Ranking Shark's Musical Taste

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With Understanding comes Appreciation

Hi guys, it’s been a while since my last post due to the preparation of this new mega thread, which attempts to meet the following goals…

1. To share you what I call "My Gods" in music. It’s interesting, especially after doing this post, because they share the same attributes, I appreciate the most from an artist. They are prolific in the strictest sense of the definition. They share a similar work ethic and uncompromising talent. They always pushed the boundaries in music. While their music is considered for most listeners as an acquired taste, once you "get it," you just can't stop listening to it. They were always surrounded in both stage and studio by high-caliber and insanely talented musicians. They covered a lot of ground in music while stretching and (arguably) inventing several today's music styles. I could go on and on, but I don’t want to screw this up, so I’ll let you figure it out by yourselves in case you want to give them a try by starting to listen to their albums I’m recommending below.

2. To rank my musical taste. In this post, I’m attempting to rank my favorite artists and their top 10 albums (when applies), but beyond the ranking that might be meaningless for some people, by doing this, my ultimate goal here is to share you some artists and music you might never listened before, while trying to expand your musical taste in some degree, which would help you explore new territories in music. If somehow, I meet the latter, all the passion put here will worth every second spent, trust me. I also highly recommend you read the reviews I have posted at this corner of the web of some of the albums I’m presenting below. The latter will help you understand and appreciate the music suggested here bit better.

3. To share you some great compilations and albums by some artists who are not necessary at my top of my book but (IMO) that can’t be missed.

4. To share you some superb under-the-radar songs to round my whole selection.

5. To share you a public digital playlist that will gather all the latter, i.e. what I consider the tip of the iceberg of my library (100,000+ songs).

...so, grab a cigar, a jar of coffee, a bottle of wine, a glass of scotch or cognac, or whatever you do when you really want to enjoy listening to your music especially alone with your favorite audio set, and put yourself comfortable since there’s a lot to explore, disseminate and digest here.

So here we go...

First things first. Music has always been a great hobby and passion in my life to the point, that I take the subject kind of seriously when a respectful, open-minded, well-documented and high-level discussion/debate starts. Back in early 80’s when I was a kid, I was hugely influenced by the music my parents used to listen to. They mainly used to play classic rock of the sixties and seventies (The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Grand Funk Railroad, The Eagles, Chicago, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Santana, John Mayall, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Supertramp, Elton John, Queen, etc.) and from there I began to explore all kind of avenues not only in the pop/rock realm but in the avant-garde, jazz and even the classical world. At this point of my life, I’d rather listen to challenging, experimental, elaborated, cerebral, complex, uncompromising, sophisticated and refined music, which I yet find out very appealing, fascinating and beautiful. Technically speaking, I love music which sports dissonance sounds, counterpointing melodic lines, atonal/polytonal harmonies, odd time signatures, complex polyrhythms and weird accent notations through the percussions, and all the bizarre and unearthly technical features in music you can imagine in its composition. While I listen to almost all kind of genres, these days I’d rather listen to music styles that offer the latter, i.e. Avant-Garde, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Experimental, Jazz-Rock Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso, Modern Composition, XX Classical Music, Metal and most of their branches. Why? I guess my musical taste has evolved throughout my life and this is the current product.

As Frank  Zappa, John Zorn, Thelonious Monk, Sun Ra, Miles Davis and other genius composers, I'm also a self-taught of music theory, and while way far at their level of knowledge, I have developed a basic acumen of the technical stuff, which has helped me a lot to get into it, and love this kind of music each day more and more; i.e. just the opposite to what mainstream and commercial music typically offer. Add to the equation that only high-caliber and virtuoso musicians can perform this kind of music properly, make it even more interesting, intriguing, appealing and fascinating. Yes, this is an acquired taste thing but remember, everything in life which is an acquired taste regardless the subject worth at least a try. Also, it’s worth to mention, that the artwork covers, booklets and packaging of these albums (often) are very creative, stunning and luxurious, a perfect match for the pristine music offered by the artists. Unfortunately, most of the albums of these music styles are at times expensive and/or hard to find, especially in Vinyl and even in CDs.

So I thought it was worth to take advantage of our today's advanced digital era, and assemble a digital playlist of the tip of the iceberg of my library, which attempts to include my essential/favorite artists and their top 10 albums (when available and/or IMO deserve to make the playlist), that I’ve been listening throughout my life, and based on my musical taste that I’ve been developing and acquiring through years. Yeah, it literally took me my whole life not only to do the listening, but to do the research by reading tons of reviews of each artist/album to understand and appreciate each one better and select what I finally consider la crème de la crème of my library. This is why I baptized this playlist as Shark's Ultimate Music Research Playlist.

If you are not familiar with the music styles I mentioned above, its definitions and offshoots, I recommend you to click here.

While my digital library is over 100,000 songs, this playlist represents approximately only the 30%, so you won’t get tired of listening to the same thing over and over again, because it contains thousands of songs, considers several styles of music & moods, and different eras in time. I also ranked the bands and their albums in the order of my preference, so maybe we are going to agree to disagree in some cases and that’s fine. The least of my purpose here is to change your core musical preference, but to share you some gems that you might never listened before, while increasing your range of musical taste in some degree. If I meet the latter, I'll call it a day!

Yes, Frank Zappa is my fav musician and at the same time my fav music style of all time (he plays in a league of his own), and IMHO no other no named John Zorn (Avant-Garde God), Miles Davis (Jazz God) or Sun Ra (Avant-Garde Jazz God), comes close to this one-of-a-kind genius in popular and even the classical world, who BTW was always ahead of his time pushing the boundaries of music. I left a lot of great artists/bands behind in the selection process, but I’m always open and humble to reconsider or to new suggestions to add to the playlist great stuff, but remember, the selection didn't and won’t be taken lightly by any means based on my musical taste.

While most of the music gathered here is complex, challenging, cerebral, sophisticated, refined yet beautiful, I'm also including some great mainstream artists who have helped me develop my current musical taste. Some of them are considered as (some of) the greatest of all-time in music —The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Prince, etc. I’m including some great albums, compilations and songs as well by some artists who are not necessary at my top of my book, nevertheless they round well my objective, which is to present what I consider the very best of my library. I’m also showing below a brief Bio of each artist in case you are not familiar with someone and/or you want to explore new territories in music. This information was also added in the description of the playlist on Apple Music. As I said, this playlist will be updated if I find out a new artist/album that deserves to be considered, so I encourage you to follow this post and subscribe to my blog to stay tuned.

You will be able to sort the playlist in the order of your preference to listen to it —year, artist, genre, album, etc.— Once in the playlist, just tape in the search button of the app what you are looking for and voilà! but if you ask me, I highly recommend you to shuffle it, because you will never know what is coming (unless you see at the queued list), while you might be sporadically taken by surprised (with joy), by some gems you might never listened before or haven’t listened for a while —i.e. like radio stations do but without commercials. Also, if you share the same musical taste presented here or find it interesting to explore, you can add it to your library by pushing the (+) button in the App. Trust me, it will save you weeks if not months of manual assembling.

This playlist is only available on Apple Music (you can transfer it through playlist-transfer platforms like soundizz.com though), because it is the only music streaming platform that has some unique features that allows you to manage and organize your digital music and library in very cool ways.

For example.

1. It allows you to upload your music from other sources, when an artist/album is not available in its catalog in Lossless and even HI-RES resolution. Unfortunately some albums (very few actually in this playlist ) are not available for streaming, so the latter takes a lot of relevance if you want to upgrade/complement/edit this playlist by uploading your own CDs/purchased digital music to your library and eventually to this playlist; i.e. you will be able to play the best of both worlds; what is available for streaming on Apple Music AND your own physical/digital music in the SAME LIBRARY.

2. It lets you edit the tags/metadata of your songs, either you want to create cool smart playlists by doing simple or complex queries through the metadata of your files (songs), or simply to order your music properly, by filling some information of the metadata of your songs which typically come in blank like the name of the composer, lyrics, group/lineup/credits, comments, bpm, etc., or by correcting some information which is at times inaccurate like the year or genre of a certain album or song.

3. In most streaming platforms, you cannot assemble playlists over 10,000 songs. Here there’s no limit.

4. You can buy all the music of its streaming service on iTunes Store and listen to it on other digital jukeboxes.

5. It arguably has the largest music catalog —Over 100 million songs.

6. Plenty of songs include not only the lyrics but its Apple Music Sing feature, which basically allows you to do Karaoke while turning up and down the volume of the vocals of a song at the level of your preference. The latter is a pretty cool feature if you ask me.

7. It lets you rate your music in two ways. You can give to a song either a “Love-tag,” and/or being more specific, and rate it from 1 to 5 stars, depending on how much you like that tune. You can rate your albums and playlists as well in the same way. Again, this is a great feature when you try to assemble smart playlists based on the “Loves” and/or the “Number of Stars” of your songs/albums, combined with other criteria like the year, genre, versions, etc.

8. In the comment-tag of a song you can create key words and commentary to classify your music in more specific ways —Idiom, Studio/Live, Lyrics/Instrumental/Vocal, Reviews, Shark’s Picks, Awards Earned, Music Styles, Themes, Moods, etc. For instance, I use for example this symbology to classify my music better and represent the latter, and to create more detailed and cool smart playlists based on this information (En. St. Ly. SR. ASP. AR. AAP. Aw. Cp. S. T. M). Yes, you must do it song by song. Yes, it is an uphill task. And yes, I'm that nerd when it comes to organize my music. LOL!

Example of tag/metadata editing on Apple Music

9. Unlike the comment-tag, which is limited to a number of characters to write (up to 300), in the lyrics-tag of a song you can add more and extended commentary like an album/song review, details of the awards earned by a song or an album, special notes, etc. and/or just fill the lyrics which at times come in blank, or modify them when they are inaccurate. For example, the version of Plastic People on Joe's Corsage by Frank Zappa is one of my fav tunes of all time, but its lyrics are inaccurate in its default pre-charged lyrics. Instead, Apple Music charged the lyrics of the original version which comes on Absolutely Free, which are quite different on Joe's Corsage, so I had to edit them manually while adding other key info (at least for me) like a song & album review and the Bio of Frank Zappa. By doing this, every time I listen to Plastic People on Joe's Corsage for instance, I'm always able to visualize this information not only in my computer, but in all my Apple devices to consult some data or simply appreciate the song even better —if I forget some details. Again, I did it for every song of my library. Yes, it will take you months if not years to complete the whole thing depending on the size of your library (if you dare to do the same), but once you get it done, it is really rewarding because your listening experience will go to another level of satisfaction. Heck, it could be compared to the vinyl-listening experience because you will also read your own reviews and info that you pre-charged to each song while you listen to your music.

Example of adding personalized lyrics in the lyrics-tag on Apple Music

Example of adding an album review and bio in the lyrics-tag on Apple Music

10. You can mix the tunes with its crossfading feature up to 12 seconds. It is pretty cool because it's like having a Dj playing your music without interruptions/"silences" between the song-switching. And if you want to go more professional at djing your music, the DJAY App supports natively your Apple Music library for both kind of sources; music which is available for streaming and music uploaded from your CDs/purchased digitally.

11. Most art covers of the albums come with cool animated visualizations. Man, I love this. Apple Music hit a HR here.

Said that, while most of the music presented here is available on its streaming service (95%, I guess), I had to rip some music from my CDs and other sources, and upload to my library few albums which are not available in its streaming service nor at iTunes Store. Unfortunately, these albums will not be available to play nor visible in this customized public playlist I'm sharing, due to copyright policies.

Once you have a great selection of music like the one, I'm attempting to gather in this playlist, the only missing part is top-notch sound quality, i.e. the source of the music (ex. HI-RES Lossless Digital Music when available), audio devices that can unfold these resolutions, and a decent set of speakers or headphones/IEMs to listen to it.

Regarding the source of the music, another cool thing of Apple’s streaming service as well, is that its music ranges from 256 Kbps ACC to Lossless at 44.1 kHz/16 bits (CD quality) to Hi-Res Lossless at 192 kHz/24 bits (Arguably better than Vinyl and other physical analog formats), and plenty of albums are available as well at Dolby Atmos. You can switch from one resolution to another as you wish to say, save data consumption of your cell company service, or maybe you just prefer to listen to your music in a preferred resolution.

Sure, other music streaming platforms like Amazon Music Unlimited, Qobuz, Tidal, etc. offer Hi-Res Lossless music as well. IMO the music on Qobuz sounds bit better than the others —but again; neither of these platforms include all the cool features I just presented above. So all-in-all that’s why I’d rather Apple Music.

Also, I always try to make sure to select and add to my library “Remastered” versions of the albums from its streaming service. The improvements specially from music recorded say 50 or 60 years ago and even more recent are remarkable. So always try to take advantage of our today’s technology to improve your listening experience. I don’t recommend listening to “Mix” or “Remix” versions though. Those often change the original arrangements of the songs, and you don’t want to mess with your music, do you?

OTOH regarding the audio devices, if you have a DAC (digital to analogue converter), you will enjoy and appreciate this music way better, since you will be able to unfold these lossless resolutions. Remember, a lot is going on regarding the musicianship and soundstage specially in this kind of music (the music styles I mentioned above, and artists shown below), so you don’t want to miss a single note/instrument, do you? Tip: regarding its music at Dolby Atmos, it can be unfolded by its Apple’s IEMs and Headphones —AirPod Pro and AirPod Max.

For instance, I use a FiiO BTR7 DAC which drives a Yanyin Canon IEM set through its 4.4 mm balanced output. I also use a 21-core cable of 2 pins. This DAC is capable to unfold up to PCM/MQA/LDAC/aptX HD 384K/32Bit DSD256 resolutions without a problem. I really recommend these IEMs. It features the following: 1 Dynamic + 4 Balanced Armature HiFi Hybrid Earphones, High Quality Single Crystal Copper Silver-Plated Cable, 3 Tuning Switches, Changeable Collocation, Medical Resin Shell, Ergonomic Design, and Professional Crossover Technology. I recommend setting its switches at 0-I-0, trust me, you won't need more bass, but again, it's up to you. Also, at its 350 USD price-tag, you won't notice the difference from other IEMs that even triplicate its price. To really upgrade your listening experience, you gotta go to the 1,500 USD segment and still this set won’t let you down, trust me. Do your own due diligence though. It’s worth to mention that this audio configuration (DAC, IEM and Cable) won’t cost you more than 500 USD and you will likely listen to details, textures and nuances that you might never listened before —If you don’t consider yourself an audiophile of course. Man, I also still use my old 2009 Macbook Pro and Motu Ultralite mk3 audio interface combo which drives my set of Cerwin Vega Speakers (4 CVA-28 and 1 CVA-118). It's unbelievable that this audio interface is still able to unfold today's 192 Khz sample sizes thanks to its (then) state-of-the-art DAC chips. The music still sounds pretty cool and detailed especially regarding the soundstage through this set.

Said that, I took the time to explain the latter, because (I also promised to do it in other post) when you listen to your music at the best sound quality of your possibilities (source of the music, proper audio devices to unfold Lossless resolutions, and a decent set of speakers/headphones/IEMs), you will likely experience nirvana, and you don’t really have to spend that much these days specially with the CHI-FI hype we are living these days. Out there are plenty of options for all budgets. I encourage you to dig a bit and do your own research.

Anyways, I put a lot of passion, effort and time on this artisanal yet state-of the-art playlist through years, and I guess it is pretty much set to share it, so hopefully you like it guys. As I said, this is a living thing, so I'll keep it updated if a new Artist, Album or Song deserves to make the playlist, or even if the ranking changes a bit through time. Again, follow this post and subscribe to my blog to stay tuned.

For any question or suggestion, do not hesitate to contact me.

Music is the best. Enjoy it!

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Milestones

4,000+ Albums

42,000+ Songs

300+ Artists Ranked

200+ Compilations Recommended

170+ Under-the-radar Songs Unveiled

157+ Days of continuous listening

527+ GB music stored

Updated: 09.06.2025

Gods’ Milestones

1,600+ albums

16,500+ songs

230+ GB of music stored

68+ days of continuous music

10 Gods

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Music Genres

I’m giving to artists symbols to identify rapidly their main core musical genres. This will be useful if you are not familiar with some artists and their music, but most importantly, if you want to explore new avenues in music.

🎸 Pop/Rock

🎷 Jazz

🎹 Classical

🎺 R&B

🎻 Avant-Garde

🎤 Folk

🪕 Blues

🪘 Latin

🪗 Country

🪇 International

🎬 Stage & Screen 📟 Electronic 🎙️Vocal 🪈New Age

As you might know, each core music genre considers several music styles as well. For example, within Pop/Rock you’ll find music styles like Hard Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Psychedelic/Garage, Soft Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, and several more. Likewise, within these music styles out there are also more sub-styles in order “to classify the music bit better.” For example, within Art-Rock/Experimental, you’ll find sub-styles of music like Art Rock, Avant-Prog, Canterbury Scene, Experimental Rock, Kraut Rock, Neo-Prog, Noise-Rock, Prog-Rock and way more. In the end labels are only out there to classify the music better since it is rapidly evolving and changing specially these days. While out there are many sources which classify music, you have the final word on how you want to label it. This is only a (fair) guide based on what most reliable sources in music suggest mixed with my own personal takes, and to standardize the classification of the music presented here. Under any circumstance I DO NOT pretend to hold the whole true for what I’m presenting here, again, the ultimate decision on how you want to classify your music is up to you.

