Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"This feels like it is quite an under appreciated album. The songs are edgy and fun and really engaged me. The first six tracks hardly have a dull moment due to the depth of the music that you can enjoy. This makes the first part fly by and so for an album that is quite long it does not drag as mu...""This feels like it is quite an under appreciated album. The songs are edgy and fun and really engaged me. The first six tracks hardly have a dull moment due to the depth of the music that you can enjoy. This makes the first part fly by and so for an album that is quite long it does not drag as much as you would think it would. The record feels very compact and consistent as well and I do think that is mainly down to the production which is very strong. There are so many fantastic songs on here as well that are just waiting to be explored and moments that deserve to be listened to. However, the music can feel slow at times and I do believe there is a few parts you could cut out which don't really add anything to the music. There are a few songs that don't hit the same as the great tracks but are still pretty decent. Unfortunately, it does feel a little empty and bare sometimes but that can also add to the raw nature of the music which makes it more accessible to us. Overall, while it isn't their best album it is still very solid and deserves a listen. "[+]Reply
"The more I listen to this, I just can't stop. It's so refreshing to hear an artist just fucking telling it like it is. There's music that's depressing, and there's music that's honest, but rarely do the too seem to correlate. Depressing music always is so dreary and seems more intent on creating ...""The more I listen to this, I just can't stop. It's so refreshing to hear an artist just fucking telling it like it is. There's music that's depressing, and there's music that's honest, but rarely do the too seem to correlate. Depressing music always is so dreary and seems more intent on creating an atmosphere than being relatable. And honest music always seems to be holding back so as not to embarrass the writer. But this is where both meet: this album says things that I thought only I could possibly relate to. It says things that seem to come from such a forsaken, hopeless place that I can't help but smile. "Hate, rain on me" is such a dismal sentiment but someone it's turned into a rallying cry to say "screw you" to all the haters and everyone who's disrespected you. Backpack seems to be a completely fictional song, but it's got real power for someone who's lost a friend and doesn't know where to turn. The intro track is such a great analogy too. "His laziness built the pyramids." Beautiful. Gift of the Magi 2 almost sounds like a parody of the band but someone manages to be moving as well. People II 2 is the best rallying cry of the lot though I think. Depression is such a real problem but it's hard to communicate as such, and this song is like a verbal description of depression. "But hope is for presidents and dreams are for people who are sleeping." How can words that are so grim be so comforting? Actually the last track might be the most moving. "I'm afraid of the things I want to do but I won't." Now there's a rallying cry. I'm such a lazy person that I know I won't accomplish even the simple things that I want. "I'm afraid that I've somehow caused my family harm." Stop saying the things I think!
Besides the lyrics, this album also finds the band expanding their musical portfolio. There are electric guitars and backing strings and all kinds of things going on. There's a perfect climax near the end of Big Bird that just pulls the whole album's experience together. I think you really have to have heard the band's first few albums to really appreciate the sound of this one and how it has evolved.
Also, this album saved my life, so that's pretty cliché."[+]Reply
"Everyone's always like "ooh, founding fathers rapping LOL" but I honestly don't see it that way, this is just a natural progression of Broadway musicals, instead of everything being sung through, it's just said with a rhythm that keeps you involved. Of course there's that AND an abundance of just...""Everyone's always like "ooh, founding fathers rapping LOL" but I honestly don't see it that way, this is just a natural progression of Broadway musicals, instead of everything being sung through, it's just said with a rhythm that keeps you involved. Of course there's that AND an abundance of just amazing songs, best musical to date, easily."[+]Reply
"I don’t think words can accurately describe how much I love Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth. His music, his albums, are just flawless. They really are. I have not heard an album of his, and he’s released three and two EPs, that I thought was bad, or even that I thought was mediocre...""I don’t think words can accurately describe how much I love Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth. His music, his albums, are just flawless. They really are. I have not heard an album of his, and he’s released three and two EPs, that I thought was bad, or even that I thought was mediocre. It’s all been incredible. His voice is a little odd, but not that bad, I like it a lot. His lyrics, his guitar playing and his music is just incredible and I love it. This album is no different. Every song is well-written both musically and lyrically, some of the songs are very emotional and some are fun and catchy. If you haven’t listened to The Tallest Man On Earth yet, I implore you to listen to this album and especially to “The Wild Hunt". His music is phenomenal. "[+]Reply
"Wow! I didn't know they still had an album like this in them with albums like St. Anger, Death Magnetic, and Lulu preceding this. The first disc is actually really, really solid. Hardwired is a strange song when every other song on the record is almost twice as long, but it's a good opener. Atlas...""Wow! I didn't know they still had an album like this in them with albums like St. Anger, Death Magnetic, and Lulu preceding this.
