Every year bands set out on an album anniversary tour to celebrate a much-respected record. In 2018, someone will embark on a journey to bring a 10, 20, or possibly even 30-year-old record back to life. If it’s a classic or the band’s breakout album, then why not play it all over again? Nostalgia was big in 2017 and no doubt will carry over into 2018. There were several memorable albums back in 2008, and many by artists still enjoying successful runs a decade later. Here’s our guesses on which artists might bring their ten year-old albums back for another go-around.
Fall Out Boy – Folie à Deux
One of the most guilty pleasure bands of the past fifteen years is Fall Out Boy. Ten years ago, the Chicago pop-punkers made an album that was a huge leap in creative direction from their previous records, which included 2005’s From Under the Cork Tree and 2007’s Infinity On High. Some of the group’s most underrated songs are found on Folie à Deux, including “I Don’t Care,” which has reached to number nine in their repertoire for most played. The album's sonic style shifted away from the early emo power chords and displayed FOB pushing their musical boundaries to the max. Folie à Deux has somehow become their underdog record, the songs that have often been ignored during live performances. While I’d love to see this album receive the royal treatment of a ten anniversary tour, the chances are unlikely with their new album, M A N I A, due out next month and the songs feeling forgotten rather than remembered these days.
Panic at the Disco – Pretty. Odd.
Pretty. Odd. was a huge departure in overall sound for Las Vegas act, Panic! At The Disco after a stunning debut called A Fever You Can't Sweat Out in 2005. The record was such a drastic overhaul in every way that co-founder Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker left the band due to Brendon Urie (singer) and Spencer Smith (drums) not wanting to continue down that sonic road. Despite any of its misses, Pretty. Odd. featured some great tracks like “Nine In The Afternoon,” “That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) and “Northern Downpour.” With “Nine In The Afternoon,” the only song from the album cracking their top fourteen most played tracks (#2), the album feels abandoned with Brendon Urie as the only “full-time” member of the band. While it would be cool to see Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco take their 2008 albums out on the road together (they’ve toured with each other twice before in 2005 and 2013), I don’t feel like it’s in the cards at this time. Come back in 2020 when we hope Panic! At The Disco takes A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on a 15-year anniversary tour.
City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Dallas Green, the former singer of the screamo act Alexisonfire, graced the world with one of the most emotive and tender records ten years ago. Under the moniker, City & Colour (titled after his name) his 2008 sophomore album, Bring Me Your Love, was a powerful showcase of a man known for screaming at the top of his lungs. For his album, the Canadian singer/songwriter brought his folk tendencies with a deep aptitude of capturing the human spirit in the fullest form. For fans of Neil Young and Bob Dylan, City and Colour’s established sound, expressive songwriting, and sensitive melodies could chill your bones yet warm the soul all at the same time. Green has had three follow-up albums since, 2011’s Little Hell, 2013’s The Hurry and the Harm, and 2015’s If I Should Go Before You. Without a tentative album for 2018 and the release of Bring Me Your Love in 2008, which marked City & Colour’s first American tour ever, I believe there’s a strong chance the singer decides to pull this album out again in support of a tour. Plus, four out of his five most played songs come off this album, including “Sleeping Sickness,” “As Much as I Ever Could,” and “The Girl,” in the top three.
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
Critics and listeners are always split on the music from Kings of Leon. They're either overrated, underrated, rock Gods or major sellouts. No matter, Kings of Leon are one of the biggest modern rock acts in the world. It was 2008’s Only By The Night, their fourth studio album, which allowed for them to reach true stardom. The Tennessee rock band led by three brothers and a cousin, had two of the biggest songs in 2008 with “Sex on Fire” and the ubiquitous, “Use Somebody.” With those two songs and “Crawl,” the three singles off the record are included in the band’s nine most played songs live. Only By The Night is Kings of Leon's most successful album commercially by far in the seven records they’ve released. KOL’s rock opus warrants an anniversary tour not only for being their best record, but the sole endeavor that put them on the mainstream map. After a decade, the record has aged incredibly well as being one of the greatest records in the last ten years.
The Killers – Day & Age
After their third LP, Day & Age, The Killers took a four-year hiatus as their album was not as commercially successful as 2004’s debut, Hot Fuss or even 2006’s Sam’s Town. However, frontman Brandon Flowers stated that that the record is the band's "most playful record." It featured the singles, “Human,” and “Spaceman,” both cracking the band’s top eleven performed songs at ten and eleven, respectively. Currently, it feels as if Day & Age is an overlooked and overshadowed album in the group’s deep catalog with Wonderful Wonderful, their fifth studio album, being released two months ago. The “Mr. Brightside” band is currently on tour supporting that record, but once the run concludes, why not bring this one back to life for a ten year celebration jaunt? In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine readers hailed it as their favorite album that year beating out Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Kanye West, Metallica, and many big acts. From the records listed above, Day & Age may be the most justified album for an anniversary tour.
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