The Holiday List That Went Awry: Bands' Top-5 Favorite Albums

It was going to be perfect end-of-the-year article. Ultimate Guitar would send a call out to bands everywhere, asking them what albums they deemed as the best of 2007. We could hardly wait to see what Lamb Of God or Velvet Revolver – bands at the top of their games – might consider their biggest source of competition. We eagerly anticipated a sumptuous list of titles that would get UG readers heated in debate about which responses were right on the mark and which ones were seemingly compiled by someone under the influence.

Of course, we forgot to take reality into account. Between the fact that it usually takes time/effort to compile a list of favorite albums and that age-old issue of miscommunication, our coveted list turned out to be an odd, disjointed one. It wasn’t a complete bust, but we never did hear from Slash or Mark Morton. We did, however, get some intriguing and unexpected lists, which made for interesting, wacky reads in their own right.

If you ever played the game as a child, then you might remember how skewed the original information became as it traveled from one kid to the next. It’s frightening how similar our holiday project began to look like a game of Telephone. Our original intent was to gather up the top-5 albums of 2007, but somewhere along the line we began to receive lists that featured albums and songs all the way back to The Beatles.

So in the end, we can admit this was an experiment that went awry. It has made us appreciate the UG readers all the more for responding to our various polls with answers that are actually related to the initial question. Even so, we still want to extend a warm thanks to all the bands that did take the time to jot down their favorite albums – even the ones from 1969.

Tom Gabel of Against Me!

(in no specific order)

05. Rumble Strips – Girls And Weather

04. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future

03. The Good, The Bad & The Queen – Self-titled

02. Moneybrother – Mount Pleasure

01. The National - Boxer

Faber Drive

05. Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing

04. Daughtry – Self-titled

03. Boys Like Girls – Self-titled

02. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (We don’t care that it was released in 2005)

01. Faber Drive – Seven Second Surgery (Just kidding)

Joey Eppard of 3

05. Amber Leigh – Reckless (Someone in our band has had a crush on Amber for 7 years or so... I'm not naming names or anything...)

04. Radiohead - In Rainbows (Well, it’s Radiohead, ya know?)

03. The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning Of, And All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (Somehow these guys have managed to merge evolved emo sensibility with ragtime. Eclectic and original but also very melodic.)

02. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (Just as good live as on record, PT proved that thoughtful and progressive rock is alive and well in 2007.)

01. Kiss Kiss - Reality vs. the Optimist (This band is more than just a breath of fresh air. These guys are making some of our favorite music these days. They are progressive but even more melodic. The songs are full of surprises and the compositions are absolutely brilliant. Every song is precious.)

Jamie van Dyck of Bushwhack

05. Hurt - Volume II (I finally just heard this album for the first time a few weeks ago. Vol. II is a giant step above its predecessor. The songs are ambitious and inspiring, yet these experiments within the fairly unexperimental genre of post-grunge rock are maturely controlled. From bluegrass flourishes to full-fledged orchestral arrangements, the album encompasses a range of moods and emotions, and it has enough memorable songs to shake things up a bit in the current rock world.)

04. Sevendust - Alpha (Ten years after their self-titled album was released, these guys are still kicking ass. Songs like "Driven," "Beg To Differ," and "Confessions Of Hatred" show that these guys are still hard rock riff-writing machines. In their most aggressive moments, Sevendust are heavier than any metal band could ever dream of being. “Under" may have their best chorus since "Trust" from their 2001 album “Animosity." And Lajon still has my favorite voice in rock music. This is yet another strong record from the hardest-working band on the planet.)

03. Karnivool - Themata (While labelmates Nonpoint and Skindred also released albums this year [Skindred's Roots Rock Riot would have been my #6 for the year], I have to give my nod to these boys from down under. Technically this was released in 2005, but it wasn't released in America until '07. The musicianship and composition on this album are first-rate: great melodies, interesting chords [the guitar players both tune their guitars B-F#-B-G-B-E, making the bottom 3 strings like a Drop B tuning and the top 3 strings just like standard], and complex rhythms.)

02. Fair To Midland - Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (These guys win the rookie of the year award as far as I'm concerned. Serj Tankian of System of a Down would agree has they are now thriving on his Serjical Strike label. Their lead single “Dance Of the Manatee" made quite a splash on rock radio this year, but the entire record continues at that level. A reviewer on All Music Guide coined the term "Prog-Core" to describe these guys, which seems just about right to me. The guitars are mostly just power chords and octaves, but he always chooses the right ones. His playing is also made far more creative by the fact that he can play power chords and octaves at the same time by using the tuning C-G-C-G-C-C. Every song is catchy as hell, and the keys add the epic touch to make this record my 2nd favorite album to come out this year.)

01. Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (This is my favorite album to come out not only in the last year, but rather, in the last 5 years, since two albums before this, Steven Wilson and co. released In Absentia, my favorite album of all time. On Fear of a Blank Planet, Wilson confronts relevant issues of the world we live in today as straightforwardly and directly as possible, without coming across as preachy or pretentious. FOABP is the imperative listen of 2007 for almost anyone who is a fan of music, let alone prog-rock/prog-metal. Gavin Harrison may be the best drummer in rock today that few know about. The 17-minute plus "Anesthethize" would even leave bands like Tool, Dream Theater, and The Mars Volta in awe. Steven Wilson as a guitar player is simultaneously tasteful and virtuosic in a manner that only David Gilmour could compare. Each of the six songs on this album stands out as a classic in its own right, and yet none of them sound all that alike.)

Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe

05. Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfold (These guys are my favorite newer band; great live also.)

04. My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade (This band has really evolved. Great dynamics. Great vocals.)