If you want to go deeper on music genres, click here to see their definitions and offshoots

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My Gods in Music:

🇺🇸🎸🎷🎹 🎺🎻God of Gods: Frank Zappa; IMHO The greatest composer in XX century, period. The creator of radical rock during the '60s who later pursued even more adventurous avenues, ranging from avant-garde, jazz fusion to classical composition and complex computer music to you name it; nevertheless, labels are far and beyond from his colossal catalog since the master plays in a league of his own. Multi-instrumentalist, uncompromising talent and creativity, self-taught, American composer, virtuoso guitarist, film maker, arranger, producer, orchestral conductor, demanding recruiter, perfectionist bandleader, successful businessman, and not the least, uncensored articulated speaker. In short? One-of-a-kind Genius. 1. Hot Rats, 2. Läther, 3. The Yellow Shark, 4. Civilization Phase III, 5. Absolutely Free, 6. Uncle Meat, 7. Apostrophe (‘), 8. Lumpy Gravy Primordial, 9. Over-Nite Sensation 10. Joe’s Garage. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included. Check out the albums included here (130+ albums. 3,200+ songs. 10+ days of continous listening): https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-bible-of-the-discography-of-a-unique-genius-frank-zappa Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/hot-rats-by-frank-zappa-flawless-impeccable-and-exquisite-the-birth-of-jazz-rock-fusion

🇺🇸🎸🎹 🎷🎻🎬🪇Avant-Garde God: John Zorn; The one word virtually everyone can agree on in any discussion of the work of composer John Zorn is "prolific" in the strictest sense of the definition. Avant-garde composer, saxophonist, film soundtracker, and musical gadfly who has collaborated with countless artists. 1. Bar Kokhoba, 2. Andras: The Book of Angels, Vol. 28, 3. The Gift, 4. Godard/Spillane, 5. Cobra: Game Pieces, Vol. 2, 6. Naked City 7. Masada - The Circle Maker, 8. At the Mountain of Madness - Live In Europe, 9. The Big Gundown, 10. The Best of Filmworks - 20 Years of Soundtrack Music. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included. Check out the albums included here (350+ albums. 3,500+ songs. 13+ days of continuous listening): https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-bible-of-the-discography-of-an-alchemist-master-john-zorn  Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/bar-kokhba-by-john-zorn-a-journey-to-an-elegant-and-sophisticated-avant-garde-territory

🇺🇸🎷Jazz God: Miles Davis; The epitome of cool, an eternally evolving trumpeter who repeatedly changed the course of jazz between the 1950s and '90s. A monumental innovator, icon, and maverick, trumpeter Miles Davis helped define the course of jazz as well as popular culture in the 20th century, bridging the gap between bebop, modal music, funk, and fusion. 1. In a Silent Way, 2. Bitches Brew, 3. A Tribute To Jack Johnson, 4. Kind of Blue 5. Miles Ahead 6. Get Up With It, 7. 'Round About Midnight, 8. Sketches of Spain, 9. Miles Smiles, 10. On the Corner. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included. Check out the albums included here (130+ albums. 1,800+ songs. 8+ days of continous listening): https://www.sumrc.com/post/a-digital-resource-and-guide-to-the-official-catalog-of-a-jazz-god-miles-davis Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/in-a-silent-way-by-miles-davis-revolutionary-and-blowing-away-milestone-progress-vision-executio

🇬🇧🎸Prog-Rock Gods: King Crimson; If there is one group that embodies progressive rock, it is King Crimson. Led by virtuoso guitar/mellotron Robert Fripp, during its first five years of existence the band stretched both the language and structure of rock into realms of jazz and classical music, all the while avoiding pop and psychedelic sensibilities. The absence of mainstream compromises and the lack of an overt sense of humor ultimately doomed the group to nothing more than a large cult following, but it made their albums some of the most enduring and respectable of the prog rock era. 1. Discipline, 2. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 3. In the Court of the Crimson King, 4. In the Wake of Poseidon, 5. Islands, 6. Lizard, 7. Starless and Bible Black, 8. Red, 9. Beat, 10. Three of a Perfect Pair. All their Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (80+ Albums. 700+ songs. 2+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/discipline-by-king-crimson-reinventing-progressive-rock-music-a-smart-blend-of-cerebral-art-rock-a

🇺🇸🎷🎻Avant-Garde Jazz God: Sun Ra; Bandleader, composer, arranger, keyboard player, poet, philosopher, and cosmonaut Sun Ra advanced jazz into the space age. Through his elaborate concerts, films, and countless recordings, he fused imagery and mythology related to ancient Egypt as well as science fiction, planting the seeds for what would eventually be referred to as Afrofuturism. 1. Lanquidity, 2. Sleeping Beauty, 3. Strange Celestial Road, 4. Space is the Place, 5. The Magic City, 6. Jazz in Silhouette, 7. Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy, 8. Sound of Joy, 9. Atlantis, 10.  The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Vol. 1. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (170+ Albums. 1,600+ songs. 6+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://music.apple.com/mx/album/lanquidity-definitive-edition/1551784168

🇺🇸🎸🎷🎻Guitar God: Buckethead; An accomplished prolific multi-instrumentalist best known for his virtuosic command of the electric guitar. Buckethead is one of the instrument's most recognizable contemporary innovators, his rapid-fire riffing, near-robotic fretwork, and idiosyncratic lead lines combining elements of Yngwie Malmsteen, Adrian Belew, Slayer's Kerry King, P-Funk's Eddie Hazel, and avant-improv artist John Zorn's Scud-attack sax abuse. 1. Colma, 2. Giant Robot, 3. Electric Tears 4. Crime Slunk Scene, 5.  Monsters and Robots 6. Population Override 7. Chicken Noodles 8. Enter the Kitchen 9. Kaleidoscalp 10. Acoustic Shards. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (240+ Albums. 1,300+ songs. 5+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://music.apple.com/mx/album/colma/723539773

🇬🇧🎸📟🎻Experimental Gods: The Legendary Pink Dots & Edward Ka-Spel; Influential, staggeringly prolific group led by enigmatic frontman Edward Ka-Spel. Emerging from the early-'80s post-punk underground and sometimes categorized as industrial due to associations with bands like Skinny Puppy, the group's music is nearly impossible to pin down, drawing from Krautrock, ambient, folk, synth pop, and numerous other styles; The Dots' music is by turns melodic pop and exotic psychedelia, with classical influences, sampling, and relentlessly dark, violent, apocalyptic lyrics. 1. The Maria Dimension, 2. Poppy Variations, 3. Crushed Velvet Apocalypse, 4. The Golden Age, 5. Asylum, 6. Your Children Placate You from Premature Graves, 7. Stained Glass Soma Fountain, 8. Island of Jewels, 9. The Whispering Wall 10. Any Day Now. All their Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included. Check out the albums included here (170+ Albums. 1,500+ songs. 7+ days of continuous listening): https://www.sumrc.com/post/a-guide-to-the-mammoth-prodigious-work-by-enigmatic-experimental-gods-the-legendary-pink-dots Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-maria-dimension-by-the-legendary-pink-dots-a-fascinating-dark-violent-and-apocalyptic-space-ro

🇬🇧🎷🎻🎹Multi-Instrumental God: John Surman; A multi-instrumentalist renowned as an improviser and a key U.K. contemporary jazz figure. English saxophonist John Surman is a world-class composer, his large, diverse body of work —classical, theatrical, and soundtrack— has extended the boundaries of jazz. He studied clarinet as a child, then tenor, baritone, and soprano saxophones. He began playing jazz at the London College of Music and later studied at the London University Institute of Education. His first playing issued on a record was with the Peter Lemer Quintet in 1966. After further recordings and performances with jazz bandleaders Mike Westbrook and Graham Collier and blues-rock musician Alexis Korner, he made the first record under his own name in 1968. 1. A Biography of the Rev. Absalom Dawe, 2. Upon Reflection, 3. Coruscating, 4. Road to Saint Ives, 5. Cloud Line Blue, 6. Adventure Playground, 7. Proverbs and Songs, 8. Adventure Playground, 9. Westering Home, 10. Private City.  All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (30+ albums. 300+ songs. 1+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://music.apple.com/mx/album/a-biography-of-the-rev-absalom-dawe/1444200451

🇺🇸🎷Piano God: McCoy Tyner; Jazz pianist whose inventive two-handed forays, extensive modal solos, and dashing phrases made him arguably the best pianist to debut in the '60s. One of the most celebrated and influential jazz pianists of his generation, McCoy Tyner was known for his harmonically expansive modal voicings, commanding two-handed block-chord style, and fearless improvisational lines that touched upon African and Eastern musical traditions. Along with contemporaries Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, and Chick Corea, Tyner redefined the sound of the modern jazz piano from the '60s onward, and his playing continues to guide up-and-coming musicians.1. The Real McCoy, 2. Sama Layuca, 3. Sahara, 4. Extensions, 5. Expansions, 6. Trident, 7. Time for Tyner, 8. Song of the New World, 9. Asante, 10. Echoes of a Friend. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (80+ albums. 600 songs. 3+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://music.apple.com/mx/album/the-real-mccoy/721273864

🇺🇸🎷🎻Sax God: John Coltrane; A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the post-hard bop era. A towering musical figure, saxophonist John Coltrane reset the parameters of jazz during his decade as a leader. At the outset, he was a vigorous practitioner of hard bop, gaining prominence as a sideman for Miles Davis before setting out as a leader in 1957, when he released Coltrane on Prestige and Blue Train on Blue Note. Coltrane quickly expanded his horizons, pioneering a technique critic Ira Gitler dubbed "sheets of sound," consisting of the saxophonist playing a flurry of notes on his tenor within the confines of a few chords. 1. Blue Train, 2. Giant Steps, 3. My Favorite Things, 4. Africa/Brass, 5. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, 6. A Love Supreme, 7. Ascension, 8. John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman  9. Bags & Trane, 10. Olé Coltrane. All his Official catalog which is available for streaming is also included (150+ albums. 1500+ songs. 8+ days of continuous listening). Don't know where to start? Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/a-love-supreme-by-john-coltrane-jesus-mary-and-joseph-what-a-journey

Ranking my Musical Taste:

1. 🇺🇸🎸🎻Captain Beefheart Influential figure who fused disparate forms like free jazz, the avant-garde, blues, and rock into a highly original and nearly unclassifiable style. 1. Trout Mask Replica, 2. Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972, 3. Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982, 4. Doc at the Radar Station, 5. Strictly Personal, 6. The Mirror Man Sessions, 7. Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), 8. Ice Cream for Crow, 9. Bluejeans and Moonbeams, 10. Safe As Milk. CB’s fans, did you see what I did here? 😂😉 Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/captain-beefheart-his-magic-band-fast-and-bulbous-a-massively-misunderstood-masterpiece

2. 🇬🇧🎸🎻Henry Cow During their brief and tumultuous lifespan, fiercely political British art rockers Henry Cow spawned a musical subgenre that became known as Rock In Opposition. 1. Western Culture, 2. Unrest, 3. Leg End, 4. In Praise Of Learning, 5. Desperate Straights, 6. Concerts, 7. A Cow Cabinet Of Curiosities, 8. Vol. 1: Beginnings, 9. Vol. 2: 1974-5, 10. Glastonbury and Elsewhere. Offshoots: Art Bears Guitarist Fred Frith, drummer Chris Cutler, and singer Dagmar Krause formed the uncompromising Art Bears upon the 1978 breakup of Henry Cow. 1. Winter Songs, 2. The World As It Is Today, 3. Hopes and Fears. News From Babel A studio project that combined incredible talents and being direct descendants of these RIO bands, their style is very much 'out there' although not as wild or intense. 1. News Sirens and Silences / Work Resumed On the Tower, 2.Letters Home.  Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/western-culture-by-henry-cow-a-beautifully-crafted-and-sophisticated-rock-in-opposition-masterpiece

3. 🇩🇪🎸🎻Can Influential German group who produced a spontaneous yet highly disciplined form of groove-heavy experimental rock. 1. Unlimited Edition, 2. Tago Mago, 3. Ege Bamyasi, 4. Monster Movie, 5. Soundtracks, 6. Delay 1968, 7. Landed, 8. Future Days, 9. Soon Over Babluma, 10. Flow Motion. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/tago-mago-by-can-a-stockhausen-esque-which-fuses-an-avant-garde-rock-symphony-with-shamanic-avant

4. 🇬🇧🎸Genesis Seminal British prog band whose ambitious, classical-tinged art rock gradually became more accessible by the '80s. 1. Selling England by the Pound, 2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 3. Archive #1 (1967-1975), 4. Nursery Cryme, 5. Foxtrot, 6. Trespass, 7. A Trick of the Tail, 8. Wind & Wuthering, 9. From Genesis to Revelation 10. And Then There Were Three. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/selling-england-by-the-pound-by-genesis-everything-is-firing-on-all-cylinders-on-this-genre-definin

5. 🇬🇧🎸Gentle Giant Acclaimed British progressive rock band noted for their meld of hard rock with classical music and medieval approach to singing. 1. Acquiring the Taste, 2. Octopus, 3. Free Hand, 4. Three Friends, 5. The Power and the Glory, 6. In a Glass House, 7. In'terview, 8. Gentle Giant, 9. Playing the Fool: The Official Live, 10. The Missing Piece. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/acquiring-the-taste-by-gentle-giant-techniques-borrowed-directly-from-the-renaissance-and-baroque-p

6. 🇩🇪🎸Jane Krautrock at its finest mixing heavy guitar, dark grooves and organ soaked passages with passionate broken English vocals, while infusing a heavy dose of psychedelia. 1. Together, 2. Fire, Water, Earth & Air, 3. Between Heaven and Hell, 4. Here We Are, 5. Jane III, 6. Lady, 7. Age of Madness, 8. Sign No. 9, Live at Home, 10 Germania. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/together-by-jane-astonishing-blend-of-jazz-fusion-blues-rock-psychedelia-space-rock-and-even-he

7. 🇬🇧🎸Camel Durable English prog rockers who released a spate of majestic, canonical records in the 1970s and '80s. 1. Rajaz, 2. The Snow Goose, 3. A Nod and a Wink, 4. Moonmadness, 5. Nude, 6. Camel, 7. Mirage, 8. Harbour Of Tears, 9. Stationary Traveller, 10. Rain Dances. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-snow-goose-by-camel-a-beautiful-fantasy-that-translates-this-moving-tale-of-friendship-love-w

8. 🇺🇸🎸🎻Tom Waits A neo-beatnik songwriter who grew weirder and wilder in the '80s, earning a cult following that only grew larger as the years passed. 1. Rain Dogs, 2. Swordfishtrombones, 3. Frank’s Wild Years, 4. Bone Machine, 5. The Black Rider, 6. Heartattack and Vine, 7. Alice, 8. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards, 9. Mule Variations, 10. Blue Valentine. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/rain-dogs-by-tom-waits-breathtaking-dark-cabaret-and-beat-poetry-wrapped-with-seductive-jarring-rh

9. 🇬🇧🎸🎷Soft Machine A pioneering Canterbury psychedelic group that initially featured Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, later developing into an experimental jazz-rock unit. 1. Volumes 1-7, 2. Bundles, 3. Softs, 4. Drop. Offshoot: Matching Mole Short-lived group formed by Robert Wyatt following his departure from Soft Machine. 1. Little Red Record, 2. Matching Mole. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/third-by-soft-machine-an-ambitious-album-which-push-back-the-frontiers-of-space-modal-jazz-rock-fa

10. 🇺🇸🎷🎹Ornette Coleman Father of the free jazz movement, and a saxophonist and composer who became one of the prime innovators in jazz and modern music. 1. The Shape of Jazz to Come, 2. Change of the Century, 3. Free Jazz, 4. Science Fiction, 5. Something Else!!!!, 6. This is Our Music, 7. The Art of Improvisers, 8. Tomorrow is the Question! 9. Ornette! 10. Dancing in Your Head

11. 🇺🇸🎷🎻Charles Mingus A legendary composer, innovator, and bass virtuoso who articulated contemporary emotional currents as well as anyone in jazz. 1. The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, 2, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, 3. Blues and Roots, 4. Mingus Ah Um, 5. Let My Children Hear Music, 6. Pithecanthropus Erectus, 7. Tijuana Moods, 8. The Clown, 9. Oh Yeah, 10 Changes Two (Special Mention: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, Charles Mingus presents Charles Mingus, Changes One)

12. 🇺🇸🎷🎻Rahsaan Roland Kirk Prodigiously talented jazz multi-instrumentalist, renowned for his ability to play several horns simultaneously. 1. The Inflated Tear, 2. Rip, Dig, and Panic, 3. Prepare Thyself to Deal With A Miracle, 4. I Talk To The Spirits, 5. Volunteered Slavery, 6. Domino, 7. We Free Kings, 8. Reeds and Deeds, 9. The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color, 10. Blacknuss (Special Mention: Triple Threat, Here Comes the Whistleman, Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith)

13. 🇩🇪🎸🎻Amon Düül Influential German collective rooted in psychedelic, folk, and jazz but using a heavily experimental and improvisational framework. 1. Disaster, 2. Tanz der Lemminge (Dance of the Lemmings), 3. Yeti, 4. Phallus Dei, 5. Paradieswärts Düül, 6. Psychedelic Underground, 7. Airs On a Shoestring 8. Collapsing: Singvögel Rückwärts & Co., 9. Wolf City 10. Carnival in Babylon. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/tanz-der-lemminge-by-amon-düül-ii-pull-out-your-tickets-and-take-the-most-mind-expanding-excursion

14. 🇬🇧🎸Van Der Graaf Generator & Peter Hammill Art rock unit led by Peter Hammill, distinguished for a dynamic range rivaled only by King Crimson and for their surprising influence on British punk.1. Pawn Hearts, 2. H To He, Who Am The Only One, 3. The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, 4. Godbluff, 5. Still Life, 6. World Record, 7. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome, 8. Present 9. The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage 10. In Camera. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/pawn-hearts-by-van-der-graaf-generator-an-album-so-sublime-that-it-is-one-of-the-rare-sonic-portals

15. 🇩🇪🎸🎬📟🪈Popol Vuh Experimental German band whose cosmic, trance-like music was a huge influence on modern ambience and worldbeat. 1. Einsjäger & Siebenjäger, 2. In Den Gärten Pharaos, 3. Hosianna Mantra/Tantric Songs, 4. Aguirre, 5. Brüder des Schattens, Söhne des Lichts, 6. Agape-Agape (Love-Love), 7. Nosferatu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 8. Sei Still, Wisse Ich Bin, 9. Letzte Tage, Letzte Nächte 10. Sing, For Song Drives Away The Wolves. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/letzte-tage-letzte-nächte-by-popol-vuh-an-ability-to-create-music-that-s-simultaneously-delicate

16. 🇩🇪🎸📟🪈Ash Ra Tempel One of the most formidable of the German Krautrock groups, Ash Ra Tempel were a powerful force led by virtuoso guitarist Manuel Göttsching, and also included former Tangerine Dream drummer Klaus Schulze at various points. 1. The Private Tapes Vol. 1-6, 2. Schwingungen, 3. Inventions for Electric Guitar, 4. Starring Rosi, 5. Ash Ra Temple, 6. Seven Up, 7. Join Inn, 8. Le Berceau De Crista,m, 9. Blackouts 10. New Age of Earth. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/starring-rosi-by-ash-ra-tempel-the-definitive-trip-into-cerebral-space-land

17. 🇮🇹🎸🪇Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso One of the "big three" in Italian prog rock history (with Le Orme and PFM) who have performed in one form or another since 1969. 1. Darwin!, 2. Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, 3. Io Sono Nato Libero, 4. Transiberiana, 5. Banco, 6. Come In Un'ultima Cena, 7. ...Di terra, 8. Canto di Primavera, 9. Orlando: Le Forme dell'Amore, 10. Garofano rosso (Colonna sonora originale del film). Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/darwin-by-banco-del-mutuo-soccorso-passionate-vocals-complex-song-structure-fantastic-keyboards

18. 🇩🇪🎸Eloy A venerable progressive rock outfit and one of the most popular German bands of the 1970s. 1, Ocean, 2. Dawn, 3. Power and the Passion, 4. Floating, 5. Silent Cries & Mighty Echoes, 6. Inside, 7. Eloy. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/ocean-by-eloy-worlds-atomize-and-oceans-evaporate-in-eternity-on-this-epic-record

19. 🇬🇧🎸Jethro Tull Long-tenured English band known for their mixture of progressive and folk-rock, led by Ian Anderson. 1. Minstrel in the Gallery, 2. A Passion Play, 3. Thick as a Brick, 4. Aqualung, 5. Crest of a Knave, 6. Stand Up, 7. Heavy Horses, 8. This Was, 9. Benefit, 10. Songs from the Wood. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/minstrel-in-the-gallery-by-jethro-tull-evoking-the-world-of-shakespeare-in-its-literate-lyrics-eli

