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bands w/ 2 or more classics

after combing the fall of troy threads and realizing people literally bitch about any and everything: a band needs to be able to immediately recreate their classic-era material without sacrificing sound, but if it's *too* similar it's not good, but also don't reinvent ur sound *too* much. so, i got to thinking about bands that, in my eyes, had 2 or more classic albums. some of these albums i have at a 4.5, but the argument could be made that they are 5s.
1The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy


while schizo skramz with prog roots wasn't a wildly new concept at the time with bands like at the drive in and glassjaw existing prior, or even ones with a grindier sound like converge or the blood brothers, oooooor even skramzier ones like orchid, i'd like to think tfot's s/t paved the way for "swancore" to thrive in the late 2000s.

also recording this when they were 17 years old is immaculate in its own right
2The Fall of Troy
Doppelganger


a polished gemstone. an amalgamation of all their influences chaotically presented to listeners in a ~45min package
3Fishmans
Long Season


while it could be argued the middle movement drags a pinch, put together this is a very hypnotic and groundbreaking album.
4Fishmans
Uchuu Nippon Setagaya


uchuu epitomizes my idea of the "sound of the 90s": it's trippy, it's funky, it's got a reggae heart, and it legitimately makes me wanna shake my ass. 1 year following the classic long season, this slab of choice cut solidified fishmans as, quite honestly, a band that was capable of anything
5Fishmans
98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare


can't mention fishmans w/o one of the greatest live albums ever created. frontman/guitarist shinji sato would die 3 months later following this monumental performance.
6Deftones
White Pony


heh
7Deftones
Saturday Night Wrist


the beginning of prolly the most tense periods for the band, and following arguably their "heaviest" album, it goes without saying that, whether this is ur fave or not, SNW has some of the best songs in their catalog
8Fall of Efrafa
Owsla
9Fall of Efrafa
Elil
10Fall of Efrafa
Inle


if u know me at all, u know that FoE producing the greatest 3 albums back-to-back-to-back, with one of the greatest and most captivating stories revolving around it, thee heaviest breakdowns and climactic crescendos, is a hill i will die on for the rest of my life.
11The Flashbulb
Soundtrack to a Vacant Life


Benn's biggest sound, incorporating a ton of new instrumentation that was seen 3 years prior on kirlian selections, but not primarily leaning on IDM
12The Flashbulb
Piety of Ashes


nearly 10 years after soundtrack... poa is sort of a continuation of that same sound, but with 10 added years of honing his ability. dude's a maestro, there's no question about it
13MF DOOM
Operation: Doomsday


correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think this sound had been created at the time or has ever been recreated.
14Madvillain
Madvillainy


DOOMs hoarse and muddy stream-of-conscious lyricism paired with madlib on the beats.... nuff said
15Bluetile Lounge
Lowercase


it's a shame this album doesn't have more presence on sput. lowercase is a warm and fuzzy, melancholic daydream shrouded with longing and contentment. idk how else to explain it, but ambered still brings tears to my eyes
16Bluetile Lounge
Half-Cut


whereas lowercase is all those descriptive feeling words, half-cut is just depression. added now are more heavy-hitting crescendos and more emphasis on the slint-like spoken word, but the haze is gone and has been replaced with unadulterated numbness. only listen if ur depressed or want to be.

fr tho the closer here is just.......... dangerous
17Ceremony (USA-CA)
Ruined


peak powerviolence on gosh. ross' vocal delivery and lyricism is some of the best of the -core genre as a whole
18Ceremony (USA-CA)
Rohnert Park


punk revival with pv attitude that eclipses its forefathers. sorry boomers
19Malfet
The Snaking Path


only a handful of albums can transport me to a (literal) different world. as the cover suggests, the snaking path has me questing thru an arboreal planet w/ no direction
20Malfet
The Way to Avalon


finally, a signpost pointing towards avalon emerges and i make my way towards the echoes of strings and pulsating percussion.

RP aside, these are THEE best dungeon synth u could ever get ur hands on
21Burial
Untrue


beats on beats on beats
22Burial
Kindred


writing blurbs for every album kinda sux so i'm gonna stop now. enjoy
23Jesu
Jesu
24Jesu
Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came


the hate for this album is just mind-boggling to me.
25Paysage d'Hiver
Winterkälte
26Paysage d'Hiver
Das Tor
27Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music For Airports
28Harold Budd and Brian Eno
Ambient 2 - The Plateaux of Mirror
29Grouper
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
30Grouper
Ruins
31Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures
32Joy Division
Closer
33Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Inner Mounting Flame
34Mahavishnu Orchestra
Birds of Fire


yes lads, even i can prog
35Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen
36Leonard Cohen
Songs of Love and Hate
37Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
38Mount Eerie
Now Only
39Nujabes
Metaphorical Music
40Nujabes
Modal Soul
41Sade
Diamond Life
42Sade
Promise
43Sade
Love Deluxe
44Underoath
Define the Great Line
45Underoath
Ø (Disambiguation)
46Slowdive
Souvlaki
47Slowdive
Pygmalion
48The Cure
Faith
49The Cure
Disintegration
50Stars of the Lid
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
51Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline
52Whirr
Sway
53Whirr
Feels Like You
54Defeater
Travels
55Defeater
Lost Ground
56AFI
Black Sails in the Sunset
57AFI
Sing the Sorrow
58Boris
Boris At Last -Feedbacker-
59Boris
Pink
60can
Tago Mago
61can
Ege Bamyasi
62Summoning
Minas Morgul
63Summoning
Dol Guldur
64Envy
All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead
65Envy
A Dead Sinking Story
66Godspeed You! Black Emperor
F♯ A♯ ∞
67Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada
68Mono / World's End Girlfriend
Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain
69World's End Girlfriend
Hurtbreak Wonderland
70OutKast
ATLiens
71OutKast
Aquemini
72Mineral
The Power of Failing
73Mineral
EndSerenading
74Alcest
Écailles De Lune
75Alcest
Kodama
76Orchid
Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!
77Orchid
Orchid


i wanted to get to 100, but i don't wanna stretch what i think are classics too thin. also i'm aware that there are a ton of bands missing/that i'm not thinking about yes uh huuh pink floyd mmhm
78Converge
Jane Doe
79Converge
You Fail Me
80Pete Rock
Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics
81Pete Rock and CL Smooth
Mecca and the Soul Brother
82Gang Starr
Step in the Arena
83Gang Starr
Moment of Truth
84Digable Planets
Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
85Digable Planets
Blowout Comb
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