Albums bought in 2010

12   9  

just raw energy and great lyrics. The sound is progressive and playful and there's no sign of selling out. Crack the Skye is furious and full of little details but most importantly amazing riffs! This grown on me to be a Classic LP.

Tracklist
1. Oblivion 10/10
2. Divinations 10/10
3. Quintessence 10/10
4. The Czar - 1. Usurper/2.Escape/3.Martyr/4.Spiral 10/10
5. Ghost of Karelia 8/10
6. Crack The Skye 9/10
7. The Last Baron 10/10

Produced by Brendan O'Brien.

Tuomas 's rating:

17   8.4  

WOLFMOTHER is back! More cosmic than ever! The band roster has changed but the most important member, the voice and the artistic leader, Andrew Stockdale is still in charge. Stockdale hasn't changed a thing. Cosmic Egg has the 70's presence in it and the songs are amazing - again flirting into a stoner rock scene with fuzzy and chubby guitar sounds.

Tracklist
1. "California Queen" 8/10
2. "New Moon Rising" 9/10
3. "White Feather" 9/10
4. "Sundial" 10/10
5. "In The Morning"
6. "10,000 Feet" 10/10
7. "Cosmic Egg" 10/10
8. "Far Away"
9. "Pilgrim"
10. "In The Castle"
11. "Phoenix"
12. "Violence of the Sun"

Produced by Alan Moulder.

Tuomas 's rating:

11   9  

As a younger dude my favorite music video was "Californiacation"! MTV used to play it every day and the finish tv-show Jyrki was also a huge supporter for my RHCP craze. In the late 90's and the early 00's there was no day when I didn't hear "Scar Tissue". I burned my CD copy from the Library. I took me 11 years to buy is masterpiece. I'm glad that I did. One of my favorite guitarists is John Frusciante - just listen to the songs like "Parallel Universe" or "Scar Tissue".

Tracklist
1. "Around the World" 8/10
2. "Parallel Universe" 10/10
3. "Scar Tissue" 10/10
4. "Otherside" 10/10
5. "Get on Top" 10/10
6. "Californication" 10/10
7. "Easily"
8. "Porcelain"
9. "Emit Remmus"
10. "I Like Dirt" 6/10
11. "This Velvet Glove" 9/10
12. "Savior" 8/10
13. "Purple Stain" 8/10
14. "Right on Time" 8/10
15. "Road Trippin'"

Produced by Rick Rubin.

Tuomas 's rating:

3   8.5  

Bounty Killer, slave name Rodney Basil Price, is back with fierce gritty reggae vibes and nice dancehall bounce! Fuck the Babylon - Bounty Killer is telling the truth! Bounty Killer is the greatest reggae artist since Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru days. 90's reggae is mad underrated.

After four spins Next Millenium feels like a mixed bag and it's definitely inferior to My Xperience but it's still good, damn good, reggae LP.

Tracklist
1. "Next Millenium" (w/ Noreaga) 8/10
2. "Eagle An Di Hawk" 8/10
3. "It's A Party" (w/ Cocoa Brovaz + Free + Nona Hendryx) 8/10
4. "Big Life" (w/ Richie Stephens) 4/10
5. "Heartbeat" (w/ Red Rose + Anthony B. + Jack Radics) 9/10
6. "Deposit" 9/10
7. "Deadly Zone" (w/ Mobb Deep + Big Noyd) 9/10
8. "Scare Dem Way" (w/ Scare Dem Crew) 7/10
9. "A Love That's Real" (w/ Brian & Tony Gold) 7/10
10. "No Supastar" (w/ Dramatxx + Killah Priest + Bunny Rugs of Third World) 8/10
11. "Can't Believe Mi Eyes" 8/10
12. "Woman A Trail Mi" 7/10
13. "Reggae Party" (w/ Shaggy + Third World) 3/10

Produced by Knobody (#1); Nomad (co#1); Dave Kelly (#2,co11,12); Jerry Wonder (#3,10); Wyclef Jean (#3); Ritchie Stephens (#4); Red Rose (#5); Rodney Price (#6,8,12); Nashiem Myrick (#7); J. Waxx Garfield (co#7); Robert Livingstone (#9); Kingpin Station (#10); Third World (#13).

Tuomas 's rating:

94   8.4  

Tom Waits' darkest album to date. BONE MACHINE is a moody album with traditional raspy voiced Tom Waits singing his poetry. Music is closer to the Rain Dogs -era than the 70's bar jazz. But BONE MACHINE isn't Avant Garde -It's a blues album with domination percussion and haunting guitar work.


