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[edit] Criteria

Please add your nomination to the bottom of the list below. Only nominate albums with existing song pages. Nominations where the album name is a red link will be rejected.
A nomination needs to be something more than just "I like this album." At a minimum give a thoughtful, personal reason why you like the album. (In other words, if your reason could apply to any album, or it is just trivia about the album, it needs something more.) Keep the reason short and to the point. You have about 5 lines to use.
When providing a reason for nomination, please make sure that it is written in coherent English. It doesn't need to be perfect grammar, but it should show that some effort was put into it. Anything else will be held back until it is corrected.
Check to ensure that the album has not been Album Of The Week before.
Albums should have album art and be formatted according to Help:Contents/Editing/Formatting/Albums before being moved to the queue.

Although not necessary for inclusion as Album of the Week, it is beneficial if the song pages include YouTube and audio links whenever available. If you love the album enough for it to be AOTW, let others enjoy the music too!

While you are at it, you may also want to nominate a few of the songs for Song of the Day!

[edit] Nominate an album

Just paste your nomination below the others.

[edit] Nomination Template

For more in-depth instructions and information, see Template:AOTWNom

Add the following code to the bottom of the nominations (link) replacing parameters in angle brackets with the information needed for the album. (The template will automatically sign your signature for "Nominated By:")

{{subst:AOTWNom|Album=<<Album Link>>|Reason=<<Reason>>|Preferred Date=<<Preferred date or date range (optional parameter)>>}}

OR

Copy and paste the following code (replacing (ALBUM LINK) and (REASON) with your information):

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'''Album: (ALBUM LINK)'''<br/>
'''Nominated By: ~~~'''<br/>
'''Reason:''' (REASON)<br/>
'''Preferred Date:''' [DATE PREFERRED TO APPEAR ON MAIN PAGE (OPTIONAL)]

[edit] Example nomination (put real nominations in next section):

{{subst:AOTWNom|Album=Yuki Kajiura:Fiction (2003)|Reason=This album is from the only artist that I have liked every single song that she has worked on. So, although I neither have this album, nor have I heard every song on it, I already know that it is an excellent album. It also contains three songs from the anime series .hack//SIGN. "Key of the Twilight" is an upbeat song with excellent lyrics and just makes you want to go off on a quest. "Fake Wings" has a soothing melody and likewise has well written lyrics. "Open Your Heart" has two versions, only one of which is on this album. There are very few lyrics to this song, but it still is a pleasure to listen to.|Preferred Date=August 6, 2009 (Anniversary of album's original release date)}}

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Album: Yuki Kajiura:Fiction (2003)
Nominated By: ExampleUser
Reason: This album is from the only artist that I have liked every single song that she has worked on. So, although I neither have this album, nor have I heard every song on it, I already know that it is an excellent album. It also contains three songs from the anime series .hack//SIGN. "Key of the Twilight" is an upbeat song with excellent lyrics and just makes you want to go off on a quest. "Fake Wings" has a soothing melody and likewise has well written lyrics. "Open Your Heart" has two versions, only one of which is on this album. There are very few lyrics to this song, but it still is a pleasure to listen to.
Preferred Date: August 6, 2009 (Anniversary of album's original release date)

Hint: Don't make the Nominated By link yourself. Just type three (not four!) tildes (~~~) -- when you save the page they will be replaced by your username (or IP address if you are not logged in) including the link to your user page.
If you have a very colorful signature, please insert in the default format, like [[User:Username|Username]].

[edit] Start real nominations here:

Album: Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
Nominated By: LYRIC-Cako
Reason: This album is Harmonium's masterpiece. A blend of Quebecois folk and progressive rock, Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison is an album one cannot get tired of. It evokes images of green fields, falling autumn leaves and offers an overall tour of the seasons. The last song, Histoires Sans Paroles, is an instrumental piece about a "fifth season" that leaves the listener begging for more.

