Greatest Albums of all Time

[DreamRyche2112]

iDK what to say... but just read my list. IMO

1) Operation Mindcrime - Queensrcyhe ( One of the best concept albums ever made... which is accompanied by great music.)
2) Empire - Queensryche ( lol im ryche junky )
3) Signals - Rush ( whats there to say)
4) Master of Puppets - Metallica ( really brought heavy metal into the main world.)
5) Images and Words - Dream Theater ( great singing and musicianship)
6) Paranoid - Black Sabbath ( this band was a creator of metal ... along with deep purple)
7) Surfing with the Alien - Satch ( set new limits for guitar virtuosos)
8- Passion and Warfare - Vai ( Raised that bar again)
9) Dirt - AIC ( best grunge album ever IMO)
10) Axis: Bold as Love - Hendrix ( great album )
11) Texas Flood - SRV ( when blues goes main stream sorta)
12) Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles ( great album)

how bout you guys?

[Tele Master]

Zep 1 and 4...can anyone say hits?
Floyd-Wish You Were Here...so much emotion
Rolling Stones-Exile...ya rock/blues..i love Mick Taylor's slide guitar

[The Ace]

Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne - you don't win guitar world's "best album" for nothing
I have to agree with surfing with the alien and master of puppets..... Segovia revisited is good.... same with some yngwie ones....

[sambob]

I don't think Satriani or Vai ever really raised the bar, they just made the bar a little more visible to pop music.

Some albums that should probably be on there...
Allan Holdsworth - Road Games
Greg Howe's self titled album
Shawn Lane - Powers Of Ten
Return To Forever - Light As A Feather
Al Dimeola - Elegant Gypsy
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Weather Report - Black Market
Weather Report - Heavy Weather

And really, with SRV... was he mainstream?

For YEARS and years he was virtually unknown, but still putting out great music.

[DreamRyche2112]

Originally posted by sambob
I don't think Satriani or Vai ever really raised the bar, they just made the bar a little more visible to pop music.

And really, with SRV... was he mainstream?

For YEARS and years he was virtually unknown, but still putting out great music.

I feel that Satriani did raise that bar... he influenced many of us on this board... and was one of the best talents of his time and still is.... and when Steve Vai strated going solo... he just raised that bar some more.... i still cant find any NEW ( NEW) guitar players who can raise that bar again. ( although eric sardinas is very good).

SRV was definatley mainstream... back in his day.... when you turned on the radio... you had a good chance of hearing Pride and Joy or Couldn't Stand the Weather... i call that mainstream.

[sambob]

I meant before that :P

If you don't hear the bar being raised anymore, you haven't heard much guitar playing.

If you're considering new as 1980+, then lets take a look at just a COUPLE.

Greg Howe - Continuously raised the bar on every album he's put out since his first album.

Shawn Lane - BROKE the bar

Frank Gambale - Once again, practically broke the bar.

Tony Macalpine - I have an instructional pamphlet he put out in the early-mid 80s. Some of the techniques in there were at least 5 years before their time (at least before I heard them on any albums).

I own most of Satriani and Vai's work, and although its good, I don't see whats so groundbreaking or new about it.

Hell, Kirk Hammet has influenced many people on this board, but no one is going to seriously say he's that incredible a player, its just his music is more available to the average person than that of the people that were really changing how the guitar was played.

[DreamRyche2112]

Well i have never heard mch f shawn lane... but tony mac has been out for quite a while hes not really new.... ur rite greg howe has broken that bar...... but I wouldnt just take vai and satch off the list because someone along the years has gotten better than them. I'm not saying stach and vai are the best guitarist in the worlds.... and that there bars cannot be broken... but..... im not going to say that they havent made the best albums of all time. What makes a good cd is great song writing and catchy leads.... and im not sure Greg Howe or Shawn Lane has done that. Satch was good enough to attaract that mainstream audience.

Even though the music isn't full of Techninabllity ( new word) but the new audioslave cd was well written. The reason why they were on the top charts is because they can write thosecatchy leads.

Same thing with Satch.... He writes catchy music... and has great guitar playing to go along with it.... I have yet to see a NEW NEW NEW guitar player do that. Name one guitar player in the last 3 years that have been on the top 40 lists... besides him. ( im sure there are but not alot of them)

[acdc527]

led zepplin - any album
pink floyd - dark side of the moon
black sabbath - paranoid

[Fruitbat]

Originally posted by sambob
[B]I don't think Satriani or Vai ever really raised the bar, they just made the bar a little more visible to pop music.

