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Oct 12, 2019 · 47. Radiohead: OK Computer. These days always close to the top of any list of the best albums of all time, OK Computer is the album that took Radiohead far into the mainstream, while retaining rockist cred. Combining prog with alternative influences, they came up with a style that was supple, subtle and sensuous.
- Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia the album is a record awash with metaphor –...
- Lifehouse
Lifehouse was set in the future, maybe 1990, said Townshend,...
- Appetite For Destruction
A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and...
- The Who
16. It’s Hard (1982) While lead single Athena is insipid,...
- Nirvana
Nirvana are one of the biggest and most influential bands in...
- Iron Maiden
It may feature Maiden’s only number one single, the...
- Quadrophenia
- Brett Milano
- Little Richard – 17 Grooviest Original Hits. This is it, the essential sound that made most of the greatest rock albums possible. The deeper tracks here, like “Boo-Hoo-Hoo-Hoo” and “Send Me Some Lovin’”, bear out the gospel and blues roots that Little Richard channeled into rock’n’roll.
- Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight. Chuck Berry was such a master of the rock 45 that his definitive statement has to be this greatest hits album. There’s no filler or deep cuts in sight: Every track is a touchstone, from the debut single “Maybelline” to the Merseybeat nod on “I Wanna Be Your Driver.”
- The Beatles – The Beatles (The White Album) Revolver stands as one of the best rock albums ever. And Sgt. Pepper inspired a million bands to get psychedelic.
- Nirvana – Nevermind. Nevermind wound up having a far greater cultural impact than its creators intended or even wanted. But at the end of the day, songs like lead single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” really were strong enough to make this one of the greatest albums of all time.
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Dec 15, 2023 · 50 best rock albums of 2023: 50-41. 50. Paul Rodgers - Midnight Rose (Sun Records) It is an event when one of the greatest voices in rock releases his first solo album of new material in almost 25 years. Paul Rodgers sings of still living it up, having a little fun and loving the blues.
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- Arcade Fire, ‘Funeral’ Loss, love, forced coming-of-age, and fragile generational hope: Arcade Fire’s debut touched on all these themes as it defined the independent rock of the ‘00s.
- Rufus, Chaka Khan, ‘Ask Rufus’ Fronted by Chaka Khan, one of soul music’s most combustible singers, Rufus built its mid-Seventies sound on heavy-footed, guitar-slathered funk.
- Suicide, ‘Suicide’ These New York synth-punks evoke everything from the Velvet Underground to rockabilly. Martin Rev’s low-budget electronics are violent and hypnotic; Alan Vega screams as a rhythmic device.
- Various Artists, ‘The Indestructible Beat of Soweto’ The greatest album ever to be marketed under the heading “world music,” this 1985 compilation of South African pop was a huge influence on Paul Simon’s Graceland that still sounds jarringly fresh today.
Dec 8, 2021 · Hand Habits: Fun House. Meg Duffy’s contributions to the indie rock world are manifold, having loaned their ranging guitar textures to Perfume Genius, Kevin Morby, Weyes Blood, and plenty more ...
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Dec 7, 2022 · The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022. From Alvvays’ panoramic anthems to Chat Pile’s scorched-earth sludge, Soul Glo’s bruising hardcore to Wet Leg’s wily indie rock, these are the rock albums ...
Jun 16, 1997 · The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. David Bowie. 4.26 56,081 801. 16 June 1972. Glam Rock Pop Rock. Art Rock Rock Opera. science fiction melodic concept album passionate anthemic rock opera bittersweet energetic. The Velvet Underground & Nico. The Velvet Underground & Nico.
