Wow... different worlds.
My five were whole releases and not just single songs. I remember now you young wippersnappers can't stay true to a theme for more than five minutes.
Back in my day we had concept albums an................

Currently?

1. Lil Uzi Vert

2. Kodak Black

3. Playboi Carti

4. Desiigner

5. Unotheactavist

Those are artist I listed, not singles. Carti season coming soon.

Albums I have been listening to recently.

Yes - Close to the Edge (a classic)

Ewan Dobson - Acoustic Metal 2, and Signor Paganini and Friends - Acoustic Metal 2 has some of the most interesting and catchy rhythmic patterns I have heard in awhile. The other album is mostly Paganini tunes transcribed to acoustic guitar, good stuff if you like classical music. Fun fact, in his time many people thought Paganini sold his soul to satan (or was satan himself), to the point where certain patrons even refused to allow him to play for them and their courts. The thought was that it was physically impossible for a human to be that good. There may even be some credence to this being the start of the whole "satan was a fiddle player" trope that later became particularly popular in the American south (The Charlie Daniels Band's Devil went down to Georgia and all that).

Les Claypool's Duo de Twang - Four Foot Shack - Country renditions of a bunch of Claypool's songs, as well as a few interesting covers, like stuff from Jerry Reed, Stompin' Tom Connors, Alice in Chains, and the most insane rendition of Stayin' Alive you are likely to ever hear.

Staplemouth - Ruler of Desperate Measures - Probably one of my favorite hip-hops album to come out in recent years, the guys style is impeccable and can spin an interesting narrative (listen to the song Ravenous with the lyrics, interesting stuff). The guy is a native Hawaiian too, which is interesting.

Hail Mary Mallon - Bestiary - Another good hip-hop album. Aesop Rock is hard to dislike as it is, but having Rob Sonic around allows him to not be quite so serious and have some fun with the album.

Honorable Mention:

Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...But Nothing is Lost - Great album to have on in the background when doing almost anything. Also, who doesn't love William Blake references.

Gordian Knot - Self Titled and Emergent - Probably some of, if not my favorite albums of all time. Sean Malone was the inspiration for me to start playing bass (and cello back in school). I think I prefer the first album (which was almost entirely co-written by Trey Gunn along with Malone), but the second album brings back all of the old members of Cynic which I was a huge fan of (Focus is an amazing album).

Breaking Benjamin
Nine inch nails
Godsmack
Disturbed
Three days Grace


I have awful taste in music Lmao. No ragrets

Breaking Benjamin
Nine inch nails
Godsmack
Disturbed
Three days Grace


I have awful taste in music Lmao. No ragrets

Things I've listened to recently that is 8/10 or higher

Death Metal:
Blood Incantation - Starspawn
Death - Human
Mithras - On Strange Loops
Mors Principum Est - Embers of a Dying World

Black Metal:
Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in ignem Aeternum

Thrash Metal:
Vektor - Terminal Redux
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Watchtower - Control and Resistance

Progressive Metal:
Persefone - Aathma
Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
Soen - Lykaia
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

Non metal stuff:
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
Steve Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Antonio Vilvaldi - The Four Seasons
Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss

Eh, the vocoder use on Cynic's albums leaves me cold. It's really annoying, spoiling otherwise impressive works.

Breaking Benjamin
Nine inch nails
Godsmack
Disturbed
Three days Grace


I have awful taste in music Lmao. No ragrets

I think I just died a little inside.

Honestly though, some of NiN's stuff isn't terrible. I also have enjoyed the work Reznor has done here and there with Maynard Keenan of Tool.

Then again I am a musical weirdo. Just wait till I start posting videos of the Residents or something just completely off the wall.

Edit: We'll ease into it my transition to musical madness slowly with some Skinny Puppy, some of the later stuff for your sake though!

Yay Tom Waits

I've seen most of those in person. Pretty Hate Machine was a terrific album and Reznor has some serious skills - see any of his movies lately? He knows what he is doing. My list would be similar to this though Metallica is still near the top. And Justice for All baby.

A lot of the more recent music just hasn't hit my fancy but there is a lot in this thread that I haven't heard of that I'll give a try. My taste is pretty limited but I realize that just because I don't like it, that doesn't mean it isn't good.