Best Everything of 2017
I know this is a full year late, but I don't think I'll have the time to remake actually descript writeups for all these so I'll just drop my main three lists here. This'll include the best drumming performances, songs, and albums of 2017. Enjoy! |
| 100 |  | The Great Old Ones
EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy
Top 20 Drumming Performances of 2017:
20. "The Ritual" (Leo Isnard) |
| 99 |  | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Murder Of The Universe
19. "The Balrog" (Michael Cavanaugh & Eric Moore)
The constant fills are pretty impressive on here. Plus they were bound to be on this list with 5 albums. |
| 98 |  | Eidola
To Speak, To Listen
18. “Houses Movement III: Rust/Rebuild” (Matt Hansen) |
| 97 |  | Grizzly Bear
Painted Ruins
17. "Sky Took Hold" (Christopher Bear)
Tribal intro for the victory! |
| 96 |  | The National
Sleep Well Beast
16. “Guilty Party” (Bryan Devendorf)
This is a nice performance with excellent production and nice improv touches. |
| 95 |  | Fox Vibes
Mantra
15. “The Straw Mountian” (Anthony Lusk-Simone) |
| 94 |  | Everything Everything
A Fever Dream
14. “Put Me Together” (Mike Spearman)
The amazing little jazz technique they had going here made this a sleeper highlight off the album. |
| 93 |  | Shadow of Intent
Reclaimer
13. "The Tartarus Impalement” (Matt Kohanowski) |
| 92 |  | Mastodon
Emperor of Sand
12. “Ancient Kingdom” (Brann Dailor)
"Andromeda" came close but this just edged it out. |
| 91 |  | Havok
Conformicide
11. "Ingsoc” (Pete Webber)
Great drumming production on this as well. |
| 90 |  | Ne Obliviscaris
Urn
10. Ne Obliviscaris - “Intra Venus” (Dan Presland)
This dude's a total monster on the double bass pedals. |
| 89 |  | Name
...You Are Mostly Nowhere
9. “When Ocean Meets Sky: Cutting in a Corner's Circle” (Armando Armas) |
| 88 |  | Exist
So True, So Bound
8. "To Sever the Strings” (Matt Clise)
A surprisingly strong performance from such a weak album. |
| 87 |  | Dreadnought
A Wake In Sacred Waves
7. “Vacant Sea” (Jordan Clancy)
Jordan Clancy is one of the most underrated musicians around. |
| 86 |  | John Frum
A Stirring In The Noos
6. “He Come” (Eli Litwin) |
| 85 |  | Stolas
Stolas
5. “Anhedonia” (Carlos Marquez)
RIP Stolas. Also, the fact that a singer recorded one of the top 5 performances of 2017 is mind boggling. |
| 84 |  | Persefone
Aathma
4. “Prison Skin” (Sergi Verdeguer)
The intro switches between 21/16 and 9/8 by each measure. That's not even counting the spectacular bridge. |
| 83 |  | Bubblemath
Edit Peptide
3. “The Sensual Con” (James Flagg)
ALL-TIME GREAT
Gotta thank BeyondCosby for rec'ing this album. Weird time signatures (the intro is in 17/16, many parts are in 11/8), wonky fills, and an insane ending establishes this as a performance to remember. |
| 82 |  | Nova Collective
The Further Side
2. Nova Collective – “Dancing Machines” (Matt Lynch)
WINNER: Best Drumming Album of 2017 (The Further Side)
ALL-TIME GREAT
If there was any hype for Lynch's appearance on Cynic's upcoming album, this song should be the prime representation of that hype. The paradiddle section and the drum solo just speak for themselves here. |
| 81 |  | Leprous
Malina
1. “Coma” (Baard Kolstad)
WINNER: Best Drumming Performance of 2018
ALL-TIME GREAT
Baard Kolstad has now established himself as one of the best drummers in the modern era. This performance is up there with "Rewind" from The Congregation, which makes this yet another all-time great performance from Kolstad. |
| 80 |  | Blanck Mass
World Eater
Top 40 Songs of 2017:
40. "Silent Treatment" |
| 79 |  | Blood Cultures
Happy Birthday
39. "Moon" |
| 78 |  | CityCop
The Same Stories That Never Get Old
38. "The Golden Age of Concern" |
| 77 |  | Charlotte Gainsbourg
Rest
37. "Les Oxalis" |
| 76 |  | Open Mike Eagle
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
36. "Hymnal" |
| 75 |  | Gallops
Bronze Mystic
35. "Darkjewel" |
| 74 |  | Tyler, the Creator
Flower Boy
34. "Foreword" |
| 73 | | Grizzly Bear
Painted Ruins
33. "Sky Took Hold" |
| 72 | | The National
Sleep Well Beast
32. "I'll Still Destroy You" |
| 71 |  | Motorpsycho
The Tower
31. "The Tower" |
| 70 |  | Bent Knee
Land Animal
30. "Insides In" |
| 69 |  | Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
29. "Swims" |
| 68 |  | Falls of Rauros
Vigilance Perennial
28. "Arrow & Kiln" |
| 67 |  | Bjork
Utopia
27. "The Gate" |
| 66 |  | Boris
Dear
26. "Dystopia/Vanishing Point" |
| 65 |  | White Ward
Futility Report
25. "Stillborn Knowledge" |
| 64 |  | Blood Command
Cult Drugs
24. "The Secret Impresses No One" |
| 63 | | Mastodon
Emperor of Sand
23. "Jaguar God" |
| 62 |  | Low Roar
Once in a Long, Long While...
