Best Rock Albums of 2024

[@tunanorth]

The Warning! Keepers of the flame!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, a great band.

[@KariSahla-h7s]

Surprising to see the Warning on this list. Not too many people find this band, because they tend to listen to the usual stuff. KMF is my favourite album this year and TW my favourite band in decades. You seem to know your music because you can rank 40 albums. And I’m glad you mentioned the sisters’ songwriting skills. The Warning brings so much fresh air in today’s rock music.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I discovered them this year. They are really good.

[@SDsailor7]

​@@jcrockandmetalreviewsYou are now a member of TWA (the Warning army)

[@SDsailor7]

I highly recommend the Warning's Queen of the Murder Scene it is a concept album in four chapters released in 2018 It is a fan favorite and many consider it their masterpiece., it is a dark album that deals with unrequited love, obsession, stalking, madness and murder. ​@@jcrockandmetalreviews

[@SDsailor7]

​@@jcrockandmetalreviewsQueen of the Murder Scene is an independent album funded mostly by the fans of the band. Their ERROR album released in 2022 if I remember right on lava/Republic is also a very good album also has some great lyrics/ writing.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

@SDsailor7 Cool, I've listened to it before but I didn't know that it was a concept album.

[@DarrellW_UK]

You have great taste in music! As someone who has followed The Warning right from the very start I very much appreciate your enthusiasm for them, I’m the same myself and have in the past liked most bands in the Rock genre from the 60’s (in real time!); I now rarely listen to much else 😂

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, I am the same with older bands

[@AchimE]

Enjoyed your review of the best albums! You have a good taste, Sir… I‘m a Warning fan since 5 years now, and they evolved a lot! Keep Me Fed is a great album with awesome riffs, rhythms, melodies, lyrics… 👍⚡️🤘

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes I've listened to all of the albums. I thought their first ones were very poppy, but the last few were really great.

[@SDsailor7]

​@@jcrockandmetalreviewssubbed for more of the Warning. Could you do a feature on the music of the Warning? Thank you 👍

[@tpro7224]

The Warning ⚠️ 😎

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Great band

[@spidernose]

The Warning deserves every accolade that comes their way! Just three of the absolute sweetest of people. People you would be proud to have your kids look up to. A very rare thing these days!

[@cornelius812]

I was pleasantly shocked to see The Warning ranked in any spot; let alone #1 The Warning is my favorite band in the last four decades and naturally Keep Me Fed has been played more than any other new album from 2024. Other albums I enjoy listening to Lucifer : Lucifer V Pearl Jam: Dark Matters Linkin Park: From Zero Green Day: Saviors Deep Purple: =1 The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards Band-Maid: Epic Narratives Flotsam & Jetsam: I Am Weapon Judas Priest: The Invisible Shield Saxon: Hell, Fire, & Damnation

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Awesome and great list. I have Priest and Saxon on the metal list

[@arctic_haze]

Your music taste is impeccable. Viva Las Wawas!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks

[@eddiedillon5768]

Great choice for #1! The Warning is an amazing group with an amazing story! They're a true breath of fresh air who are reinflating a music genre that has sadly started to go flat over the past few years.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, they are awesome

[@RandyTWA]

For anyone not familiar with The Warning…what are you waiting for?

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@AlfonsoAyala-l7m]

Great Rock albums review, Mr. Rocker. Lot's of rock albums dropped in 2024, and many really good ,surprisingly. But a I agree with your review, The Warning's KMF album was also my number #1 album, all the songs are great, not a track to be skipped. Keep Rockin' my friend 🤘⚡🤘

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, it's a great album. I love it.

[@tunanorth]

There is a reason that so many of the Warning's USA fanbase are OG rockers. They actually saw the GOATS in person, and know greatness when they hear it.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Cool, I hope to see them one day.

[@SDsailor7]

@@jcrockandmetalreviews I saw them twice in one week. The first time i saw them live they blew me away with their sound!

[@romeoromo-kt5vn]

Excellent my friend... excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks a lot!

[@reojames]

The Warning is the best rock band in many, many years... Decades, actually, in my opinion. They have restored my faith in the art.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, that's true

[@RockOfAllAges-81]

Hell yeah, The Warning earned their spot on here. Good list.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, they are an awesome band.

[@SDsailor7]

​@@jcrockandmetalreviewsGreat review, very entertaining and interesting, the Warning is an awesome band, and live even better than the album. Go see them live if you can and if they come near your town you won't be disappointed. They will have some concerts in Mexico city that are already sold out but they opened another date on the 7th of February 2025 if you would like to travel there. Like a lot of people that are fans do. Cheers

[@SDsailor7]

​@@jcrockandmetalreviewsI think the Warning army (TWA) will be coming by to visit you.😊👍

[@sjbang5764]

The Warning were on Jimmy Kimmel Live, so I guess that means they've really made it. I like the cover of their album, kind of a like a poor man's, or in this case, poor woman's Beggers Banquet. Thanks for the video.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, the cover is pretty cool.

[@spidernose]

I still lean towards Queen of the Murder Scene as my fave from The Warning. But KMF is quite amazing, as are all of their albums.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes I think all of their albums are really good

[@lenprimrose4027]

Cool to see someone recognising the talents of the Warning

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks they are a great band

[@reactionsaccount3955]

Putting The Warning at #1, you sir are a man of impeccable taste. 🤘🏻

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

They really did a great job with that album.

[@marcocatano554]

Agreed!!

[@stephencampanella9896]

The Warning of course is number 1. Your taste is impeccable!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks

[@HorizonMetal]

Another great video. It felt like I was a teenager again hearing about these bands.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Glad to bring back some of those memories!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey John! Nice wrap up! I am not a Cure fan, but I was amazed how much I like this album. Cheers!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, I am just recently getting into their music.

[@wjones1499]

Very cool list indeed! I am a huge fan of The Warning myself and an avid music collector since the late '60s. Agreed with Keep Me Fed, that was my favorite album of 2024 as well. I've heard singles from the new Deep Purple album and plan on buying that one. Also curious about Slope and Freak Kitchen based on your comments, so will be checking those out. Curious about why you left Linkin Park's new album off the list, unless that's on one of your other lists? Thanks for your 2024 recap!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks. I think you will like all of those. I didn't include Linkin Park as I felt that it just missed the cut even though I liked it.

[@SuperStrik9]

#1 Deep Purple =1. Nice to see it on your list. Imo it's the band's best work since Perpendicular.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, I hear a lot of people say the same thing.

[@spaceknave]

Good list and gave me some things I need to check out. I'm surprised and elated that you chose Keep Me Fed by The Warning. I think they are the smartest writers and the best band on the scene breathing new life into rock. While they are often said to have many classic rock elements, they are a breath of fresh air and are bursting with ideas. I think they will be around for a long time to come. Thanks.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I think they are a great band too!

[@shawnbrown2726]

Loved the Bach Album!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, it was pretty good.

[@SO.CAL-D.Edwards]

Best band I've seen in years.. LIVE is even better with these young ladies.. 🌎✌️🦈🦈🦈

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I hope to see them live one day.

[@interstellardave]

Have you heard “Epic Narratives” by Band Maid released this year? If you have, and it’s not your taste, fair enough. If you haven’t give it a listen… it’s fantastic. But kudos for putting The Warning on here, and the top spot! Newer bands deserve more recognition!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

No, I had a few people recommend it. I hear the single that they did with the Warning.

[@tainted_lord87]

Awesome picks for best rock albums of 2024, John. The Cure's new album is infectiously good. Sum 41's Heaven/Hell album is good send off from the band. Nice to see Jerry Cantrell's solo album in there.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks for the comment. It's good to see the older bands still making good music.

[@cal7957]

I’m listing the ones I purchased. #16 Cassandra’s crossing- garden of earthly delight #15 stone horses- the redemption chronicles #14 the warning- keep me fed #13 the gems- phoenix #12 return to dust- S/T #11 amberdown- shattered and bagged Mick mars- the other side of mars #10 black smoke trigger/ horizons #9 smash atoms- S/T #8 Florence black- bed of nails #7 shallow side- reflections #6 the cold stares- the southern #5 hearts and handgrenades- where I begin #4 tim montana- savages #3 amongst liars- by design #2 Scott stapp- higher power #1 Budderside- white flame

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Good picks. There is a lot here that I don't know.

[@EikeMenzel]

Hi, JC, my 3 Albums of the Year 2024 are 3.) The Cure - Songs of a lost World (8/10) 2.) The Sweet - Full Circle (8.5/10) 1.) (Original Spaceman) Paul Daniel *Ace Frehley* - 10.000 Volts (10/10) Have a good time with your Family and also a merry X-mas 😊

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thank you. Happy holidays to you too.

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi John!!! Well done and cool list..... glad to see a nice mix of classic, lesser known and newer bands here. To me a nice surprise was seeing Freak Kitchen not a new band but a three piece act that's been around a good amount of year and their guitar player is a very underrated musician, imo. cheers and be well

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, Freak Kitchen was great this year.

[@boxychubbo6922]

All hail The fucking Warning! They are so good.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, they are a great band.

