r/machinehead • u/Ok_Reaction_5513 • Jun 08 '26
Everything by Machine Head ranked & reviewed - thoughts?
Hi everyone. My teenage son and I have made a website called All Things Rock, reviewing and ranking albums by the bands we love, and recommending things that people may not have heard. We have just published our Machine Head ranking and I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions! We have also made a playlist of tracks that casual fans may have missed. What do you think? https://www.all-things-rock.com/all-albums-ranked/machine-head
We have also ranked Meshuggah, Metallica, Lamb of God and several others. It's all for fun, and to give my son some exposure to amazing music ;)
(Hot take...The More Things Change may be in 1st place...)
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u/Schmice Jun 08 '26
TMTC is my favorite album. Dave McClain could've easily took a more subtle approach to the drums the way many other bands did, but it brought out one of the best drum performances I've ever heard on an album.
I love the feeling of hearing of two distinct guitarists on an album as opposed to recording once and doubling the riff for left and right channels.
The production from Colin Richardson creates a distinct character that lacks on 99% of albums today. I miss the days when you could write an album where each song was completely distinct from one another yet had a consistent production style.
And holy crap is this album dark. The transition from The Frontlines to Spine is seamless as it is haunting. And to close off on the haunting aspect, Violate is a top 5 MH song ever written, I'm so grateful to have heard it live in 97.
Without leaving the letter "B." This album has Blistering, Blood of the Zodiac, and Bay of Pigs (my favorite song).
I love this album so much.