Top 25 Albums from 2023
These are the albums I have played the most in 2023
(My Top 50+ Box Sets and Reissues Videos will follow soon)
My Top 25 Albums from 2023
(Top 50 Box Sets of 2023 to follow)
Riverside : ID.Entity
SOEN : Memorial
Steven Wilson : The Harmony Codex
Tempt : Tempt
Nitrate : Feel The Heat
Metallica : 72 Seasons
Gov’t Mule : Peace…Like a River
Within Temptation : Bleed Out
Ian Hunter : Defiance Part 1
When Rivers Meet : Aces Are High
Rob Gould : Nursery Cryme
Stray : About Time
Suzi Quatro : Face to Face
Vintage Trouble :
Matt Wilde : Hello World
Steve Hackett : Foxtrot at 50
Sendelica : One Man’s Man
Hawkwind : The Future Never Waits
Uriah Heep : Chaos and Colour
DBA : Celestial Songs
Paul Rodgers : Midnight Rose
The Rolling Stones : Hackney Diamonds
Jethro Tull : Rok Flote
KK’s Priest : The Sinner Rides Again
Winger : Seven
Baiana : Baiana
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44 Responses
Love the new soen album.
SO much new good music in 2023. So much I'm looking forward to listening to, based off your favorites!
Here's mine:
1. The Lemon Twigs – "Everything Harmony"
2. Darlingside – "Everything is Alive"
3. Charles Wesley Godwin – "Family Ties"
4. Foo Fighters – "But Here We Are"
5. Sufjan Stevens – "Javelin"
6. Slowdive – "everything is alive"
7. Sleep Token – "Take Me Back To Eden"
8. Mondo Drag – "Through the Hourglass"
9. Boygenius – "the record"
10. No Signal – "Distorted Reality"
11. Balance and Composure – "Too Quick to Forgive"
12. Paul Simon – "Seven Psalms"
13. Green Lung – "This Heathen Land"
14. Feist – "Multitudes"
15. Wilder Woods – "FEVER / SKY"
16. Lana Del Rey – "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd"
17. Chris Stapleton – "Higher"
18. The Wilder Blue – "Supernatural"
19. Moon Safari – "Himlabacken (Vol. 2)"
20. Cicada – "Seeking the Sources of Streams"
21. Ludwig Goransson – Oppenheimer Soundtrack
22. Nospün – "Opus"
23. Zach Bryan – "Zach Bryan"
24. Jon Guerra – "Ordinary Ways"
25. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – "Weathervanes"
Great stuff, tks👍
Nitrate's "Feel The Heat" is a masterpiece.
Soen is a great album.
Lots of other black metal and melodic death metal and atmospheric black metal.
Loads from Bandcamp etc and lots from bands own label.
Check out Century-The Conquest Of Time great heavy metal.
Cheers
Happy New Year Phil.
Im getting fussy in my older age, only bought 3 2023 releases.
Rory Gallagher. All around man,
The Long Ryders. September November.
Burning Witches. The Dark Tower.
Thank you for a great list! Nitrate is a great discovery for me, thanks to you! So great, fun and killergood music, I could hardly belive that there was a new band who sounds like this🤩
I clearly don't listen to enough new music, I don't think I could do a top 5 of 2023 releases! I still got a load of new, to me, CDs last year though … Anyway, happy new year and all the best for 2024.
Phil, if it hasn't already been said, like the music you talk about, you too are the healer. Also, such a nicely varied top 25 with lots of surprises I was not expecting or was aware of. Thank you.
Świetny wybór😊 PozdraWiam z Polski. Robert
I have to congratulate you on selecting Metallica and Soen. Metallica because they get such a negative reaction to all they do and I personally believe they have released a classic album with 72 Seasons. Soen because I never hear anything about them on other channels. Imperial was my favourite album of 2021 and Memorial is almost as good. Nice one Phil.
At last! A list of 2023 albums where I want to listen to most of them. I know three well, so that leaves 23 to go.
I have promised to work my way through Bob Dylan albums I haven't heard, so let's hope there aren't many new albums released in 2024, although I am thoroughly impatient for Ian Hunter's 'Defiance Part II.'
Thanks, Phil. Great show!
Love seeing your list, Phil. There are a few I missed during the year that I will have to check out. I ike seeing Paul Rodgers on your list. I listened to that one a lot. And it was great to see Soen so high. I am going to see them in May and am very excited for that. All the best for you and the channel in 2024!
