Top 20 Albums + Top 10 EP/Singles of 2019: via Ricky Frankel
THE YEAR IS OVER SOON. Time to judge everyone’s end of the year lists. What do y’all think of this one via Ricky Frankel (former Punk News contributor)? Tell me on Twitter or Facebook!
TOP 20 ALBUMS:
(BAND – ALBUM TITLE – FAVORITE TRACK)
20. Alien Boys – Night Danger – “Night Danger”
19. Decent Criminal – Bliss – “Creep”
18. The Anti-Queens – The Anti-Queens – “Worse Than Death”
17. The Follow Ups – …Don’t Like You Either – “Crystal Lake”
16. Various Artists – Red Scare Industries:15 Years Of Tears And Beers – “Acid Head” (by The Lippies)
15. The Eradicator – Peak Eradicator – “Im’ma Be Me”
14. CJ Ramone – The Holy Spirit… – “Waitin’ On The Sun”
13. Mobina Galore – Don’t Worry – “Sorry, I’m A Mess”
12. Tsunami Bomb – The Spine That Binds – “The Hathors”
11. Mean Jeans – Gigantic Sike – “One More Before We Go”
10. Off With Their Heads – Be Good – “Disappear”
9. PUP – Morbid Stuff – “Scorpion Hill”
8. Subhumans – Crisis Point – “Thought Is Free”
7. Teenage Bottlerocket – Stay Rad! – “Death Kart”
6. Lagwagon – Railer – “Jini”
5. Bad Religion – Age Of Unreason – “End Of History”
4. Be Like Max – Save Us All – “Time Flies When You’re Having Work”
3. The Menzingers – Hello Exile – “Strawberry Mansion”
2. Not On Tour – Growing Pains – “Therapy”
1. Clowns – Nature/Nurture – “I Shaved My Legs For You” (BEST ALBUM ART OF THE YEAR)
TOP 10 EP’S/SINGLES:
(BAND – EP/SINGLE TITLE – FAVORITE TRACK)
10. Hot Water Music – Shake Up The Shadows – “Denatured”
9. Teenage Bottlerocket/Human Robots – Teenage Bottlerocket vs Human Robots split 7-inch – “Olivia Goes To Bolivia” (by Teenage Bottlerocket)
8. The Re-Volts – Leeches – “Leeches”
7. The Drowns – The Sound – “The Bricks Of ‘Ol Rainer”
6. Ursula – Regurgitate – “Red Flag”
5. American Steel – State Of Grace – “State Of Grace”
4. Bad Religion – My Sanity – “My Sanity”
3. The Dirty Nil – Idiot Victory/Astro Ever After 7-inch – “Idiot Victory”
2. The Menzingers – No Penance/Cemetery’s Garden 7-inch – “Cemetery’s Garden”
1. After The Fall/Brutal Youth – split 7-inch -“Whiskey Jack Split” (by Brutal Youth)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order):
The Damned – Black Is The Night: The Definitive Anthology
Sum 41 – Order In Decline
Kicker – Pure Drivel
The Manx – Malibu Slime
The Drowns – Hold Fast Demons 12-inch single
Subhumans/The Restarts – split 7-inch
X – Delta 88 Nightmare b/w Cyrano de Berger’s Back 7-inch
The Avengers – The American In Me 7-inch
Laura Jane Grace And The Devouring Mothers/Publicist UK – This Caffeine Kills Fascists split 7-inch
Various Artists – Gilman Street Ripoffs (A Tribute To Dookie)
Millencolin – SOS
Devon Kay And The Solutions – Yes, I Can’t
The Darts – I Like You But Not Like That
Masked Intruder – III
TOP 15 SHOWS THAT I ATTENDED:
15. AJJ/Antarctigo Vespucci/Pllush – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA – 4/18/19
14. PUP/Ratboys/Beach Bunny – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA – 6/21/19
13. Chris Cresswell/Brian Wahlstrom/Zach Quinn – The Love Song Bar – Los Angeles, CA – 9/6/19
12. The World/Inferno Friendship Society – Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA – 11/19/19
11. CJ Ramone/Mean Jeans/Total Massacre – Los Globos – Los Angeles, CA – 6/7/19
10. Audio Karate/Decent Criminal/Bandaid Brigade/Pity Party – The Hi Hat – Glendale, CA – 12/14/19
9. Subhumans/Neighborhood Brats – The Echoplex – Echo Park, CA – 10/22/19
8. Laura Jane Grace And The Devouring Mothers/Mercy Union/Control Top – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA – 3/23/19
7. Hopeless Records 25th Anniversary Show (Dillinger Four/88 Fingers Louie/Guttermouth/more) – The Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA – 1/19/19
6. Hot Water Music/American Steel/Spanish Love Songs – The Echoplex – Echo Park, CA – 3/21/19
5. Stiff Little Fingers/The Avengers – El Rey Theatre – Hollywood, CA – 10/5/19
4. The Menzingers/Tigers Jaw/Culture Abuse – The Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA – 11/10/19
3. Bad Religion/The Lawrence Arms/Emily Davis and the Murder Police – Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA – 8/17/19
2. Against Me!/Chuck Ragan/toyGuitar – The Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA – 10/12/19
1. Teenage Bottlerocket/Mean Jeans/Clowns/Jen Pop – Alex’s Bar- Long Beach, CA – 5/25/19
Ricky Frankel is the author of the book I’m Outta Here!: A Collection Of Interviews & Anecdotes From The Punk Scene (2014-2018), which you can find on Storenvy and Amazon.
About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
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