10 favorite albums of the 10s so far

[KevShmev]

With the 2010s almost 1/4 of the way over already (YIKES), I thought this would be fun: list your 10 favorite albums of the 2010s thus far. 

My top 10:

1. Steven Wilson - Grace for Downing
2. Neal Morse - Testimony Two
3. Devin Townsend - Ghost
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
6. Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion
7. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
8. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
9. Spock's Beard - X
10. Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys

Note: I did not include anything released this month (like Rush's Clockwork Angels), as it is still too early to accurately rank or rate them. 

[jingle.boy]

1 - Flaming Row - Elinoire

Then, in no particular order:
Neonfly - Outshine the Sun
Flying Colors - s/t
Affector - Harmageddon
Circus Maximus - Nine
Toby Hitchcock - Mercury's Down
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony
Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Epysode - Obsessions
Blessed By A Broken Heart - Feel the Power

Yes, I know it's 11.  Couldn't figure out what to drop.  Yes, I did include a couple of very recent ones - doesn't matter, I already know their at the top of this decade's releases.

[Elite]

1. Haken - Visions

The rest:

Haken - Aquarius
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning
The Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
Myrath - Desert Call
Headspace - I Am Anonymous
Eumeria - Rebel Mind
Mastodon - The Hunter
Beardfish - Mammoth

[TAC]

1. Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
2. Dream Theater- A Dramatic Turn Of Events
3. Accept- Stalingrad
4. Accept- Blood Of The Nations
5. Enbound- And She Says Gold
6. Redemption- This Mortal Coil
7. Saxon- Call To Arms
8. Arch/Matheos-Sympathetic Resonance
9. Blaze Bayley- Promise And Terror
10. Unisonic- s/t
11. Kiske/Somerville- s/t
12. Theocracy- As The World Bleeds
13. Van Halen- A Different Kind Of Truth

That's 13.

[jingle.boy]

1. Iron Maiden- The Final Frontier
2. Dream Theater- A Dramatic Turn Of Events
3. Accept- Stalingrad
4. Accept- Blood Of The Nations
5. Enbound- And She Says Gold
6. Redemption- This Mortal Coil
7. Saxon- Call To Arms
8. Arch/Matheos-Sympathetic Resonance
9. Blaze Bayley- Promise And Terror
10. Unisonic- s/t
11. Kiske/Somerville- s/t
12. Theocracy- As The World Bleeds
13. Van Halen- A Different Kind Of Truth

That's 13.

Redemption would've made my top 15.  Kiske/Somervile... still need to check that out.

[TAC]

  Kiske/Somervile... still need to check that out.

One of my Top 5 songs of 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI3OgbJS6oc
Full version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdr3vU-qZRU

[rogerdil]

From.uz - Seventh Story
The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing
Moon Safari - Lover's End
Nemo - R€volu$ion
Xing Sa - Création de l'Univers
Pendragon - Passion
Už Jsme Doma - Jeskyně
Unitopia - Artificial
Yuka & Chronoship - Water Reincarnation
Jean Louis - Morse

[Fluffy Lothario]

The only two albums that come to mind as worthy of mention are my two favourite albums from last year.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Kimbra - Vows

[adace]

In no particular order:

1. Anathema - Weather Systems
2. Animals as Leaders - Weightless
3. Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning
4. Haken - Visions
5. Myrath - Tales of the Sand
6. Nightwish - Imaginaerum
7. Symphony X - Iconoclast
8. Scale the Summit - The Collective
9. Orphaned Land - The Neverending Way of Orwarrior
10. Radiohead - King of Limbs

[glaurung]

I was able to pick 8 favorites and then wasn't able to decide on what should be in the last two spots.

In no particular order:

Anathema - We're Here Because We're here
Devin Townsend - Addicted
Ghost - Opus Eponymous
Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin
Grayceon  - All We Destroy
Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Kimbra - Vows


The albums in the running for the last two spots were: Portal of I, Pandora's Pinata, Heritage, Garden Window, The Valley, Ghost, Deconstruction, Escailles De Lune, Storm Corrosion, and A Dramatic Turn of Events.

[AcidLameLTE]

In no order:

Gregory and the Hawk - Leche
The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here is Missing
Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
Susanne Sundfør - The Silicone Veil
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum (blah blah blah, it's just a bunch of EPs what ever)
Floex - Zorya
Kimbra - Vows
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility

[Sigz]

In no real order:

Floex - Zorya
Caravan Palace - Caravan Palace
DTP - Deconstruction
DTP - Addicted
Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
Gracyeon - All We Destroy
Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin
Rolo Tomassi - Cosmology
Eisley - The Valley
Above & Beyond - Group Therapy

[glaurung]

Caravan Palace - Caravan Palace

2008

Gracyeon - All We Destroy
Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin

Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin
Grayceon  - All We Destroy

 

[Sigz]

Oh derp, its tagged as 2010 in my mediaplayer. Knew it didn't sound right.

 

[Heretic]

No particular order other than FTM being first:

Fair to Midland - Arrows & Anchors
Anathema - Weather Systems
Haken - Visions
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
Mastodon - The Hunter
Thrice - Major/Minor
Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
Haste the Day - Attack of the Wolf King
Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal

[Scorpion]

No order:

Haken - Visions
Symphony X - Iconoclast
Accept - Stalingrad
Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
die ärzte - auch
Affector - Harmagedon
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Reverence - When Darkness Calls

EDIT: How did I forget ADTOE? Silly me.

