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Which album was a band's creative zenith/magnum opus before falling off? (lemmy.world)

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Demon Days by Gorillaz

Silent Alarm by Bloc Party

Metallica (Black Album)

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[-] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Marilyn Manson - Holywood

[-] cheezoid2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I’d put ACS as peak, MA and Holywood were both great, then a very long lull. Pale Emperor was the last one that caught my ear like the older ones did.

[-] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I really liked ACS, but it didn't feel right leaving the next 2 out. Pale Emperor was the last half decent one for sure.

[-] mdurell@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. And in no way do I mean this as a dis for anything that followed. A masterpiece is simply just that.

[-] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Death Magnetic is better than Metallica's Metallica. That coming from a person who has been a fan since the 80s.

[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Shinedown The Sound of Madness

I love all of their albums, but there's something truly special about the musicality and emotional impact of the songs and album as a whole for The Sound of Madness

There subsequent albums are fantastic, but have more ups and downs than the consistent high bar of The Sound of Madness

Similarly, I think Disturbed Immortalized was Disturbed's peak work, with The Light and The Sound of Silence being incredible peaks of their signature style and highly musical storytelling on a fantastic album.

[-] Kovukono@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

Wow, I entirely forgot that Devour existed until just now. It blew my teenage mind when I first heard it. I also forgot how much I hated that every single store seemed to be playing The Crow and the Butterfly when you walked in.

[-] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Avenged Sevenfold - White Album

[-] didnt_readit@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

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[-] pastabatman@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Cursive - The Ugly Organ

LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening

[-] s_s@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Murray Street -- Sonic Youth

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