Sábado 1 Jan 2011, 8h:27
Scrobbles
Artists - Number of scrobbles
1) Kamelot - 778 listens
Never thought this band could be my no.1; they aren't my favourite band, either a band that I play every day. BUT Poetry For The Poisoned was a great album that pulled my attention; the songs are way darker than the ones on Epica or Karma and have way more layers which makes it a very interesting album…and a lot of plays for them.
2) Iron Maiden - 722 listens
Iron Maiden is my alltime no.1 band and I listen regulary all their albums in a row. All periods have something special: the Paul Di'Anno period has a raw feel, during their first years with Bruce Dickinson they excelled in songwriting and the Blaze Bayley-time wasn't that bad either bar the Virtual XI-disaster. They tend to write more epics now, which isn't bad, but The Final Frontier wasn't that great either.
3) Airbourne - 626 listens
Airbourne are the sons from the guys in AC/DC: great rock'n'roll-feel, great riffs and albums that are a nice listen. Their second record was released this year and I discovered them through this one (what a shame, since their first Runnin' Wild is a modern day classic. Anyway, I listened these albums quite some times this year, making this my top "new" artist this year.
4) Savatage - 461 listens
Seeing Jon Oliva's Pain this year at ProgPower made me discovering Savatage. I already knew quite some songs from them from some best-off records, but never knew how beautiful their full records were. I got a new favourite band this year and it's Savatage.
5) Megadeth - 421 listens
Endgame was the highlight of 2009 and I listened it throughout 2010 next to Rust In Peace which I saw them performing live @ 013. I also dig their older albums but I gotta give them a good thorough listen in 2011.
6) Black Sabbath - 412 listens
Dio dying was one of the metal-lowpoints of the year. This guy made great albums: solo, with Rainbow, Elf and ofcourse with the mighty Black Sabbath. I picked these albums up again after his death, but also listened the ones with Ozzy a bit better.
7) Shadow Gallery - 397 listens
I saw Shadow Gallery at ProgPower and I started listening them some months before the festival. I discovered most of their CD's which are great listens. Progressive, but at the same time quite accessible.
8) Baroness - 390 listens
Their shows in Holland at the beginning of the year were the beginning of a year in which I started re-discovering metal. Both their albums are great listens, although I like Blue Record a bit better.
9) Týr - 336 listens
This band should've played Puntpop and I listened to them quite a lot. I looked forward to seeing them (or at least see a bit of them) but they cancelled the morning of their performance because of missed flights in NY. Next to Dio dying one of the metal-lowpoints of the year for me.
10) Masterplan - 331 listens
I looked forward to Time To Be King, again with Jorn. Before the release, I started rediscovering Mk II; I started liking album very much and when the new album was released, it was very hard to get into it. However, also the new record is quite interesting, but not as good as their three earlier albums.
11) Virgin Steele - 322 listens
12) Muse - 310 listens
13) Jon Oliva's Pain - 309 listens
14) Sabaton - 293 listens
15) Helloween - 285 listens
16) Florence + the Machine - 282 listens
17) Daan - 265 listens
18) Kvelertak - 227 listens
19) Sonata Arctica - 224 listens
20) Alter Bridge - 204 listens
21) Volbeat - 193 listens
22) Metallica - 191 listens
23) Coldplay - 187 listens
24) Klone - 174 listens
25) Mumford & Sons - 167 listens
Albums - Number of scrobbles
1) Airbourne - No Guts. No Glory. - 430 listens
Ideal album for waking up to, great record to drive long distances to and pure fun to listen to while doing other stuff.
2) Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned - 359 listens
Very deep, dark record from Kamelot. Has some very nice, beautifully arranged songs on it; my favourite? The Zodiac!
3) Baroness - Blue Record - 358 listens
Blue Record got me back into metal, period.
4) Florence + the Machine - Lungs - 272 listens
One of my favourite pop albums of the year. Great for waking up to.
5) Kvelertak - Kvelertak - 227 listens
My number one album of the year. The guitar riffs on this album are all killer, no filler!
6) Týr - By the Light of the Northern Star - 214 listens
7) Airbourne - Runnin' Wild - 180 listens
Their first, absolutely killer!
8) Sabaton - Coat Of Arms - 177 listens
I never really liked their albums after Primo Victoria, they were all quite the same. However, Coat Of Arms was again an excellent effort.
9) Megadeth - Endgame - 174 listens
My favourite album from 2009; expect my favourites from 2010 also in the list next year.
10) Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More - 167 listens
This is quite a surprise, didn't know I listened these songs this much. However, also some very good popsongs.
11) Broken Glass Heroes - Grandchildren Of The Revolution - 158 listens
12) Shadow Gallery - Room V - 156 listens
12) Masterplan - Mk II - 156 listens
14) Sonata Arctica - Silence - 151 listens
15) Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One - 149 listens
16) Kamelot - Epica - 145 listens
16) Admiral Freebee - The Honey & The Knife - 145 listens
18) Klone - Black Days - 144 listens
19) Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival - 142 listens
19) Masterplan - Time To Be King - 142 listens
21) Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - 140 listens
22) Royal Republic - We are the Royal - 136 listens
22) Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears Of Angels - 136 listens
24) Daan - Simple - 131 listens
25) Kamelot - Karma - 130 listens
25) Savatage - Edge of Thorns - 130 listens
Scrobbles normalised
Through http://normalisr.com you can convert your scrobbles in time listened.