I think they did. Both put guitar instrumental albums back on the map and into the mainstream after they'd been unfasionable for eons. I dont see what players like Michale Angleo, Tony McAlpine, Paul Gilbert and others menetioned here have done to raise the bar.



just fixed up your quote tag
- eggman

[Edited by iamthe_eggman on 01-14-2004 at 09:20 AM]

[sambob]

Macalpine: Well, Macalpine took some of the tapping popularized by say, Eddie Van Halen and really took it to another leve (even before Greg Howe!). Thats called being innovative. As far as rasising the bar... he had very innovative phrasing, his songs were great, and he maintained an almost unheard of level of musicianship during those early days (still does, but now its a more common thing).

All of Macalpine's solo albums not only feature INCREDIBLE guitar work, but also feature him on keys..and not just neoclassical stuff, he's a classicaly trained pianist that plays everything from Chopin to Beethoven!

As for Paul Gilbert... as far as raising the bar, he was definitely the fastest guy out there when Racer X's first album came out! But he didn't only play fast, he was a very controlled player. His alternate and sweep picking was absolutely flawless, so precise.

Some of the others I mentioned, to go into more detail:

Greg Howe, the guy took what Van Halen did with tapping (and although I don't know for sure, I'm assuming he heard some of MAcalpine's work, since he used a few of his ideas), and just completely turned it upside down. He tapped up, down, all over scales and arpeggios.

Frank Gambale, is quite simply, the sweep picking master. One of the best fusion players out there. His music is very complex, but still is very listenable and catchy. Not to mention he's a very well learned musician. When a lot of more rock players play jazz, you can tell they're not used to it, they only know a few inversions. When I saw Gambale last summer he played like he'd been playing off those charts for all of his life.


And please don't go into that top 40 nonsense.

But hey, since you tried.

Greg Howe.. has played guitar for the Backstreet Boys, Enrique Iglesias, and Justin Timberlake for the past few years. I even went and saw him live, just to support him. Its not my kind of music, but they really let him rip out some awesome guitar parts.

CAB (with Tony Macalpine) won a grammy a two years ago for their second album (not exactly top 40, but grammy's and pop music have always been closely linked).

But just because they aren't heard on the radio much, or aren't on tv doesn't mean they can't influence people.

And why do they have to be new?

Greg Howe may have been around for 15 years or so now, but he's STILL improving, still doing new things, writing better music.

Hell, heres an extreme example, Allan Holdsworth... I think his first recordings were around '68 or '69. The guy is still trying new things, improving his musicianship and playing. For all you know his next album may just be the next Rising Force, or (insert some other big guitar related album here).

[DreamRyche2112]

Well im just thinking about people who picked up the guitar after Satriani and Vai did.... I mean really take a look at my "lost generation".

When i go to Dream Theater concerts or G3 concerts theres a Kids:Adult ratio of about 1:45... well at least up in the CT area. Im just saying has there really been anyone new out of my generation who has shown abillity to play better than them....... iit mkaes u think wha music wll be like in years.if you find someone great then let me know....

[firemelody]

I'd have to say my favorite albums of all time would have to be (and in no particular order, thats too much like thinking lol)....

1. Pink Floyd - The Wall
2. Tool - All of their albums with the exception of Opiate.
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. NIN - Downward Spiral
5. System of a Down - Toxicity
6. A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
7. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Inifinite Sadness
8. Pearl Jam - Ten
9. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
10. Korn - Issues

Some of you may not agree with these but all these albums go back and reflect where I was at certain points in my life and all hold different meanings to me, so these are the greatest albums of all time to me :)

[Jolly McJollyson]

Originally posted by eggman



just fixed up your quote tag
- eggman

[Edited by iamthe_eggman on 01-14-2004 at 09:20 AM] [/B]

That's sweet of you. Dude, you really get a kick out of this post-editing thing, don't you?

[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by Jolly McJollyson
Originally posted by eggman



just fixed up your quote tag
- eggman

[Edited by iamthe_eggman on 01-14-2004 at 09:20 AM]

That's sweet of you. Dude, you really get a kick out of this post-editing thing, don't you? [/B]


Not really, but I am slightly obsessive-compulsive, so it really irks me to see a post that looks all messy, when it is so simple to make it look clean and nice.

If you think I'm bad, though, take a look at Lordathestrings... if he was a SuperMod, things'd be waaay different around here...(in a very good way, but that's the OCD talkin')

[concrete chaos]

le masquerade infernale - arcturus
themes from W.blake : ulver
lateralus : tool
the downward spiral / broken : NIN
gong: camembert electrique
fairytales of slavery - miranda sex garden
dirt - AIC
boys for pele - tori amos
bites - skinny puppy
outside - david bowie
the marble index - nico
[trilogy] mask of red death - diamanda galas
...i give up.missing out on loads more

[SuperCoolSlides]

now ... it never said "greatest guitar albums" so here i go

1. entombed - "clandestine" ... still my fav death metal record... even tho some of the musicianship on it is really ... sloppy... it is one of my most-listened-to albums and has influenced me a lot as a guitar player

2. life of agony - "river runs red" ... again ... maybe not the greatest playing ever, but it really %&$§"! rocks and gives me a kick in the butt everytime i hear it

3. metallica - "...and justice for all" ... now ... why do yall put "master of puppets" down? havent listened to that one in years, but ill have to say "...and justice for all" has always been my favorite metallica record ...

4. dream theater - "awake" ... so far...my favorite dt album ... i really dont dig la bries singing and on this record he at least sometimes settles for a natural voice :) plus the album has a sorta darker feel to it than most of their other stuff, and i like that

5. eminem - "marshall mathers lp" ... i just love it ...

6. garth brooks - "roping the wind" ... yeah i know. but i love it and i dig the playing on it and ahh the memories ...

7. joe satriani - "the extremist" ... i can never decide which satch album i like better "surfing with the alien" or this one here... i went for this one for this thread :)

8. pantera - "a vulgar display of power" ... i guess the title speaks for itself :) just great

ok thats all i can think of right now ...

[Seve420]

1) Blackwater Park - Opeth

2) Animals - Pink Floyd (one of many great Pink Floyd albums that are awesome to listen to from start to finish)

3) Band Of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix

4) IV - Led Zeppelin

5) Lateralus - Tool

6) Three - John Butler Trio (an amazing album from a great Australian band. Great solos from John Butler using a 12 string guitar with 11 strings, best shown in the song 'Betterman')

7) Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (their best and before John Fruciante turned into a bum)

8) Strapping Young Lad - Strapping Young Lad (one of the best metal albums around and usually overlooked)

9) C*nt - Blood Duster (a suprisingly catchy, porngrove/grindcore/death metal album. Very amusing with song titles like 'don'tcallmehomeboyya'c*nt', 'ijustfinishedsuckingoffmetalheadsinthemensurinals', 'iloveitwhenjoepesciswears' and 'anotherslackarsedaussieband'. It's also funny seeing them holding up "Fred (Durst) Gets Me Stiff" signs in the 'pornstorestiffi' video clip)

10) Manipulating Agent - Katalyst (a great easy-listening, groove and funk-driven album. Great scratching too)

[Barreta_jetstream1]

Right... this is only for this minute mind

Radiohead: OKC - A masterpiece. Not just the songs but the SOUND of it...

Pumpkins: Siamese Dream - Amazing album. Huge fat guitars, amazing melodys, and songs that make you cry

Pink Floyd: The Wall- Maybe its because i got this just as i was breaking up with a girl, but the songs and the theme just hit a chord with me (no pun intended)

Rage: Rage - Anyone who can make the chorus of the first song on their debut album "BURN! BURN! Yes your gunna BURN!" deserve a listen

HIM: Love Metal - Heard it? Download The Sacrament then reply

Erm... There are more, but I'm blank at the minute. I'll post more later

[Barreta_jetstream1]

Oh wait yeah!

RHCP: Bloodsugersexmajic - I hate funk, but I love this. 'Nuff said

[fiyah]

1) 10) Manipulating Agent - Katalyst (a great easy-listening, groove and funk-driven album. Great scratching too)

although its a great album, i wouldnt call it an album that would go under a greatest albums of all time thread. it hasnt stood the test of time.

[CW14]

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall
Metallica: Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning
Slayer: Reign in Blood

[Akira]

All of Good Charlotte's albums.

*puts on flame proof suit*

Heh...

[Kevin Taylor]

Ok, if you guys have never listened to Crime of the Century, by Supertramp, you're missing out on one of the major albums of the 20th century.

It's not only well mixed and produced, there's hidden meanings all through the album. Plus the album is a story of life and it loops from beginning to end.

[Leedogg]

GNR - Appetite For Destruction
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Pink Floyd - Dark Side
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten

[Akira]

Extreme - Pornograffitti

[Jolly McJollyson]

The Who's "Tommy" Hands down.

Pink Floyd's "The Wall" comes in a close second, and dark side squeaks into third.

Fourth is Frank Zappa's "Apostrophe"

Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh are Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" "Powerslave" and "Piece of Mind" in no particular order.

