Lists

Worst Comeback Albums

After witnessing the abomination that is now Soundgarden recently, it got me thinking of all the bands that have come back and released such mediocre and bad albums. The criteria for this list is that the band had to have called it quite for sometime then reconvened or took a long time off. Here is the list so far:

 

1. Soundgarden- King Animal
2. Stone Temple Pilots- Self Titled
3. Smashing Pumpkins- Zeitgeist
4. Motley Crue- Saints Of Los Angeles
5. Jane’s Addiction- Strays/ The Great Escape Artist
6. Blink 182- Neighborhoods
7. Eminem- Relapse
8. Guns N Roses- Chinese Democracy
9. Black Flag- What The…
10. Def Leppard- Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
11. Metallica- St. Anger

Greatest Bassists

Bass is one instrument that often goes overlooked. The following list are the best bassists (In no particular order).

1. John Paul Jones- Led Zeppelin
2. John Entwistle- The Who
3. Geezer Butler- Black Sabbath
4. Noel Redding- Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Mike Inez- Alice In Chains
6. Mike Starr- Alice In Chains
7. Krist Novaselic- Nirvana
8. Ben Sheppard- Soundgarden
9. Jeff Ament- Pearl Jam
10. Sergio Vega- Quicksand/Deftones
11. Cliff Burton- Metallica
12. Steve Harris- Iron Maiden
13. Caleb Scofield- Cave In/Old Man Gloom
14. Chi Cheng- Deftones
15. Sergio Vega- Deftones/Quicksand
16. Dave Edwardson- Neurosis
17. Rex Brown- Pantera/Down
18. Greg Edwards- Failure
19. Billy Gould- Faith No More
20. Tom Araya- Slayer
21. Frank Bello- Anthrax
22. Robert Trujillo- Metallica/Infectious Grooves
23. Jason Newstead- Metallica
24. Duff McKagen- Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver/Walking Papers
25. Jack Bruce- Cream
26. Pino Palladino
27. Eric Avery- Jane’s Addiction
28. John Bakers Sanders- Mad Season
29. Troy Sanders- Mastodon
30. Roger Waters- Pink Floyd
31. Tim Commerford- Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave
32. Brian Cook- Botch/These Arms Are Snakes/Russian Circles
33. Marcello Diaz- Abloom/Soulfly
34. Doug Yule- The Velvet Underground
35. Jeff Caxide- Isis/Palms
36. Trevor Dunn- Mr. Bungle/Tomahawk/Fantomas
37. Chuck Dukowski- Black Flag
38. Nate Mendel- Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate
39. Danny Lohner- Nine Inch Nails
40. Nick Oliveri- Queens Of The Stone Age
41. Scott Reeder- Kyuss/Unida
42. Mike Dean- Corrosion Of Conformity
43. Ryan Martine- Mudvayne
44. Ty Zamora- Alien Ant Farm
45. Les Claypool- Primus
46. Justin Chancellor- Tool
47. Victor Wooten

Greatest Drummers

I keep seeing lists for greatest this and greatest that, and I always wind up yelling at the magazine or article on the internet. So I thought I’d make my own list, that way I don’t get angry anymore. So here is a list of who I think are the greatest drummers of all time (In no Particular Order).

 

1. John Bonham- Led Zeppelin
2. Keith Moon- The Who
3. Abe Cunningham- Deftones
4. Mike “Puffy” Bordin- Faith No More
5. Roy Mayorga- Abloom/Stone Sour
6. Sean Kinney- Alice In Chains
7. Chris Robyn- Far/Black Map
8. Dino Campanella- Dredg/Crosses
9. John Densmore- The Doors
10. Kellii Scott- Failure
11. Taylor Hawkins- Foo Fighters
12. Stephen Perkins- Jane’s Addiction
13. Barrett Martin- Mad Season/Screaming Trees/Walking Papers
14. Brann Dailor- Mastodon
15. Neil Peart- Rush
16. Jason Roeder- Neurosis
17. Aaron Harris- Isis/Palms
18. Morgan Rose- Sevendust
19. Dale Crover- The Melvins/Shrinebuilder
20. Danny Carey- Tool/Volto
21. Matt Cameron- Soundgarden/Pearl Jam
22. Chad Smith- Red Hot Chili Peppers
23. William Goldsmith- Sunny Day Real Estate
24. Dave Lombardo- Slayer
25. Ben Koller- Converge/Mutoid Man
26. Brad Wilk- Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave/The Last Internationale
27. Josh Freese
28. Eric Kretz- Stone Temple Pilots
29. Jimmy Chamberlain- Smashing Pumpkins
30. Dave Grohl- Nirvana/Them Crooked Vultures
31. John Robert Conners- Cave In
32. Steve Shelly- Sonic Youth
33. Chris Hornbrook- Poison The Well
34. Dave Turncrantz- Russian Circles
35. Jon Theodore- Mars Volta/Queens Of The Stone Age
36. Tony Hajjar- At The Drive In/Sparta
37. Ilan Rubin- Nine Inch Nails
38. Jerome Dillion- Nine Inch Nails
39. Chris Vrenna- Nine Inch Nails
40. Nicko McBrain- Iron Maiden
41. Mikkey Dee- Motorhead
42. Phil Taylor- Motorhead
43. Bill Ward- Black Sabbath
44. Bill Stevenson- Black Flag
45. Justin Foley- Killswitch Engage
46. Tommy Lee- Motley Crue
47. Faust- Emperor
48. Jose Pasillas II- Incubus
49. Adam Carson- A.F.I.
50. Mitch Mitchell- Jimi Hendrix Experience
51. Brooks Wackerman- Bad Religion
52. Atom Willard- Against Me
53. Nick Menza- Megadeth
54. Buddy Rich
55. Charlie Mingus
56. Joey Jordison- Scar The Martyr/ex Slipknot
57. Ginger Baker- Cream/Blind Faith

Best Albums of 2014…So Far

In no particular order (wait till the end of the year for that). These are the best albums I’ve heard all year!

