we're counting down this year… and yes, i spent way too much time doin this… enjoy.
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40 - Shot Baker - Take Control

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equal parts pop-punk and hardcore, but fully awesome. i'm not really sure who to compare these guys to, and if their songs were any longer i'd prolly get bored real fast, but it works superbly the way it is.

39 - Gaslight Anthem - The 59 Sound

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well, the hype machine surrounding these guys is unstoppable, and while i liked "Sink Or Swim", i never really got what the big deal was. this was…

1. Ignite - Our Darkest Days
2. Ryan's Hope - Apocalypse In Increments
3. Strike Anywhere - Dead FM
4. RX Bandits - …And The Battle Begun
5. Loved Ones - Keep Your Heart
6. Riverboat Gamblers - To The Confusion Of Our Enemies
7. Hit The Lights - This Is A Stick Up… Don't Make It A Murder
8. None More Black - This Is Satire
9. Hit The Switch - Domestic Tranquility and Social Justice
10. Punchline - 37 Everywhere
11. Latterman - …We Are Still Alive
12. Set Your Goals - Mutiny!
13. Much The Same -…

Top 25 of 2005
1. Smoke or Fire - Above the City
2. Bombs Over Providence - Shake Your Body Politic
3. Loved Ones - Loved Ones EP
4. Gatsby's American Dream - Volcano
5. Lagwagon - Resolve
6. Valencia - This Could Be a Possibility
7. Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
8. I Voted For Kodos - My New Obsession
9. Pickled Dick - Panda-Moanium
10. Houston Calls - A Collection of Short Stories
11. Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
12. Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock
13. Western Addcition - Cognicide
14. Millencolin - Kingwood
15. Useless…

Top 25 of 2007
1. Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
2. Four Year Strong - Rise or Die Trying
3. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
4. Crime In Stereo - …Is Dead
5. Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between
6. Farewell - Isn't This Supposed To Be Fun
7. Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship
8. Bomb The Music Industry! - Get Warmer
9. Atmosphere - Strictly Leakage
10. Big D and the Kids Table - Strictly Rude
11. Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospels
12. Flatliners - The Great Awake
13. Better Luck Next Time…