What would you say was the last Masterpiece Album ?

[Mawni]

Here are some women for you:

Breeders - Pod
Kristin Hersh - Strange Angels

[Red Hulk]

Here's another one

I know I'm in the minority here but,


Kiss - The Elder

Great choice I broke The Elder out last week.
My pick Moody Blues-Days Of Future Passed

[Toy Timelord]

Plenty of Modern Bands releasing great albums. I love everything by Vampire Weekend, but not sure I'd call any of them a masterpiece.

[Confessional]

Perhaps an eclectic take on this, but if I define masterpiece as an album that defined the artist/performer, received much acclaim, has stood the test of time/timeless, and has served as a reference point/influential cultural marker on modern music forward, I'd throw these generational gems on the pile:

Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Slayer - Reign in Blood (1986)
Prince - Sign 'o the Times (1987)
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From the Grace of God (1988)
Bad Religion - Suffer/No Control (1988/89)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (1990)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen (1992/93)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)

[WannabeMego]

I limiting myself to three by the most current:

(2004) Green Day - American Idiot
(1998) Queensr˙che - Operation: Mindcrime
(1997) Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape

[Figuremod73]

Pink Floyd- The wall is the perfect album IMO.
Lots of good ones mentioned though.

[Blue Meanie]

I limiting myself to three by the most current:

(2004) Green Day - American Idiot
(1998) Queensr˙che - Operation: Mindcrime
(1997) Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape

Operation Mindcrime is more like 1988. Think you've been on the road too long.

[ZombieJimC]

[QUOTE=Confessional;1159493]Perhaps an eclectic take on this, but if I define masterpiece as an album that defined the artist/performer, received much acclaim, has stood the test of time/timeless, and has served as a reference point/influential cultural marker on modern music forward

After reading this I thought about this masterpiece concept a little more. I would have to add British Steel by Judas Priest. Another great album front to back. Not only did Priest influence the music of 80s metal scene, but Rob Halford also had a major impact on the leather associated with metal as well.

[4NDR01D]

Perhaps an eclectic take on this, but if I define masterpiece as an album that defined the artist/performer, received much acclaim, has stood the test of time/timeless, and has served as a reference point/influential cultural marker on modern music forward

Husker Du- Zen Arcade (1984), New Day Rising (1985), Flip Your Wig (1985).

Back to back to back masterpieces that follow Confessional's criteria laid out above. Pivotal lp's (and Zen Arcade is a double LP to boot) all released in two years.

Influenced : Nirvana/ Foo Fighters.

Dave Grohl quote: "I grew up with The Beatles, I loved Led Zeppelin, I f*cking loved the Bad Brains and punk rock. But when it comes to guitar playing and song structure, I think that Husker Du might be my biggest songwriting influence.
I was a huge Husker Du fan, and obviously Bob Mould’s music has influenced the way I write music and the way I play guitar. A lot of what I do comes from Bob. I’ve name-checked Husker Du songs lyrically. Like in Times Like These it says ‘I’m a new day rising’. Which is one of my favourite Husker Du records"

Green Day recorded Husker Du's "Don't want to know if you're lonely" for MTV's "Influences".

Pixies- The Pixies formed after Kim Deal answered a classified from Black Francis that stated he was looking for a female vocalist that was into Peter,Paul and Mary and Husker Du".

[Confessional]

^^ Oh yeah, no question. I had them on my list too but their discography is so deep that I couldn't edit down…*you can piggyback Candy Apple Grey and Warehouse on their monument too.

[Mr.Marion]

Beck-Colors (2017)
Well worth a listen

https://youtu.be/WRCA_Fo0rWA

[justzeg18]

I’d say there’s an argument to be made for My Chemical Romance - Black Parade

[Mego-Amigo]

Don't listen to new music unless it's by older artists that I really love. My picks for last album masterpieces would be

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
Paul Weller - Wildwood
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Maybe not considered masterpieces by most but those are my personal favorites.

[Earth 2 Chris]

All of the Johnny Cash "American" series produced by Rick Rubin are fantastic.

Chris

[thunderbolt]

Been revisiting xtc lately Oranges and Lemons is great start to finish. They might be giants flood too. I still stand beside my earlier picks life’s rich pageant and achtung baby.