Album: The Allman Brothers Band:At Fillmore East (1971)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan2007
Reason: Frequently placed alongside Cream's Live at the Fillmore as one of the quintessential live blues rock albums, it's one of The Allman Brothers Band's masterpieces. Showcasing the band's improvisational skills, every song rocks the show. Opening with the more compact "Statesboro Blues", and following segues into other hits like "Stormy Monday", "Midnight Rider", and the jam "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed", it's no wonder the Allman Brothers were one of the most successful live acts of the 1970s. And concluding the album is an epic 23-minute jam of "Whipping Post". If you can make it through that song, you're a true Allman Brothers fan.

Album: The Outlaws:Outlaws (1975)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan2007
Reason: Bookended by the Top 40 hit "There Goes Another Love Song" ( Music video on YouTube) and the classic rocking ten minute guitar battle "Green Grass & High Tides" ( Music video on YouTube), The Outlaws' debut album shot the band into the national spotlight, reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard album chart. Also supporting the album are the country-influenced "Song In The Breeze" ( Music video on YouTube) and the touching "It Follows From Your Heart" ( Audio on GoEar). I recently got the album as a belated birthday present, and it's gotten my attention pretty darn quick. It's definitely one of my keepers.

Album: Mastodon:Crack The Skye (2009)
Nominated By: cjm2fast4u
Reason: How do Mastodon do it? With every release they just seem to get better and better and better (and better). Anyway, for the past few months I have been noticing that there have been some great Prog Rock/Metal albums that have been posted up here. This is my reasoning as to why I have nominated Crack The Skye for Album Of The Week for I feel it will one day be viewed as a Sludge/Prog/Metal masterpiece (not to mention, it's freaking spectacular!). When I popped the newly bought Compact Disc in my computer, the first track, Oblivion, insantly caught my ear, especially with that very catchy chorus. Brann Dailor's vocals on the track are pretty sick too. Number 2 on the discs setlist is Divinations. It includes some really stunning drum fills and an amazing solo from lead guitarist, Brent Hinds. The next track, Quintessence, is an excellent collaboration from all five artists of the band. Did I say five? That's right, Mastodon have recruited Rich Morris to do some Keyboard parts for the album and they're just what give some of the tracks that extra punch (particuarly Quintessence). Next up is the epic - The Czar: I. Usurper II. Escape III. Martyr IV. Spiral. What a mouthful. For me, Troy Sanders bassline is what builds this song up to be so impressive. The guitarists Brent Hinds And Bill Kelliher incorporate some really prodigious proggy parts in The Czar that remind me of good old 70's prog rock. The Ghost Of Karelia has really cool Spacy elements. I love the vocals on it too, Troy Sanders really applicates himself on this track. Just like the featured artist from Neurosis Scott Kelly, who contributes vocals on the Title Track, Crack The Skye. The riffs on the song are thick 'n' heavy and accomadate nicely to Scott Kellys vocals. And last but not least, my favourite Track of the Album, The Last Baron. Another epic, this song has everything, Fantastic Vocals, Incredible Drums, Extravagant Guitars, Stupendous Bass, Overwhelming Riffs, Sensational Lyrics, Mind Blowing Solos and some Sweet Proggy Parts. (Thankyou thesaurus.com!) But really, this song is Unbelievably, Deadset, Without a Shadow Of A Doubt Orgasmic. What else can I say, this album rules! Mastodon Rules! Thanks For Reading.

Album: Jorn:Spirit Black (2009)
Nominated By: TheFinal-Sigh 03:50, September 5, 2009 (UTC)
Reason: Jorn Lande is a very talented artist. After leaving Masterplan due to creative differences, he started his own solo career. May we be ever thankful! Jorn keeps the sounds of the 70's and 80's alive while still giving his music a powerful heavy metal sound. Jorn has absolutely no problem singing in perfect English, and his voice is absolutely amazing! The songs from Spirit Black sound like classics, as well they should! They certainly deserve to be. Songs like The Last Revolution and the title track itself deliver to the fullest with hard-hitting riffs and lyrics, but Jorn can also sing not-so-heavy music, like World Gone Mad. As a testament to his talent, Arjen A. Lucassen had him play on the Ayreon album 01011001. The album, Spirit Black, sounds like a crossover of albums The Duke and Lonely Are The Brave, only the sound is much more defined and less experimental. As Jorn said, the fans "can expect a solid and defined record". The album is truly worth the time of any music lover. Even while singing heavy metal, many of his songs still deliver strong messages. My only hope is that Jorn will release at least one more solo album, as he has recently signed back with Masterplan. Even so, as Jorn says in The Last Revolution, "But my story will be hammered in stone". Jorn is without a doubt one of the most talented artists around now. And if you take the time to listen to his music, I'm sure you'll agree.