[Jolly McJollyson]

Ok, if you guys have never listened to Crime of the Century, by Supertramp, you're missing out on one of the major albums of the 20th century.

It's not only well mixed and produced, there's hidden meanings all through the album. Plus the album is a story of life and it loops from beginning to end.
Oh you KNOW Breakfast in America is better. ADMIT IT!!!

[john5fab]

the albums wich i think are the bests are:john 5........vertigo
metallica.....black album
korn...........korn, follow the leader
marilyn manson...holy wood

these 5 albums r my favourite ones and thts the reason why i think they r the greatest ones.
in my opinion john 5 is the greatest guitar player ever existing, even if alot of people say it's the opposite

keep rockin'!!

[quickfingers]

pink floyd-wish you where here. and echoes, if that counts as an authentic album.

black sabbath-master of reality...the nogilista of that album makes me feel like i should be surfing, and i dont know why.

children of bodom-follow the reaper

iron maiden-somewhere in time

metallica-kill em all

the decemberists-her majesty

this is a total narrow-minded favorites list. flames ensuing? haha.

[alucard0941]

Metamorphasis - Hillary Duff

[Blues_Man]

disraeli gears- cream

back in black- ac/dc

live at woodstock- jimi hendrix

[sigment frued]

pantera-cowboys from hell
guns and roses-all of them
steve vai-passion of warfare
yngwie malmsteen-black star

[Lordathestrings]

... If you think I'm bad, though, take a look at Lordathestrings... if he was a SuperMod, things'd be waaay different around here...(in a very good way, but that's the OCD talkin')I've been a SuperMod for over a year now. :D


hmm, lesse now, from one decade, starting in the early 60's .....

"If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears" - The Mamas And The Papas
"Pet Sounds" - Beach Boys
"Sunshine Superman" - Donovan Leitch
"Elephant Mountain" - The Youngbloods
"Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" - The Beatles
"American Beauty" - The Grateful Dead
"Grand Funk Live" - Grand Funk Railroad
"Climbing" - Mountain
"Are You Experienced" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Led Zeppelin II" - Led Zeppelin
"Abraxus" - Carlos Santana
"Blood, Sweat, And Tears" - Blood, Sweat And Tears
"Bad Manors" - Crowbar
"Live At The Filmore East" - Allman Brothers Band
"The Captain And Me" - The Dobie Brothers
"A Question Of Balance" - The Moody Blues
"The Magician's Birthday" - Uriah Heep
"Exile On Main Street" - The Rolling Stones
"Tommy" - The Who
"Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath
"Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd


There's a whole lot of albums that don't make the list because of too many 'filler' tracks. Motown was downright vile for that. And I haven't even mentioned any of the Blues albums from that period...

It's bit too soon to say if any of the more recent stuff is going to stand the test of time. ;)

[quickfingers]

Metamorphasis - Hillary Duff

you knew it was gonna come down to this.

[-Plastic-]

For me my list would go like this.....

1.)Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso) - It basically changed my life in the way that i think about music and writing music.....it still gives me goosebumps when i listen to it.

2.)Band of Gypsys - It defines the style i chose in my guitar playing, and not to mention Machine Gun has one of my favorite intros of all time.

3.)Wish You Were Here - ....enough said.

[CW14]

All of Good Charlotte's albums.

*puts on flame proof suit*

Heh...

Hanson - Mmmbop

*prepares to dodge Akira's fist"

[mrnizzler]

Uh-Oh, you got me started...NOOOOO :eek:

Disraeli Gears- Cream
The Battle of Los Angeles - RATM
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
The White Album - The Beatles
Fragile - Yes
Sargent Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (Really Revolutionary)
Pearl - Janis Joplin
Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
At Newport - Muddy Waters
The Piper At The Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd
Live at Leeds - The Who
Quadrophenia - The Who
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Harvest - Neil Young
Working Man's Dead - Grateful Dead
American Beauty - Grateful Dead
Revolver - The Beatles
Elephant - The White Stripes
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
A Picture of Nectar - Phish
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - 13th Floor Elevators
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stonessss
Loaded - The Velvet Underground
The Ramones - The Ramones
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crime of the Century - Supertramp
Who's Next - The Who
Outlandos d'Amour - The Police
Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers
Aqua Lung - Jethro Tull
1967-1970 - The Beatles (Just because I have it on vinyl)
Machine Head - Deep Purple
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Universal Blues - Redwalls
Moving Pictures - Rush
Hotel California - The Eagles
Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Van Halen - Van Halen
Canned Wheat - The Guess Who
Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
The Chronic 2001 - Dr. Dre :D
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Audioslave - Audioslave
Make Yourself - Incubus
oooffff course Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd, almost too overplayed now though
Zoso (Led Zeppelin IV) - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon
Imagine - John Lennon
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
Willy and the Poor Boys - CCR

Woah, Im done for now...I'll be back ;)

[Lordathestrings]

...
Canned Wheat - The Guess Who
...Have you heard "Friends Of Mine"? I've been looking for a copy, but I haven't had any luck. I think it was released in '70 or '71.

