Perfect Rock Albums.

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[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Basically, no "best of" or "compilations" albums. These are the best albums that you could listen without skipping a track. I broke it down by decade.

The 1960's:
Beatles - Revolver
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Frank Zappa - We're Only In It For The Money
The Stooges - The Stooges
Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Cream - Disraeli Gears

The 1970's:
Big Star - #1 Record
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here Are The Sex Pistols
Kiss - Alive
Doors - L.A. Woman
Clash - London Calling
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
Bob Dylan - Shot of Love
Police - Outlandos d'Amour

The 1980's:
Black Flag - Damaged
Police - Ghost in the Machine
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Duran Duran - Seven & the Ragged Tiger
Ministry - Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Bob Dylan - Infidels
Cars - Heartbeat City
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
They Might Be Giants - Flood

The 1990's:
Nirvana - Nevermind
Green Day - Dookie
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Cure - Wish
U2 - Achtung Baby
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
Sonic Youth - goo
Soundgarden- Superknown
Rollins Band - End of the Silence
Weezer - Weezer (1st Album)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

The 2000's:
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[angcat]

Did you remember Zebra?

[nonliberal]

Never heard their stuff. Any good?

[angcat]

You are younger than me. They are from the 80's. I loved them and they did have a radio following. They are from LI.

http://www.thedoor.com/

[RightOnline]

"Live at the Fillmore East", Allman Brothers....."Machine Head", Deep Purple........"Close to the Edge", Yes......."Dark Side of the Moon", Pink Floyd....."Layla and Other Love Songs", Derek & The Dominoes........."World Anthem", Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush......"Jailbreak", Thin Lizzy.....

.....and soooooooooo many others.........

[tortoise]

Has anyone mentioned Pearl Jam's Ten? That was a pretty solid album, as far as the 90s were concerned.

I haven't seen it mentioned, but yeah it was a solid album. I always thought that Pearl Jam was much better than Nirvana, though I know many will disagree vehmently.

[AnnaZ]

I always thought that Pearl Jam was much better than Nirvana, though I know many will disagree vehmently.

I liked Kurt Cobain more as a person than I did Eddie Vedder. He seemed genuine. Also, we were born the same year, and he died the year I got married (which was some kind of sign... LOL... but the Spin obit-cover certainly freaked me out...)

...but, anyway, I preferred Pearl Jam, STP, AIC, and Soundgarden's music to Nirvana's. The odd song here and there was good, but overall it didn't do much for me.

[dfwgator]

The Foo Fighters are much better than Nirvana.

[AnnaZ]

I actually was going to mention them, LOL. Yeah, they've had a few great songs.

[nonliberal]

Alice in Chains was an AMAZING band. They may be going into the studio with former Damageplan singer/Halford/Diesel Machine guitarist Pat Lachman on vocals.

I thought Pearl Jam was almost as bad as Nirvana, who couldn't play their way out of a paper bag.

Soundgarden's Louder Than Love and Badmotorfinger were great! Superunknown they whored themselves into commericalism. "Spoonman" is one of the dumbest songs ever written.

[nonliberal]

They are from the 80's

Lol. Don't be knocking my 80's metal cred. Can YOU name all the Judas Priest drummers? :)

I grew up on Maiden, a LOT of Motorhead, even more Priest, Slayer, Testament, Megadeth, Sabbath. As I am typing this, I have Overkill in my stereo.

[angcat]

Can YOU name all the Judas Priest drummers? :)
NO

I loved Lemmy Killmeister but I did not listen to Motorhead. I was more the Judas Pries and Michael Schenker and Yngwie (Ingve) Malmsteen type. I also was a groupie for a NJ Band called TT Quick!

[AnnaZ]

Spoonman was a little lame, but not enough to run screaming to the player to skip it (LOL), and I loved that disc. Chris Cornell could sing the phone book and I'd be happy.

Hey, different strokes...

[filbert]

Shoes for Industry, Comrade!

[nonliberal]

I was reading an interview with Lemmy:

Q: "Lemmy, is it true you taught Sid Vicious to play bass?"

Lemmy: "NOBODY could teach Sid Vicious to play bass."

[nonliberal]

I just hated Superunknown. I thought Cornell was at the height of his vocal powers on Badmotorfinger.

[nonliberal]

Michael Schenker

THERE is an anti-drug commerical. If he could have laid off the cocaine and Jack Daniel's he could have been one of the best ever. He is still great but not as good as he was.

Sad really.

[angcat]

Really, I am going to check out his web site.

[nonliberal]

I saw a cover story on him in a guitar mag a while back. It told about how he got into drugs and alcohol and lost everything.

[angcat]

Too bad he was very handsome and talented.

[nonliberal]

Don't know about handsome. My door doesn't swing that way but he WAS very talented.