Best rock album ever

Eron

We've heard in recent posts the best rock song(s) ever, worst album(s) ever - and even the biggest sellouts....

So what is the best rock album ever?

col_nicholson

Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Hands down

Eron

I was gona start things off with saying S+M by Metallica, but as I have found out there are alot of anit-metallica people around these parts. I think if some of those guys, AWHORE etc. would look past the "sellout" part of bands, and look more towards the music, you might see something special - anywho, G'n'R, good choice.

Eron

Apocalypse

The Hives - Your new favourite band
I got S&M too its a good album

mise

Ten by Pearl Jam at the moment, oh and led zeppelin IV,
have the hives album and not really that impressed by it.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Eron
I was gona start things off with saying S+M by Metallica, but as I have found out there are alot of anit-metallica people around these parts. I think if some of those guys, AWHORE etc. would look past the "sellout" part of bands, and look more towards the music, you might see something special - anywho, G'n'R, good choice.

Eron

Oh, shut up!

Metallica have made some FANTASTIC albums.
Definetly worthy of best album ever status!
Even the recent S&M was brilliant.

I was a huge Metallica fan.
But that doesn't mean that they haven't sold out.

Kali

i think this should be split up into best per decade, i mean how can you compare Ten to something like Neil Youngs Harvest?

60s.. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
70s.. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here or the above mentioned neil young - harvest or Lynyrd skynyrd - Pronounced... all bloody great in their own rock sub-genres
80s.. my bloody valentine - isn't anything OR stone roses - stone roses.
90s.. pearl jam - ten/Vs. or sebadoh - bakesale or jeff buckley - grace or something..
00s.. nothings caught my eye rock wise yet as a future classic, maybe S&M I guess, although I don't rate it at all personally..

just couldn't possibly pick one.. too many.. too many...

Eron

I know Metallica have some of the VERY best albums, I am a huge fan. I just think you take music on a different level, I mean dont worry about bands selling out - just listen to them...

Eron...

Karl Hungus

I *DO* still listen to Metallica.
And nothing's going to change that, but it's just clear to me that they've sold out.

And of course it matters.
Look at Cradle Of Filth.

I'm a huge fan of theirs, but with their last album, they have most blatantly sold out.
And it's a completely crap album, filled with dumbassed songs to appeal to the nu-metal kids.

So saying "Don't worry about the bands selling out - Just listen to them" just doesn't work when they come out and release some pile of crap.

Eron

dont listen in that case :>

cournioni

Slayer - Reign in Blood.

Plain and simple.

lordsippa

70's : Night At The Opera / Let There Be Rock.
80's : Appetite For Destruction / Permanent Vacation / Blizzard Of Ozz
90's : Grace / Dusk And Her Embrace / World Coming Down / Zooropa
00's : Beautiful Creatures / Ain't Life Grand.

... 00's may not be lasting classics though. Work out the bands yourself...

MrJoeSoap

Rage Against The Machine - RATM.

Eron

Rage against the machine, good choice - brilliant band. Only ones who can pull off the rappymetal, if you ask me

And they do it superbly

Mystic Fibrosis

all of you seem to be forgetting alice in chains. Dirt is a timeless album. just listen to would? and feel the coolness.

Apocalypse

oops , i thought it was the best album you ever bought or around them lines , i take back the hives so but still thats a brilliant album how can you not like it mise , Metallica is THEE best band so no more or this talk about them goin out , they still have more ablums on the way dont they ?

Mossy Monk

Appetite For Destruction by a long way. excellent stuff

byte

Hmm tough choice. Would have to be between:

• GNR - Appetite for Destruction
• Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
• Pink Floyd - The Wall
• Metallica - black album

Okie

AC/DC - Back In Black or Highway To Hell
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Metallica - Black Album or Master Of Puppets or Ride The Lightning
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous

Too many to mention!

Hannibal_12

GNR- Appetite for Destruction-without a doubt.

frood4t2

You all realize we wouldn't have Hard Rock and Roll without LED ZEPPELIN II.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by frood4t2
You all realize we wouldn't have Hard Rock and Roll without LED ZEPPELIN II.

You realize we wouldn't have widescreen home cinema systems without little black and white TV's?

Von

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Groaning Skull

Pearl Jam's Ten album is the best, without a doubt......

60s- Pink Floyd -Piper at the gates.......
The Beatles -SGT peppers

70s- Led Zeppelin IV
Pink Floyd -Dark side of the moon

80s- Stone Roses -Stone Roses

90s- Soundgarden -Superunknown
Nine Inch Nails -the Downward Spiral

Oeneus

I would generally pick Appetite For Destruction. But I totally agree with...

Originally posted by irishbyte

• GNR - Appetite for Destruction
• Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
• Pink Floyd - The Wall
• Metallica - black album

With the addition of Slash's Snakepit - Ain't Life Grand

Giblet

Led Zeppelin: 1&2
GNR: Appetite
Pearl Jam: Ten
Nirvana: Nevermind

deco

Well G'N'R are a given thes days....as are nirvana....

I don't know but how about the Foo Fighters first album?

