Key

#6: pg.lost - It's Not Me, It's You

From what I remember, this was the first pg.lost album I ever heard. It was a while ago now because Key hadn't even been hinted at or released to the public. If I were to recommend an album to somebody that was either interested in hearing what pg.lost are about, or are interested in the type of post-rock that they create, this is the one I would recommend first, then of course I would sneak another recommendation in for Key. This album has a lot going for it, more personally than anything. It was for one, the first album of my now favorite band that I had ever listened, but it also got me into a genre that I knew close to nothing about. Much to my surprise it would become one of my favorite genres of all time. Perhaps a lot of the enjoyment I get out of this album stems from having a very good personal listening experience with it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, I just might think it's better than most people. That would come to no surprise since I seem to be one of the biggest pg.lost fans on this forum. Anyway, short and sweet, in terms of post-rock, this is a must.

Key

#7 & #8


The Emptiness & A Place Where The Sun Is Silent

Yep. I'm a humongous fan of post-hardcore bands, more specifically bands like Alesana and Chiodos really do it for me. These two albums are a big part of that. I think I stumbled upon The Emptiness on accident. A friend of mine sent it to me, and I put it into my library, and I don't really think it got a lot of listens out of it for a long time, then there was one day that I was just curious as to what it was, and upon first listen, I was instantly hooked. The screamer/growler were fantastic, and I just loved the style of vocals throughout the album. They weren't perfect, and had some obvious flaws, but I came to realize that was the style they were going for. I enjoyed it quite a bit, I found it comforting for some reason. I still rank The Emptiness as one of the best albums in my entire collection.

After nerding out with Alesana for a long time, I found that they came out with A Place Where The Sun Is Silent, and this album is very special in it's own. Throughout finding my love for this style of music, this band just ranked very high with me, and a main part of that as I said was the cleaner vocals, and how they just felt comfortable. Unfortunately, with The Emptiness, there's just not enough of the cleaner vocals. Upon listening to A Place Where The Sun Is Silent, I found they tried to appeal to those listeners that really clinged to the cleaner vocals, and they did it so well. The band as a whole seemed to have grown a lot in this album since their last releases, but that's not saying their previous albums were bad, this one just has a much more mature feel to it.

Key

#9: Pink Floyd - The Endless River



"Really Ki? This album was released a month ago and it's already in your top 50?" Hell, it's already in my top 10. But this list isn't done in that sort of fashion, so I decided to include it here. Coincidentally it does come in my top 10 technically. Anyway, yes, Pink Floyd's The Endless River does have a special place on this list, and there are many reasons why. First and foremost, I freaking love instrumental albums, especially when done by bands that are well known for having very technical and creative instrumentals. And I mean that in the way that I like the background music that comes along with the vocals in a lot of their music, more-so the Roger Waters era, y'know, like the Animals album. So, to get an album that is basically all instrumental tracks, minus one at the end, it's already a deal breaker for me. Next reason: I just think it's great that they decided to at least give us something before bidding their farewells. Sure, some people would have absolutely loved to hear a brand new mix of tracks from this legendary group, but I can't say i'm disappointed with what we got, especially since although it is meant as a b-sides album, the production quality and the way it flows does feel more like a well done studio album. Lastly, like I mentioned, sure...it is technically a b-sides album, and I know a lot of people were very disappointed in that. It's understandable that a lot of people felt that Pink Floyd were just giving their fans the middle finger, but I didn't see it that way at all. They could have easily released this same album without even bothering to touch it up and smooth the rough edges and made it sound like a legitimate b-sides album with the obvious fact that they didn't put any of their own polish on it. But they didn't do that, because they cared enough to give us something that is both memorable and beautiful. I'd be interested in hearing someone saying that they didn't find at least one memorable track on this album. Some have mentioned that it does sound boring and most of the tracks seem out of place. That could do with the fact that a lot of the songs are fairly short. However, the tracks have that genuine Pink Floyd sound that you'd come to find in most of their previous albums, and I think this one should be considered one of their better albums in years to come.

Just a side note, did you guys know that they released video recordings of some of the tracks on blu-ray?

Key

#10: Showtime - The Horror Show



So, I'm definitely not against putting albums in this list when for one, it does have it's own place in my top 50, and two, I know the members of the band personally. I think it was back in 2012 where I first saw a good friend of mine post on Facebook that he and his band will be releasing their EP soon. I was curious so I asked them what band he was in, he then told me it was Showtime. Intrigued by the name and the possible concept of the group, I started to follow their posts via Facebook. They decided to release their EP titled "The Horror Show" in March of 2014. Upon hearing it the first time, I was so excited to message that same friend, and let him know how much I loved the album on first listen. Fortunately, that opinion still stands to this day. It's a genuine post-hardcore album, with it's own special elements thrown into it to still make it unique. It's of course mixed with the theme of being on stage and performing a play/show, hence their name. I don't spread the positivity of this album just because I know the band, I spread the positivity because I think it's great for bands that are both unsigned, and bands that want to just have a good time, can prove to make a pretty solid album. You'd listen to it and you'd never think they were just a few guys playing music in their basement. The production quality is fantastic, and it's definitely worth a listen or two, or ten.