Sometimes, an album comes along that etches its name in the history books immediately. These are the classics that were immediately embraced by fans and critics alike, like Metallica’s Black Album being the biggest album in the world practically immediately.
Other times, it takes considerably longer for the world to cotton on to an album’s brilliance. Whether it’s a lack of critical success at the time, flying under the radar or a band bowing out before their time, there’s a slew of records later reappraised to classics. We’ve assembled a list of 10 forward-thinking masterpieces that were ahead of their time on release.
