The 50 best rock albums of the 2010s (this list is good)

Louder Sound ^ | December 18, 2019 | Staff

[DoodleBob]

For the lazy amongst us, and without editorial commentary (though #9 is a head-scratcher)

10. Judas Priest - Firepower (2018)
9. Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow (2011)
8. Idles - Joy As An Act of Resistance (2018)
7. Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase (2015)
6. Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)
5. David Bowie - Blackstar (2013)
4. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
3. Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls (2015)
2. Tool - Fear Inoculum (2019)
1. Rush - Clockwork Angels (2012)

[ifinnegan]

Can’t imagine wanting to hear one note of any of that.

[VeniVidiVici]

I didn’t know Rock and Roll had been done after the 80’s.

[Jim W N]

Hey, where’s the Rolling Uglies on that list? Didn’t they do something this decade?

[circlecity]

"I didn’t know Rock and Roll had been done after the 80’s."

roger that. It was on life support in the 90's and died thereafter.

[circlecity]

"Hey, where’s the Rolling Uglies on that list? Didn’t they do something this decade?"

Stones haven't done anything impressive since Brian Jones died.

[bobby.223]

Dittos to that! Kids these days huh!?

[Zuriel]

Ditto

[EQAndyBuzz]

They did a blues album.

[DoodleBob]

Oh cmon...Judas Priest, Steven Wilson, and Bowie always turn in great material. While I love Rush, Iron Maiden’s Book Of Souls was perhaps THE story of the decade; with everyone cranking out shorter albums, Maiden goes long.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“ Stones haven’t done anything impressive since Brian Jones died. ”

I would say Sticky Fingers was a good album.

[DoodleBob]

Stones haven't done anything impressive since Brian Jones died.

I disagree. Bitter Sweet Symphony was great.

[Fungi]

Heard of a few of them, don’t want to hear any of them.

[chris37]

Two of my favorite selections from two of the above bands:

1. Culling Voices by Tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3IbZV_YQM

2. Little Sister Queens of the Stone Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGRqnNEOpe0

Oh and who the Hell is Kate Bush!?

[Jim W N]

Well you’ve just poo-pooed most of their stuff. No they did some pretty good stuff after Jones was gone. However, after their bass player, Bill Wyman, left I don’t know what they did.

[Bell Bouy II]

Good point never mind try to find them from this post.

[circlecity]

"No they did some pretty good stuff after Jones was gone."

Sorry, but after Brian Jones they were just a by-the-numbers tinker toy pop rock band, rewriting the same songs over and over.

[LongWayHome]

Overlooked: Bob Seger 2014 “Ride Out”. The best thing he’s done since the 70s.

[Jim W N]

They were Rhythm and Blues and stuck with that shtick and were pretty good for a long time. Sorry you don’t like ‘em - to each his own...

[circlecity]

I loved them while they were still original and creative. Like many other bands they got stale, especially after losing their creative force.