[@blueandwhiteeighttwo]

My top 5 (no particular order): Paula Teles - Desencanto Vola - Friend of a Phantom Imminence - The Black Poppy - Negative Spaces Galera - Coma

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Good list. I am familiar with Poopy and Gaerea.

[@andrewwerth8312]

Have you heard Brave Rival, "Fight or Flight"? So good!

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

No I haven't. I'll check it out.

[@noebrunn6242]

I🖤TW🤘

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Great band

[@gregoryvlchek269]

The Warning isn't a "newer band." They've actually been around for eleven years; they literally started as kids. Their first album, "XXI Century Blood" was self-released as an independent band at the end of March 2017. "Keep Me Fed" is their FOURTH album; the second since signing with Lava Records in 2020. Their current ages are 24, 22 and 19.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, you have a good point. I just meant they were newer compared to the other bands that I mentioned which have been making music for over 30 years.

[@gregoryvlchek269]

@jcrockandmetalreviews , and they are better songwriters (and have been) than many of their older peers on the list. To me, their compositions on their second "Queen Of The Murder Scene" album are absolutely astounding, given their ages at the time they wrote them. That's what studying music theory and composition at Boston's world-renowned, prestigious Berklee College of Music at ages 10, 13 and 15 will get ya!

[@DavidBerne-nx8uy]

I prefer The Warning's previous 2 albums to Keep Me Fed. But it's a very good album. I tend to prefer the songs they didn't designate as singles. It is less thematic than their earlier stuff but still has a distinct sensibility. As usual for The Warning, the songs are at their best live.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I still need to see them live.

[@wheelsofmercury]

Not a bad list! I really loved The Cure’s new album and it got me into the band‘s music. The Warning’s album was not my favourite album of 2024, but it was a nice catchy solid rock album to put on and vibe to back in the summer.

[@tomp8463]

I couldn't get into the new Warming much. The previous album was much better in my opinion.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, the Warning are awesome

[@robertsparling917]

6:43 You mean "So What". I saw Pink this past September [which was rescheduled from October of last year]. She closed out her concert with that song where she flew over the crowd as part of an aerial stunt.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Cool. I like a few of her songs.

[@timothyflanery5237]

There are bands that have musicians who were born this century.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I know my number one pick consists of 3 musicians all born after the year 2000.

[@SDsailor7]

The Warning is one of them and he rated them at #1 As they should be.

[@timothyflanery5237]

Wow

[@JohnSmith-x8s5g]

🤘

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Thanks

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

We have a few in common. Remember we canceled an is it that bad? For Smashing Pumpkins.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, good thing we cancelled it

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

@ indeed

[@takodabostwick8507]

1. Saviors Green Day 2. Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Alkaline Trio 3. Be Here Now BlackBerry Smoke 4. The Last Will and Testament Opeth 5. Neck Deep Neck Deep 6. Post Human: Next Gen Bring Me the Horizon 7. Songs In a Lost World The Cure 8. Heaven & Hell Sum 41 9. Dark Matter Pearl Jam 10. Highly Irresponsible Better Lovers

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Good list

[@ThePuka]

Lodestar - zonen was the best rock record this year.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Cool. I am not familiar with it.

[@ThePuka]

@jcrockandmetalreviews jealous.. 2 albums, both wonderful.

[@leazesndr5318]

Moggs Motel

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Cool, I am not familiar with that one.

[@jeremysette3657]

Great list! You got me to listen to the Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell again- great albums that are growing on me. Here's my favs: 1. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know" 2. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse" 3. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace" 4. Fontaines D.C.- "Romance" 5. Vampire Weekend- "Only God Was Above Us" 6. The Cure- "Songs of a Lost World" 7. Alcest- "Le Chants de l'Aurore" 8. David Gilmour- "Luck and Strange" 9. Opeth- "The Last Will And Testament" 10. MGMT- "Loss of Life" 11. Neal Morse- "No Hill For A Climber" 12. Hot Water Music- "VOWS" 13. MJ Lenderman- "Manning Fireworks" 14. Pearl Jam- "Dark Matter" 15. Weather Systems- "Ocean Without A Shore" 16. The Red Clay Strays- "Made For These Moments" 17. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs- "Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits" 18. Jerry Cantrell- "I Want Blood" 19. Monkey3- "Welcome to the Machine" 20. plantoid- "Terrapath"

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Nice list. There is a lot here that I am not familiar with.

[@camwatters-iz5bs]

To be honest this year was kind of weak. Black crowed and deep purple albums were good but a disappointing year compared to the last couple in my opinion

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, I can see that

[@svenveader7755]

The Warning.....The Taylor Swift of Rock

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

That's kind of funny. They could be, but I like The Warning much better.