Vrooooom...
Hey, what was that?
That was another year, mate.
Oh, that was quick, do I get another go?
Sorry mate, that was it.
Doh!
The list below shows my top 10 albums of 2005. All these come highly recommeded. If you think I missed something essential be sure to enlighten me with a comment.
Top 10 albums of 2005
1. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time -
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Album of the year for me. This one has everything I want from a piece of music. It is challenging, filled with emotion and every element in the music just feels right.
Sapphire is my song of the year.
2. Sieges Even - The Art Of Navigating By The Stars -
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Simply a wonderful album that you can grow old with. Beautiful is a word that doesn't even begin to cover what this album is.
3. Shadow Gallery - Room V -
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Impressive continuation of their classic Tyranny album. It managed to capture the same feeling on occassion but also stood on its own.
4. Kamelot - The Black Halo -
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Kamelot continue to evolve and they released one of their very best albums in 2005.
5. Ill Nino - One Nation Underground
My surprise of the year was this very impressive and quite unique genre-mix. A full review is coming soon.
6. Stream of Passion - Embrace The Storm -
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This album holds a great experience if you give it a little time to sink in. The music is like a sea of emotions, with different moods washing over you with each wave.
7. Lanfear - aNother gOlden rAge -
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This album is a relentless ride through a realm of hellish Power Metal. The sound is amazingly full and I do not hesitate to call this the most powerful album of the year.
8. Allen Lande - The Battle -
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Two fantastic vocalists unite for an unforgetable hour of melodic hard rock heaven.
9. Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day -
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The title says it all. If you want to get in a good mood, then give this album a listen. I'm still singing along to most of these songs today.
10. To/Die/For - IV -
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The band took a somewhat straighter path this time, leaving some of their electronic elements behind. A wrong decision in my opinion, but in spite of this the album still has some of the catchiest songs of the year.
Lies,
Fragmented and
Endlessly have become staples in the back of my brain. All in all a rock solid offering of melancholic heavy rock.
Disappointment of the year
DeadSoul Tribe - The Dead Word
After devouring the Psychotic Waltz albums, Buddy Lackey's solo album and the past three DeadSoul Tribe albums with an ravenous appetite I spat this one back out again after a few nibbles. I find it lacking in every aspect. The intensity is almost gone and the music sounds uninspired. I'm sad to say that this one left me cold and unmoved.
Laugh of the year
SkyLark - Fairytales -
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Never has an album, that did not have the Monty Python moniker, had this many laugh out loud moments. Unfortunately all these laughs are unintentional and on count of the supremely bad music. Horrible, just horrible... Read the
review for an extended insight into this travesty.
Discovery of the year
X Japan
There is nothing better than discovering an old band where you think "Wow, how did I not hear this band before". X Japan was one of those experiences that brought me back to my childhood in music, when I would discover new and exciting bands every second week.
