Group: Good

153. Wallflowers- Untitled
154. Ginny Owens- Something More
155. Foo Fighters- Nothing Left to Lose
156. MXPX- The Ever Passing Moment
157. Telecast- The Beauty of Simplicity
158. Rhett Miller- The Believer
159. P.O.D.- Satellite
160. Lifehouse- No Name Face
161. Wallflowers- Breach
162. MXPX- Life in General
163. Jars of Clay- 11th Hour
164. Mae- The Everglow
165. Jimmy Eat World- Futures
166. Vertical Horizon- Everything You Want
167. Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s- The Dust of Retreat
168. Jars of Clay- Much Afraid
169. Collective Soul- Untitled
170. U2- Boy
171. Oasis- Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
172. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Greatest Hits
173. New Found Glory- Sticks and Stones
174. John Hainstock-
175. Coldplay- Live 2003
176. Pearl Jam- Live on Two Legs
177. Oasis- Familiar to Millions
178. Jon Mclaughlin- Untitled
179. Park- No Signal
180. Jimmy Eat World- Static Prevails
181. Element 101- Stereo Girl
182. Shinky- Forgive, Forget, Repeat EP
183. Creed- Human Clay
184. Dave Barnes- Brother, Bring the Sun
185. Rob Alan- Alive EP
186. Jon Mclaughlin- Up Until Now
187. Finch- What it is to Burn
188. Coheed and Cambria- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3
189. Copeland- In Motion
190. Bleach- Farewell Old Friends
191. Modoc- Rock
192. John Mellencamp- The Best That I Could Do
193. Creed- My Own Prison
194. Oasis- Be Here Now
195. John Mellencamp- Self Titled
196. Jars of Clay- If I Left the Zoo
197. Watashiwa- What’s There to Fear
198. The Starting Line- This is Based On a True Story
199. Hey Mercedes- Loses Control
200. Fairweather- Alaska EP
201. Hey Mercedes- The Weekend EP
202. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
203. Dashboard Confessional- Swiss Army Romance
204. Fishersnet- Untitled
205. Archer Avenue-
206. Counting Crows- This Desert Life
207. Micah Dalton- These Are the Roots
208. Justin Rosolino- Wonderlust
209. Justin McRoberts- Untitled EP
210. Gatsby’s American Dream- Why We Fight
211. Bush- Sixteen Stone
212. Dishwalla- Pet Your Friends
213. Shinky- Alone With the Night EP
214. Our Lady Peace- Clumbsy
215. Silverchair- Frogstomp
216. Three Doors Down- The Better Life
217. Chris Rice- Run the World Watch the Sky
218. Letter Kills- The Bridge
219. Creed- Weathered
220. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Echo
221. Garth Brooks- Sevens
222. Forever Texas- EP
223. The Ben’s- EP
224. Garth Brooks- In Pieces
225. Better Than Ezra- Closer
226. Train- Drops of Jupiter
227. Justin McRoberts- Father
228. Mercy Me- Spoken For
229. Dashboard Confessional- So Impossible EP
230. Collective Soul- Disciplined Breakdown
231. Chevelle- This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In
232. Garth Brooks- Ropin’ the Wind
233. Pinback- Summer In Abaddon
234. Bleach- Again, For the First Time
235. Mourning September- A Man Can Change His Stars
236. Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People
237. Bruce Springsteen- Devils and Dust
238. Anberlin- Never Take Friendship Personal
239. Third Day- Come Together
240. Lifehouse- Lifehouse
241. Thief on the Right- The Red Light Sessions
242. Johnny Cash- My Mother’s Hymn Book
243. Ben Folds- Rockin’ the Suburbs
244. Gavin DeGraw- Chariot
245. Justin McRoberts- Reason for Living
246. Shinky- Tour EP
247. Thursday- Five Stories Falling EP
248. Waltz for Venus- EP
249. Dashboard Confessional- Drowning EP
250. David Crowder- The Lime CD
251. Father Blue Eyes- EP
252. Stir- Holy Dogs
253. Forever Changed- The Need to Feel Alive
254. Jeremy Camp- Stay
255. Blindside- The Great Depression
256. Oleander- February Son
257. The Beautiful Mistake- This is Who You Are
258. Seville- Waiting in Seville
259. Better Than Ezra- Deluxe
260. Chris Gaines- Greatest Hits
261. Casting Crowns- Untitled
262. Anberlin- Blueprint for a Black Market Nation
263. Sense Field- Tonight and Forever
264. A.M. Drive- Selftitled
265. Semper Fi- Time Has Passed
266. Shinky- Live 6-6-02
267. Ginny Owens- Beautiful
268. Number One Gun- Promises for the Imperfect
269. Schatzi- Fifty Reasons to Explode
270. Lifehouse- Stanley Climbfall
271. Bleach- Astronomy
272. Oasis- Definitely, Maybe
273. Shinky- Long After the Moments Have Passed
274. Seven Mary Three- Rock Crown
275. The Juliana Theory- Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat
276. P.O.D.- The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
277. R.E.M.- Around the Sun
278. Norma Jean- O God, The Aftermath
279. Spiderman 2- Soundtrack

It didn't occur to me until after I posted the categories that the word good is very misleading. In some cases good means average or just a shade above. In other cases it means well above average or a shade below excellent. After realizing this it was too late to create a new category, so be aware that the first paragraph will cover 279- 195, which are considered just a shade above average. 194-153 will be covered in the second paragraph and they are well above average.

