Wheel of Prog - Devin Townsend (Albums Tier List)
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- On this episode, Roie is joined by a new group of Notes Reviews, Jordan Blum and The Metal Tris to rank the incredibly diverse and impressive catalog of Devin Townsend.
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Hell yeah! Let's go people. Thanks so much for having me on here Roie, it was incredibly fun!
Good times man. Let's see if the people agree!
This was so much fun as usual! And getting to spend time with Tris and Jordan is always a delight! Thanks again for having me on again!
You're always welcome on!
Ocean Machine in C?! Funeral, Bastard, And The Death of Music is an unreal trio like no other
Yeah, well what can you do?
Yeah legit my heart sank when Ocean Machine got put in C
@@progreport What can you do? Have an ear transplant, maybe??
I'm 25 minutes in and I'm convinced that Notes is an insane person.
OK, He starts to make some sense towards the end, particularly when discussing Ki.
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Empath best Devin album? Ocean Machine in C? You guys are crazy! 😮
😂
Tris!!!!
This list is bonkers. Transcendence in D, Z2 over Ocean Machine and Addicted, lol.
Oh, boy... I've been waiting for this one!!! 🤟🏻
Hope you like it!
Sky Blue deserved so much more. Sure, it covers previous ground, but it does it masterfully.
I'm only at Ocean Machine but these guys are crazy.
Haha, yep.
Thanks for watching, everyone!
Great one! Thanks for being on Jordan.
For me -
S - Ocean Machine, Terria, Deconstruction, Transcendence
A - Infinity, Accelerated Evolution, Synchestra, Ziltoid, Addicted, Ghost, Sky Blue
B - Ki, Epicloud, Empath, Lightwork
C - Physicist, Nightwork
D - Ziltoid: Dark Matters
When dude put Ocean Machine in C, I wanted to climb through the screen and fight him.
Hahaha!
Devin is the best - a humble, musical wizard - I can't wait to take my family to see him the next go around
Agreed!
I’m with Notes on Ziltoid. To me, it ranks #1 in the Devin Catalog and it’s one of the best albums ever. A masterpiece from beginning to end, I wouldn’t remove a second of this album.
I watched this as I've been meaning to buy a Devin Townsend cd for ages, Notes convinced me to buy Ziltoid.
Notes review on the wheel what a delightful suprise!
Pixilate/Judgement is an unreal combo, Let it Roll is one of the best album intros. Empath #1, Synchestra #2
Absolutely!
This is going to be interesting, and TOTALLY rough....HevyDevy is one of my favs. I was supposed to see him in Pontiac, MI....2 days after the world shut down!
Wow. Been a fan since 98 and it's always fascinating to hear other fan's opinions and what they like vs what they like not so much. Lot's to agree with here and LOT'S to disagree with here as well lol. That being said here's my tier list.....
S-Empath/Transcendence/Ocean Machine/Z2SkyBlue
A-Terria/Addicted/Deconstruction
B-Synchestra/Epicloud/Infinity
C-Accelerated Evolution/Ziltoid/Ki
D-Lightwork/Ghost/Physicist
Great panel! Hard to pick a favourite amongst Devin's many brilliant albums, but I've always been partial to Ghost, Addicted, Transcendance, Epicloud, and Z2 (Sky Blue). Empath is phenomenal too, I need to give that another spin.
Great panel with Tris and Notes
Agreed! Great to have them on.
I First Heard Devin in 1993 because of Steve Vai. Saw Vai live with Devin and lost sight If him. Then Terria Came out and since then I am a Fan. Empath is my favorite (the concerts after Empath were even more fantastic), but I mostly agree with this "Wheel of Prog". Well done, Guys!
I know there's no "right " or "wrong".....but Ocean Machine in C (and the other 2 in C) is madness lol....you should rerecord this episode like Devy did with 'Kingdom' and 'Truth' :)
Been waiting for this one! Though Ocean Machine in C is possibly the craziest ranking I've ever seen 😂 It's an easy S-tier no question, arguably his best!
What a video. Absolutely loved this!
Another great wheel! Right when I feel my brain tickling for a new wheel, y’all deliver. My background with Devin is limited, but I’m glad to see both Empath and Ki getting love. Those are the main two I’m familiar with. Keep up the great work, fellas!
