What do you think were the most influential, prophetic, important albums of the ROCK N' ROLL era (and I mean in the last 60 years or so...)?? :question: :teddyr: And I am NOT asking which are your FAVORITES, but the 10 which you think have most shaped ROCK in the ROCK era. Here's my choices, in no order, and right outta my a** as usual. :cheers:
1) ELVIS PRESLEY
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2) ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS
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3) BOB DYLAN Highway 61 Revisited
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4) THE BEATLES Rubber Soul
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5) THE ROLLING STONES Now!
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6) THE BEATLES Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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7) THE VELVET UNDERGROUND and NICO
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8) THE STOOGES Raw Power
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9) BLACK SABBATH Paranoid
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10) BOB DYLAN Bringing It All Back Home
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Here are a few others I'm tossing into the ring for consideration:
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Most influential, rather than best? In no particular order:
"Never Mind the Bollocks"
"Sgt. Pepper"
"Led Zeppelin I"
"Pet Sounds"
"Sweethearts of the Rodeo"
"Velvet Underground & Nico"
"Highway 61 Revisited"
"Elvis Presley"
"London Calling"
"Black Sabbath"
Have to put Chuck Berry(the godfather of Rock N Roll) somewhere on the list. Everybody from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones has covered Chuck Berry.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:37:32 PM
Most influential, rather than best? In no particular order:
"Never Mind the Bollocks"
"Sgt. Pepper"
"Led Zeppelin I"
"Pet Sounds"
"Sweethearts of the Rodeo"
"Velvet Underground & Nico"
"Highway 61 Revisited"
"Elvis Presley"
"London Calling"
"Black Sabbath"
I might give it to
Black Sabbath but
Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Quote from: Nightowl on February 08, 2011, 07:46:02 PM
Have to put Chuck Berry(the godfather of Rock N Roll) somewhere on the list. Everybody from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones has covered Chuck Berry.
I completely agree, but name an album of his, as originally released, that changed the face of Rock?
CHUCK BERRY's impact was in the day of the 45... my own choice of those
ELVIS albums has to do with that form: the LP, right when things were changing.
Quote from: Nightowl on February 08, 2011, 07:46:02 PM
Have to put Chuck Berry(the godfather of Rock N Roll) somewhere on the list. Everybody from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones has covered Chuck Berry.
True he was influential, but it seems to me he recorded in an era where singles were more important than albums. I think he had 5 top 10 hits before he recorded his first album.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
I might give it to Black Sabbath but Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Most successful early country/rock hybrid I could think of.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:51:31 PM
True he was influential, but it seems to me he recorded in an era where singles were more important than albums. I think he had 5 top 10 hits before he recorded his first album.
True, but for the life of me I couldn't think of a album still thought he deserved a mention though.
Cream-Diraeli Gears
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Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:56:35 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
I might give it to Black Sabbath but Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Most successful early country/rock hybrid I could think of.
What do you mean "most successful"? I don't think that record was financially successful at all. It's certainly surfaced for the reason you cited, I even have a copy and I love the later
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, but that one eludes me. I don't get it.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
Quote from: Nightowl on February 08, 2011, 07:46:02 PM
Have to put Chuck Berry(the godfather of Rock N Roll) somewhere on the list. Everybody from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones has covered Chuck Berry.
I completely agree, but name an album of his, as originally released, that changed the face of Rock? CHUCK BERRY's impact was in the day of the 45... my own choice of those ELVIS albums has to do with that form: the LP, right when things were changing.
Quote from: Nightowl on February 08, 2011, 08:13:58 PM
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:51:31 PM
True he was influential, but it seems to me he recorded in an era where singles were more important than albums. I think he had 5 top 10 hits before he recorded his first album.
True, but for the life of me I couldn't think of a album still thought he deserved a mention though.
Like I wrote.
I'm no expert on the subject, but what about The Wall by Pink Floyd?
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Nirvana, "Nevermind"
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Whether you like Nirvana or not (I'm a fan), the stark contrast of rock albums released in the '80s to rock albums released in the '90s is pretty noticeable. The catalyst for that was the runaway success of that album.
Of course, by that logic, you'd probably have to include the Backstreet Boys or N'Sync as the catalyst for a change from alternative music to dance floor pap.
Killing Joke - Killing Joke
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Released in 1980, this album woudn't be considered a big seller, but it's influence is massive in scope.
A little more recent, but I'd have to also give a nod to OK Computer by Radiohead.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:56:35 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
I might give it to Black Sabbath but Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Most successful early country/rock hybrid I could think of.
I think The ALLMAN BROS. was much more influential (hadda go back to the top to spell that one!) . But thats just me opinion.