1. Mastodon- Once More Round The Sun
2. Every Time I Die- From Parts Unknown
3. Chevelle- La Gargola
4. Seether- Isolate and Medicate
5. Sevendust- Time Travelers and Bonfires
6. Crosses- Crosses
7. Royal Blood- Out Of The Black EP
8. Against Me- Transgender Dysphoria Blues
9. And We Are Them- Align
10. Wild Throne- Blood Maker
11. New Cathedral- Ghost
12. Machines Learning- Machines Learning
13. He Whose Ox Is Gored- Nightshade EP
14. With Our Arms To The Sun- A Far Away Wonder
15. Black Map- Driver EP
16. Royal Blood- Royal Blood
17. The Last Internationale- We Will Reign
18. Wovenwar- Wovenwar
19. And We Are Them- City Of Ghosts
20. Obliterations- Poison Everything
21. Black Map- And We Explode
22. Bush- Man On The Run
23. Slipknot- .5 The Gray Chapter
24. Aeges- Above and Down Below

Lists: Singer/Guitarists

In no particular order:

1. James Hetfield- Metallica
2. Jerry Cantrell- Alice In Chains
3. Clint Lowery- Sevendust
4. Stephen Brodsky- Cave In
5. Ken Andrews- Failure
6. Scott Kelly- Neurosis
7. Eric Clapton
8. John Fogerty- Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters
10. Neil Young
11. Chris Cornell- Soundgarden
12. Kurt Cobain- Nirvana
13. Brian Molko- Placebo
14. Josh Homme- Queens Of The Stone Age
15. Jimi Hendrix
16: Jim Ward- Sparta
17. Lou Reed
18. Billy Corgan- Smashing Pumpkins
19. Matt Talbott- Hum

Worst Cover Songs

Instead of finding the best cover songs I thought it would be fun to make a list of the worst ones ever.

 

Limp Bizkit- Faith, Behind Blue Eyes
Korn- Word Up, Another Brick In The Wall
Nonpoint- In The Air Tonight
311- Love Song
Six Feet Under- their AC/DC album
Megadeth- Anarchy In The UK
Guns N Roses- Sympathy For The Devil
Rob Zombie- Brick House
Seether- Careless Whisper
Sevendust- Hurt
Alien Ant Farm- Smooth Criminal
A Perfect Circle- Gimme Gimme Gimme
Sheryl Crow- Sweet Child O’Mine
U2- Fortunate Son
The Ataris- Boys Of Summer
The Cure- Purple Haze
Celine Dion- You Shook Me All Night Long
Eric Clapton- I Shot The Sheriff
Madonna- American Pie
Five Finger Death Punch- House Of The Rising Sun, Bad Company
Asking Alexandria- Closer
Tori Amos- Raining Blood, Smells Like Teen Spirit

Overplayed Songs

I’m working on compiling a list of the most overplayed songs. Songs that you’d be ok never hearing again. Please feel free to add to it!

So far this is the list:

Deep Purple- Smoke On The Water
Metallica- Enter Sandman
Journey- Don’t Stop Believing
Guns N Roses- Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child Of Mine
Foreigner- Jukebox Hero, Double Vision
Lynard Skynard- Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama
Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna Be Sedated
Incubus- Drive
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Stone Temple Pilots- Wicked Garden
The Cure- Love Song, Friday I’m In Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Give It Away, Under The Bridge, Californication
Queens Of The Stone Age- No One Knows
Staind- It’s Been Awhile, Outside
Muse- Madness, Starlight, Uprising
Radiohead- Creep
Jane’s Addiction- Been Caught Stealing, Jane Says, Stop!
Korn- Freak On A Leash
Smashing Pumpkins- Today
Tool- Sober
Pantera-Walk
Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
ACDC-Highway To Hell, You Shook Me All Night Long
Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You
Sublime- What I Got, Wrong Way, Santeria, Date Rape
Kiss- Rock n Roll All Night
Depeche Mode- Personal Jesus
Filter- Take A Picture
Alice In Chains- Man In The Box
Steve Miller Band- The Joker
Oasis- Champagne Supernova, Wonderwall
Rolling Stones- Satisfaction, Start Me Up
U2- Their entire catalog

2013 Albums Of The Year

tumblr_mq37xlokw41s726nxo4_1280Here is my list of the best albums of 2013

1. Nine Inch Nails- Hesitation Marks
2. Alice In Chains- The Devil Out Dinosaurs Here
3. How To Destroy Angels- Welcome Oblivion
4. AFI- Burials
5. Killswitch Engage- Disarm The Descent
6. Walking Papers- Walking Papers
7. Palms- Palms
8. Black Sabbath- 13
9. Pearl Jam- Lightning Bolt
10. Korn- The Paradigm Shift

11. Sevendust- Black Out The Sun
12. Stone Sour- House Of Gold And Bones Part II
13. Placebo- Loud Like Love
14. The National- Trouble Will Find Me
15. Queens Of The Stone Age- Like Clockwork
16. Ghost- Infestissumam
17. Philip H. Anselmo- Walk Through Exits Only
18. The Bronx- The Bronx IV
19. Russian Circles- Memorial
20. Carcass- Surgical Steel

Honorable Mention

21. Mutoid Man-Helium Head
22. BoySetsFire- While A Nation Sleeps
23. Misery Signals- Absent Light
24. Pelican- Forever Becoming
25. Rob Zombie- Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor