2014/12/31 11:28:08
SteveStrummerUK
 
 
[<font]ALBUMS 
 
TOP FIVE:
 
#1 Stiff Little Fingers - No Going Back
 

 

 
A welcome return from Belfast's finest - not a duff track on it. And Jake Burns still sounds as angry as he did in 1979.
 
 
#2 Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls
 

 

 
Richie Faulkner's first studio album with the Metal Gods, and his contributions both as a songwriter and a guitarist have rejuvenated the band. There are some real Priest classics on here that will stand alongside anything on Sad Wings of Destiny, Defenders of the Faith or Painkiller.
 
 
#3 Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home
 

 

 
Simply wonderful. A sound born in an era when 'R & B' still meant 'Rhythm & Blues'.
 
 
#4 Various - Ronnie James Dio ~ This Is Your Life
 

 

 
Metal and rock legends (and Metallica) pay a fitting tribute to the great man.
 
 
#5 Dragonforce - Maximum Overload
 

 

 
Incredible guitar pyrotechnics, anthemic choruses and a free T-Shirt. What's not to like.
 
 
BUBBLIN' UNDER (do the hip cats still say that in the music press?)
 
Pink Floyd - The Endless River
 

 
Maybe not a 'real' Floyd album, maybe not a 'real' album. But the Blu-ray production on the extra disc is simply stunning.
 
 
Toseland - Renegade
 

 

 
I bought this after seeing Toseland when they were support band at the 'Frantic Four' Quo gig we went to last March. In a way, and in the age of mp3 downloads and The X Factor, it's refreshing to see a band actually putting in the groundwork of building up a fan base by touring. Some cracking hard rock tunes on here.
 
 
Status Quo - Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
 

 

 
A very enjoyable trip through some Quo classics given the 'unplugged' treatment.
 
 
MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT:
 
Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie
 

 
A collection of potentially excellent rock songs completely ruined by the unnecessary and annoying vocal treatment.
 
 
[<font][<font]MOVIES:
 
I'm not much of a film fan or cinema-goer, but these would be my pick of the year:
 
The Unbelievers (Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss
 

 
 MUSIC DVD/BLU-RAY:
 
Status Quo - The Frantic Four's Final Fling
 

 
 
The Stranglers - The Ruby Tour 2014
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014/12/31 11:28:35
jamesg1213
polarbear
Get Low was good, definitely, but there have been a LOT of downright amazing movies since 2009.


 
Yes, I know...
 
Prometheus
Seven Psychopaths
Lawless
The Call
The World's End
Captain Phillips
Locke
Dead Man Down
All Is Lost
Oldboy (possibly the most disturbing movie I've seen in years)
Lone Survivor
 
Unfortunately I also sat through Pompeii and Noah...
2014/12/31 11:31:51
polarbear
SteveStrummer I DEFINITELY have been meaning to check out that Dio tribute album. I bet it's freaking great.
 
and jamesg... Good list. I don't agree with all of them, but definitely some great films in there. Especially Seven Psychopaths which I absolutely loved.
2014/12/31 11:45:25
jamesg1213
polarbear
 Especially Seven Psychopaths which I absolutely loved.




Great movie, Christopher Walken was superb in that. Same director did 'In Bruges' which is another favourite of mine (also starred Colin Farrell)
2014/12/31 11:59:46
polarbear
great movie
2014/12/31 12:05:23
SteveStrummerUK
Sorry about the sh1te formatting in my post above. I've edited it about 5 times now and this feckin' useless forum software keeps feckin' it up
2014/12/31 12:07:22
polarbear
Haha yea that was some epic formatting man. Love it. Reminds me of what happens when I try to copy & paste something into my Wordpress blog and everything goes haywire. haha.
2014/12/31 14:25:48
Glyn Barnes
SteveStrummerUK
 
#3 Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home
 

 
 



How did I forget that one - Supurb album!
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