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Bill Evans Trio - Explorations

Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

Dave Mason - Alone Together

Genesis - Foxtrot

Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Idaho - Hearts of Palm

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

John Coltrane - Crescent

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Company

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

Neil Young - Tonight's the Night

Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway

Richard Buckner - Devotion and Doubt

Richard Buckner - Since

Rush - Hemispheres

Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!

Smog - Knock Knock

The Band - The Band

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

The Beatles - Abbey Road

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon

Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain

Van Morrison - It's Too Late to Stop Now

Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

The Who - Quadrophenia

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I'll add...

 

King Crimson - Larks Tongues in Aspic

King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black

King Crimson - Red

 

 

One of the best three album runs of all time. yes.gif 1022.gif

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This will be my 3rd list in this thread, but my tastes have changed since I first posted.

 

Allman Brothers - Idlewild South

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

Anglagard - Hybris

Beatles - Abbey Road

Beatles - Sgt. Pepper

Black Country Communion - 2

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

Blackfield - II

Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune

Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin

Camel - The Snow Goose

Caravan - In The Land of Grey and Pink

Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight

Comus - First Utterance

CCR - Green River

David Gilmour - On An Island

Deep Purple - Fireball

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Dio - Holy Diver

Dixie Dregs - What If

Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events

Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory

Dream Theater - Images and Words

ELP - ELP

ELP - Tarkus

ELP - Trilogy

Frank Zappa - Apostrophe

Frank Zappa - Overnite Sensation

Gazpacho - Tick Tock

Genesis - Foxtrot

Genesis - Nursery Cryme

Genesis - Selling England By The Pound

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Gentle Giant - Octopus

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses

Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin

Kansas - Leftoverture

Kansas - Point of Know Return

King Crimson - Red

King Crimson - Discipline

King Crimson - Lizard

Led Zeppelin - IV

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Flame

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame

Marillion - Marbles

Marillion - Seasons End

Neal Morse - ?

Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura

Opeth - Damnation

Opeth - Heritage

Pink Floyd - Animals

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun

Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

Renaissance - Turn of the Cards

Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior

Riverside - ADHD

Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs

Rush - A Farewell To Kings

Rush - Hemispheres

Rush - Permanent Waves

Rush - Moving Pictures

Rush - Signals

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

Spock's Beard - The Light

Spock's Beard - V

Spock's Beard - X

Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

Steven Wilson - Insurgentes

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood

Styx - Pieces of Eight

The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone

Transatlantic - The Whirlwind

VDGG - Godbluff

VDGG - Pawn Hearts

Weather Report - Heavy Weather

The Who - Who's Next

Yes - Fragile

Yes - Close to the Edge

Yes - Going For The One

Yes - Drama

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1) Hemispheres - Rush

2) Selling England By the Pound - Genesis

3) Grand Illusion - Styx

4) A Night at the Opera - Queen

5) Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP

6) Medle - Pink FLoyd

7) Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf

8) Passion Play - Jethro Tull

9) Close To the Edge - Yes

10) Caress Of Steel - Rush

11) Trick of the Tail - Genesis

12) Moving Pictures - Rush

13) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

14) Trilogy - ELP

15) Permanent Waves - Rush

 

I try ranking them, but it's hard to rank perfection.

It amazes me that every song on all these albums have so much wight and power.

 

P.S. YAY I'm no longer a "Long Awaited Froind!"

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Rush - Moving Pictures

Rush - Hemispheres

Rush - Permanent Waves

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

Rush - Signals

Rush - A Farewell To Kings

Rush - Power Windows

The Beatles - Revolver

The Beatles - Rubber Soul

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's...

The Who - Quadrophenia

The Who - Tommy

Pink Floyd - Animals

Pink Floyd - Dark Side...

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

VDGG - World Record

VDGG - Still Life

VDGG - Godbluff

Led Zeppelin - III

Led Zeppelin - IV

Eloy - Ocean

Eloy - Floating

Eloy - Power And The Passion

Kingston Wall - I

Kingston Wall - II

Kingston Wall - III-Trilogy

Genesis - Selling England...

Genesis - The Lamb Lies...

Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream

Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun

Porcupine Tree - The Sky...

Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Jethro Tull - Stormwatch

Jethro Tull - The Broadsword...

Marillion - Script For...

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

Marillion - Fugazi

Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith

Voivod - The Outer Limits

Saga - World's Apart

FM - Black Noise

Iron Maiden - I

Iron Maiden - Killers

Styx - Thr Grand Illusion

Anathema - Judgement

U2 - The Unforgetable Fire

Mike Oldfield - Incantations

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

Supertramp - Crime Of The Century

and many, many more...