03. Chevelle – Vena Sera (Loud and powerful mixes)

02. H.I.M – Venus Doom (Melodic Goth, my fave)

01. Muse – Black Holes and Revelations (My favorite band – these guys are amazing on all levels, especially the songwriting)

Stella Mozgawa of MINK

05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is (Great little EP that's enough to satisfy me till the next LP. "Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow" sounds like an evil art-school jam; I love the visceral quality of the recording.)

04. Regurgitator - Love and Paranoia (Legendary Australian band and my good friends from back home released this album welcoming a new addition to the band, a synth slayer named Seja. Check out the track "Romance of the Damned".)

03. Bjork – Volta (Speaking of which… Bjork is hands down my favorite contemporary artist and this album was a welcome return to her heavier, electro-esque roots. Didn't hurt having Timbaland co-producing a few of the tracks, too. Yum.)

02. M.I.A – Kala (I fell in love with the "Boyz" single instantly and the album is equally as fresh and impressive. I have a feeling M.I.A is going to be the next Bjork.)

01. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Kind of reminds me of Neil Young's "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere.” Incredible guitar sounds and probably the most accessible album that Wilco has released to date. This one grew on me like a fungus…)

Tony Giglio (director of the film Timber Falls)

05. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City (Great follow-up to Silent Alarm)

04. Peter Bjorn & John – Writer’s Block (Easy, casual, cool)

03. Radiohead – In Rainbows (They're the best band in the last 20 years)

02. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (Not a secret anymore)

01. Editors – An End Has A Start (Great, consistent rock. Best live band of 2007)

Jack Frost

05. Winger – Pull (I know it’s old but still one of my favorite records every year. I could die with this record.)

04. Bo Bice – See The Light (I know another American Idol. His new record is Southern to the max. I just can’t say enough how great this is. If you’re a fan of Kenny Wayne or Molly Hatchet, you’ll eat this up.)

03. Richie Kotzen – Go Faster (It’s great to hear him back to the blues and soul he kills on. His voice is everything Lenny Kravitz and Prince lost in the past. He should be on the cover of every guitar mag in the world.)

02. Symphony X – Paradise Lost (The new record just crushes. It’s their most amazing record to date. They are the kings of prog. Case closed.)

01. Daughtry – Self-titled (I love this CD, as the songs are true and groundbreaking. I think it’s a real songwriter’s dream.)

Editor’s Note: The next few bands opted to list their all-time favorites.

Bigelf

05. The Move – Message From The Country (This band has to be one of the most underrated in history. Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne are complete geniuses; nobody is on their level.

It's as if The Beatles continued into the 70's…well, Jeff did end up producing the last Beatles project in the end, so there. Heavy pop at it's absolute finest!)

04. Black Sabbath – Self-titled (When I was seven I used to put on Black Sabbath to scare my best friend. "Oh no, no…please god help me!" I was a little scared too, actually. The birth of Metal.)

03. The Beatles – Abbey Road (I'll never forget this…I was at Shawn Cassidy's house [yes, Da Doo Ron Ron - don't ask] listening to the second side of Abbey Road for the first time. It blew me away, definitely a desert island record for me, one of the best in music history as well.)

02. King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (When I first heard this album I felt like I'd never heard music before. Crimson pretty much invented "prog rock" with this release and consequently left everyone else trying to emulate it. I don't think there has been a record since that makes you shit your pants, well maybe the Eddie Murphy/Michael Jackson duet "What's Up With You?")

01. The Pretty Things – S. F. Sorrow (In the Summer of Love, three records were recorded at Abbey Road...Sgt Pepper, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and the unknown masterpiece S.F. Sorrow. If you look up psychedelic in a dictionary it should say…"see S.F. Sorrow". It was also the first rock opera, preceding "Tommy" by a year. Experimental, sparse, ominous, bleak yet still whimsical and epic. This is a magical record for me; it will never grow old in my mind.)

Ryan Key of Yellowcard

05. Elliot Smith – XO

04. Green Day - Nimrod

03. Third Eye Blind – Self-titled

02. Weezer - Pinkerton

01. Foo Fighters – The Colour And The Shape

Chris Brown of Trapt

05. Dredg – Leitmotif (These guys went to our high school and we saw them countless times during high school. They did all the things we wanted to be doing. Their sound during high school was more like Korn and the whole Nu-metal sound. The first time we heard the music on this CD was live. They created a certain mood with their music that was not like anything else people were doing. It just made us want to push ourselves even more.)

04. Tool – Aenima (This CD was way above our playing abilities at the time, but still had a big influence on us. It was a very progressive album that had great lyrics and songs. It made us want to push ourselves.)

03. Deftones – Adrenaline (These guys were fairly local and were another great band live. They had a mix between heavy and melodic which had a big influence in us because that was the sound we were going for. Everyone loved the Deftones at the time and they have influenced so many bands.)

02. Incubus – S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (This CD had a big influence on our sound. It was a progressive record that had a bunch of crazy parts and great playing on the whole record. We saw these guys a bunch of times in clubs on this record. This CD made us want to practice.)

01. Korn – Self-titled (This album had an influence on us for many reasons. It's the reason I bought a 5 string bass and Simon bought a 7-string guitar. We loved the heavy sound of the record and enjoyed the fact that it had melody and groove as well.)

Josh Todd of Buckcherry

05. The Cult – Electric (Fantastic rock record, up there with Back in Black and Appetite For Destruction. Ian is a big influence of mine; I love his voice, his commanding confidence live, and the way the overall record makes me feel. Great songs from beginning to end and Billy's guitar work is sick.)

04. Prince – Purple Rain (There are so many great Prince records but this one is a must have. It captures every human emotion and you can dance, rock and fuck to it. Prince is the best live performer I've ever seen. You better ask someone.)

03. Yaz – Upstairs at Eric's (I love records that you can listen to from beginning to end great songs and who can resist Allison's soulful voice.)