First I want to direct your attention to number 278. Norma Jean is a huge sensation in the underground hardcore scene. O God, The Aftermath actually debuted on the Billboard 100 chart and for a hardcore album that's huge. You may wonder why it ended up so low on the list. It came out in 04, which was after my fascination with hardcore, so I never listened to it that much, so don't let its position on the list affect what you think of the band if you've never heard them. There is some oldschool flavor from 215-210 with releases from Our Lady Peace, Bush, Dishwalla, and the first release from Silverchair. There's also a little local flavor on this portion of the list with releases from Modoc, Shinky, and Father Blue Eyes.

Now the well above average list notables begins with a couple local heroes, Rob Alan and Shinky. Both releases are great, but are only EP's so they ended up lower on the list. They are soundly in the top 66% of the list and worth buying if you have the chance. Collective Soul's Untitled release lands at 169. This album ruled the airwaves in the early 90's with songs "The World I Know" and "December." It also showcases the hidden gems "Gel" and "She Gathers Rain." Other notables include Bleach- Farewell Old Friends, which displays the catchiness Bleach has become known for and they also regain their sharp edge after the lack luster release, "Astonomy."

Group O.K.

280. Oleander- Unwind
281. The Juliana Theory- Songs From Another Room
282. The Working Title- Sincerely
283. Shinky- Live 4-7-01
284. Hootie and the Blowfish- Scattered, Smothered, and Covered
285. Death Cab for Cutie- The Photo Album
286. The Juliana Theory- Love
287. Semper Fi- EP
288. Two Thirty-Eight- El Libro de Recuerdos
289. The Rocky Story- Soundtrack
290. Shinky- EP
291. New Found Glory- From the Screen to Your Stereo
292. Seven Mary Three- American Standard
293. Collective Soul- Blender
294. Copeland- Know Nothing Stays the Same
295. Collective Soul- Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid
296. Eric Clapton- Pilgrim
297. Our Lady Peace- Naveed
298. Iron and Wine- Woman King
299. Garth Brooks- Untitled
300. Garth Brooks- Double Live
301. Garth Brooks- Fresh Horses
302. Creed- Greatest Hits
303. Alter Bridge- One Day Remains
304. Hootie and the Blowfish- Fairweather Johnson
305. Bebo Norman- Big Blue Sky
306. The Passion of the Christ- Songs
307. Red Letter Project- EP
308. String Quartet Tribute- Dashboard Confessional
309. Dave Barnes- Three Then Four
310. Blues Traveler- The Bridge
311. Garth Brooks- The Chase
312. Rob Alan- What We Want
313. Dave Barnes- Live
314. Small Town Poets- Listen Closely
315. The Get Up Kids- Four Minute Mile
316. Park- Random and Scattered EP

These are the titles that I consider listenable. Most of these are ones I purchased and liked, but I just don't listen to much anymore. There are some local bands on this portion of the list and in my defense these are early recordings from artists that have recordings much higher in the list. Also on this portion is the first CD I ever purchased, "The Rocky Story." Those of you who know me will know that for a majority of my teenage years I had an unhealthy addiction to everything related to the movie Rocky. I personally admit that I made a bit of a mistake with Juliana Theory's album,"Love." While It's the lowest ranked CD they have on the list it doesn't really deserve to be that high on the list, so if I ever do a list like this again it will be much lower. You will also notice quite a few Garth Brooks titles in this group. I own 11 of his CD's and over a third of them are in this section of the countdown. He's the only country artist that still remains in my collection and sadly not one of his albums made it higher than the "Good" section. I realize that there were only 47 CD's in the first two groups combined, but in the next two sections there will be considerably more. That makes me feel good, because that means that over 80% of my collection is good. I hope you think so too.

Countdown

It's finished. After months of listening, ranking, and compiling results I have created an exhaustive list of the 328 CD's in my collection. All together I have 372, but some were left out of the list. I chose to exclude Christmas albums, albums that I'd had for a short time, and all compilation albums. The list will be presented in five parts; Absolutely terrible, O.K., Good,Top Tier(Great Albums), and the Top 50(Pasty Resistance...insert french laugh here). Each part will include my thoughts on the notable enteries in that part of the list. The Top 50 will be presented individually with a complete write-up about the album and why it ended up where it did in the Top 50. If some of your favorite albums didn't make my list I simply don't own that CD. If some of your favorites ended up low on the list, it is strictly my opinion and I would love to hear yours. Feel free to comment on each group of albums. Enjoy the list.

Absolutely Terrible...

317. Finch- Say Hello to the Sunshine
318. The Black Maria- Lead Us To Reason
319. Shane Barnard- Carry Away
320. Sonic Flood- Resonate
321. Garth Brooks- No Fences
322. The Audible Campaign- Present Day Wars EP
323. Loretta- The Translation
324. Plugg- Everything
325. Calibretto 13- Adventures In Tokyo
326. Fallout Boy- From Under the Cork Tree
327. Franz Ferdinand- Untitled
328. Santana- Super Natural

These are the titles that in my opinion failed to deliver. Whether they failed musically or lyrically is irrelevant. They just failed. From disappointing follow-ups to cheesey Christian music to over hyped talent from overseas this portion of the list has a wide range of disappointments. Fallout Boy you don't fool me. Creating catchy radio hits that are full of tongue in cheek sexual inuendo. Wisdom doesn't come easily in lines like this "...watching you two from your closet, hoping to be the friction in your jeans." It's lines like that and bands like Fallout Boy that give rock a bad name. Finch, what happened. I mean, What it is to Burn was great and I was hoping Say Hello to the Sunshine would be as good. What I found was redundant and obnoxious music coupled with vague lyrics that said nothing. Franz Ferdinand, how many different ways can you describe transvestites and why? Also the music is redundant and shallow. The album only boasts one notable song, Take Me Out. Santana needs no explanation. I almost didn't put this on the list out of sheer embarassment,but without albums like that Dave's Video would be out of business.