Geert's favorites of 2021

I enjoyed so many albums in 2021! Choosing a couple for this list is very difficult. But these are ones I enjoyed very much besides many, many others in different genres!

  • SYMPHONIC METAL

    IMPERIA - The Last Horizon

    Phenomenal double cd with great arrangements and fabulous vocals by Helena Michaelsen

  • HEAVY METAL

    ACCEPT - Too Mean To Die

    These old warriors still nail it!

  • HEAVY METAL PROJECT

    LORDI - Lordiversity

    A 7 cd/lp project that shows seven sides of LORDI. Astonishing!

  • JAZZ

    JULIE SASSOON QUARTET - Voyages

    Beautiful contemporary jazz!
    Quartet featuring Meinrad Kneer, Lothar Ohlmeier and Andreas Waelti.

  • JAZZ PROJECT

    FLORIAN ARBENZ - Conversations

    Great 12 part project by Swiss drummer Florian Arbenz - work in progress

  • AVANTGARDE

    MIA ZABELKA & ICOSTECH - Aftershock

    Great deep ambient

  • MELODIC / CLASSIC ROCK

    BEYOND THE LABYRINTH

    Collection of great catchy songs with a progressive touch

  • SYMPHONIC ROCK

    MOSTLY AUTUMN - Graveyard Star

    Great new album by underrated classic symphonic rock band.

  • PROGRESSIVE METAL

    DREAM THEATER - A View From The Top Of The World

    Still great band !!! Great album!

  • CONTEMPORARY VOCAL

    AZOLIA - Not About Heroes

    Arty conceptual songcycle based on the war poems of Wilfred Owen, beautifuly sung by Sophie Tassignon with subtle instrumental support by Susanne Folk, Lothar Ohlmeier and Andreas Waelti

  • BOX SET

    BEATLES - Let It Be

    Their final underrated album expanded.

  • ARCHIVE RELEASE

    KISS - Kiss Of The Soundboard Tokyo 2001

    Great live recording - I know there are many, but this one made me happy again!

GEERT'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2020

  • BOX SET of the year 2020

    AYREON - Electric Castle Live And Other Tales (wooden box with 3LP, 1EP, 2CD, 2DVD, 1BD, slipmat, poster, postcards, certificate of authenticity, DL code). Superb recording and performance of Ayreon's most popular rock opera. A holy grail !

  • ARCHIVE BOX SET of the year 2020

    COLOSSEUM - Transmissions Live At The BBC.
    High quality live recordings of Colosseum at its musical top between 1969 and 1971. 6 cd's of pure musical joy! What a band! With great booklet on the background of the recordings.

Previous years:

  • Top rock albums 2019 (GR)

    1. LACUNA COIL - Black Anima
    2. CELLAR DARLING - The Spell
    3. IMPERIA - Flames Of Eterinity
    4. BERNIE SHAW - DALE COLLINS - Too Much Information
    5. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS - The Wanderers
    6. FLYING COLORS - Third Degree
    7. TARJA - In The Raw
    8. KOBRA & THE LOTUS - Evolution
    9. PHIL LANZON - 48 Seconds
    10. DAN McCAFFERTY - Last Testament
    11. STATUS QUO - Backbone
    12. ANGEL - Risen
    13. PATTERN SEEKING ANIMALS - Pattern Seeking Animals
    13. BLACK OAK ARKANSAS -Underdog Heroes
    14. RINGO STARR - What's My Name
    15. SABATON - The Great War
    16. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN - Blue Lightning
    17. PRISTINE - Road Back To Ruin
    18. OISEAUX-TEMPÊTE - From Somewhere Invisible
    19. VELVET VIPER - The Pale Man Is Holding A Broken heart
    20. MAGMA - Zëss - Le Jour Du Néant (could also be in the jazz list)

  • Top jazz & related 2019 (GR)

    1. GORILLA MASK - Brain Drain
    2. KIKA SPRANGERS - Human Traits
    3. TAXI WARS -Artifical Horizon
    4. JULIE SASSOON / WILLI KELLERS - Waves
    5. CALL ME CLEO - Everything That I Got
    6. MICHEL REIS - Short Stories
    7. ALAIN PIERRE - Sitting In Some Café
    8. ROBERTO MAGRIS SEXTET - Sunstone
    9. The 2019 Evil Rabbit Records Releases
    10. The 2019 Clean Feet Records releases

  • Top re-issues 2019 (GR)

    1. THE DOORS - The Soft Parade (earbook)
    2. THE BEATLES - Abbey Road (3lp box)
    3. MOTT THE HOOPLE - Live At Hammersmith 1973
    4. FRANK ZAPPA - In New York (3LP)
    5. DIAMOND HEAD - Lightning To The Nations
    6. KILLER - Ready For Hell
    7. KILLER - Wall Of Sound
    8. KINKS - Arthur
    9. PRETTY THINGS - Silk Torpedo (lp+live cd)
    10 PRETTY THINGS - Savage Eye (lp+live cd)

Geert's top reissue albums 2018

1. THE BEATLES - The Beatles (4 LP vinyl box)

2. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun (Deluxe edition LP + 2CD)

3. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (Remastered LP + 12" + 7" flexi)

Geert's Top Rock - Metal Albums 2018

1 ACCEPT Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017
2 THE BREW Art Of Persuation
3 DORO Forever Warriors - Forever United
4 URIAH HEEP Living The Dream
5 GREY ATTACK Grains Of Sand
6 LEE AARON Diamond Baby Blues
7 NAZARETH Tatooed On My Brain
8 JCM Heroes
9 KOBRA & THE LOTUS Prevail II
10 DON AIREY

One Of A Kind

Geert's Top Progressive albums 18

1. THERION - Beloved Anti-Christ

2. SOFT MACHINE - Hidden Treasures

3. OISEAUX-TEMPÊTE - Tarab

4. PETER BANK'S HARMONY IN DIVERSITY - The Complete Recordings

5. TOMORROW'S EVE - Mirror Of Creation III

6. DILEMMA - Random Acts of Liberation

7. HeKz - Invicta

8. DUKES OF THE ORIENT - Dukes Of The Orient

9. RICARD SJÖBLOM'S GUNGFLY - Friendship

10. SEVENTH DIMENSION - The Corrupted Lullaby

 

  • Live albums 2017

    - KING CRIMSON - Live in Chicago

    - Stone Foundation: Live Rituals
    - Arch Enemy: As The Stages Burn
    - Black Sabbath: The End
    - David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii
    - Spock's Beard - Snow Live
    - Accept - Restless & Live

  • Hard Rock album 2017

    QUIET RIOT - Road Rage

    Red Raven - Chapter Two: Digithell

  • Prog album 2017

    BANDOLIRIUM - Bandolirium

    Lonely Robot - The Big dream