| An absurdly good album list |
| 1 |  | Unwound
Leaves Turn Inside You
Oh wow, this is classic noisy post-hardcore heaven. |
| 2 |  | The Dismemberment Plan
Emergency & I |
| 3 |  | Shudder To Think
Pony Express Record
Crazy album full of creative ideas. |
| 4 |  | Fugazi
Repeater |
| 5 |  | NoMeansNo
One |
| 6 |  | At the Drive-In
Relationship of Command
I always liked this album but over time i ADORE and LOVE it. It has this special sound which is raw and has so much energy. |
| 7 |  | ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Source Tags and Codes |
| 8 |  | Morphine
The Night |
| 9 |  | The Microphones
The Glow Pt. 2
This album is a joyful lesson about how lo-fi indie is done right. Epic and very touching record. |
| 10 |  | Radiohead
In Rainbows |
| 11 |  | Duster
Stratosphere
Slowly becoming the best slowcore album ever? Stratosphere: Yes. |
| 12 |  | The Life and Times
Tragic Boogie
Alt-rock indie masterpiece which in the end beats my Shiner favorite The Egg. |
| 13 |  | The Strokes
Is This It
Why not listing one of the first two Strokes albums here? No rock record ever reaches the level of music-played-lazy-and-cool like this one. |
| 14 |  | My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
m b v could be listed here as well but Loveless is the mother of all shoegaze and reverb indie music. |
| 15 |  | Women
Public Strain
Just ice cold love for this record. It is all about riffs and maybe the best sound ever recorded. |
| 16 |  | Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
Simply amazing indie. |
| 17 |  | Beach House
Depression Cherry
This is the soundtrack of your nicest dream. Album grows and grows and is suddenly one of your most well rounded piece of music in your collection ever. |
| 18 |  | The Horrors
Primary Colours
My favorite post-punk record ever because it is so varied and...ehm...good. |
| 19 |  | Ween
Quebec
Ween did their best with Quebec: laid back rocking and dark. This is THE varied alternative rock allrounder. |
| 20 |  | Modest Mouse
The Lonesome Crowded West |
| 21 |  | Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea |
| 22 |  | Motorpsycho
Phanerothyme
Strange masterpiece which combines indie with jazz and kind of a 60ies vibe. Never boring und great musicianship. |
| 23 |  | The Afghan Whigs
Black Love |
| 24 |  | Mr. Bungle
California
The most timeless and perfect experimental rock album. |
| 25 |  | Logh
The Raging Sun |
| 26 |  | Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
You can find peace in these wall of sound between Deftones and Smashing Pumpkins...and a lot of hidden details. |
| 27 |  | Cave In
Jupiter
Progressive post-hardcore space rock which has to grow on you. But it did over the years. |
| 28 |  | The Mars Volta
Frances the Mute |
| 29 |  | New End Original
Thriller
The one of a kind adult version of perfect solid emo rock music. |
| 30 |  | Ten Grand
This Is The Way To Rule
So underrated. This should be as big as La Dispute, Hot Water Music or all other bands which are considered as emotional and punk and post hardcore. This album is the adult version of this genre. |
| 31 |  | Breach
Kollapse
THE post hardcore or post metal album that never ever gets boring. It is a flight through highly interesting and creative songs. And in the end...kollapse. |
| 32 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
One of the coolest rock records ever made. Sound is so tight. |
| 33 |  | Cloud Nothings
Attack on Memory |
| 34 |  | Rival Schools
United By Fate |
| 35 |  | Idles
Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| 36 |  | The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
| 37 |  | Slowdive
Souvlaki |
| 38 |  | Braid
Frame & Canvas |
| 39 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven |
| 40 |  | The Weakerthans
Reconstruction Site |
| 41 |  | Failure
Fantastic Planet |
| 42 |  | Lush
Split |
| 43 |  | Modern Rifles
I Was Young, It Was Dark |
| 44 |  | david bowie
Blackstar |
| 45 |  | Weezer
Weezer |
| 46 |  | Thursday
Full Collapse
I am not the youngest guy and it is ridiculous that i love this one more than ever. So much energy and emotion. A lot of bands tried to be as good as Thursday on this one but they all had failed. |
| 47 |  | Swans
To Be Kind |
| 48 |  | Boris
Flood
Best "rock" album when it comes to repetition and hypnotism. Could hear that endless forever and i would die happy. |
| 49 |  | Magnolia Electric Co
Magnolia Electric Co |
| 50 |  | Have a Nice Life
Deathconsciousness
The Album that is interesting and beautiful forever. |
| 51 |  | Mastodon
Leviathan
Some might say this is overrated, but why? Leviathan is a totally relentless genre mix. Sludge, Hardcore, Metal, Prog...Big plus is, that it is not an epic album anyways. The songs are tight and sharp and the drums giving you permanent fire. |
