Y&T Albums Ranked

Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974 in Oakland, California. The band released two studio albums on London Records as Yesterday & Today in the 1970s, before shortening their name to Y&T and releasing several albums on A&M Records beginning in 1981, plus albums on Geffen Records, Avex Records, and others. The band was originally co-managed by Herbie Herbert (who also managed Journey) and Louis “Lou” Bramy. The band has sold over 4 million albums worldwide to date. Here are all of Y&T Albums Ranked.

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8. Facemelter (2010)

“”Facemelter” is a very mature album that has a classic polished sound, tight base+drums combo, Dave’s trademark lyrics and crafty compositions. It’s a record that gets under your skin deeper and deeper the more you listen to it.”

7. Down for the Count (1985)

“Down For The Count, coming on the heels of the much more socially-minded and change-of-pace compilation called In Rock We Trust, was back to just good old fashioned rock and roll. Well, except for the cover. It’s got to be one of the strangest heavy metal covers ever: Count Dracula, on the balcony of some seedy hotel with a 1950s style railing, leans in so close to biting into a luscious female robot’s –yeah, I said, robot’s — neck. And his right hand is oh-so opportunistically cupping a metal mammary.”

6. Ten (1990)

“”10” showcases Stef Burns and Jimmy De Grasso’s talented contributions to the band. Burns’ guitar work on “City” and “Going Off the Deep End” truly lift this record to new heights. DeGrasso, meanwhile, adds pounding and varied percussion. Dave rocks out too, of course, on tracks like “Girl Crazy”, “Hard times” and “Surrender”. The Ballad “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is a truly great Y&T song as well. It’s just an excellent effort, one that I am sorry took me so long to take a listen to.”

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5. Contagious (1987)

“Contagious is an exceptional hard rock album that was, and still is, completely overlooked by the mainstream consciousness. The title track ranks right up there with Y&T’s best. This is one tight song with thumping drums, crisp guitar riffs and a resonating chorus. Other highlights include Fight For Your Life, a powerfully personal anti-drug song, and Bodily Harm, which flat-out rocks. This album is solid from start to finish.”

4. In Rock We Trust (1984)

“This album is one of their best. From beginning to end, you get a variety of rock: anthems (Rock’n Roll’s Gonna Save the World, Life Life Life), a good time song (Lipstick and Leather) and of course a power ballad (This Time)…..the rest of the album is more of the same hard rock should be classics. “In Rock We Trust” is well produced, Dave Meniketti vocals are spot on and the instrumentals are tight.”

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3. Earthshaker (1981)

“Earthshaker’ is generally considered their best LP and I will not disagree as none of their records before or since were as consistently good. A&M seem to allow the band to intensify their San Francisco metal without their later interference that would severely cramp Y&T’s style by mid-decade. Choice cuts include “Rescue Me”, “Dirty Girl” and “Hurricane” (which also shows a speed metal influence as well) and “Squeeze” which would be the last lead vocal from Phil Kennemore.”

2. Black Tiger (1982)

“The material is rather diverse and there’s lighter and melodic tunes like “Don’t wanna lose” (a real gem!) as well as fast rockers in the shape of “Black tiger”. The bass driven “Barroom boogie” gives the album character and the captivating fan favourite “Forever” gives an example of a classic Y&T formula used on previous as well as following songs.”

1. Mean Streak (1983)

“Mean Streak contained many more of what you might call signature Y&T numbers such as “Midnight in Tokyo” and “Hang `Em High” which along with the title cut rank among anything the band had done before or since. “Lonely Side of Town” and “Sentimental Fool” were others that made the grade on the softer side.”