DREAM THEATER Drummer Names His Favorite Albums Of 2009, Past Decade

December 17, 2009

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has released his annual "Best Of..." list for 2009 as well as a "Best Of 00s Decade-End Wrap-Up". His music-related selections are as follows:

Best Of 2009

CDs:

01. BIGELF - Cheat The Gallows
02. MASTODON - Crack The Skye
03. ALICE IN CHAINS - Black Gives Way To Blue
04. THE FLAMING LIPS - Embryonic
05. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - The Great Misdirect
06. THEM CROOKED VULTURES - Them Crooked Vultures
07. MEGADETH - Endgame
08. THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Ki/Addicted
09. HEART OF CYGNUS - Over Mountain Under Hill
10. ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Animals As Leaders

Honorable Mentions:

LAZARUS A.D. - The Onslaught
MUSE - The Resistance
PORCUPINE TREE - The Incident
BARONESS - Blue Record
RIVERSIDE - Anno Domini High Definition

And, of course:

DREAM THEATER - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
TRANSATLANTIC - The Whirlwind

Best Of Decade-End Wrap-Up

CDs:

Top 10:

01. MUSE - Absolution
02. BIGELF - Cheat The Gallows
03. OPETH - Blackwater Park *
04. SPOCK'S BEARD - Snow
05. THE FLAMING LIPS - At War With The Mystics
06. ENDOCHINE - Day Two
07. BEARDFISH - Sleeping In Traffic Pts 1&2
08. METALLICA - Death Magnetic
09. LAMB OF GOD - Ashes Of The Wake
10. PETER GABRIEL - Up
11. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - Colors
12. MACHINE HEAD - The Blackening
13. WILCO - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
14. SLIPKNOT - Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses
15. PAIN OF SALVATION - Remedy Lane
16. COLDPLAY - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
17. KING CRIMSON - The Power To Believe
18. WEEZER - Green Album
19. PORCUPINE TREE - Fear Of A Blank Planet
20. MASTODON - Crack The Skye

Commented Portnoy: "A special mention must be made declaring OPETH as my 'Band of the Decade' as I could have easily listed 'Deliverance', 'Damnation', 'Ghost Reveries' and 'Watershed' all in my top 10 as well, but I had a self-imposed rule of only one album per band... I had similar issues picking a definitive album from PORCUPINE TREE, PAIN OF SALVATION, MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD and THE FLAMING LIPS, who all put out very consistent, quality releases all decade."

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