Umphrey’s McGee Albums Ranked

Umphrey’s McGee is an American jam band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, and folk. They have toured regularly and released several albums. Guitarist Jake Cinninger was added to the band in September 2000. Cinninger deepened the Umphrey’s sound, and also contributed a large repertoire of original music, much of which comprised the bulk of the catalog from his previous band, Ali Baba’s Tahini. The band also adopted several songs written by Karl Engelmann, Ali Baba’s Tahini frontman. (He now fronts Asheville, North Carolina-based rock band Mother Vinegar). Shortly after Cinninger’s arrival, the band released another live album, One Fat Sucka, which contained live performances recorded in the summer and fall of 2000. Here are all of Umphrey’s McGee albums Ranked.

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7. The Bottom Half (2007)

“This album is yet another exhibit of extraordinary musical diversity from Umphrey’s McGee. The previous album (Safety In Numbers) was a rendering of lyricism and poetry showing that the singer-songwriter thing is a very important aspect of what they do. The Bottom Half shows the strength of UM’s diversity through a mixture of acoustic, classical, and electric guitars, incredible percussion, powerful song writing, elegant piano composition, saxophone, banjo (including a notable cameo appearance), strings, and creative production.”

6. Mantis (2009)

“Mantis is a real step forward for Umphrey’s McGee; in my view this is plainly their best album to date. The songwriting, lyrics, arranging – all superb. The album hangs together as a whole, like the best of Pink Floyd albums – it is that good. They are in fact better instrumentalists than Floyd ever were, as any UM fan knows. You can here the influence of Floyd here, along with other classic progressive rock bands – Kansas, Yes, the Beatles. This album is worth many listens. Melodies to please everyone, and intensity to please music geeks. It’s a pinnacle for UM, and I wish them many more.”

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5. It’s Not Us (2018)

“Entertaining album from the always amazing Umphrey’s McGee. This one mixes all the Umph Love into one delicious stew. You will be dancing, head banging, playing air guitar / drums and most of all smiling as you listen to It’s Not Us. These virtuosos funnel all their talent into fun and joyous music.”

4. Hall Of Fame: Class Of 2011 (2012)

“This album is awesome. The early leader for Album of the Year. They’ve definitely done a lot with arrangements and layering. Vocal harmonies, strings, epic, energetic, pieces with movements. A great return to form for these guys, and somewhat of an unexpected effort.”

3. One Fat Sucka (2000)

“One fat sucka is a good snapshot of where um was early on. it was recorded around the time when jake cinninger joined the band in mid to late 2000. It has a great selection of songs from various shows. It obviously doesn’t compare to the live material they are currently putting out, but it does help paint a picture of where the band started.”

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2. Zonkey (2016)

“This is the audio equivalent of a thrill ride. Excellent material, played superbly and with inventively creative ideas only Umphrey’s McGee could imagine, let alone pull off. Do your ears a favor and get this album. They will smile and thank you in return.”

1. Anchor Drops (2004)

“What an outstanding album! From head to toe, this is the album that epitomizes who UM are and what they can do musically. The music in this is brilliant and still makes up the bulk of what they play live from the shows I’ve been to. This is one excellent album form the band that moves us again and again.”