The Best Albums Of 2005

It's time to proceed with another traditional UG article -- the best records of the year. So, what was going on there? Well, it was busy! Although we've seen an increase in non-rock releases and we have had just a couple (good) CDs from metal/rock monsters, this was the year of rising bands and newcomers.

The music industry overall was greedy as usually -- compact-disc sales were down more than 10 percent from last year, as music consumers increasingly warmed to downloading music legally in 2005. Sony-BMG enraged millions of consumers paying full price for its CDs by encoding copy-protection software into its discs that left computers playing them vulnerable to Web-based viruses. RIAA continued filing lawsuits against thousands of P2P file sharers worldwide for trading music. And as an xmas present we've got a direct threat from another association (this time of Music Publishers) -- MPA -- which warned the world of starting the war against lyrics and tab sites in early 2006.

The good news?

Recording artists still managed to turn out great music in spite of all the industry drama. Stock up with beer put, relax, and read on! And remember, this list (as well as all other lists from Ultimate-Guitar.Com) is based on your votes and ratings -- our job is to sum up the obvious and make it look good.

1. Shinedown - Us And Them (108 votes)

Jacksonville-based melodic hard rockers Shinedown and their sophomore full-lenght album "Us And Them." are open the list! Having released this CD, the band made a step towards more southern sounding in comparison with their debut "Leave A Whisper." Most likely this change is due to the fact that the guys played about 400 shows during the period of 2003 and 2004 side by side with such bands as 3 Doors Down and Alter Bridge. That change wasn't accepted by the fans unambiguously -- some of them absorbed "Us And Them" as it is, the others was disappointed, stating that the band has lost the style and now sounds like a lot of other rock-bands out there. And it's impossible not to admit that there is a truth in the words, but hardly it could be a Shinedown's flop -- the guys are just searching for that unique style which could help them to competently occupy a fitting place on a hard-rock scene. -- read more

2. Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison (156 votes)

Bullet For My Valentine have just released their debut full-lenght "The Poison" and already gained quite a large fan audience. This Welsh metalcore act is one of the most intense and talented bands which recently came out on the stage. With the first notes "The Poison" fogs you with pure metalcore miasma which features perfectly composed guitar riffs, fast-paced drum parts and complex polytypic basslines. With all of these features, Bullet For My Valentine provides a real metalcore feeling which you won't find in any other bands' music of the same genre. Without hesitation, "The Poison" can be called one of the best (if not the best) CDs of 2005. -- read more

3. Thrice - Vheissu (181 votes)

California's quartet Thrice and their fifth studio release "Vheissu" occupies #3 spot. This album marks a new branch in the band's music evolution. This is their most progressive, experimental, inventive and creative as well as their softest piece of work to date. Mainly its originality is a result of utilizing a varied range of different instruments and effects -- from pianos to glockenspiels to even music boxes. For those about to ask "And what about that heavy crunching riffs and fast-paced beats?" Don't worry, they are still there but this time in smaller doses -- this is the same Thrice we all know and love, "Vheissu" just shows the other, more melodic and composed side of these emo-core guys. Perfect job! -- read more

4. Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists (200 votes)

The next one is Disturbed with their new brainchild "Ten Thousand Fists." Before the album was released, vocalist David Draiman had promised that the new record would be different from the past -- the most evident change is a replacement of former bassist Fuzz with John Moyer (formerly Union Underground). As for the rest, Disturbed stays faithful to the music they played before. This is the same powerful rhythm section encrusted with overloud heavy guitar riffs and growling vocals. Another interesting change (or more likely 'addition') is a fact that Dan Donegan (guitar) has acquired an abilities to play guitar solos. Brsides, they don't surfeit their music with a lot of superfluous sounds, making their songs much more melodic and catchy. Well done, guys! -- read more

5. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (202 votes)

In contrast to all those bands that always search for fresh sounding from album to album, Glasgow indie/alt rockers Franz Ferdinand decided to make their sophomore release "You Could Have It So Much Better" exactly the same as their successful self-titled debut. Songs on this album are not as consistently good as on the first one -- the overall impression after the listening to "You Could Have..." doesn't leave the same tinge as "Franz Ferdinand" has done it in the past year. The band should not rush to the maelstrom of their success after self-titled release, but thoroughly prepare and try to please the listener with something more interesting instead of duplicating themselves. Verily, 'we could have it so much better' but not with Franz. -- read more

I predict the questions why this album is on the list? Because we recieved enough votes for this albums from you, UG fellows, to put it there in #5 spot.

6. Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? (213 votes)

The next spot in our list is reserved by Finnish metalheads Children Of Bodom and their fifth studio album "Are You Dead Yet?" This disc could hardly be named "groundbreaking," but it obviously shows some new aspects in their music. Be sure, the main concept of "Are You Dead Yet?" is built on the brutal, but still melodic and catchy riffs as well as fast and heavy guitar and keybord solos. But now the group also has some industrial elements and an unmistakable progressive metal edge, which can be recognized in the ingenious interaction between Alexi (guitar/vocals) and Janne (keyboardist) with ease. As to Alexi's singing skills, there are no significant changes, except that the vocal parts become more stronger and powerful. All in all, "Are You Dead Yet?" is a solid and impressive album, but it doesn't put Children Of Bodom to the next level of their musician's abilities -- they surely can do better. -- read more

7. Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil (245 votes)

The magic number 7 of our list is California metal act Avenged Sevenfold with their summer release "City Of Evil." This is the band's forth full-lenght album and the major label debut. The band has made a huge step forward with this album. They are not screamo/post-hardcore/emo-metal band anymore -- they deliver high quality, heavy metal inspired music now. Besides the obvious heavy metal basis, "City Of Evil" also features flamenco-style solos, western acoustic guitar breakdowns provided by guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, and choral interludes. Changes in M. Shadows' vocal parts are also evident. After a throat surgery he can't yell as he used to on the previous records, but it's turned out for the better -- the more objective, more deliberate lyrics with topics' range from war to confused feelings to even Dimebag murder delivered by M. Shadows' clear, sometimes soaring vocals. -- read more

8. Compilations

Well, the next position is our 'compilation of compilations'. This year was sufficiently generous for all kinds of record collection, and our list features four of them. Here they are:

The first compilation is "Sliver: Best Of The Box" (113 votes) -- just another present to all Nirvana fans. Slighly less than a year since "With The Lights Out" box-set has been released, Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain (Kurt and Courtney son) alongside with some very enthusiastic producers denided to come up with another 'Unheard Nirvana Compilation'. What's the rubbish?! Look at the title: "Best Of The Box," right? What should we expect? Some superhits from the 2004's box-set. Anything else? Basically no, those 3 tracks titled as 'previously unheard tracks' are not new at all -- "Sappy," "boombox Come As You Are" and "rare Spank Thru." -- read more

The second compilation is "9.0: Live" by Slipknot (323 votes). Nine crazy men live on the stage, that's all you need haha! The compilation has been recorded in 2004-2005 during the band's touring for "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses". Those who have seen Slipknot live know how powerful and energetic their performances are. Definitely, the disc can't reproduce all the senses that you feel when you are on the gig though -- terrible sound production plus lack of originality equals to disenchantment. -- read more

The third one is "Greatest Hits" (235 votes) by our beloved Blink 182. Once again, just another way to earn some money on the dead but famous brand. Nothing special, not much new material, except for the two new songs "Not Now" and "Another Girl Another Planet," the former was previously available for UK listeners only and the latter is a cover song (originaly by The Only Ones). Same band, same sound, that's it. -- read more

And the last one in our mini-list is Limp Bizkit with their label-forced release "Greatest Hitz" (206 votes). Their situation is exactly the same as with Blink 182. This compilation features just one new song -- the medley of Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home" and The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony." You can read how, when and why this CD was out at this location). Overall, there is nothing that worth your time and money -- just another record for the fans of the band. -- read more

9. Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back (287 votes)

Ok, let's get back to the 'normal' releases. British act The Darkness occupies the ninth spot in our chart with their second album "One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back." You could perceive them as a serious professional rock band, but with the deeper study of their work this belief could be destroying to your brains. Who knows how long their 'Sex, Drugs & Partying' concept will work, but it works OK today, and it's quite enough for the guys. Don't get it wrong though, The Darkness didn't rely on their breakthrough debut "Permission To Land" -- along with their usual pitch singing and classic rock songs structure, the band introduced some new and fresh aspects to the music this time, such as sitar solos, synth, pan pipes and bells sounds and now there is not much Justin's falsetto singing as it used to be. -- read more

10. Korn - See You On The Other Side (617 votes)

The tenth and the last in our list are good ol' Korn and their latest disc "See You On The Other Side." Are these guys as good as they used to be? This album became an apple of discord for the long-time band's fans. The first camp really likes this album, the other doesn't. "See You On The Other Side" is very contradictory piece of work -- korn made it in a very industrial key, instead of their common alt/rap-metal path. Their sound is not as heavy as on the past albums, something like thrash/r'n' mixture, which turned out to be a result of their experiments with the sound: "We wanted to experiment with a lot of different things because what we were doing started to feel kind of stale," says guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer (read the full interview). It's not as bad as it seems, the fact proves that the band evolve while guys are searching for another feature which will fit in their unique music concept. -- read more

The Winners - System Of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize (940 votes)

And now it's time to announce the leader of our Top CDs of 2005 list... System Of A Down and their double "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" pack! These Armenian metal gurus once again occupy the highest rank in the chart. Nowadays there are not many bands that can create two absolutely original masterpieces and release them half a year apart. But SOAD did it. Both "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" combine all the aspects that characterize a unique System's style. The music's basis is still the same outstanding rhythm-section's platform, aggressive but melodic guitar riffs with soft, sometimes sonic bridges, and all of this is flavoured with double vocal parts. -- read more

The addition of Daron Malakian to the vocal part of the band aroused a storm from critics camp. His lead vocal parts were named as weaked and non-impressive by fans, and this has a grain of truth. His voice doesn't suit the band's sound as Serj Tankian's vocal abilities do. Overall, these guys have made a marvellous job this year and we all looking forward to their further progress. In the case you want to know little more regarding the topic 'how Sysytem Of A Down spent this year' you should read our another xmas article.

