best cd's of 2007?

not too sure if theres a thread like this (probably, cause im dumb but ive been in the library doing a paper for about 6 hours so spare me!) but im trying to compile a list of the best rock/metal/prog or other! cd's of 2007.

well what do you guys think?
obviously, my pick is systematic chaos and snakes and arrows.

I'm surprised you didn't put that blasted Fear of a Blank album on your list.  Smart man.

For me Scorpions, Humanity Hour I and Depeche Mode's Playing the Angel are among the best I have heard this year but I haven't heard too much either.

Honorable mention definitely goes to Snakes and Arrows by Rush.

On the flip side I was VERY disappointed in Megadeth's new one United Abominations. A lifeless attempt to recapture The System Has Failed. I couldn't really even finish the album and the remake of To All the World (my French spelling is horrible), made we want to listen to the original which is vastly superior.

My top 3 were Systematic Chaos, Snakes & Arrows, and Blackbird

The three best ones of this year for me were

1. Colors (Best cd I've heard in a long time)
2. Systematic Chaos
3. Fear of a Blank Planet

My top 5:

1. Nightwish "Dark Passion Play"
2. Within Temptation "The Heart Of Everything"
3. Amorphis "Silent Waters"
4. Symphony X "Paradise Lost"
5. Sonata Arctica "Unia"

I was just thinkin' that even though there are about 10 other threads like this,
they probably should have waited.  Therefore, this one is probably the most
appropriately timed.
 
I agree with Suave on Nightwish.  That album is nonstop symphonic metal mayhem.
The girl sings great, and has an outstanding array of musicians behind her. 
 
+1 on Humanity hour 1 as well.  Best scorpions in a while. 
Symphony X and DT dished out great albums, too.
Rush, Megadeth, Threshold, and alot more honorable mentions.
 
This was a great year for music.  Can't say enough about the albums that were released this year.

Rush- Snakes and Arrows
Dream Theater- Systematic Chaos
Porcupine Tree- Fear of a Blank Planet

great album.. just hear it way too much. roomys a huge PT fan. great band, just hear it too often

1. Voyager - uniVers
 
That bit was easy, I'll have to have a careful think about the others.

1) Nightwish- Dark Passion Play
2) Between The Buried And Me- Colors
3) Sonata Arctica - Unia
4) Pain Of Salvation- Scarsick
5) Dimmu Brigir- In Sorte Diaboli
6) Anaal Nathrakh-  Hell Is Empty And All The Devils Are Here
7) Porcupine Tree- Fear Of A Blank Planet
8) Therion- The Gothic Kabbala

Dissapointments-
Kamelot- Ghost Opera
Symphony X- Paradise Lost
Dream Theater- Systematic Chaos

1.) Between the Buried and Me - Colors
2.) Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Vol. I & II
3.) The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning Of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading

ooo, I've been working on this one too. I've got three so far. In no particular order...

1. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2. Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
3. Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Time Control

ORIGINAL: Big Suave

My top 5:


2. Within Temptation "The Heart Of Everything"

Slightly OT here, but Matt, did you know there is a version of this, UK/Europe, that
has 4 bonus tracks and a live DVD from the current tour?
Let me know if you want it and I'll see what I can do.

1. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2. Sevendust - Alpha
3. Megadeath - United Abominations
4. Alterbridge - Blackbird

That's my list of four.

Oh yeah my best of the year, all from Finland bar one.

1 - Moonsorrow -HÄVITETTY
2 - Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
3 - Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
4 - Swallow The Sun - Hope
4 - Turasis - The Varangian Way

Have to give this one to the new BTAM.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - In Glorious Times
Gazpacho - Night

Systematic Chaos
Scarsick
Snakes and Arrows
Sola Scruptura.

It was a good year for the letter 'S'.

Heres to my most aliterative post ever.

Systematic Chaos. no question for me

Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. I & II

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
are the two "givens" I can think of. SC has it's moments but as a whole album it doesn't make it. Same with Scarsick, *love* 4-5 songs but as a whole album... nah.

Threshold- Dead Reckoning
Symphony X- Paradise Lost
Ghost Opera- Kamelot
DT- Systematic Chaos
Type O Negative- Dead Again

I'm actually surprised to not see more votes for FOABP.     Easily the best album, not only of 2007, but of this decade......IMHO anyway.

