Top Rock Albums - Ten by Pearl Jam

Filed in archive Rock on July 19, 2010

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Ten was Pearl Jam's debut studio album released in the musically transitional year of 1991. Following in the footsteps of bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam offered a newer, grungier approach to rock and roll. However, with a song like "Black" and a voice like that of frontman Eddy Vedder's its hard to stay grungy.

Ten opens with a list of chart topping tracks suck as "Once," "Even Flow," and "Alive" which are all quite upbeat and inspiring songs despite their slightly darker tones in contrast to music previously released in that era. Eddy Vedder has a deep and harmonizing voice that really added the soul needed to convey the message presented with his lyrics and was accompanied by a Fender Strat that could make you cry.

Also on this amazing album was the hit song "Jeremy" that sprung much controversy with its video that originally depicted a young boy shooting his classmates to death. It wasn't long before MTV was forced to have the video edited so that no school shootings were actually displayed. Every song on Pearl Jam's Ten is musical gold making Ten easily one of the top rock albums.

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Top Rock Albums - Revolver by The Beatles

Filed in archive Rock on July 19, 2010

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The Beatles are known to many music lovers as the greatest rock band of all time. They've explored several types of music ranging from pop to rock to even folk. It should be no suprise that almost all of their albums are listed among the greatest rock albums ever. One such album is none other than the electifying Revolver.

Revolver was the beatles seventh studio album and was released in the year nineteen sixty-six on the fifth of August. Most of the album features a then hip electric guitar sound that was taking the world by storm which is a strange follow up to their previous folk sounding album Rubber Soul. Revolver rocketed to the top of the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom and stayed there in the number one spot for several weeks.

Revolver features many Beatles favorites including "Eleanor Rigby" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" as well as a few tracks written by guitarist George Harrison. Probably the most influential track on the album was "Yellow Submarine" written by drummer Ringo Starr since it later became the subject of a beloved animated film that featured the fab four.

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Top Rock Albums - Metallica (the Black Album) by Metallica

Filed in archive Hard Rock on July 19, 2010

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If you ask any hard rock fan what was one of their favorite albums throughout the nineteen nineties and one of the most influential rock albums to date you should get no other answer than Metallica's self titled black album. Metallica's Metallica is to this day the number one selling album in the history of music sales and for very very good reason.

The black album was one of the most innovative albums in history. Metallica put a spin on the hard rock genre that no one had heard before and every one was liking a lot. Their Kirk Hammond's guitar riffs were powerful and electrifying and could send chills down your spine. The dark sound of the deep bass and James Hetfield's grizzly tone could take you somewhere you just couldn't go with the power ballads that were common around that time.

Songs like "Enter Sandman" and "Unforgiven" shed some light on the darker side of reality - fears and painful situations not so well explored previously and never in such an appropriately grim tone. Metallica's lyrics and instrumental dynamics was just the kind of black rock lovers were looking for when everything was shamefully colorful.

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Top Rock Albums - Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Filed in archive Rock on July 19, 2010

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Throughout the history of rock and roll there's been one album that has taken more shapes and been covered by more artist than pretty much anything else you can think of - Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon offers some of the trippiest, most psychedelic musical experiences one can find. With songs written purposely to rattle your brain and bring you out of your own skin and awaken your head space its no wonder they name the album something that suggest a place no man will commonly go.

The Dark Side of the Moon was Pink Floyd's eighth studio album and was released in March of 1973. It was originally a mere compilation of various musically experiments the band attempted at their previous live shows that included the use of new and unique instruments and playing techniques. The album turned out to be a musical introspective on the human psyche and became an instant hit. It was at the top of the charts for record time and is still being performed by various bands and at laser light shows throughout the world today.

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Top Rock Albums - Aenima by Tool

Filed in archive Hard Rock on July 19, 2010

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Tool has always been a controversial and almost mysterious type of band. They're one of the previous generations leading performers in the progressive metal genre with a sound like no other. Aenima was their second studio album released on October the first in nineteen ninety-six. Aenima features not a single fear of insult or controversy with an album sleeve depicting a man possibly performing oral sex on himself as well as several songs that deal with topics such as deviant sexual habits, drug abuse, and out right blasphemy.

What's shocking is that Aenima is one of the best rock albums released in the previous century. Tool has an undeniable talent for mixing hardcore bass riffs and drum beats with some almost angelic guitar solos. Tool's front man and singer James Maynard Keenan can go from a terrorizing scream to a pitch perfect harmony in a single verse. Almost every song on Aenima is an emotional roller coaster with seemingly dark lyrics that can be interpreted into something very powerful. There are plenty of segues for a touch of twisted humor and not a single track will disappoint. Aenima is one of the greatest rock albums ever!

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