Phil great ones. Many in my List too !! What do you think of the new Pattern Seeking Animals ?🤩
Ignition by Streetlight my best of 2023
That Sendelica album that you recommended is great. Nice way to start 2024! I will be busy discovering this band's music throughout the year. Actually, I started the year by reading about the attempted ban by the musician's union on synthesizers and drum machines on Robert Moog's birthday in 1982. Imagine music without these technological wonders.
I always enjoy your thoughts Phil, and this is another terrific video. As for myself I had an indi kind of year in that my fav records were Brain Worms by Australian band RVG, and Principia by French band En Attendant Ana.
Hi Phil. Just listening to your Nitrate and Tempt recs. Impressed! The Nitrate has a REO High Fidelity vibe…I imagine I'm an American college student and all I have to worry about is having fun and girls.. .Happy New Year…
Great show! Plenty of stuff to check out. I'm always on the lookout for music with positivity in message or vibe. Two albums that did that strongly for me this year were Lightbringer from Rival Sons and Wrong Side of Paradise from Black Star Riders. Darkfighter from Rival Sons is also excellent. Would love to see a show somewhere on best positivity albums. Great for the winter doldrums and especially the spring. Below are my tops for 2023.
1 Riverside ID.Entity
2 Gov't Mule Peace…Like a River
3 Black Star Riders Wrong Side of Paradise
4 Winger Seven
5 Foo Fighters But Here We Are
6 Uriah Heep Chaos & Colour
7 Spirit Adrift Ghost in the Gallows
8 The Vagaband Beautiful World
9 Sermon Of Golden Verse
10 Blood Ceremony The Old Ways Remain
11 Neil Morse The Dreamer: Joseph Part 1
12 Metal Church Congregation of Annihilation
13 Black Rainbows Superskull
14 Winery Dogs III
15 Metallica 72 Seasons
16 Duane Betts Wild & Precious Life
17 The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds
18 Agusa Prima Materia
19 Jared James Nichols Jared James Nichols
20 We Came From Space Overlords
21 Hawkwind The Future Never Waits
22 Seven Impale Summit
23 The Chronicles of Father Robin Songs and Tales from Airoea Book 1
24 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard PetroDragonic Apocalypse
25 Vandenberg Sin
26 Frankie and the Witch Fingers Data Doom
27 Rival Sons Lightbringer
28 Acid King Beyond Vision
29 Baroness Stone
30 Savoy Brown Blues All Around
31 The Nude Party Rides On
Some I have others I need to investigate others confused 😮 great list Phil!
A really interesting and diverse list Phil.
Had to go through it several times to write them down. Cheers Phil .
Just listened to the Nitrate album, it's really rather good! Cheers..👍
My top 20 albums of 2023:
1. The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
2a. Metallica – 72 Seasons (tied)
2b. Overkill – Scorched (tied)
4. KK's Priest – The Sinner Rides Again
5. Vintage Trouble – Heavy Hymnal
6. Pretenders – Relentless
7. Chris Boltendahl's Steelhammer – Reborn In Flames
8. Tempt – S/T
9. Dokken – Heaven Comes Down
10. Jag Panzer – The Hallowed
11. Primal Fear – Code Red
12. Mammoth WVH – Mammoth II
13. Alice Cooper – Road
Seven Honorable Mentions (In no particular order):
John Mellencamp – Orpheus Descending
Brian Setzer – The Devil Always Collects
Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher
Ann Wilson & Tripsitter – Another Door
Last In Line – Jericho
Dolly Parton – Rockstar
U.D.O. – Touchdown
Happy New Year Phil.Great list as always
Great list, Soen was my number 3, with a couple of UK bands pipping them to the post, first being Nothing But Thieves with Dead Club City, they just seem to improve on each album, when was the last time a UK rock band reached number 1 in the album chart, with Gunship with Unicorn at number 2, both groups from different genres but both a bit of fresh air, worth investigating Phil, take care
Happy New Year Phil , Heaps 'chaos and colour' was a definite highlight for me . I'm hangin' for Magnums 'here comes the rain' in January . Cheers mate .😉
THis year i thought was a very good year for music in general, there was 2 new bands that came along and ended up being my no2 and no3 album of the year, they were NOSPUN and TEMIC, both in the progmetal department but for debuts were excellent, my no1 was a new band for me but had made 4 other albums, that band is called MOON SAFARI and the album is called HIMLABACKEN VOL2, check out the video for BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND ME and you will get a taste of this BRILLIANT, MELODIC AND THE BEST VOCALS on any album you will EVER hear, my no1 rock album was the ROLLLING STONES, this new album was my 1st ever listen to a stones album, i was very impressed and now have become a fan, better late than never, thanks for all the posts this year and have a great musical year.