I thought that was bloody good.

scuzzy

Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous,

Or maybe...

Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous

Or even...

Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous

kirn

manic street preachers /// the holy bible
nirvana /// nevermind
soundgarden /// superunknown
sonic youth /// dirty
foo fighters /// there is nothing left to lose
metallica /// load
idlewild /// 100 broken windows

Oeneus

Well...I think Guns N' Roses wins it!

And Load is by far not the best 'Tallica album.

Zaphod B

von... I hope that " :mad: " aimed at London Calling wasn't suggesting there's something wrong with the album... :eek:

Hmm honestly can't pick a best album but London Calling by the Clash and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd are definitely up there... ya I know liking punk and Pink Floyd is supposed to be a paradox big enough to cause a rift in the space time continuum that would get Scotty running for some dylithium crystals, but phuck it Also Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy.

Metallica - Black Album


Tough choice really but heres why:

1. I know (most of) the words to all of the songs. Other albums I love but can't say each song has had an impact on me.

2. I can listen to it no matter what mood I'm. Some Rock/Metal I can only listen to at a certain volume or in a certain circumstance.

3. I never feel I'm imposing on my mates when I play it. People who don't like rock get pi$$ed off with other stuff but always appreciate a bit of the Black Album.

4. I love music that provokes an emotional response in me. Some makes me angry, some sad etc. The Black Album has not just one emotion to it but loads.

5. I normally get bored with an album after awhile, never with the black album.

6. Its probably the album I listen to most which means even if I don't know it, that its my favourite I reckon.

Close Runner Ups btw:

Nirvana - Nevermind
Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Korn - Korn
The Band - Songs From Big Pink (OK, its not rock, sorry)
The Pixies - Death of the Pixies





I'm a little persuaded by the other posts, but not that much.

Caesar_Bojangle

Its has to be Rage against the machine the self titled album by ragtm.

YeVaD

hmm..
i say

- "Surfer Rosa/Come on pilgrim" by the Pixies
- "Complete 'B' Sides" by the Pixies (2 cool neil young covers on it)
most other Pixies albums..
- "Babylon" by Skindred
- "Chaos AD" by Sepultura

RATM's first and most metallica is pretty cool but im not too into them... led zeppelin are cool but i only have latter days part 2.. havent even heard stairway to heaven :eek:

dave

Oeneus

Originally posted by psIRE

Korn - Korn

How can Korn Possibly earn the the slot for "Best Rock album ever"? So...Korn can compete with GnR, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Hendrix, Pink Floyd or AC/DC?

Trust me. The Spice Girls are more likely to be considered a better rock band than Korn.

cournioni

Originally posted by kirn
metallica /// load

:eek: What?!!?!

cournioni

I must add...
In Flames - Whoracle
In Flames - Colony
In Flames - Clayman

For obvious reasons. :cool:

Caesar_Bojangle

Craig David, Ricky Martin then i suppose Led Zeppelin 1+2, Any of the beastie boys albums, nevermind, californication, anything hendrix and finally that ocean colour scene album with hundred mile high city on it, cant remember the name but from what i recall it was quite good.

Karl Hungus

My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace

It would be those two albums that really got me into music in a big way, so I'm picking those because they're quite relevant to me.

Grunge Fan

NIRVANA-IN UTERO
Pearl Jam-TEN
Led Zeppelin-led Zeppelin 1
ALice In Chains-DIRT
Soundgarden-down on the upside

metallica sold out but their new material is still VASTLY BETTER then this current trend of nu metal pre fabricated teeny bopper rock!!and NO WAY is ANY of slayers stuff tyhe best rock ever!!

slan leat

Deathtobertie

Originally posted by Oeneus
I would generally pick Appetite For Destruction.

I'd have to go with appetite for destruction too, how much more rock could you get that that album? Strangely I don't like any of G-N-R's other albums.

I think the Iron maiden album 'Killers' would be up there too.

I noticed some people have listed metal albums, shame on you!

Deathtobertie

I forgot to mention the Who's Live at Leeds album.

Oeneus

And there's always the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert which was released on CD for a limited time. I wish I got a copy.

ykt0di9url7bc3

lynnrd skynnrd, greatest hits

RATM, The names sake album

Nirvana, In Utero

Offspring, smash

soundgarden, super unknown

(these are my opinions)

Caesar_Bojangle

what about the joshua tree by u2, after all it was voted number one album of all time on vh1.

s8n

..............."My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans "........rofl what a name......lol.....

oh yeah, top albums have to be RATM self titled and machine heads burn my eyes......turn loose the swans...lol

fisifan01

60s- Led Zepplin
70s- Neil young-harvest
80s- Guns n roses apetite for destruction/Bon jovi-new jersey
90s- Nirvana Nevermind/U2 Achtung Baby/Pearl Jam 10
00s-Linkin Park hybrid theory/Incubus-Make yourself

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by s8n
..............."My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans "........rofl what a name......lol.....

oh yeah, top albums have to be RATM self titled and machine heads burn my eyes......turn loose the swans...lol

What exactly is so funny?