Best album of the 21st century

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Dear god you hand out 5 stars like the messiah with bread and fish. I haven't handed out as much bread and fish as it first appears. The long list of 5-star albums above only represents about a fifth of the British Neo Prog albums I've listened to so far this year. If I added my 4-star favourites too, the list would be at least three times as long.  I may have gone a bit overboard with Magenta though.

5 stars are meant to be a rarity not 20% of your collection, it's a Bell Curve not a horizontal line.

Edited by Sean Trane - July 30 2023 at 15:26

From Silence To Somewhere

I'll give you my verdict on this topic in 77 years, ok?

        Indukti  (PL)  -  S.U.S.A.R.  (2004)

        The Mars Volta  (USA)  -  De-loused in the Comatorium   (2003)

Edited by David_D - September 05 2023 at 05:57

Thats if they were 21st century

Best overall IMHO would be Safe In The Hands of Love by Yves Tumor by a nose, best prog would be Error by Las Orejas y La Lengua. It's tough to pick even from just 23 years or so but I can hazard an educated guess.

Oh yeah. What was the last one - that were pretty good, Optimus or summat. I was always surprised living on Merseyside for many years why they werent big in Liverpool.

I answered this in 2021 based on some of my favourites, today I might say (based on what is in PA and also these are really highly rated at RYM) as a top five:

Radiohead - Kid A
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
David Bowie - Blackstar
Swans - To Be Kind
black midi - Hellfire

That feels to me like a really satisfying and impactful top five that goes from early this millennium to contemporary music.

Edited by Logan - September 06 2023 at 10:57