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Top Ten-
The 1st Elvis
The Beatles-Heres the Beatles
Jimi Hendrix-Are You Experianced?
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Alice Cooper-Killer
The Ramones-1st
.Led Zeppilin IV
.David Bowie-Changes(-pre New Wave)
.KISS-Kiss Alive
.Pink Flyod-Dark Side of the Moon
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 10, 2011, 06:12:36 PM
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:56:35 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
I might give it to Black Sabbath but Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Most successful early country/rock hybrid I could think of.
I think The ALLMAN BROS. was much more influential (hadda go back to the top to spell that one!) . But thats just me opinion.
Yeah, but THE ALLMAN BROTHERS sound was influence by the Byrds---so they inherit all the bands the Allman Brothers influenced. :wink:
"When Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is measured against the music of the late sixties, and judged on its merits, and its continuing influence, the LP is undeniably a masterpiece. Sweetheart of the Rodeo was an incredibly bold and daring concept LP, that was obviously doomed to commercial failure, but it provided the spark that sent American popular music searching for its roots. The LP is one of the seminal albums of the era, a profoundly important recording that changed the direction of American popular music overnight, influencing performers like Crosby, Stills, & Nash, the Grateful Dead, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Rolling Stones, Poco, Pure Prairie League, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, the Beatles, Neil Young, and Elvis Costello. Sweetheart of the Rodeo also laid the groundwork for the Southern Rock movement of the early seventies, with groups like the Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie, the Charlie Daniels Band, and the Marshall Tucker Band mining the rich vein of southern music tradition."--some guy (http://www0.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-87285/content_6502715012)
Like it or not it was an influential record.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 10, 2011, 07:05:03 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 10, 2011, 06:12:36 PM
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 08, 2011, 07:56:35 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on February 08, 2011, 07:50:20 PM
I might give it to Black Sabbath but Sweetheart of the Rodeo? I have my doubts... but I guess you might have something there :wink: :thumbup:
Most successful early country/rock hybrid I could think of.
I think The ALLMAN BROS. was much more influential (hadda go back to the top to spell that one!) . But thats just me opinion.
Yeah, but THE ALLMAN BROTHERS sound was influence by the Byrds---so they inherit all the bands the Allman Brothers influenced. :wink:
"When Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is measured against the music of the late sixties, and judged on its merits, and its continuing influence, the LP is undeniably a masterpiece. Sweetheart of the Rodeo was an incredibly bold and daring concept LP, that was obviously doomed to commercial failure, but it provided the spark that sent American popular music searching for its roots. The LP is one of the seminal albums of the era, a profoundly important recording that changed the direction of American popular music overnight, influencing performers like Crosby, Stills, & Nash, the Grateful Dead, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Rolling Stones, Poco, Pure Prairie League, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, the Beatles, Neil Young, and Elvis Costello. Sweetheart of the Rodeo also laid the groundwork for the Southern Rock movement of the early seventies, with groups like the Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie, the Charlie Daniels Band, and the Marshall Tucker Band mining the rich vein of southern music tradition."--some guy (http://www0.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-87285/content_6502715012)
Like it or not it was an influential record.
I don't entirely agree; listen to
RICK NELSON's '60s DECCA records
Bright Lights/Country Music and
Country Fever which were there before
THE BYRDS were (a direction he continued with
THE STONE CANYON BAND).
NELSON also had more and more Country Rock on his later Imperial releases which are very early '60s (particularly
Album Seven by Rick). More importantly,
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is a landmark because of the artists who worked on it, the fact it brought them together, particularly
GRAM PARSONS and
CHRIS HILLMAN (heart and soul of
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS) and the influence their sound had on later bands, the "California sound" often attributed to
THE BYRDS, but they're only part of the story.
Whoops! Ill shut up now-! Im obviously out classed in my music history! (Now gimmme some Lugosi history-I be ok!) :wink:
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Motorhead heavily influenced thrash metal.
Some ones I was gonna name were previously named, mainly:
Pet Sounds by Beach Boys
Nevermind by Nirvana
Rubber Soul by Beatles.
I was also thinking of
Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper. By all accounts it's influenced many later musicians in various ways.
There's a few other albums I was thinking of but they do fall out of the ROCK category. Dunno.
Van Halen by Van Halen. For like, ten years after it came out, bands tried to sound like this.
I don't know if this qualifies as 'rock' but The Moody Blues album Days of Future Passed ~ a pop group playing with a full orchestra backing ~ was quite innovative IMO. Or maybe I'm just saying that because TMB is my favourite group of all time. :teddyr: