THE ROCKPIT’S TOP ALBUMS of 2021 – COMBINED WRITERS LIST

The second year of lockdown for us here in Australia 2021 was a hard year. Not having any international visitors to our shores also made it a year when local artists had their big chance to grab an audience, sadly of course this was hampered by lockdowns and unfair restrictions on the entertainment industry that still remain down-under. All that aside we were treated to some wonderful music in 2021. Here’s what took our fancy! The TOP ALBUMS of 2021 this year has been compiled from lists of all writers who contributed ten or more reviews. We’ve got four lists for you this year – HARD ROCK ALBUMS of 2021, HARD ROCK EP’s of 2021, BLUES, ROOTS & AMERICANA ALBUMS of 2021 and LIVE & COMPLIATION ALBUMS of 2021. Individual writer’s lists will be out shortly.

 

HARD ROCK ALBUMS of 2021

The Damn Truth - Now Or Nowhere

1. The Damn Truth – Now or Nowhere

Black Diamonds - No Tell Motel

2. Black Diamonds – No Tell Hotel

Dirty Honey

3. Dirty Honey – Dirty Honey

The Dead Daisies - Holy Ground

4. The Dead Daisies – Holy Ground

Native Sons - The Natives Are Restless

5. Native Sons – The Natives Are Restless

The Treatment - Waiting For Good Luck

6. The Treatment – Waiting For Good Luck

7. Dirtbag Republic – Tear Down Your Idols

Midnite City - Itch You Can't Scratch

8. Midnite City – Itch You Can’t Scratch

Thunder - All The Right Noises

9. Thunder – All the Right Noises

Wicked Smile - Wait For The Night

10. Wicked Smile – Wait For The Night

11. Crazy Lixx – Street Lethal

12. Eclipse – Wired

The Darkness - Motorheart

13. The Darkness – Motorheart

Dangerous Curves - Summertime Highs

14. Dangerous Curves – Summertime Highs

Trucker Diablo - Tail End Of A Hurricane

15. Trucker Diablo – Tail End of a Hurricane

Temple Balls - Pyromide

16. Temple Balls – Pyromide

17. Wig Wam – Never Say Die

Mother Road - II

18. MotherRoad – II

Buckcherry - Hellbound

19. Buckcherry – Hellbound

Ricky Warwick - When Life Was Hard And Fast

20. Ricky Warwick – When Life Was Hard & Fast

 

There was also some rather great music from the following artists who rounded out our TOP 40: Shades of Gray – Shades of Gray | King Zebra – Survivors | Joel Hoekstra’s 13 – Running Games | Smith/Kotzen – Smith/Kotzen | Plastic Tears – Anthems For Misfits | Shaman’s Harvest – Rebelator | Robin McAuley – Standing on the Edge | Todd Michael Hall – Sonic Healing | Gypsy Pistoleros – The Mescalito Vampires | Nancy Wilson – You and Me | Kickin’ Valentina – The Revenge of Rock | Greta Van Fleet – The Battle at Garden’s Gate | Wayward Sons – Even Up The Score | The End Machine – Phase 2 | Wet – Retransmission | Mammoth WVH – Mammoth WVH | The Pretty Reckless – Death by Rock and Roll | Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories | Myles Kennedy – The Ides of March | L.A. Guns – Checkered Past | Ronnie Atkins – One Shot | Issa – Queen of Broken Hearts | Helloween – Helloween

 

HARD ROCK EP’s of 2021

The Erotics - Ride It To Death

No 1. The Erotics – Ride It To Death

Howling Mountain – Fingertips

Crobot – Rat Child

Bang Bang Firecracker – See Evil

 

BLUES, ROOTS & AMERICANA ALBUMS of 2021

Mark Knight - Days of a Dreamer

No 1. Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes – Days of a Dreamer

 Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues

Kentucky Headhunters – That’s a Fact Jack

Diesel – Alone With Blues

Living Colour – Shade

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof

Steve Earle – J.T.

Robben Ford – Pure

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram – 662

Jerry Cantrell – Brighten

Samantha Fish – Faster

Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Blues Album 

 

LIVE, RE-RELEASE & COMPLIATION ALBUMS of 2021

Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge – Fuel For Your Soul

Armored Saint – Symbol of Salvation Live

Seether – Vicennial

One Desire – One Night Live in Helsinki

L.A. Guns – Cocked and Loaded Live

Sixx A.M. – Hits

Captain Blackbeard – Live +1

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