Simon Rushworth
We’re looking back on the very best of the rock and metal year ahead of the unveiling of 2011’s top album.
And today we salute the ever-growing list of quality reissues. Read on the find out which record topped this year’s list…
1 RUSH – MOVING PICTURES (DELUXE EDITION)
This was, more than any other year, Rush’s year. And this supreme release, featuring a 5.1 DVD-Audio mix of the entire album for good measure, was expertly timed.
The band’s decision to play this record in its entirety on the 2010/11 Time Machine tour meant the Moving Pictures reissue became an essential buy for fans old and new.
Featuring so many classics in such a glorious mix meant this was as close to progressive rock heaven as it’s possible to get. Listen to it time after time…and you’ll still want to hear it again.
2 Megadeth – Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying (25th Anniversary Edition)
3 Rainbow – Down To Earth
4 Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard Of Oz
5 Primordial – Calm Before The Storm
6 Paradise Lost – Draconian Times (Legacy Edition)
7 Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
8 Graveyard – Graveyard
9 Slash – Slash (Deluxe Edition)
10 Rainbow – Rising