Greatest Albums of all Time

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.

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

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.

Originally Posted by: schmangeOk, 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!!!

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'!!

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.

Metamorphasis - Hillary Duff

disraeli gears- cream

back in black- ac/dc

live at woodstock- jimi hendrix

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

Originally Posted by: iamthe_eggman... 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')

[font=trebuchet ms]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.[/font] ;)

Originally Posted by: alucard0941Metamorphasis - Hillary Duff

you knew it was gonna come down to this.

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.

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 ;)

Originally Posted by: mrnizzler...
Canned Wheat - The Guess Who
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[font=trebuchet ms]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.[/font]

Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]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.[/font]

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

P.S. Released in 1968

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

Originally Posted by: AkiraWhat exactly is the difference between a mod and a super mod?

[font=trebuchet ms]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.[/font]

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

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 ;)

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