20. 🇬🇧🎸Yes The definitive English progressive rock band, purveyors of virtuoso playing and vast musical tapestries, topped off with gorgeous melodies. 1. Tales from Topographic Oceans, 2. Relayer, 3. The Yes Album, 4. Fragile, 5. Close to the Age, 6. Drama, 7. Keystudio, 8. Yes, 9. Going for the One, 10. Time and a Word. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/tales-from-topographic-oceans-by-yes-a-four-suite-progressive-poetic-tapestry-depicting-the-human

21. 🇺🇸🎷Mahavishnu Orchestra Led by guitarist John McLaughlin, a band whose sophisticated improvisations and high-powered music helped pioneer the jazz-rock fusion of the '70s. 1. The Inner Mounting Flame, 2. Birds of Fire & Lost Trident, 3. Between Nothingness & Eternity, 4. Apocalypse, 5. Visions of the Emerald Beyond, 6. Inner Worlds 7. The Lost Trident Sessions 8. Unreleased Tracks From Between Nothingness & Eternity 9. Love Devotion Surrender. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/inner-mounting-flame-by-mahavishnu-orchestra-a-monstrous-masterpiece-performed-at-300-mph-where-vi

22. 🇳🇱🎸Focus Dutch prog rockers, led by Thijs van Leer, who surprisingly hit it big in 1972 with their instrumental single "Hocus Pocus." 1. Focus III, 2. Focus con Proby, 3. Moving Waves, 4. Focus 8, 5. In and Out of Focus, 6. Hamburger Concerto, 7. Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer: Focus, 8. Focus 9 / New Skin, 9. Focus 11, 10. Focus 12

23. 🇨🇦🎸Rush Beloved by millions and scorned by critics, one of the great prog-rock bands, possessing an instrumental acumen rivaled by few other groups. 1. 2112, 2. Moving Pictures, 3. Permanent Waves, 4. Hemispheres, 5. A Farewell to Kings, 6. Signals, 7. Counterparts, 8. Clockwork Angels, 9. Caress of Steel, 10. Grace Under Pressure. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/2112-by-rush-conjuring-up-the-kind-of-sci-fi-images-and-otherworldly-magic-that-would-later-become

24. 🇬🇧🎸🎷Gong Anarchic, experimental, and whimsical ensemble originally led by guitarist Daevid Allen, a founding member of the Soft Machine. 1. You (Radio Gnome Invisible, Vol. 3), 2. Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible, Vol. 2), 3. Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible, Vol. 1), 4. Gazeuse! 5. Camembert Électrique, 6. Expresso II, 7. Shamal, 8. I See You, 9. Acid Motherhood, 10. Rejoice! I'm Dead! Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/you-by-gong-incarnates-the-perfect-marriage-of-canterbury-jazz-rock-whimsy-cosmic-psychedelic-guit

25. 🇬🇧🎸Caravan Musically inventive progressive rock band that came out of the Canterbury scene with a gift for melody as well as imaginative improvisation. 1. For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night, 2. In the Land of Grey and Pink, 3. Caravan, 4. If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You, 5. Waterloo Lily, 6. Caravan & The New Symphonia, 7. Cunning Stunts, 8. Live at the Fairfield Halls, 1974, 9. Blind Dog At St. Dunstans, 10. BBC Sessions and Concerts (70-75). Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/if-i-could-do-it-all-over-again-by-caravan-a-healthy-dose-of-the-psychedelic-scene-of-the-era

26. 🇺🇸🎷Weather Report Jazz fusion innovators who explored exotic textures and rhythms, revealing a decidedly global aesthetic. 1. Black Market, 2. Mysterious Traveller, 3. Sweetnighter, 4. Weather Report, 5. Heavy Weather, 6. I Sing The Body Electric, 7. Procession 8. Tale Spinnin’, 9. Night Passage, 10. 8:30. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/mysterious-traveller-by-weather-report-a-drop-dead-gorgeous-jazz-rock-fusion-record-complex-yet-e

27. 🇬🇧🎷Brand X English fusion band that included Phil Collins and guitarist John Goodsall. They have a very original, though laidback, approach to their music with a special focus on Percy Jones's brilliant fretless bass playing, something that made the band legendary. 1. Unorthodox Behaviour, 2. Moroccan Roll, 3. Masques, 4. Do They Hurt?, 5. Livestock 6. Is There Anything About? 7. Xcommunication, 8. Product, 9. Manifest Destiny: Trilogy I 10. Trilogy III: Live At the Bottom Line. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/unorthodox-behaviour-by-brand-x-frenetic-drum-rolls-layers-of-silence-funky-bass-atmospheric-syn

28. 🇺🇸🎷Return To Forever & Chick Corea One of the key fusion groups of the '70s, helmed by Chick Corea and featuring an impressive list of leading jazz musicians. 1. Return to Forever, 2. Light as a Feather, 3. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, 4. Circle( Paris Concert), 5. Romantic Warrior, 6. Where Have I Known You Before, 7. No Mystery, 8. The Mothership Returns (Live), 9. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, 10. Three Quartets. (Special Mention: Tone’s for Joan’s Bones, My Spanish Heart, Eye of the Beholder, Remembering Bud Powell, Chinese Butterfly, CoreaHancock: An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock (Live), Crystal Silence, Live In Montreux, corea.concerto) Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/return-to-forever-by-chick-correa-bossa-nova-jazz-fusion-wielded-beautifully-together-it-s-all-v

29. 🇺🇸🎷Thelonious Monk A brilliant composer and criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and harmony made him one of the founders of modern jazz. 1. Monk's Dream, 2. Monk's Music, 3. Brilliant Corners, 4. Misterioso, 5. Underground, 6. Genius of Modern Music, 7. Solo Monk, 8. Big Band and Quartet in Concert, 9. Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins, 10. Straight, No Chaser, Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/brilliant-corners-by-thelonious-monk-innovative-and-idiosyncratic-approach-to-composition-and-perfo

30. 🇺🇸🎷Pharoah Sanders Respected tenor saxophonist whose many acclaimed recordings developed his freedom of expression in a spiritual and often introspective setting. 1. Karma, 2. Love In Us All, 3. Black Unity, 4. Deaf Dumb Blind, 5. Pharoah, 6. Promises, 7. Izipho Zam (My Gifts), 8. Thembi, 9. Jewels of Thought, 10. Tauhid

31. 🇳🇴🎷🎻🪇🪈Terje Rypdal Eclectic, inventive Norwegian electric jazz guitarist and classical composer who has been recording since the late 1960s. 1. Terje Rypdal, 2. Bleak House, 3. Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away, 4. Odyssey, 5. After the Rain, 6. Descendere, 7. Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette, 8. To Be Continued, 9. Chaser, 10. Blue

32. 🇯🇵🎷Hiromi Uehara Her style brings a wholly new approach to jazz fusion, as her prog influence is derived primarily from such artists as King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and Frank Zappa rather than earlier jazz fusion artists. 1. Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Time Control, 2. Another Mind, 3. Brain, 4. Voice (feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips), 5. Move (feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips), 6. Spark (feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips), 7. Spectrum, 8. Sonicwonderland (feat. Sonicwonder), 9. Beyond Standard, 10. Silver Lining Suite. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/time-control-by-hiromi-refreshing-the-jazz-rock-fusion-airs-by-an-extremely-talented-virtuoso-piano

33. 🇺🇸🎷Larry Young An acclaimed innovator of the '60s jazz organ approach, who utilized swirling chords, surging lines, and rock-influenced improvisations. 1. Lawrence of Newmark, 2. Unity, 3. Young Blues, 4. Into Somethin’, 5. Of Love and Peace, 6. Contrasts

34. 🇬🇧🎸Emerson Lake and Palmer The original prog rock supergroup of the 1970s, they combined heavy riffs with classical influences. 1. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 2. Tarkus, 3. Pictures at an Exhibition, 4. Trilogy, 5. Brain Salad Surgery, 6. Works Vol. 1&2. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/trilogy-by-emerson-lake-palmer-everything-has-been-carefully-thought-arranged-and-performed-to

35. 🇫🇷🎷Jean-Luc Ponty A wide-ranging violinist who helped popularize the use of electronics among string players, and developed a varied style mixing many jazz genres. 1. Enigmatic Ocean, 2. King Kong - Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa, 3. Upon The Wings Of Music, 4. Electric Connection, 5. Aurora, 6. Cosmic Messenger, 7. Mystical Adventures 8. Open Strings, 9. Ponty - Grappelli, 10. Imaginary Voyage. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/enigmatic-ocean-by-jean-luc-ponty-flawless-playing-and-utterly-fluid-transitions-and-interplay

36. 🇺🇸🎷Herbie Hancock Inventive and intelligent jazz pianist/keyboardist whose distinguished career has covered hard bop, fusion, hip-hop, and dance. 1. Maiden Voyage, 2. Crossings, 3. Mwandishi, 4. Head Hunters, 5. Takin’ Off, 6. Mn-Child, 7. Sextant, 8. Thrust, 9. Inventions & Dimensions, 10. Empyrean Isles. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/head-hunters-by-herbie-hancock-considered-to-be-one-of-if-not-the-vanguard-recordings-that-gave-b

37. 🇺🇸🎷Cannonball Adderley Alto saxophonist whose blues-soaked tone and swinging delivery made him one of the most successful proponents of soul-jazz. 1. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!: Live at "The Club”, 2. Somethin' Else, 3. Cannonball Adderley and The Poll-Winners, 4. Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley, 5. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco, 6. Know What I Mean?, 7. Them Dirty Blues, 8. Portrait of Cannonball, 9. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago, 10. African Waltz/Plus. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/somethin-else-by-cannonball-adderley-this-music-is-so-cool-and-so-smooth-that-it-is-infectious-wo

38. 🇵🇦🎷🎸Billy Cobham A technically accomplished soloist whose combination of bombastic power and rhythmic clarity made him the quintessential fusion drummer. 1. Spectrum, 2. Stratus, 3. Shabazz, 4. Crosswinds, 5. Total Eclipse, 6. A Funky Thide Of Sings, 7. Life & Times 8. Inner Conflicts, 9. Focused, 10. Drum 'N' Voice - All That Groove. https://www.sumrc.com/post/spectrum-by-billy-cobham-the-accessible-though-effective-and-addictive-entry-to-the-jazz-rock-wor

39. 🇬🇧🎷🎸Allan Holdsworth Fleet-fingered British guitarist with a liquid sound, respected by aficionados as one of the greatest axemen in the electric jazz-rock fusion genre. 1. Metal Fatigue, 2. I.O.U., 3. Truth in Shredding, 4. The Sixteen Men of Tain, 5. Secrets, 6. Hard Hat Area, 7. None Too Soon, 8. Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson & Allan Holdsworth - Heavy Machinery, 9. Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck: The Things You See, 10. Wardenclyffe Tower. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/metal-fatigue-by-allan-holdsworth-prepare-to-be-dazzled-by-the-most-futuristic-guitar-playing-this

40. 🇮🇹🎸🪇PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi Italy's leading progressive rock outfit of the early '70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label. 1. Per un Amico, 2. Storia di un Minuto, 3. Photos of Ghosts, 4. L’ Isola di Niente, 5. Chocolate Kings, 6. Stati Di Immaginazione, 7. A.D. 2010 - La Buona Novella. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/per-un-amico-by-premiata-forneria-marconi-pfm-jaw-dropping-musical-acrobatics-with-ease-which-nev

41. 🇺🇸🎷Jim Hall Richly talented jazz guitarist known for his fluid, bop-based style and pioneering work in a solo and duo context. 1. Telephone, 2. Concierto, 3. Undercurrent, 4. Commitment, 5. Intermodulation, 6. Folk Jazz, 7. Alone Together, 8. Dialogues, 9. Something Special, 10. Magic Meeting. (Special Mention: Jazz Guitar)

42. 🇦🇹🎷🎸🎹Joe Zawinul An outstanding jazz pianist/keyboardist who worked with artists such as Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis. 1. Zawinul, 2. Dialects, 3. The Rise & Fall of the Third Stream, 4. Soulmates

43. 🇺🇸🎸The Velvet Underground The quintessential bohemian New York band of the '60s that fused art, rock, and poetry in a fashion that proved incalculably influential. 1. Loaded, 2. The Velvet Underground & Nico, 3. The Velvet Underground, 4. White Light/White Heat, 5. VU. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-velvet-underground-nico-its-experimental-fingertips-and-legacy-permeated-the-whole-pop-rock-r

44. 🇬🇧🎸Roxy Music Cult favorites, and perhaps the quintessential art rock band, who transitioned from hard-edged glam to sophisticated rock. 1. For Your Pleasure, 2. Roxy Music, 3. Standed, 4. Country Life, 5. Siren, 6. Avalon, 7. Manifesto, 8. Flesh + Blood. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/roxy-music-by-roxy-music-from-an-art-school-project-to-the-most-adventurous-rock-band-of-the-early

45. 🇬🇧🎸Steven Wilson Prolific progressive rock icon who founded the band Porcupine Tree before going on to a celebrated solo career. 1. The Raven That Refused to Sing and Other Stories, 2. Hand. Cannot. Erase., 3. Insurgentes, 4. Grace for Drowning, 5. To the Bone, 6. The Harmony Codex, 7. NSRGNTS RMXS, 8. The Future Bites, 9. 41/2, 10. The Overview. Offshoot: Bass Communion Starting in 1994, Wilson began solo recordings described as "experiments in texture," resulting in his work under the name Bass Communion. 1. Bass Communion 1, 2. Bass Communion II. Start here: https://www.sumrc.com/post/the-raven-that-refused-to-sing-and-other-stories-by-steven-wilson-new-prog-music-in-the-vain-of-t

46. 🇺🇸🎸Tool American quartet that elevated their early-'90s metal sonics with a sophisticated, progressive flourish. 1. Lateralus, 2. Ænima, 3. 10,000 Days, 4. Fear Inoculum, 5. Undertow

47. 🇺🇸🎸Primus One of the original and most distinctive alt-metal groups, a whimsical party band with the chops to absorb punk rock, thrash, and funk. 1. Frizzle Fry, 2. Sailing the Seas of Cheese, 3. Tales from the Punchbowl, 4. Pork Soda 5. Brown Album, 6. Antipop, 7. Green Naugahyde, 8. Suck on This, 9. Primus & The Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble, 10. The Desaturating Seven

48. 🇩🇪🎸🎻Faust Pioneering and influential German rock outfit who blended avant-garde electronics and trippy psychedelia to create a radical musical collage. 1. Faust IV, 2. 71 Minutes of Faust, 3. Faust, 4. The Faust Tapes, 5. So Far, 6. Ravvivando, 7. Outside the Dream Syndicate, 8. Something Dirty, 9. Punkt, 10. Daumenbruch

49. 🇺🇸🎸🎻The Residents Anonymous Fab Four of the avant-garde whose absurd musical deconstructions have alternated between experimentalism and accessibility. 1. The Third Reich 'N' Roll 2. Duck Stab / Buster & Glen, 3. Not Available 4. Meet The Residents 5. Eskimo 6. Fingerprince 7. Demons Dance Alone 8. The 12 Days of Brumalia 9. Wormwood: Curious Stories From the Bible 10. Commercial Album

50. 🇸🇪🎸🎻Samla Mammas Manna Perhaps best known as Lars Hollmer's group during the 1970s, the experimental and quirky avant-progressive rock outfit Samla Mammas Manna enjoyed a following in Scandinavia beginning early in that decade. 1. Måltid, 2. Klossa Knapitatet, 3. Samla Mammas Manna, 4. Gregory Allan Fitzpatrick's Snorungarnas Symfoni, 5. Familjesprickor, 6. För äldre nybegynnare / Schlagerns mystik, 7. Kaka

51. 🇸🇪🎸Opeth Influential and acclaimed Swedish prog-metal outfit that deftly mixes death metal crunch with ambitious instrumental flash. 1. Blackwater Park, 2. Still Life, 3. Ghost Reveries, 4. Damnation, 5. My Arms, Your Hearse, 6. Watershed, 7. Deliverance, 8. Morningrise, 9. The Last Will and Testament, 10. Heritage, 11. Pale Communion

52. 🇺🇸🎸Swans Part of the original No Wave scene in the early 1980's, the New York City rock band SWANS has since become one of the most respected experimental rock outfits to the present. 1. Children of God, 2. Soundtracks For the Blind, 3. To Be Kind, 4. White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity, 5. The Great Annihilator, 6. My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, 7. The Seer, 8. The Glowing Man, 9. Leaving Meaning, 10. The Beggar

53. 🇬🇧🎸U.K. Featuring members of Yes, King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Soft Machine, U.K. was one of the most prominent progressive rock supergroups of the late '70s. 1. UK, 2. Night After Night, 3. Danger Money, 4. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo

54. 🇩🇪🎸The Cosmic Jockers were the greatest Krautrock supergroup that never was, a cosmic joke even on most of the musicians who played on the sessions, unbeknownst they were members of this new "group.” 1. Galactic Supermarket, 2. Galactic Joke

55. 🇬🇧🎸Pink Floyd One of the most predominant and celebrated rock bands of all time, prog- and space-rock legends, known for superlative musicianship. 1. The Dark Side of the Moon, 2. Obscured by Clouds, 3. Atom Heart Mother, 4. Animals, 5. Meddle, 6. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 7. A Saucerful of Secrets, 8. Wish You Were Here, 9. The Wall, 10. The Final Cut. Offshoot: Syd Barret The greatest cult figure in rock history, he created a whimsical, haunting brand of psychedelia both on his own and as the early leader of Pink Floyd. 1. The Madcap Laughs, 2. Barret, 3. Opel

56. 🇬🇧🎸The Moody Blues Pop mystics of the rock era whose impeccably produced albums exuded pseudo-classical glory, driven by lush Mellotron orchestrations. 1. Days of Future Passed, 2. A Question of Balance, 3. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, 4. To Our Children's Children's Children, 5. On the Threshold of a Dream, 6. In Search of the Lost Chord, 7. Seventh Sojourn 7. Long Distance Voyager, 8. Octave

57. 🇬🇧🎸Porcupine Tree Contemporary prog act with a wide-ranging set of influences, from classic rock to psychedelic to metal. 1.Fear of a Blank Planet, 2. In Absentia, 3. Stupid Dream, 4. The Sky Moves Sideways, 5. Lightbulb Sun, 6. Deadwing, 7. Up the Downstair, 8. Signify, 9. Metanoia, 10. On the Sunday of Life…

58. 🇬🇧🎸Kate Bush Haunting second-wave art rocker who was critically deified in the 1980s thanks to her tasteful, intelligent, and stimulating songwriting. 1. The Kick Inside, 2. Hounds of Love, 3. Never for Ever, 4. The Dreaming, 5. 50 Words for Snow, 6. Aerial, 7. The Sensual World, 8. Lionheart, 9. Director's Cut, 10. The Red Shoes