Album: Tocotronic:Kapitulation (2007)
Nominated By: Parsprototo
Reason: when you buy the album, there's a big sticker on the cover, saying "Album of the Year" and it's true, it definitely is the best german album 2007. Tocotronic kept changing their style from their early rough times of Digital Ist Besser (1995) over the albums K.O.O.K. and Tocotronic finally to the deep and sensitive sound of Tocotronic:Kapitulation (2007) as you can hear on every single track on the album. Overmodulating guitars got replaced with quiet and melancholic riffs without disortion. This has the effect that the music got even more intense and epathises with the perfectly poetic lyrics. Starting with Mein Ruin - an "epic melodrama", to quote frontman Dirk von Lotzow, and the Single-Released track Kapitulation - which shows the solution, the way out of 'Mein Ruin - two very deep and very poetic songs are at the beginning. Harmonie Ist Eine Strategie, Wehrlos and Imitationen are forming the lovesong-section of the Album and those lovesongs in fact are one of the deepest and most remarkable lovesongs in german of all time. In Sag Alles Ab and Luft, Tocotronic accentuate their progressive and critical approach to modern society. The last track on the Album, Explosion is one of the most touching and "atmosphere-charged" songs of all time and ends the disc - as the nealy unbearable voltage of the track - with the critical expression "no will will triumph" (orig. "kein Wille triumphiert") This Album is definitely worth to be called Album of the Week

Album: Rhapsody:Legendary_Tales_(1997)
Nominated By: DurasDrum
Reason: I've been a fan of Rhapsody for quite a while. They have, and will always have a special place in my heart. Though they haven't released anything in a while, I'm sad to say I've only felt the anticipation of a proper new album once in 2006, with their Triumph or Agony album. But I digress.
To me, Legendary Tales has to be one of the greatest albums ever made. Metal is usually expected to be loud and hard. This album has all that, plus more. The symphonic parts of the songs are simply beautiful. I was honestly mesmerized when I first listened to this album. Guitar solos by Luca Turilli, symphonic and medieval styled parts by keyboardist Alex Staropoli, and operatic vocals by Fabio Lione make this album more than magical. The beauty and power of it, and the epic tale it tells, is inexplainable.

Album: Classic Rock Gold (2005)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan2007
Reason: Although classic rock is too wide a genre to include every artist, this compilation album paints a pretty good portrait of the kinds of artists involved. Ranging from pop hits like The Hollies' "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" ( Music video on YouTube) to hard rock numbers like Foghat's "Slow Ride" ( Music video on YouTube) and Scorpions' "Rock You Like A Hurricane" ( Music video on YouTube), and even to new wave acts like The Cars, it's got everything. Classic rock might be a wide genre, but there's so much great music to enjoy.

Album: Mountain:Nantucket Sleighride (1971)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan2007
Reason: Mountain's sophomore album is a bit more focused than their previous effort, but there's still some great music. Opening with the driving "Don't Look Around" ( Music video on YouTube), followed by the instrumental "Taunta (Sammy's Tune)", which segues into the six minute title track ( Music video on YouTube), every track is pure hard rock. "Tired Angels" ( Music video on YouTube) was written as a tribute to the late Jimi Hendrix, and the quirky "The Animal Trainer And The Toad" ( Audio on GoEar is a cute little pop jangle hit. It's a shame Mountain broke up when they did, because the core foursome made some awesome music.

