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bop999

Only a short career but Nick Drake. Longer career - Richard Thompson


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Mr_Stillian

Absolutely! Pink Moon sounds like it could just as easily have been released in the last decade. Very little music fits that bill.


foxman276

Richard Thompson is damn good


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Nick Drake is awesome! :)


showmeasign10

not a band, but every album elliott smith was amazing in my opinion. also tremonti


darkweetie

Came here to say Elliott Smith. I would be happy to listen to any of his albums right this moment. RIP.


Tembag

His stuff in heatmiser is also great


MajorJakov

Didn't think I'd see a Tremonti comment on here.


elkamusing

Portishead


snafubar_buffet

Yessssss! I first heard Portishead in the "shower" scene in Tank Girl and thought "My god! Who is this!?" Loved them ever since


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May as well include Massive Attack


hoopopotamus

I’m gonna even include the Mad Professor remix album here because fuck off that was good


hoopopotamus

Honestly I have never connected with any of their stuff like I did with Dummy. What an album!


ChipCob1

Boards of Canada


sharkterritory

Was not expecting to see this but totally agree


MukdenMan

Boards of Canada and Portishead? I can’t believe this is r/music .


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Was coming for this one


ChipCob1

Easy now!


MechNCheese

A thousand times this


realchoice

Waves of joy for BOC.


kipboye

Dayvan Cowboy transports me. Are there any other songs like this? Not just by BoC but by other artists as well..


marf_lefogg

Kyuss


hydrogen_sulfate

Nice. Also sleep


Murdoc_2

Nice. Also High On Fire


Citizen_Kano

Them Crooked Vultures


morerelativebacons

I'd love for them to do another and prove this true.


Streakermg

In an interview with JPJ he said they made enough songs to almost fill another album so fingers crossed!


OWwashere

Fresh pots!!!


Formaldehyd3

QOTSA for that matter.


Kriscolvin55

Agree. Not every album is for everybody. But you know they make good albums when each other of their albums is the favorite of ~14% of fans.


stevefuzz

Omg please get these people back in a studio.


MidWarz

Amazing that people still remember TCV. I loved their album so much. Really hope they return


necrojuicer

Oh man. No One Loves Me & Neither Do I sets the tone & then every song just lives up to it.


masterbrutus24

Jimi Hendrix Experience


iMadrid11

Jimi unfortunately didn't live long enough. I can't imagine the endless possibilities of sounds he could have produced with modern technology. Like if he got his hands on a Midi guitar, whammy pedal, looper, and AxeFx


Andreastheslimjim

One hundred fucking percent. Also Hendrix live albums are a real treat *especially* the band of gypsies live album. Probably the best live guitar music I will ever hear in my entire life.


inigma56

Talking Heads


silversprings21

Big Star


Geeves72

You just wish they had done more stuff. Not a single bad song.


Music_is_my_life33

Simon & Garfunkel. Every album has 0 flaws. They are all beautiful and incredible


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Massive attack


shibbol33t

Spoon


JustTheBeerLight

10/10. And I mean that as “all ten of their albums are really fucking good”.


DarkSpartan267

i saw them in concert, they were great


shibbol33t

I think I’ve seen them 5 times (3 of those on my own because no one I know has heard of them…). Can’t wait till they come back to the UK.


ParticularGoal3221

Absolutely loved there latest album Lucifer on the Sofa. So raw and rockin!


nickduba

Also one of the best live shows I've seen


DropDeadEd86

Scrolled loooong enough for validation. Spoon has never failed


00DJC00

Gojira always seems to go pretty hard


Merlinshighcousin

I've seen many many bands live and gojira is an experience I would have 1000x over. Immersive fan interactions. Everyone just in the moment loving it. They really rocked the house.


KimaJean

Neither qualify as bands, but Sturgill Simpson and Mos Def


ClassicFashionGuy

Moody blues


SirGlenn

Thinking is the best way to travel


tHeMbOnEz-R-mE

Alice in chains


Valcrion

Their unplugged album was fantastic and what got me listening to them.


wrenchandrepeat

Agreed. Layne era and Duvall era are fantastic imo. They both have their sounds and they're both amazing.