Yes, there are a lot ot albums, released this year, that were not mentioned in the chart -- Foos' "In Your Honor," White Stripes' "Get Behind Me Satan," Coheed and Cambria's "Good Apollo..." Trivium's "Ascendancy" and many many more. But don't blame us too much, this list was drawn up guiding by your and only your, our dear UG fellows, opinions.

We hope the next year will bring us at least the same good results as we had in 2005 -- there are 2 records we look forward to hear, new Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers -- and we hope to hear more new original stuff, instead of general tendency to get back to the rock roots. We wish you Merry xMas, a Happy New Year, and rise of your guitar skills.

Rock On!
See you in 2006, UG Team.

Comments

[headbanger4life]

second!! trivium rocks my socks. city of evil pretty much sucked.

[Viscosity]

bad list, city of evil should be farther up, and mezmerize/hypnotize should be even farther up

[just_miasma_it]

No kidding. Who the hell thinks Shinedown, Thrice, Korn, or Disturbed are capable of producing anything more than barely-acceptable music? There were a lot better releases than this this year. Where's Get Behind Me Satan? Where's Steve Vai? Where's John Mayer Trio? Honestly, people...

[guitar_man_guy]

Shit where's CKY?

[Viscosity]

wait the list is misleading, the 10 is the best and 1 is the lowest of them, i thouhgt that us and them was the top album

[greendayweb]

Woah, SOAD has had a landslide victory this year!

[Trip272]

Wow **** this website. Why would you put up franz as #5 then completely bash them? Fuck you ****ing metal morons. You are no different than anyone else treating music like its some kind of trade skill. It's an artform I dont care how many ****ing scales you can play and how fast. Your music is BLAND and BORING. Do something different for a change. Fuck this website.

[MasterOfReality]

this list is a peice of crap built by emo kids. thats why it sucks

[RobBobby]

Here's what I would make my top 10 list:

Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Overkill - ReliXIV
Meshuggah - Catch 33
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Machine Head - Elegies (Live DVD)
Gorerotted - A New Dawn For the Dead
Disgorge - Parallels of Infinite Torture
Fear Factory - Transgressions

[Confined Rage]

woo hoo! the darkness!

[Oblivious16037]

Shit where's CKY?

Are they even around anymore?
The only CDs that are on the list that i agree with is Disturbed, Children of Bodom, and System Of A Down but i dont think they are in the right spots.

[anthonyzoso89]

opeth, the mars volta? no its alright we'll just keep listening to screaming losers,

[Skadogg]

If any of those CDs were stolen from my collection, I wouldn't think twice about it. Seriously, that list sucks monkey jizz.

[SuicideNation]

wow... children of bodom is just that popular now arent they.

[MAYNARD]

Frances the Mute blows both SOAD discs outta the water, as far as originality and musicianship are concerned, and the fact that you can't take or add anything or it would **** it just says how perfect the album is. Mars Volta are by far and away the most original, talented band that has had success this year, with the resurgance of rock.

[fv_2000]

Blink 182 is for homos

[Jonnybin123]

Is it me, or does nobody love the Foo Fighters as much as I do? I'm pretty sure their amazing double album came out this year. In fact, I'm positive.

[metal_militia23]

this list really sucks

[q12we34r]

Blink 182 + Limp Bizkit = UG Team are clueless retards

Jesus H Christ dudes

[metalman05]

SOAD and Disturbed yeah!!!!!

[Jau_Peacecraft]

man i hate cky's new cd, i think im the only ****ing person to realize hey, every song sounds the same. Infiliteate. Destroy. Rebuild had really nice variety, but the whole same song syndrome on the new one is anoyying, I suppose one could say it's more focused but that just sounds like b.s. of denial to me.

yeah UG your list really sucks, Get Me Behind Satan is miles better than shinedown or thrice's bullshit [hey shinedown, guess what, nickelback & creed suck/sucked, i guarentee you will]. and whtf is with nirvana's [excuse me, ill rephrase] courtney's &music company's sliver compilation doing up there? That shit is bullshit, im surprised kurt hasn't become a zombie and blown you all away with the same shotgun he used.

oh yeah good job on putting blink182 up there, really gave me the heads up on shit music ****tards. I'm sure their musical contribution will rival that of...**** it, they vanished with the "blink" of an eye, every person on this planet has 1 more IQ point because of it.


bashing is fun when you've got concerata :].

[Jau_Peacecraft]

man i hate cky's new cd, i think im the only ****ing person to realize hey, every song sounds the same. Infiliteate. Destroy. Rebuild had really nice variety, but the whole same song syndrome on the new one is anoyying, I suppose one could say it's more focused but that just sounds like b.s. of denial to me.

yeah UG your list really sucks, Get Me Behind Satan is miles better than shinedown or thrice's bullshit [hey shinedown, guess what, nickelback & creed suck/sucked, i guarentee you will]. and whtf is with nirvana's [excuse me, ill rephrase] courtney's &music company's sliver compilation doing up there? That shit is bullshit, im surprised kurt hasn't become a zombie and blown you all away with the same shotgun he used.

oh yeah good job on putting blink182 up there, really gave me the heads up on shit music ****tards. I'm sure their musical contribution will rival that of...**** it, they vanished with the "blink" of an eye, every person on this planet has 1 more IQ point because of it.


bashing is fun when you've got concerata :].

