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Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2018

Posted on January 3, 2019 by VocalsOnTop

I’ve never understood why year end lists are made before the end of the year, I need every last day to soak in music and hear as much as I possibly can to make my top 10. 2018 saw my … Continue reading →

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Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017 by VocalsOnTop

This list is my favorite part of this website, every year I toil through reviews and my iTunes and record collection to select my very favorite albums of the year and it is always a blast. Eight years running I’ve … Continue reading →

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SHAMELESS: 5 Songs I’ll Never Be Ashamed to Say I Like

Posted on July 22, 2017 by VocalsOnTop

As a male in my mid 30s there can be a lot of shame associated with liking certain songs. Nobody wants to be the guy busting at the seams when Cher’s “Believe” comes on the radio (that’s not me) but … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Uncategorized | Tagged bad songs that are good, Break Stuff, Chumbawamba, Garth Brooks, guilty pleasures, Hootie & The Blowfish, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Kelly Clarkson, Kent Blazy, Limp Bizkit, never be ashamed, Only Wanna Be With You, Shameless, Since U Been Gone, Since You Been Gone, Tubthumping | Leave a comment

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2016

Posted on January 4, 2017 by VocalsOnTop

I love doing top albums of the year lists, why are they all so early though? Well, 2016 is officially over so I’m proud to unveil my list now. Here are the lists from the last few years if you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, VOT Editorial | Tagged 2016, American Band, Ashley Raines, Austin Miller, Best of, best of 2016, Conor Oberst, David Bowie, DBT, Drive-By Truckers, Engine, I Like Lists, Jason Collett, lists, Local Honey, Lydia Loveless, Mike Doughty, Nada Surf, Real, review, Ruminations, Schmilco, Shooter Jennings, Song and Dance Man, Sturgill Simpson, The Heart Watches While The Brain Burns, Top 10, Under The Big Oak Tree, vocals on top, VOT, Wilco, You Know Who You Are | 1 Comment

2001: The year that saved Rock and Roll

Posted on April 1, 2016 by VocalsOnTop

2001 was a desolate time. 15 years removed from today and I’d give every dime I have to go back. Rock and Roll had really faded away and given way to N’Sync and the Backstreet Boys and a bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, VOT Editorial | Tagged Aaron Lewis, April Fools Day, Chad Kroeger, Creed, False rock, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Look at your calender, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Scott Stapp, Staind, The Onion, trick articles, Wes Scantlin | 1 Comment

Top 5 St. Joseph Albums of 2015

Posted on February 1, 2016 by VocalsOnTop

1 Missouri Homegrown – Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll This is the record Missouri Homegrown was supposed to make. It doesn’t back down and has a swagger all its own. Anthems like “High In Missouri” and “Hey All You … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Local Album Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Close Enough To Miss, Crooked Moon, Dark Black Makeup, Dreamgirl, Illuminaughty, Matt Coman, Matthew Coman, Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Radkey, Saint Joseph, St. Joe, St. Joseph, Stray Dogs, Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll, The Center State, Top 5 Local Albums, Top 5 Local Records, Tuning Fork Magazine | Leave a comment

Best of 2015 by Danny R. Phillips

Posted on January 10, 2016 by VocalsOnTop

Top 10 of the Year (in no particular order) By Danny R. Phillips When compiling my end of the year lists, much thought and stress come into play. The sheer lack of great albums in 2015 is startling. I heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, Being There, best albums, best records, Big Dark Love, Built To Spill, Clear Plastic Masks, critic, Danny R. Phillips, Foo FIghters, Jason Isbell, Missouri, Murder By Death, Saint Cecilia EP, Something More Than Free, St. Joseph, Top 10, Top albums, Vietcong | Leave a comment

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 albums of 2015

Posted on December 24, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

This is my super bowl. The top 10 albums of the year for me represent a seemingly endless amount of hours sitting and listening to vinyl, my phone at work, on the computer while writing and CDs in my car. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Uncategorized | Tagged All A Man Should Do, Bootleg Series, Courtney Barnett, Craig Finn, Deslondes, Ike Reilly, Jason Isbell, Lucero, Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Radium Death, Sometimes I Sit and Think, St. Joseph, Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll, Top albums of 2015, Wilco, William Elliott Whitmore | Leave a comment

Top 5 Albums: Drive-By Truckers

Posted on September 20, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

The Drive-By Truckers have had an interesting career. Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley have been the two-headed monster leading this band the whole time for what it just under two decades now. Behind Hood and Cooley players have come and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Top 5 Albums... | Tagged best album, best records, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, DBT, Decoration Day, Drive-By Truckers, Greatest Hits, Jason Isbell, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, southern rock, Southern Rock Opera, The Dirty South, The Fine Print, Top 5 | Leave a comment

Top 5 Albums: The Old 97’s

Posted on March 2, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

The Old 97’s have solidified themselves as Americana staples at this point. Few bands have been so consistent throughout their careers. They have been so consistent in fact that they haven’t had one lineup change in their 10 albums over … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5 Albums... | Tagged Best of, Blame It On Gravity, career best, Fight Songs, Greatest Hits, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, Old 97's, Philip Peeples, Rhett Miller, Satellite Rides, songs, The Grand Theatre, Too Far To Care, Top 5 albums, top records, Volume 1 | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Lists

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2018

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2017

SHAMELESS: 5 Songs I’ll Never Be Ashamed to Say I Like

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2016

2001: The year that saved Rock and Roll

Top 5 St. Joseph Albums of 2015

Best of 2015 by Danny R. Phillips

Vocals On Top’s Top 10 albums of 2015

Top 5 Albums: Drive-By Truckers

Top 5 Albums: The Old 97’s

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