The Top 50 Albums of 2015: A Music Geek Blog.

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And so continues on with my yearly ‘Best of’ music list.
Music is my obsession, I am always looking for new and interesting variety of bands and singers to check out. These selections are my favorites that have been released throughout the year. Its been a long year and I spent the past few weeks catching up with all the music that passed me by throughout 2015. It took me awhile to put this list together, some albums have links to their bandcamp pages.

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So here it is, my top 50 favorite albums of 2015.

50. Grave Babies – Holographic Violence

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49. And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs

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48. Hot Chip – Why Make Sense?

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47. The Creepshow – Life After Death

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46. Ceremony – The L-Shaped Man

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45. God Module – Prophecy

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44. Future – Horizons

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43. Ringo Deathstarr – Pure Mood

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42. Active Child – Mercy

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41. Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room – Party Adjacent

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40. Peaches – Rub

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39. The Dreaming – Rise Again

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38. Casey Stratton – Paper Ships

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37. The Brains – Out In The Dark

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36. A Place to Bury Strangers – Transfixiation

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35. Cocksure – Corporate_Sting

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34. Coal Chamber – Rivals

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33. Wednesday 13 – Monsters of the Universe: Come out and Plague

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32. Inkubus Sukkubus – Mother Moon

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31. Anti-Flag – Cease Fires

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30. Shannon & the Clams – Gone by the Dawn

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29. CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye

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28. Caustic – Industrial Music

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27. Marriages – Salome

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26. Moțrhead РBastards

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25. Priest – Priest

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24. Qual – Sable

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23. Editors – In Dream

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22. Lefțver Crack РConstructs Of The State

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21. My Dying Bride – Feel The Misery

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20. Cradle Of Filth – Hammer Of The Witches

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19. Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls

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18. Slayer – Repentless

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17. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom

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16. City and Colour – If I Should Go Before You

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15. Matt Skiba and the Sekrets – Babylon

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14. King Dude – Songs of Flesh & Blood – In The Key of Light

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13. Sharon Needles – Taxidermy

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12. Bj̦rk РVulnicura

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11. The Subways – The Subways

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10. Mr. Kitty – Fragments

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9. John Carpenter – Lost Themes

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8. Man Without Country – Maximum Entropy

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7. The New Division – Gemini

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6. Ghost- Meliora

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5. The Soft Moon – Deeper

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4. Killing Joke – Pylon

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3. Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emperor

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2. Anti-Flag – American Spring

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1. Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss

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Here are the previous music geek posts:
Top 10 Music Videos of 2015: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/music-geek-my-10-favorite-music-videos-of-2014/
Top Albums of 2014: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/the-top-50-albums-of-2014-a-music-geek-blog/
Top Music Videos of 2014: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2014/12/26/music-geek-my-10-favorite-music-videos-of-2014/
10 Music Videos from 2013: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/the-top-10-music-videos-of-2013/
Top Albums of 2013: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/the-top-50-of-2013-a-music-geek-blog/
Top Albums of 2012 (REVISED): https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/the-top-50-of-2012-revised-a-music-geek-entry/
Top Albums of 2012: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/the-top-50-of-2012-a-music-geek-blog/
Top Albums of 2011: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2011-music-geek-note.html
Top Albums of 2010: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2010-music-geek-note.html
Top Albums of 2009: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2009-music-geek-note.html

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Music Geek: 50 Essential Albums/My Summer Music

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The first day of summer: http://dandy-jon.deviantart.com/art/The-First-Day-of-Summer-462573811

Summer Music Entry:
So, its summer around here, as much as I don’t want to acknowledge it, haha. I’m more a fall & winter kind of guy. I am not a big fan of humid weather, but one thing I do like in the summer is listening to certain songs and albums that bring back good memories and ones that create new ones. I figured why not make a music geek entry sharing my favorite music that I tend to play more around this time of year than any other time, these are my ‘summer’ songs/albums, although I do enjoy these all year round its just that they take on a different meaning around this time for me. There is no theme to this music entry other than these are albums I really enjoy during the summer. So, these albums range from punk to metal to alternative to folk to whatever. Also, I included mentioning my 3 favorite songs from each album.