[Jau_Peacecraft]

man i hate cky's new cd, i think im the only ****ing person to realize hey, every song sounds the same. Infiliteate. Destroy. Rebuild had really nice variety, but the whole same song syndrome on the new one is anoyying, I suppose one could say it's more focused but that just sounds like b.s. of denial to me.

yeah UG your list really sucks, Get Me Behind Satan is miles better than shinedown or thrice's bullshit [hey shinedown, guess what, nickelback & creed suck/sucked, i guarentee you will]. and whtf is with nirvana's [excuse me, ill rephrase] courtney's &music company's sliver compilation doing up there? That shit is bullshit, im surprised kurt hasn't become a zombie and blown you all away with the same shotgun he used.

oh yeah good job on putting blink182 up there, really gave me the heads up on shit music ****tards. I'm sure their musical contribution will rival that of...**** it, they vanished with the "blink" of an eye, every person on this planet has 1 more IQ point because of it.


bashing is fun when you've got concerata :].

[Jau_Peacecraft]

btw UG your posting thing is gay, i only pressed the ****ing submit button once, get your shit fixed quick. quick. quick.quick. quick. quick. man, I should go yell at some children going to school, that was hilarious last time.

[Deluted]

soad sux i mean there old stuff is ok but da last 2 cds suck ass
slipknot should have got #1 cuz of there originality

[firdaus125]

damn this list sucks so bad ....

[SumXnofx]

all of those bands pretty much suck except for thrice and maybe a few others are alright.

[Jau_Peacecraft]

the last 2 cd's would've been better if they didn't slipt their sound on the 2 cd's... it seems the more manic stuff was on mesmerize and their slower more emotionla stuff on hypnotise... its a shame their cover of snowblind wasn't on either album, that shit pwns.

[Jau_Peacecraft]

holy f***, why do you have limp bizcut on this list? jesus christ you guys suck big ones.

[TWISTEDFender]

Viscosity wrote:

bad list, city of evil should be farther up, and mezmerize/hypnotize should be even farther up

They did it backwards. If you'd read it, you'd know that SOAD won, they were the best, and KORN was 2nd, and so on and so forth. Though I can't imagine how the likes of Shinedown andc Franz Ferdinand even made the list. or KORN.

[timnofy]

What is wrong with these people

STEVE VAI!!!!! where is the VAI?!!!!! ahhhhh

and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN!!!! u people have no taste for skill. Unleash the Fury was awesome. all the songs were different and definetly original

Why do people always have to make the crappy bands famous

[timnofy]

What is wrong with these people

STEVE VAI!!!!! where is the VAI?!!!!! ahhhhh

and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN!!!! u people have no taste for skill. Unleash the Fury was awesome. all the songs were different and definetly original

Why do people always have to make the crappy bands famous

[Pennyroyal Tea]

Well, although the Franz Ferdinanz, SOAD and The Darkness albums deserve a mention...

I'm not in the least surprised to find such commercial music albums in the list. Most people here wouldn't know good music if it hit them in their nose...

Here's some albums the rest of the users who voted for that list should look at:

Eels: Blinking Lights And Other Revelations

Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production Of Eggs

The Mars Volta: Frances The Mute

Opeth: Ghost Reveries

Thats something called music, an interesting human phenomenon, you people should look it up, you might like it

[fv_2000]

Complete Fucking Shit

[timnofy]

What is wrong with these people

STEVE VAI!!!!! where is the VAI?!!!!! ahhhhh

and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN!!!! u people have no taste for skill. Unleash the Fury was awesome. all the songs were different and definetly original

Why do people always have to make the crappy bands famous

[andersgaardbo]

Eels, Eels, Eels. Pretty much the best album since Sgt. Pepper and Who's Next and it isn't even on the list????

[xdespairfactor]

All I want to know is where is Frances the Mute?

[UNIe]

Damn, where's Steve Vai's Real Illusions: Reflections!? It's sad, that the best awarded albums were mainly metal...

[AlreadyTooLate]

The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

why are the two best albums missing from the list?
and if this truly is a guitar site where the hell is vai and yngwie?!

[just_miasma_it]

Why are people blaming the UG staff? They didnt make the list, UG patrons did. Sure, its a stupid list, but UG didnt have anything to do with it being stupid. If you would have actually read it you would know that. Too bad everyone in America is iliterate.

[metalman05]

Mudvayne's Lost and Found kicks ass. that definitly should have been up there.

[PjX71]

Where's Coheed and Cambria at?? Those guys have really progressed as musicians since Second Stage Turbine Blade and it really shows on Good Apollo.

[Bubonic Chronic]

the riter of this need to lern fukin English!!!!

Take a grammar lesson next time.

[KickOutTheJamsX]

stop ****ing bitching about them making a shitty list. they did it based on votes from ug members you dumbasses.