Hey Phil! Great podcasts, especially the Tull boxsets. Saw your 2023 list….Surprised you didn't mention Sparks: "The Girl is Crying in Her Latte"
1 : Winger VII MASTERPEICE
2 : Tygers of Pan Tang – Bloodlines
3 : Revolution Saints – Eagle Flight
4 : Alice Cooper – Road
5 : KK Priest : The Sinner Rides Again
6 : Uriah Heep : Chaos e Colour
7 : Dokken – Heaven Comes Down
8 : Winery Dogs : III
9 : Raven – All Hell's Breaking Loose
10 : UDO :Touchdown
11 : Axel Rudi Pell – Ballads VI
12 : Vandenberg – Sin
13 : Metal Church – Congregation of Annihilation
14 : Yes – Mirror to the Sky
15 : Saxon – More Inspirations
16 : Overkill – Scorched
17 : Jethro Tull – RökFlöte
18 : Iron Savior – Firestar
19 : Alcatrazz – Take No Prisoners
20 : Angra – Cycles Of Pain
Stray 🎸⭐️✌️👍
Bloomin eck Phil what happened to Bernie Marsdens album working man? number 1 for me by a country mile .
Lots of Stuff to check out. No Peter Gabriel but I cannot get into it and I love the man.
My Album of The Year was by Crownlands , yes it sounds like 70's Rush , which is why i adore it. You got me into Riverside and I thank you.
Happy 2024 and as ever stay well Matey.
My top 25
#1 Raising ravens- leaving with the halflight
#2 Any given sin- war within
#3 Gideon- more power more pain
#4 Motive black- auburn
#5 Cold stares- voices
#6 Pop evil- skeletons
#7 Phil Campbell- kings of the asylum
#8 Saul- this is it.. the end of everything
#9 Buckcherry- 10
#10 Tyler Bryant- dirty work
#11 Red- rated R
#12 Lift the curse- suffer and survive
#13 Throw the fight- strange world
#14 Another day dawns- finding peace through all the noise
#15 Blak29- the waiting
#16 Trashy Annie- sticks and stones
#17 When rivers meet- aces are high
#18 Post profit- self defeaterEP
#19 War curse- confession
#20 Texas hippie coalition- The name lives on
#21 Saliva- revelation
#22 Laura cox- head above water
#23 Woyote- mother of the universe
#24 Screaming eagles- high class rock n roll
#25 Jesse James Dupree- breathing fire
An intriguing list. I need to investigate several of these albums further. Happy New Year!🎸
I enjoyed Teenage Fanclub and Peter Gabriel, but I think a new 60s freakout is needed now. Conformism has taken over.
Happy New Year, sir! Your program is one of my top "finds" of 2023. I look forward to your insights this year. Thank you, Phil. Best wishes for the new year. Keep rocking!
I wish you an exciting New Year, sir! These are my 25 favourite albums of 2023 (random order):
01. Mudhoney – Plastic Eternity
02. Blaine L. Reininger – Ocean Planet
03. Dave Lombardo – Rites of Percussion
04. Yo la Tengo – This Stupid World
05. The Arcs – Electrophonic Chronic
06. John Ghost – Thin Air . Mirror Land
07. Crime & The City Solution – The Killer
08. El Michels Affair & Black Thought -Glorious Game
09. John Cale – Mercy
10. Quasi – Breaking the Balls of History
11. The Necks – Travel
12. Soft Machine – Other Doors
13. London Brew – London Brew
14. PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying
15. Osees – Intercepted Message
16. Explosions in the Sky – End
17. Goat – Medicine
18. Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond
19. Beirut – Hadsel
20. The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling
21. Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
22. Lonnie Holley – Oh Me Oh My
23. Trevor Rabin – Rio
24. Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble – III
25. Föllakzoid – V
So inspiring Phil. I have wondered what percent of time each day you have music playing? Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Phil! UTFV!
fantastic thanks
Happy New Year 2024😄👍
Enjoyed this video, a few new names for me to listen to. My choices would be the new Tull album and of course the sublime Paul Rodgers new one. Another choice for me would definitely be i/o by Peter Gabriel which I'm surprised wasn't in your top 25… or did I miss it? Anyway, a very happy and healthy New Year to you Phil and thanks for all you do musically and spiritually.
Phil/ thanks for a tremendous year. Happy/ HEALTHY to all 👍💯
Great list Phil! Another couple of albums which came out this year which are absolute must-hears are Rival Sons' "Darkfighter" and "Lightbringer". They are well worth checking out when you are able. I wish you a very happy 2024!