The Almost: Monster Monster AFI: Crash Love
David Bazan: Curse Your Branches Chevelle: Sci-Fi Crimes
The Chariot: Wars and Rumors of Wars Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown
Emery: In Shallow Seas We Sail Moby: Wait for Me
He Is Legend: It Hates You Muse: The Resistance
mewithYou: it's all crazy! it's all false!... Rancid: Let the Dominoes Fall
Project 86: Picket Fence Cartel Son Volt: American Central Dust
Showbread: The Fear of God Thrice: Beggars
Starflyer 59: Ghosts of the Past Thursday: Common Existence
Zao: Awake Pete Yorn: Back and Fourth

Alice in Chains: Black Gives Way to Blue
Brand New: Daisy
Mike Doughty: Sad Man, Happy Man
New Found Glory: Not Without a Fight
Our Lady Peace: Burn Burn
Robert Pollard: The Crawling Distance
Silversun Pickups: Swoon
Bruce Springsteen: Working on a Dream
Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer
U2: No Line on the Horizon



Anberlin: New Surrender Counting Crows: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Becoming the Archetype: Dichotomy Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs
Haste the Day: Dreamer Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid
Damien Jurado: Caught in the Trees Metallica: Death Magnetic
Lovedrug: The Sucker Punch Show Nine Inch Nails: The Slip
Norma Jean: Norma Jean vs. The Anti-Mother Robert Pollard: Robert Pollard Is Off to Business
Showbread: Anorexia/Nervosa R.E.M.: Accelerate
Starflyer 59: Dial M Rise Against: Appeal to Reason
Underoath: Lost in the Sound of Separation Thrice: The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV
War of Ages: Arise and Conquer Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

Ryan Adams: Cardinology
Alkaline Trio: Agony & Irony
The Killers: Day & Age
Gary Louris: Vagabonds
Mudcrutch: Mudcrutch
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The Offspring: Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Seven Mary Three: Day&NightDriving
Toadies: No Deliverance
Scott Weiland: "Happy" in Galoshes



As I Lay Dying: An Ocean Between Us Bad Religion: New Maps of Hell
The Brothers Martin: The Brothers Martin Coheed and Cambria: No World for Tomorrow
The Chariot: The Fiancée Dropkick Murphys: The Meanest of Times
Comeback Kid: Broadcasting... Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Demon Hunter: Storm the Gates of Hell Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light
Immortal Souls: Wintereich Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero
Lovedrug: Everything Starts Where It Ends Radiohead: In Rainbows
MxPx: Secret Weapon The Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist
Project 86: Rival Factions Son Volt: The Search
War of Ages: Fire from the Tomb Bruce Springsteen: Magic
The Almost: Southern Weather The Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Anberlin: Cities Chevelle: Vena Sera
Emery: I’m Only a Man Interpol: Our Love to Admire
Nodes of Ranvier: Defined By Struggle Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Seventh Star: The Undisputed Truth Tiger Army: Music from Regions Beyond



He is Legend: Suck out the Poison AFI: Decemberunderground
Damien Jurado: And Now that I'm in Your Shadow Bouncing Souls: The Gold Record
mewithoutYou: Brother, Sister Bob Dylan: Modern Times
Norma Jean: Redeemer Greg Graffin: Cold as the Clay
Showbread: Age of Reptiles My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade
Society’s Finest: And I, the Drunkards Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam
Starflyer 59: I Win Tom Petty: Highway Companion
Stavesacre: How to Live with a Curse Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
Underoath: Define the Great Line Rise Against: The Sufferer & the Witness
Zao: The Fear is What Keeps Us Here Tool: 10,000 Days
Alove for Enemies: Resistance Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death
Bloodlined Calligraphy: Ypsilanti Secret Machines: Ten Silver Drops
Day of Fire: Cut & Move Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining
Dead Poetic: Vices Thursday: A City By the Light Divided
War of Ages: Pride of the Wicked Pete Yorn: Nightcrawler



Anberlin: Never Take Friendship Personal Beck: Guero
As I Lay Dying: Shadows Are Security Billy Corgan: TheFutureEmbrace
Blindside: Black Friday Coheed and Cambria: Good Apollo...
Juliana Theory: Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat Death Cab for Cutie: Plans
Damien Jurado: On My Way to Absence Foo Fighters: In Your Honor
MxPx: Panic Our Lady Peace: Healthy in Paranoid Times
Project 86: And the Rest Will Follow Glen Phillips: Winter Pays for Summer
Starflyer 59: Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice Son Volt: Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Stretch Arm Strong: Free at Last System of a Down: Mesmerize/Hypnotize
War of Ages: War of Ages The Wallflowers: Rebel, Sweetheart
Comeback Kid: Waking the Dead Better Than Ezra: Before the Robots
Demon Hunter: The Triptych Bloc Party: Silent Alarm
Discover America: Psychology Low: The Great Destroyer
Haste the Day: When Everything Falls Nada Surf: The Weight is a Gift
Norma Jean: O, God, the Aftermath Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth



Demon Hunter: Summer of Darkness Nick Cave: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Emery: The Weak's End Green Day: American Idiot
He Is Legend: I Am Hollywood Guided By Voices: Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Immortal Souls: Ice Upon the Night Jimmy Eat World: Futures
O.C. Supertones: Revenge of... The Lost Patrol: Songs About Running Away
Showbread: No Sir... Powderfinger: Vulture Street
Third Day: Wire Showbread: No Sir, Nihilism is Not Practical
Trauma: Solidarity EP U2: How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Underoath: They're Only Chasing Safety Wilco: A Ghost is Born
Zao: The Funeral of God Zao: The Funeral of God
Ace Troubleshooter: It’s Never Enough Tanya Donelly: Whiskey Tango Ghosts
The Chariot: Everything is Alive... New Found Glory: Catalyst
Haste the Day: Burning Bridges R.E.M.: Around the Sun
Pedro the Lion: Achilles Heel Social Distortion: Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Squad Five-0: Late News Breaking Sum 41: Chuck

  • In-Depth Ten Best Mainstream Albums Write-Up (2004)



    The Agony Scene: The Agony Scene Ryan Adams: Rock N Roll
    Fighting Jacks: The Dying Art of Life AFI: Sing the Sorrow
    Further Seems Forever: How to Start a Fire blink-182: untitled
    Jars of Clay: Who We Are Instead David Bowie: Reality
    The Juliana Theory: Love Metallica: St. Anger
    MxPx: Before Everything & After A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step
    P.O.D.: Payable on Death Radiohead: Hail to the Thief
    Project 86: Songs to Burn Your Bridges By Rancid: Indestructible
    Slick Shoes: Far From Nowhere Thursday: War All the Time
    Stretch Armstrong: Engage Zwan: Mary, Star of the Sea

  • In-Depth Ten Best Mainstream Albums Write-Up (2003)



    Blindside: Silence Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head
    Chevelle: Wonder What's Next Counting Crows: Hard Candy
    Jars of Clay: The Eleventh Hour Foo Fighters: One by One
    Living Sacrifice: Conceived in Fire Hot Water Music: Caution
    Project 86: Truthless Heroes Moby: 18
    Slick Shoes: Slick Shoes Pearl Jam: Riot Act
    Squad Five-0: Squad Five-0 Tom Petty: The Last DJ
    Stavesacre: Stavesacre Red Hot Chili Peppers: By the Way
    O.C. Supertones: Hi-Fi Revival Snapcase: End Transmission
    Zao: Parade of Chaos Bruce Springsteen: The Rising

  • In-Depth Ten Best Mainstream Albums Write-Up (2002)



    Craig's Brother: Lost at Sea Bob Dylan: Love and Theft
    The Dingees: The Crucial Conspiracy Elbow: Asleep in the Back
    Element 101: Stereo Girl Jay Farrar: Sebastapol
    Huntingtons: Songs in the Key of You Guided by Voices: Isolation Drills
    Last Tuesday: Dear Jessica Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American
    One-21: One-21 Radiohead: Amnesiac
    P.O.D.: Satellite R.E.M.: Reveal
    Puller: What's Mine at Twilight Seven Mary Three: The Economy of Sound
    Stretch Arm Strong: A Revolution... System of a Down: Toxicity
    Zao: Zao Pete Yorn: Musicforthemorningafter

    Bouncing Souls: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
    Bush: Golden State
    Deftones: White Pony
    Hot Water Music: A Flight and a Crash
    Jayhawks: Smile
    Low: Things We Lost in the Fire
    Muse: Origin of Symmetry
    Thursday: Full Collapse
    Tool: Lateralus
    The White Stripes: White Blood Cells



    Blindside: A Thought Crushed My Mind Collective Soul: Blender
    Ghoti Hook: Two Years to Never Green Day: Warning
    Jason Harrod: Living in Skin The Jayhawks: Smile
    The Juliana Theory: Emotion is Dead The Nixons: Latest Thing
    Living Sacrifice: The Hammering Process Our Lady Peace: Spiritual Machines
    MxPx: The Ever Passing Moment Pearl Jam: Binaural
    Project 86: Drawing Black Lines Rancid: Rancid
    Redeem: A Diadem of Beauty Smashing Pumpkins: Machina/Machina II
    Selfmindead: At the Barricades We Fall U2: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    The O.C. Supertones: Loud and Clear The Wallflowers: Breach

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