Top 10 for 1988

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

Noiseworks
Touch

Rock | Album | 14 November 1988

Bon Jovi
New Jersey

Rock | Album | 19 September 1988

AC/DC
Blow Up Your Video

Hard Rock | Album | 18 January 1988

Robert Plant
Now And Zen

Rock | Album | 29 February 1988

Green River
Rehab Doll

Grunge Rock | Album | ?? June 1988

Soundgarden
Ultramega OK

Grunge Rock | Album | 31 October 1988

Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking

Alternative Rock | Album | 23 August 1988

1927
...ish

Rock | Album | 14 November 1988

The Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1

Rock | Album | 8 October 1988

TheBigBlack's Rock Honourable Mentions

Guns n' Roses
G N' R Lies

Hard Rock | E.P. | 29 November 1988

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Radio One

Classic Rock | Compilation Album | ?? November 1988

U2
Rattle And Hum

Rock | Album | 10 October 1988

Various Artists
Sub Pop 200

-Various- | Compilation Album | 1 December 1988

TheBigBlack's Rock Dishonourable Mentions

Bob Dylan
Down In The Groove

Classic Rock | Album | 19 May 1988

TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10

Vengeance
Human Sacrifice

Thrash Metal | Album | ?? ?? 1998

Testament
The New Order

Thrash Metal | Album | 5 May 1988

Ozzy Osbourne
No Rest For The Wicked

Heavy Metal | Album | 22 October 1988

Hobbs' Angel Of Death
Hobbs' Angel Of Death

Thrash Metal | Album | ?? July 1988

Death
Leprosy

Death Metal | Album | 16 November 1988

Anthrax
State Of Euphoria

Thrash Metal | Album | 18 September 1988

Danzig
Danzig

Metal | Album | 30 August 1988

From the moment 'Twist Of Cain' starts to play my head starts to bob, and there is nothing on this album that stops it. Debut albums are an interesting beast. Bands aren't burdened with expectation of fans and record companies, and therefore they can just be whatever they want to be, and have fun along the way. Sure, Glenn Danzig already had the legacy of the Misfits and Samhain behind him (although they weren't really 'legendary' yet), but this was still like a whole new start for him - and it shows. The music isn't particularly up tempo, and it certainly isn't technical, but it moves along with a swagger that most bands would never ever get close to. Every word that drips from Glenn's mouth feels like it is sung with a mischievous smile, and on tracks like 'She Rides' and 'Am I Demon' he really opens up, and let's not forget to mention the greatest track in the Danzig repertoire - 'Mother'. I think the thing that constantly draws me back is that on the surface it all feels a bit. tongue in cheek, and yet you still feel some underlying menace. I bit like discovering your kind old next door neighbour is possibly a genocidal war criminal in hiding.

Megadeth
So Far, So Good... So What!

Thrash Metal | Album | 18 January 1988

Slayer
South Of Heaven

Thrash Metal | Album | 5 July 1988

Metallica
...And Justice For All

Thrash Metal | Album | 7 September 1988

TheBigBlack's Metal Honourable Mentions

Iron Maiden
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Heavy Metal | Album | 11 April 1988

Manowar
Kings Of Metal

Heavy Metal | Album | 18 November 1988