Personal Best-Of's For 2014

[Jon]

Do you have a "Best Of" list for 2014?

Do you think your list trumps every other list?

Well, then. Now you have the chance to post your list to show everyone else what you (rightly) believe are the highlights of 2014!

Go ahead and post them below. If someone makes fun of your list, just know that you're right and they're wrong.

If you want to post a list about something other than music, go right ahead. Just don't post anything silly.

Enjoy!

[Scott]

Top 5 Album of the week posts of 2014 ...

5. Deep Purple - Stormbringer (October 2, 2014)
4. Nazareth - Rampant (August 7, 2014)
3. America - America (May 8, 2014)
2. Queen - Queen (June 12, 2014)
1. INXS - Kick (September 25, 2014)

[Scott]

Top 5 Lost/Forgotten Album posts of 2014...

5. UFO - High Stakes & Dangerous Men (April 18, 2014)
4. Steve Forbert - Alive on Arrival (September 19, 2014)
3. Asia - Aria (April 4, 2014)
2. Toto - Isolation (January 31, 2014)
1. Yesterday and Today - Struck Down (June 20, 2014)

[Jon]

Scott's Best Five SHT's Of 2014

1. By Request: Bruce Hall

2. Back to Back to Back

3. Album Closers

4. 1981

5. 1978

This was pretty tough since Scott had quite a few really good SHT's this past year!

[Scott]

I was thinking that the Closers playlist would rank higher for you since it was so unique and new and probably the most talked about post - you know, because it was the first time this site ever approached the topic.

[Jon]

I requested Bruce Hall and, like a minion, you bowed down to me and gave me what I wanted. That's why it's #1.

[Scott]

I am here to please!

[Jon]

Rjhog's Top Five AOTW's Of 2014*

1. AMERICA - AMERICA (1971)

2. JIMI JAMISON - CROSSROADS MOMENT (2008)

3. PETER FRAMPTON - WINDS OF CHANGE (1972)

4. NAZARETH - RAMPANT (1974)

5. GEOFF TATE - GEOFF TATE (2002)

* I went a different route for this. These are the top 5 albums Rjhog posted that I had never heard all the way thru. In some cases, his post made me run out and buy the album. Ok, maybe not "run out". I typed stuff on the keyboard and ordered them online. Whatever.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Top 5 Lost/Forgotten Albums Of The Week:

1. Lee Saunders - A Promise Of Peace

2. Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band - Windfall

3. Toto - Isolation

4.Chase - Pure Music

5. Death Angel - Act III

[Scott]

Death Angel?  Never would of guessed that you would have liked that. 

[RJhog (Admin)]

Top 5 Scott's Hidden Treasures posts:

1. More Cowbell

2. 1986

3. Obscure Debuts

4. 1979

5. Cool Acoustica

[TageRyche]

You can see my picks for the 10 best mystery/thriller novels of 2014 via this Pop-topia.com link.

[TageRyche]

My personal Top 10 CDS of 2014 read like this:

All Genres Included

1. Sabaton - Heroes

2. John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken

3. Accept - Blind Rage

4. Kix - Rock Your Face Off

5. Uriah Heep - Outsider

6. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls

7. Joe Bonamassa - Different Shades of Blue

8. Lone Justice - This is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983

9. Ronny Munroe - Electric Wake

10. Night Ranger - High Road

ROCK AND METAL ONLY

1. Sabaton - Heroes (Nuclear Blast Records)

2. Accept - Blind Rage (Nuclear Blast Records)

3. Kix - Rock Your Face Off (Loud & Proud Records)

4. Uriah Heep - Outsider (Frontiers Records)

5. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls (Epic Records)

6. Ronny Munroe - Electric Wake (Rat Pak Records)

7. Night Ranger - High Road (Frontiers Records)

8. Winger - Better Days Comin' (Frontiers Records)

9. Tesla - Simplicity (Tesla Electric Co.)

10. Overkill - White Devil Armory (EOne Music)