02. AC/DC – Back in Black (This record still sells 10,000 units a week because it's arguably the best rock record ever made…Hands down the best rock band ever and this record was the theme to my high school years most of which I can't remember.)

01. Minor Threat – Out of Step (I got this record in my teens and the lyrics really made me feel like these guys knew what was going on inside of me. The live show was even better. This record is timeless.)

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Comments

[shadowsofbodom]

Wow.... these lists are terrible. I dont know who most of these people are and what they think they are rating, but it doesnt seem to me like they have any say in innovative albums. When I saw velvet revolver and lamb of god I thought this article may have had some potential in ratings.

I was wrong. I think that ratings from more guitar-developed bands than buckcherry, trapt, or yellowcard would have been much more useful. Talk to Tommy from BTBAM, Anders from in flames, or maybe someone from A7X. Then we might get some interesting choices.

[shadowsofbodom]

O.... i just read the top, sorry about the criticism, toward the article. I see that the information is not really extensive, but my opinion still stands that the few bits here are not the greatest.

[tabs aint cats]

crap

[sebbsmith]

My Chem and Muse were out in 2006...

[EnterIbanez]

This list sucks! What a disgrace

[macaroni]

why get those people to review? why not let the people of ug vote?

[Metal_Rich]

Not one mention of Machine Head!? I'm glad Symphony X found one person.

[Era_ForThe_Deaf]

Not a single Era Vulgeris shoutout. I'm supremely dissapointed in these lists. Also, there were no white stripes or even a Mothership mention that I would have accepted (Yes, i realize its only a greatest hits collection).

[Confetti]

More i read more i liked the lists... The first have sucked.. Hard.. Avril lavigne in top5?? >O

Well heres my list how i saw the 2007

1. Dinosaur Jr - Beyond (Indie Rock)
2. Swallow The Sun: Hope (Doom Metal)
3. Porcupine Tree: Fear Of A Blank Planet (Space Rock/Progressive Rock)
4. Pyhimys - Salainen Maailma (Hip-hop)
5. Antimatter - Leaving Eden (Ambient/Gothic rock)

If anyone even cares ;D Truely a great music year for me. Found about 20 great and 40 good records.

[hendi_stratman]

there wasnt even a mention of no world for tomorrow....

[Confetti]

hendi_stratman wrote:

there wasnt even a mention of no world for tomorrow....

That is actually one of the saddest things on this list
Heres a few bands more - Megadeth, The Wildhearts, The White Stripes, Queens of the stone age, Tiger Army,Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Tori Amos, The Shins, Riverside, Recoil, Ulver, Blackfield, Rosetta..

[Shabalaba]

I dont even know who most of those people are. My top 5 would be: (in no specific order)
1. Machine Head - The Blackening
2. Megadeth - United Abominations
3. Shadows Fall - Threads of Life
4. Heaven and Hell - Radio city Hall live 2007
5. Lamb of God Sacrement

[ralph wiggum]

Avril Lavigne..... is this a joke?

[SmarterChild]

What the hell kind of list is this? Surely they could have asked people with decent musical taste. And maybe asked people that I might have heard of.

Anyway, my list is something like:

1. Biffy Clyro- 'Puzzle'
2. The Dillinger Escape Plan- 'Ire Works'
3. Machine Head- 'The Blackening'
4. A7X- 'A7X'
5. Megadeth- 'United Abominations'

[Notoriousdoc]

Eww.

Where the **** are Biffy?

[guitarguru1212]

dont even know who most of those people are

lol me neither my top 5 are :
5.fightstar, one day son this will all be yours
4.my chemical romance, i brought you my bullets you gave me your love (their first and only decent album)
3. greenday, dookie
2. foo fighters, colour and the shape
1.nirvana, in utero

[guitarguru1212]

biffy clyro rock!
they replace mcr on second thoughts
4. biffy clyro puzzle

[C&C Magik]

joey eppard didn't list the coheed album....

i think i sense some tension between the two bands sense josh left.

[nido]

these bands called out here are complete crap indeed!!!!
I think as far as the rock music category goes ,metal should be divided from this mainstream piece o garbage

[sadistic_monkey]

I'm glad Porcupine Tree popped up a few times in there, not nearly enough people listen to them.

[guitarded420]

why should i care what these clowns think? how is this relevant? my god i crap all over these lists..

[Snipergoat UK]

Porcupine Tree FTW.

[spekk]

ahhahaha that guy from faber drive is the biggest tool ever. it's as if he is trying to name-drop to appear cool but totally forgot people who are into rock do not want to see avril lavigne's name anywhere, let alone a top-5 of 2007 list.

hope you enjoy your fifteen or twenty minutes, sir.

[ctb]

Cool feature.

[E V H 5150]

Who are these people?

[guitar00000]

I like seeing what other musicians are into, even if I don't like it. What would it be like if we all had the same favorite bands?

[MiScHiEf BrEw]

If anyone of these bands had ever heard Delta Spirit's "Ode to Sunshine," they'd have a much different list. Go check Delta Spirit out on iTunes!!

[hippyguitardude]

YAY FOR KING CRIMSON!

[Pingis_Or_Death]

E V H 5150 wrote:

Who are these people?

+1
I've never, ever heard of anyone of them. Somehow I think that's a good thing...

[James?]

...began to look like a game of Telephone...

Anyone else here never heard it called anything but chinese whispers? Oh and the lists suck too... The Blackening really should be on there, and the people that gave their all time favourites have horrible taste.

[CJRocker]

Cool of Josh to mention PRince. I think he goes over the head of many rockers, but he is an amazing musician.

[MedicreDemon]

Nice to see symphony x there.

[FaithfulHunter]

ok here goes a list proly no one will like:

1. Demon Hunter: Storm The Gates Of Hell
2. Maylene and the Sons of Dissaster: II
3. Underoath: Only Chasing Safety
4. Family Force Five: Buisness Up Front Party in the Back
5. Chasing Victory: Fiends

So if you don't like any of 'em bite me.
I don't care.

