Name your favorite rock and roll albums.

[Paul of Tarsus]

Here's a list of my all-time favorite rock albums in more-or-less descending order. I tried to include only rock on the heavy side and only one album per artist/band.

What are your favorites?

1. Black Sabbath, Sabotage
2. Rainbow, Long Live Rock & Roll
3. Aerosmith, Get Your Wings
4. Nazareth, Hair of the Dog
5. The Sweet, Desolation Boulevard
6. Led Zeppelin, "Runes" (Their Fourth Album)
7. Rush, A Farewell to Kings
8. BTO, Four Wheel Drive
9. Judas Priest, British Steel
10. Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune
11. Deep Purple, Machine Head
12. Ted Nugent, Free for All
13. UFO, Strangers in the Night
14. KISS, Alive
15. Alice Cooper, Welcome to My Nightmare
16. Yngwie Malmsteen, Trilogy
17. Journey, Evolution
18. Foghat, Driving Wheel
19. Billy Thorpe, Children of the Sun
20. Dio, Holy Diver
21. Europe, The Final Countdown
22. Iron Maiden, Somewhere in Time
23. Kansas, Leftoverture
24. Super Tramp, Breakfast in America
25. Van Halen, (Their First Album)
26. Boston (Their First Album)
27. Queen, A Night at the Opera
28. Scorpions, Blackout

[Dimmesdale]

Ah man, I really have almost never listened to a full rock album start to finish but....

Maybe Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, or Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Those come to mind at least.

Then, maybe Moon Safari by Air, I enjoyed... though that's not classic rock by any stretch.

I'm more a Hit junkie... I know way too many hits.

[Paul of Tarsus]

Ah man, I really have almost never listened to a full rock album start to finish but....

Then obviously you're the perfect candidate for this thread.

Maybe Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd...

You're rockin' with that one. Dark Side of the Moon is one of the great rock albums. My list doesn't include it because there's just too many great albums to credit all of them.

Then, maybe Moon Safari by Air, I enjoyed... though that's not classic rock by any stretch.

I'll need to check out that one on YouTube.

I'm more a Hit junkie... I know way too many hits.

You'll find some albums with hit singles on my list in the OP.

[Tcg]

[Replying to Paul of Tarsus in post #1]

1. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East

2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

3. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

4. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

5. The Band - Music From Big Pink

6. The Who - Who's Next

7. Neil Young - Harvest

8. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues

9. Nirvana - Nevermind

10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul

11. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

12. Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King

13. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

14. Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws


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[Paul of Tarsus]

[Replying to Paul of Tarsus in post #1]

1. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East

2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

3. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

4. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

5. The Band - Music From Big Pink

6. The Who - Who's Next

7. Neil Young - Harvest

8. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues

9. Nirvana - Nevermind

10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul

11. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

12. Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King

13. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

14. Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws

I see that you're into the big names. I'm not that familiar with most of the albums on your list, but Neil Young - Harvest is a great choice.

[Tcg]

I see that you're into the big names. I'm not that familiar with most of the albums on your list, but Neil Young - Harvest is a great choice.

Harvest was my first album so it's a sentimental favorite as well as being a great album. He has others that qualify, but I had to pick one.

I'm surprised anyone asking about favorite rock and roll albums wouldn't be familiar with most of these. Nothing pop like KISS or anything, but nothing obscure really.


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[Paul of Tarsus]

I'm surprised anyone asking about favorite rock and roll albums wouldn't be familiar with most of these. Nothing pop like KISS or anything, but nothing obscure really.

When it comes to rock and roll, I tend to favor the heavier stuff although considering what's coming out today, the Beatles seem to be better than ever!

[Tcg]

[Replying to Paul of Tarsus in post #1]

1. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East

2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

3. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

4. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

5. The Band - Music From Big Pink

6. The Who - Who's Next

7. Neil Young - Harvest

8. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues

9. Nirvana - Nevermind

10. The Beatles - Rubber Soul

11. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

12. Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King

13. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

14. Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws

I can't believe I forgot this one:

15. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

This too although technically not Rock and Roll:

16. Son Volt - Trace


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