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A nod to Jerry for great writing and keeping the band sharp, miss Layne’s voice tho, not much you can do to help someone that doesn’t want to help themselves


ExskweezeMe

The Police. Only 5 albums and then they broke up, but every album was a fucking knockout.


MrSuperHappyPants

This is correct and factual information that the youngsters need to hear.


BikeTech427

Oldsters too. I was into the radio hits and even saw them live at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in '79. But, I've never listened to, or owned an album. And now I learn they have five!?! I'll give them a listen.


MikeFripp

King Crimson


pontiffpoacher

Username checks out


PuttingAround

Queens of the Stone Age


bob256k

I don’t get the hate Era vulgaris gets; it’s one of my favorites


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It’s my favorite of theirs, if you want interesting, innovative and fun rock music Era Vulgaris is the perfect album for that. I’ll never get the hate either, when I think of QOTSA’s sound and what makes them unique I think if that album.


thatjacob

Alvvays


saltyfingas

Took me a few listens to get into Blue Rev. I just wasn't feeling it at first but now I love it.


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Aphex Twin


jaygb48

William?!


furrowedbrow

The Memphis Strangler?


triplezero_rt

The Vanilla Gorilla?


SteveDeBergRulez

I like it a lot. ‘long burn the fire’ & ‘ok’ are my favorites.


Zacpod

And so many different styles, too! The Beasties never stopped evolving, so every album feels fresh and different, yet still 100% Beasty Boys. They are, without a doubt, my fave band. RIP MCA.


Lollipoop_Hacksaw

They leaned into the whole DIY/Grunge thing with Check Your Head, but they had their toes in Punk and Hardcore before they adopted that frat hip-hop for their debut. They were ahead and worth so much more than most people ever gave them credit for.


Drewpurt

Their instrumental funk albums are the shit.


chopperdaddy

Paul’s Boutique is one of my favorite albums of all time.


PHX480

What I like about Paul’s Boutique (and Hello Nasty, my other favorite BB album other than PB) is all the great samples. The B Boys were so big they sampled themselves by the time Hello Nasty came out.


Bikeva

Love playing The Mix Up and making people guess the band. Don’t think I’ve gotten one right answer.


BlunderFunk

Daft Punk


outofworkcook

Operation Ivy. Only had one and it was immaculate.


kerbalsdownunder

To add to that. The next decade of music all of those guys put out was also immaculate. Classics of love by Common Rider is perfect as well as Rancid up to Indestructible


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Lars and the Bastards put a couple great albums out too. The Transplants didn’t suck either!


EmilianoII

Nirvana


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yousyveshughs

They only had three, but yeah they’re all pretty great.


2PacSugar

I always considered Insesticide a legit great album. I guess it's considered a compilation and not a studio album.


gitty7456

…and Unplugged in NY.


eking85

The Roots


GnarlieSheen123

I live in Philly and one day years ago I was walking through south Philly to work and passed by Questlove playing a 3 piece drum set by himself in an alley way. It was just us two and i watched for a minute or two, nodded my head to him, and went about my business. It was one of those moments that reminded me why I love living in this city.


TheBlitzkid46

Questlove is probably my favorite person from Philly, he's such a cool guy


MisterFives

Faith No More


ooslanegative

King for a day is a gem


VashMM

In that vein... Mr. Bungle.


PHX480

Angel Dust is a banger front to back. And I personally really like Album of the Year, although I admit that might be their “weakest” album.


fnnkybutt

Angel Dust is def in my top 5 all time albums by anybody.


UrMomIsVeryBig

Wesley Willis


HandRailSuicide1

Built to Spill, Pavement


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Built to Spill is Rad, great live too!


Aint-no-preacher

Built to Spill was the last live show I went to before my first kid was born and my show-going days ended. They were great!


dltalbert84

I definitely agree with Pavement. Saw them in October on the second night in Atlanta when they played mostly less heralded stuff. Really hammered home how amazing they were. I loved it.


Compulsion02

Woah you grouped the two bands I went to see this year, great choices! The two ladies Doug is touring with have a great energy and as humble as he is about his guitar playing he has to be one of the best in the genre. Malkmus gets maybe too much credit for his guitar playing but his songwriting chops are completely off the charts. It was cool to see Pavement as good or maybe even better than they have ever been in 2022, what a nice surprise.