The first disc is actually really, really solid. Hardwired is a strange song when every other song on the record is almost twice as long, but it's a good opener. Atlas Rise is a great homage to Iron Maiden's types of riffs and epic material. Now That We're Dead is such a fun song. A bit unlike what the band has done before, but Hetfield brings out some great riffs for this song. Moth Into Flame I feel is the best mix of metal with catchy songwriting on this album. Dream No More is another entry in the band's Lovecraftian list of songs (Call of Ktulu, The Thing that Should Not Be, All Nightmare Long) and does the subject matter real justice. Finally, Halo on Fire sort of serves as the album's "ballad" as there aren't too many other quiet moments in the album aside from intros. It also has a great build up.
The second disc took a while to grow on me, but after listening to them about a dozen times I finally started to understand their nuances. And then I REALLY started to like them after watching the videos associated with them. Here Comes Revenge and Murder One in particular have very interesting music videos. Also, I hated ManUNkind at first, but now I think it's a great song. I'm fascinated by how it seems to have to distinct choruses, almost like a song within a song.
Last but not least, there's Spit Out the Bone. I was extremely shocked when I heard this song as I didn't think the band could write a thrash song of this magnitude any more, but I'm glad they proved me wrong. Kirk almost plays a solo reminiscent of his 80's heyday (a bit of a dyers eve knock off, but whatever)! And the vitriol in Hetfield's voice is so great to hear again.
The first four tracks on the third disc of the deluxe editions are also fantastic (especially the remix of Lords of Summer which actually turns that song into a great anthem).
Positives? Rob finally seems to have found his groove in this band. Really solid bass playing which CAN ACTUALLY BE HEARD. James' vocals haven't sounded this confident since the Load/Reload days. His lyrics are also a big step up from Death Magnetic's (well, maybe not the chorus HERE COMES REVENGE). And I'm always surprised by how catchy his riffs/hooks are, though by now I know I shouldn't be.
Negatives for me? Kirk's solos are at times uninspired and I'm not a fan of Lars' minimalistic drumming. Having said that, his drums haven't sound this unobtrusive in a long time hahaha. They may not always add much to the songs, but they rarely distract from them like they were known to do in St. Anger and Death Magnetic. Song structure for Metallica lately has also been at times repetitive. The best song on this album, Spit Out the Bone, has a couple moments where the same idea seems to be played two or three too many times.
The album is a great mix of everything Metallica have been through up to this point. Fans who have listened to Load/Reload will catch a lot of those records' influence in this one. One can almost imagine this record taking the spot of St. Anger in this band's history.
