Top 5 Albums of 2006 by Niklas

Like David wrote:
2006 was indeed a really fucked year in many ways.
But there sure were some good records coming out.

Here's my top 5 (in no order except that the first one is my favorite...):


The Bronx - S/T
Yes, according to me, this is the best album of 2006.
It has everything that I like about the first Bronx album, and it does everything a little bit better. It's a great punk-rock n' roll album. This is one of my all-time favorite records.

The 3 best songs: History's Stranglers, Oceans Of Class and Dirty Leaves


And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - So Divided
One of my favorite bands. This is not their best record. At all. But it's still a good record, and it's better than alot of other records I heard last year.

The 3 best songs: Stand In Silence, So Divided and Life


+44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
So, in the battle between +44 and Angels & Airwaves I have to say that Hoppus/Barker are the winners. They made a better record than former Blink-182 bandmate Tom Delonge. And this is a good pop-rock record that I still enjoy listening to a lot.

The 3 best songs: Lycanthrope, Cliffdiving and Chapter 13


The Drips - S/T
Two guys from The Bronx (the band, not the place) released a side-project album (with some friends) under this name some months before The Bronx major-debut came out. This is also a really good punk-rock n' roll album.

The 3 best songs: I'm Gone, Old Sex and 16, 16, Six (this might be my favorite song of 2006).


The Blood Brothers - Young Machetes
So, I just got this CD in the mail. And I've been listening to it a couple of times. Yes, it is a bit annoying at times. But I really enjoy it too. I think this album has some of the best songs that I've heard by The Blood Brothers. This is really cool.

The 3 best songs: Set Fire To The Face On Fire, Laser Life and Spit Shine Your Black Clouds