[Megalomanic9345]

did anybody notice on Nirvana's Sliver they say "Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain (Kurt and Courtney son)" isn't SHE a daughter?

[JesusHat]

Coheed and Cambria and Mars Volta not being there ****ing sucks. Two of the best albums in the last 5 years in my opinion.

[DeathCube K]

This list is shitty although I didnt expect to see any talented artist on this, shit Nevermore's This Godless Endeavor is pissing on all those albums. And how did Korn make this list? I mean we are not in 6th grade anymore.

[JesusHat]

Deluted:
soad sux i mean there old stuff is ok but da last 2 cds suck ass
slipknot should have got #1 cuz of there originality

Are you serious?

[dmb_08]

where's coldplay? john mayer trio? the killers? people on this site dont appreciate good music. avenged sevenfold is weak

[timnofy]

[b]AlreadyTooLate[
/b] wrote:

The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

why are the two best albums missing from the list?
and if this truly is a guitar site where the hell is vai and yngwie?!

im with you on that. I just dont understand why
Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen didnt even get on the list, it makes me sad.

I think im going to cry now

[JDMII]

I'm sick of SOAD. Their new stuff really isn't that good and if their measuring stick for all the music for the last year, thank god I wasn't listening. Hopefully, '06 will be a better year.

[5ironaudiorage]

NO BLOC PARTY!
alright yes it sucks

[Advilmonkeyman]

ya sorry I must agree this list is crap...

[fv_2000]

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[Alex101]

No Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, Dark New Day, Green Day and Bad Religion? DAMN-IT!

[theMARSvolta5]

damn, this list sucks hard but yea, its your own dumb*** fault for voting for this sorry peices of ****.

and i ask of you---- why no Frances the Mute and Real Illusions: Reflections????

[theMARSvolta5]

alex101..... you emo kid

[TheIinLive]

Shinedown? Disturbed? Are you serious? Thrice kills that list. They are the most talented band there.

And that nirvana compilation sucks. buy with the lights out

[LucasPonce]

This so-called list was as disappointing as getting tightie-whities for Christmas. I mean, come one. COB, Avenged Senvenfold, and Thrice are the only ones that really stood out to me. I'm surprised to see that the Live Hanson album wasn't on here!

[SOADFAN!]

FUCK YEAH! SOAD WINS! HELLA VICTORY! SO DESERVE IT! anyways..... um yeah im quite good. [Plz dont dis SOAD what have they ever done to you but given great music]

[TheFonz3301]

Avenged Sevenfold's City of Evil is one of the best albums of year, it is really well written and the guitar is bad ass. Just because M.Shadows doesn't scream doesn't make it a bad album and Thrice suck balls.

[Flea_Metallica]

Trip272 wrote:

Wow **** this website. Why would you put up franz as #5 then completely bash them? Fuck you ****ing metal morons. You are no different than anyone else treating music like its some kind of trade skill. It's an artform I dont care how many ****ing scales you can play and how fast. Your music is BLAND and BORING. Do something different for a change. Fuck this website.

Quit Your Bitchin' Boy!! Fuck you if you don't like it don't blame the site, blame the people that voted you idiot. You can blame the site for putting it up for us to entertain ourselves, but you can't blame them on the results.

[fv_2000]

Metallica sucks

[BI9_emu]

well thats great i don't even liike one of them

[somebody_123]

SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR DAMN OPINIONS!!!
All you losers going on about your opinions as if they're fact, it's stupid. I don't agree with that list, but I'm not going to bash any of the talented bands on there. Do you know how hard it is to make it in the record industry? ANY band who makes it should be respected at least. Now on to MY OPINION:
MY 10 best:

1.) Dream Theater: Octavarium
2.) System of a Down: Mesmerize/Hypnotize
3.) Avenged Sevenfold: City of Evil
4.) Seether: Karma and Effect
5.) Dark New Day: Twelve Year Silence
6.) Kamelot: The Black Halo
7.) CKY: An Answer Can Be Found
8.) Thousand Foot Krutch: The Art of Breaking
9.) Within Temptation: The Silent Force
10.) Shinedown: Us and Them

If anything you don't like is on MY list, it's probably from my lack of listening. If anything you hate is on there, TOO BAD.

[somebody_123]

I ment to say:

"If anything you like is not on MY list, it's probably from my lack of listening."

I wasn't thinking.

[Walternativo]

Erm where's Out of Exile by Audioslave on this list? Lame.

[SOADFAN!]

Yeah List is crap just like everyone has already said but i still think SOAD would deserve to win against anyone. I think it was a good year for SOAD. Hopefully the release a greatest hits album while peeps are waiting for their next album.

[wizking]

april fools! oh wait, ARE YOU SERIOUS? 67% of ug members suck at music.this entire list disgraces a YEAR of music.

[metalhead999]

I don't really like a single album on that list. The ****ing best album this year was H.I.M. - Dark Light in my unbiased opinion.

Why is #1 the one with the least votes?

[scizor4]

meh cool that nirvana anes limp made it

[KerazyPhool]

Fuck yes, BFMV

[Diabolic Clown]

Gah why is this list full of complete junk. The Darkness are ok though, but common.. behind Korn?