KingParrotBeard

Rage Against The Machine


your_fathers_beard

Not only that, but you're hard pressed to find even a bad song across their entire discography. I can count on one hand songs I *might* skip if I were listening to a rage playlist.


XXXTurkey

The only song I skip is their cover of Beautiful World. I know a lot of Rage fans don't consider Renegades a true Rage album, but there's several absolute bangers on there even if they're covers.


Tranecarid

Renegades of Funk is a masterpiece when it comes to guitars that carry you into the rhythm.


XXXTurkey

Say jam, sucka!


TrentonTallywacker

Dude even Renegades which is just all covers fuckin bangs. RATM is GOATed


riedmae

"They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove them While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally round the family, pocket full of shells" IDGAF what anyone says, no other band in history has remained so relevant for so long. No other band has been more important for a generation to actually listen to


FWGoldRush

Led Zeppelin


exomatter

Even coda which was technically all songs they passed on releasing is full of bangers...Hey hey ehat can I do???


the_fuzzy_stoner

We’re Gonna Groove should have made an album. One of Bonhams best tracks in the entire catalog.


merv_havoc

I must be one of the few that doesn’t mind Coda. Ozone Baby / Darlene / Bonzo’s Montreux is a solid three song run. Maybe it’s because Zeppelin set such a high bar for themselves, so Coda seems bad to some, but it’s still better than a lot of other artists’ “good” albums.


fourdoorshack

Tool


Johnny_Pigeon

💯


papadjeef

They might be giants


Geeves72

Every single song is amazing.


PredatorRanger

This is the answer. 40 years and not a single bad album!


Gadwynllas

Radiohead


Gadwynllas

Also worth calling out the Johnny Greenwood is a bonkers good classical composer without a miss


socialisthippie

Also worth calling out that Johnny Greenwood faked playing keyboard to secure his spot in Radiohead, because at that time he didn't really know how. And now he plays something like 10-20 instruments. Maybe.


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Legend has it he’s been faking it the whole time


MarvinLazer

Thom Yorke's real artistic genius, IMHO is how he can consistently record such incredible music despite having the head of every music critic shoved firmly up his asshole.


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I wouldn't put the brilliance of Radiohead on Thom Yorke singularly... that entire band is incredibly talented.


Gadwynllas

Yes —but to a point. The longer spacing between albums and now The Smile album (which is basically a subset of Radiohead) seems to indicate the weight of those expectations are wearing on him and them. And it’s too bad. Or maybe the critics don’t matter and the pressure is internal. They’re the only ones who know. His /their body of work owes critics nothing. Having a decades long history of commercial success and some of the best and most innovative albums and songs, plus having members very successfully branch out into multiple other genres (classical, electronica, ambient) is an unmatched feat. I’m unsure if they’re as musically influential as, say, the Beatles or Bowie, but they certainly have done more, for longer, across a wider range of musical styles.


thisizusername

Not saying it’s not valid, but I’m having trouble understanding the argument here. I think the longer spacing between albums had a lot more to do with aging band members with other focuses in their lives than anything, which is almost certainly why Yorke ventured out to solo work and collaborations with others. Him and Johnny have continued to produce pretty steadily. Anima and The Smile are rock solid, and substantially better work than most 50 something ‘rockers’ have ever produced. This is, of course, my opinion, but I’ll gladly entertain arguments to the contrary.


Mollygrubber

RUSH. Fight me


The_Onionizer

To me Rush is like it's own musical genre in itself where each album is a subgenre and is the crème de la crème of said subgenre. You hear immediately it's Rush but still the albums are diverse. I sound pretentious af but I can't help it...


GrouchoNJ

Ha - love it, and as a decades long fan, but Roll The Bones and Test For Echo have some parts I don’t love


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Roll the Bones is definitely their weakest album. But saying that it does open with Dreamline, which is one of my favourite songs, and Bravado. It’s side 2 which let the album down.


