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title: "AltWire Top Ten Albums Of 2017: Luke’s Picks"
url: https://altwire.net/altwire-top-ten-albums-2017-lukes-picks/
author: "Altwire Staff"
published: 2017-12-27T18:02:57+00:00
updated: 2026-11-11T03:24:07+00:00
categories: ["News"]
tags: ["Alternative", "Foo Fighters", "Horseneck", "Queens Of The Stone Age", "Rock"]
source: "AltWire (altwire.net)"
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# AltWire Top Ten Albums Of 2017: Luke’s Picks

*By Altwire Staff · December 27, 2017*

![Album cover for Paramore's After Laughter: pastel purple collage with a glowing neon logo, geometric shapes and a mirror](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/52352910-150x150.jpg) **10. Paramore – After Laughter**

Haley Williams and co reinvent themselves on this album presenting a more pop-based incarnation of themselves with 80s New Wave influences present.

![Album cover: black bars censor white text, leaving "is this the life we really want?"; sticker names Roger Waters](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/R-10364702-1496243936-1121.jpeg-150x150.jpg) **9. Roger Waters – Is This the Life We Really Want?**

Former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters takes up arms against the current political climate across the world with this typically thought provoking solo effort.

![Cover of Kasabian's For Crying Out Loud: grimacing shirtless older man in grayscale with blue cartoon tears](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Iv6zX6waP84-150x150.jpg) **8. Kasabian – For Crying Out Loud**

It’s nothing particularly ground breaking from the Leicester-based experimental rockers, but what it is is a very enjoyable album adding to their already impressive repertoire.

![Album cover: silhouetted figures stand in shallow ocean waves as the sun sets, casting a warm golden glow over the surf](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Linkin_Park_One_More_Light_album_art_final-150x150.jpeg) **7. Linkin Park – One More Light**

An album which polarized fans across the world with the band moving in to full on pop territory. The album takes on whole new significance following the tragic passing of iconic front man Chester Bennington.

![Ho99o9 album cover United States of Horror: dagger with a crucified crying baby on yellow, plus anarchy and skull symbols](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/C_EtOreWsAAohmV-150x150.jpg) **6. Ho99o9 – United States of Horror** New Jersey-based hardcore Hip-Hop duo Ho99o9 finally unleash their debut album after years of building up a cult following. A highly impressive effort to accompany an extremely energetic live show.

![Horseneck's Heavy Trip album cover: braided woman with a third eye against a galaxy, orbit lines and a planetarium model](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Horseneck-150x150.jpg) **5. Horseneck – Heavy Trip**

It is what it says it is, a heavy trip showcasing brutality, sweetness and groove. Full of catchy anthems and good time heavy rock, this is a band to look out for in the coming years for sure.

![Cover of Liam Gallagher's As You Were Deluxe Edition: a black-and-white close-up of a man's face on a cream sleeve](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/81MS2IIjV5L._SL1440_-150x150.jpg) **4. Liam Gallagher – As You Were**

Taking a back seat to brother Noel must have been agonizing at times, but Liam has bided his time well and released what is surely some of the strongest material either Gallagher brother has produced since the Oasis days.

![Queens of the Stone Age's Villains cover: a red devil shields a leather-jacketed man's eyes with eyed palms](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4c654f_5ec69f2aa37b441c9aef591c387762e1mv2-150x150.jpg) **3. Queens of the Stone Age – Villains** A few eyebrows were raised when it was announced Mark Ronson was producing the latest Queens effort. However this more dance-oriented effort is still full of grooves and overdriven guitars showing that there is no letting up from Josh Homme and co.

**![Album cover: a gold diamond-shaped emblem split by a vertical gap, centered on a rough, speckled gray concrete slab](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/FOO_CG_1200X1200_d6edd576-4f2a-4b57-9afb-57c303e310cd_1024x1024-150x150.jpg) 2. Foo Fighters – Concrete and Gold**

Easily their darkest and heaviest album in ten years, this latest album by the Foos is definitely one which has breathed new life in to the band. Showcasing the bands expansive index of influences, this is an excellent addition to their back catalogue.

**![Album cover with a small gold line-drawn flame inside a triangle, centered on a plain dark maroon background](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SinAndTheSentence-150x150.jpg) 1. Trivium – The Sin and the Sentence** A near-perfect amalgamation of all their previous work, the Sin and The Sentence captures the crème de la crème of all of the elements which draw superlatives to each of Trivium’s eight albums. This eclectic mix of styles has made for one of the best metal albums released in years and will certainly be referred to as one of their very best efforts.

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From AltWire: https://altwire.net/altwire-top-ten-albums-2017-lukes-picks/