[JS Donnie F.]

This list sucks. You could name it "The best metal CD's of the year".

[FatWreckFreak]

worst list ever wasnt get behind me satan released this year?

[thurdayisnow]

isnt it ironic that these are also the most likely albums of '05 to be primarily bought by 13-YEAR-OLD GIRLS!
gimme a blowjob already.

[Rising_Force]

WTF! This list blows! Fuck all this emo shit. The only good thing thats on there is Nirvana. Wheres all the bands and people with talent like Steve Vai, Yngwie, Satriani, Dream Theater. Fuck you emo bitches!

[GuitaPlaya]

horrible list, not one band on that list has much talent, except for Nirvana but that is such a stupid CD.

[GuitaPlaya]

This list is horrible, not one band has any talent except for Nirvana, but that is such a dumb CD.

[ChubbyLove]

SMoD wrote:

1st...this list sucks

I agree, except, SOAD is da shizz!
then again, what was there for real good rock bands/cds this year? all we really see is Screamo to Death Metal, not a big fan of either

[StratEnRegalia]

I don't see Steve Vai, BLS, Dream Theater, or Mars Volta. WTF? (We're only talking about rock I assume)

Mars Volta is the one band that almost gives me hope for modern music. It reminds me of Piper At The Gates of Dawn, without whimsical lyrics. Instead we have Korn? Come on.

[InfamousDragon]

No Audioslave?

[RoughDraft]

I don't own any of those albums. But I don't care if my the music I love it first or last, I still love it.

[TimiHendrix33]

SOAD shouldn't be anywhere near the top of this list. They sound like my pet monkey choking on a sweaty gym sock. This list blows, the good albums aren't even on here.

[haveaniceday233]

the only good band on there is bodom other wise this list sux

[Wiped_out]

OMG, damn you UG readers. And damn UG TOO. They should have given us like 11 bloody votes instead of one. The new Franz Ferdinand was awsome, why the hell did you put it up there and bash retards. and yes, I can blame UG for that one since they wrote it. SOAD is good and deserves to be on the list, and same thing for The Darkness.

AND WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT COMPILATIONS. We've already heard all the stuff from those things before. You may as well but "Take off your pants and Jacket" by Blink-182 up there.

And were the hell is The White Stripes get behind me Satin go. Did Satin come up and stop it from making the list out of jealousy. And allthough I havent heard Steve Vai new album, he does rock, and I am going to be sure to go out and get it.

[Razeon]

Alright! System of a Down, KoRn, Disturbed, Franz Ferdinand and Thrice!! These are the coolest albums up there! I especially like the new System and KoRn CD's. Franz Ferdinand's was pretty good too!

[guitarkid2113]

this is the gayest list

[kinstr]

OMFG! This sucks.. I mean, where's jessica simpsons, lindsay lohan and hillary duff?!? The really good stuff? gaad..

[schecterman09]

C'mon where is Coheed and Cambria! There album was twice as good as any of those bands up there. That list sux!

[super_richie]

RobBobby is right. Where the hell are Judas Priest!!!
Although thats just my opinion that its album of the year; i cant believe its not even in the top 10!!!!

[SkinnyWhiteBoy]

Woah... what a shitty list... all of those bands are horrible, in my opinion.

[SkinnyWhiteBoy]

except for Franz Ferdinand... they're okay...

[Muppet]

Cool that SOAD won.

[Evan_lesPaul]

just another example of someone thinking an album is great just because they like the artists. this list lacks many good albums, including good appollo (coheed and cambria). its not about whether or not you like hte band, its whether or not the album was good. i mean, come on, korn's new album ahead of viesshu?

[angus_young01]

meh, t'darkness are there, so im happy, and i quite like system, but still, crappy list

[Evan_lesPaul]

and my god, why is the darkness even there

[twocenttip]

Trip272 wrote:

Wow **** this website. Why would you put up franz as #5 then completely bash them? Fuck you ****ing metal morons. You are no different than anyone else
treating music like its some kind of trade skill.
It's an artform I dont care how many ****ing scales
you can play and how fast. Your music is BLAND and
BORING. Do something different for a change. Fuck
this website.

you must remember, oh ass of hole, that it is not the website's fault but those who voted.

[der-rock]

The article said that Frances Bean Cobain was Kurt and Cpurtney's son, but she's a girl...

[walla]

you are all morons

[vicious_5]

where's the mars volta?, and the arcade fire?
ahaha blink 182 is gay

[korinaflyingv]

DAAAAAH! Why is everyone saying this list sucks, if you think it sucks, then you should have voted!!!DAHHHH

[korinaflyingv]

[123abchendrix]

WHo are theses people .....dumb@$$Es of course u coulda put the actually good bands instead of these crap bands like seriously theses bands all suck .....slipknot i mean WTF listen to good music not crap music quit making them famous

[No Seatbelt]

I hate System of a Down. They ****ing suck.

[123abchendrix]

ok for the best of WTF ok really no zeppelin comon ..... wat have you come to

[chimcrew]

worst list ever created

[lessthanweezer7]

WHO IS VOTING FOR THIS? B182 and Limp Bizkit?! Did someone get raped in the ear and decided, "hey, i'll make a list of good cd's!"

