Best Posthumous Song/Album Releases?

A lot of work that's released posthumously is largely ignored. What do you think is some of the best music released after the artist died? The reason I'm wondering is because Bad 25th anniversary edition came out with around 6 new tracks/demos and if you haven't noticed by my avatar, I'm a fan. The new tracks are great! Just as good as his other work and delicious to the ears.

The only one that comes to mind is An American Prayer.

I really like You Know You're Right by Nirvana.

Like all artists, posthumous works normally turn out terrible when they're incomplete. There are some exceptions

A lot of the J Dilla psothumous production releases are pretty good

The Raekwon J dilla productions like house of flying daggers and 30 bricks were awesome

Nujabes 3rd album was pretty good too.

A few of the MJ releases were also good. Any excuse to hear the man's breath taking voice in a new song.

@AlisterCat said:

I really like You Know You're Right by Nirvana.

My first thought.

Also, Sublime's eponymous album comes to mind.

Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - Jeff Buckley.

@AllIsHeresy said:

Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - Jeff Buckley.

I dunno if it's the best, but there are some amazing half-formed songs on it. It could have been amazing I'm sure.

Woods of Ypres - Woods 5 : Grey Skies and Electric Light. Shame that the mastermind behind the band didn't manage to see the release of this album because it is easily the best work they put out. RIP David Gold \m/\m/

Ronnie James Dio inly finished one song from Magica II before dying... it's called Electra, and I like it quite a bit.

I'm pretty sure The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand came out after the lead guitarist died, and that album is got damn amazing, so that I guess?

Oh wait...

@TheDudeOfGaming:

I thought of that band first as well xD

They certainly make great immediate music.

Mozart's Requiem

@TheDudeOfGaming said:

Oh wait...

You almost got it right.

@AlexanderSheen:

Ha! Ebla was the first song of them I heard and remained my favourite one :]

@Morrow said:

@AlexanderSheen:

Ha! Ebla was the first song of them I heard and remained my favourite one :]

Same here.

@AlexanderSheen:

How did you find the song?

Does Sublime's self titled album count?

@Morrow said:

@AlexanderSheen:

How did you find the song?

On another forum someone posted a montage video of sci-fi shooters (I didn't really cared for it), but the music felt grandiose and sounded like nothing else before. So I asked the poster about the song's name and performer in the comments and he replied.

Death Magnetic by Metallica

@AlexanderSheen: Ah, cool. I was looking for an orchestrated piece in the movie Boondock Saints and stumbled upon Ebla.

@Animasta said:

I'm pretty sure The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand came out after the lead guitarist died, and that album is got damn amazing, so that I guess?

and

@Stete said:

Woods of Ypres - Woods 5 : Grey Skies and Electric Light. Shame that the mastermind behind the band didn't manage to see the release of this album because it is easily the best work they put out. RIP David Gold \m/\m/

are the right answers.

@AlisterCat said:

I really like You Know You're Right by Nirvana.

@AllIsHeresy said:

Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - Jeff Buckley.

Those were the two things I thought of immediately after reading the topic title. Well done GB, you have good taste.

The first posthumous Biggie album had some classics on it, this Eminem collab being my favorite:

Since someone mentioned Mozart, I guess I should mention Chopin's Fantasi Impromptu.

Not a lot come to mind right now but Biggie's life after death is an obvious one

I do like the Woods of Ypres shout, from a metal perspective. But best posthumous release across all genre? Well gosh, this song is what pops into mind instantly

And of course there was this gem from Sam Cooke, a man who was a big influence on Redding

Those beautiful songs aside, Joy Divisions 'Closer' album came out after Ian Curtis had offed himself, Hank Williams Sr released a couple of singles after his death, including Your Cheatin' Heart which is a pretty great country-blues number. Oh & Janis Joplin's 'Pearl' album which is critically acclaimed is also notable.

And to go back to metal, the first thing that comes to mind is De Mysteris Dom Sathanas by Mayhem, released after the murder of Euronymous by Count Grishnakh. Oh black metal, how silly but great you are.

I'll throw down Morphine's "The Night." Their lead singer, Mark Sandman, had a heart attack while performing in Italy. What a way to go.

I love this album but sometimes I find it incredibly emotionally draining to listen to.

Johnny Cash's American V: A Hundred Highways is great. The version of "God's Gonna Cut You Down" I've heard used in various places and "Like the 309" is an amazing, fitting song for him considering it was the last song he ever wrote before passing away.

Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - Jeff Buckley.

Dark Night of the Soul - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

I really like J Dilla's Donuts. I think it was released on his birthday and only three days after he died of lupus or something? Pretty fucked up. *sads*

@forkboy: @EquitasInvictus: I was hoping these would pop up. You, you have good taste.