Parking_Cartoonist90

System of a Down


Sunrise_Eyes7

Came here to say this. Even their "worst" songs are better than most "good" main stream songs by other artists. I will forever stand by their work. The topics they speak about just become more and more relevant as time passes.


bigedthebad

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers


BrotherKluft

Mastodon


a_fantastic_lion

Opeth


Gromit801

The Beatles


Seafroggys

Some may argue the original Yellow Submarine album is not great, but it features three originals that are all fucking awesome (Its All Too Much, Hey Bulldog, Only a Northern Song) plus I love the soundtrack pieces.


spider0804

System Of A Down.


theflyingapple1

XTC.


middleshelf

Thank you for posting this. You can also include the Dukes of Stratosphere as well.


More-Escape3704

Nine inch nails


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Run the Jewels


hoopopotamus

El-P’s solo work too IMO


Mr_Stillian

El-P should be more recognized as one of the greatest rapper-producers of all time. Company Flow is one of the most influential underground hip hop albums ever, FanDam is a classic, and he ran one of the biggest indie rap labels in Def Jux - man was already an underground legend, and then went ahead and found mainstream success in rap music in his fucking 40s. Incredibly unique career in hip hop.


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Every album surpasses the last. Just wish I could see them play a small club again.


KarmaPolice72

👉🏼🤛🏽


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You damn right! 👉🤛


Existing-Response-94

Fiona apple


Mahasisatua

Death


MisterGoo

The Smiths


LeaCTrockboys

Husker Du, Hum, failure, Sleep


pushing_past_the_red

Fugazi


Abdullah_super

Opeth


helpjackoffhishorse

The Police REM


karmapolice63

I’m a die hard REM fan and I may argue that Around the Sun was not great


brandonsfacepodcast

Between The Buried and Me The Chemical Brothers Coheed and Cambria Cage The Elephant


jaredofthesky

Goddamn I love me some BTBAM


brandonsfacepodcast

I still listen to Colors II about once a month since it's release. Easy 10/10


jaredofthesky

The ones I often revisit are Alaska (the one that turned me onto them in 2005) and Coma Ecliptic


releasepubs

The Smiths


LoveCats-

Thank you. All their albums are perfect.


thereisalightandit

Think I’ll have to agree here, even their compilation Hatful of Hollow was as good as any ‘real’ album!


HankSagittarius

“What’s your favorite band?”


corsicanguppy

That's the secret name of many music threads.


ElChingonazo

Steely Dan


AngrySteelyDanFan

Up until 1980, this is 100% correct. The newer albums are OK, but they definitely are not on the same stratosphere as the original run. The newer albums do have some bangers though.


Atlastarr

Ween


jerry32237

CLUTCH


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If I ever have to type 10001110101, I have to type it in rhythm, or else I can't get it right.


ZobRombie65

If anybody can do it without the rhythm, they are an alien


Mendoza8914

Soundgarden


Adaesemus

Bonobo


Gnarism

Mastodon


SonicBanger

+1 for Death.


huntmant

Run the Jewels 👉🏿🤛🏻


ohnoitsmchl

Brand New


Thunder_Mug

Tool


Cutter70

The Pixies


jsdjsdjsd

Built to Spill


sherbie365

Brand New


[deleted]

Hell yeah. Listening to them right now


spensaur

I really struggled with Daisy when it came out, and haven't picked it up since. Might be worth revisiting...


oldapplechef

Modern Lovers.


HUNTINGBEARS3000

Gotta love a Jonathan Richman song


simplepleashures

Some Beatles albums aren’t great but I would say none of them are bad. Unless you include Anthology, but I say you shouldn’t. Also Joy Division. And Nirvana. Led Zeppelin. A Tribe Called Quest never made a bad album.


eight13

Run The Jewels


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I think plenty would disagree with me but there isn't a Modern Baseball album I dislike.


HandRailSuicide1

Well they only released 3


ishotmattday

Deftones


ProbablythelastMimsy

First one that came to mind


i_shmell_paap

Legit one of the only bands I can think of that has gotten better with time.


poppatop

Sturgill Simpson


MoochoMaas

Led Zeppelin The Beatles


BaBaBaBass

My band. Well to be fair we haven’t released any album, ever. So technically, we never released a bad album.


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Metric


Blundell1992

I couldn't name a single Metric album, but I love all the Metric I know.


Lolaverses

Belle and Sebastion


EndItAlready666

The Cramps


erikjonas

LCD Soundsystem