59. 🇬🇧🎸Hatfield & The North Canterbury prog-rock supergroup featuring members of Caravan, Matching Mole, Egg, and Gong. 1. Hatfield & The North, 2. The Rotters' Club. Offshoot: National Health Canterbury jazz/rock band, offshoot of Hatfield & the North. 1. National Health, 2. Of Queues and Cures

60. 🇬🇧🎸🎻This Heat Experimental U.K. band, whose music ranges from quietly beautiful to an all-out assault. 1. Deceit, 2. This Heat, 3. Made Available - John Peel Sessions

61. 🇬🇧🎸Moving Gelatin Plates The band's music was marked by shifting themes and alternating rhythms that were often delivered at a frantic pace. Like the groups from England's Canterbury scene, the Moving Gelatine Plates were also heavily influenced by jazz. 1. The World of Genius Hans, 2. Moving Gelatin Plates, 3. Removing

62. 🇧🇪🎸🎻Univers Zéro Longstanding dark-hued Belgian chamber rockers and avant-prog pioneers led by drummer/composer Daniel Denis. 1. Uzed, 2. Hérésie, 3. Univers Zéro, 4. Ceux du dehors, 5. Phosphorescent Dreams, 6. Lueur. Offshoot: Present Dark and often relentless avant-prog band formed by guitarist Roger Trigaux upon his departure from Univers Zero in 1979. 1. Triskaidekaphobie, 2. Le Poison Qui Rend Fou

63. 🇬🇧🎸🎤Strawbs Sprawling, eclectic folk-rock act whose spacy mix of rock and neo-classical presaged prog-rock. 1. Grave New World, 2. Hero and Heroine, 3. From the Witchwood, 4. Ghosts 5. Bursting at the Seams, 6. Nomadness, 7. Strawbs

64. 🇮🇹🎸🪇Le Orme Excellent early-70's Italian progressive trio (still around today) with classical stylings, featuring keyboards to the fore and a unique dreamy/powerful style. 1. Felona E Sorona, 2. Uomo Di Pezza, 3. Contrappunti, 4. Collage, 5. Florian, 6. Storia o leggenda, 7. Verita' nascoste, 8. Il Leone e la Bandiera, 9. La Via Della Seta

65. 🇬🇧🎸Barclay James Harvest Purveyors of pastoral chamber-prog, rife with surging rock energy and boasting a unique, Mellotron-driven sound. 1. Everyone is Everybody Else, 2. Once Again, 3. Time Honoured Ghosts, 4. Octoberon, 5. Xii, 6. Gone to Earth, 7. Barclay James Harvest

66. 🇬🇧🎸The Alan Parson’s Project A high-concept art rock band with several pop hits, formed around talented producer Parsons and songwriter Eric Woolfson. 1. Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poem, 2. I Robot, 3. The Turn of a Friendly Card, 4. Pyramid, 5. Eye in the Sky, 6. Ammonia Avenue, 7. Gaudi, 8. Eve 9. Stereotomy 10. Vulture Culture

67. 🇬🇧🎸🪈Mike Oldfield Talented and successful multi-instrumentalist who will forever be associated with Tubular Bells, a progressive rock masterpiece that sold millions. 1. Amarok, 2. Tubular Bells, 3. Ommadawn, 4. Hergest Ridge, 5. Incantations, 6. Return to Ommadawn, 7. Five Miles Out, 8. Tubular Bells II, 8. The Songs Of Distant Earth, 9. QE2, 10. Crises

68. 🇺🇸🎷Eddie Harris Innovative jazz multi-instrumentalist primarily known for his work on the saxophone, particularly his use of plugged-in electronic effects. 1. Exodus to Jazz, 2. The In Sound, 3. The Electrifying Eddie Harris, 4. Swiss Movement , 5. Silver Cycles, 6. Instant Death, 7. Excursions, 8. Dancing by a Rainbow, 9. E.H. in the U.K., 10. For Bird and Bags

69. 🇬🇧🎸🎷🪕Jeff Beck British guitar god, both with the Yardbirds in the 1960s and while leading his own band into jazz-rock fusion in the '70s. 1. Blow by Blow, 2. Truth, 3. Wired, 4. Beck-Ola, 5. You Had It Coming, 6. Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, 7. Rough and Ready, 8. Who Else!, 9. Jeff Beck Group

70. 🇬🇧🎸🎷🪇🎹John Mclaughlin Influential jazz guitarist who also explored blues, flamenco, and Indian music, and helped found the jazz/rock fusion movement. 1. Devotion, 2. Extrapolation, 3. Love Devotion Surrender, 4. The Guitar Trio 5. My Goal's Beyond, 6. Passion, Grace & Fire, 7. Floating Point, 8. The Promise, 9. Friday Night in San Francisco, 10. Electric Guitarist

71. 🇬🇧🎺🎸Bill Bruford his career is like his drumming sound —inimitable. Known for his ringing metal snare drum, crisp cymbal work, and knack for complex time signatures, a young Bruford came to prominence in the late '60s with Yes. 1. One of a Kind, 2. Feels Good to Me, 3. Gradually Going Tornado3, 4. If Summer Had Its Ghosts, 5. The Bruford Tapes  6. Master Strokes, 7. Rock Goes to College, 8. In Two Minds 

72. 🇩🇪🎸Agitation Free 1970s Krautrock group who specialized in ambient, droning electronics with touches of bluesy Grateful Dead-style jamming. 1. 2Nd, 2. Malesch

73. 🇬🇧🎸Marillion Frontrunners of the U.K.'s progressive rock revival, led by Fish and later Steve Hogarth without missing a beat. 1. Misplaced Childhood, 2. Script for a Jester's Tear, 3. Clutching at Straws, 4. Fugazi, 5. Brave, 6. Marbles, 7. Afraid of Sunlight, 8. F*** Everyone and Run, 9. Seasons End. 10. An Hour Before It's Dark

74. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Invisible Created highly accomplished soft psychedelic prog that occasionally lapsed into old-school metal, particularly early on. 1. El Jardin de los Presentes, 2. Durazno Sangrando, 3. Invisible, 4. En vivo Teatro Coliseo 1975

75. 🇦🇷🎸🎷 Spinetta Jade After the split of his band INVISIBLE in 1977, Luis Alberto Spinetta formed the band SPINETTA JADE, which focused on a more complex sound compositionally, yet used aspects of Invisible and Almendra (Spinetta's first band). 1. Alma de Diamante, 2. Los Niños que Escriben en el Cielo, 3. Bajo Belgrano

76. 🇦🇷🎸 Luis Alberto Spinetta From Latin pop/rock to fusion and for more than two decades singer/songwriter and guitarist Luis Alberto Spinetta participated in some of the most interesting alternative ensembles in Argentina. 1. Artaud, 2. A 18´del Sol, 3. Kamikaze, 4. Tester de Violencia, 5. Un Mañana, 6. Pelusón of Milk, 7. La La La, 8. Don Lucero, 9. Spinettalandia y su Amigos

77. 🇬🇧🎸🎷East of Eden A perfect illustration of the futility that England's Decca Records faced in cultivating progressive rock (apart from the Moody Blues). A critically acclaimed jazz-fusion band with a strong Eastern music influence. 1. Snafu, 2. Mercator Projected

78. 🇩🇪🎸Embryo Long-running German jazz-rock group who have incorporated numerous global styles and instruments. 1. Embryo's Rache, 2. Rocksession, 3. Steig Aus [also released as: This Is Embryo], 4. Opal, 5. Father, Son And Holy Ghosts

79. 🇯🇵🎷Soil & "Pimp" Sessions Japanese jazz combo who play music inspired by the sound and style of classic bebop, Latin jazz, and cool jazz, but with a funky undertow and the passion, aggression, and force of rock & roll. 1. 6, 2. Brothers & Sisters, 3. Pimpin’, 4. Pimp Master, 5. Pimp of the Year, 6. Planet Pimp, 7. Pimpoint, 8. Man Steals the Stars, 9. Magnetic Soil, 10. 真夜中のハリネズミ: Music From and Inspired by Hello Harinezumi

80. 🇸🇪🎸Bo Hansson Swedish keyboard player/composer Bo Hansson first emerged in the 1960s as part of a duo that made a name for itself, first in Sweden and then on tour in Europe, and issued a series of three albums. 1. Attic Thoughts, 2. Magician's Hat, 3. Lord of the Rings, 4. Music Inspired By Watership Down

81. 🇫🇷🎸🎻🎬🎹🪇📟Art Zoyd French avant Rock in Opposition collective founded in 1969 with a virtually unclassifiable sound applied to film scores and experimental works. 1. Häxan, 2. Berlin, 3. Marathonerre, 4. Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les Cités, 5. Phase IV, 6. Le Mariage Du Ciel Et De L'Enfer, 7. Faust, 8. Metropolis, 9. Eyecatcher

82. 🇺🇸🎸🎻Secret Chiefs 3 is an Avant-Garde band led by Trey Spruance. Their style is influenced by oriental folklore and electronic music, fused with metal. 1. Book M, 2. Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws, 3. Book of Horizons, 4. Xaphan - Book Of Angels, Vol. 9, 5. Traditionalists: Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini, 6. Book of Souls - Folio A, 7. Ishraqiyun: Perichoresis, 8. Malkhut, 9. First Grand Constitution and Bylaws?

83. 🇷🇺🎸🪇Vespero From Russia playing psychedelic music in the beginnings and later Natalya Tjurina (vocals) joined, and the band moved into more progressive rock-related areas. 1. The Four Zoas, 2. Hollow Moon, 3. Shun-Shir, 4. Songo, 5. Rito, 6. Surpassing All Kings, 7. By The Waters Of Tomorrow, 8. Subkraut - U-Boats Willkommen Hier, 9. Droga, 10. Lique Mekwas

84. 🇵🇱🎸🎷SBB is one of the most important Polish bands of the seventies. SBB, rightfully listed in the eclectic progressive genre, mainly plays a hybrid of symphonic prog, space/atmospheric prog and fusion. 1. Memento z banalnym tryptykiem, 2. Pamięć, 3. SBB, 4. Ze Słowem Biegnę Do Ciebie, 5. Nowy Horyzont, 6. Follow My Dream, 7. Welcome, 8. The Rock

85. 🇳🇴🎸Motorpsycho Norwegian power trio influenced by psychedelia and heavy acid rock. 1. The Death Defying Unicorn (feat. Staale Storloekken, Ola Kvernberg, Trondheimsolistene & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra), 2. Timothy's Monster, 3. Let Them Eat Cake, 4. Phanerothyme, 5. Little Lucid Moments, 6. Behind the Sun, 7. The Tower, 8. The All is One, 9. Here Be Monsters, 10. The Crucible

86. 🇮🇪🎸🪇🎤Horslips Irish rock band whose style was a unique mix of folk, hard rock, and progressive influences. 1. The Táin,  2. Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony, 3. Dancehall Sweethearts, 4. Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part, 5. Aliens

87. 🇺🇸🪕🎺Howlin' Wolf A primal, ferocious blues belter with a roster of classics rivaling anyone else, and a sandpaper growl of a voice that has been widely imitated. 1. Moanin' in the Moonlight, 2. Howlin' Wolf [The Rockin' Chair Album], 3. The Back Door Wolf, 4. Message To The Young, 5. The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (Reissue) [feat. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman & Charlie Watts, 6. Message To The Young]

88. 🇺🇸🪕Muddy Waters The giant of postwar blues, who eloquently defined Chicago's swaggering, Delta-rooted sound with his declamatory vocals and piercing slide guitar. 1. Hard Again, 2. Folk Singer, 3. Fathers and Sons, 4 After the Rain, 5. I’m Ready, 6. Electric Mud 7. King Bee, 8. Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill”, 9."Unk" in Funk, 10. The London Muddy Waters Sessions

89. 🇺🇸🎷Duke Ellington One of the greatest composers of the 20th century, and the leader for 50 years of a band that became the greatest of all jazz orchestras. 1. Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, 2. Ellington Uptown, 3. And His Mother Called Him Bill, 4. Masterpieces by Ellington, 5. Such Sweet Thunder, 6. Black, Brown and Beige  7. Duke Ellington: Three Suites, 8. Money Jungle, 9. First Time! The Count Meets the Duke, 10. Duke Ellington's Far East Suite

90. 🇺🇸🎷Charlie Parker Jazz giant who changed the face of the entire form, practically inventing modern jazz and shaping the course of 20th century music. 1. The Bird, 2. Jazz at Massey Hall, 3. Charlie Parker, 4. Bird and Diz, 5. Jam Session, 6. Charlie Parker With Strings, 7. The Genius of Charlie Parker #8: Swedish Schnapps, 8. The Genius of Charlie Parker #5: Plays Cole Porter, 9. The Happy "Bird”, 10. April in Paris: Charlie Parker

91. 🇺🇸🎷Louis Armstrong The most important and influential musician in jazz history, and one of the leading singers and entertainers from the 1920s through the '50s. 1. The Complete Louis Armstrong - Duke Ellington Sessions, 2. Porgy and Bess, 3. Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, 4. Ella and Louis Again, 5. Satch Plays Fat, 6. Satchmo Plays King Oliver, 7. Ella and Louis, 8. Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson, 9. Hello, Dolly!, 10. Louis and The Good Book

92. 🇺🇸🎷🎸🪇Al Di Meola Spellbinding jazz guitarist who is revered for his blazing, complex fretwork in the vein of jazz fusion, Latin fusion, and acoustic styles. 1. Land of Midnight Sun, 2. Elegant Gypsy, 3. World Sinfonia, 4. Diabolic Inventions and Seduction for Solo Guitar, Vol. 1: Music of Astor Piazzolla, 5. Consequence of Chaos, 6. The Grande Passion, 7. Casino, 8. Electric Rendezvous, 9. Flesh On Flesh, 10. Splendido Hotel

93. 🇬🇧🎸🎻📟🎹🪈Brian Eno A trailblazer in ambient, experimental music, and electronica as well as a producer of numerous major rock acts. 1. Another Green World, 2. Ambient 4 - On Land, 3. Brian Eno & David Byrne: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, 4. Before And After Science, 5. Eno, Moebius & Roedelius: After The Heat, 6. Small Craft On A Milk Sea, 7. Apollo - Atmospheres & Soundtracks, 8. Here Come the Warm Jets, 9. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), 10. Ambient 1 - Music for Airports

94. 🇺🇸🎷George Duke Fusion pianist with outstanding work alongside Frank Zappa and later a successful crossover career blending rock, jazz, and R&B. 1. The Aura Will Prevail, 2. Soft Shoe (feat. Harry Edison, Jake Hanna & George Duke), 3. Follow the Rainbow, 4. Brazilian Love Affair, 5. Faces in Reflection, 6. The Inner Source, 7. “Live” On the Tour In Europe (The Billy Cobham Band), 8. Feel, 9. I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry, 10. Dream On

95. 🇩🇪🎷Monika Roscher Bigband is a German collective of 18 musicians which tries to stretch the stylistic conventions of the brass-centered big band format to their limit. 1. Failure in Wonderland, 2. Of Monsters and Birds, 3. Witchy Activities and the Maple Death

96. 🇯🇵🎷Senri Kawaguchi Japanese jazz and fusion drummer who have won many awards for her drumming. 1. Buena Vista, 2. CIDER ~Hard & Sweet~, 3. Dynamogenic

97. 🇯🇵🎷Miku Yonezawa started playing the tenor saxophone at the age of 8, and joined a big band at the age of 11 and her 3rd album was the number one bestseller in the jazz category in Japon. 1. Exotic Gravity, 2. Another World, 3. Delight. 4. Landscape, 5. Works 1&2

98. 🇺🇸🎷John Abercrombie Versatile and inventive guitarist who skirted the edge of fusion and rock while remaining true to jazz. 1. Timeless, 2. Structures, 3. Night, 4. John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine, 5. Gateway, 6. Sargasso Sea, 7. Characters, 8. Brewster's Rooster, 9. Five Years Later, 10. Arcade

99. 🇺🇸🎷Gateway An occasional jazz trio featuring the immense talents of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. 1. Gateway 2, Gateway, 3. Homecoming, 4. In the Moment

100. 🇺🇸🎷🎸🎹Larry Coryell Pioneering fusion guitarist who explored everything from psychedelic rock to unaccompanied acoustic music to straight-ahead bebop. 1. Barefoot Boy, 2. Introducing the Eleventh House, 3. Three Guitars, 4. Tricycles (with Paul Wertico & Marc Egan), 5. Monk, Trane, Miles and Me, 6. Coryell, 7. Spaces, 8. Together, 9. Cause and Effect, 10. Level One

101. 🇺🇸🎷🎺Stanley Clarke Gifted jazz bassist who established many contemporary techniques with his dazzling, rapid patterns and a highly influential slapping technique. 1. School Days, 2. Journey to Love, 3. Children of Forever, 4. Stanley Clarke, 5. Live At the Greek, 6. Jazz in the Garden

102. 🇬🇧🎷🎸The Keith Tippett Group British jazz and improvisational pianist with close ties to the progressive rock community who frequently worked with Robert Fripp. 1. Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening, 2. You Are Here... I Am There, 3. How Long This Time? Live 1970

103. 🇫🇷🎸🎷Magma Relentless martial fusion, chanted vocals, an invented language, and an interstellar mythology mark Magma as the essence of zeuhl. 1. Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh, 2. 1,001 Degrees Centigrade, 3. K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria), 4. Magma [Aka: Kobaïa], 5. Christian Vander: Tristan et Iseult [Aka: Ẁurdah Ïtah], 6. Live/Hhaï (Köhntark),7.  Retrospektïẁ I-II, 8. Üdü Ẁüdü, 9. Attahk, 10. Rïah Sahïltaahk

104. 🇬🇧🎸Egg Canterbury-based progressive rock trio released a pair of ambitiously conceived, stylistically diverse albums in the early ‘70s 1. The Polite Force, 2. The Civil Surface, 3. Egg

105. 🇳🇴🎸🪈Popol Ace Having roots as far back as 1959 with The Scavers and later releasing a single Arman Stumpe Dur Express, this Norwegian quintet that released two albums under the Popol Vuh moniker (a Maya mythology-related name), until they became aware of a German band using the same name, they changed their names to Popol Ace 1. Popol Vuh, 2. Quiche Maya, 3. Stolen from Timex

106. 🇸🇪🎸Änglagård Swedish band Änglagård is part of a whole breed of young progressive rockers who have cut their teeth on King Crimson's Red. 1. Viljans Oga, 2. Hybris, 3. Epilog

107. 🇫🇷🎸🎷Camembert French Progressive Jazz Fusion band articulated around very original instruments such as Harp, Xylophone and Vibraphone. 1. Schnörgl Attahk 2. Negative Toe

108. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Serú Girán Progressive rock band from Argentina, was formed in the late '70s by Charly García, guitarist David Lebón, bassist Pedro Aznar, and drummer Oscar Moro 1. Serú Girán, 2. Grasa de las Capitales, 3. Bicicleta, 4. Peperina

109. 🇬🇧🎸Renaissance Classical rock ensemble formed as an outlet for a pair of ex-Yardbirds, but later driven by Annie Haslam's three-octave voice and John Tout's piano. 1. Scheherazade and Other Stories, 2. Ashes Are Burning, 3. Turn of the Cards, 4. Prologue, 5. Renaissance, Novella, Live at Carnegie Hall, A Song for All Seasons, Illusion

110. 🇬🇧🎸🎷Colosseum Influential British band that pioneered a progressive form of jazz-rock, with unusual chord progressions and variant song structures. 1. Valentyne Suite, 2. The Grass Is Greener, 3. Daughter of Time, 4. Those Who Are About to Die Salute You

111. 🇮🇹🎸Homunculus Res Sicilian band draws influence from the '60s-'70s Canterbury scene and early Italian prog, melding breeziness with complexity. 1. Limiti All'eguaglianza della Parte con il Tutto 2. Come Si Diventa Cio' Che Si Era, 3. Andiamo In Giro di Notte E Ci Consumiamo Nel Fuoco, 4. Della Stessa Sostanza Dei Sogni, 5. Ecco l'Impero Dei Doppi Sensi

112. 🇩🇪🎸Neu! Minimalist rhythmic electronic band whose motorik style became a major influence on artists ranging from David Bowie to Sonic Youth to Stereolab. 1. Neu!, 2. Neu! 75

113. 🇺🇸🎸Happy the Man Progressive rock band known for their high-caliber musicianship and complex, sometimes whimsical compositions. 1. Crafty Hands, 2. Happy the Man (Starborne)

114. 🇮🇹🎸Alphataurus A dramatic Italian rock band readily bearing comparison to an unholy collision of   and Van der Graaf Generator. 1. Alphataurus, 2. AttosecondO, 3. Dietro l'Uragano

115. 🇬🇧🎸Gilgamesh British prog rock/jazz fusion ensemble led by keyboard player Alan Gowen. 1. Gilgamesh 2. Another Fine Tune You’ve Got Me Into

116. 🇮🇹🎸🪇Quella Vecchia Locanda plays a complex music with a lot of instrumental combinations, beautiful melodies and a very high sophistication. 1. Il tempo della gioia, 2. Quella Vecchia Locanda

117. 🇮🇹🎸🪇Area Uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies made them a unique presence in Italy during the 1970s. 1. Arbeit Macht Frei, 2. Crac!, 3. Caution Radiation Area, 4. Maledetti, 5. 1978 - Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno, Gli Arrabbiati Restano!

118. 🇧🇪🎸🪇CoS Often referred to as the Belgian answer to ZAO, they offer a mixture of prog rock, jazz and Canterbury styles 1. Viva Boma, 2. Postaeolian Train Robbery, 3. Babel

119. 🇳🇱🎸Supersister had a sound very much in the Canterbury scene, and if I had to compare them to another band it would with no doubt be CARAVAN. 1. To the Highest Bidder 2. Present from Nancy, 3. Pudding en Gisteren [Aka: Pudding & Yesterday]

120. 🇮🇹🎸🪇Picchio Dal Pozzo are considered to be one of the very few "Canterbury" inspired bands that emerged from Italy's fertile 1970's progressive rock musical scene. 1. Picchio Dal Pozzo, 2. Abbiamo tuttii suoi problomi

121. 🇮🇹🎸Goblin Influential Italian progressive rock outfit known for its horror film scores. 1. Roller, 2. Profondo Rosso [Aka: Deep Red] (OST), 3. Suspiria (OST), 4. Il Fantastico Viaggio Del "Bagarozzo" Mark, 5. Zombi [aka: Dawn Of The Dead] (OST), 6. Il Reale Impero Britannico: Perché Si Uccidono (OST)

122. 🇨🇳🎷🪇Omnipotent Youth Society (万能青年旅店) Bassist Ji Geng, drummer Zhang Peidong, and Dong Yaqian on guitar and lead vocals were the founding members China's Alt/Progressive rock band, Omnipotent Youth Society in 1996. 1. Omnipotent Youth Society (万能青年旅店), 2 Inside the Cable Temple (冀西南林路行).

123. 🇮🇹🎸🎷Arti & Mestieri The sextet Arti & Mestieri was formed in 1974 in Torino, Italy, by drummer Furio Chirico, following his departure from the Trip. Drawing membership from the cream of the local jazz-rock scene. 1. Tilt, 2. Giro di Valzer per Domani

124. 🇺🇸🎸Blue Öyster Cult Seminal hard rockers whose best work is ambitious and intelligent, making them the thinking man's heavy metal group through much of the '70s and beyond. 1. Secret Treaties, 2. Fire of Unknown Orign, 3. Imaginos

125. 🇬🇧🎷Nucleus began its long jazz-rock journey in 1969, when it was originally formed by trumpeter Ian Carr. 1. We'll Talk About It Later, 2. Elastic Rock, 3. Chris Spedding: Songs Without Words, 3. Ian Carr with Nucleus: Solar Plexus, 4. Ian Carr: Belladonna, 5. Under The Sun, 6. Ian Carr with Nucleus: Labyrinth, 7. Ian Carr's Nucleus: Roots

126. 🇬🇷🎸Aphrodite's Child Greek psych/prog band that gave birth to the career of keyboard wizard Vangelis. 1. 666, 2. End Of The World

127. 🇬🇧🎸Uriah Heep British hard rockers with a revolving-door lineup and an eclectic sound that grandly draws on prog, metal, acid rock, and pastoral folk. 1. Demons and Wizards, 2. Look at Yourself, 3. Salisbury

128. 🇨🇦🎸Harmonium Quebec-based Progressive rock band, who sang in French, has a very apt name in HARMONIUM. 1. Les Cinq Saisons, 2.L'heptade XL, 3. Harmonium

129. 🇺🇸🎷Alphonse Mouzon Premiere fusion/funk drummer with Weather Report and Larry Coryell, plus a leader of dates for Blue Note, MPS, Pausa, and his own Tenacious label. 1. Mind Transplant, 2. Funky Snakefoot, 3. Virtue, 4. In Search of a Dream, 5. The Essence of Mystery, 6. Back Together Again

130. 🇺🇸🎷🎺Lenny White Influential jazz fusion drummer and Return to Forever member who has played with Miles Davis, Chaka Khan, Al Di Meola, and countless others. 1. The Adventures Of Astral Pirates, 2. Venusian Summer, 3. The Griffith Park Collection

131. 🇺🇸🎺Steve Khan Session guitarist for the likes of Lou Rawls, Steely Dan, and Michael Franks, among others; also recorded as a leader, starting with 1977's Tightrope. 1. Evidence, 2. Tightrope, 3. The Blue Man, 4. Eyewitness, 5. Let’s Call This, 6. The Green Field, 7. Public Access, 8. Casa Loco, 9. Borrowed Time, 10. Modern Times

132. 🇬🇧🎸🪈🎬🪇📟 Anthony Philips One of the founders of Genesis, a guitarist of supreme skill and confidence steeped in classical, pre-Baroque, and folk influences. 1. The Geese & The Ghost, 2. Wise After the Event, 3. Private Parts & Pieces I-VIII

133. 🇺🇸🎸Greatful Dead Legendary Haight-Ashbury sextet who took a long, strange trip from acid-testing jugband to worldwide countercultural institution. 1. Blues for Allah, 2. Workingman's Dead, 3. American Beauty, 4. Wake of the Flood, 5. Anthem of the Sun, 6. Live/Dead, 7. Europe '72, 8. Grateful Dead, 9. From the Mars Hotel, 10. Terrapin Station

134. 🇩🇪🎸Kraan Among those German groups who include psychedelic, sometimes ethnic elements to their distinctive, innovative jazz rock. They were influenced by Pharaoh Sanders and Frank Zappa. 1. Kraan, 2. Let it Out, 3. Andy Nogger, 4. Wintrup, 5. Live

135. 🇩🇪🎷Passport Long-running, ever-shifting German jazz fusion ensemble founded by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger in 1970. 1. Doldinger, 2. Second Passport, 3. Cross-Collateral, 4. Infinity Machine, 5. Looking Thru, 6. Hand Made

136. 🇩🇪🎸Grobschnitt Progressive German group, best known for their signature epic "Solar Music," mixing psychedelic Krautrock with hard rock. 1. Solar Music - Live, 2. Jumbo, 3. Grobschnitt, 4. Rockpommel's Land, 5. Ballermann

137. 🇯🇵🎸Far East Family Band Regarded by many as the first Japanese progressive rock group, the Far East Family Band featured the keyboardist and future new age composer, Kitaro. A keyboard-dominated space rock band, the Far East Family Band played extended compositions that brought comparisons to Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd. 1. Parallel World, 2. The Cave Down To The Earth, 3. Nipponjin

138. 🇳🇴🎸Wobbler This group is strongly evocative of KING CRIMSON, GENESIS, GENTLE GIANT along with newer symphonic prog bands like ÄNGLAGÅRD and ANEKDOTEN with a dash of Scandinavian folk and classical influences thrown into the mix. 1. From Silence to Somewhere, 2. Rites of Dawn, 3. Dwellers of the Deep, 4. Hinterland, 5. Afterglow

139. 🇫🇷🎸Kevin Ayers A gifted songwriter, guitarist, bassist and singer, Kevin Ayers has been flitting in and out of prog throughout his long, languid career. 1. Shooting At the Moon, 2. Joy of a Toy, 3. Whatevershebringswesing

140. 🇬🇧🎸Greenslade Mid-'70s British progressive rock band anchored by two keyboardists. Their sound melded pop melodies to classical, jazz, psychedelia, and blues. 1. Greenslade, 2. Bedside Manners Are Extra. Offshoots: Dave Grrenslade Greenslade first came to attention as the keyboards player for the jazz-blues-rock fusion outfit Colosseum, for whom he composed the epic "Valentyne Suite," a 17-minute, multi-section production that became the centerpiece of the album of the same name. 1. Cactus Choir

141. 🇦🇷🎸🪇La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros Charly Garcia left behind the minimalism to form a real band with real musicians that could play anything he asked them to. He changed folk music for prog rock. 1. La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, 2. Películas

142. 🇦🇷🎸El Reloj If I had to say which is the quintessential band of Argentinean Progressive Rock, I would say without doubt EL RELOJ, they were the ones who opened the door for the prolific Progressive movement in this South American country despite the fact they were never a pure Symphonic band which was always the preeminent style. 1. El Reloj II, 2. El Reloj

143. 🇦🇷🎸Bubu Along with the traditional rock set-up (guitar, bass, and drums), the band featured a violonist, flutist, saxophonist, and pianist. Their music is complex, energetic, and diabolical in a KING CRIMSON-ish sort of way. Influences are varied (classic, jazz, rock, folk) but make up quite an interesting blend. 1. Anabelas, 2 El Eco del Sol

144. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Sui Generis Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in the early '70s by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Charly García and singer/instrumentalist Nito Mestre. 1. Pequenas Anécdotas Sobre las Instituciones, 2. Confesiones de Invierno, 3. Vida

145. 🇦🇷🎸 Almendra Argentinean rock band Almendra was formed in 1967 by ex-los Larkins and ex-Sbirros. 1. Almendra 2. Almendra II

146. 🇦🇹🎸Blank Manuskript Art Rock project from Salzburg, Austria. Typical long songs ornamented with a high level of symphonic density and elaborate polyphonic structures as well as extended improvised sections lead their audience through an entire musical adventure.  1. The Waiting Soldier, 2. Krásná Hora

147. 🇩🇪🎸Birth Control 1970s Krautrock band known for earthy rhythms and extended solos, with numerous reunions in later decades. 1. Hoodoo Man, 2. Plastic People, 3. Operation, 4. Rebirth, 5. Plastic People, 6. Backdoor Possibilities

148. 🇺🇸🎷Collin Walcott Engaging sitar player and percussionist, original member of the jazz and world-fusion ensemble Oregon. 1. Works, 2. Cloud Dance, 3. Grazing Dreams

149. 🇬🇷📟🪈🎻🎹🎬🎸Vangelis Greek composer, arranger, and musician whose influence on electronic music and the world of film scores is immeasurable. 1. Blade Runner, 2. 1492 – Conquest of Paradise, 3. Heaven and Hell, 4. Voices, 5. China, 6. L' Apocalypse Des Animaux, 7. Albedo 0.39, 8. Spiral, 9. Direct, 10. Mask. (Special Mention: 1. Odes, 2. Chariots of Fire, 3. Opera Sauvage)

150. 🇺🇸🎷🎸Dixie Dregs Eclectic band led by guitar virtuoso Steve Morse, added a new wrinkle to jazz-rock fusion in the mid-1970s. 1. Free Fall 2. Night of the Living Dregs, 3. Dregs of the Earth

151. 🇲🇽🎸🪇Chac Mool Mexican progressive rock band from the early 80's. Their music is progressive in nature with well-written lyrics, some in the poetic side and some with caustic critics to society. 1. Nadie en Especial, 2. Sueños de Metal, 3. El Mensajero de los Dioses

152. 🇬🇧🎸Argent Zombies keyboard maestro Rod Argent found a place to explore all of his musical notions and incorporated more classical, jazz, and art rock influences. 1. Nexus, 2. All Together Now, 3. Circus

153. 🇳🇱🎸Brainbox Part of a vibrant Amsterdam pop music scene in the late sixties with their harder edged blend of psychedelic rock and Chicago blues, Dutch band Brainbox paid hommage to both American and British Contemporaries while at the same time developing their own more progressive brand of pop music. 1. To You, 2. Brainbox

154. 🇨🇭🎸Brainticket The obscure late-'60s/early-'70s experimental/Krautrock outfit Brainticket originally formed in 1968, consisting of members from Swiss, German, and Italian descent. 1. Celestial Ocean, 2. Cottonwoodhill, 3. Psychonaut, 4. Adventure, 5. Voyage

155. 🇬🇧🪇Osibisa  Anybody who listens this band admires the fantastic rhythm section, combining drums and bass with tribal percussion instruments in a delightful way 1. Osibisa, 2. Boyaya

156. 🇨🇱🎸🪇Los Jaivas This Chilean band offers one of the most interesting blends of folk and symphonic rock.  1. Los Jaivas 2. Alturas de Macchu Picchu

157. 🇺🇸🎸Mr. Bungle Free-form rock radicals (sounds of funk, death metal, ska, video games, carnivals) who provided the first experience (and later, a side project) for Faith No More's Mike Patton. 1. Mr Bungle. 2. Disco Volante, 3. California, 4. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo

158. 🇬🇧🎷Isotope The more-jazz-than-rock fusion band Isotope may have not had the longest career, but they played an integral part in the Canterbury Scene with some of its key players spending time in the band. 1. Illusion, 2. Isotope, 3. Deep End

159. 🇺🇸🎸🎷The Lounge Lizards Band of eclectic merry jazzmen, led by John Lurie, whose lighthearted take on the avant-garde made them an NYC institution. The Lounge Lizards, Live in Berlin Vol. 1 & 2

160. 🇸🇪🎸🎷Janne Schaffer As one of the most prominent guitarists and session musicians in Sweden, Janne Schaffer has played with almost everyone at home, and quite a few important bands abroad. 1. Katharsis, 2. Janne Schaffer, 3. Earmeal

161. 🇺🇸🎸Ancestors L.A.'s suitably named Ancestors are conversant with all manner of "classic" hard rock and heavy metal influences, ranging from the primordial doom of Black Sabbath, to the futuristic space rock of Hawkwind, 1. Of Sound Mind, 2. In Dreams and Time

162. 🇬🇧🎸📟Portishead Bristol outfit that popularized trip-hop with liberal doses of cool jazz and spy soundtracks, featuring the angelic vocals of Beth Gibbons. 1. Dummy, 2. Portishead, 3. Third, 4. Roseland NYC Live, 4. Third

163. 🇺🇸🎷Ralph Towner Founder of Oregon and vivid soloist, one of the few top-flight contemporary guitarists who's focused on acoustic. 1. Solstice, 2. Matchbook, 3. Oracle, Anthem, 4. Batik, 5. Ana, 6. Old Friends, New Friends, 7. Diary

164. 🇩🇪🎷Aera After leaving the flute-centered Ihre Kinder in 1972, guitarist Muck Groh formed the jazz-rock Aera. Similar in sound to mid-period Embryo, Ihre Kinder relied heavily on flutes and saxophones. 1. Human est, 2. Hand und FuB

165. 🇭🇺🎸Omega Hungary's most successful rock band, who began covering British hits before embracing hard rock and prog rock. 1. Time Robber, 2. The Hall of Floaters in the Sky, 3. Nem Tudom a Neved, 4. 200 Years After The Las War, 5. Csillagok, 6. Skyrover, 7. Gammapolis, 8. Idörabló

166. 🇫🇷🎸Alco Frisbass is a French duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists Fabrice CHOUETTE (keyboards, guitars, voice, recorder, whistling, percussion) and Patrick DUFOUR (Fender Rhodes, keyboards, drum programming, chimes). They fuse jazz, Canterbury, and symphonic elements. 1. Alco Frisbass, 2. Le Bateleur

167. 🇫🇷🎸🪇Ange Considered the French equivalent of Genesis due to their heavy theatrical version of progressive rock, Ange released 14 albums from the '70s to the mid-'80s. 1. Au-Delà du Délire, 2. Emile Jacotey, 3. Par Les Fils De Mandrin, 4. Le Cimetiere des Arlequins

168. 🇨🇿🎸Blue Effect Lead by ace guitarist Radim Hladík, BLUE EFFECT were one of the major progressive bands in Czechoslovakia; they were to their own country what OMEGA were to Hungary, or SBB to Poland. 1. Svitanie, 2. Svět Hledačů, 3. 33, 4. The Blue Effect & The Jazz Q Prague: Coniunctio

169. 🇬🇧🎸Man Eclectic Welsh rockers put a new spin on psychedelia in the 1970s, then remained a U.K. attraction for decades. 1. Do You Like It Here, Are You Settling In?, 2. Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day, 3. Back Into the Future, 4. Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics

170. 🇸🇪🎸Edge of Sanity Swedish extreme metal band which was among the first to fuse death and black metal with progressive rock. 1. Purgatory Afterglow 2. The Spectral Sorrows 3. Crimson

171. 🇬🇧🎸🪇Peter Gabriel Theatrical leader of '70s-era Genesis and a bona fide pop star by the '80s despite his experimental, often exotic, material. 1. Peter Gabriel 3 [Aka: Melt], 2. Up, 3. Peter Gabriel 4 [Aka: Mask, Aka: Security], 4. Passion - Music from The Last Temptation of Christ, 5. So, 6. Us, 7. Peter Gabriel 1 [Aka: Car], 9. New Blood, 10- i/o 8. Peter Gabriel 2 [Aka: Scratch]

172. 🇨🇦🎸🪇Maneige Their music is probably one of the best example of what Fusion music can be by blending in classical and folk elements together with jazz tones the whole thing having a very progressive rock ideal and could also fit the chamber rock style. 1. Les porches, 2. Maneige, 3. Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle, 4. Libre Service - Self Service 

173. 🇩🇪🎸🎻📟Cluster has recorded many albums of ambitious, pre-ambient electronic music with gorgeous synth arrangements, a groovy tone and a constant sense of melody. 1. Cluster, 2. Cluster II, 3. Zuckerzeit, 4. Sowiesoso

