What are the top five albums released in the 20th Century?
The Absolute Bedrock of Rock Music?
The Foundation On Which All Rock And Metal Is Built?
My Opinion
The Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed
The Beatles-The Beatles
Led Zeppelin-Zoso
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon
Not asking for your favorites but which albums are the most classic and influential.
Thank You
2007-10-25 15:41:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Wow Ya'll got a debate going...kool
Good picks people
Thank You
2007-10-25 17:54:16 · update #1
Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin IV
Fleetwood Mac ~ Rumours
Pink Floyd ~ Dark Side of the Moon
Jimi Hendrix ~ Are You Experienced
The Beatles ~ Revolver
I would also give a special mention to :~
Mike Oldfield ~ Tubular Bells
Meat Loaf ~ Bat Out of Hell
2007-10-26 02:32:10 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uh...I'll give this a shot:
In no particular order:
1. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II. Very good blues-rock/hard rock album, but more importantly, it was influential to hard rock and metal.
2. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Mainly because of the production techniques and wide use of instruments.
3. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds. A somewhat different direction the Beach Boys took, it has some great writing. It was an influence to the album mentioned before this one, utilizing several production techniques, instruments not normally used in rock, and even objects that make sound but aren't instruments.
4. Nirvana - Nevermind. I don't like Nirvana much, but this definitely is the most influential album of the 90's. It had so much impact that it made alternative rock mainstream, and it still influences many musicians today.
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix's debut album. It took rock 'n' roll guitar in a new direction, influencing many guitarists, be it contemporaries or later guitarists.
Just an opinion.
2007-10-25 16:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Montag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So top 5 albums of the 20th century...as opposed to the 19th century? Haha sorry I couldn't help it.
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band ~ The Beatles
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ~ Bob Dylan
Dark Side of the Moon ~ Pink Floyd
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Zoso ~ Led Zeppelin
2007-10-25 17:35:18 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Madonna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not because they are my favorite bands, because as you said, the foundation on which modern music was based on.
1.The Beatles - Revolver
2. Elvis Presely - Elvis Presely
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Ramones - Ramones
My favorite bands are Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying ect but I know where the foundation of morden music comes from. Notice I covered the many different genres such as pop, metal, and punk.
2007-10-25 16:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by Par 4 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"-the Beatles
"Highway 61 Revisited"-Bob Dylan
"Dark Side of the Moon"-Pink Floyd
"London Calling"-the Clash
"Hotel California"-the Eagles
2007-10-25 15:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by Nachtmusik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to go with the top 5 best selling albums in the US. Since those albums are owned by the largest number of people then they must have the largest influence.
1. Eagles - Their greatest hits
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller (which is #11 on the global scale)
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
4. Pink Floyd - The Wall
5. Ac/Dc - Back in Black (this kind of ties w/ Billy Joel's Greatest Hits but since Ac/Dc is higher ranked on a global scale I put them in the #5 slot)
2007-10-25 15:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by strikeapose228 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
The Beatles - Revolver
The Who - Who's Next
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
2007-10-25 15:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by Dani G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To the guy above: Most-owned does not equal most influential for one simple reason: Not everyone who buys an album is a musician.
And I dread living in a world where the most-influential album is a "best of" compilation, anyway.
My take:
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifwxql5ld0e
Captain Beefheart-Trout Mask Replica
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Iggy & the Stooges-Raw Power
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfpxql5ldje
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:j9fpxq95ldte
The Velvet Underground-The Velvet Underground & Nico
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfqxql5ldhe
EDIT: I would also add that the most influential album of the '90s is more likely Ten, not Nevermind, simply because greater than 90% of the post-grunge bands that have popped up over the last fifteen years lift more from Pearl Jam's sound than Nirvana's.
2007-10-25 16:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by William 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can only agree with Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Black Sabbath
Sorry to say this but I play the guitar and I have taken ZERO from Led Zep or The Stones
I would say place Alanis Morissette ~ Jagged Little Pill on the list
2007-10-25 15:47:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Van Halen 1--my Fav
Zeps--latter days early days???
Metallica-- Ride the lighting
Iron Madien--Number of the beast
GNR- Appetite destruction
omg...u cant just have 5 Darth hahaha:)
oh sorry..haha didnt read the fine print:)
Floyd--dark side of the moon
Black Sabath-Sabath bloody Sabath
The Stones--Let it Bleed
The Beatles-Beatles
Elvis---???? all...sorry big Elvis fan:)
2007-10-25 15:48:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