Greatest Rock Album of All Time

[chaos24]

Lynyed Skynyrd ...the essential...2 disc....half live...a true classic

 

[shokhead]

Well said, Geno! I thoroughly agree...especially about being 'saved' from Peggy Lee, etc, lol.

I think what I said was that the Beatles played some rock music, but they were generally a 'pop' band, especially early on. There was indeed a crossover in genres by most bands of the era. And we could argue the definitions of the genres all day. I think that the word 'pop' might be a dirty word to some Beatle fans. (Once again, JVC,) I did not call them a bubblegum band. I said the fans were primarily (bubblegum chewing) teenage girls. Of that there is no doubt. But I think I hit some sensitive, young-male-fan (at the time) buttons with that comment, lol.

It's interesting how people can read and/or interpret things that weren't said. But I guess that's what makes internet forums entertaining.

If we are in the now then heck yes,the beatles started out pop but remember,no such word as pop in the mid 60's.

 

[Geno]

If we are in the now then heck yes,the beatles started out pop but remember,no such word as pop in the mid 60's.

To continue beating this thing to death: for those of you who were too young to remember (Or who may have been , shall we say, "impaired") when the Beatles started, they were playing Chuck Berry and all the late '50s Rock standards ("Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Rock and Roll Music", Twist & Shout") They didn't get into their more creatiive "Pop" phase until they were multi-billionaires with every teeny-bopper in the world wetting their pants at the very mention of the "B" word. I also agree wholeheartedly with the statements that they weren't the greatest musicians individually. They were a cultural phenomenon that ushered in the change in the attitudes and values of the day. I still like listening to their music occasionally, simply because it brings back pleasant memories - like when I had hair.

 

[tomrowe125]

My top ten...

1. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon 2. John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band 3. Neil Young: After the Gold Rush 4. Joni Mitchell: Hejira 5. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 6. Pink Floyd: The Wall 7. Joni Mitchell: Blue 8. Aimee Mann: Bachelor No. 2 9. The Beatles (The White Album) 10. Pink Floyd: The Final Cut (2004 ed.) These are probably all over the place as far as actually being rock albums, but I wouldn't be without any of them. 24 or so years ago, Journey and Boston probably would have been on that list...ack!!! Man, I'm glad my tastes have matured some since then... It's hard to stay static when it comes to music. I'm always looking for something interesting, new or old; something that fits comfortably, that I'll still be listening to in 10 years or longer. A fair amount has been somewhat out of the mainstream. Alternative country, for example; the Be Good Tanyas and Jolie Holland have been, for me, extraordinary finds. Same with some "neo-soul" I've heard; Jill Scott's "Beautifully Human" and India.Arie's "Acoustic Soul" are primary examples. And I've really been blown away by classical music; it's probably about 75% of what I listen to now. But those 10 albums are always there when I need them...

 

[sholling]

Dark Side of the moon in SACD followed by Roy Buchanan's You're Not Alone CD. Probably the best platinum selling guitarist that no one has ever heard of. While much of his work was too down home blues for most people, his three Atlantic albums kicked freaking butt. He changes cords faster than most guitarists can ever hope to pick. His Guitar On Fire CD while not quite up to You're Not Alone standads is an excptional second choice. BTW he died ("hung himself") at the peak of his career with 3 platinum albums on the charts in an LA Jail because he was busted for drunk in public. Or so the official story goes. Can you say murder and cover up for barfing on a cop?

 

[manofsteel2397]

guns n roses

appitite for disstruction by far the best album ever created

 

[webted]

It isn't the best, but King Crimson's "Discipline" at least deserves a mention. Some albums are great because of their timelessness. This is one. Put on "The Sheltering Sky" or "Indiscipline" and try to guess the year it was made.

The 'Rainy Day Suite' from Electric Ladyland is pretty tough to beat on any count.

And as much as I adore "The Dark Side...", I usually prefer "Atom Heart Mother", "Meddle" or side two of "Ummagumma" on those rare occasions I indulge in Floyd.

You guys should really try to listen to some newer stuff every now and then. The Dandy Warhols "Thirteen Tales..." the Decemberists "Picaresque" or the Flaming Lips "Yoshimi..." are all powerhouse albums, and they have a lot in common with some of those more "fossilized" greats...

In 1997 I moved back into the broadcast range of the rock station I grew up listening to. They're still playing 90% of the same stuff (AC/DC, Van Halen, etc...) I listened to in 1982, except now it's considered classic rock. At first it was pretty cool, but after a few years I realized that I didn't want to be listening to the same "canon" of rock and roll in another 20 years, so I started looking around. As I panned across the radio dial, I came across Charlie Musslewhite's "Sabroso" and I thought, "yeah, like this." They followed it up with some Stereolab, some White Stripes and the Flaming Lips. I've been listening to KEXP ever since. It keeps me young, although I think half of the audience at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show thought I was a cop...