174. 🇺🇸🎷🎻🎹🎸Thank You Scientist A 21st century progressive rock septet that formed at Montclair State University in New Jersey. 1. Stranger Heads Prevail, 2. Maps of Non — Existent Places, 3. Terraformer

175. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Aquelarre Argentinean progressive rock band Aquelarre got involved in the local music scene in March of 1972 while performing at a local venue, releasing a self-titled album that same year. 1. Aquelarre, 2. Brumas

176. 🇬🇧🎸Wishbone Ash One of the definitive British bands balancing hard rock edge and prog-rock ambition during the '70s, complete with trademarked twin lead guitars. 1. Argus, 2. Pilgrimage, 3. Wishbone Ash, 4. Live Dates, 5. There's the Rub, 6. No Smoke Without Fire, 7. Illuminations, 8. Bona Fide, 9. Elegant Stealth, 10. Blue Horizon

177. 🇺🇸🎸Kansas Classic rock radio staples who found fame in the 1970s with a mixture of prog-rock complexity, hard rock riffs, and pop hooks. 1. Leftoverture, 2. Point of Know Return, 3. Song for America, 4. Kansas, 5. The Absence of Presence, 6. The Prelude Implicit

178. 🇬🇧🎸Spirogyra Formed in Canterbury, England in 1970, Spirogyra was one of a group of young progressive folk bands signed to B&C Records at the same time as Steeleye Span. 1. St. Radigunds, 2. Old Boot Wine

179. 🇫🇷🎸Clearlight is a project by French song-writer and composer Cyrille "CLEARLIGHT" Verdeaux, with a blend of classical romanticism and prog-rock experimentation.1. Clearlight Symphony, 2. Forever Blowing Bubbles, 3. Impressionist Symphony, 4. Infinite Symphony, 5. Symphony II, 6. Les Contes Du Singe Fou

180. 🇧🇪🎸🪇 Aksak Maboul This group managed two highly experimental albums in the late 70's before becoming the HONEYMOON KILLERS. They were led by keyboard man Marc Hollander. 1. Un peu de l'âme des bandits, 2. Onze Danses Pour Combattre La Migraine

181. 🇬🇧🎸Fruupp One of the hardest-working progressive bands to end up languishing in relative obscurity, Fruupp was begun in 1971 by guitarist Vince McCusker. 1. Future Legends, 2. Seven Secrets, 3. Modern Masquerades

182. 🇬🇧🎸Procol Harum British band best known for "A Whiter Shade of Pale," whose style encompassed psychedelia, prog, and art rock. 1. Shine on Brightly, 2. Procol Harum, 3. Grand Hotel, 4. Salty Dog, 5. Home, 6. Exotic Birds and Fruit, 7. Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, 8. Broken Barricades

183. 🇩🇪🎸Triumvirat is one of the most maligned but at the same beloved bands, they were accused of being ELP clones, but at the same time most people love the pristine music they created and the unique arrangements by that virtuoso keyboardist named Jürgen Fritz. 1. Mediterranean Tales (Across the Waters), 2. Illusions on a Double Dimple, 3. Spartacus, 4. Old Loves Die Hard, 5. Pompeii

184. 🇬🇧🎸Traffic West Midlands rockers whose adventurous blend of folk, rock, jazz, and soul were driven by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood. 1. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, 2. John Barleycorn Must Die, 3. Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory, 4. Mr. Fantasy

185. 🇬🇧🎸Hawkwind Soaring, sci-fi-influenced British space rockers, respected in both metal and progressive circles during the 1970s and '80s. 1. Warrior on the Edge of Time, 2. Hall of the Mountain Grill,  3. Levitation, 4. Doremi Fasol Latido, 5. Space Ritual, 6. X In Search Of Space, 7. Quark, Strangeness And Charm,m 8. Electric Tepee, 9. Blood Of The Earth, 10. Onward

186. 🇩🇪🎸Nektar Prog-rockers of the '60s and '70s formed in Germany by a quartet of Englishmen. 1. A Tab in the Ocean, 2. Recycled, 3. Journey To The Centre Of The Eye, 4. Remember the Future

187. 🇬🇧🎸The Beatles The most popular and influential rock act of all time, a band that blazed several new trails for popular music. 1. Abbey Road, 2. Revolver, 3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 4. Magical Mystery Tour, 5. The Beatles [Aka: The White Album], 6. Rubber Soul, 7. Let It Be

188. 🇸🇪🎸🎷Solar Plexus was a high profile jazz rock band from Stockholm formed in 1969. Solar Plexus tried to embrace many elements which resulted in albums containing groovy psychedelic jazz tracks on one hand, and ambitious orchestral compositions sometimes crossing over to the genre of symphonic rock. 1. Solar Plexus: Concerto Grosso, 2. Solar Plexus 2, 3. Det Är Inte Båten Som Gungar - Det Är Havet Som Rör Sig, 4. Hellre Gycklare Än Hycklare

189. 🇬🇧🎸Budgie Hard rockers from Cardiff, Wales who were one of the earliest British heavy metal bands. 1. Never Turn Your Back on a Friend, 2. Budgie, 3. In for the Kill!, 4. Squawk, 5. Bandolier, 6. If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules

190. 🇬🇧🎸Supertramp A variant of progressive rock that some have called sophisto-rock. One of the biggest prog rock bands of the '70s, thanks in large part to their pop smash Breakfast in America. 1. Crime of the Century, 2. Even In The Quietest Moments …, 3. Crisis? What Crisis?, 4. Breakfast in America), 5. Brother Where You Bound

191. 🇬🇧🎸Family Influential British psychedelic band who evolved into prog-rockers in the 1970s. 1. Music in a Doll's House, 2. Family Entertainment, 3. Fearless, 4. Bandstand, 5. A Song for Me, 6. Anyway

192. 🇬🇧🎸Gnidrolog Twin brothers Stewart and Colin Goldring formed the eclectic prog group Gnidrolog in the late '60s after having worked together in various musical projects throughout the years. 1. Lady Lake, 2. In Spite of Harry’s Toenail

193. 🇳🇱🎸Alquin Dutch band Alquin released four studio albums in the early to mid-'70s, initially playing prog rock influenced by Pink Floyd and Roxy Music. 1. Marks 2. The Mountain Queen

194. 🇬🇧🎸Audience British art-rock unit Audience was formed in London in 1969 by singer/guitarist Howard Werth, saxophonist Keith Gemmell, bassist Trevor Williams, and percussionist Tony Connor. Set apart from their contemporaries thanks to their use of acoustic guitar and saxophone. 1. The House on the Hill, 2. Friends, Friends, Friend, 3. Audience

195. 🇳🇴🎸Arabs in Aspic Their wide range of influences make a very rewarding listen, including stoner-rock music, 60s psychedelic rock, and the 70s heavy weights, with prime influences being BLACK SABBATH and Wetton-era KING CRIMSON (hence their name). 1. Far Out  in Aradabia 2. Syndenes Magi, 3. Victim of Your Father’s Agony, 4. Pictures in a Dream, 5. Madness and Magic, 6. The Magic of Sin, 7. Strange Frame of Mind

196. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🎸Carmen In the early seventies, the British-American group CARMEN broke new ground in rock music, combining the British flair for progressive rock with traditional Spanish folk themes into a very fresh, energetic and powerful new mix. 1. Fandangos in Space, 2. Dancing on a Cold Wind

197. 🇩🇪🎸Frumpy Frumpy were a German heavy psych band in the vein of early Deep Purple and the like. This is classic rock with subtle progressive touches for friendly & catchy compositions. 1. Frumpy 2, 2. All Will Be Changed

198. 🇺🇸🎸🪕Harvey Mandel Legendary blues, jazz, rock, and funk guitarist and musical innovator also known as "Snake." His tapping technique has proved influential. 1. Baby Batter, 2. Cristo Redentor, 3. Get Off Chicago, 4. The Snake, 5. Blues From Chicago, 6. Shangrenade

199. 🇬🇧🎸🎤Fairport Convention Folk-rock ensemble who became British legends by successfully melding authentic folk stylings with competent (and even virtuosic) rock playing. 1. Liege and Lief, 2. Unhalfbricking, 3. What We Did in Our Holidays, 4. Full house, 5. “Babbacombe” Lee

200. 🇺🇸🎸Ambrosia The musicians were inspired by the progressive rock era, and developed a large regional following for their inventive musicianship and skillful arranging. 1. Ambrosia, 2. Somewhere I've Never Travelled

201. 🇺🇸🎸Styx The rare art rock band with commercial success, capable of producing monster hits with stadium rock, sweeping power ballads, and concept albums. 1. The Grand Illusion, 2. Pieces of Eight

202. 🇬🇧🎸10cc Quirky '70s British hitmakers with a refined sense of songcraft and a balance between rock and smooth pop. 1. The Original Soundtrack, 2. How Dare You! 3. Sheet Music

203. 🇺🇸🎸Spirit Ambitious and acclaimed West Coast psychedelic band that fused hard rock to jazz, blues, country, and folk. 1. Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, 2. Clear, 3. The Family That Plays Together, 4. Spirit

204. 🇬🇧🎸The Move Adventurous British combo that began with merry psychedelic odes but later pumped up their guitar amperage and attack to planet-cracking levels. 1. Looking On, 2. Shazam, 3. Message From The Country

205. 🇺🇸🎸The Mars Volta El Paso-based creators of dense, swirling, melodic-at-heart compositions beloved by prog and indie rockers alike. 1. Deloused in the Comatorium, 2. Frances the Mute, 3. Amputechture, 4. Noctourniquet, 5. Lucro Sucio: Los Ojos del Vacío

206. 🇩🇪📟🎸Kraftwerk Düsseldorf group whose advancements in electronic music have resonated in virtually every development of contemporary pop since the late 20th century. 1. Trans-Europe Express, 2. The Man-Machine, 3. Computer World, 4. Autobahn

207. 🇳🇱🎸Kayak Dutch band whose music mixed pop and prog influences. The band began as a symphonic progressive rock act with an emphasis in songwriting, but from 1977 on KAYAK changed direction moving into crossover territories. 1. Kayak, 2. See See the Sun, 3. Royal Bed Bouncer

208. 🇺🇸🎸Steely Dan Sophisticated, distinctive rock group built around accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the studio. 1. Aja, 2. Countdown to Ecstasy, 3. The Royal Scam, 4. Pretzel Logic, 5. Katy Lied, 6. Can't Buy a Thrill, 7. Gaucho

209. 🇨🇦🇫🇷🎸Jelly Fiche This band literally swims into a sea of artistic creativity. Its unique concept surpasses all the limits of the actual French-Canadian scene. Jelly Fiche will transport you into a whirlwind of surrealism, mystery, fantasy, psychic balance and unbalance. 1. Tout ce que j'ai rêvé, 2. Symbiose, 3. Comme au dernier jour

210. 🇨🇿🎷🎸🎬Jan Hammer Pioneering Czech jazz fusion keyboardist best known for his television scores. 1. Timeless, 2. Oh, Yeah?, 3. The First Seven Days, 4. Malma Mainly

211. 🇺🇸🎸Ultimate Spinach Short-lived psychedelic/acid rock band who were one of the most successful acts associated with the Bosstown Sound of the late '60s. 1. Ultimate Spinach, 2. Behold and See

212. 🇦🇺🎸🪈Dead Can Dance Project that combines elements of European folk music, particularly the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, with ambient pop and worldbeat. 1. Within the realm of a Dying Sun, 2. The Serpent’s Egg, 3. Into the Labyrinth, 4. Spleen and Ideal, 5. Anastasis, 6. Dionysus

213. 🇬🇧🎸Rare Bird Rare Bird came together in October 1969 when organist Graham Field, keyboardist Dave Kaffinetti, drummer Mark Ashton, and vocalist Steve Gould envisioned a two-keyboard rock sound without guitars. 1. As Your Mimd Flies By, 2. Rare Bird

214. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇸🇪🎸Transatlantic Prog rock supergroup featuring members of Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Marillion, and the Flower Kings 1. Bridge Across Forever, 2. SMPT E, 3. The Whirlwind, 4. The Absolute Universe: Forevermore, 5. Kaleidoscope, 6. The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)

215. 🇬🇧🎸Haken English band whose original prog-metal sound has evolved into a kaleidoscopic swirl of prog-rock, electronic pop, and anthemic rock. 1. The Mountain, 2. Visions, 3. Aquarius 4. Affinity, 5. Fauna, 6. Vector, 7. Virus

216. 🇺🇸🎸Deluge Grander The flawless mixture that Deluge Grander presents is not only enjoyable to listen to, but also carries you away with its enthusiasm, creating an original sound that is the culmination of what is best from each prog style. 1. August in the Urals, 2.The Form of the Good, 3. Oceanarium, 4. Heliotians

217. 🇩🇪🎸📟🎻🎬🪈Tangerine Dream Innovative Berlin group whose pioneering synthesizer and sequencer work helped found the new age of popular ambient and electronica. 1. Rubycon, 2. Phaedra, 3. Stratosfear, 4. Force Majeure, 5. Tangram, 6. Exit, 7. Encore, 8. Logos, 9. White Eagle, 10. Hyperborea

218. 🇬🇧🎸Ozric Tentacles British neo-psychedelic jam band who bridged the gap between techno and space rock in the 1980s and '90s 1. Erpland, 2. Strangeitude, 3. Jurassic Shift, 4. Arborescence, 5. Pungent Effulgent, 6. Curious Corn, 7. The Hidden Step, 8. Lotus Unfolding, 9. Spirals in Hyperspace, 8. Technicians of the Sacred, 10. Space for the Earth

219. 🇺🇸🎸Dream Theater Standard-bearing American progressive metal standard bearers who have influenced the entire genre with their impeccable musicianship and recordings. 1. Awake 2. Images and Words, 3. A Dramatic Turn of Events, 4. Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, 5. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 6. Train of Thought, 7. Octavarium, 8. Distance Over Time, 9. A View from the Top of the World, 10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings

220. 🇺🇸🎸🎬Explosions in the Sky Austin-based instrumental post-rock quartet known for moody, cinematic compositions as well as film and television scores. 1. The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place, 2. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, 3. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, 4. The Wilderness

221. 🇺🇸🎸Pain of Salvation has evolved from a Dream Theater-inspired, technical metal band into a stylized, syncopated fusion powerhouse. 1. Remedy Lane, 2. The Perfect Element, Pt. I, 3. Entropia, 4. One Hour By The Concrete Lake, 5. “BE”

222. 🇬🇧🎸I.Q. Prolific British progressive rock band active since the early '80s. 1. The Road of Bones, 2. Ever, 3. Subterranea, 4. The Wake, 5. The Seventh House, 6. Tales from the Lush Attic, 7. Dark Matter, 8. Frequency, 9. Resistance

223. 🇸🇪🎸The Flower Kings Longstanding, innovative prog rock band from Sweden led by guitarist and composer Roine Stolt. 1. Banks of Eden, 2. Back in the World of Adventures, 3. Flower Power, 4. Desolation Rose, 5. Stardust We Are, 6. Retropolis, 7. Space Revolver, 8. Unfold the Future, 9. Paradox Hotel, 10. Islands

224. 🇺🇸🎸Spock’s Beard Los Angeles neo-progressive rock band known for its catchy songwriting and technical playing style. 1. Snow, 2. The Light, 3. V, 4. Beware of Darkness, 5. Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep, 6. The Oblivion Particle, 7. X, 8. Noise Floor

225. 🇸🇪🎸Beardfish Swedish progressive rock band celebrated for their technical prowess and muscular interpretation of the genre. 1. Sleeping In Traffic, Pt. 2, 2. Sleeping In Traffic, Pt. 1, 3. +4626-Comfortzone, 4. Destined Solitaire, 5, Mammoth, 6. Songs for Beating Hearts, 7. The Void

226. 🇺🇸🎸Flying Colors Progressive rock supergroup featuring former members of Dream Theater, the Dixie Dregs, and Spock's Beard. 1. Second Nature, 2. Third Degree, 3. Five Colors

227. 🇬🇧🎸Be Bop Deluxe British band of the mid-'70s, led by talented guitarist Bill Nelson, that balanced art rock and glam, proving a heavy influence on new wave. 1. Modern Music, 2. Sunburst Finish, 3. Futurama

228. 🇭🇺🎸Solaris Hungarian progressive rock band Solaris got its start in 1980. They took their name, and the content of all their songs, from classic science fiction. 1. Martian Chronicles, 2. Martian Chronicles II, 3. 1990

229. 🇬🇧🎸Black Sabbath The embodiment of heavy metal, with the overpowering volume, sludgy attack, and fantasy lyrics that would define the genre. 1. Paranoid 2. Black Sabbath, 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 4. Master of Reality, 5. Vol. 4, 6. Sabotage, 7. Heaven And Hell, 8. 13, 9. Mob Rules

230. 🇺🇸🎸Death Aptly named Florida metal band whose aggressive style helped spawn both the death metal and grindcore genres. 1. Human, 2. Scream Bloody Gore, 3. Individual Thought Patterns, 4. The Sound of Perseverance, 5. Spiritual Healing, 6. Leprosy, 7. Symbolic

231. 🇺🇸🎸Jimi Hendrix Considered by plenty the greatest rock guitarist of all time, with a raw, blues-influenced style that brought fire and emotion to rock music unseen before or since. 1. Electric Ladyland, 2. Are You Experienced?, 3. Axis: Bold as Love, 4. Band of Gypsys, 5. The Cry of Love, 6. :Blues

232. 🇬🇧🎸Electric Light Orchestra Creators of high-tech Beatlesque prog-rock in the 1970s, heavy on the synths and strings, influential on later atmospheric pop. 1. El Dorado, 2. On the Third Day, 3. Electric Light Orchestra [Aka: No Answer], 4. Out Of The Blue

233. 🇺🇸🪕🎺B.B. King One of the most important electric guitarists in history, whose bent notes and staccato picking style influenced legions to come. 1. Live at the Regal, 2. King of Blues, 3. Live in Cook Country Jail, 4. The Blues, 5. Indianola Mississippi Seeds, 6. Completely Well, 7. Live & Well, 8. Blues on the Bayou, 9. Lucille, 10. Singin’ the Blues

234. 🇬🇧🎸🪕Led Zeppelin Acknowledged as the most successful and influential band of the heavy rock era, with a catalog that continues to inspire. 1. Led Zeppelin I-IV, 5. Houses of the Holy, 6. Physical Graffiti, 7. Presence 8. In Through the Out Door, 9. Celebration Day, 10. Coda

235. 🇺🇸🎸🎷🪘Santana Latin rocker who successfully married elements of blues, rock, and Latin music, and enjoyed international acclaim for decades. 1. Caravanserai, 2. Abraxas, 3. Santana, 4. Santana III, 5. Welcome, 6. Lotus, 7. Borboletta, 8. Amigos

