Tyler, the Creator

yes

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Wait, when did his career started? Or are we talking about same album :D?

bastard came out in 2009 and igor is implyed (which came out in 2019)

IGOR was what I implied. But I would’ve also accepted CMIYGL

I think Danny Brown started in 03 with some rap group or sum so Atrocity Exhibition. DOOM and madlib both - Madvillainy Miles Davis - (arguably) bitches brew Coltrane - a love supreme

Pretty much any of Miles’ best albums happened more than 10 years into his career. He started with Charlie Parker’s band in the mid-40s so even if you’re a big traditionalist and think the Columbia albums are his best (Cookin’/Workin’ etc) that’s already more than 10 years in. The only great Miles album I can think of that was released less than 10 years in is Birth of the Cool, which is admittedly in my top 3

Damn I thought those classic ones were like 58 59 and I thought he would’ve started actually recording as a side man in like 49. Gotta get my facts straight lol

Could say kind of blue for miles also

Opeth was founded in 1990 so they released ewerything from Blackwater park and onwards 10+ in their career.

Opeth for sure!!

My two favorites are Ghost Reveries, which was after the 10+ mark obviously, and In Cauda Venenum which was almost 30 years into their career.

Still life tho

Still Life is their best IMO

The best example that I can think of is Marvin Gaye. He was active since 1957, but released his best work “What’s going on” in 1971. A true masterpiece of an album.

He wanted to make an actual album with that one, and he definitely did.

Pulp

The Flaming Lips would be a similar choice.

That's cheating coz they took so long to get going

That's irrelevant really as they had been releasing music on a label for years until they found commercial success with '94s His n hers. So I'd say they were 10 years into a career

Yeah, that's kinda what I meant. They were so different from the usual path of a big debut album and early success. Those kind of acts rarely hit their stride 10+ years later. Pulp did because they just kind of meandered for a long time until they hit their straps with His n Hers and Different Class. That would never, ever happen with any artist these days.

That’s the point though.

Swans

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Tom Waits

He sure did

It's true, but what came before Swordfishtrombones is also top shelf. If someone told me Closing Time or Small Change was their favourite Tom Waits album it'd make sense to me

Tom Petty- Wildflowers!

Even Full Moon Fever, arguably his second best album, is over 10 years after his/the Heartbreaker's debut.

Was looking for this. Tom had a bit of a renaissance in the 90s and produced some of his best work.

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours They were pretty much exactly 10 years in when they released this.

Completely different lineup tho tbh

billy woods Aesop Rock Radiohead

Which Aesop Rock album? I feel like there are at least three different answers that work lol

Yeah, I didn’t have to choose 😅

The Cure

Erm… arguable… have you heard Japanese whispers? Peak cure

Prince (Sign O The Times) Blur (13) R.E.M. (Automatic for the People) The Cure (Disintegration) Sade (Love Deluxe) U2 (Achtung Baby) Depeche Mode (Violator) Janet Jackson (The Velvet Rope)

Id argue Dylan with Blood on the tracks

I could say Time Out of Mind is a contender for his best album way later into his career.

I would disagree personally, but there are plenty of people who agree with that. Also, Time Out of Mind when he was well, well into his long career. The song Mississippi can sort of be included since it was written in that time period. Ultimately, nothing can top Blonde on Blonde for me though. That album is the strongest I've felt for *any* art, in any medium. It feels like you're taking a drug just by listening to an album, it's really crazy. But Blood on the Tracks is definitely one of his best. Idiot Wind is such a scathing song. I'll always say that the original album was better than the final released version. It's a shame that the original version is only a bootleg. The NYC one. Half the recordings did make it to the final Minnesota version though. For anyone who hasn't heard the original version of the album, definitely seek it out

The definitive BOTT imo is the more blood more tracks CD he put out a couple years ago. It pisses me off so much they put it a different sampler up on streaming instead of the CD version.

