The best rock album ever?

[Adamthebassist]

Some of my favorite albums are:
Ten- Pearl Jam
Laturalus- Tool
Paranoid- Black Sabbath
IV- Led Zepplien
Number of the Beast- Iron Maiden
Toxicity- System of a Down

So pick one and compliment my good taste in music
(also that disco album the Kiss put out wasn't bad =])

 

[jollygiantchris]

Led Zeppelin III

 

[dcbluesbass]

Vanilla Fudge-Vanilla Fudge 1968

 

[Din Of Win]

Master of Reality - by Black Sabbath
Badmotorfinger - by Soundgarden
Apocalypse Dudes - by Turbonegro
Liar - by The Jesus Lizard
Houdini - by The Melvins
Karp - by Karp
Spiderland - by Slint
Jet Generation - by Guitar Wolf

There are a few others i agree with that have been posted already as well!

 

[shakerattleroll]

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street, Let it Bleed, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
The Beatles - every album, but if i had to pick, Abbey Road
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Faces - Long Player, Next Step

 

[nubs]

i can't believe it took so long to be mentioned either, and i can't believe even more that i hold its only second vote.

the clash - London Calling

honorable mention Elvis Costello - My Aim is true

 

[Atomik Rooster]

Not a big fan of these guys by any means, but Guns N Roses' Appetite for Destruction has all the elements of a classic.

 

[edmidlifecrisis]

gotta go with the flow

live
allmans fillmore
live at leeds
get yer ya yas out

studio
dark side of the moon
my personal #1 ABBEY ROAD, I'm with shakerattleroll here...
Who's Next
Fragile
zep I and II


tough choice, any of them would be a good #1.

EDIT: cut/paste goof, forgot close #2 all time fave

LAYLA!!!

 

[UncleBalsamic]

Quadrophenia - The Who
Who's Next - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
White Album - The Beatles
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Zep II
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

These are more 'alternative' than straight rock, but hey. I reckon they count.
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations - Eels
Ok Computer - Radiohead
Amnesiac - Radiohead
In Rainbows - Radiohead

 

[GRISSLEHEAD]

1. Allman Bros.Live at The Fillmore
2. Jimi Hendrix -Electric Ladyland
3. Cream-Wheels of Fire
4. Led Zep-#1
5. Arc Angel
6. Storyville (all of them)
7. Edgar Winter's WhiteTrash(Roadwork)
8. Captain Beyond (1st album)
9. Grand Funk Railroad (Red Album)
10. Pink Floyd (Dark side of the Moon)

Maybe not in that order.....but damn close !

 

[Solarmist]

Led Zepplin II
Ted Nugent - Gonzo Live
Soundgarden - BadMotorfinger
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

 

[Emarpersty]

Tool - Lateralus

 

[Gwardar]

Faith No More - The Real Thing

 

[dohead]

here it goes

I can't decide between these two

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I just really love that bluesy yet heavy style potrayed in these records. I know these albums are the most hated tallica albums but they're my favorites.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Volume iV
Mountain - Twin Peaks
Aerosmith - Aerosmith
Jethro Tull - Benefit
... many more

 

[Shaun_Bass0]

Couldn't be bothered to read thru 5 pages, so:-

GnR - Appetite
Nu-GnR - Chinese Democracy
Sabbath - Master of Reality
Led Zep - Pretty much everything
Motorhead - Kiss of Death
Spinal Tap (Soundtrack - Does this count?)
Aerosmith - Rocks
'DC - Dirty Deeds
Metallica - Load/Re-load (for those of us who can get past the "alternica" tag and enjoy a good rock album)
Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds - (Self titled)
Izzy Stradlin - River

 

[Rune Bivrin]

+1 to every post.

Have to add:
Marc Cohn's first album
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
Dire Straits - First album & Love Over Gold
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack & A Night at the Opera
Fairground Attraction - The First of a Million Kisses
Great Expectations - Tasmin Archer

 

[JacoLesFlea]

Led Zeppelin Physical Graffitti

 

[optikhog]

Led Zeppelin Physical Graffitti

+1000

 

[eekmeg]

Dark Side of the Moon
Deloused in the Comatorium
Live Scenes From a Memory
The Young Person's Guide to King Crimson Live
10,000 Days

I don't know if the album qualifies as rock, but Michael Manring's Thonk is killer from beginning to end.