lördag 31 Dec 2011, 19:03

As 2011 comes to a close, which was perhaps the best musical year since the 1970s imo, I thought I would compile a list of my top 50 favorite albums. I tried to be conservative with new releases and limited myself to no more than three albums from a band on this list.

* indicates a 2011 release

ZBomber's Top 50 Albums
50. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
49. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
48. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
47. Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
46. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
45. Meshuggah - Nothing
44. Michael Jackson - Bad
43. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
42. Anathema - Falling Deeper*
41. Billy Joel - The Stranger
40. The Beatles - Abbey Road
39. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
38. Mew - No More Stories
37. Emilie Autumn - Opheliac
36. Aerosmith - Rocks
35. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
34. Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
33. Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets
32. Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming
31. Blackfield - Blackfield
30. Aerosmith - Live Bootleg
29. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
28. Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks
27. Boston - Boston
26. The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing
25. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
24. Rush - Hemispheres
23. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
22. Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
21. The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum*
20. Thrice - The Alchemy Index (Volumes 1-4)
19. Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning*
18. Queen - Queen II
17. The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath
16. Yes - Close to the Edge
15. Rush - Permanent Waves
14. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
13. Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
12. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
11. The Dear Hunter - Act I: The Lake South, The River North
10. The Dear Hunter - Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
9. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
8. Queen - A Night at the Opera
7. Genesis - Duke
6. Rush - A Farewell to Kings
5. Pink Floyd - Animals
4. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
3. Yes- Tales from Topographic Oceans
2. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours