The Rover Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Name 10 Essential Hard Rock Albums.... You can name one from each band you select.... Keep it to "10" to keep these lists concise and easy to scan..... LED ZEPPELIN -- LED ZEPPELIN II CHEAP TRICK -- CHEAP TRICK VAN HALEN -- FAIR WARNING AEROSMITH -- ROCKS THE WHO -- LIVE AT LEEDS DEEP PURPLE -- MACHINE HEAD ALICE COOPER -- KILLER GUNS 'N' ROSES -- APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GRAND FUNK RAILROAD -- LIVE ALBUM WHITE ZOMBIE -- SUPERSEXY SWINGIN' SOUNDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 don't forget the quintessential hard rock album, AC/DC's Back In Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Led Zep- Physical Graffiti Rolling Stones- Exile On Main St. The Stooges- Fun House Soundgarden- Superunknown Alice In Chains- Dirt The Doors- Morrison Hotel The Cult- Ceremony AC/DC- Powerage Jerry Cantrell- Boggy Depot Pearl Jam- Ten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 For the purpose of the thread I will keep it to rock/metal !! although I have a top ten other styles !! Led Zeppelin---4th Rush---Moving Pictures Yes-----Close to the Edge AC/DC----Back in Black Deep Purple---In Rock Iron Maiden----Iron Maiden Queen---Greatest Hits of any kind Van Halen----1984 Metallica----Master of puppets Pink Floyd----Dark Side of the Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Iron Maiden~Killers Led Zeppelin~Physical Graffiti Queens Of The Stone Age~Songs For The Deaf Metallica~Master Of Puppets Black Crowes~Amorica The Answer~Rise Soundgarden~Superunknown Temple Of The Dog~Temple Of The Dog Alice In Chains~Dirt Pearl Jam~Ten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 James Gang - Rides Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 1. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin 2. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones 3. Who's Next - The Who 4. Smokin' - Humble Pie 5. Machine Head - Deep Purple 6. Pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd - Lynyrd Skynyrd 7. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top 8. Powerage - AC/DC 9. Fire and Water - Free 10. Live In Europe - Rory Gallagher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 They did that indeed, last year in Denver..... Great show, I had pretty good seats for that one. My list Sabbath-Black Sabbath Led Zep II Hendrix-AYE Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak AC\DC-Hwy To Hell Bowie-Man Who Sold The World Mountain-Climbing Nirvana-Nevermind Melvins-Bullhead Metallica-Ride The Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Led Zeppelin 4 -- LED ZEPPELIN Women and Children First -- VAN HALEN Highway To Hell -- ACDC Deepest Purple -- DEEP PURPLE Nothing's Shocking -- JANE"S ADDICTION Diary of a Madman -- OZZY OSBOURNE Nevermind -- NIRVANA Are You Experienced? -- JIMI HENDRIX Appetite For Destruction -- GUN'S N' ROSES Toys In The Attic -- AEROSMITH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 7. La Grange - ZZ Top To my knowledge ZZ Top have never released an album by that name. Perhaps you're thinking of Tres Hombres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyedye Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 That was hard! It's hard to narrow it down to 10 and in some cases, pick the essential album of that artist. Some artists have lots of albums I consider essential. I don't know if all of these qualify as hard rock albums, but these are my pics. The Beatles~Abbey Road Led Zeppelin~IV Metallica~Master of Puppets Nirvana~Nevermind Pink Floyd~Dark Side of the Moon The Doors~Strange Days Jimi Hendrix~Are You Experienced AC/DC~Highway to Hell John Lennon~Imagine Rush~2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Led Zeppelin - IV The Who - Who's Next Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St Van Halen - Van Halen Pink Floyd - DSoTM AC/DC - Back In Black Joe Walsh and Barnstorm - Barnstorm Nirvana - Nevermind Pearl Jam - Ten Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? Some people may not classify Nirvana and Pearl Jam as "hard rock", but I think they should be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Some people may not classify Nirvana and Pearl Jam as "hard rock", but I think they should be included. I'm not sure what else Pearl Jam would be classified as but they most definitely sound like "hard rock" to me. Now, The Doors, David Bowie, the Beatles, John Lennon and the Rolling Stones, I'm not so sure of. Some may have elements of that in their music but "hard rock" most certainly isn't the first thing to come to mind when I think of any of those artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm not sure what else Pearl Jam would be classified as but they most definitely sound like "hard rock" to me. I belong to other message boards and have seen similar threads and when people suggest bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden....basically any of the grunge/alternative bands from the late 