Where's the MARS VOLTA? Frances was possibly the best CD of the year. Where BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE? Pure genius. MY MORNING JACKET, SUFJAN STEVENS? Nothing.

How come the best bands don't get recognition? Oh, right, cause Limp Bizkit is whoring themselves out to the media and writing the same song over and over again and people are too ignorant to give something new a chance.

I really wish people would try and expand their musical tastes past genre restrictions and the radio and hear what music is all about, not about money, but about making fun and talented albums.

[Tapper]

go system of a down!
yes!

[MoshMaster101]

Pennyroyal Tea wrote:
Eels: Blinking Lights And Other Revelations

I quite agree

[Orange~Love]

A7X should've done better, there a ****in' great band.

[KIMB]

wow only disturbed and bodom are acceptable but by far not the best albums

[SOADFAN!]

OK. Hmm Lets See. Lets seperate the good from the crap. Screaming and meaning nothing is ridiculous and shouldnt be classified as music. [that takes away all that crap metal] Making really high pitched noises and people saying well alright but then knowing that that voice is always gonna be that high and meaning nothing shouldnt be classified as music. [that takes away all the pop crap] Also Punk isnt punk anymore now is it? [CRAP!] Lets see that leaves System Of A Down. The only band that is actually making music that sounds good, means something and isnt Gay! Its Called Alternative Metal & Its the best thing ever!

Turrah to the success of SYSTEM OF A DOWN!

[Kiotaka]

Like the voting for best/worse bands...those who voted sucked it big time... I'm sorry, but the UG community is pissing me off, you guys pick the worse groups for the best bands/cd's crap. B182 and LB...c'mon, this is stuff freshmen preps would vote for!

[the_poopsmith]

Queens of the Stone Age....thats all

[BlueZephyr]

Indeed a bad list but this is UG. I mean, the majority of people here listen to shit-ty music.

[Kiotaka]

BlueZephyr wrote:

Indeed a bad list but this is UG. I mean, the majority of people here listen to shit-ty music.

Thank you! I'm glad people agree with me!! I guess not everyone on UG listens to shit

[DirkLance]

It really confuses me...how the hell did "our votes" make this list when its obvious that about 95% of people think it's the biggest crap they've ever heard. I don't want to judge, because I haven't listened to ALL the bands on this list. But I definately think that there were way better albums by way better musicians than some of the ear-bleeders that showed up here. (...Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, KoRn) The only one I can kind of agree with is SOAD for the fact that they're doing new things in the rock world, not bringing it down like some other obviously untalented bands. (*cough*...Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, KoRn) But yea, where's Frances the Mute? That was an AMAZING album, not to mention a musical experience. Bleh...this site really pisses me off sometimes.

[Guitar_psyho]

I agree with boath of you.
But it's good that shity music is popular cause than the ones who listen to good music can feel more unique..... And smarter.

[a_cunnane]

Im sure no one particularly cares but my list would be:
1. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
2. You Could Have it So Much Better..... - Franz Ferdinand
3. Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes
4. Mesmerize/ Hypnotize - SOAD
5. Lullabie to Paralyze - QOTSA
6. One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back - The Darkness
7. Shakermaker - Oasis
8. Stars of CCTV - Hard-Fi
9. Frances the Mute - The Mars Volta
10. Invisible Invasion - The Coral
These are in no particular order and there are a few albums I couldnt really decide which to put in but they are probably just about the best 10, i have to see not a great year for albums though, but i think 2006 is going to be good

[bethchick69]

Hahahaha did anyone actually buy these cds? Fuck i bet theyre gay.

[Mr.Brightside]

damnnnn some of my most hated bands ever on that shitty list. thrice or COB could have at least been #1

what the hell are people thinking?!?!

[a drummer]

System of a down is terrible, and for all you people wondering about where Vai, an Malmsteen, Quit. This was obviously a popularity vote, not a ****ing talent contest. If it was , why the **** would korn, limp bizkit, shinedown, nirvana and a bunch of others be up there... Seriously

[Stuminton]

wheres trivium and him!!!! hp sauce makes a gud sandwich with bacon or sausage

[wylde_rhoads]

besides system of a down who the hell is stupid enough to buy these cd's tell me!!!

[Stop Messin']

Shitty list and where the **** is Joe Perry and Billy Idol?

[tommy2112]

I agree with most of you that this is a pretty bad list, but music is an art and so there really is no such thing as good or bad, all there is, is what you like. And all of you have forgotten about Mighty Rearranger - Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation. This album was my favourite all year. It had an original sound, except for a couple of songs which you could hear Plant's influences of Zeppelin. As well they introduced a bit of techno into a few songs which really takes guts to do, but it sounded good to me.