Album: Slayer:Reign In Blood (1986)
Nominated By: cjm2fast4u
Reason: I was standing in my local music store, staring at this album, thinking to myself: "Why am I even considering this? I don't even like Slayer..." At the time, I only knew one Slayer song, which was Raining Blood, and at the time, i didn't like it much. Little did I know that this album would change my life. Or at least my taste in music. When I got home and popped in the CD and pressed play, my ears were greeted with some fast, heavy aggressive stuff a.k.a. Angel Of Death. I remember thinking: "Fuck... and I thought Pantera was heavy" After half an hour of listening to one of the finest thrash metal albums of all time (If not the best) I thought that the album was way too heavy for me and it was a waste of money. But like the fungus between toes, this album grew on me. After constant listening, this album still doesn't bore me and I recommend it for anyone. Favourite Songs: Angel Of Death, Raining Blood, Piece By Piece, Necrophobic, Postmortem.

Album: David Archuleta (2008)
Nominated By: ilovedavidarchuleta
Reason: As you all know, well I hope you all know that David Archuleta is the season 7's runner up on American Idol. I wasn't an American Idol fan that time and I also wasn't a David Archuleta fan because of American Idol. The first time I heard David Archuleta was on the radio. That song was called "A Little Too Not Over You". I thought his vocals were amazing. I said wow, even though I never met him or saw him before I think I really like him. So i went to Youtube and searched for "A Little Too Not Over You" ( Music video on YouTube) and said, WOW!! His smile it's so....powerful and it could make anyone including me really happy. I think he really sings with his heart. So I read the comments and one of them said I can't wait to see him on American Idol tomorrow night. So I decided to watch. It was the first time I watched him on TV. So he sang "Touch My Hand" ( Music video on YouTube)He sang with his heart and I really like that about him. He's totally real!! He's not faking it like a lot of singers. I've only been his fan for only 7 months (October right now) and in July I already went to his concert! That's 4 months of being a fan and then going to a concert of his! I never really go to concerts that much and this concert was one of my first ones. He also makes my day. I remember I was really sad and pissed one day and I just saw a video and it made my day. He makes everyone around him happy. He always tries his best. He's my role model. And I know I didn't choose the wrong one. He IS the one. And his songs are amazing so check them out!

Album: Peter Frampton:Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan
Reason: One of the best-selling live albums of all time, it became an instant smash when it was originally released in 1976. Supported by the Top 20 hits "Show Me The Way" (#6) ( Music video on YouTube) and "Baby I Love Your Way" (#12) ( Music video on YouTube), the album became a #1 hit and remained in that spot for ten weeks. The epic "Do You Feel Like We Do?" ( Audio on GoEar), which ends the album, was released as an edited single, and also reached the Top 10. Only trailing Garth Brooks' Double Live as the best selling live album, I think it's as popular now as it was thirty years ago.

Album: The Beatles:A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan
Reason: The soundtrack to The Beatles' first feature film was their first album to feature entirely original compositions. Opening with the distinctive open chord of "A Hard Day's Night" ( Music video on YouTube), I love the whole album. My favorite songs are "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" ( Music video on YouTube), "I Should Have Known Better" ( Music video on YouTube), and "Can't Buy Me Love" ( Music video on YouTube), the latter of which ended side one. Side two consists of songs the band didn't include in the film, but also didn't want to waste the time they spent recording them. The album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart, and ironically, kept the band's next American release, Something New, at #2 for nine weeks, even though the two albums had eight tracks in common. All in all, it's a superb album from the Beatles' catalogue.

Album: UFO:Lights Out (1977)
Nominated By: Cubs Fan
Reason: The fourth album with former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker was a major hit in the United States, falling just shy of the Top 20 on the Billboard chart. The driving title track ( Music video on YouTube) remains a fan favorite, and it contains some awesome guitar playing by Schenker. MS also contributed some great music and lyrics, in the form of tracks like "Gettin' Ready" ( Music video on YouTube), "Try Me" ( Music video on YouTube), and the album closer "Love To Love" ( Music video on YouTube). The latter track and "Lights Out" were both featured in the film Detroit Rock City, and I think the album remains a staple of British hard rock.