Tracklist
1. "Earth Died Screaming" (w/ Les Claypool) 10/10
2. "Dirt in the Ground"
3. "Such a Scream"
4. "All Stripped Down"
5. "Who Are You"
6. "The Ocean Doesn't Want Me"
7. "Jesus Gonna Be Here"
8. "A Little Rain"
9. "In the Colosseum"
10. "Goin' Out West"
11. "Murder in the Red Barn"
12. "Black Wings"
13. "Whistle Down the Wind" (w/ David Hidalgo)
14. "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
15. "Let Me Get Up on It" (Instrumental)
16. "That Feel" (w/ Keith Richards)

Produced by Tom Waits.

Tuomas 's rating:

18   7.8  

This one costed 3 euros in my local supermarket. I had to buy this even tho it's not great or even good record. Scars on Broadway is a mixed bag. Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan (System of a Down) are Scars on Broadway - some sort of psychotic fun project of Malakian. The biggest problem is that the songs doesn't sound finished. Most of the songs are just short rants over loud riffs and drums. This is not even Punk music! On the other hand "Scars on Broadway" is on-par with Serj Tankian's solo "Elect The Dead" - which is surprising because Serj is better songwriter and more interesting singer than Malakian.

Tracklist
1. "Serious" 7/10
2. "Funny" 7/10
3. "Exploding/Reloading" 7/10
4. "Stoner Hate" 8/10
5. "Insane" 7/10
6. "World Long Gone" 8/10
7. "Kill Each Other/Live Forever" 8/10
8. "Babylon" 8/10
9. "Chemicals" 7/10
10. "Enemy" 8/10
11. "Universe" 7/10
12. "3005" 7/10
13. "Cute Machines" 7/10
14. "Whoring Streets" 6/10
15. "They Say" 8/10

Produced by Daron Malakian

Tuomas 's rating:

95   8.6  

This 70's gem is labeled as Art Punk. It's quite good term because Television is a PUNK but not in the traditional way of looking at it. The guitars are not your average "fight riffs". The guitars are technically challenging and proficient. The progressive elements makes Television much more challenging to listen unlike The Ramones or even the early Detroit sound like The Stooges. The lyrics are like poetry. The true meaning of the words are hidden behind the lyrics.



Produced by Andy Johns + Andy Verlaine.

Tuomas 's rating:

262   7.8  

Finally...10,000 Days. TOOL always has the best packaging in their LP's. This one comes along with stereoscopic eyeglasses which help to watch the booklet pictures. FUCKING GENIUS.

I don't have much to say about TOOL. They're mad but also geniuses. The complex song-structions and lyrics always keeps you edged to your seat.


Produced by TOOL

4   8.3  

I don't like Finish rap music but there are a few exceptions. Kemmuru is the best in the bunch. Aksim's beats are dope as fuck and Jodarok is a beast in the mic. One of the few "intelligent" rappers in Finland. I use the word "intelligent" very loosely here.

Album features the "Lapinläänin scarface" Stepa, Hannibal from Hannibal & Soppa, politically incorrect lifestyle coach Dxxxa and few others.

Tracklist
1. "Sika läävässään" 9/10
2. "How 2 Survive" (feat. Hannibal & Stepa) 10/10
3. "Mitä vaa voi tapahtuu" (feat. Siriushu)
4. "Tikiksen Prince" (feat. Ruudolf)
5. "Pittää se"
6. "Kobehärkä" 10/10
7. "Humehii" (feat. Dxxxa)10/10
8. "Korkki narisee" 8/10
9. "Meya rahat" (feat. Super Janne)
10. "Äiti äiti"

Produced by Aksim (#1-4,6-10), Rolf Santana (#5).

Tuomas 's rating:

7   6.8  

Decent GFK record but I had to buy this after the Wu-Tang's concert.

Tuomas 's rating:

7   7.8  

After couple of listens Iäti is well-written pop record. It seems that A.W. Yrjänä is the only person in the world who really knows what's going on.

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7   7.8  

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5   7.4  

R.I.P. Jay.

Blood Vision is a classic LP but Watch Me Fall doesn't match up. Album has more alternative rock feel in it than punk record. Still good final chapter to Jay's life.

Tuomas 's rating:

1   10  

Christmas gift from my girlfriend. I had awsome christmas. This is easily of the best records ever made.

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