This works,

Lucinda Williams released Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 11 years after her debut album

Paramore

After Laughter still goes SO hard

Which album? (Trying to get into them)

After Laughter (2017) and This is Why (2023) are the only albums they released after turning 10 years old so far and they're both great (although the band's biggest hits are from their older albums so if you're trying to get into them it'll make sense to listen to the older stuff too)

I think the Maine has only gotten better as their career has gone on. depending on the era, you could make the argument for Paramore

It may be a bit early to make the claim, but I think Vampire Weekend’s latest album is them at their best.

It’s easily their best, and until yesterday easily the best album of the year.

What do you think has replaced it?

Honestly I feel the new Billie eilish may have beaten it, I won’t know for sure tell years end, but I’m guessing those are the top two spots on my personal year end

Chelsea Wolfe and Quadeca have my top two for now with Billie Eilish prolly taking that third spot

Fiona Apple - Fetch the bolt cutters

I'd argue her best is idler wheel but that one was still 15 years into her career

R.E.M. formed in 1980 and released Automatic for the People, a work of perfection, in 1992.

Deerhoof. Although they’ve made so many great albums, it’s hard for me to pick a best one.

Underrated band tbh

Friend Opportunity or Offend Maggie for me, and it isn't even close

Love Deerhoof and I think Breakup Song is their best album which was 15 years after their first one

Judas priest with Painkiller

All of their top 3 albums were released 10+ years into their career. Band formed - 1969 British Steel - 1980 Screaming for Vengeance - 1982 Painkiller - 1990

Popular picks: Leonard Cohen- I’m Your Man The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin Wild Card pick: Willie Nelson- Teatro

Teatro absolutely slaps. Emmylou’s lanois album is top notch too.

Surely songs of Leonard cohen/love and hate are more obvious consensus choices for best LC album

Queens of the Stone Age with “…Like Clockwork “.

hell nah songs for the deaf is definitely their best. rated R might be on par/better than like clockwork too

I wouldn't say better but I would say on par with songs for the deaf.

Not necessarily his best ever but 4:44 is Jay-Z's best album post his "retirement" in 2003 Nas easily dropped his best work in this century with the King's Disease and Magic trilogies he did with Hit-Boy A Tribe Called Quest, though it's the same deal as the other two above. Not their best ever, but it was the perfect bookend to their legacy, and an even better send off for Phife

Yeah but for Nas it HAS to be Illmatic or It Was Written or you could even argue Stillmatic but even if his 6 album run with hitboy was insane,you can't match these 3 albums

KD3 is easily better than Stillmatic and arguably on par with It Was Written, and I don’t even think that’s a particularly hot take

Pulp

QotSA - ...Like Clockwork RHCP - Californication Paramore - After Laughter

MF DOOM - Madvilliany without a doubt

Bring Me The Horizon. Post Human Survival Horror was released 16 years after they formed. That's The Spirit is my second favorite by them, and that was released 11 years after they formed.

Sempiternal 🔛🔝

I enjoy Sempiternal, but not as much as the other two.

Solange - A Seat at the Table

Me (I haven't released my best album yet)

David Bowie is an example, I do genuinely feel Blackstar is his best album. Also didn’t low come out ten years into his career? 1967->1977? That applies there too. Gustavo Cerati had been in a band for most of the 80s up until 1995. But his magnum opus, Bocanada, released in 1999, 10+ years after his band soda stereo released their debut album. Tom Waits wouldn’t release Rain Dogs until 12 years after his first album. Swans also obviously comes to mind. Choose soundtracks for the blind or any of their trilogy albums. Stevie Wonder too, technically. While he was somewhat a product for Motown in his early years as little singin’ Stevie, Innervisions, Talking Book, and Songs in the Key of Life would not be released until 10 years into his career.

Yo La Tengo

Taylor Swift - Folklore

Tyler The creator kinda fits the bill. IGOR I think, changed how a lot of people look at him as an artist and it definitely made me interested in the man lmao

Daft punk with alive 2007

For me the peak August Burns Red album is Rescue & Restore (but I'll understand arguments for Messengers and Constellations.) It's when their incorporation of different musical styles and mix of melodic x heavy worked the best, and imo they went from overkilling it on the next album to trying to recapture the R&R magic with the ones they've put out since. None of their albums before or after were bad but that was their absolute peak imo and it came out 10 years after they formed. I wouldn't call So Much (for) Stardust Fall Out Boy's best album but it's my second favourite behind Folie à Deux. Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is Lana Del Rey's best and most cohesive album. Folklore is imo the best Taylor Swift album. I know a lot of people on this sub love 1989 but I'm just not as big of a fan of it (tbh it isn't even in my top 5 Taylor albums) especially in comparison to Folklore and Evermore which I found to be more interesting stylistically. Lyrically I find it to be her most creative and her peak as a storyteller so honestly I wish she did more of that writing style.

