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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 3m

1,000 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time
205. The Dream Syndicate @thedreamsyndicateband - The Days of Wine and Roses (Ruby, 1982)
"Managed to translate heady ideas into visceral music."
- Stephen M. Deusner @stephendeusner (Pitchfork @pitchfork, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH_7...

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206. Alain Goraguer - La Planète sauvage (DC, 1973)
"A dazzlingly avant-garde fusion of styles and moods."
- Alastair Shuttleworth (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l3M...

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207. The Dead C - Harsh 70s Reality (Slitbreeze, 1992)
"Totem of noise rock that expertly balances tight songs and long improvisations."
- Joe Gross (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=34WG...

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208. E-Dancer – Heavenly (Planet E, 1998)
"[Kevin] Saunderson released some of his best work ever as E-Dancer."
- Jason Birchmeier (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5WB...

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209. Indio – Big Harvest (A&M, 1989)
"Primarily acoustic base, accompanied by the occasional distorted guitar, pianos and organs, drums, a strong backing bass, violins and a sitar."
- Sputnikmusic @sputnikmusic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_6b...

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210. Scout Niblett - The Calcination of Scout Niblett (Drag City, 2010)
"It can’t be judged on anything but its essences lyrically and musically, making it an abundantly successful endeavor."
- Thom Jurek (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7gN...

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500 Most Underrated Albums of All-Time @underratedlps.bsky.social · 4d

211. Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading (A&M, 1976)
"We need Joan Armatrading like we need Bob Dylan and the Beatles.
- Phil Sutcliffe (Sounds, 10/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWFK...

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212. Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Wenn Der Südwind Weht (Sky, 1981)
"Playful synthesizer exercises, many with Roedelius' patented high-pitched melodies."
- John Bush (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQb...

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213. Crooked Fingers - Red Devil Dawn (Merge @mergerecords.bsky.social, 2003)
"Something closest to (Tom) Waits' Rain Dogs on a manic binge."
- Charles Spano (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=deFc...

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214. In Flames - The Jester Race (Nuclear Blast, 1996)
"The Jester Race's place in metal history is assured."
- Steve Huey (AllMusic, 10/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJd8...

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215. The Dead Milkmen – Big Lizard in My Backyard (Restless, 1985)
"These 20 satire-laced songs are real crack-ups, and backed up by tight playing."
- Tim Yohannan (Maximum Rocknroll @maxrnr.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeY2...

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216. Toumani Diabate - Djelika (Hannibal, 1995)
"Djelika is true African art music and should be sought out not only by fans of "world music," but also by aficionados of jazz and Western classical music."
- Kurt Keefner (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJNa...

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217. Asha Puthli – The Devil is Loose (CBS, 1976)
"A masterpiece of snakey, spaced-out soul and pre-mainstream disco."
- Thom Jurek (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYIx...

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218. Trouble Funk – Drop the Bomb (Sugar Hill, 1982)
"When it's pumping, this rapid Chocolate City street funk is the death."
- Robert Christgau
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tcT...

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219. Oleta Adams - Circle of One (Fontana, 1991)
"Using what she’s been given in a manner that should get critics searching through Roget for a choice of superlatives."
- Fred Dellar (NME, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibn5...

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220. Johnny Hartman - Songs from the Heart (Bethlehem, 1956)
"A set of tender ballads, each word of which is treasured by Hartman's expansive, evocative voice."
- John Bush (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ufv...

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221. Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon (Impulse!, 1962)
"Haynes' drumming is absolutely wonderful here, lightly dancing around the other instruments."
- Steven McDonald (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTct...

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222. The Distractions – Nobody’s Perfect (Island @islandrecords.bsky.social, 1980)
"The most attractive and hardest wearing debut album since The Pretenders."
- David Hepworth @dhepworth.com (Smash Hits)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfcK...

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223. Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute (Ralph, 1980)
"If you love electronica, electronic music and don’t own this one then your lunchbox is a sandwich short."
- Ian Shirley (Record Collector)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mv0...

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224. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (MCA, 1973)
"Budgie's popularity flourished in their native England, yet their influence was eventually felt by many notable American bands."
- Greg Prato (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H3...

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225. Joan as Police Woman @joanaspolicewoman.bsky.social – Real Life (Reveal, 2006)
"Always erring on the side of lovely understatement."
- Caroline Sullivan @carolinesullivan.bsky.social (The Guardian @theguardian.com )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKZ...

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226. Billy Cobham @officialbillycobham – Spectrum (Atlantic @atlanticrecords.bsky.social, 1973)
"Generally high-quality compositions make this fusion set a standout."
- Scott Yanow (AllMusic, 10/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLLZ...

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227. Fred Thomas - All Are Saved (Polyvinyl @polyvinyl.bsky.social, 2015)
"A biographical work of art capable of leveling people who have never heard of him."
- Ian Cohen (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTon...

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228. Jo Stafford - Autumn in New York (Columbia, 1950)
"Treated [the songs] with the reverence and devotion they deserve."
- John Bush (AllMusic, 9/10)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv17...

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229. Mary Lou Lord – Got No Shadow (Work, 1998)
"She finds the gumption to eke out a song so winsomely conceived and solidly constructed it belongs in the canon she adores."
- Robert Christgau (The Village Voice)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHx0...