JohnRogers Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I only own one of these. https://americansongwriter.com/top-10-rock-albums-every-music-fan-should-own/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 It’s not like I don’t agree that these are all essentials, but rock has expanded to mean so much more since most of these came out, and a lot of other, later essentials have been left off. Oh, except The Last Waltz. The Band is great and all but I’ve never listened to that record and I’ve never seen half the hullaballoo around it as I have for the other albums on this list. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Nothing from the synth era or Van Hagar? What were they thinking? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Dump The Last Waltz and add Paranoid. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 what da hell is with the Last Waltz. as a fan of The Band TLW is hardly essential. unless you like coke addicts jamming. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) I own four of them, maybe 5? I think I have an Abbey Road copy around somewhere? I know I have Who's Next, Rumours, Led Zeppelin IV and Sticky Fingers. I have never really liked Pink Floyd or the Doors enough to buy them. I would argue that Led Zeppelin II is as good as IV in it's own way, closely followed by III, and that Let It Bleed is a little better than Sticky Fingers but that's just being picky. I agree, Paranoid should be on there somewhere. The Last Waltz is pretty good as well, not that wild about the movie it gets looonnnng. I like the White Album and Rubber Soul better than Abbey Road but again, oranges and oranges ! Edited June 24, 2023 by blueschica 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I've got four (the usual suspects of VH, LZ, PF, and the Beatles). Can't say I see the absence of the others as too great a gap in my collection. Interesting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I own eight of them. Missing: Rumors and The Last Waltz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I have five, Zep, VH, Floyd, Mac and Abbey Road. Used to have Who's Next and Ziggy on cassette Agree with the Band being one that doesn't belong on this list. And yes, EP, the list reflects a pretty narrow scope of rock music. As I think about it, these albums are so iconic... do you even need to own them? You can probably just borrow copies in every format from your neighbors on either side or down the street 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, goose said: I have five, Zep, VH, Floyd, Mac and Abbey Road. Used to have Who's Next and Ziggy on cassette Agree with the Band being one that doesn't belong on this list. And yes, EP, the list reflects a pretty narrow scope of rock music. As I think about it, these albums are so iconic... do you even need to own them? You can probably just borrow copies in every format from your neighbors on either side or down the street whenever i read essential lists for rock. it's the same albums really......iconic though they may be.......others exist, lol i think it's the same group of aging boomer critics that write these as well lol Mick 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 24 minutes ago, goose said: I have five, Zep, VH, Floyd, Mac and Abbey Road. Used to have Who's Next and Ziggy on cassette Agree with the Band being one that doesn't belong on this list. And yes, EP, the list reflects a pretty narrow scope of rock music. As I think about it, these albums are so iconic... do you even need to own them? You can probably just borrow copies in every format from your neighbors on either side or down the street I was actually thinking of clarifying that. These are essential listens, but not essential to own. For instance, if you listen to The Doors and discover you just can’t get into the whole psychedelic, death obsessed, moody existential lyrics, then there’s no reason to go out and buy it! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said: whenever i read essential lists for rock. it's the same albums really......iconic though they may be.......others exist, lol i think it's the same group of aging boomer critics that write these as well lol Mick I mean goodness they didn’t even get to the mid 80s. What a shame. EDIT: Actually they didn’t even get to the 80s at all!!! Edited June 24, 2023 by Entre_Perpetuo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 10 hours ago, blueschica said: I own four of them, maybe 5? I think I have an Abbey Road copy around somewhere? I know I have Who's Next, Rumours, Led Zeppelin IV and Sticky Fingers. I have never really liked Pink Floyd or the Doors enough to buy them. I would argue that Led Zeppelin II is as good as IV in it's own way, closely followed by III, and that Let It Bleed is a little better than Sticky Fingers but that's just being picky. I agree, Paranoid should be on there somewhere. The Last Waltz is pretty good as well, not that wild about the movie it gets looonnnng. I like the White Album and Rubber Soul better than Abbey Road but again, oranges and oranges ! I agree you could replace LZ IV with LZ II, Sticky Fingers with Let it Bleed, and Abbey Road with the white album with respect to my personal preference about those bands' discographies. But as a general proposition I can't disagree with the article that all of the albums, except The Last Waltz, are essential. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I mean goodness they didn’t even get to the mid 80s. What a shame. EDIT: Actually they didn’t even get to the 80s at all!!! Not past the 70's. you KNOW it's boomers. "Music after 79?.........i can't hear you!!!!! Lalalalala Mick Edited June 24, 2023 by bluefox4000 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 48 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I was actually thinking of clarifying that. These are essential listens, but not essential to own. For instance, if you listen to The Doors and discover you just can’t get into the whole psychedelic, death obsessed, moody existential lyrics, then there’s no reason to go out and buy it! So much this! Other groups > Doors to me. Good point about essential listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Off the top of my head, here's a list of 10 essential CDs to keep in your car for any mood: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper* The Stones - Let it Bleed* Sabbath - Paranoid Van Halen - s/t* AC/DC - Back in Black Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic Def Leppard - Pyromania Nirvana - Nevermind Rush - Moving Pictures Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz *Not my favorite by the band, but the album by them I suppose is more universally beloved than my favorite. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, blueschica said: So much this! Other groups > Doors to me. Good point about essential listening. not a doors guy. BUT i love the debut. but the sound they have gets more cheesy to me every album. Also i have a hard time getting over what a psycho morrison was. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 2 hours ago, goose said: I have five, Zep, VH, Floyd, Mac and Abbey Road. Used to have Who's Next and Ziggy on cassette Agree with the Band being one that doesn't belong on this list. And yes, EP, the list reflects a pretty narrow scope of rock music. As I think about it, these albums are so iconic... do you even need to own them? You can probably just borrow copies in every format from your neighbors on either side or down the street "Scuse me: do you have a cup of Fleetwood Mac I could borrow?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I have them all ..... but most of them would not be in my personal top 10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I happily live without most of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 6:53 PM, Entre_Perpetuo said: It’s not like I don’t agree that these are all essentials, but rock has expanded to mean so much more since most of these came out, and a lot of other, later essentials have been left off. Oh, except The Last Waltz. The Band is great and all but I’ve never listened to that record and I’ve never seen half the hullaballoo around it as I have for the other albums on this list. I agree that these are pretty cliche 70's choices, and "rock" is such a wider palette than these type of lists give credit for. Personally, I think most of these belong on a top 100 list for sure, but for me Van Halen is in no way a top ten album or band. They're just on a different tier from The Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, etc. My opinion, of course. I think the thing with the Last Waltz is...it's the most "rock" of their output, in terms of being the closest thing to hard rock. So, if you're gonna have a list with Zep and Van Halen on it, there isn't another Band record that remotely fits...and I think whoever the hell wrote the list feels that The Band is important enough that they belong on a list with The Beatles, Stones, Who etc (which I agree with). But to your point about rock "expanding"...the Band, along with Dylan (who's not on the list!) essentially created the Americana or Roots Rock genre, which clearly has HUGE influence and ripples through modern rock music. But if you put Big Pink or the self-titled album (which would be my pick) on a list like this, it seems not "rock" enough to be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Personally I would replace Rumours and The Last Waltz with Sabbath's Paranoid and Hendrix's Are You Experienced/Electric Ladyland. I can agree with other 8 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I do think Rumors is an essential listen. It may not be as heavy as a lot of our preferences, but it’s one of the most important record albums of all time, and with one of the most interesting stories behind it. It’s one of those things you need to hear for context more than anything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I do think Rumors is an essential listen. It may not be as heavy as a lot of our preferences, but it’s one of the most important record albums of all time, and with one of the most interesting stories behind it. It’s one of those things you need to hear for context more than anything else. one of the most important pop/rock albums ever made IMO. it deserves it's place. and they fact they hated each other at the time and made THAT is both hilarious and impressive. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Drop The Last Waltz and Ziggy, add Kick Out The Jams and Electric Ladyland Replace Sticky Fingers with Some Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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