post here albums that you think are amazing but almost no one knows them.

[Polis]

Hmmmm....

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Queen - Night At The Opera

ooh! also unheard of but great albums:
metallica- master of puppets
rush- moving pictures
king crimson- in the court of the crimson king

[Cedar redaC]

The Wall? Scenes from a Memory? A Night at the Opera?

Sound like pretty dump-y albums to me.

[ZKX-2099]

of Montreal - Skeletal lamping

 

My friend turned me on to it over the summer, I've been playing it basically nonstop since.

You, my fellow American are zef as fuck.

[DebraKadabra]

Stereolab - Dots And Loops, Emperor Tomato Ketchup

I love Stereolab. Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements is my favourite though.

Yay, someone else likes Stereolab here!    The album you mentioned is really good.

[Jirpo]

Leech - if we get there one day, will you please open the gates?

Interesting that you prefer this one to the Stolen View, I much prefer the previous album. I used to really love this band.

[wolfking]

Silverchair - Young modern

Meh, can't stand their later stuff IMO, especially this album, but I'm only really a fan of Frogstomp and Freak Show.

[black_biff_stadler]

I first heard this in 2000 and it sounded really good to me but was a little challenging to fully grasp even though I'd been listening to a lot of DT and Symphony X that year. There were an absurd amount of cool riffs and sections but, much like Opeth but to a far greater degree, there was so much going on that I'd frequently get "lost" and have trouble remembering what parts were in what songs.

Fortunately, there was more than enough appeal for me to keep at it and it's remained my unquestionable favorite album since 2001. Literally. Even though DT and Opeth have been the only bands to occupy the spot of being my favorite band since 2000 (DT 2000-04 and Opeth 2004-present) no single album by either of them comes remotely close to A Sceptic's Universe for me.

Tracks to look out for: Insect, Fountainhead, Excessit, Cloud Constructor (the mellow bass section at 3:08 is a fantastic contrast to the rest of the album.)

https://grooveshark.com/#!/artist/Spiral+Architect/186673

[Heretic]

Leech - if we get there one day, will you please open the gates?

Interesting that you prefer this one to the Stolen View, I much prefer the previous album. I used to really love this band.

Endymion is like the best song ever. Not really, but it's such a great track, and the whole album is just really diverse. I really love the atmosphere on it.

[Sketchy]

The Enid - In The Region Of The Summer Stars
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
Cold Fairyland - Seeds On The Ground
Lin Di - Bride In Legend
Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds

[Scorpion]

I first heard this in 2000 and it sounded really good to me but was a little challenging to fully grasp even though I'd been listening to a lot of DT and Symphony X that year. There were an absurd amount of cool riffs and sections but, much like Opeth but to a far greater degree, there was so much going on that I'd frequently get "lost" and have trouble remembering what parts were in what songs.

Fortunately, there was more than enough appeal for me to keep at it and it's remained my unquestionable favorite album since 2001. Literally. Even though DT and Opeth have been the only bands to occupy the spot of being my favorite band since 2000 (DT 2000-04 and Opeth 2004-present) no single album by either of them comes remotely close to A Sceptic's Universe for me.

Tracks to look out for: Insect, Fountainhead, Excessit, Cloud Constructor (the mellow bass section at 3:08 is a fantastic contrast to the rest of the album.)

https://grooveshark.com/#!/artist/Spiral+Architect/186673

From what I've heard from this album, this is great. Sadly, it's not on Spotify, though you did give me an idea what to ask my parents to get me for Christmas...

[Jaq]

The three albums-Third Eye Function, The Armageddon Theories, and Colonizing The Sun-released by the late, lamented technical death metal band Theory In Practice. Particularly the latter two, which are two of the best tech death albums you'll ever hear. 

[TheSoylentMan]

of Montreal - Skeletal lamping

I picked this up recently but haven't given it a good listen yet. Listening now...

[Dr. DTVT]

Calling that Spiral Architect album challenging is like saying quantum mechanics is hard.  Both are massive understatements, but its a really great album if you like complex as fuck music.

[carl320]

Calling that Spiral Architect album challenging is like saying quantum mechanics is hard.  Both are massive understatements, but its a really great album if you like complex as fuck music.

This.  I wish they'd release another album (they've been saying that they will for 10 years  )

Siam Shade - 5 (Japanese hard rock band with some prog tendencies)

[ZirconBlue]

William Shatner -  Has Been
Most people assume it will suck since Shatner can't sing.  But, producer Ben Folds was able to find and arrange songs that really work with Shatner's delivery.

[The Letter M]

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Live At The Quick
Tiles - Window Dressing
Kino - Picture (although I think a few people here know them)
Rewiring Genesis - A Tribute To The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (I also think some might know this album)

I'm sure there's a few more but I cannot think of them at the moment!

-Marc.

[Ultimetalhead]

Any Floater album

So much love. 

[DebraKadabra]

 

[Cedar redaC]

Has anyone heard of Chrome Shift? They're pretty good.

[Ultimetalhead]

I really need to figure out a way to see Floater when I make my trip out west next summer.

Oh, and to contribute to the thread, this album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4mqqnfe5gc

[DebraKadabra]

I really need to figure out a way to see Floater when I make my trip out west next summer.

