Wheel of Prog - Devin Townsend (Albums Tier List)  

Hell yeah! Let's go people. Thanks so much for having me on here Roie, it was incredibly fun!

Ocean Machine in C?! Funeral, Bastard, And The Death of Music is an unreal trio like no other

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!

When dude put Ocean Machine in C, I wanted to climb through the screen and fight him.

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.

I'm 25 minutes in and I'm convinced that Notes is an insane person.

Thanks for watching, everyone!

I'm only at Ocean Machine but these guys are crazy.

Oh, boy... I've been waiting for this one!!! 🤟🏻

Sky Blue deserved so much more. Sure, it covers previous ground, but it does it masterfully.

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.

Devin is the best - a humble, musical wizard - I can't wait to take my family to see him the next go around

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.

Most under-rated album: ''Sky Blue'

Notes review on the wheel what a delightful suprise!

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.

Pixilate/Judgement is an unreal combo, Let it Roll is one of the best album intros. Empath #1, Synchestra #2

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

Transcendence, his best album, in D is insane to me

Great panel with Tris and Notes

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

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!

Addicted in D?!? Guys...

What a video. Absolutely loved this!

Common theme, "I like the bonus material better"

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' :)

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!

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.

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!

Roie, I'm with you on Supercrush! Easily the best track on Addicted. It hits so hard for me.

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!

I never get tired of the wheel of prog

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

11:42 devy comes from direct musical lineage from zappa. Zappa - steve vai - devin townsend

Ohhhh…. This is going to be soooo tasty!!!

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.

1. Ocean machine 2. City 3. Deconstruction 4. ZTO 5. Infinity 6. Terria 7. Addicted 8. Empath 9. Alien 10. The new black 11. Ghost 12. Dark matters 13. Epicloud 14. Synchestra 15. Transcendence 16. Sky blue 17. Accelerated evolution 18. SYL 19. Physicist 20. Lightwork 21. Ki 22. Casualties of cool 23. The puzzle/Snuggles 24. Heavy as a really heavy thing 25. Punky Bruster 26. The hummer 27. Devlab

Does anyone know the devin townsend song that starts with a sample saying something like: "the remarkable ability of the human ear to distinguish thousands of sounds"?

I think Casualities of Cool should be in with a good A? 🤤

Ghost was one I could play at bed time and my wife complained none!

Physicist on vinyl gave me a new appreciation. Part of the problem is it sounds terrible streamed. Still, D tier here.

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

I still am at Infinity but I just can't believe how much you disregarded literally the best tracks in the album. Soul Driven Cadillac? Life is All Dynamics? Unity? Noisy Pink Bubbles? And I am not even touching the demos because Om and Sit In The Mountain are remarkable but I'll be fair. Also how Jordan implies this album is still a " wall of sound development " when the album literally has the most insane wall of sound of all his albums! The fact that he was not an expert with sound production but was so deluded by his delirium of grandeur that he just went with it and created something that can't be replicated because of such a harmful and particular mindset is not something one can ignore. As much as I know Devin doesn't like how the album ended up sounding, what he created in Infinity is raw and powerful. The production not being the best shouldn't be a focus. Saying " Truth " was done better in Trascendence is a lie. The song sounds more polished but it lacks a lot of the emotion the original has. How weak the " Hallelujah! " section ended up sounding is a testament to that. Perhaps you all are more focused on if it was progressive enough or complex enough when there's so much more to the album than the technical aspects. Still I obviously respect your opinions but I believe you could have ruined your experience listening to it because of paying attention to stuff that are not that important. But if I'm honest, perhaps I just love how massive and overwhelming the album sounds. The production as imperfect as it is, it works perfectly. It is as uncomfortable as it is a space of peace. But you know, life is all dynamics so you need to be ready.

Ocean Machine and Synchestra are S tier cmon! Lol

List is pretty spot on but Ki belongs in B. Ocean Machine in A please.

Why does he keep call it Synchestria? Isn't it Synchestra?

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

Not my ranking, but it was quite curious to see this play out.

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.

Transcendence is the peak of Devin's songwriting prowess, theres no doubt in my mind.

Ocean Machine in C??? Lmfao. Its his masterpiece

Casualties 🥺

I knew this would piss me off lol

OMG...all those albums in just 1h???

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

Why? Why ! 😎🎶🎉🤘

Transcendence in D is correct.

I still prefer the SYL records over his solo work, although I love Ki, Addicted!. Infinity and Transcendence. Still on the fence about Lightwork .... not gripping me as much.

By default Notes has to like Notes From Africa

Ziltoid not in S hurts my soul. Transcendence in D is definitely a minority opinion. Z2 better than everything below it? No.

Don’t forget to actually name the albums so when we listen on audio later we know what you’re talking about, haha!

Ocean Machine and Addicted in C is a travesty. My S-tier would be: Deconstruction, Ziltoid, Ocean Machine, Ki. And Addicted! should be in A.

Hip hop Devin would be amaaaaaazing!

Empath is ok

Z2

that list sucks!! Transcendence in D?? that guy has problems.....

This was so bizarre to watch. Some of your taste is like my anti-taste. From Addicted on I find Devin’s music got really bland. Around that time he had his production process down to the point where everything just started sounding the same. Ocean Machine, Terria, Infinity Accelerated Evolution and Ziltoid are S & A tier for me. I know music is subjective but Ocean Machine in C is just plain wrong 😂

Does Notes smoke crack? Just kidding (;

Great video but this tier list stinks. lol

This is a very odd list. If you are going for unusual stuff, then maybe? Or not so much. That said the choices are to my mind unsupportable. It is subjective of course, but I suspect Devy fans would not agree with an awful lot of this list. So if you are coming here for recommendations, don't.

Stopped watching after you put Ocean Machine in C tier

Deafheaven shirt? #unsubscribe