[intention_craft]

the lists are dreadful

echoes silence patience and grace all the way

[Ultimate_Gio92]

for me

Korn - Greatest Hits
Shadows Fall - Threads of life
Megadeth - Killing is My Business
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
KISS - Love Gun

[epiphonesrcool]

i think these are the top albums of late 2006-2007

5. gallows-orchestra of wolves
4.kiss kiss-reality vs the optimist
3.chiodos-bone pallace ballet
2.brand new-the devil and god are raging inside me
1. mcr- the black parade

[thearsonist]

seriously why insult everyones lists?
we all have different musical tastes
just because you dont like certain bands doesnt make them shitty
my top 5 (in no order)

The Alchemy Index Volumes I&II - Thrice
Extream Behavior - Hinder
Lead Sails Paper Anchor - Atreyu
666 Live - Billy Talent
Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park

[Savage Animal]

That guy from Bigelf seemed to know what he was talking about. The rest were just laughable, really

[negativecreep92]

No mention of Biffy Clyro or QOTSA. Would've expected them. Then again, Biffy aren't as big in America as they are here in Blighty.

[blackout57]

----->the best

1.slipknot-vol 3: (the subliminal verses)
2.cevelle-vena sera
3.seether-karma and efect
4.shinedown-leave a wihsper
5.disturbed-10.000 fists

[blackout57]

blackout57 wrote:

----->the best

1.slipknot-vol 3: (the subliminal verses)
2.chevelle-vena sera
3.seether-karma and efect
4.shinedown-leave a wihsper
5.disturbed-10.000 fists

[Trabo]

seriously

the new porcupine tree album IS an amazing cd.

[TallNerdGuy]

Chris Brown of Trapt apparently was inspired by Dredg's sound...hmm. I don't remember Dredg sucking, so I don't really buy that.

[hardrock1315]

WTF? Buckcherry and Minor Threat?

[Page/Rhoads]

The only good bands on there were AC/DC and Korn. Why no Velvet Revolver or Megadeth? They each put out a sick album this year.

[StreetLight3989]

That was really surprising. Buck Cherry and Minor Threat don't go together.

[KnifelineAttack]

Here be my list for '07:

1. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (NOBODY?!?!!? MY GOD, THIS ALBUM IS BRILLIANT! I can't believe it. Disappointing.)
2. Megadeth - United Abominations
3. Symphony X - Paradise Lost
4. Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
5. Rush - Snakes and Arrows (Not quite up to par with say, 2112, but Rush still freaking rocks)

[St. Angry]

OMG I almost threw up reading this..

[KileManA7X]

I'm confused...

[KileManA7X]

My 5:
1. Coheed and Cambria- No Worlf For Tomorrow
2. Radiohead- In Rainbows
3. Serj Takian- Elect the Dead
4. Avenged Sevenfold- self titled
5. White Stripes- Icky Thump

[KileManA7X]

Sorry I meant No WORLD for tomorrow. Not Worlf lol.

[A Warm Place]

For those of you complaining so much about this list, first of all, keep in mind that no "favorites" list is going to be perfect. Second, I've noticed that a lot of you who are complaining are only listing metal bands as your favorite albums. Maybe the problem isn't with the list, but with your musical tastes. There is good music out there other than metal. I'm not saying I don't like metal; in fact, I love it. But I like music other than just hard rock or metal. To the guy who said this list had too much mainstream stuff on it and that it needed more metal, there was a lot of indie rock mentioned. Plus, a lot of metal is mainstream. Open your minds people.

[KileManA7X]

Damn I'm sorry, Devin Townsend's Ziltoid was the best album of the year. I forgot to write it in my list.

[Confetti]

KileManA7X wrote:

Sorry I meant No WORLD for tomorrow. Not Worlf lol.

HAhahha We have a winner!

[greendayfan3358]

faber drive had the only good list... those were the only bands i know... except who the **** is faber drive?

[bradulator]

Faber Drive's list is terrible.

[Carnivean]

wow, i am disappointed in the Christmas articles this year... just keep it simple guys.

[samerika]

Weezer!!!!!

new record sooN!

[NosferatuZodd09]

1. Nocturnal

[pwnagemaster45]

1. Nine Inch Nails- Year Zero
2. Radiohead- In Rainbows
3. Seether- Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
4. Chevelle- Vena Sera
5. Minutes to Midnight- Linkin Park

Thats my list.

[pwnagemaster45]

pwnagemaster45 wrote:

1. Nine Inch Nails- Year Zero
2. Radiohead- In Rainbows
3. Seether- Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
4. Chevelle- Vena Sera
5. Minutes to Midnight- Linkin Park

Thats my list.

Actually, I prefer the new KMFDM album to the Linkin Park album

[PastaOfMuppets]

Porcupine Tree!

[sorrykid77]

symphony x (:

[Root Beer]

Jamie van Dyck of Bushwhack, you f***ing ROCK! finally, someone gives Porcupine Tree the respect they deserve!

[Dream_Brother]

I only noticed In Rainbows, Black Holes, Bjork, the Beatles, and only a few others that are good.

Faber Drive has absolutely terrible taste; no wonder their music is shit. God, when I meet them, likely at a shitty restaurant in BC somewhere, I will rant to them on how Nickelback and Avril can't make music AT ALL, and neither can them (Faber Drive).

As for me?

In Rainbows
Somewhere in the Between
and None Shall Pass

Since 2007 had a terrible year for music.

[thethroesss]

tom gable's list is pretty damn good.

who put slipknot and korn>???? hahahahahaha r u serious?

the list is for 2007 so why are people putting nirvana?