If they have show dates, you really owe it to yourself to see them live at least once.  They're SUCH an awesome band live.

[Ultimetalhead]

I really need to figure out a way to see Floater when I make my trip out west next summer.

If they have show dates, you really owe it to yourself to see them live at least once.  They're SUCH an awesome band live.

It's enough of a necessity that I may plan my trip around it. I've heard so many great things about their live show.

[Nihil-Morari]

Giraffes? Giraffes! - More Skin With Milk-Mouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ50UBCkwl0

Amazing mix of prog, tech stuff, and beautiful instrumental post-rockyness.
Totally wacky weird stuff, done by just a drummer, a guitar player, and a lot of loop pedals, but it's an awesome album.
And I love their titles, I mean:

I Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Are Me And We Am I And I Are All Our Together: Our Collective Consciousness‚ Psycogenic fugue         

[DebraKadabra]

It's enough of a necessity that I may plan my trip around it. I've heard so many great things about their live show.

All true!  I've seen them live enough times to know!

[Mladen]

 

My friend turned me on to it over the summer, I've been playing it basically nonstop since.

Man, this makes me happy. I'm not a lone of Montreal listener on DTF anymore.   

I picked this up recently but haven't given it a good listen yet. Listening now...

Tell us how it works out. 

Silverchair - Young modern

Meh, can't stand their later stuff IMO, especially this album, but I'm only really a fan of Frogstomp and Freak Show.

I enjoy a handful of their early songs, but I prefer the later works, especially Young modern. It's so bizzare and experimental, yet extremely catchy and melodic. Same thing with that The Dissociatives album, I wish Daniel put this band together now that Silverchair is done.

[Dr. DTVT]

See Dr.DTVT's incomplete Top 50 list.

This guy knows what's up.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Giraffes? Giraffes! - More Skin With Milk-Mouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ50UBCkwl0

Amazing mix of prog, tech stuff, and beautiful instrumental post-rockyness.
Totally wacky weird stuff, done by just a drummer, a guitar player, and a lot of loop pedals, but it's an awesome album.
And I love their titles, I mean:

I Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Are Me And We Am I And I Are All Our Together: Our Collective Consciousness‚ Psycogenic fugue   

Giraffes? Giraffes! is an awesome band. Them and Don Caballero are my favourite bands of the math rock genre.

[rogerdil]

I enjoy these of the ones mentioned:

The Enid - In The Region Of The Summer Stars
North Atlantic Oscillation - Fog Electric
Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming of the True
Jean Louis - s/t
Apple Pie - Crossroad

[toro]

Lacrosse - This New Year Will Be For You And Me

[Nihil-Morari]

Giraffes? Giraffes! - More Skin With Milk-Mouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ50UBCkwl0

Amazing mix of prog, tech stuff, and beautiful instrumental post-rockyness.
Totally wacky weird stuff, done by just a drummer, a guitar player, and a lot of loop pedals, but it's an awesome album.
And I love their titles, I mean:

I Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Are Me And We Am I And I Are All Our Together: Our Collective Consciousness‚ Psycogenic fugue   

Giraffes? Giraffes! is an awesome band. Them and Don Caballero are my favourite bands of the math rock genre.

Don't know Don Caballero, will check them out definitely!
I just wish G?G! reissue their album, or tour Europe, or anything. I'd love to give them my money so to say, but it's incredibly difficult, haha.

[Pols Voice]

Thought of another one:
Nil - Nil Novo Sub Sole. Dark and moody, and kind of like more recent King Crimson with a female vocalist (lyrics in French).

Tiles - Window Dressing

This is a nifty one.

[senecadawg2]

Kayo Dot- Choirs of the Eye

While a  lot of people around here know about this one, I've never met anyone else who have even heard of Kayo Dot. Speaking of which, I'm listening to Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue right now.

[Ruba]

Animal Alpha - Pheromones - female fronted hard rock with metal, blues, jazz and some other elements
Animal Alpha - You Pay For the Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge - heavier and slightly proggy album
Djerv - Djerv - Animal Alpha's vocalist's new band, mixture of rock, heavy metal and black metal
Ministry - Filth Pig - industrial doom/sludge, heaviest album I own and I don't think that music can become much heavier or noisier

When someone asks, I give these, even though no one ever checks them out. But I don't mind, no one would like them anyway.

[Ħ]

I first heard this in 2000 and it sounded really good to me but was a little challenging to fully grasp even though I'd been listening to a lot of DT and Symphony X that year. There were an absurd amount of cool riffs and sections but, much like Opeth but to a far greater degree, there was so much going on that I'd frequently get "lost" and have trouble remembering what parts were in what songs.

Fortunately, there was more than enough appeal for me to keep at it and it's remained my unquestionable favorite album since 2001. Literally. Even though DT and Opeth have been the only bands to occupy the spot of being my favorite band since 2000 (DT 2000-04 and Opeth 2004-present) no single album by either of them comes remotely close to A Sceptic's Universe for me.

Tracks to look out for: Insect, Fountainhead, Excessit, Cloud Constructor (the mellow bass section at 3:08 is a fantastic contrast to the rest of the album.)

https://grooveshark.com/#!/artist/Spiral+Architect/186673

Um....do they not know how to spell "skeptic"?

[theseoafs]

Yes, they do.