C-Ron's Top 10 Albums and Films of 2011 ~ Special Editions and so much more!

C-RON'S “TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2011”
(SPECIAL 2-DISC DELUXE EDITION)
Produced and mixed by C-Ron from Chandler
Mastered by Mary Awesomehausen from The Compound

It is becoming more of a pattern for us. With relative frequency, when someone inquires about a new release, we must ask them, “Which version would you prefer?” Many of the albums and films that are released today are issued in a variety of formats and configurations. Some people look at this as an added incentive to make a purchase: “This CD comes with a DVD and smells like cinnamon toast!” Others look at it as an added irritation: “I didn't know that picking this album up was going to be like choosing an insurance plan.”

When we were asked to compile a list of our favorites from 2011, I was pretty excited, since this turned out to be a great year for me as far as music went. It meant even more considering how many people did not feel the same way (that would mean that I must have lucked out). However, I am not sure that I even SAW ten movies this year, so I knew that the “flick” portion of my list would be a complete failure. I found myself wishing that I could turn in multiple lists of music instead, which brought about the idea of presenting an alternate version. I did not want to disregard instruction, but with consideration of what I mentioned in the first paragraph, it made a lot of sense to go with that idea. This is my eighth list for Zia. It is also my most creative entry. In fact, this is the one that I am the proudest of. So, which version would you prefer?

C-RON'S “TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2011”
(SPECIAL 2-DISC DELUXE EDITION)

Disc 1 (“Top 10 Albums Of 2011”)
Hammers Of Misfortune “17th Street”
Anthrax “Worship Music”
Textures “Dualism”
Wino “Adrift”
Premonition 13
Devin Townsend Project “Deconstruction”
Primordial “Redemption At The Puritan's Hand”
Pentagram “Last Rites”
Bloodiest “Descent”
Today Is The Day “Pain Is A Warning”

Disc 2 (The Extras)
Alternate mix of “Top 10 Albums Of 2011”
Mastodon “The Hunter”
Blood Ceremony “Living With The Ancients”
Graveyard “Hisingen Blues”
Opeth “Heritage”
Ghost Brigade “Until Fear No Longer Defines Us”
Steven Wilson “Grace For Drowning”
Samael “Lux Mundi”
Wolves In The Throne Room “Celestial Lineage”
Electric Wizard “Black Masses”
Motörhead “The Wörld Is Yours”
Unearthed recordings
from the sessions for “Top 10 Albums Of 2010”
Slough Feg “The Animal Spirits”
Sabbath Assembly “Restored To One”
Live in Cleveland
Rush “Time Machine Live In Cleveland”
Video Enhancements
Interview with John Cobbett
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWmkwmWBKzA)
Making of the “Lemmy” documentary
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-5r3u2pnU)
Trailer for Orphaned Land's “The Road To OR-Shalem”
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0KiB1wQ2ZY)

The “Top 10 Films Of 2011”
Will only be available in the upcoming “Ultimate Super-Extra-Definitive 2 CD + 4 LP + 2 DVD/BLU-RAY Collector's Edition" which will include:
a T-shirt,
a sticker, a laminate, a rub-on tattoo,
a pair of 3-D glasses,
a hardcover book, a signed photo,
a keyring, a bottle opener, a shot glass,
a lighter, an air freshener,
an invalid lottery ticket from 1994,
a scratch-'n'-sniff poster of Chad Kroeger
and 24 slices of Swiss cheese
(release date not yet confirmed).

I would also like to point out 40 Watt Sun's “The Inside Room,” which I discovered after my list was finalized and received by HQ. Just as how I would have included the Slough Feg and Sabbath Assembly releases in my 2010 list if I had known about them beforehand, this album would have been added into this one. Also, enjoy 2012. You will have much to choose from.