236. 🇬🇧🎸The Cure The flagship for Great Britain's post-punk gloom-rock trend of the late '70s, with a ghoulish image that masked the diversity of their music. 1. Disintegration, 2. Pornography,  3. The Head on the Door 4. Faith, 5. Three Imaginary Boys, 6. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, 7. Seventeen Seconds, 8. Wish, 9. Boys Don’t Cry, 10. Bloodflowers

237. 🇺🇸🎸Jefferson Airplane The quintessential San Francisco psychedelic band and a defining force in pop before turning toward political statements in the late '60s. 1. Surrealistic Pillow, 2. Volunteers, 3. After Bathing At Baxters, 4. Crown of Creation

238. 🇬🇧🎸David Bowie The mercurial music icon widely considered the original pop chameleon and figurehead for countless musical movements. 1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 2. Hunky Dory, 3. The Man Who Sold the World, 4. Aladdin Sane, 5. Station to Station, 6. Low, 7. Heroes, 8. Scary Monsters, 9. Lodger, 10. Blackstar

239. 🇺🇸🎸Talking Heads One of the most acclaimed bands of the post-punk era, a vision of innovative art-pop featuring David Byrne's manic yelp over tight R&B grooves. 1. Remain in Light, 2. More Songs About Buildings and Food, 3. Fear of Music, 4. Speaking in Tongues, 5. Talking Heads 77, 6. The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, 7. Little Creatures, 8. True Stories

240. 🇨🇦🎸🪕Neil Young Eternally restless figure who pursued an idiosyncratic solo career touching on everything from noise-rock and synth pop to blues and rockabilly. 1. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 2. After the Gold Rush, 3. On the Beach, 4. Tonight's the Night, 5. Harvest, 6. Zuma, 7. Comes a Time, 8. Rust Never Sleeps, 9. Raged Glory, 10. Neil Young

241. 🇬🇧🪕🎸John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Finishing school for leading British blues-rock musicians including Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie, Jack Bruce, and many others. 1. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, 2. A Hard Road, 3. Blues from Laurel Canyon 4. Crusade 5. Jazz Blues Fusion ((Performed and Recorded Live in Boston and New York)), 6. The Turning Point, 7.Back to the Roots, 8. USA Union, 9. Ten Years Are Gone

242. 🇬🇧🎸Joy Division The definitive post-punk band, whose vocalist Ian Curtis sang of despair and isolation until his tragic suicide in 1980. 1. Unknown Pleasures, 2. Closer

243. 🇬🇧🎸The Sound The Sound's inability to break through to the type of '80s post-punk prominence reserved for the likes of Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen, the two bands the Sound fell in between sound-wise, isn't all that easy to explain away. 1. From the Lion’s Mouth, 2. Jeopardy, 3. Propaganda, 4. Heads and Hearts, 5. All Fall Down

244. 🇬🇧🎸Echo & The Bunnymen Liverpool-based rock band whose dark, guitar-centered music was infused with a psychedelic undercurrent. 1. Ocean Rain, 2. Heaven Up Here, 3. Porcupine, 4. Crocodiles

245. 🇬🇧🎸Radiohead One of the great groups of the alternative era, a restless, experimental unit that has incorporated adventurous electronics into their intellectual rock. 1. OK Computer, 2. Kid A, 3. A Moon Shaped Pool, 4. The Bends, 5. Amnesiac, 6. Hail to the Thief, 7. In Rainbows, 8. The King of Limbs, 9. Pablo Honey

246. 🇬🇧🎸The Who An explosive combo that pioneered progressive and arena rock, each new sound increasing their influence and legacy. 1. Who's Next, 2. Quadrophenia, 3. The Who Sell Out, 4. The Who Sings My Generation, 5. Tommy, 6. A Quick One, 7. The Who by Numbers, 8. It’s Hard, 9. Just One Night

247. 🇬🇧🎸Deep Purple Progressive rock giants who made hard rock a fine art, and unleashed some of the greatest guitar riffs known to the world. 1. Machine World, 2. Deep Purple in Rock, 3. Burn, 4. Fireball, 5. Perfect Strangers, 6. Deep Purple, 7. Stormbringer, 8. Shades of Deep Purple

248. 🇺🇸🎸🪕🎷Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble formed the most impressive blues act of the 1980s, which made Vaughan's death in a helicopter crash at the start of the '90s all the more tragic 1. Texas Flood, 2. In Step, 3. The Sky is Crying, 4. Couldn't Stand the Weather, 5. Soul to Soul

249. 🇺🇸🎸🎤Bob Dylan Iconic singer/songwriter and musical wanderer who rose to prominence during the '60s folk revival and changed the world of music. 1. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, 2. Highway 61 Revisited, 3. Blood on the Tracks, 4. Blonde on Blonde, 5. Bringing It All Back Home, 6. John Wesley Harding, 7. The Times They Are A-Changin’, 8. Another Side of Bob Dylan, 9. The Basement Tapes, 10. Desire 

250. 🇬🇧🎸Elton John Soulful English singer who moved from simple, sensitive piano rock to become a glamorous music superstar. 1. Blue Moves, 2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 3. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 4. Honky Château, 5. Tumbleweed Connection, 6. Madman Across the Water, 7. Elton John, 8. Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player, 9. Caribou

251. 🇺🇸🎸🎺Prince One of the most singular talents in music, a multi-talented pop/funk/rock performer who showed remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity. 1. Purple Rain, 2. Dirty Mind, 3. Sign 'O' the Times, 4. 1999, 5. Around the World in a Day, 6. The Gold Experience, 7. Controversy, 8. Prince, 9. Parade, 10. The Love Symbol Album 

252. 🇬🇧 🎸Elvis Costello The most evocative, innovative, and gifted songwriter since Bob Dylan, with songs that offered highly personal takes on love and politics. 1. My Aim Is True, 2. This Year's Model, 3. Armed Forces , 4. Get Happy!! , 5. Trust, 6. Imperial Bedroom, 7. Almost Blue, 8. King of America, 9. Blood and Chocolate, 10. Punch the Clock

253. 🇮🇪🎸Taste Irish blues-rock group led by influential guitarist Rory Gallagher in the late '60s and early '70s which re-formed after his death in 1996. 1. On the Boards 2. Taste

254. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Joe Satriani One of the great guitarists of the '80s, a rare shredder whose popularity crossed over from six-string obsessives and into the mainstream. 1. Surfing with the Alien, 2. Time Machine, Vol. 1, 3. Flying In a Blue Dream, 4. The Extremist, 5. Strange Beautiful Music, 6. Crystal Planet

255. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Steve Vai Fleet-fingered guitar hero who worked with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake as well as recording solo. 1. Passion and Warfare, 2. Flex-Able, 3. The Ultra Zone, 4. Fire Garden

256. 🇺🇸🎸Tom Petty A seminal figure in rock & roll who distinctively fused American rock & roll and British Invasion pop with his band the Heartbreakers. 1. Damn the Torpedoes, 2. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, 3. Hard Promises, 4. Full Moon Fever, 5. Wildflowers, 6. An American Treasure, 7. Echo, 8. Hypnotic Eye

257. 🇺🇸🎸Warren Zevon A hard-edged singer/songwriter with a sensitive side, one of the great chroniclers of Los Angeles in the '70s. 1. Excitable Boy, 2. Warren Zevon, 3. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, 4. Life´ll Kill Ya, 5. Sentimental Hygiene , 6. Preludes: The Rare Unreleased Recordings, 7. The Wind

258. 🇺🇸🎸The Doors Mystical blues-based rockers who revolved around the dark poetry and shamanic presence of Jim Morrison. 1. The Doors, 2. L.A. Woman, 3. Strange Days, 4. Waiting for the Sun, 5. Morrison Hotel, 6. The Soft Parade

259. 🇬🇧🎸The Rolling Stones The premier British rock band for over half a century, creators of the sound and style imitated by countless groups. 1. Sticky Fingers, 2. Exile on Main St., 3. Let It Bleed, 4. Beggars Banquet, 5. Some Girls, 6. Aftermath, 7. Between the Buttons, 8. 12 X 5 , 9. Out of Our Heads, 10. Their Satanic Majesties Request, 11. Goats Head Soup

260. 🇬🇧🎸Dire Straits English rockers who created some treasured moments of 1980s rock with Mark Knopfler's tightly executed songs and distinctive finger-plucked guitar. 1. Love Over Gold, 2. Brothers in Arms, 3. Making Movies, 4. Dire Straits, 5. Communiqué, 6. On Every Street

261. 🇺🇸🎸🎤Bruce Springsteen A rock & roll true believer with a poet's heart, the Boss defined mainstream American rock in the late 20th century. 1. Nebraska, 2. Born to Run, 3. Darkness on the Edge of Town, 4. The River, 5. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, 6. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., 7. Born in the U.S.A., 8. Tunnel of Love, 9. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, 10. Tracks

262. 🇬🇧🪕🎸Eric Clapton A rock guitar legend who, in addition to a distinguished solo career, collaborated with countless artists and played in many classic bands. 1. Eric Clapton, 2. 461 Ocean Boulevard, 3. Slowhand, 4. Journeyman, 5. Riding with the King, 6. MTV Unplugged, 7. From the Cradle, 8. Pilgrim, 9. Just One Night, 10. Clapton

263. 🇺🇸🎸Grand Funk Railroad Michigan-based power trio who became hard rock heroes before scaling the pop charts with "We're an American Band." 1. Grand Funk , 2. We're An American Band, 3. Closer to Home, 4. On Time, 5. E Pluribus Funk, 6. Good Singin' Good Playin’

264. 🇳🇱🎸Golden Earring Boogie rock legends in their Dutch homeland, and worldwide hitmakers with 1973's "Radar Love" and 1982's "Twilight Zone." 1. Moontan, 2. Golden Earring [Aka: Wall of Dolls], 3. Eight Miles High, 4. Seven Tears

265. 🇺🇸🎙️🎷🎬Frank Sinatra One of the towering figures of the 20th century, the first teen idol and the definitive saloon singer, the latter exemplified on a series of '50s concept albums.  1. Watertown, 2. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, 3. No One Cares, 4. September of My Years, 5. In the Wee Small Hours, 6. Songs for Swingin' Lovers!  7. A Swingin' Affair!, 8. Where Are You?  9. Come Fly With Me  10. Duets

266. 🇺🇸🎷The Tony Williams Lifetime Celebrated jazz drummer whose body of work as a bandleader and sideman included hard bop, fusion, free jazz, and rock. 1. Emergency, 2. Turn it Over

267. 🇬🇧🎸Motörhead Ferocious rock act that brought the concept of the power trio to new heights, attracting a huge following with breakneck speed and deafening volume. 1. Ace of Spades, 2. Overkill, 3. Bomber, 4. Iron Fist, 5. Another Perfect Day, 6. Bastards, 7. Inferno, 8. Orgasmatron, 9. 1916, 10. Motörhead

268. 🇮🇸🎸📟Björk Iconic Icelander whose unique sonic adventurousness has extended to pop, jazz, electronica, and beyond. 1. Vespertine, 2. Homogenic, 3. Post, 4. Debut, 5. Vulnicura, 6. Medúlla

269. 🇬🇧🎸Iron Maiden At the forefront of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and a major metal contender from the late '70s into the 21st century. 1. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 2. The Number of the Beast, 3. Powerslave, 4. Piece of Mind, 5. Somewhere in Time, 6. Iron Maiden, 7. Killers, 8. Fear of the Dark, 9. A Matter of Life and Death, 10. Brave New World (Empire of the Clouds, Paschendale)

270. 🇺🇸🎸The White Stripes Detroit duo that walked the line between blues-rock primitivism and arty minimalism, unexpectedly becoming kings of garage rock in the 2000s. 1. Elephant, 2. White Blood Cells, 3. De Stijl, 4. The White Stripes, 5. Get Behind Me Satan, 6. Icky Thump, 7. Under Great White Northern Lights

271. 🇬🇧🎸The Smiths One of the great bands of the '80s, driven equally by Johnny Marr's dexterous guitar riffs and Morrissey's fiercely witty wordplay. 1. The Queen Is Dead, 2. The Smiths, 3. Meat is Murder, 4. Strangeways, Here We Come, 5. Hatful of Hollow, 6. Louder Than Bombs)

272. 🇬🇧🎸Morrissey With the Smiths and solo, a spokesman for millions of the disaffected with his poetic, biting lyrics and theatrical vocals. 1. Your Arsenal, 2. Viva Hate, 3. Vauxhall and I, 4. Bona Drag

273. 🇺🇸🎷Jaco Pastorius Tragic genius who reinvented the electric bass guitar, playing complex, long lines and amazing solos at remarkable speeds. 1. Jaco Pastorius, 2. Word of Mouth, 3. Jaco, 4. Invitation

274. 🇺🇸🎸Eagles Among the best-selling artists of the 1970s, first at the forefront of the country-rock movement, later by producing soft rock and album rock. 1. Hotel California, 2. One of These Nights, 3. Desperado, 4. The Long Run, 5. Eagles, 6. Hell Freezes Over, 7. On the Border

275. 🇺🇸🎸Ramones Seminal punk rockers who lit up the mid-'70s New York City scene by stripping rock & roll to the basics. 1. Rocket to Russia, 2. Leave Home, 3. Ramones, 4. Road to Ruin, 5. Too Tough to Die, 6. End of the Century, 7. Pleasant Dreams

276. 🇬🇧🎸The Clash The best and most accomplished punk band, critically important provocateurs influenced by reggae, rockabilly, and blues. 1. London Calling, 2. The Clash, 3. Give 'Em Enough Rope, 4. Sandinista!

277. 🇺🇸🎸Iggy Pop Punk godfather who began shocking in the late '60s, influencing and outlasting practically every punk movement to come. 1. Lust For Life, 2. The Idiot, 3. Raw Power, 4. Kill City, 5. New Values, 6. Fun House, 7. Brick by Brick, 8. American Caesar

278. 🇮🇪🎸U2 Trafficking in big ideas and big sounds, a band that operated on a grander scale than any other from the '80s and attracted legions of devoted fans. 1. Achtung Baby, 2. The Joshua Tree, 3. War, 4. The Unforgettable Fire, 5. Boy, 6. Zooropa, 7. October

279. 🇺🇸🎸Journey Anthemic arena rock outfit who achieved huge success in the 1970s and '80s thanks to musical prodigy Neal Schon and smooth tenor Steve Perry. 1. Journey, 2. Look into the Future, 3. Next, 4. Escape, 5. Infinity

280. 🇬🇧🎸Faces Boozy and bluesy rock & roll band of the '70s, fronted by Rod Stewart and guitarist Ron Wood with a joyous spirit that proved very influential. 1. A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse, 2. Ooh La La, 3. Long Player, 4. First Step (1970-1975 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything)

281. 🇬🇧🎸Judas Priest One of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, and the one that spearheaded the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the late '70s. 1. Painkiller, 2. Screaming for Vengeance, 3. Defenders of the Faith, 4. Stained Class, 5. Sad Wings of Destiny,  6. Sin After Sin, 7. British Steel, 8. Killing Machine, 9. Firepower 10. Unleashed in the East

282. 🇧🇷🎸Sepultura Legendary Brazilian metal act that forged a rich, powerful sound full of speed, aggression, anger, and a surprising dose of melody. 1. Arise, 2. Beneath the Remains, 3. Chaos A.D., 4. Schizophrenia, 5.  Roots, 6.  Quadra, 7. Morbid Visions / Bestial Devastation

283. 🇺🇸🎸Morbid Angel Florida death metal mavens whose faster, more sonically brutal version of the West Coast style revolutionized the genre. 1. Altars of Madness, 2. Covenant, 3. Bleesed Are The Sick, 4. Formulas Fatal to the Flesh, 5. Gateways to Annihilation, 6. Domination

284. 🇬🇧🎸Atomic Rooster Hard-rocking English band formed in 1969 at the height of the U.K. progressive rock boom. 1. Death Walks Behind You, 2. Atomic Rooster, 3. Made in England, 4. In Hearing of Atomic Rooster

285. 🇬🇧🎸Carcass Liverpool band that assisted in a death metal revival and subsequently pioneered grindcore. 1. Necroticism, 2. Heartwork, 3. Symphonies of Sickness, 4. Swansong, 5. Surgical Steel

286. 🇺🇸🎸Metallica California metal band whose aggressive yet melodic style made them one of the most popular bands of all time. 1. …And Justice for All, 2. Master of Puppets, 3. Kill 'Em All, 4. Metallica 5. Ride the Lightning

287. 🇺🇸🎸Guns N’Roses Best and most influential hard rockers of the 1980s and '90s, a straight-ahead guitar boogie band that often displayed a surprising musical diversity. 1. Appetite for Destruction, 2. Use Your Illusion II, 3. G N' R Lies, 4. Use Your Illusion I

288. 🇺🇸🎸Mötley Crüe Joyously sleazy and stupid, they became one of the top heavy metal bands of the '80s, but garnered more headlines for their infamous antics. 1. Dr. Feelgood, 2. Shout at the Devil, 3. Girls, Girls, Girls, 4. Theatre of Pain, 5. Too Fast for Love

289. 🇬🇧🎸Ozzy Osbourne An instinctive metal showman who gained fame in Black Sabbath and as a solo act with his dramatic flair and a knack for creating controversy. 1. Tribute, 2. Diary of a Madman, 3. Blizzard of Ozz, 4. No More Tears, 5. No Rest for the Wicked, Bark at the Moon

290. 🇺🇸🎸Pearl Jam The prototypical Seattle grunge band, with a driving sound and a long run as one of the most principled and hard-working groups in rock. 1. Ten 2. Vs, 3. Vitalogy, 4. Lost Dogs, 5. MTV Unplugged

291. 🇺🇸🎸Nirvana Second-generation punk's most unlikely success story, a rampaging hard rock trio that influenced countless artists but ended in tragedy 1. Nevermind, 2. In Utero, 3. Bleach, 4. MTV Unplugged In New York (Live Acoustic)

292. 🇩🇪🎸Wallenstein were a band that transcended a number of musical styles during their decade-plus of existence, from early krautrock to symphonic to space rock toward the end of their existence. 1. Blitzkrieg, 2. Cosmic Century, 3. Mother Universe, 4. Stories, Songs and Symphonies.