1) (2 / +1) Iron Maiden - 3561 minutes
2) (1 / -1) Kamelot - 3558 minutes
3) (8 / +5) Baroness - 2242 minutes
4) (7 / +3) Shadow Gallery - 2190 minutes
5) (3 / -2) Airbourne - 2159 minutes
6) (4 / -2) Savatage - 2112 minutes
7) (6 / -1) Black Sabbath - 2087 minutes
8) (9 / +1) Týr - 1842 minutes
9) (4 / -5) Megadeth - 1817 minutes
10) (11 / +1) Virgin Steele - 1465 minutes
11) (13 / +2) Jon Oliva's Pain - 1457 minutes
12) (10 / -2) Masterplan - 1379 minutes
13) (15/ +2) Helloween - 1349 minutes
14) (12 / -2) Muse - 1219 minutes
15) (14 / -1) Sabaton - 1172 minutes
16) (22 / +6) Metallica - 1034 minutes
17) (18 / +1) Kvelertak - 1013 minutes
18) (19 / +1) Sonata Arctica - 996 minutes
19) (16 / -3) Florence + the Machine - 968 minutes
20) (17 / -3) Daan - 954 minutes
21) (20 / -1) Alter Bridge - 907 minutes
22) (23 / +1) Coldplay - 838 minutes
23) (27 / +4) Pain Of Salvation - 779 minutes
24) (28 / +4) Melechesh - 737 minutes
25) (34 / +9) Seventh Wonder - 722 minutes
My top-25 overall
Since you can't see any history in your "overall charts", I decided to put them in a journal once a year. Just to compare the end of the year to another…
1) Iron Maiden - 1866 listens
2) Virgin Steele - 1004 listens
3) Kamelot - 904 listens
4) Megadeth - 804 listens
5) Muse - 732 listens
6) Coheed and Cambria - 687 listens
7) Bayside - 677 listens
8) Sabaton - 643 listens
9) Set Your Goals - 626 listens
9) Airbourne - 626 listens
11) AFI - 581 listens
12) Savatage - 542 listens
13) Black Sabbath - 528 listens
14) Ayreon - 510 listens
15) boysetsfire - 577 listens
16) Sonata Arctica - 461 listens
17) Final Fight - 434 listens
18) Masterplan - 428 listens
19) Baroness - 407 listens
20) Bruce Springsteen - 400 listens
21) Shadow Gallery - 397 listens
22) The Lord Weird Slough Feg - 382 listens
23) Týr - 376 listens
24) Casey Jones - 369 listens
25) Sparta - 363 listens
Yearlists
Top-10 recordings
Hands down best album of the year 2010. Killer riffs, killer melodies, killer songs.
I was always big fan of Daan and he won me over completely with Simple. This album stripped the songs down to their essence; and damn, those accoustic songs are great.
3) Star One - Victims of The Modern Age
Arjen Lucassen has always been one of my favourite songwriters. All his songs are arranged beautifully and he does it agan on Victims of The Modern Age. Best progressive record of the year…
4) Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
…Closely followed by The Great Escape from Seventh Wonder. If I would have had the time to explore this record a bit further, this could've made my top-3. It doesn't amaze me like Mercy Falls, but hey, writing a follow-up to such a beautiful record could've resulted in a way worse result.
5) Airbourne - No Guts. No Glory.
Riffs, riffs, riffs; this album is filled with great guitar work but also great catchy songs.
6) Melechesh - The Epigenesis
Black metal in my top-10, what happened? Well, Melechesh released a stunning work with great melodies and great guitar work. The Epigenesis got praise from most music critics and I can only say: they're 100% right!
7) Florence + the Machine - Lungs
I just really like the songs on this album, they're poppy, though stay always interesting.
8) Sabaton - Coat Of Arms
Finally a Sabaton-album that I truly like after two records that are less interesting. Primo Victoria was one great album, on Coat Of Arms they do it again!
9) Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned
I listened this album a lot and it's truly wonderful. Though, it never has the spark to me to put it in my top-5.
10) Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst
A late discovery, so I'm not sure yet if they REALLY belong here. Although, it's a beautiful record and if I would've had more time to listen to it, I'm sure it would've come higher in my top-10.
Top-5 gigs
1) Meuris - Hangart, Kalmthout (28/11/2010)
2) Baroness - WATT, Rotterdam (01/02/2010)
3) Melechesh - Trix, Antwerpen (05/12/2010)
4) Oceans Of Sadness - ProgPower Europe, Baarlo (03/10/2010)
5) Kreator - Fortarock, Nijmegen (03/07/2010)
Top-3 most disappointing gigs
1) Manowar - 013, Tilburg (28/01/2010)
2) Megadeth - 013, Tilburg (07/06/2010)
3) Helloween - Trix, Antwerpen (02/12/2010)
See you next year, 1st of January :)