- Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
- N.I.N. - Year Zero
- Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
- The Bad Plus - Prog
- Alex Skolnick Trio - Last Day In Paradise
- Steve Vai - Sound Theories
- Rush - Snakes & Arrows
- Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
- Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
- Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild
In that order, I think.
Honourable Mentions
- Metheny/Mehldau Quartet
- Tomahawk - Anonymous
- Dominici - O3 A Trilogy Part 2
- Symphony X - Paradise Lost
- Paradise Lost - In Requiem
- Black Snake Moan OST
- Radiohead - In Rainbows
- Ministry - The Last Sucker
- Kanno Yoko - Smooth in the Shell
- Megadeth - United Abominations
Good, not great.
Disappointments of the Year
- Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
- Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
- Type O Negative - Dead Again
- Velvet Revolver - Libertad
These albums are not bad. They just fall short of my admittedly high expectations.
Dishonourable Mention
- Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
Not even "so bad, its good", just mediocre.
Posted
Mon, Dec 31 2007 5:45 PM
by
loser-x