[mrnizzler]

Have you heard "Friends Of Mine"? I've been looking for a copy, but I haven't had any luck. I think it was released in '70 or '71.

Word...Its your lucky day Wheatfield Soul is the name of the album that "Friends of Mine" is on...

P.S. Released in 1968

[Seek66]

How about "Made in Jpan" with Deep Purple
It has changed rock history

[Akira]

I've been a SuperMod for over a year now. :D

What exactly is the difference between a mod and a super mod?

[Lordathestrings]

What exactly is the difference between a mod and a super mod?A moderator is assigned to one or more specific parts of the forum. A super moderator has access to all parts of the forum. No super-powers. Just a larger area to patrol.

[Kevin Taylor]

They also get access to the admin forum where you can see all the stuff we've been talking about you behind your back :p

[Akira]

A moderator is assigned to one or more specific parts of the forum. A super moderator has access to all parts of the forum. No super-powers. Just a larger area to patrol.

Ahhh.

I thought you could fly atleast, or have x-ray vision.

[Fretfire]

Cheers to all the mods and the supermods. You guys have done a great job for maintaining Guitartricks forum.........Anyway back to the subject matter.....Greatest album......Hmmmm, Theres a lot out there but to all that Ive listened to....here's the best of the best....A MUST for every guitarist!!!

VERY MUST HAVE (Highly Recommended)

Passion And Warfare - Steve Vai
Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Rising Force - Yngwie Malmsteen
Pornograffitti - Extreme
Appetite For Destruction/ Use your Illusions 1 - Guns N Roses
Master Of Puppets/ And Justice For All - Metallica
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Images & Words - Dream Theater
Led Zeppelin/|| - Led Zeppelin
Van Halen/1984 - Van Halen
Hotel California / Live - Eagles
Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck
Machine Head / In Rock - Deep Purple
Metal Fatigue -Allan Holdsworth
Friday Night in San Francisco -Al Dimeola, McLaughlin, DeLucia
Black Utopia - Derek Sherinian, Malmsteen, Sheehan, Zack Wylde, Dimeola
Wish You Were Here / Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd

MUST HAVE (Recommended)

Rust In Peace - Megadeth
Speed Metal Symphony - Cacophony
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment
Speed Metal Symphony - Cacophony
Get A Grip - Aerosmith
Master Of Reality / Paranoid - Black Sabbath
One More From The Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Greg Howe -Greg Howe
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Queen - Queen
Dirt - Alice In Chains
Cuckoo Clocks Of Hell - Buckethead
Lights Out - UFO
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Far Beyond Driven/Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
Ten - Pearl Jam
Superunknown - Soundgarden
Pyromania - Def Leppard
Poison Greatest Hits - Poison
Slave to the Grind - Skid Row
Undertow - Tool
Ok Computer - Radiohead
Nevermind - Nirvana
The Joshua Tree -U2
No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne
Shut Up and Play your Guitar - Frank Zappa
Quadrophenia - The Who
Moving Pictures - Rush
Yes Album - Yes
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
Almost ALL of the BEATLES!!!


That's All Folks,...All this albums are excellent and great to invest upon. Trust me in this, those are all classics. Im sure you will enjoy and wont regret buying any of them, especially the highly recommended ones. And to those who have them already....You are very blessed and Lucky.

To those who dont..your missing 1/2 of your guitar driven life.....Peace ;)

[sirocco-john]

passion and warfare-vai, all time classic
frank zappa-were only in it for the money
zappa-shut up and play yer guitar (all volumes are great)
floyd-wish you were here
pantera-cowboys
belinus-battlechants
mr. bungle-disoc volante
johnny cash-america
slayer-reign in blood
tool-aenima
malmsteen-live in stalingrad
bruse mathiske-passport
carnún rising-at the dawn of a new dark age
decapitated-nihility
georges bizet-l'arlesienne/carmen suites
leonard cojen-ten new songs or im your man

tonnes more, hust not enough time

[FireAndIce24]

Go OFF!!- Cacophony
Second heat- Racer X


my two favorites at the moment.