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Rush - Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Power Windows

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

The Who - Who's Next

The Band - The Band (brown album)

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals

Yes - Close To The Edge

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells

Jethro Tull - Aqualung, Thick As a Brick

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

Roxy Music - Roxy Music

Neil Young - Harvest

Radiohead - OK Computer

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing, Fear Of a Blank Planet

John Fahey - Blind Joe Death, Death Chants Breakdowns and Military Waltzes, The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death

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VdGG - World Record, Pawn Hearts, Aerosol Grey Machine

Porcupine Tree - The Incident, Up the Downstair

Peter Gabriel - So, Melt, Security

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Invisible Touch

The Who - Who's Next

Rush - Moving Pictures

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I got some!

 

 

Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery

Charlie Byrd - Latin Byrd

Dream Theater - Images And Words

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

Earth, Wind & Fire - Electric Universe

Yes - Close To The Edge

Yes - 90125

Duran Duran - Duran Duran

Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart

Aha - Hunting High And Low

George Harrison - Cloud 9

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

Cannonball Adderly & Bill Evans Quartet - Waltz For Debby

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Sky Is Crying

Queensryche - Empire

Herb Albert - Rise

 

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RUSH - Hemispheres

RUSH - Permanent Waves

RUSH - Moving Pictures

RUSH - COS

 

Genesis - Trick of the Tail

Genesis - Selling England

Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

 

Peter Gabrial - So

Peter Gabrial - Melt

 

Queen - A night at the opera

 

ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition

 

Jethro Tull - Passion Play

Jethro Tull - Thick as Brick

 

Yes - Close to the Edge

 

ELO - Out of the Blue!

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QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Jan 5 2011, 02:04 PM)
Rush - Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, Grace Under Pressure
Catherine Wheel - Ferment, Chrome
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen, Black Love
Ministry - Psalm 69
Social Distortion - White Light White Heat White Trash
Helmet - Meantime
Sugar - Copper Blue
Peter Gabriel - So
Deftones - White Pony

I'd like to amend my list to include Crack The Skye by Mastodon.

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QUOTE (t2s @ May 22 2012, 12:43 PM)
VdGG - World Record, Pawn Hearts, Aerosol Grey Machine
Porcupine Tree - The Incident, Up the Downstair
Peter Gabriel - So, Melt, Security
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Invisible Touch
The Who - Who's Next
Rush - Moving Pictures

Hounds of Love

Aerial

 

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QUOTE (t2s @ Jun 21 2012, 02:40 PM)
QUOTE (t2s @ May 22 2012, 12:43 PM)
VdGG - World Record, Pawn Hearts, Aerosol Grey Machine
Porcupine Tree - The Incident, Up the Downstair
Peter Gabriel - So, Melt, Security
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Invisible Touch
The Who - Who's Next
Rush - Moving Pictures

Hounds of Love

Aerial

yep, I agree with those two choices!

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QUOTE (Ovningskora @ Jun 21 2012, 06:31 PM)
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
Jerry Gaskill - Come Somewhere
King's X - Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous
Rush - Hemispheres
Ty Tabor - Rock Garden
Yes - Going For the One

Songs from each album! smile.gif

 

 

 

ELO - Eldorado:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPTtC08DR8 (gives me chills everytime.)

 

 

Jerry Gaskill - Come Somewhere:

(one of the only two songs from the album on youtube...)

 

 

Rush - Hemispheres:

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King's X - Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous:

(live)

http://youtu.be/HEm1l0nz_wM?t=38s (live, again)

 

 

Ty Tabor - Rock Garden:

http://youtu.be/hbbw-OHXyew (again, there's other songs I'd like to use to represent this album but there's very few songs available on youtube)

 

Yes - Going For the One:

Again: unsure.gif

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REM - New Adventures In HI-FI

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy

Chicago - II

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken / Sailin Shoes

Toto - Hydra

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

Journey - Frontiers

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog / Exercises

Dire Straits - Making Movies

ELP - Trilogy

Peter Gabriel - So / 3

 

 

 

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UFO - "Strangers in the Night"

Dire Straits - "Alchemy"

Rush - "ESL" & "Moving Pictures"

Thin Lizzy - "Live & Dangerous"

 

I never tire of any of these, some of which go back decades, but still feel fresh & live now as they did way back when

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QUOTE (HamiltonYYZ @ Jun 21 2012, 11:10 PM)
REM - New Adventures In HI-FI

Wow. This release is almost universally hated.

 

I like it a lot, though.

 

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