My top 5 would be:

1. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
2. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
3. Between The Buried And Me - Colors
4. Pez - Los Orfebres
5. Radiohead - In Rainbows

Dissapointed to see that no-one even mentioned:

Down - III Over The Under

 1.  Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
 2.  Redemption - Origins Of Ruin
 3.  Circus Maximus - Isolate
 4.  Alter Bridge - Blackbird
 5.  Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
 6.  The Scorpions - Humanity (Hour 1)
 7.  Symphony X - Paradise Lost
 8.  Submersed - Immortal Verses
 9.  Dennis DeYoung - One Hundred Years from Now
10. Ozzy Osborne - Black Rain
11. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
12. Kamelot - Ghost Opera
13. Velvet Revolver - Libertad
14. Collective Soul - Afterwards
15. Planet X - Quantum
 
Biggest dissapointments/failures:
Fear Of A Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree (WAYYYYYYYYYYY overratted)
Snakes & Arrows - Rush (BLAH)
Take Cover - Queensryche (AWFUL)

In no particular order:
1. DT- Systematic Chaos
2. Symphony X- Paradise Lost
3. Nightwish- Dark Passion Play
4. Scorpions- Humanity Hour-1
 
Can't Wait Till Next Year!

In no order:
 
Suspyre - A Great Divide
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Minds Eye - A Gentlemen's Hurricane
Sear Bliss - The Arcane Odyssey
Anubis Gate - Andromeda Unchained
Spheric Universe Experiment - Anima
Icarus Witch - Songs for the Lost

Type O Negative - Dead Again
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Björk - Volta
Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Tomahawk - Anonymous
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse

Dream Theater - Systematic chaos
Nightwish - Dark passion play
Symphony x - Paradise lost
Darkwater - Calling the Earth to Witness
Sieges even - Paramount
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
Thought Chamber - Angular perceptions
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a blank planet
 
etc etc etc
 
 

This year's releases have been a bit of a mixed bag. The big albums by Marillion, Blackfield, DT, Rush and PT were OK but certainly nothing special. The best two albums were from bands I didn't even know anything about until this year which at least suggests Progressive Rock, Metal is on the up. Anyway here is my favourite 5.
 
(1) Fair to Midland - Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
(2) Oceansize  - Frames
(3) Marillion - Somewhere Else
(4)  Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
(5) Porcupine Tree - FOABP
 
 

For me its The Blackening (Machine Head) and Ziltoid the Omniscient.
surprised I haven't seen them here yet!

I also like Paradise Lost, Fear of a Blank Planet, and Dark Passion Play. Bit disappointed with Systematic Chaos.

Best:



MAJOR Disappointment:

Turisas-The Varangian Way, Fair to Midland, Raintime-Flies and Lies.  I also really like Dark Passion Play.

1. Porcupine Tree - Fear of A Blank Planet/Nil Recurring
2. Neurosis - Given to the Rising
3. Big Business - Here Come the Waterworks
4. Rush - Snakes and Arrows
5. Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying
6. Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti In Ignum Aeturnum
7. Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
8. Darkthrone - F.O.A.D
9. Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
10. 3 - The End is Begun
11. Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I and II
12. Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
13. Sigh - Hangman's Hymn
14. Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
15. Pelican - City of Echoes
16. Between the Buried and Me - Colors
17. High on Fire - Death is this Community
18. Circa Survive - On Letting Go
19. Symphony X - Paradise Lost
20. Today is the Day - Axis of Eden

Fair to Midland- Fables from a Mayfly

Black Light Burns- Cruel Melody





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I add Blackfield II to my previous list (at the top of it).

Oceansize - Frames

ORIGINAL: gazinwales
Slightly OT here, but Matt, did you know there is a version of this, UK/Europe, that
has 4 bonus tracks and a live DVD from the current tour?
Let me know if you want it and I'll see what I can do.

 
Yep, my buddy's already got it on order.

When he gets it, I'll check out the bonus tracks to see if they're worth me picking up the CD, as well. As for the live DVD, it sounds like it would be awesome to see, but it's PAL only. So, I wouldn't be able to view it anywhere but in my PC. If they hadn't already filmed the Eindhoven show for a DVD, I would probably be more inclined to try to hunt this CD/DVD down.

Thanks for the offer, though, Graham! Speaking of WT, one thing that I do definitely still have to hunt down is the new "All I Need" single for the unreleased bonus track.