22. "Once in a Long, Long While..." |
| 61 |  | Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Finisterre
21. "Aufbrach" |
| 60 |  | Braveyoung
Misery and Pride
20. "Oh Love That Will Never Let Me Go" |
| 59 |  | Manchester Orchestra
A Black Mile to the Surface
19. "The Grocery" |
| 58 |  | Igorrr
Savage Sinusoid
18. "Opus Brain" |
| 57 |  | Pain of Salvation
In the Passing Light of Day
17. "On a Tuesday" |
| 56 | | Name
...You Are Mostly Nowhere
16. "When Ocean Meets Sky: Cutting in a Corner's Circle" |
| 55 | | Shadow of Intent
Reclaimer
15. "The Tarturus Impalement" |
| 54 |  | Brand New
Science Fiction
14. "Batter Up" |
| 53 |  | Wobbler
From Silence to Somewhere
13. "Foxlight" |
| 52 |  | Protomartyr
Relatives In Descent
12. "A Private Understanding"/"Half Sister"
Since these two songs are equally good and thematically connected, I think they should share a spot on the list. |
| 51 |  | Gang of Youths
Go Farther in Lightness
11. "The Deepest Sighs/The Frankest Shadows" |
| 50 | | Ne Obliviscaris
Urn
10. "Eryie" |
| 49 |  | Amenra
Mass VI
9. "A Solitary Reign" |
| 48 | | Pain of Salvation
In the Passing Light of Day
8. "In the Passing Light of Day" |
| 47 |  | Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno
Finding Shore
7. "Chain Home" |
| 46 |  | Jason Isbell
The Nashville Sound
6. "If We Were Vampires" |
| 45 |  | Grails
Chalice Hymnal
5. "After the Funeral" |
| 44 | | The Great Old Ones
EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy
4. "Mare Infinitum" |
| 43 |  | Avey Tare
Eucalyptus
3. "Coral Lords"
From Here on out, these are songs I would consider 10/10 classics.
CERTIFIED CLASSIC |
| 42 | | Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
2. "My Chasms"
CERTIFIED CLASSIC |
| 41 |  | Venenum
Trance of Death
1. "Trance of Death Part III: There Are Other Worlds..."
WINNER: Best Song of 2017
CERTIFIED CLASSIC |
| 40 |  | Phrenelith
Desolate Endscape
Top 40 Albums of 2017:
From here we start this year's best 8/10's.
Good ol' Classic Death Metal |
| 39 |  | Sorority Noise
You're Not As ____ As You Think
Good emo stuff |
| 38 |  | Less Art
Strangled Light
Slightly harsher good emo stuff |
| 37 |  | Glassjaw
Material Control
Solid comeback record from post-hardcore greats. |
| 36 |  | Red Vox
Another Light
Youtuber rock |
| 35 |  | YLVA
M E T A
Solid post metal |
| 34 |  | Employed to Serve
The Warmth Of A Dying Sun
The very best of a metalcore sound that would eventually become a trend the following year |
| 33 | | Name
...You Are Mostly Nowhere
Unconventional-but-not-avant-garde metal |
| 32 | | Low Roar
Once in a Long, Long While...
Great dream pop |
| 31 |  | Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
Quirky black metal |
| 30 |  | White Moth Black Butterfly
Atone
TesseracT and Skyharbor but if either were trip hop groups and if either were good. |
| 29 |  | Oxbow
Thin Black Duke
Non-abrasive noise rock |
| 28 | | Amenra
Mass VI
Highly abrasive post metal |
| 27 | | Bent Knee
Land Animal
Artsy prog rock with a female lead |
| 26 | | Falls of Rauros
Vigilance Perennial
Justifyably hyped black metal |
| 25 | | Jason Isbell
The Nashville Sound
Cherished modern country |
| 24 | | CityCop
The Same Stories That Never Get Old
Awesome emo stuff |
| 23 | | Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno
Finding Shore
Electroambient gorgeousness |
| 22 |  | Slow (BE)
V - Oceans
Emotionally powerful funeral doom |
| 21 | | Protomartyr
Relatives In Descent
Post punk released when it started to become cool again |
| 20 | | Igorrr
Savage Sinusoid
Even more unconventional-but-not-avant-garde metal |
| 19 | | Tyler, the Creator
Flower Boy
Self-conscious hip hop |
| 18 |  | Execration (NOR)
Return to the Void
From here we start this year's 8.5/10's.
Fabulous classic death metal |
| 17 |  | The Afghan Whigs
In Spades
Mature alt rock |
| 16 | | Blanck Mass
World Eater
Actually fun bass dropping |
| 15 |  | Cormorant
Diaspora
Proggy black metal |
| 14 | | White Ward
Futility Report
Jazzy black metal |
| 13 |  | James Holden and The Animal Spirits
The Animal Spirits
Nature's magnificent electrojazz |
| 12 | | Venenum
Trance of Death
Amazing foreign death metal |
| 11 | | Pain of Salvation
In the Passing Light of Day
Revived (literally) prog rock |
| 10 | | Gallops
Bronze Mystic
Non-wank math rock |
| 9 | | The Great Old Ones
EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy
Horror story black metal |
| 8 | | Dreadnought
A Wake In Sacred Waves
Prog death with two goddesses as vocalists |
| 7 |  | The Mountain Goats
Goths
Majorly self-aware goth rock |
| 6 | | Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
Sad lo-fi balladry |
| 5 | | Motorpsycho
The Tower
From here we start with this year's 9/10's.
The best cheese you've ever tasted |
| 4 | | Blood Command
Cult Drugs
Dance metal |
| 3 | | The National
Sleep Well Beast
Sputnik staff-core |
| 2 | | Brand New
Science Fiction
Controversy-core |
| 1 | | Grails
Chalice Hymnal
WINNER: Best Album of 2017
Only the greatest post rock record of the decade. I recently brought it up to a 9.5/10 if that says anything about how amazing this is. |
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