[edit] Preferred Date Nominations

Album: U2:Boy (1980)
Nominated By: 190.86.227.46
Reason: This is the first album of the band, and one great too, i like each and every song of it, it was the beginning of one of the best alternative/post-punk rock band of all times, and a great date would be it's 29th anniversary (20 October) or the 33rd anniversary of the founding of this band, named back then "Feedback", and the beginning of something great
Preferred Date: 20 October (Boy's Release) ~~or 25 September (Feedback's Founding)~~(Sept. 25 conflicts with another preferred date nomination)

Album: Radiohead:OK Computer (1997)
Nominated By: [[]]
Reason: OK Computer is an unbelievable album, which mixes experimental rock with alternative rock, my favorite kind of music. It is one of the best albums ever, and certainly Radiohead's best album. The album features the hits: Airbag, Paranoid Android, Let Down, Karma Police, Fitter Happier, No Surprises, and The Tourist. I think this album should definitely be album of the week.

Preferred Date: From 5th November. (The birthday of Radiohead's guitarist)
Admin Note: Unfortunately, this album has already been AotW (see here). Feel free to nominate another one of theirs or post this on the album's talk page (or both).

[edit] Pending Revision

Album: Hawthorne Heights:Fragile Future (2008)
Nominated By: Caitlyn
Reason: This newest album from Hawthorne Heights shows the determination of one band who's messages will continue to be thrown into people's minds after the overdose of their guitarist, Casey Calvert. The songs "The Business of Paper Stars" and "Sugar In the Engine" are built with even more smoothly-distorted guitar rage.
Problem: Needs revision (more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

Album: Cake:Fashion Nugget (1996)
Nominated By: Seballard
Reason: Some great grooves...you don't go for a rollercoaster ride. The song selection and placement is gradual, ever slowly ascending to the "pièce de résistance" that is "Nugget (edit)" John McCrea for President.
Problem: Needs revision (more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

Album: Fresh Cut Salads:Vitamin Sea (2006)
Nominated By: waadee
Reason: This band is from Philadelphia. The band is not yet signed to a record label, but if you listen to it, you will just wonder why. All the songs in the album are masterpieces, especially songs like "I Can't Stop This Feeling","Importance of Gradients" and "Dysgitimate Child." Their sound is both avant garde and classic jazz pop experimental. The album is available as a sample at their website.
Problem: Album page and song pages do not exist.

Album: Bryan Adams:11 (2008)
Nominated By: 91.58.82.2
Reason: The new album from the Canadian Rocker Number One. I think, you'll need to hear this CD more than once (perhaps five or six times) but then it really grapples you! My favourite songs are: "Tonight We Have The Stars", "Somethin' To Believe In", "Oxygen".
Problem: Needs revision (more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

Album: Pearl Jam:Ten (1991)
Nominated by: Arcai
Reason: Ten by Pearl Jam is the top-selling grunge album and alternative rock album in America. It also has many hits, such as "Even Flow", "Alive", and "Jeremy". There's also the fan-favorite "Black". It was also a major influence on grunge and modern alternative rock.
Problem: Needs revision (more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

Album: Metallica:Ride The Lightning (1984)
Nominated By: 68.117.7.21
Reason: Metallica are so great for making this album. No wonder they are 1 of 4 great thrash metal bands!
Problem: Needs revision (more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

Album: Guns N' Roses:Chinese Democracy (2008)
Nominated By: Darthdurden
Reason: This is one of the most anticipated albums in the history of music. Whether it ends up being good or not it is still very notable and deserves to be the album of the week as it is easily the biggest musical news of the week. Sure there is no Slash, but what I have heard isn't that bad, some of it even good to great. At the same time some of what I have heard are big misses and show the 15 year growing pains the album and band has gone through.
Problem: Excuse me for being a little informal, but I think we need a better reason for putting this on the front page, it should have at least been heard. If you would like to submit music news see this link

Album: Machine Head:The Blackening (2007)
Nominated By: writer239
Reason: The Blackening is a stunning array of metal and social issues. Each of these songs have unique meanings and the lyrical themes cover topics that range from love, war, suicide, organized retaliation, and anger in society. Armed with an impressive array of fans and heavy beats, Machine Head couldn't do it better.
Problem: Needs revision (a little more substance to reason), see instructions on nominating above.

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