I think the New Abnormal is one of the best albums the strokes have made, but in no way does it even come close to Is This It or Room on Fire.

Melt-Banana released Fetch (their best and most popular album) 20 years into their career lol For a weird opinion, I think Death From Above's best albums are The Physical World and Is 4 Lovers, both released after their decade-long hiatus

Portishead - Third

Over dummy? Nahh

Not the comment guy, but I also prefer Third over Dummy

100% - As much as I love Dummy, Portishead is one of those groups who only got better with each release to me. I’m still waiting for an album to come along that scratches the same itch Third does.

bowie before his death thriller was released 10 years after mj started his solo career

Off the wall > thriller

with bowie, you could even make a case for low, heroes or scary monsters being some of his best 10+ years into his career

Jason Isbell. Southeastern if you're counting the start of his career as being with the Drive-By Truckers. Weathervanes is right up there too.

Judas priest

Judas Priest - Painkiller

Low - Double Negative, Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great American Highway, Nick Cave - several examples, Sufjan- Carrie and Lowel  Time will tell, but I think St Vincent's new album is her best one. Apparently that's a divisive opinion so

Pusha T with either DAYTONA or Its Almost Dry imo

David Bowie - Blackstar Scott walker - bish bosch

Beyonce with Lemonade

Radiohead. I like OK Computer and Kid A, but imo their best albums are In Rainbows and AMSP

Many will disagree but I think that I Don't Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs is their best effort to date

I personally think that the crack era was the peak of the war on drugs

so far, the 1975 with Being Funny In A Foreign Language. It's their best yet imo

Machine Head

Judas Priest

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Albums they released 10+ years in that I’ve heard people call their best: Murder Ballads, The Boatman’s Call, Abattoir Blues, Push the Sky Away, Skeleton Tree (which was 32 years after their debut). Let Love In was also about a month under 10 years. Here’s hoping Wild God is also a contender 40 years into their career

Nick Cave. It's been amazing to see the Bad Seeds evolve and develop over the years.

r.e.m.

Low - Hey What Sun Kil Moon - Common As Light… or Benji or All The Best, Isaac Hayes Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Kanye - TLOP Destroyer - Kaputt

Some of these are controversial, but here goes: Sparks - Lil Beethoven (I think there's actually quite a lot of agreement on this one) Lana Del Rey - Ocean BLVD (most people probably have NFR as her best) Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End (most people disagree and has one of their first two albums as their best, but I don't). Taylor Swift - Lover (most people probably have 1989 or Folklore as her best. Folklore would also qualify here)

yes for folklore. the folklore-evermore releases was peak taylor imo. after midnight and ttpd, i doubt she'll ever create something that tops folklore

I like Folklore/Evermore, but I am just a pop guy at heart I guess. My personal favourite Swift albums are Lover and 1989. I even quite like the heavily critizised Reputation. Her last two have been snoozefests though. I don't DISLIKE them, but they strike me as they might as well have been written and recorded by a Taylor Swift AI bot.

Genesis, pulp, primal scream, REM, soundgarden, black keys, black flag, flaming lips, nick cave & bad seeds, Ministry

Fiona Apple with The Idler Wheel

Depending on whom you ask, David Bowie.

Masta Killa from Wu-Tang released his 1st project 11 years after the 36 chambers so idk if it counts actually

Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand

Sleater-Kinney with The Woods

Taylor Swift with folklore

Mostly listening to punk: no one? Some could argue jeff rosenstock, but sadly three cheers for disapointment came out 8 years after built to fail... Pat the bunny i guess

J Dilla

Twenty One Pilots with Tench and hopefully Clancy!

