Music 7 Twenty One Pilots albums, from the worst to the best, according to Rolling Stone

With a unique sound and full of several references, which go through rock, pop, hip hop, reggae, Twenty One Pilots it was only hit the mainstream with the fourth studio album, titled Blurryfacereleased about 10 years ago, on May 17, 2015.

With 14 tracks, this work was the second after the duo – formed by Tyler Josephvocalist and founding member, and Josh Dundrummer who entered the band shortly before the second album, Regional at Best (2011) – Sign with the label Fueled by Ramenwhich belongs to Warner Music Group.

Walking through the underground of Indie and alternative music of the United States, Twenty One Pilots He built his own identity, with songs that won a legion of faithful fans and lyrics that address mental health.

In addition, over the years, the band has developed a complex narrative with bishops that symbolize their insecurities, mythical creatures (I’m talking about you, NED) that represent creativity, and rebels that act as analogies to friends, fans, loved ones and perseverance.

Like practically every artist/band, Twenty One Pilots It has the disruptive album, the favorite of the fans, the considered “masterpiece”, the experimental, the amateur and the one who reconnects the group with what worked.

However, the band’s artistic journey has a different seasoning: Joseph and Dun They do not have a musical formula. Each album has its own tone, but none of the tracks sounds recycled.

Then, below, see the ranking of the seven studio albums of the Twenty One Pilotsfrom the worst to the best, according to Rolling Stone Brazil:

Coincidentally, the band announced the eighth album of the career, titled Breach, the same day that this article was completed. What will be the position that the new work will occupy in the band’s ranking? Only time will tell us. 7th place: Scaled and Icy

Scaled and Icy cover – Photo: Disclosure If the studio records of the Twenty One Pilots They had wide acceptance within the fan base, as well as receiving good criticism from musical journalists, Scaled and Icy

It was the first work of the band to be divisive, both between the public and among specialized critics.In fact, this is a competent disc, in which the duo explores a more pop sound. However, it does not have that touch of novelty or even weirdness we hear in the band’s previous work. “SHY AWAY“,”The Outside“and”Mulberry Street

“These are great songs that are repeated stickers in the repertoire of the shows. However, it seems that not even the Twenty One Pilots is so fan of the colorful and upbeat ofScaled and Icy. “Kind of wishing to never have done ‘Saturday ‘”, sings Tylerin “Backslide “, music of Clacy

(2024) About the fear of repeating old habits and feeling of suffocation. 6th place: Regional at Best

Regional cover at Best – Photo: Disclosure Technically it is the worst album ofTwenty One Pilots ? Yes, but Regional at BestIt has that nostalgic air, from the perrengues that the band was independent, as well as some jewelry in the band’s discography, like “Lovel“,”Glowing Eyes“,”Forest“and”Kitchen Sink

“.However, the scarcest resources of the time resulted in some poorest tracks loudly, such as “Guns for hands“,”Ode to Sleep“,”Car radio“,”HOUSE OF GOLD“,”Holding on to you“and”Trees “, which would later be rewritten – and would become the band’s classics – inVessel

first album made by the group after signing with record label. Although the album is darling among the most faithful fans inTwenty One Pilots , Tyler Joseph It does not appreciate him so much, and even said that he technically does not exist. In live made to celebrate the 10 years ofVessel he mentioned that “it was always strange to talk about the albumRegional at Best “. Already Josh Dun

He added: “The point of releasing these songs was to have something to play live. At the time, we decided, ‘Let’s put something together, so we can do shows.’ It wasn’t a professionally recorded album.” “To give a context, the first album that Josh [lançado em 2009]And I released it was independent, the self -titled . When I say ‘independent’: record 14 songs in your home studio and say ‘that’s it! We will pay some company to make the CDs and people buy ‘. Launching this independently was practically that, “recalled the singer.” So we recorded more songs and decided to releaseRegional at Best . At this time, we signed with the labelFueled by Ramen

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January 11, 2023 Despite all this complex story, the band plays some of the songs “Lost” Regional at BestAt live shows, in a part of Medley of the old songs. In fact, this happened in Brazil, where they sang “Addict with a pen“,”Migraine“,”Forest“and”Fall Away