| 52 |  | Propagandhi
Supporting Caste
Punkrock becoming progressive. |
| 53 |  | Bright Eyes
Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground |
| 54 |  | Alex G
Trick |
| 55 |  | Bad Brains
Rock For Light |
| 56 |  | Sufjan Stevens
Javelin |
| 57 |  | Elliott Smith
Either/Or |
| 58 |  | Mount Eerie
A Crow Looked At Me
The most depressive piece of music? Maybe. But in the end it is beautiful. |
| 59 |  | Joanna Newsom
Ys |
| 60 |  | Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
This albums is growing forever. Is it possible that pop music goes deep? Very difficult, but Titanic Rising does that. |
| 61 |  | Anna von Hausswolff
Dead Magic
This album is THE best of modern drone heavy goth female singing music ever made. |
| 62 |  | Grouper
A I A: Alien Observer
Possibly my favorite musical out-of-this-world experience. Transcendental. |
| 63 |  | Julianna Barwick
The Magic Place
Perfection if it comes to haunting and magical music. |
| 64 |  | Kali Malone
The Sacrificial Code
Eerie organ music done right. Mystical and beautiful tones. |
| 65 |  | Eluvium
Copia |
| 66 |  | Holly Herndon
Platform
Electronic sounds as art which works if you listen carefully. |
| 67 |  | Nick Drake
Pink Moon
Quintessential singer-songwriter folk. |
| 68 |  | Talk Talk
Laughing Stock
The mother of all post rock records? |
| 69 |  | Rush
Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary)
Addictive musicianship. |
| 70 |  | Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
The heavy music allrounder. |
| 71 |  | Boards of Canada
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country |
| 72 |  | Porcupine Tree
Fear of a Blank Planet |
| 73 |  | Dream Theater
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Think of the band what you want. This record is crazy. |
| 74 |  | Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken... |
| 75 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park |
| 76 |  | Be'lakor
Vessels
Strange production, strange song structures, strange version of progressive death metal. But therefore the most unique and addictive one. I will never ever be bored by Vessels. |
| 77 |  | Converge
Jane Doe
Chaotic annoying music done perfectly. |
| 78 |  | Melvins
A Senile Animal
This is how a hard rocking rock album should sound like. |
| 79 |  | Today Is the Day
Sadness Will Prevail
Massive slap of anti-music. It is long and you probably won't reach its end but it is so much fun to get beaten up by this record. |
| 80 |  | Shai Hulud
That Within Blood Ill-Tempered |
| 81 |  | Gorguts
Obscura
An album that should not be forgotten just because it once had been ahead ot its time. |
| 82 |  | Neurosis
A Sun That Never Sets
An album like lava you cannot fight. |
| 83 |  | Gojira
From Mars to Sirius
This album was defining the post metal genre. |
| 84 |  | Celtic Frost
Monotheist
Tom G. Warrior knows the formula which is not a secret. I am wondering why not many bands listen to this guy. Play your metal dark, simple and effective. Don't blow up your metal with lots of notes. |
| 85 |  | Slayer
Reign in Blood
No words needed. This album is the king of metal. |
| 86 |  | Megadeth
Rust in Peace |
| 87 |  | Tool
Lateralus |
| 88 |  | Vital Remains
Dechristianize
Totally slaying and carthatic death metal fest with songs without endings. Want a remaster of this one. |
| 89 |  | Paysage d'Hiver
Paysage d'Hiver
These 3 songs are the ice coldest winter black metal i know. And it is not norwegian second wave. Treble is so high that it will hurt your ears and you have to listen closely to find all the things of the music. |
| 90 |  | The Ruins of Beverast
Rain Upon the Impure
Band always delivered on a very high level. This album stood out as the bands uncut gem and for me it is their best. Production is raw, harsh and cold. A lot of details are hidden behind high treble and ambient noise. Music is genre best atmospheric black metal variety with a lot of doom in it. |
| 91 |  | Lurker Of Chalice
Lurker Of Chalice
Unique sounding darkness. This is my perfect version of black metal. The cult of this album will never die. |
| 92 |  | Kaospilot
Shadows
Timeless classic screamo classic. Maybe the genres best album ever? Not sure, but for sure it should be mentioned a way more often in the screamo classic lists. |
| 93 |  | Suis La Lune
Riala
Ok...THIS is the best screamo record ever made. Every song is so emotional that you want to cry and shout your heart out loud. |
| 94 |  | Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World |
| 95 |  | Saetia
Saetia |
| 96 |  | Slint
Spiderland |
| 97 |  | Buried Inside
Chronoclast |
| 98 |  | Black Flag
My War |
| 99 |  | Nirvana
Nevermind |
| 100 |  | PJ Harvey
To Bring You My Love |
| 101 |  | System of a Down
Toxicity |
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