Enjoy. 🙂

50. Zombina and the Skeletones – Monsters On 45
Monsters On 45
ZOMBIE HOP/ RED PLANET/ COUNTING ON YOUR SUICIDE

49. M83 – Before the Dawn Heals Us
Before the Dawn Heals Us
TEEN ANGST/ DON’T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES/ A GUITAR AND A HEART

48. Tsunami Bomb – The Definitive Act
The Definitive Act
DAWN ON A FUNERAL DAY/ 5150/ MY MACHETE

47. NOFX – The War On Errorism
The War On Errorism
FRANCO UN-AMERICA/ THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH & SKATE/ WHOOPS I OD’D

46. Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space – Monster Mutant Boogie
Monster Mutant Boogie
TECHINCOLOUR TERROR/ CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST/ MUTANT MONSTER BOOGIE

45. T.S.O.L. – Dance With Me
Dance With Me
CODE BLUE/ SOUND OF LAUGHTER/ DIE FOR ME

44. Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
The Number Of The Beast
HALLOWED BE THY NAME/ THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST/ RUN TO THE HILLS

43. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Middle Cyclone
THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU/ I’M AN ANIMAL/ MIDDLE CYCLONE

42. Star Fucking Hipsters – Until We’re Dead
Until We're Dead
TWO CUPS OF TEA/ ZOMBIE CHRIST/ THIS WAL-MART LIFE

41. Hole – Celebrity Skin
Celebrity Skin
PETALS/ BOYS ON THE RADIO/ MALIBU

40. The Casualties – On the Front Line
On the Front Line
TOMORROW BELONGS TO US/ WE DON’T NEED YOU/ SOUNDS FROM THE STREETS

39. Wednesday 13 – Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, And the Dead
Transylvania 90210_ Songs of Death, Dying, And the Dead
THANK YOU SATAN/ BURIED BY CHRISTMAS/ I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE

38. The Brains – Zombie Nation
Zombie Nation
WE GOTTA GO/ WE’LL RISE/ UNDEAD NATION

37. Dead Kennedys – Frankenchrist
Frankenchrist
MTV GET OFF THE AIR/ JOCK-O-RAMA/ SOUP IS GOOD FOOD

36. The Clash – The Clash
The Clash
JANIE JONES/ JAIL GUITAR DOORS/ I FOUGHT THE LAW

35. GBH – Leather, Bristles, Studs & Acne
Leather, Bristles, Studs & Acne
SICK BOY/ SLIT YOUR OWN THROAT/ RACE AGAINST TIME

34. Joey Ramone – Don’t Worry About Me
Don't Worry About Me
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/ DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME/
I GOT KNOCKED DOWN (BUT I’LL GET UP)

33. The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre
Ixnay on the Hombre
ALL I WANT/ THE MEANING OF LIFE/ GONE AWAY

32. AFI – Sing the Sorrow
Sing The Sorrow
THE LEAVING SONG/ SILVER AND COLD/ THIS TIME IMPERFECT

31. The Sounds – Living In America
Living In America
FIRE/ ROCK N ROLL/ RIOT

30. City and Colour – Sometimes
Sometimes
SOMETIMES (I WISH)/ CASEY’S SONG/ SAM MALONE

29. The Distillers – Coral Fang
Coral Fang
HALL OF MIRRORS/ BEAT YOUR HEART OUT/ DRAIN THE BLOOD

28. Black Flag – Damaged
Damaged
TV PARTY/ RISE ABOVE/ POLICE STORY

27. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell
Fever to Tell
MAPS/ BLACK TONGUE/ Y CONTROL

26. Tiger Army – Music From Regions Beyond
Music From Regions Beyond
PAIN/ AS THE COLD RAIN FALLS/ WHERE THE MOSS SLOWLY GROWS

25. Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies
Drunken Lullabies
IF I EVER LEAVE THIS WORLD ALIVE/ DRUNKEN LULLABIES/ THE KILBURN HIGH ROAD

24. The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette
Machine Gun Etiquette
LOVE SONG/ SMASH IT UP (PARTS 1 & 2)/ MELODY LEE

23. Pansy Division – Total Entertainment!
Total Entertainment!
HE WHIPPED MY ASS IN TENNIS (THAN I FUCKED HIS ASS IN BED)/
SPIRAL/ WHO TREATS YOU RIGHT

22. The Cramps – Bad Music For Bad People
Bad Music for Bad People
HUMAN FLY/ GARBAGEMAN/ GOO GOO MUCK

21. Pixies – Bossanova
Bossanova
ROCK MUSIC/ VELOURIA/ THE HAPPENING

20. The Subways – All or Nothing
All or Nothing
LOSTBOY/ GIRLS & BOYS/ I WONT LET YOU DOWN

19. Anti-Flag – Die For the Government
Die for the Government
FUCK POLICE BRUTALITY/ YOU’VE GOT TO DIE FOR THE GOVERNMENT/
YOUR DADDY WAS A RICH MAN, YOUR DADDY’S FUCKING DEAD

18. The Raveonettes – Pretty In Black
Pretty in Black
MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK/ RED TAN/ HERE COMES MARY

17. Elliott Smith – Either/Or
Either_Or
2:45 AM/ ANGELES/ BETWEEN THE BARS

16. HorrorPops – Hell Yeah
Hell Yeah
GHOULS/ WHERE THEY WANDER/ PSYCHOBITCHES OUTTA HELL

15. Tim Armstrong – A Poet’s Life
A Poet's Life
AMONG THE DEAD/ TRANSLATOR/ HOLD ON

14. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
HOTEL YORBA/ DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND/ LITTLE ROOM

13. Koffin Kats – Koffin Kats
Koffin Kats
GRAVEYARD TREE/ NEEDLES & BLADES/ ONE REVIVED

12. Marilyn Manson – The Golden Age of Grotesque
The Golden Age Of Grotesque
THIS IS THE NEW SHIT/ DOLL-DAGGA BUZZ-BUZZ ZIGGETY-ZAG/ SPADE

11. Alkaline Trio – Goddamnit
Goddamnit
CRINGE/ SOUTHERN ROCK/ COP

10. The Cure – The Cure
The Cure
THE END OF THE WORLD/ LOST/ BEFORE THREE

9. Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
TARANTULA/ BLEEDING THE ORCHID/ UNITED STATES

8. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Streetcore
Streetcore
REDEMPTION SONG/ LONG SHADOW/ GET DOWN MOSES

7. The Adicts – Sound of Music
Sound of Music
EASY WAY OUT/ CHINESE TAKEAWAY/ JOKER IN THE PACK

6. Misfits – Project 1950
Project 1950
MONSTER MASH/ THIS MAGIC MOMENT/ RUNAWAY

5. Plasmatics – Maggots: The Record
Maggots_ The Record
YOU’RE A ZOMBIE/ THE DAY OF THE HUMANS IS GONE/ BRAIN DEAD

4. Ramones – Pleasant Dreams
Pleasant Dreams
7-11/ THE KKK TOOK MY BABY AWAY/ ITS NOT MY PLACE (IN THE 9 TO 5 WORLD)

3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
Belong
BELONG/ MY TERRIBLE FRIEND/ EVEN IN DREAMS

2. Rancid – Indestructible
Indestructible
SPIRIT OF ’87/ ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI/ INDESTRUCTIBLE

1. Zwan – Mary Star of the Sea
Mary Star of the Sea
DECLARATIONS OF FAITH/ EL SOL/ COME WITH ME

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This was a fun list to compile.

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-Dandy Jon-