Not in Order:
Steel Train- Trampoline
Arcade Fire- Neon Bible
Dropkick Murphy's- The Meanest of Times
Bright Eyes- Cassadaga
Bomb the Music Industry!- Get Warmer

and Kanye's new album... mhm

[Root Beer]

My list is:

1.Tool - 10,000 Days
2.Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
3.Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4.Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
5.Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead

They were all very close, though.

[mookie_baylock]

mine would be:

1.oceansize-frames
2.biffy clyro-puzzle
3.reuben-in nothing we trust
4.radiohead-in rainbows
5.nine inch nails-year zero

[rainbow_su.]

A Warm Place wrote:

For those of you complaining so much about this list, first of all, keep in mind that no "favorites" list is going to be perfect. Second, I've noticed that a lot of you who are complaining are only listing metal bands as your favorite albums. Maybe the problem isn't with the list, but with your musical tastes. There is good music out there other than metal. I'm not saying I don't like metal; in fact, I love it. But I like music other than just hard rock or metal. To the guy who said this list had too much mainstream stuff on it and that it needed more metal, there was a lot of indie rock mentioned. Plus, a lot of metal is mainstream. Open your minds people.

i think this guy's right.
and not all of the people on there are unknown! Ryan Key from Yellowcard is actually pretty cool.
but yeah.

don't diss others if you don't like it, i know we all have opinions but respect otehr people's too, yeah?

although i agree, most of these don't have the best albums of this year.

[rainbow_su.]

oh, and i would also like to point out that there IS an editor's note on there.

that the people after Jack Frost opted to name their all time favourites, not just 2007's.
2007 HAS sucked for music. just a bit. in some places.

most good albums seem to have been released last year.

[greendayfan3358]

yeah 2007 pretty much sucked ofr music. 2006 was amazing tho... but 2007 sucked. who the hell is this porcupine tree people keep going on about? And other than that stuipd song girlfriend avril lavigne isnt that bad... i mean she has an ok voice and pretty good lyrics so u guys should stop dissing her just cuz u dont like her. my top 5 would probably be like\
\
My Chemicla romance - The Black Parade
Green Day - American Idiot
Michael Jackson - Thriller( hey im not a huge fan but its the most successful album ever released. 100 ****ing million sales!)\
All-American REjects - Move Along or what ever it was called
And every other cd i owned has been not that great or a compilation of hits or it has sucked like the fall out boy one i got for christmas last yhear or my birthday,, cant remember. but yeah..

[ken_chosen1]

ryan key has hte only decent list out of the lot (even if the albums are quite old, you can;t go wrong with a bit of foo fighters, weezer and old green day).

[qotsa1998]

Hmmm.....interesting. Not any of what I expcted, other than The Black Parade being on someones list. Mine would go like this (all time)-
1.Placebo - Once More with Feeling. Has every good song by them on it. Even tho its a greatest hits, id say only Meds would stand up to it.
2. Mastodon - Blood Mountain. Awesome album. Something very different than the stereotypical metal album. Tons of harmonies, guitar and vocal, no super-deep screaming for the most part, some actual singing as well, and the best drum tracks i have ever heard. ever. Definately one of the best.
3. Coheed and Cambria - IKSSE:3. Some super-awesome songs. Has 3 songs over seven minutes long. One of the best and longest songs i have ever heard, The Light and the Glass, is just the best way to end the album. Has alot of different moods and sounds on it, from raging serial killer to upbeat, fast, fun-ish song.
4. Nine Black Alps - Everything is. Awesome album, very nice songs. Some say it might signal the return of Grunge, but i doubt it. A very good band, even tho their newer stuff is softer.
5. Paramore - All We Know is Falling. I like this CD, and i think its better than Riot. Great songs, much more raw and much better written than Riot, even for someone as young as Haylie.

[WYLDE RXCKR]

#1 Co&Ca: no world for tomorow

[KKING911]

-We could hardly wait to see what Lamb Of God or Velvet Revolver – bands at the top of their games – might consider their biggest source of competition.

Unfortunately, none of them showed up sooooo heres Faber Drive!

[Trudogger]

FaithfulHunter wrote:

ok here goes a list proly no one will like:

1. Demon Hunter: Storm The Gates Of Hell
2. Maylene and the Sons of Dissaster: II
3. Underoath: Only Chasing Safety
4. Family Force Five: Buisness Up Front Party in the Back
5. Chasing Victory: Fiends

So if you don't like any of 'em bite me.
I don't care.

Actually a pretty good list, not much for Chasing Victory, but give me Underoath and Demon Hunter.

[TLO421]

does no one listen to pink floyd? hahaha greatest albums ever!

[psilocyndreams2]

these lists are so rooted in the genre of music that the people play... like the one with ****ing avril lavigne and boys like girls. ugh... some of my favs this year would include btbam's colors, streetlight manifesto's somewhere in the between, animosity's animal, a wilhelm scream's career suicide, say anything's in defense of the genre haha, and bomb the music industry's get warmer

[mat hazelwood]

does anyone ever think that maybe their favorite underground band isnt on any of these lists or more accepted is because they suck? ridiculous

[pwnagemaster45]

you guys, these lists are albums of '07 not all time.

[Pertenozzo]

04. Tool – Aenima (This CD was way above our playing abilities at the time , by the trapt dude.

Well, THEY ARE STILL WAY ABOVE their playing skills. TRAPT sucks big time...

And pwnagemaster45, Aenema didn't come out this year..neither did S.C.I.E.N.C.E. so...shut it.

[ICreamsodAI]

HOWEVER FUCKING COCKWORSHIPING TRAPT is, i must give kudos for the recognition of science

that album is SO beast


i cant believe its over shadowed by mother ****ing light grenades

lg was good and respectable, but overall a let down for incubus

im just glad to see it up there

[ICreamsodAI]

KKING911 wrote:

-We could hardly wait to see what Lamb Of God or Velvet Revolver – bands at the top of their games – might consider their biggest source of competition.