This is a real treasure for longtime fans like myself. Will it pull in new fans? Tough to say, but it wouldn't surprise me, especially after they released a high quality music video for each track."[+]Reply
"This is completely unjust, a 69? Are you serious? This album wasn't AMAAZING, but it should have at the very least low to mid 70s. Honestly Hozier shows his artistic variety from the soulful guitars of "Jackie and Wilson" to the grandioise drums, pianos, and guitars of "Take me to church." But th...""This is completely unjust, a 69? Are you serious? This album wasn't AMAAZING, but it should have at the very least low to mid 70s. Honestly Hozier shows his artistic variety from the soulful guitars of "Jackie and Wilson" to the grandioise drums, pianos, and guitars of "Take me to church." But through all this the one aspect of the album that shines the most is HIS VOICE. He has a deep and beautifully clear voice and has extremely great control of it as well, there aren't any parts of the album that I disliked, I'm not the biggest fan of "someone new" but I still think its a great album that shows Hoziers potential and raw singing ability as well. 85/100 for me, And I'm really looking forward to his next drop."[+]Reply
"My AOTY by far. So many incredible moments. There is so much to process here. Everytime you think that you've comprehended whatever a beat was trying to do, it would switch up or you'd be focussing on a verse instead and miss something. So this is certainly worthy of repeated listens. One of my f...""My AOTY by far. So many incredible moments. There is so much to process here. Everytime you think that you've comprehended whatever a beat was trying to do, it would switch up or you'd be focussing on a verse instead and miss something. So this is certainly worthy of repeated listens. One of my favorite moments is the ending of SAN MARCOS with the choir and instrumental buildup, it's a fucking beautiful moment. That shit would be something else entirely to witness live. And then it just transitions into that piano intro on TONYA?! Fucking crazy. That left me speechless. How it can go from shit like that into Atrocity Exhibition levels of chaos, darkness, and intensity is fucking mindblowing. This album was fucking incredible on first listen, and there's so much to process here. Especially as far as the production. This album has so much going on in it. Yet it still has that insane amount of replay value that comes with BROCKHAMPTON albums. I just have no words. A 10/10 album. My AOTY, maybe my favorite BROCKHAMPTON project yet. I have no idea how they did it again, but they did. Plus JOBA is at his best here. The honesty and maturity of tracks like JOHNNY with the aggression of tracks like HEAT and SISTER. This album did not disappoint at all. Love that Videotape percussion sample on the ironically named song TAPE. THe instrumentation is also really vast and we get some extremely talented instrumentalists on here. This album is just too much. In the best way possible. Get this to the number 1 spot of 2018. "[+]Reply
"I think I figured out why this album falls short of being great. Its trying too hard to be deep and meaningful. Its clear from the start that Jon Hopkins is building some sort of narrative and cinematic experience with this album, like going beyond the infinite and witnessing the truth of the uni...""I think I figured out why this album falls short of being great. Its trying too hard to be deep and meaningful.
Its clear from the start that Jon Hopkins is building some sort of narrative and cinematic experience with this album, like going beyond the infinite and witnessing the truth of the universe. The problem is, Jon Hopkins doesnt know when to end it. By the time Feel First Life is over, I have had my emotional catharsis. But the album keeps going. This wouldnt be a problem, but it continues on the same note as Feel First Life ends on, and it never manages to build back up again. The first half is one hell of a ride through black holes, worm holes, different dimmensions and universes up until you break through the reality barrier to find yourself at the edge of it all. And it stays there for the remaining half. Luminous Beings almost brings it back, but its not enough. Its clear that Jon Hopkins is trying to create a transcendent experience here, but I feel he pushed too hard in the wrong direction. There are maybe 3 songs here that could have been something else other than "this is really awe inspiring, please feel awed by it""[+]Reply
""It's cool hearing the topics discussed by someone who is actually transgender, but keep in mind the Replacements released Androgynous 30 years ago." Believe it or not, "Androgynous" is about androgyny not transgender. It's literally about how gender doesn't (or shouldn't) define how people dress..."""It's cool hearing the topics discussed by someone who is actually transgender, but keep in mind the Replacements released Androgynous 30 years ago."
Believe it or not, "Androgynous" is about androgyny not transgender. It's literally about how gender doesn't (or shouldn't) define how people dress and that the "gender" of clothes they dress as can be fluid. Nothing about transgender issues.
Besides, what does it matter if someone tries to explore the same theme a SECOND TIME in 30 years? Oh no, burn them at the stake for daring to explore a hugely important [and clearly under-represented since you can only name one SONG that has anything to do with gender never mind trans in particular] topic.
Probably got too salty at what was just you sharing your passion for another song but man you have to be more sensitive"[+]Reply
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