“. 5th place: Clacy

CLANCY COVER – Photo: Disclosure After launching the differentScaled and Icy , Twenty One Pilots He recalled the route to meet again. The sound brings us to the height of the band in the eras (or rather, ages) of Blurryface andTrench

.The opening track, “Overcompensate“, is the best song that starts an album of the band and narrowly surpasses”Heavydirtysoul“. What we heard in the following tracks shows the group at the height: the punk of”Next Semester“, the melancholy rap of”Backslide“, the explosive pop rock of”Midwest Indigo“The Synth-Pop Soturno of”Routines in the Night“And the desperate falsetes of”Vignette

“. This first half is impactful. However, Clacyloses strength from “The Craving (Jenna’s Version)“and goes through a certain crisis of identity and sound, although”Navigating

“Be a true hymn. Fortunately, this has been a true commercial success forTwenty One Pilots : The audience on streaming platforms exceeded expectations. In addition, the album’s tour broke some audience records for the band, which played 65,000 people inGNP Stadium Seguros

in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. 4th place: Vessel

Vessel cover – Photo: Disclosure One of the great hits of Vessel were the rewrites of songs present inRegional at Bestwhich have become emblematic tracks and are present at the band’s shows to this day, like “Car radio“,”Holding on to you“,”Guns for hands“and”Trees

“. The 12 songs have a very specific tone of Twenty One Pilots at that moment, with letters that bring reflections on sanity and portray a Tyler Joseph

Young, full of insecurities and somewhat pessimistic. Vessel It was a big hit by the band, which in the first work with label showed the full potential, which would be confirmed in the next project,Blurryface

. 3rd place: Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilots cover – Photo: Disclosure The darkest album of the discography of the Twenty One Pilots He resisted very well to the time test and figures with peace of mind on the band’s best albums. In the 14 songs,Tyler

with a young and innocent voice, debates his own questions with faith and mental health with a sober sound. The self -titled is a true gothic opera.“He pretends to be fine / but you should see / Oh, he in bed, late at night / he is petrified / take me out and end up with this waste of life “, singsTyler

.As much as the album is no longer referenced by the group in new releases or tours, songs like “Fall Away“,”The Pantaloon“,”Addict with a pen“and”Taxi

“These are unchanging classics in the band’s career. 2nd place: Blurryface

Blurryface cover – Photo: Disclosure The studio album that launched Twenty One PilotsFor the world it would have to be in a high position in this ranking, right? But not for the great commercial success (“Stressed out“and”Ride “They have about 2 billion reproductions in theSpotify

), because the album is very well resolved sound and literally. Blurryface It is the most emo project of the band Tyler Joseph andJosh Dun. Here, they make a dramatic request for salvation (“Heavydirtysoul“), discuss and counter the insecurities themselves (“FAIRLY LOCAL“), make an unusual declaration of love (“TEAR IN MY HEART“) and remember the origins as if they were a dark place (“Hometown

“), among other tracks. The sound uses and abuses synthesizers that accompany the intense battery ofDun

always a highlight in the band’s discography. In addition, the LP first presents the complex narrative, which would be explored for the next 10 years, bringing more personality and depth to the lyrics. 1st place: Trench

Trench cover – Photo: Disclosure The great masterpiece of Twenty One Pilots andTrench

in which the band managed to overcome itself in every respect. The songs are a mixture of rock in their different forms-from alternative to indie-as well as synth-pop and hip hop.The beginning of the album is frantic, right after the epic opening of “Jumpsuit“, a transition transports us directly to the rapid rhymes of”Levitate “. All the elements that the group dominates are even more refined inTrench as the structuring of the letters ofJoseph the rhythms of the battery Dun

and the fluctuation among the most diverse musical genres. If it starts with all this energy, Trench It ends more to the ground, talking about emotional issues, creative block and the relationship with fans. Twenty One Pilots

There is still a lot of ground to walk in music, but will face many challenges to deliver such cohesive work that it reverberates so much.
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May 21, 2025