166. Roky Erickson & The Aliens – The Evil One (CBS, 1980) "Led Zeppelin for psychotics." - Sandy Robertson (Sounds) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2uL...

167. Horace Andy - Dance Hall Style (Wackie's, 1982) "Andy's delicate delivery beautifully intertwining with the equally delicate and intricate roots reggae riddim." - Jo-Ann Greene (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqxo...

168. Pentagram – Day of Reckoning (Napalm, 1987) "An ideal first glimpse at this very influential, but seriously overlooked group." - Eduardo Rivadavia (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIqO...

169. Leo Kottke - 6- and 12-String Guitar (Takoma, 1969) "With all the shit that has been released recently, it was a distinct pleasure to come across this album." - Carl Bauer (Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt0...

170. Eels @eelstheband.bsky.social – Electro-Shock Blues (Dreamworks, 1998) "A brilliant work that combines often conflicting emotions so skillfully." - Robert Hilburn (Los Angeles Times @latimes.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tfq...

171. Marlena Shaw – Sweet Beginnings (Columbia, 1977) "Marlena Shaw belongs to a select number of singers who are equally adept at jazz and soul idioms." - Tim Stenhouse (UK Vibe, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=46P3...

172. Jesu - Conqueror (Hydra Head, 2007) "Drawing equally from Slowdive, Red House Painters, and doom metal gloom." (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5tt...

173. Tackhead – Friendly as a Hand Grenade (TVT, 1989) "Draw deep, swampy grooves from funk, rap, house music and dub reggae, then add a paranoid overlay." - Jon Pareles (New York Times @nytimes.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MYK...

174. Speedy J - Ginger (Plus 8, 1993) "Among the finest lounge-room techno or 'electronic listening music' releases of the decade." - Mike Watson (A Guide to Essential Ambient & Downtempo Albums) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-x9...

175. Edgar Froese - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale (Brain, 1975) "Wholly organic, subtle, and alive." - Andy Beta (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1_N...

176. Jandek - Ready for the House (Corwood Industries, 1978) "Bring the means of production to ‘the people,’ and they will out-create the moneyfolks almost every time.” - Phil Milstein (Op) www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_45...

177. Art Lande - Rubisa Patrol (ECM, 1976) "May someday be considered as one of the classic ECM recordings of all time." - Michael G. Nastos (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS_-...

178. Betty Everett - There'll Come A Time (Uni, 1969) "Strong material, punchy arrangements, and Everett's always dependably energetic and warm vocals." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz5e...

179. Tammi Terrell – Irresistible (Motown @motownrecords.bsky.social, 1969) "A sexy, hypnotic voice and alluring sensibility." - Ron Wynn (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h630...

180. Jackie-O Motherfucker – Fig. 5 (ATP, 2000) "The first unapologetically brilliant piece of experimental music I've heard this year." - Brent S. Sirota (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA__...

181. Bang on a Can - Renegade Heaven (Cantaloupe, 2000) "Listeners are all the richer for the wondrous pleasure they offer us here." - Thom Jurek (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMsZ...

182. The Black Dog @theblackdog.bsky.social - Spanners (Warp @warprecords.bsky.social, 1995) "An epic journey through life in the modern world." - Shana Ting Lipton (CMJ New Music Monthly) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMm-...

183. Tony Williams – Life Time (Blue Note @bluenoterecords.bsky.social, 1965) "The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer." - Scott Yanow (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FW...

184. The Bonzo Dog Band - The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse (Liberty, 1968) "Deflate British blues, psychedelia, and other pop, jazz, and music hall styles with priceless wit." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJs...

185. Death in June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (New European Recordings, 1992) "Douglas Pierce begins here an esoteric shift with fellow Current 93 friend David Tibet." - Olivier Swingedau (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0-E...

186. Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It (Scarface, 1990) "Rap music reaches new heights of political invective on Paris' jolting debut recording." - People @peoplemagazine.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvzq...

187. Chuck Prophet - Homemade Blood (Cooking Vinyl, 1997) "The vocalist that Tom Petty might once have been if Jimmy Iovine hadn't drowned his records in 50 fathoms of audio varnish." - Adam Sweeting (The Guardian @theguardian.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8jX...

188. Jackie Mittoo - Macka Fat (Coxone, 1971) "The sound of the best rocksteady music." - Richie Unterberger (AllMusic) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqll...

189. Colin Newman @colinnewman____ – A-Z (Beggars Banquet, 1980) "The most rewarding" of any Wire member's projects outside the main band." - Jim DeRogatis (Trouser Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-eH...

190. Eddie Harris - Exodus to Jazz (Vee-Jay, 1961) "Paved the way for numerous other crossover successes during the '60s (many in the soul-jazz realm)." - R.S. Ginell (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IyX...

191. Bethany Curve – Gold (Unit Circle Rekkids, 1998) "Pure, powerful beauty rivaling the very best of Slowdive or even My Bloody Valentine." - Ned Raggett (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x1n...

192. Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition (ECM, 1980) "Deserves a definitive five-star rating for the lofty place it commands in the evolution of jazz headed toward new heights and horizons." - Scott Yanow (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcNz...

193. Jane Child - Jane Child (Warner Bros., 1989) "A pleasant excursion into synthesized dance-pop." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd_...

194. The Telescopes - The Telescopes (Creation, 1992) "The classic sound they came up with here lives on in bands like Mojave 3 and the Verve." - Tim Sendra (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGW...

195. Alan Vega – Saturn Strip (Elektra, 1983) "One that even occasionally tops his Suicide oeuvre." - Victor W. Valdivia (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxY...

196. Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (Vertigo, 1973) "As raw as heavy metal got in the early 1970s." - Eduardo Rivadavia (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz7N...

197. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs (V2, 1998) "Mercury Rev have made “perfect heartbreak” seem organic and true." - Tom Cox (The Guardian @theguardian.com, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xJb...

198. Elevator to Hell - Eerieconsiliation (Sub Pop, 1997) "[Rick] White is like a patient spider, spinning his musical web unassumingly in the deepest attics of human experience." - John Crossingham (St. Catharines Standard) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnoR...

199. Mark Eitzel – West (Warner Bros. @warnermusic.bsky.social, 1997) "Mark Eitzel and Peter Buck are any true music fan's dream collaboration." - Ryan Schreiber (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fr5...

200. Chris Whitley - Living with the Law (Columbia, 1991) "Unusual bent-note singing and spare but deeply affecting lyrics mark him as a true discovery." - Steve Morse (The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com) www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-t2...

201. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (History Always Favours the Winners. 2011) "The source material is music designed not only to comfort, but to sound like it existed before you." - Mike Powell (Pitchfork @pitchfork.com, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAfZ...

202. Panopticon @thetruepanopticon.bsky.social – Kentucky (The Flenser @theflenser.bsky.social, 2012) "One of the smarter and more emotionally complex metal records of its time." - Fred Thomas (AllMusic, 10/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWcg...

203. The Country Gentlemen - Country Songs, Old and New (Folkways, 1960) "Progressive bluegrass before the terms existed." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine (AllMusic) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMlV...

204. Roy Ayers – He’s Coming (Polydor, 1972) "Captures Roy Ayers at the absolute top of his game, masterminding jazz-funk grooves as taut as a tightrope." - Jason Ankeny (AllMusic, 9/10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOM...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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