The Darkness came out of nowhere in 2003 with the song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” and when I heard that song, I was hooked. It was so 80’s retro and 70’s glam all rolled in to one while at the same time being a little tongue-in-cheek. I didn’t even know if this was a parody of if these guys were for real, but I loved it. Thankfully, it was for real. Lead singer, Justin Hawkins, has this insane falsetto that not many people could ever think of doing and the band is loud and awesome. After their second album, the band hit a rough spot. Justin entered in to rehab and afterwards decided to leave the band. On hiatus they went.
Not knowing if they were ever to return, I was sad not having them on the music scene. Then in 2012, some 6 years later, they returned with their 3rd album “Hot Cakes” and have been on a regular basis about ever 2 years and they keep getting better. 18 years now after the release of their debut album, there is still 3 of the 4 original members in the band which is pretty impressive in today’s world. The members are as follows:
- Lead Singer, lead and rhythm guitar – Justin Hawkins
- Rhythm and lead guitar – Dan Hawkins
- Bass – Frank Poullain
- Drums – Rufus Tiger Taylor
With the 2019 release of “Easter is Cancelled” which had my #1 song of 2019 with “Rock and Roll Deserves to Die” and was their 6th studio album, I felt it was time to do an album ranking. So sit back and enjoy The Darkness albums ranked Worst to First!
THE WORST – ‘HOT CAKES’ (2012):
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Michael Sweet’s 10th solo studio album brings us a very Stryper sounding album, but one that takes us back to the early days of Yellow & Back Attack and To Hell With the Devil which in my opinion is a very good thing. He brings a special guest on each song which you would think would make the album a little disjointed, but it works on so many levels. The album rocks out from beginning to end!
