Well glad there's some mixed thoughts on these updates!
41.
Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory- Dream Theater (1999)
Hey guys, have you heard of this band? They're called Dream Theater, and they're pretty neat, they've got this fun fan boards known as Dreamtheaterforums.org? Joking aside, this is a very very good album (only spoiled by a middle section of one song imo), and with it being Rudess' first effort with the band, it's exciting to see how much change there was from the previous Dream Theater keyboardists! It's great. It's a great story from start to end, with riffs and moments that just make you say "Oh Yes!" Really, I could gush in more detail, but I think you should all at least know this album.
Recommended Tracks: "Home" & "Fatal Tragedy"
40.
On An Island- David Gilmour (2006)
I love Pink Floyd, and I love many of their solo albums, but On An Island is.. something else. It's certainly a combination of styles that Gilmour loves and an evolution of his guitar sound from the last Pink Floyd album, but it's more than just about the guitar. It's about the different instruments and how they come together, with all the Gilmour lead vision in mind. There are some Progressive Tracks, certainly, of which "Castellorizon" comes to mind, but then there are some hard rock sounding blues song, "Take a Breath", along with any style in between the two. "Smile" is probably my favourite off this album, it's nice and simple to listen to, nothing hard about it, just a chill out song.
39.
Larks' Tongues in Aspic- King Crimson (1973)
Fripp makes music that I just listen to. He's one of five groups/people that does that to me. He just makes music, I listen, and a lot of it sticks. This, however, sticks up there for a number of reasons. The combination of Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, Heavy Metal, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and David Cross. It's a thrilling listen, with some very experimental drumming, violin and guitar playing just to punch in the fact it's going to be great. By the time you get to "Easy Money", you're already sold on the album, but to me, "Easy Money" just punches in further how great this incarnation of King Crimson is, and by the time the final, and my favourite song off the album, "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two", starts to play.. Well, let's just say experimental guitar and violin playing is a loose term to describe just how awesome it is!
Recommended Tracks: "Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part Two" & "Easy Money".
38.
Keys to the World- Richard Ashcroft (2006)
Hath, Question! First time Richard Ashcroft has been in a top 50? I love this album, purely because the ex-The Verve frontman isn't doing songs outside his comfort song, isn't writing songs that just don't fit his style. It's.. well, it's certainly depressing and downbeat. It's pretty much reflective of the British society at times during 2006. Guitar, drums, bass, piano, it's a typical rock band instruments line up, nothing fancy, but it's just some quality alternative rock played here with Ashcroft's rather unique vocals on full display. Listen to "Break the Night with Colour" and if you like it, check out the rest of this album, starting with the title track, "Keys to the World."
Recommended Tracks: "Break the Night with Colour" & "Keys to the World"
37.
Riposte- Buke and Gase (Or Gass)
I went to a festival once. It was great. It was UK 2012 ATP Curated by The National, and well, some bands I saw there really were awesome. (I saw Richard Reed Parry play 3 times, 3 different styles.) But Buke and Gase were a highlight, a big one. What do their names mean? The "buke" is a six-string former-baritone ukulele; and the "gase" is a guitar-bass hybrid. Yeah. Combined with a kick drum, it makes for an extra-ordinary listen how with just three instruments they compose such awesome and rocking songs, with the dirty sounds from the Buke and Gase just making it that more addictive to listen to. Indie Experimental is a genre name I'd feel would fit them, because every song is just something dirty and strange to the ears, but has some beauty to it.
Recommended Songs: "Your Face Left Before You" & "Sleep Gets Your Ghost."
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