen to such gay shit as my chemical romance, killswitch and mastodon deserve a higher rating, and im thinkin that people should realize the awesomeness of other bands like all that remains, in flames, or unearth, all three came out with some kickass stuff this year, people need to listen to some better music

Are you people stupid? I already said, the winners only had like 6% of the vote, yet you insist on going about it like it was a complete landslide.

Geeze.

Anyway, enough flaming of bands. If you don't like a certain album up there, fine, but don't start immaturely flaming the band.

Checked/Deleted.

[slayer_player]

trivium! trivium! trivium! although matt stoped scream so much, to have a more melodic sound, i still think the courus in "like light to flies" best show cases his voice. as to trivium trying to be the next metallica, matt might sound a bit like james hetfield but the guitar work is way more like dime then kirk. i want metal to riegn agian, trivium is the band to make it happen! next album soon boys!

[RhcpGurl]

The RHCP's Def Earned tht They actully kik ass !! Im so Thrilled tht theyve got at the top coz i fort all ther fans died down but no WOOO WE STILL EXSIST !!! WE LUV YUU xxxxx

[frankzappa17]

how did my chemical romance get #2. o well at least rhcp got #1

[frankzappa17]

how did mrc get #2. o well at least rhcp got #1. i cant believe pearl jam wasnt even under honorable mentions.

[roosterfx1]

i was surprised to see tool so high up. I love them, but I always thought they were an aquired taste.
Wish BFMV did better...ahh well, better luck next time.

[samirpai]

i disagree with most of these. at least rhcp got #1.

[boy_labo]

Its good that The Black Parade was no. 2. I voted for it, and I think they deserve it. And CHrist Illusion too. But where is Thornography???? and Are You Dead YEt????? Dont you like Cradle of Filth and Children of Bodom????

[garlicguitar]

This list is ok.. I personally think the red hot chillis are not really doing much on their sound.. Most songs you can easily hum another red hot chillis over.. Its a good album, but their not really changing at all or developing their sound... Other bands stay the same and get criticised but they dont somehow.. I think muse and dragonforce should be higher up and saturday night wrist and the eraser should defiantely be on there..

[DerangedChick]

Glad Rhcp got number 1 they rawk.
dragon force shud be there tho

[Punky_Joe]

frankzappa17 wrote:

how did mrc get #2. o well at least rhcp got #1. i cant believe pearl jam wasnt even under honorable mentions.

God damn you people can't/don't read. Pearl Jam WAS under honourable mentions, take another look.

[gunsnspaghetti]

Bloody good list!
As much as I hate RHCP, thats a damn good album, they deserve it =]
I'm glad Dragonforce were on there, they're insane and deserve way more recognition

[rictazero]

Quite a disappointment that MCR was #2.
Dragonforce should be higher, UnderOath, +44, and Fear Before the March Of Flames should all be on this list. But MCR? No.

[Shabalaba]

boy_labo :
Its good that The Black Parade was no. 2. I voted for it, and I think they deserve it. And CHrist Illusion too. But where is Thornography???? and Are You Dead YEt????? Dont you like Cradle of Filth and Children of Bodom????

No i don't Cradle of Filth have no talent like children of Bodom

[ShadowsFallFan]

WHAT ABOUT THE FALL OF IDEALS!!!! BLAAAAAHHHHH

[pukeoncops0011]

No i don't Cradle of Filth have no talent like children of Bodom

they obviously do, just like every single band on the list, they just appeal to different audiences. and this top 10 is just a popularity contest.

[con job]

how the hell did stadium arcadium make no.1.....worst piece of crap i ever spent money on.and Revelations from Audioslave didnt even make the 10?*sigh*

[kevhead]

sorry my bad lateraluspiral, didnt notice, but i think mastodon are much more inventive and orignal metal than the likes Trivium and avenged sevenfold y'know

[Celeles]

Other than My Chemical Romance (who suck), and Bowling for Soup (who also suck), I'd say this is a pretty damn good list, though Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold are a bit too high up on the list. RHCP first is a good thing, as is Muse, which I didn't exactly expect.

Hooray cool community!

[Forknose]

Where are Thom Yorke, Gnarls Barkley, Tapes 'N Tapes, Islands, Belle and Sebastian, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, etc? Congratulations to Muse, regardless. It is too bad about the emo/pop-punk bands on the list though.

[mcrx13]

don't you people get it??? its not just plain rock&roll, these choices are touching every different genre of rock: alternative, emo, etc.

[Gopher1409]

CrossBack7 wrote:

Hinder up there anyone? - Extreme Behavior?

well, no. the guys vioce just gets annoying after three or four songs. you have to pace yourself.

[Gopher1409]

JimmyC8277 wrote:

what? no audioslave? revelations should of atleast been an honorable mention.

read it again

[Gopher1409]

Audioslave is #1

I would've voted Tool, but the new stuff sounds too much like the old stuff. (Which is still better than most music out there.) So they get the #2 spot.

RHCP put out a good album, but I find myself only listening to 8 or 9 songs on each CD. They're #3 in my opinion.

[sapphire_eyes]

I like RHCP's old stuff, the only reason they have a couple of good songs on their album is cause your bound to if you make 28 songs in an album. What's with everyone liking MCR? I liked to the end, helena, thank you for the venom, i'm not okay ( i promise ) and all their old stuff better than their new album, the only reason they're popular is cause they're emo... Which is awkward. Lamb Of God, Pearl Jam, Avenged Sevenfold and Killswitch Engage should've got more votes. Shame on you people

[Shabalaba]

I like having the last post on these things, i have on the last few, i'm posting this in 2007. Anyway The thing to remember about this list is that The people of UG voted for it, so if your that annoyed about MCR getting #2 then why not vote for something better. I personally think this list is a quite crap, Trivium deserve to be up there, Red Hot Chili Peppers do but not that high, Avenged Sevenfold do but thats about it, the rest really dont deserve it.
Here is what i think list:-
01. Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers (611 votes) - A good album, alot of the songs are good, not top spot though.
02. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance (517 votes) - Not as good as old MCR, I had a phase of liking most of this album, but its grows old fast. I wouldnt put in this list at all.
03. The Crusade – Trivium (380 votes) - A good album, im a big fan of Trivium, I love the old stuff but i love this aswell. Its alot more anthemic than the older albums.
04. Decemberunderground – AFI (282 votes) - Rubbish, AFI are terrible, this should be deleted from music history.
05. A Matter Of Life And Death – Iron Maiden (227
votes) - I get what people see in this album, i think its only cos it says Iron Maiden on it that it sells, alot of new Maiden is very bland, the single for this album is good though.
06. Sacrament – Lamb of God (193 votes) - I dont like them extremely but they are pretty good, i like their riffs alot.
07. 10,000 Days – Tool (184 votes) - Not heard them so i cant comment.
08. Black Holes And Revelations – Muse (145 votes) - I dont like Muse their too poppy, shouldnt be here
09. Light Grenades – Incubus (135 votes) - Dont like these either, should be here
10. City Of Evil – Avenged Sevenfold (129 votes) - A good album, maybe should have been higher.
If i could choose the list it would be this :-
01.The Poison - Bullet For My Valentine
02.Come What(ever) May - Stone Sour
03.Kiss of Death - Motörhead
04.The Crusade - Trivium
05.City of Evil - Avenged Sevenfold
06.Christ Illusion – Slayer
07.Lostprophets - Liberation Transmission
08.Revelations – Audioslave
09.Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
10.Wolfmother – Wolfmother
2006 year was a ok year for albums, i think this year will be better (2007).
Those of you who have read this list will notice i put a different list in a different post, times change.
Anyway cya