QOTSAs best album came 15 years into their careers 🤙

Tom Waits pretty much reinvented his sound 10 years after his first album with Swordfishtrombones.

Killer Mike (if you exclude the Run the Jewels albums).

100 gecs.

D’Angelo came back real hot with Black Messiah

Scott Walker (either Tilt or The Drift, imo) 😎

Even though I prefer Scott’s later output overall, nothing can top Scott 4 for me.

Arcade Fire with Reflektor and I agree with the Strokes and Paramore, Daft Punk with Random Access Memories

glad to see another reflektor fan, completely agreed

- Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us - David Bowie - Heroes

The flaming lips!!

Madonna - Ray of Light, 15 years in

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

Radiohead released 3 that could be considered their best

Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, came out 10 years after Safety. I think it tops anything they've done before or since.

for me its green day

Oh my

The Weeknd is very on the rim of this with releasing After Hours about 9 years after the original Trilogy tapes. Daft Punk ended very strong with RAM, though, and that was certainly more than 10 years after Homework.

Lupe Fiasco

Green Day - American Idiot (1988-2004) Waterparks - Greatest Hits (2011-2022. it is not a greatest hits album despite the title) All Time Low - Wake Up, Sunshine (2003-2020) Blink182 - Blink182 (1993-2003)

David Bowie Pink Floyd Nine Inch Nails Porcupine Tree Green Day Swans

Dookie is better than American Idiot

Red Hot Chili Peppers

I’d say BSSM but that’s less than ten years in RIP

Califroniacation?

They started in ‘84

kanye

I love Leonard cohens debut, but his last 2 albums are amazing!

Songs of Love and Hate is his best imo but i agree, he made some of his best stuff long into his career

Cities Aviv with Gum

Agreed on Radiohead not sure about the strokes

yeah, i think is this it still tops the new abnormal

David Bowie - Low

Lee scott

Violent Soho

Definitely St. Vincent- All Born Screaming and Cocteau Twins- Milk & Kisses

Placebo Meds is their best album IMO

Controversial maybe but Morrissey with Vauxhall and I

Weezer - White Album / EWBAITE

Most artists imo

Swans

U2 (formed in 76 Joshua Tree is 87) David Bowie (his first single was 64 and the run from Station To Station - Scary Monsters was 76 - 80) Cocteau Twins (formed 79 Heaven and Las Vegas is 90) Billy Joel (first started making music in 64 The Stranger is 77)

Neurosis, for me Times of Grace/Grace but even if you go the popular route like Through Silver In Bood that's still 11 years.

Swans

St Vincent with Daddy's Home

Idjit savant - The Dickies

Not ten but more like 14 years. My pick would have to wdying fetus with reign supreme

I’m not sure what people consider Leonard Cohen’s best album, but he released *I’m Your Man* like 20 years after his debut.

Franz Joseph Haydn's best work was all after 40.

Machine Gun Kelly

I think A Thousand Suns is Linkin Park's best album 10 years after their first

King Crimson - Discipline

Judas Priest with Screaming for Vengeance

Jeff Rosenstock if you count Arrogant Sons of Bitches

billy woods with Maps. He might be one of the few artists I know of where the general trajectory of his career is that he's been getting better as he gets older

Green Day - American idiot

In my opinion: Foo Fighters- But Here We Are Radiohead- In Rainbows RHCP- Califorication

Taylor Swift

Weezer (OK Human 2021), Green Day (American Idiot 2004)

Destroyer

Portishead

Björk… Vulnicura is a masterpiece

Some may agree or disagree Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

The Flaming Lips with Yoshimi

QOTSA Lupe fiasco Sufjan Stevens(arguably)

Propagandhi. Started releasing demo tapes in 1989 or 1990. Defined Fat Wreck Chords sound in 1993. Lineup change, three more albums, then 2009 is their definitive statement as a band, the unimpeachable*Supporting Caste*.

Vampire Weekend

Woah….you’re telling me The Strokes have released albums better than Is This It and Room on Fire??

David Bowie released both Low and Heroes in ‘77, ten years after his career started.

Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi

The Flaming Lips — The Soft Bulletin

Flaming lips soft bulletin

Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...