Alien Ant Farm Albums Ranked
Alien Ant Farm is an American rock band that formed in Riverside, California, United States, in 1996. They have released five studio albums, and have sold over 5 million units worldwide. The band’s cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” topped the Billboard Alternative Songs charts in 2001, and was featured in the film American Pie 2. They released their debut album Greatest Hits independently in 1999, then signed to DreamWorks Records in 2000. Their second album ANThology was released in 2001 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies and reaching number 11 on the Billboard 200. Following up that was their third album, TruANT, released in 2003. The album was produced by brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots and made it to 42 on the Billboard 200. In 2005 the band recorded the next album 3rd Draft, however, the album’s release was denied by the label after Geffen bought out DreamWorks. It was eventually released in 2006 as Up in the Attic, charting at number 114 on the Billboard 200. After several years of sporadic touring, the band’s fifth studio album Always and Forever was released in February 2015. Here are all of Alien Ant Farm albums ranked.
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4. Greatest Hits (1999)
“Attitude, although still containing those over-the-top poppy vocals, had enough going on with the instruments to be relatively salvageable. Right from the beginning, you’re treated to bongos, guitar harmonics, and an awesome drumline. But then those vocals come in, and it wrecks what could have been an otherwise okay song. But that’s not what I’m talking about when I say there was something as good as the Smooth Criminal cover.”
3. Always And Forever (2015)
“Always And Forever does not disappoint this AAF fan. I suspect anyone who has followed the band all these years will this 4th album was stuck in limbo will enjoy it as well. The unique vocals, great lyrics and uplifting sounds are all back. The lyrical themes of failing yet optimistic love are still there, full of energy and youth. It’s a spring/summer album to me, most listenable on a warm sunlit day.”
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2. ANThology (2001)
“ANThology has a much more refined and cleaner sound than the band’s previous independent releases and should please both new and old fans alike. Alien Ant Farm adds a new dimension to the current breed of pop-rock clones that permeates so abundantly from today’s popular music culture, and `ANThology’ will be a welcome addition to anybody who is looking for a band that can take music and turn it into a resonating experience that hits the guttural chords of emotion and feeling, bringing the listener along with it.”
1. TruANT (2003)
“This album is amazing from start to finish. Heavier than the first even though the lyrics are sometimes odd but that’s what they are. This was the last to feature Corso on guitar and it was spectacular. TruAnt is definitely their best album, better than the first in my opinion.”