80s-early 90s, I keep seeing posts saying "grunge isn't hard rock, they're not like _____". I don't agree with that opinion, I was merely stating that someone here might subscribe to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 To my knowledge ZZ Top have never released an album by that name. Perhaps you're thinking of Tres Hombres? Yep! Well spotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Led Zeppelin IV ~ Led Zeppelin Toys in the Attic ~ Aerosmith Back In Black ~ AC/DC Are You Experienced? ~ Jimi Hendrix Experience Appetite for Destruction ~ Guns N Roses Master of Puppets ~ Metallica The Back Room ~ Editors Stadium Arcadium ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers Thriller ~ Michael Jackson Paranoid ~ Black Sabbath edited because I thought of a song title rather than the album name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I belong to other message boards and have seen similar threads and when people suggest bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden....basically any of the grunge/alternative bands from the late 80s-early 90s, I keep seeing posts saying "grunge isn't hard rock, they're not like _____". I don't agree with that opinion, I was merely stating that someone here might subscribe to it. I think some of those bands are more steeped in the sound of traditional rock such as Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam but got labeled "grunge" because it was the in phrase that was so freely being tossed around back then. Not to mention their respective cities of origin. I think they all have punk rock/alternative influences but they aren't as easily recognizable in their sound as they were with bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Budgie ~ Never Turn Your Back On A Friend Captain Beyond ~ s/t Flower Travellin' Band ~ Satori Hawkwind ~ X In Search Of Space Jericho ~ s/t Leaf Hound ~ Growers Of Mushroom Necromandus ~ Orexis Of Death Pentagram ~ First Daze Here - The Vintage Collection Stray ~s/t Wishbone Ash ~ s/t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Budgie ~ Never Turn Your Back On A Friend Captain Beyond ~ s/t Flower Travellin' Band ~ Satori Hawkwind ~ X In Search Of Space Jericho ~ s/t Leaf Hound ~ Growers Of Mushroom Necromandus ~ Orexis Of Death Pentagram ~ First Daze Here - The Vintage Collection Stray ~s/t Wishbone Ash ~ s/t In Search of Space is a good choice mate !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Thriller is a hard rock album? Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Led Zeppelin - IV The Who - Who's Next Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St Van Halen - Van Halen Pink Floyd - DSoTM AC/DC - Back In Black Joe Walsh and Barnstorm - Barnstorm Nirvana - Nevermind Pearl Jam - Ten Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? Some people may not classify Nirvana and Pearl Jam as "hard rock", but I think they should be included. I would easily include Nirvana as Hard Rock. Thriller would not make my Hard Rock list though.... although "Beat It" Rocks.. When the Doors rocked hard... that was defintely Hard Rock... Break On Through, Light My Fire.... Other bands I would consider Hard Rock would be Filter, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson, and GWAR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 LZ IV (LZ) Are You Experienced (Hendrix) Wired (Jeff Beck) Sticky Fingers (Stones) Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) Paranoid (Black Sabbath) Disraeli Gears (Cream) Back In Black (AC/DC) Machine Head (Deep Purple) Who’s Next (The Who) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom kid Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Machine Head - Deep Purple Paranoid - Black Sabbath Ten - Pearl Jam Rocks - Aerosmith Master of Puppets - Metallica (not 'Hard Rock' per se, but an essential album nonetheless) Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth Danzig - Danzig Cream - Wheels of Fire The Stooges - The Stooges Edit: This is the eleventh but what the hell, imo Robin Trower's album "Bridge of Sighs" is ESSENTIAL. That list will probably be completely different in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I doubt these are all "hard rock" but: 1. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 2. Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Kosmic Blues Again Mama. 3. The Doors - The Doors 4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 5. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club 7. The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds 8. Page, Clapton, Mayal, and ? - White Boy Blues 9. The Jimi Hendirx Exprience 10. And my dad says Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Thriller is a hard rock album? Huh? If people can put the Doors and the Rolling Stones next to Metallica and still call them hard rock, then yes, I would consider Thriller a hard rock album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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