1. Great Big Sea - Up Great Big Sea are a Canadian group that have
gained a dedicated fan base for their Celtic Folk-ish songs. They are
the best musicians to come out of Newfoundland in a while and definitly
worth a listen. From the rapid vocals of traditional Newfoundland song
Mari-Mac, to the slow ballad Something To It, right into the
protest of The Chemical Workers Song this album is fantastic from start
to finish.
2. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime It's
pronounced 'Queens-rike' and no, they sound nothing like Queen.
Queensryche, along with Fates Warning and Dream Theater, are one of the
three bands that formed what we now call Progressive Metal. this album
released in 1989 was a concept album that was based around two main
ideas. Brain control, and the goverment. You can put them together i'm
sure. For being the first band to really have a protest against the
goverment, and for making album that is without a bad track, they have
made my list.
3. Tenacious D - Tenacious D Ahh, now who
isnt a fan of Jack Black? ..well even if you aren't, you should be able
to appreciate this album. It's sometimes intelligent and often
moronic lyrics will make you laugh the whole 54 minutes through. Some
tracks aren't even songs, just 'skits' that focus on one topic and
relate to the next song. The actual music on this album suprised me.
Theirs no musical genius, and its nothing hard to play or anything,
just good simple rock and roll that sounds good.
4. The Flower Kings - Flower Power Yes,
they do seem kind of girly.. but these guys are a progressive rock
powerhouse out of Sweden that really mean buisness. the highlight of
this album is easily the title track Garden of Dreams, aka the first
disc. the song is exactly 59:57 long, and every second of it is
amazing, it doesnt get boring.. nor does it get repeditive. its just
plain incredible. The second disc is fantastic as well, the songs on it
are hard to define with words, not heavy, but not folk, and some are
barely considered rock. If you are lucky enough to see this album in
your travels to the mall or wherever you buy music, get it. You won't
be disapointed.
5. Gorillaz - Demon Days This may sound
familiar to you, it was nominated for best album of 2005 despite having
only one big hit, which was the catchy fusion of rap and trance rock,
Feel Good Inc. I can't recall why I even bought this album, it just
caught my attention I guess. It's definitly a chill out album, nothing really heavy, and no huge ballads. Whenever I hear one song from the album, I
want to listen to the whole thing. Its like a spell or something. This
CD may not appeal to everyone, it is definitly a developed taste, with
creativity at its best.
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