Unfortunately, none of them showed up sooooo heres Faber Drive!

Ha nice

[Salvial]

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead
3. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
4. Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim
5. Skinny Puppy - Mythmaker

[ICreamsodAI]

greendayfan3358 wrote:

yeah 2007 pretty much sucked ofr music. 2006 was amazing tho... but 2007 sucked. who the hell is this porcupine tree people keep going on about? And other than that stuipd song girlfriend avril lavigne isnt that bad... i mean she has an ok voice and pretty good lyrics so u guys should stop dissing her just cuz u dont like her. my top 5 would probably be like\
\
My Chemicla romance - The Black Parade
Green Day - American Idiot
Michael Jackson - Thriller( hey im not a huge fan but its the most successful album ever released. 100 ****ing million sales!)\
All-American REjects - Move Along or what ever it was called
And every other cd i owned has been not that great or a compilation of hits or it has sucked like the fall out boy one i got for christmas last yhear or my birthday,, cant remember. but yeah..

it sucks cause your lookin in the mainstream bro

[sinterpol]

In no order (can't decide)- Wilco/Sky Blue Sky LCD Soundsystem/Sounds of Silver Radiohead/In Rainbows Interpol/Our Love To Admire and Spoon/Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

[recliner33]

1. Witchcraft - The Aclhemist
2. Burning Saviours - Spellweaver
3. Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
4. Rush - Snakes And Arrows
5. White Stripes - Icky Thump

[recliner33]

*nymphs and weavers

[emr_steelmech]

wow I've never even heard of half these people. But here's my list for 07, since that's what it was originally supposed to be (in no order):

1)Machine Head: The Blackening
2)Caliban: The Awakening
3)Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
4)Dream Theater: Systematic Chaos
5)Megadeth: United Abominations
And runners up Demon Hunter: Storm the Gates of Hell and Maylene & The Sons of Disaster: II

[FooCards]

yeah this list does pretty much blow donkey dick. heres my top 5 all time

1. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
2. Alice in Chains - Facelift
3. Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot
4. Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

[HeavyMetaldude]

Those lists are horrifying.

[the boogieman]

more terrible lists

[Nine-Volt]

ok the list sucks.
ok you dont know who they are.

put 2 and 2 together
maybe they suck because they have such bad taste in music.

[Nine-Volt]

oh and some of you peeps posting your lists. lol i think your taste in music is just as good as theres.

[Nine-Volt]

excluding the cool lists
you guys rule!

[Nine-Volt]

if chineese democracy came out last year. i recon that would be the top on every list here.
but im just a die g'n'r fan. u guys probebly think im a fool.
G'N'R RULE

[anodetodrivebys]

Ryan Key of Yellowcard
03. Third Eye Blind – Self-titled

WOOT!!!

[Nine-Volt]

greendayfan3358 wrote:

yeah 2007 pretty much sucked ofr music. 2006 was amazing tho... but 2007 sucked. who the hell is this porcupine tree people keep going on about? And other than that stuipd song girlfriend avril lavigne isnt that bad... i mean she has an ok voice and pretty good lyrics so u guys should stop dissing her just cuz u dont like her. my top 5 would probably be like\
\
My Chemicla romance - The Black Parade
Green Day - American Idiot
Michael Jackson - Thriller( hey im not a huge fan but its the most successful album ever released. 100 ****ing million sales!)\
All-American REjects - Move Along or what ever it was called
And every other cd i owned has been not that great or a compilation of hits or it has sucked like the fall out boy one i got for christmas last yhear or my birthday,, cant remember. but yeah..

i think u should really think about your taste in music.

[PapaDelicious]

I thought that the list wasn't that good... except for two: The guy from Yellowcard had a decent list, especially Elliott Smith He picked a great foo's album, too, along with classic Green Day and Weezer- As for trapt, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. isn't an Incubus record that gets much mention, and it definitely should. Don't get me wrong, I love the new records too, but the science era was definitely a good and heavier Incubus. Tool, well, is Tool. One of the greatest prog-metal bands ever.

[ready2breakdown]

is this a top 2007 list or a top albums of all times list? Everyone has different stuff! lol. But I liked a lot of the list.

[mitch rite]

Nine-Volt wrote:

greendayfan3358 wrote:

yeah 2007 pretty much sucked ofr music. 2006 was amazing tho... but 2007 sucked. who the hell is this porcupine tree people keep going on about? And other than that stuipd song girlfriend avril lavigne isnt that bad... i mean she has an ok voice and pretty good lyrics so u guys should stop dissing her just cuz u dont like her. my top 5 would probably be like\
\
My Chemicla romance - The Black Parade
Green Day - American Idiot
Michael Jackson - Thriller( hey im not a huge fan but its the most successful album ever released. 100 ****ing million sales!)\
All-American REjects - Move Along or what ever it was called
And every other cd i owned has been not that great or a compilation of hits or it has sucked like the fall out boy one i got for christmas last yhear or my birthday,, cant remember. but yeah..

i think u should really think about your taste in music.

people can listen to whatever they want, you need not be the ****ing music police. granted, those are shitty bands, but to each his own.

[korbhag]

At least someone named the new Foo Fighters! And am I the only one who listened to the DETHALBUM from Dethklok for 3 consecutives months????? Album of the year!

[Havenspear]

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
Radiohead - In Rainbows

[AdemaOnYourHead]

Wow, this may be one of the worst lists I've ever read. Who are half these people?

[zackvalo16]

hendi_stratman wrote:

there wasnt even a mention of no world for tomorrow....

I vote NWFT best album EVER!!

[SpooneyMallard]

Dream_Brother wrote:

I only noticed In Rainbows, Black Holes, Bjork, the Beatles, and only a few others that are good.

Faber Drive has absolutely terrible taste; no wonder their music is shit. God, when I meet them, likely at a shitty restaurant in BC somewhere, I will rant to them on how Nickelback and Avril can't make music AT ALL, and neither can them (Faber Drive).

UG officialy has no sense of humor.

[SpooneyMallard]

But really, the lack of any DT mention is dissapointing!

[SpooneyMallard]

*disappointing

[Sintera666]

VERY disappointing. didn't see hardly any metal except Black Sabbath and Korn. But I guess when you ask people like these guys, don't expect to see much of that anyway.

[Sirnogbert]

Where's the Thrice? Where's the Alexisonfire? Where's the Falll of troy? In other words, where's any decent album? well in fairness there were a few good 'uns, porcupine Tree FTW.

[emkaybee]

Just for the sake of it:
1. 'Ire Works' by Dillinger Escape Plan
2. 'In Rainbows' by Radiohead
3. 'Colors' by BTBAM
4. 'Fear of a Blank Planet' by Porcupine Tree
5. 'Dark Passion Play' by Nightwish

[Lrn2play]

best albums:
anyone these sh!**y bands didnt do

[MustangMan311]

LOL at shit bands and shit lists.

[GEARS_OF_DETH]

mannn my list

megadeth-rust in peace (album that defined the begining of metal in the 90's )

paul gilbert- get out of my yard (killer CD much greater instructional DVD)

steve vai- passion and warfare (damn good steve vai album and cant go wrong with vai)

dream theater- train of thought (UTER HEAVEIEST DREAM THEATER ALBUM TO BE MADE IN HE FREAKING PLANET.....NO UNIVERSE )

shawn lane -time is the enemy (shawn has been a big part in the music community and i bet not many eople know him esescially AX7 fans but he can rip syns gates BUTHOLE IN HALF .he is the ultimatee shredder but i wouldnt put him in the shred section but he is ultimately fast a **** and the most cleanest player to grace the earth ..IDOLIZE AND RESPECT SHANW LANE ..the man reached speeds beyond john petrucci by the age of 13 WHAT THE HELL)

thats my albums and thats my list look at the albums and youll shall be amazed

[DuffMcKagan7179]

Mkay, let's try this in a better way, UG:
1) "Threads of Life" Shadows Fall (OWNS)
2) "A7X" A7X
3) "No World For Tomorrow" Coheed & Cambria
4) "Systematic Chaos" Dream Theater
5) "United Abominations" Megadeth

[qwertyuiop13]

you're aware it's top 5 favorites of all time right? not just of '07?

[ksedeathmetal]

No MACHINE HEAD?!! well wat do u expect when u interview various cocklovers/pussies.

[shadowsofbodom]

qwertyuiop13 wrote:

you're aware it's top 5 favorites of all time right? not just of '07?

The article says of 2007 buddy. Just for fun..... I'll make a list.

1. Colors- BTBAM (no contest)
2. Storm the Gates of Hell- Demon Hunter
3. Threads of Life- Shadows Fall
4. Rise of the Tyrant- Arch Enemy
5. The Alchemy Index- Thrice

There..... I allowed some variety. Its not all gay punk/emo shit or just extreme metal. Theres some alternative, hardcore, metalcoreish stuff, death metal, and hard rock in there, heavy but soft at times. Im sure no one agrees entirely (maybe not at all), but at least i have broadened the list a bit for more than one ****ing genre.

[rainbow_su.]

rainbow_su. wrote:

oh, and i would also like to point out that there IS an editor's note on there.

that the people after Jack Frost opted to name their all time favourites, not just 2007's.
2007 HAS sucked for music. just a bit. in some places.

most good albums seem to have been released last year.

urgh, i see the same questions here all the time.
no one has noticed 'cept me and some clever people on here.
:/

[rainbow_su.]

plus, some of you guys are choosing underground bands. okay, there's nothing wrong with them, but some people have never heard of them, maybe that's why they're not on most people's lists.

[Funeral Moon]

My list....

1. Behemoth - The Apostasy! hands down.
2. Nile - Ithyphallic
3. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
4. Shadows Fall - Threads of Life
5. Dark Tranquility - Fiction

Honorable mentions: The Black Dahlia Murder, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Chimaira, and maybe a few others I'm forgetting.

I can't wait for the new year though. Fucking new Necrophagist, Opeth, Children of Bodom, and Immortal!

[rojomeansred]

05. Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing

04. Daughtry – Self-titled

03. Boys Like Girls – Self-titled

02. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (We don’t care that it was released in 2005)

01. Faber Drive – Seven Second Surgery (Just kidding)


I like how he put just kidding after his band...when look at the rest of the list for christ sakes. This guy's brainwashed.

[5250]

Finally someone recognized "Electric" by
The Cult! This is an awesome CD from 1987.

[gitarzero89]

1. Radiohead "In Rainbows"
2. Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"
3. The Shins "Wincing the Night Away"
4. Modest Mouse "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"
5. Interpol "Our Love to Admire"

Just my opinion, take it or leave it.

[jackson soloist]

why ask yellow card?

[tim311mahoney]

i couldn't agree more with the sevendust comment one of the artist contributers made. they're all around a fantastic band... they're what every band should strive to be.

[2xDead]

1. Colors - BTBAM
2. Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
3. Ire Works - Dillinger Escape Plan
4. The Blackening - Machine Head
5. Alligence - As Blood Runs Black

[..NEM..]

Nice, both Symphony X and Porcupine Tree :P

[TamaIbanezGirl]

Nice, Fair to Midland is on Jamie van Dyck's list.

[mikeh07]

Faber Drive and Yellowcard's picks made me lol.

[PinkFloyd917]

ralph wiggum wrote:

Avril Lavigne..... is this a joke?

My thoughts exactly.
This is a disgrace.

