Best Of 2015

As another year passes by it is that time of year to remember what made 2015 a great year for music.

Mark.


Best cd.


1 Symphony X Underworld

2 Armored Saint Win Hands Down
3 Eclipse Armageddonize
4 Iron Maiden Book Of Souls
5 FM Heroes And Villains
Bubbling Under Revolution Saints self titled,Def Leppard self titled,Toto XIV,Slayer Repentless,Magnus Karlsson's Freefall Kingdom Of Rock,Thunder Wonder Days,Ozone Self Defense,Degreed Dead Not Forgotten,Furyon Lost Salvation,Vanden Plas Chronicles Of The Immortals Part 2,Joel Hoekstra's 13 Dying To Live.






Live cd/dvd/blu ray

1 Rush R40 Live
2 Threshold European Journey
3 Flying Colors Second Flight Live at Z7
4 Joe Bonamassa Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks and Live At Radio City Music Hall
5 Black Stone Cherry Livin' Live Birmingham
6 Eden's Curse Live With The Curse



Live gig ( Managed to beat my 1988 total of 32 with 34)


1 Night Ranger Islington Academy

2 Ramblin Man Fair Saturday with Scorpions,Dream Theater,Saxon,BOC,FM,Toseland and No Hot Ashes
3 Beth Hart Union Chapel
4 AC/DC Wembley Stadium
5 Joe Satriani Hammersmith Odeon
Bubbling under Thunder Hammersmith Odeon,Slayer/Anthrax Brixton Academy,Joe Bonamassa Hammersmith Odeon,Maiden United Islington Academy,FM Shepherds Bush Empire,Delain Islington Academy,Toto Hammersmith Odeon,Lynyrd Sknyrd Hammersmith Odeon.

Looking forward to in 2016.


Dream Theater The Astonishing cd and London Palladium show.

Megadeth Dystopia cd.
Metallica cd( It has been 8 years since Death Magnetic)
AC/DC Olympic Stadium in June.
Avantasia Gaslights cd and London Forum show.
Anthrax For All Kings cd.
Threshold UK date at Islington Academy playing For The Journey in it's entirety.
Inglorious cd release and tour dates and then just watch them go.
Iron Maiden One UK date come on guys?

NH


Best CD


1. Chantel McGregor - Loose Control

2. Black Star Riders - The Killer Instinct
3. Saxon - Battering Ram
4. Iron Maiden - Book of Souls
5. Motorhead - Bad Magic
6. Bernie Torme - Black Heart



Live Gig

1. U2 - O2 Arena London
2. Black Star Riders - Holmfirth
3. Rival Sons - Leeds Academy
4. Saxon - Oxford Academy (my 50th I just had to include that)
5. FM - Wakefield Warehouse 23
6. Limehouse Lizzy - Ritz Ballroom Brighouse (What a night that was!!) 

Looking forward to seeing AC/DC in the summer and the return of Limehouse Lizzy to the Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse.


NR:

Best CD
  1. Thunder : "Wonder Days" (one of the best albums ever. period)
  2. One Thousand Horses  : "Southernality" (The spirit of early Black Crowes and southern rock)
  3. Eric Church : "Mr Misunderstood" (sneaked out without any fanfare - the best Springsteen album he never wrote)
  4. Clutch - "Psychic Warfare" (Clutch doing what Clutch do better than anyone)
  5. Blackberry Smoke : "Holding all the Roses" (Blackberry Skynyrd)
  6. Def Leppard (yep surprised me too.. a real grower)

Live Gig:


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Hammersmith (It was my 50th - I was drunk and in good company)
Beth Hart solo gig - Union Chapel London (stunning!)
Robert Plant - In a forest (because I haven't seen him live for years, and loved it)
AC/DC - Wembley (Haven't seen them since the 80's - loved every minute of it.)
Nightranger - O2 Islington (Always special, always brilliant.)
Thunder - Hammersmith (this would have been top as they were excellent - stiff competition this year!)

Also note : Joe Satriani, Y&T, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Black Star Riders.. and maybe Joe Bonamassa (but he didn't show up), Australia Pink Floyd (who always show up)

Already lined up for 2016 : Black Stone Cherry, Halestorm, Shinedown, FM, Bernie Marsden, Thunder, Rainbow (!!), Yes, Joe Bonamassa and Australian Pink Floyd

Shaz aka Admin

Best Cd
1 Shinedown Threat To Survival
2 Armored Saint Win Hands Down
3 Bad Touch Half Way Home
4 The Answer Raise A Little Hell
5 Revolution Saints







Best gig
1 The Answer/Bad Touch/The Picture Books Southampton
2 Hammerfall Islington Academy
3 Tyketto/Bad Touch Camden Underworld
4 Night Ranger Islington Academy
5 FM Shepherds Bush Empire







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