293. 🇨🇦🎸Max Weber Toronto's Max Webster blended metal, prog, and rock elements into a genre-defying blend that won the group a cult following in the mid- to late '70s. 1. High Class in borrowed Shoes, 2. A Million Vacations, 3. Mutiny Up My Sleeve, 4. Max Webster

294. 🇬🇧🎸Rainbow Early metal heroes led by Deep Purple's guitar virtuoso Ritchie Blackmore and charismatic singer Ronnie James Dio. 1. Rising, 2. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, 3. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

295. 🇺🇸🎸DIO Classic heavy metal band formed by Ronnie James Dio, headbanging icon and perennial frontman (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath). 1. The Last in Line, 2. Dream Evil, 3. Magica, 4. Holy Diver, 5. Strange Highways

296. 🇺🇸🎸Jane’s Addiction Alternative rock band fronted by Perry Farrell, who became era icons at the turn of the 1990s with their distinctive sound and style. 1. Nothing's Shocking, 2. Jane's Addiction, 3. Ritual de lo Habitual

297. 🇬🇧🎸Pulp Pioneering Brit-pop band known for its stylish sound and vocalist Jarvis Cocker's lyrical obsessions (sexual foibles, working-class misfits). 1. Different Class, 2. His 'n' Hers, 3. This Is Hardcore, 4. We Love Life, 5. Separations

298. 🇵🇱🎸Behemoth Acclaimed Polish group that deliver a caustic cocktail of black and death metal seasoned with a heavy dose of religious provocation. 1. The Satanist, 2. Zos Kia Cultus, 3. Evangelion, 4. Demigod. 5. Grom

299. 🇬🇧🎸Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come This UK band was formed in 1971 by the eccentric Arthur Brown a vocalist who had achieved momentary commercial fame three years earlier with his memorable single, "Fire." Considered one of the prime movers behind the British progressive underground, Brown's flamboyant stage act - flaming helmet, outlandish costumes, bizarre facial make-up and crazy, incendiary vocals - appropriately suited the band's manic, psychedelic sound. 1. Galactic Zoo Dossier, 2. Journey

300. 🇺🇸🎸Van Halen One of the best and most popular American hard rock/heavy metal bands, primarily distinguished by the fleet fingers of guitarist Eddie 1. Van Halen, 2. 1984, 3. Woman and Children First, 4. Van Halen II, 5. Fair Warning, 6. Diver Down, 7. 5150

301. 🇬🇧🎸New Order Seminal British alternative act, formed from the ashes of Joy Division, that transitioned from moody rock to extroverted dance. 1. Movement, 2. Power Corruption and Lies 3. Low-Life

302. 🇦🇺🎸AC/DC One of the defining acts of '70s hard rock, driven by the bazooka roar of the Young brothers' twin guitars and Bon Scott's snarling vocals. 1. Back in Black, 2. Highway to Hell, 3. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, 4. Let There Be Rock, 5. High Voltage, 6. Powerage, 7. If You Want Blood You've Got It

303. 🇺🇸🎸Meat Loaf A one-man rock opera responsible for such epics as "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "I Would Do Anything for Love." Bat Out of Hell I&II

304. 🇬🇧🎸Phil Collins The frontman for Genesis 2.0, with a soulful voice and pop smarts that made him one of the top superstars of the 1980s. 1. No Jacket Required, 2. Face Value, 3. Hello, I Must Be Going

305. 🇦🇷🎸🪇 Crucis Their music is half instrumental/half with strong Spanish vocals and the emphasis is on the keyboards (organ, string-ensemble, synthesizers, Steinway - and Fender Rhodes piano), the rhythm-section sounds powerful and adventurous. 1. Los Delirios del Mariscal, 2. Crucis

306. 🇺🇸🎷The Crusades This remarkably versatile group's career encompassed R&B, jazz, soul, and funk styles. 1. Free As the Wind, 2. The 2nd Crusade, 3. Southern Comfort, 4. Those Sothern Knights, 5. Chain Reaction, 6. Crusaders 1

307. 🇺🇸🎸Sleep Northern California pioneers of stoner rock and doom metal who chose to disband rather than compromise their aesthetic with their label. 1. Dopesmoker, 2. Sleep's Holy Mountain, 3. The Sciences

308. 🇺🇸🎸W.A.S.P. L.A. metal outfit who rose to infamy in the 1980s thanks to their shock rock image, lyrics, and outrageous live concerts. 1. The Headless Children, 2. W.A.S.P., 3. The Crimson Idol, 4. The Last Command, 5. Inside the Electric Circus

309. 🇺🇸🎸Megadeth One of the most popular and important thrash metal bands, led by Dave Mustaine, with strong social and political messages throughout their music. 1. Rust In Peace, 2. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, 3. Countdown to Extinction, 4. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, 5. So Far, So Good... So What!

310. 🇺🇸🎸Dokken Los Angeles-based heavy metal band with an intimate fusion of hard rock, melody and atmospherics. 1. Under Lock and Key, 2. Tooth and Nail, 3. Back for the Attack

311. 🇬🇧🎸Joe Cocker Gravel-voiced vocalist whose animated live shows, especially at Woodstock, made him a legend in soul circles. 1. Mad Dogs & Englishmen, 2. With a Little Help from My Friends, 3. Joe Cocker!

312. 🇬🇧🎸 🎙️Gordon Giltrap Innovative British guitarist who emerged during the 1960s folk scene and found success in the '70s with a trio of instrumental. 1. Perilous Journey, 2. Fear of the Dark, 3. Visionary

313. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Liquid Tension Experiment is an American instrumental prog rock "supergroup." Founded in 1997 by drummer Mike Portnoy, then a member of Dream Theater, their sound offers complex compositions -- sometimes of protracted length -- wedding riff-laden hard rock and heavy metal to knotty jazz fusion, and meaty funk with constantly shifting dynamics, rhythms, time signatures, and textures. 1. Liquid Tension Experiment 2, 2. Liquid Tension Experiment

314. 🇬🇧🎸 Manfred Mann’s Earth band The fourth incarnation of Manfred Mann, an art-rock band who scored big with "Blinded By the Light." 1. Solar Fire, 2. Nightingales and Bombers, 3. The Roaring Silence, 4. Watch

315. 🇺🇸🎙️🎷🪇🎤Melody Gardot Acclaimed vocalist, known for her dusky mix of jazz, Brazilian traditions, folk, and artful pop. 1. Worrisome Heart, 2. Sunset in the Blue, 3. Currency of Man, 4. My One and Only Thrill

316. 🇮🇪🎤🪇🪈Clannad Irish family band who debuted with traditional instruments and Gaelic vocals, then enjoyed global success by bridging folk, rock, and new age. 1. Dúlamán, 2. Clannad 2

317. 🇸🇪🎸Candlemass Swedish quintet whose dirge-like, sustain-laden guitar riffing made them pioneers of the doom metal genre. 1. Nightfall, 2. Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, 3. Ancient Dreams, 4. Tales of Creation, 5. Candlemass, 6. Death Magic Doom, 7. King of the Grey Islands

318. 🇺🇸🎸Slayer The early thrash metal band with the most continued vitality and the least risk of compromise, with graphic lyrics wedded to powerful musical chops. 1. Reign of Blood, 2. South of Heaven, 3. Seasons In the Abyss, 4.Hell Awaits, 5. Show no Mercy

319. 🇺🇸🎸Pantera One of the preeminent bands of the '90s, whose brutal groove metal influenced a generation. 1. Vulgar Display of Power, 2. Cowboys from Hell, 3. The Great Southern Trendkill, 4. Far Beyond Driven

320. 🇩🇪🎸Scorpions German band who blew in with the first wave of '70s heavy metal, then stuck around for decades while unleashing many a classic anthem. 1. Taken by Force, 2. Lovedrive, 3. Love at First Sting, 4. In Trance, 5. Blackout, 6. Crazy World, 7. Virgin Killer, 8. Lonesome Crow, 9. Fly to the Rainbow

321. 🇬🇧🎸Gryphone They shared a vision of blending traditional English folk, Baroque instrumentation and Renaissance music in a modern format. 1. Red Queen to Gryphon Three, 2. Midnight Mushrumps, 3. Gryphon, 4. Raindance

322. 🇺🇸🎸Deftones Alternative metal quintet who evolved beyond the nu-metal era with a dynamic blend of beauty and brutality. 1. White Pony, 2. Koi no yokan, 3. Around the Fur, 4. Diamond Eyes, 5. Saturday Night Wrist

323. 🇺🇸🎸A Perfect Circle American alt-metal supergroup that features a revolving cast of notable members. 1. Thirteenth Step, 2. Mer de noms

324. 🇩🇪🎸Helloween Innovative German group whose vision of high-speed power metal made them one of the prime European rock bands to emerge in the '80s. 1. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II, 2. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I, 3. Walls of Jericho, 4. The Time of the Oath, 5. The Dark Ride

325. 🇬🇧🎸Heads, Hands and Feet Their self-titled debut album, populated with guests from the folk and singer/songwriter scenes, was released as a double record in the U.S., but only as a single album in Europe. The record was very well regarded, with Lee's guitar work garnering attention. 1. Heads, Hands and Feet, 2. Tracks

326. 🇺🇸🎸Queensrÿche Seattle quintet who constructed a progressive form of heavy metal drawing equally from guitar pyrotechnics and art rock. 1. Operation: Mindcrime, 2. Empire, 3. Rage For Order, 4. The Warning, 5. Promised Land

327. 🇬🇧🎸Queen Larger-than-life British arena-glam rockers who mastered the art of the pop single, led by the incomparable Freddie Mercury. 1. A Night At The Opera, 2. Queen II, 3. Sheer Heart Attack, 4. A Day At The Races, 5.Queen, 6. Jazz, 7. News of the World, 8. The Game

328. 🇺🇸🎸Aerosmith Boston quintet that epitomized '70s sleaze, but then had a remarkably sober comeback in the '80s that eclipsed their down-and-dirty heyday. 1. Toys in the Attic, 2. Rocks, 3. Pump, 4. Get Your Wings, 5. Permanent Vacation, 6. Aerosmith, 7. Draw the Line, 8. Get a Grip

329. 🇺🇸🎸Bon Jovi One of rock's biggest acts, they bridged the gap between heavy metal and pop with style and ease, remaining consistently popular for decades.1. New Jersey, 2. Slippery When Wet, 3. Keep the Faith, 4. Bon Jovi, 5. 7800° Fahrenheit

330. 🇺🇸🎸Skid Row One of the very last pop-metal bands to hit the mainstream before grunge took over in the early '90s. 1. Skid Row, 2. Slave to the Grind

331. 🇬🇧🎸Def Leppard Stadium rock perennials whose catchy, guitar-driven, power pop/rock was one of the most imitated styles of the '80s. 1. Pyromania, 2. Hysteria, 3. High 'N' Dry

332. 🇩🇪🎸Accept One of Germany's earliest and best speed metal bands, their brutal riffs and aggressive tempos exemplified on the 1983 smash "Balls to the Wall." 1. Balls to the Wall, 2. Restless and 3. Wild, Metal Heart, 4. Breaker, 5. Russian Roulette

333. 🇺🇸🎸Whitesnake Hard rock hitmakers, led by David Coverdale, who combined brutal, powerful hard rock and chart-topping power ballads. 1. Whitesnake, 2. Ready an' Willing, 3. Slide It In, 4. Saints & Sinners

334. 🇺🇸🎸White Lion Brooklyn rockers who scored hits at the peak of the 1980s glam metal craze with their shimmering hooks. 1. Mane Attraction, 2. Pride, 3. Fight to Survive, 4. Anthology 83’-89´

335. 🇺🇸🎷🎸Lee Ritenour A prolific session player and musical chameleon, a guitarist whose speed, facility, phrasing, and technique are always flawless. 1. Captain Fingers, 2. The Captain's Journey, 3. Larry & Lee, Alive in L.A., 4. This is Love

336. 🇺🇸🎷Snarky Puppy Texas-based, multiple-Grammy-winning jam collective centered around bassist Michael League that fuses jazz, funk, and rock. 1. Empire Central, 2. Culcha Vulcha, 3. Immigrance, 4. Bring Us the Bright, 5. The World is Getting Smaller

337. 🇺🇸🎸🎺Rare Earth Detroit-based group that fused bar band rock and R&B to become the most successful white group in the Motown organization. 1. Get Ready, 2. Ecology, 3. One World, 4. Ma, 5. In Concert.

338. 🇺🇸🎸Cactus Blues and boogie supergroup featuring members of Vanilla Fudge, Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels, and Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes. 1. Cactus, 2. One Way… or Another, 3. Restrictions

339. 🇺🇸🎸Mountain New York hard rockers who formed during the first generation of heavy metal and featured a dense, blues-based sound. 1. Nantucket Sleighride, 2. Mountain

340. 🇬🇧🎸Ten Years After Hard-rocking British blues band led by virtuosic guitarist Alvin Lee and best known for their legendary Woodstock performance. 1. Cricklewood Green, 2. A Space in Time

341. 🇬🇧🎸🪕The Pretty Things Seminal British R&B band that never broke big, despite talent to spare and a notable psychedelic masterpiece in 1968's S.F. Sorrow. 1. S.F. Sorrow, 2. Parachute

342. 🇺🇸🎸Yezda Urfa blends influences from YES and GENTLE GIANT into wonderful, fast-paced, great symphonic prog. 1. Boris, 2. Sacred Baboon

343. 🇬🇧🎸🎷Level 42 English band whose blend of smooth jazz, sophisticated pop, and funk topped the British charts during the 1980s and '90s. 1. The Early Tapes, 2. Level 42, 3. The Pursuit Of Accidents, 4. Standing In The Light

344. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Caifanes Pioneering Mexican rock band of the 1980s known for their dark fusion of post-punk, goth, new wave, Latin and Mexican traditions. 1. Caifanes, Vol. 1, 2. El Diablito, 3. El Nervio del Volcán, 4. El Silencio. Jaguares In 1995, Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes, a Mexico City rock group. 1. Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio, 2. El Equilibrio de Los Jaguares, 3. Cuando la Sangre Galopa, 4. El Primer Instinto, 5. Cronicas de un Laberinto 

345. 🇪🇸🎸Héroes del Silencio Spanish band whose musicianship and innovation kick-started the rock en español movement. 1. Senderos de traición, 2. El Mar No Cesa, 3. El Espíritu del Vino, 4. Avalancha, 5. Senda 91’

346. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Soda Stereo One of the seminal bands in the rock en español movement. 1. Dynamo 2. Canción Animal, 3. Signos, 4. Sueño Stereo, 5. Nada Personal, 6. Soda Stereo, 7. Doble Vida, 8. El Ultimo Concierto

347. 🇲🇽🎸🪘El Tri Legendary Mexican Rock & Roll band lead by Alex Lora. The group has sold more than 30 million records in its career and has had five nominations for the Grammy Award. 1. 40 años Vol. 1 &2, 2. En Vivo en la Cárcel de Santa Martha, 3. Sinfónico 1,2,3

348. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Argentinean band who mixed punk, ska, and South American sounds. 1. Los Fabulosos Calaveras, 2. Rey Azúcar, 3. El Satánico Dr. Cadillac, 4. El León, 5. Yo Te Avisé!!, Bares y Fondas, El Ritmo Mundial, La Marcha del Golazo Solitario, Chau, Hola, Obras Cumbres, La Salvación de Solo y Juan

349. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio Mexican musical group, formed in Mexico City in 1985 that fuses rhythms such as rock, ska, reggae, punk and traditional influences of Mexican music such as danzón and bolero. Comprising vocalist Roco, guitarists El Pato and Sax, bassist Aldo, and drummer Pacho. 1. El Circo, 2. Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio

350. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Charly García Argentinian singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist regarded as the founding father of his country's rock scene. 1. Clics modernos, 2. Parte de la Religión, 3. Piano Bar, 4. Yendo de la cama al living, 5. Filosofía barata y zapatos de goma, 6. Say No More, 7. Cómo conseguir chicas

351. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Ave Rock The progressive sound of this group— full of rhythm changes and rich melodic treatments— was based on the virtuosity of Caló, Borda and Sainz. 1. Ave Rock, 2. Espacios

352. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Fobia Mexican alternative pop/rock pioneer Fobia made their debut with the release of a self-titled album in 1990, featuring "Microbito," the band's first hit. 1. Fobia, 2. Mundo Feliz, 3. Leche, 4. Amor Chiquito, 5. Rosa Venus

353. 🇺🇸🎸Anthrax Combining the speed and fury of hardcore punk with the prominent guitars and vocals of heavy metal, they helped create a new subgenre of heavy metal on their early albums. 1. Among the Living, 2. Speeding the Disease, 3. Persistence of Time

354. 🇺🇸🎸Kiss Garish glam rockers with anthems galore, who became rock legends with a reputation for incredible live shows. 1. Alive!, 2. Destroyer, 3. Dressed to Kill, 4. Kiss, 5. Love Gun, 6. Hotter than Hell, 7. Creatures of the Night, 8. Ace Frehley, 9. Rock and Roll Over (Odyssey)

355. 🇬🇧🎸Oasis Enduringly popular Manchester rockers who stood at the vanguard of the Brit-pop movement. 1. Definitely Maybe, 2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, 3. Be Here Now, 4. Dig Out Your Soul

356. 🇬🇧🎸Coldplay Earnest alternative pop group whose sweet melodies and swooning lyrics made them one of the biggest bands of the new millennium. 1. X&Y, 2. A Rush of Blood to the Head, 3. Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, 4. Parachutes (Coloratura)

357. 🇬🇧🎸🎤Donovan An icon of flower power who emerged as a folksinger but later gained hits like "Sunshine Superman" with bright psychedelic pop. 1. Sunshine Superman, 2. A Gift From a Flower to a Garden, 3. The Hurdy Gurdy Man

358. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Norah Jones Pianist who sold millions with her beguiling vocals and a musical blend featuring jazz, traditional vocal pop, bluesy country, and contemporary folk. 1. Come Away with Me, 2. The Fall, 3. Feels like Home, 4. Day Breaks, 5. Foreverly, 6. Little Broken Hearts, 7. Visions, 8. Pick Me Up Off the Floor 

359. 🇺🇸🎸Interpol Enduring post-punk revivalists updating the moody sounds of Joy Division, the Chameleons, and the Smiths for the 21st century. 1. Turn on the Bright Lights, 2. Antics, 3. Marauder, 4. Our Love to Admire, 5. Interpol, 6. El Pintor, 7. The Other Side of Make-Believe

360. 🇺🇸🎸The Black Keys Intense Akron, Ohio blues-soaked duo that began by overwhelming indie rock critics and quickly moved to arena audiences. 1. Rubber Factory, 2. Thickfreakness, 3. Brothers, 4. Attack & Release, 5. El Camino, 6. The Big Come Up, 7. Magic Potion, 8. Turn Blue, 9. Delta Kream, 10. Dropout Boogie

361. 🇦🇺🎸Tame Impala Australian indie rockers who channel crunchy '60s psych, trippy pop and modern electronics to deliver a much in-demand sound. 1, Lonerism, 2. Innerspeaker, 3. Currents, 4. The Slow Rush

362. 🇺🇸🎸The Strokes New York City band that ushered in a new era of indie rock in the 2000s, with spiky guitars, chugging backbeats, and self-assured songwriting. 1. Is This It, 2. Room on Fire

363. 🇨🇦🎸Arcade Fire Montreal indie rockers who topped charts and won awards with their intense, anthemic, multi-layered vision of alternative rock. 1. Funeral, 2. The Suburbs, 3. Neon Bible, 4. Reflektor

364. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Café Tacvba At the forefront of the Rock en Español movement, the band mixes rock, punk, electronics, and the occasional traditional Mexican flavoring. 1. Café Tacvba, 2. Re, 3. Cuatro Caminos, 4. Jen Beibi, 5. El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco

365. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Maná Latin rock stars from Mexico who are one of the best-selling recording and touring acts in Latin music history. 1. Falta Amor, 2. ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?, 3. Sueños Líquidos

     
     

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