[heartagram256]

blackout57 wrote:

----->the best

1.slipknot-vol 3: (the subliminal verses)
2.cevelle-vena sera
3.seether-karma and efect
4.shinedown-leave a wihsper
5.disturbed-10.000 fists

I can agree with this guy. I like the disturbed, SlipknoT, shinedown, and seether. im amazed at the fact that nobody on these lists mentioned "The Unthinking Majority" by Serj Tankian. However, "Venus Doom" by HIM, not my favorite album, but they ARE my favorite band. my 5 would be:

1. "The Unthinking Majority" - Serj Tankian
2. "Darklight" - HIM
3. "Vol. 3 Subliminal Verses" - SlipknoT
4. "Stabbing the Drama" - Soilwork
5. tie between "One-X" - Three Days Grace and "The Way of the Fist" - Five Finger Death Punch

and another thing.....Avril Lavigne?

[C&C Magik]

qotsa1998 wrote:

Hmmm.....interesting. Not any of what I expcted, other than The Black Parade being on someones list. Mine would go like this (all time)-
1.Placebo - Once More with Feeling. Has every good song by them on it. Even tho its a greatest hits, id say only Meds would stand up to it.
2. Mastodon - Blood Mountain. Awesome album. Something very different than the stereotypical metal album. Tons of harmonies, guitar and vocal, no super-deep screaming for the most part, some actual singing as well, and the best drum tracks i have ever heard. ever. Definately one of the best.
3. Coheed and Cambria - IKSSE:3. Some super-awesome songs. Has 3 songs over seven minutes long. One of the best and longest songs i have ever heard, The Light and the Glass, is just the best way to end the album. Has alot of different moods and sounds on it, from raging serial killer to upbeat, fast, fun-ish song.
4. Nine Black Alps - Everything is. Awesome album, very nice songs. Some say it might signal the return of Grunge, but i doubt it. A very good band, even tho their newer stuff is softer.
5. Paramore - All We Know is Falling. I like this CD, and i think its better than Riot. Great songs, much more raw and much better written than Riot, even for someone as young as Haylie.

The Light and the Glass is probably one of the best songs ever written, especially the "Your father's dead he passed in his sleep" part and on after.

[Megdidar]

Those lists were pretty terrible. I think UG would have been better off just getting ten random people off the street and asking them their top 5.

[Decembero]

Come on guys, its interesting to see what famous band members listen to! Even if its sh*t or not, its pretty interesting!

For example, Adam D from Killswitch Engage likes to listen to The Killers! How f*cked up is that!?

[presentense]

Minor Threat , wish they were still around in 2007. That guys gotta be pretty thick to list an album like that on the best of '07, especially @ #1

[DevilsDance76]

"Faber Drive
05. Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing

04. Daughtry – Self-titled

03. Boys Like Girls – Self-titled

02. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (We don’t care that it was released in 2005)

01. Faber Drive – Seven Second Surgery (Just kidding)"

The worst taste ever lol

[Interpaul]

avril should have been higher on the list lol

[ThE cAnDyMaN]

lets all just remember its their fav albums, not ours....

[SL!!!]

Faber Drive

05. Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing

04. Daughtry – Self-titled

03. Boys Like Girls – Self-titled

02. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (We don’t care that it was released in 2005)

01. Faber Drive – Seven Second Surgery (Just kidding)


HAHAHAHa..oh yeah... clear channel has the best and most diverse up and coming all around talented artists who really create timeless records that say something, and are meaningful..

/massive amounts of sarcasm

what a tool

[SL!!!]

ThE cAnDyMaN wrote:

lets all just remember its their fav albums, not ours....

Yeah, which is why it's super easy to make fun of them.

[guitar_hero543]

well im glad the foo fighters are up there anyways

[guitar_hero543]

wait a ****ing second....who the hell rated this piece a crap list? hahahaha

[Kegan]

Nice to see Wilco and Arcade Fire up there, rather than just another death-metal album.

my 5 favorites of '07 are

Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Yours to Keep - Albert Hammond Jr
Costello Music - The Fratellis
Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
&
Octopus - A Band of Bees

To see Avril Lavigne at the top of someone's list is a bit much. It's hard to respect someone's opinion when their taste is that typical.

[delta_king101]

What are you people's problems??? These are opinions of other people the would love nothing more than to have nothing to do with degrading wankers like you!!!


DEATH METAL SUCKS!!!

[Raphael Faunus]

My list:
5. Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys.
4. A Guide To Love, Loss, and Despiration by The Wombats.
3. Little Pop Rock by Sister Vanilla.
2. Small Steps, Heavy Hooves by Dear and the Headlights.
1. Strangers In Our House by Meneguar.

Overall, though, my favorite albums would be these:
5. Awake by Dream Theater.
4. Dead Air For Radios by Chroma Key.
3. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner by Ben Folds Five.
2. Strangers In Our House by Meneguar.
1. In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson.

[cynikal123]

My list:
5. Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
4.Amplifier - Self Titled
3.Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
2.Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
1.Radiohead - In rainbows

[Fuel Collector]

Angels & Devils from Fuel was a pretty good album, Drowning Pool's Full Circle wasn't bad either

My List:
5. 12 Stones - Anthem For The Underdog
4. Daughtry - Daughtry
3. Seether - Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces
2. Drowning Pool - Full Circle
1. Fuel - Angels & Devils

[xdarkdisasterx]

My Fan-Freaking-Tastic List!!!
5.-Year Zero, By: Nine Inch Nails
4.-Avenged Sevenfold, By: Avenged Sevenfold
3.-The Lunarblues(hasn't made an album yet...but it's coming in 2008. Please check them out at myspace.com/lunarblues! the most amazing song is Headshot...they are an ambiant band from the uk)
2.-15, By: Buckcherry
1.-Darklight, By: HIM