Think it has been a good year. These are my ten favourites in no particular order
Scorpions - Rock Believer
Ghost - IMPERS
Marillion - An hour before it's dark
Ozzy Osbourne - Patient number nine
Saxon - Carpe Diem
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
Scarlet Rebels - See through blue
Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos
Crippled Black Phoenix - Banefyre
Massive Wagons - Triggered
Best albums of 2022
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Re: Best albums of 2022
I've not heard any of themCN211276 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:21 pm Think it has been a good year. These are my ten favourites in no particular order
Scorpions - Rock Believer
Ghost - IMPERS
Marillion - An hour before it's dark
Ozzy Osbourne - Patient number nine
Saxon - Carpe Diem
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation
Scarlet Rebels - See through blue
Def Leppard - Diamond Star Halos
Crippled Black Phoenix - Banefyre
Massive Wagons - Triggered
I seem to be stuck in the past discovering stuff i never knew about and don't really go looking for new releases (at the moment).
So my top ten is empty. Sozo.
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Re: Best albums of 2022
Caravan 'It's None of Your Business'
Johan Johannsson 'Drone Mass'
Editors 'EBM'
White Lies 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart'
Soft Machine 'Live At The Baked Potato'
Jean-Michel Jarre 'Oxymore'
Tangerine Dream 'Raum'
Klaus Schulze 'Deus Arrakis'
Mich 'Nuts'
Gary Numan 'Intruder'
Johan Johannsson 'Drone Mass'
Editors 'EBM'
White Lies 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart'
Soft Machine 'Live At The Baked Potato'
Jean-Michel Jarre 'Oxymore'
Tangerine Dream 'Raum'
Klaus Schulze 'Deus Arrakis'
Mich 'Nuts'
Gary Numan 'Intruder'
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Re: Best albums of 2022
Interesting, ive just bought diamond star halos today because it was on sale in hmv for 15 quid on vinyl. Havent listened to it yet.
Also bought the new lightning seeds album see you in the stars as it was 16 quid on vinyl
My sister got me billy cobham spectrum for christmas so i have a few to listen to when the kids go back to school
Also bought the new lightning seeds album see you in the stars as it was 16 quid on vinyl
My sister got me billy cobham spectrum for christmas so i have a few to listen to when the kids go back to school
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Re: Best albums of 2022
I didn't realise Kula Shaker were still on the go. Might have to check that one out.
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Re: Best albums of 2022
I discovered a lot of 'new old stuff' this year, but in terms of albums released this year...
Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
Bob Vylan - Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life
Petrol Girls - Baby
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Unthanks - Sorrows Away
The Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers
Sam Sweeney - Escape That
Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
Bob Vylan - Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life
Petrol Girls - Baby
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Unthanks - Sorrows Away
The Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers
Sam Sweeney - Escape That
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Re: Best albums of 2022
So did I. Had a book for Christmas on late 60s and early 70s Prog. Discovered that a lot of good, not so well known, stuff had passed be by which I had not caught from the days when I was heavily into Glam Rock.
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