[krands85]

1. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
2. Maybeshewill – I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone
3. Haken – Visions
4. Symphony X – Iconoclast
5. Vanden Plas – The Seraphic Clockwork
6. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
7. Redemption – This Mortal Coil
8. Haken – Aquarius
9. 65daysofstatic – We Were Exploding Anyway
10. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
 
Notable mentions to Dystopia by Iced Earth and Tales of the Sand by Myrath

[Zantera]

In no particular order, something like this:

Oceansize - Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
Amplifier - The Octopus
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero
Kimbra - Vows
The River Empires - Epilogue
Pain of Salvation - Road Salt Two
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

Something like that. I'm not counting 2012 releases yet since they need more time to sink in, otherwise there are some artists and albums that might have gotten on this list.

[ariich]

1. The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
2. Haken - Visions
3. The River Empires - Epilogue
4. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
5. Thrice - Major/Minor
6. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones
7. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
8. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
9. Petter Carlsen - Clocks Don't Count
10. Moon Safari - Lover's End

[Mladen]

1. Dream Theater - A Dramatic turn of events
2. Spock's beard - X
3. Blaze Bayley - Promise and terror
4. Stratovarius - Elysium
5. Iron Maiden - The Final frontier
6. James LaBrie - Static impulse
7. Helloween - The 7 Sinners
8. They might be giants - Join us
9. Flying colors - Flying colors
10. Yes - Fly from here

Pretty much, I guess, I don't know. 

[kári]

Off the top of my head:

Sigur Rós - Valtari
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Jónsi - Go
Vampire Weekend - Contra
The Antlers - Burst Apart

I probably forgot some.

[Ravenheart]

Just in the order of how they come to my head:

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network OST
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo OST
Emilie Simon - Franky Knight
The Birthday Massacre - Pins & Needles
Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
Monica Richards - Naiades
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows - Have You Seen this Ghost?
Sigh - In Somniphobia
Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Something like that.

[The King in Crimson]

Anathema - Weather Systems (I feel kinda shady throwing a 2012 release on here, because part of what makes an album great is its longevity and, well, a few of the albums that topped my 2011 and 2010 lists aren't on here, but some albums below it are.  But right now, this album is awesome)
Pain of Salvation - Road Salt 2
Leprous - Bilateral
Kylesa - Spiral Shadow
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing
The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
Mastodon - The Hunter
Ihsahn - After (Eremita might replace this)

Not in any real order.

[Scorpion]

Just in the order of how they come to my head:

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network OST
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo OST
Emilie Simon - Franky Knight
The Birthday Massacre - Pins & Needles
Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
Monica Richards - Naiades
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows - Have You Seen this Ghost?
Sigh - In Somniphobia
Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Something like that.

This is amazing. I think I creamed myself during the cover of the Immigrant Song.

[Ravenheart]

It's in pretty stark contrast to the rest of the score, but yeah, it's a killer mix thanks to that huge dosage of insanity thrown in.

[Scorpion]

Yeah, the rest of the score was utterly brilliant as well, but that stood out for me (probably because it was the only cover, or the only cover I knew, at any rate).

Reznor should do more movie scores.

[RuRoRul]

1. Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
2. Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events
3. Symphony X - Iconoclast
4. Alter Bridge - AB III
5. Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
6. Stone Sour - Audio Secrecy
7. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
8. Shinedown - Amaryllis
9. Trivium - In Waves
10. Redemption - This Mortal Coil

[glaurung]

Ihsahn - After (Eremita might replace this)

2009

I would have picked it if I could too.

[ZKX-2099]

1. DTP - Deconstruction
2. A7X - Nightmare

The rest are randoms.

ETID - Ex Lives
DEP - Option Paralysis
Orbs - Asleep Next To Science
MCR - Danger Days
BTBAM - The Parallax

[pain of occupation]

Orbs - Asleep Next To Science

  dont remember seeing any love for this album around here...i guess it tied for my 2010 album of the year (couldnt decide between my two finalists)

[The King in Crimson]

Ihsahn - After (Eremita might replace this)

2009

I would have picked it if I could too.

Doh!

Must have it tagged incorrectly in my library.

Well, then I nominate Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier to stand in its place.

[Scorpion]

After listening for a while, I have to add Arcade Fire's The Suburbs to my list.

[Priest of Syrinx]

I haven't purchased a whole bunch of new music the last couple of years, but here's a list off the top of my head:

ADTOE - Dream Theater
Flying Colors - Flying Colors
Clockwork Angels - Rush
Testimony 2 - Neal Morse
Thick As A Brick 2 - Ian Anderson
Fly From Here - Yes
Back From Being Gone - The Anabasis
Dust Bowl - Joe Bonamassa

I thought Opeth's Heritage would be on my list, but that album has sunk like a stone.

[Zydar]

In no particular order:

Haken - Aquarius
Haken - Visions
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Yes - Fly From Here
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth
Mastodon - The Hunter
Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio

[kirksnosehair]

Top 10 would have to be:



01 - Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man and The Spirit
02 - Flaming Row - Elinoire
03 - Star One - Victims of the Modern Age
04 - Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
05 - Circus Maximus - Nine
06 - The Flower Kings - Banks of Eden
07 - Headspace - I Am Anonymous
08 - Spock's Beard - X
09 - Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
10 - Effloresce - Coma Ghosts




Honorable Mentions in no particular order


Hasse Froberg Musical Companion - Powerplay
DeeExpus - King of Number 33
Cryptic Vision - Of Infinite Possibilities
Andromeda - Manifest Tyranny
Anubis Gate - Anubis Gate
Arch Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony
InVertigo - Veritas
Southern Cross - From Tragedy
Neal Morse - Testimony 2
Redemption - This Mortal Coil
Soul Secret - Closer To Daylight
Status Minor - Ouroboros
The Tangent - Comm
Theocracy - As The World Bleeds
Haken - Aquarius/Visions