[Travis^Co]

a_cunnane wrote:

Im sure no one particularly cares but my list would be:
1. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
2. You Could Have it So Much Better..... - Franz Ferdinand
3. Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes
4. Mesmerize/ Hypnotize - SOAD
5. Lullabie to Paralyze - QOTSA
6. One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back - The Darkness
7. Shakermaker - Oasis
8. Stars of CCTV - Hard-Fi
9. Frances the Mute - The Mars Volta
10. Invisible Invasion - The Coral
These are in no particular order and there are a few albums I couldnt really decide which to put in but they are probably just about the best 10, i have to see not a great year for albums though, but i think 2006 is going to be good

I like your list..not in that order but it's a good list. Much better than the actual list of "best c.d's". It almost seems like an April fool's trick in December.

[wylde_rhoads]

korn sucks without head they were okay before but know they suck ass. Of cours that is my opinion but who honestly bought Limp Biskit or Blink 182 whoever bought those albums secretly lust for men.

[hardcoreatheist]

soad sux i mean there old stuff is ok but da last 2 cds suck ass
slipknot should have got #1 cuz of there originality

Hm, should I listen to the opinion of somebody who can't spell 'the'?

[.N30C0N.]

Alex101 wrote:

No Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, Dark New Day, Green Day and Bad Religion? DAMN-IT!

Please take out Bad Religion out of your emo list ok

[fireoptic]

Damn, theres no great CD's this year at all.

[Cold_Fire711]

Deluted wrote:

soad sux i mean there old stuff is ok but da last 2 cds suck ass
slipknot should have got #1 cuz of there originality

holy S**t how could u ever think like that soad is the best band right now (their are other awsome bands too like steeve vai but im just making a point) and another thing, what is with all the screaming retard bands on the list they dont deserve a place on top 100

[rayIII]

i never realized there were so many emos on UG....

[muzz666]

Where the f*ck is Trivium!? :|

[JS30RR]

Every disk on here sucks balls.

[6stringz89]

what a shitty list....where's BTBAM? Opeth? Mars Volta? Norma Jean? Coheed?

[punkrocker_336]

eh i think some of that is shit but what ever

[drunk guitarist]

i wouldnt say those are the top ten but ok

[Emenius Sleepus]

umm... author did mention that the list is as voted by you, fellow UGers.... author's opinion on those albums doesn't have to correspond - it's merely commentary.

[Praying4Death]

lets all keep in mind these are all other prix who voted everyband is great as long as their making money and fans at the same time.

[dandesmond]

KoRn? 10th? What? See You On The Other Side SUCKEEDDDDD. Fairplay for SOAD though.

[Pwrchordsrevil]

You guys are all jackasses, this was a vote. If you think that a different set of bands and albums should have been put up then pick your god damn finger up and vote next time. Jesus they only posed the results of WHAT THEY GOT FOR YOU SO SHUT THE HELL UP. Good job UG!

[Guitar_Poet]

Praying4Death wrote:

lets all keep in mind these are all other prix who voted everyband is great as long as their making money and fans at the same time.

that doesnt make a band great, it makes them successful. huge difference, but i think thats what u meant.

[Cheese1989]

The only person that has made any meaningfull coment is SOADFAN cause I agree 100%!!! SOAD is the only band worth listening to! They write some life changinng shit! I'm glad their #1

[Spade_SanosukeX]

lol alot of people are pissed cause SOAD isnt in first I bet. Or MCR wah wah wah cry me a ****in river.

[dimebag7]

Alex101 wrote:

No Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, Dark New Day, Green Day and Bad Religion? DAMN-IT!

hahah good

[watchurback]

well....that sucked a fat one didn't it

[TrigFunction]

You guys are all idiots. mezmorize and hypnotize are number one. LEARN TO READ. you dont even read the whole article and go along the bandwagon and diss it. and also dont say its bad YOU PEOPLE VOTED FOR IT....hypocrites

[Nirvana-Rulez]

w00t go SOAD

[skotyb]

My god some of you people are retards, apart from the fact that you are all moaning over the list being bad, even though it was voted for, you have the stupidity to say things like "**** these emos" when there isn't one emo band in that list (that I know of). You can't please everyone, but soad should defiantely be in there, for those who like it its phenominal, for those who don't they think its shit...but bollox!!! Mars volta?! Franz Ferdinand?! Bloc party!? LMFAO Indie is the worst music ever made.

[KIMB]

im just gonna go ahead and pretend that titles says "Cds that suck" cause the other one makes 2005 look pathetic

[KIMB]

title*

[ibanez12320]

bro omg mars volta is insanely talented. omar is ****in sick. trivium's ascendency needs to be on here, what about norma jean? between the buried and me?

[apc--ibanez]

RobBobby wrote:

Here's what I would make my top 10 list:

Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Overkill - ReliXIV
Meshuggah - Catch 33
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
Machine Head - Elegies (Live DVD)
Gorerotted - A New Dawn For the Dead
Disgorge - Parallels of Infinite Torture
Fear Factory - Transgressions

not one of those albums is good. fear factorys album was complete crap

[$hab]

skotyb- Thrice could be considered 'emo' to some extent.

[DaveMustaine]

Jonnybin123 wrote:

Is it me, or does nobody love the Foo Fighters as much as I do? I'm pretty sure their amazing double album came out this year. In fact, I'm positive.

Yeah it did. Except it uhh...yeah kinda sucked...wait...yeah it really sucked