Thank you!
I was so stoked to hear all of the love for Terria and Earth Day! My favorite album and probably my favorite track by Devy. I do have to disagree with Notes about the second half of Terria though, as The Fluke is pretty badass.
Transcendence, his best album, in D is insane to me
Best?
@progreport I'd say so. Most consistent tracklist, every song is great, good blend of the accessible sound explored on Epicloud and Sky Blue and his signature progressive sound, incredible production and performances AND writing... Casualties of Cool is my personal favorite, but Transcendence is an excellent culmination of Devin Townsend Project as a whole.
Ohhhh…. This is going to be soooo tasty!!!
Tasty as Earth's mightiest cup of coffee!
Roie, I'm with you on Supercrush! Easily the best track on Addicted. It hits so hard for me.
Right on!
Most under-rated album: ''Sky Blue'
I respect the decision made to get it to a clean 16. But IMO, you should have done a clean 20. Include Casualties of Cool, include Cooked on Phonics, DEFINITELY include The Puzzle, then break Z2 into the 2 albums that it actually is: Dark Matters and Sky Blue. That gives you 20, and it paints a more complete picture. It's all very much Devin solo work. Casualties would be the closest to an exception, but it's not like every "solo record" out there is free of collaborators.
yeah but then it gets too long.
loved this one, (though disagreeing as OM, infinity and terria are my s tiers, with ziltoid as a close a+) hope you do a Jethro Tull one soon though you've already had some of the records on the 50 years series, i have to say that thick as a brick, aqualung and songs from the woods are favourites
Thanks. I’m sure JT will happen.
Thanks for this, been listening to Devin for a long time, but chaoticly, I needed a structure. KI is my favourite.. but I will take some time to listen more of the rest
Tastes differ, especially with Devin, but I am shocked that in a panel of 4 nobody claims Ocean Machine should be S and Transcendence at least in A. That being said, what to put in C and D with this guy? Perhaps it should have been fair to limit these tiers to 2 and the others to 4.
That’s the challenge. I was shocked OM was put in C. At least A for me. 🤷🏻♂️
Addicted in D?!? Guys...
It didn’t end up in D
Gonna throw out some more bands for a list:
Queensryche
Steve Morse/Dixie Dregs
Steve Hackett
Van Halen
KISS if you can get MP on
Good ones.
Poppy Devy is my favorite to be honest, a big outlier is Lucky Animals, and a few others on Epicloud.. I absolutely adore Transcendence, Sky Blue, Addicted. Other than those Decontruction and Ghost stand out to me the most. Disconstraction is by far the beat wacky album he's ever made, and Ghost is of course sublime.
I never get tired of the wheel of prog
Neither do we!
Ocean Machine and Synchestra are S tier cmon! Lol
Physicist on vinyl gave me a new appreciation. Part of the problem is it sounds terrible streamed. Still, D tier here.
Why? Why ! 😎🎶🎉🤘
Not my ranking, but it was quite curious to see this play out.
Z2
Common theme, "I like the bonus material better"
Am I in the minority in thinking Empath is one of his weakest albums? I like it and love Singularity but a lot of the album is a bit too heavy on the operatic/choir/broadway stuff for me.
My S tear would probably be:
Ki, Terria, Accelerated Evolution and Deconstruction
OMG...all those albums in just 1h???
Efficient!
Ghost was one I could play at bed time and my wife complained none!
That's as good sign.
Don’t forget to actually name the albums so when we listen on audio later we know what you’re talking about, haha!
We try our best, we really do.
@@progreport Of course! I know it’s a conversation with multiple people and everyone reacts when that wheel hits the graphic. I just get confused on the audio sometimes. Great episode!
Transcendence is the peak of Devin's songwriting prowess, theres no doubt in my mind.
Transcendence was the first Devin album that when it came out bored me. Leant too much into the modern "prog" thing that I'm not really a fan of and felt flaccid to me
Hip hop Devin would be amaaaaaazing!
Right?!
Does Notes smoke crack?
Just kidding (;
Deafheaven shirt? #unsubscribe
that list sucks!! Transcendence in D?? that guy has problems.....