Best Albums of 2003

[GhostofJimJess]

Well, we seem to have covered Best Song, and Best Gig off 2003, so I guess this is a natural progression ... if it hasn't been done already, that is. (I'm sure it probably has)

I'll throw a few into the ring for starters.

Living Colour - Collide0scope
Janes Addiction - Strays
(who'd have thought in 1993 we'd have these two in our lists at all in 2003 !!!)

Nebula - Atomic Ritual
Strokes - Room On Fire
Mars Volta - DeLoused ...

 

[rizzo]

My top ten are:

1:Living End, Modern Artillary
2: The Best of REM 1988- 2003
3:Linkin Park Meteora
4:Metallica - st anger
5: The Offsring cd(cant remembertitle)
6:Blink 182's cd
7:Linkin Park Live in texas
8: Live, Birds of prey
9: Jets cd
10: The White stripes , elephant

 

[WILKO_6]

Best Album: THRICE - ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE

 

[Clayton]

Sepultura - Roorback
Machinehead - Through the ashes of empires
Godsmack - Faceless
Metallica - St Anger

 

[Port1978]

Cold Chisel - Ringside

 

[Darky]

I haven't bought many CDs this year, certainly not many new releases, but there are three that I think deserve a mention.

Black Majesty - Sands of Time (great debut release by an Australian band who is starting to crack it in Europe. The metal scene over there seems very impressed by them, and the album has been getting great reviews. Haven't seen anything less than a 9/10.)

Uli Jon Roth - Metamorphosis (re-working of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, on his 30-fret, 7-string guitar.)

Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (re-establishing themselves with another very strong album after some fairly drab and disappointing efforts in the 90s.)

 

[Nic]

The Darkness - permission to land.

Actually, that's the only cd new this year I've bought.

 

[hans moleman]

1. Her Majesty - The Decemberists
2. D-D-Don't Stop the Beat - Junior Senior
3. Shadows on the Sun - Brother Ali

 

[Carlos]

I bought alot of cd's this year, but the 3 that stood out were:

Muse - Absolution. I hope this band release another 10 albums. Brilliant album, brilliant band.

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below. A master piece.

Deftones - Self Titled. All you kids who like your metal "nu" and think Linkin Park and Evanecence are what its all about, listen to this band and this album. It will make your psuedo heros look like the early rounds of an Australian Idol contest.

A special mention to Magic Dirt's Tough Love. I dont care what my mates say to me, this album is bloody grouse!

 

[Tank]

Iron Maiden - Dance of Death

 

[thegezman]

my take

Powderfinger - Vulture Street
The Super Jesus - Rock Music

 

[SonOfScray]

Blackout - Dropkick Murphys

Their most polished outing yet, still plenty of grit and passion amongst their songs. Their cover of The Fields of Athenry is IMO the best of their traditional Irish covers. Buried Alive is one of my songs of the year.

 

[NoelMugavin]

varied from rock to metal.

Skid Row - Thick Skin

Pride of Lions - Pride of Lions

Shugaazer - Shift

Dream Theater - Train of Thought

Black Majesty - Sands of Time

Waltham - Permission to Build

Feeder - s/t

Lynch Pilson - Wicked Underground

Masterplan

 

[robbie67]

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Dandy Warhols - Welcome to the Monkey House
The White Stripes - Elephant
Something for Kate - The Official Fiction
The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophy Waitress
The Strokes - Room on Fire
Muse - Absolution
Evan Dando - Baby I'm Bored
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them on, on your own
Nick Cave - Nocturama

 

[Fwoy]

Muse - Absolution
Rancid - Indestructible
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

 

[Jabso]

Splinter - The Offspring
Modern ARTillery - The Living End

 

[beckybiglands]

me first and the gimme gimmes- take a break
nofx- war on errorism
vandals- internet dating super studs
ataris- so long astoria
sahara hotnights- jennie bomb
white stripes- elephant
dandy warhols- welcome to the monkey house

 

[GreatBradScott]

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below


Everything else is inferior.

 

[La Dispute]

I much prefer their earlier stuff. There are some decent tracks spread over the discs but there were also some shockers.

Thread shows how in vogue garage rock was in the early 00's

 

[The Dice Man]

Not enough love for yoshimi here. Along with absolution the 2 best releases of the year.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below


Everything else is inferior.

Such a big album.

Loved this album my the new pornographers. Canadian supergroup of sorts...and Neko Case.

 

[mansize rooster]

great year
as is every year really..

but there was alot of decent stuff getting mainstream attention which was great.
here is a good article about it..
http://www.avclub.com/articles/2003,55443/

 

[Plugger35]

Surprised Blur's Think Tank album hasn't got a mention in this thread, probably Blur's best album and the lead single was one of my favourite songs of 2003.




The Panics debut album 'A House on a Street in a Town I'm From' was another great album from that year.