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  1. 09-15-2010, 8:51 PM #1
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    Greatest Rock Albums

    A companion for Vans post about greatest rock artists, What are your (5) favorite rock albums?

    Some of mine would be (Not really in order):

    • Rolling Stones-Exile on Main Street
    • Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers
    • Derek and the Dominos-Layla and other love songs (I have a grand daughter named after that song by the way)
    • Joe Cocker-Mad Dogs and Englishmen
    • Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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    The Who, Who's Next
    Little Feat, Feats Dont fail me now
    Aerosmith, Rocks
    Bruce Springsteen, Born To Run
    Chris Isaak, Forever Blue, actually anything from Chris Isaak

    Pete Townsend's,Empty Glass

    honorable mentions: Dire Straits, Money for nothing.
    Last edited by Joe Mioux; 09-15-2010 at 10:03 PM. Reason: forgot Pete Townsend's Empty Glasss.so Chris Isaak has to go.
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    1. The Who Who's Next
    2. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
    3. The Who Physical Graffiti
    4. Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced
    5. Cream Diraeli Gears


    Back in Black, Dark Side of the Moon, The Doors (by the Doors), London Calling and Exile on Main Street would round out my top ten.


    One album on a desolate island would be Led Zep IV, The Who might be a little depressing in that situation since they were the angst band of the time.
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    Europe 72 - Grateful Dead
    Born to Run - Springsteen
    Too many others are tied from here on
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    Hmmmm......

    Electric LadyLand
    Welcome to the Canteen
    Surrealistic Pillow
    Let it Bleed
    Mar Y Sol


    Just a few worth mentioning that weren't already
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    Rolling Stones - Exile on Mainstreet
    Queen - Jazz
    SRV - Couldn't Stand the Weather
    Van Halen - Fair Warning
    Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
    AC/DC - If You Want Blood
    Cheap Trick - Budokan
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    • Rolling Stones-Exile on Main Street
    • Derek and the Dominos-Layla - probably the best 2 guitar dual lead album every made. Clapton and Allman together were awesome.
    • CSNY - 4 Way Street
    • Led Zepellin III
    • Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    Not necessarily my favorite albums but you asked for the best Rock albums.
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    Any album from Led Zeppelin... Physical Graphitti is my favorite...

    Also, more modern rock, Linkin Park's Meteora is incredible... Linkin Park is today's Led Zep to me...
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    Not in any particular order:

    Spell Chech - Beetles
    One Street to the West - Springteen and the F Street Band
    Military Life - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    My Complicity - Judas Priest
    Not In My Coffee - Cream
    Can't Get It Off The Ground - Led Zeppelin
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    AC/DC Back In BlacK
    The Beatles Abbey Road
    Cure Head On The Door
    Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
    David Bowie Scary Monsters
    Steve Winwood Arc Of A Diver
    Ozzy Osborn Blizzard Of Ozz
    Dire Straits Dire Straits self titled
    Roxy Music Avalon
    The Kinks You Really Got Me
    The Black Crows Shake Your Money Maker
    Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood
    Nirvana Nevermind
    ZZ Top El Loco
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    Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy or Physical Graffiti
    Beatles - Abbey Road
    Bowie- Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
    Rush - Permanent Waves or Moving Pictures
    Police - Ghost in the Machine
    Elton John - Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

    And if we wanna get into alt rock:

    The Stone Roses (self-titled)...by a huge mile
    The Cure - Staring at the Sea
    The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
    REM - Life's Rich Pageant
    Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
    Blur - The Great Escape
    The Killers - Sam's Town
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    percy sledge - greatest hits
    journey - evolution, infinity
    sniff n the tears - best of
    Molly Hatchet - molly hatchet
    nazareth - hair of the dog

    There are many more but these are the few that I really like every song on the album (cd).
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    Order changes base on mood, but...

    Elephant - White Stripes
    Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
    I - IV - Led Zeppelin (no way to separate these four albums in my mind)
    Abbey Road - The Beatles
    Fragile - YES
    Signals - Rush
    August and Everything After - Counting Crows (really all their albums)
    Southern Music Harmony Companion - Black Crows
    The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life - Frank Zappa (live album, so maybe it shouldn't count)
    The Road To Ensenada - Lyle Lovett (may not be rock, it's not really any other category either)
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    Led Zeppelin - I and II
    Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
    Megadeth - Rust in Peace
    Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Rush - 2112
    Pink Floyd - Wall and Dark Side of the Moon
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold and Platinum (I think that's a compilation)
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    I was never much into the albums -as such. Mostly individual songs. Really hated to have to buy an album for just a couple good songs...

    These are the ones that I liked most/all of the songs on the album:

    Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
    Toys in the Attic by Aerosmith
    Appetite for Destruction by GNR
    Alive! by KISS
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