Underground Listmaker

Previous posts in this series:  Part 1/5 ,  Part 2/5 , Part 3/5 Some interesting statistics regarding this post:  The  average age  of the albums on this list is  23.74   years.  Country count:  USA - 44, UK - 31, Canada - 8, Germany - 4,  Sweden - 2,  Norway - 2, Japan - 2, Iceland - 2, Australia - 1, Poland - 1, South Korea - 1, France - 1, Bahamas - 1 Most common subgenres:  Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Art Pop, Post-Rock, Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary Folk Most popular album:  178. Radiohead - Kid A  1 Most obscure album: 1 59. We Never Learned to Live - Silently, I Threw Them Skyward 200. The Jesus and Mary Chain -  Darklands  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  UK 199. Blood Command - Cult Drugs  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2017  ||  aggressive, angry  ||  Norway 198. Elliott...

The most critically acclaimed albums from the charts of RYM, AOTY and sites such as Rolling Stone, that I haven't heard. This has taken forever to compile, and will be a constant work in progress. When I listen to an album on this list, I will indicate that fact and provide a rating in purple. 1. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality   ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1971  ||   UK  ||     (Listened)   RATING: 8 /10 2. Pharoah Sanders - Karma  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1969  ||  USA 3. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Boom Bap  ||  1993  ||  USA 4. Metallica - Master of Puppets  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1986  ||  USA 5. Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort  ||  Glitch Pop, IDM, Shoegaze  ||  2003  ||  USA  ||   (Listened)   RATING: 9/10 6. J...

The top half.  Some interesting (to me, at least) facts and statistics about this list:  My #1 album changed from last year. There was slightly less movement in the top 25 than last year, but still a few changes. Below that there were quite a few shifts and newcomers. The highest ranked newcomer to the list is  19. Arca - Arca (2017).  Percentage of male vocalists  - 54%, female vocalists - 29.2%, instrumental - 10.8%, male + female vocalists - 6%. Top sub-genres   - Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Art Pop, Post-Punk, Trip Hop, Electronic, Contemporary Folk. Oldest album on the list -  204.  Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud    (1958). Most obscure:  171. Denali - The Instinct (2003). Least obscure:  213. The Be atles - Abbey Road (1969). Artists with the most mentions on this half of the list: Radiohead - 4,  Björk - 4,   Chelsea Wolfe - 3, Talking Heads - 3, Miles Davis - 3, Charles Mingus - 3, David Bowie - 3...

*Phew...* this was a hard list to put together! I decided to break this into two parts, as I wanted a longer list than I posted last year but need it to be manageable (doin' school at the same time).  This was meticulously put together and thought out. To some it may seem counter-intuitive to rank music, but over time I've developed systems to compare and rate albums based on enjoyment and the impact they've had on me. Nevertheless, this sort of extensive list is very hard to do. In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed the process of making it. A couple of little factoids about this half of the list: Percentage of male vocalists - 50%; female vocalists - 27.2%; male + female vocalists - 12.4%; instrumental - 10%; non-binary - 0.4%. Top sub-genres - Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Trip Hop, Art Pop, Industrial. Oldest album on the list -  Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1957). The format: #. Artist - Album   ||  genres  ||  Release Year...

My favorite albums ever made.  Over many years, I have carefully kept track of my favorite albums, based on a number of criteria. The most important factors are varied; one album might be a powerhouse of melody and harmonies, another may be a masterpiece of atmospheric soundscapes. However, the true reasons I connect with music are often more ephemeral, and there are a fair number of genres present here. In any case, I've included some pertinent info on each album on this list that could help you decide if you'd like to try anything here. This list was taken from the old Wavy Air Blog I used to run, with some small alterations. Hope you find something that's appealing! 250. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath   ||  Heavy Metal  ||  occult, dark  ||  Released 1970  ||   UK 249. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures   ||  Post-Punk  ||  passionate, anxious  ||  Released 1979  ||   UK 248. Scott W...