Essential Rock & Roll Discs

[EXTRAPOLATER]

Alright ... more like near the middle of page 2 ...

AC/DC,Aerosmith, Allman Brothers

Roy Buchanon(sic?), Beastie Boys, Beatles, Black Crowes, Breathe, Bodeans, Black Sabbath, Blind Faith, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult, Pat Benatar, Pat Boone, BT*

CCR,Cream,Eric Clapton,Clash,Cactus,Chambers Bros, John Cougar, Cult, Cure

Doors,Def Leppard, Bob Dylan,Disturbed, Dire Straits,Deep Purple,Doobie Bros, Derek @ Dominos (ericeverywhere)

Eagles, Eminem

Fleetwood Mac,Peter Frampton

Gov't Mule,Golden Earring,Marvin Gaye,Grand Funk Railroad, Guns n' Roses

Jimi Hendrix,Humble Pie, Hash, Helmet, Ben Harper

Jethro Tull,Jefferson Airplane,Michael Jackson,Jane's Addiction, Journey

Kyuss,Skeater Kinnery,King Crimson,Kiss

Led Zeppelin,Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feat, Live, Linkin Park

Montrose,Joni Mitchell, Masters of Reality,Neil Merryweather, Buddy Miles, Meatloaf, Don McLean, Metallica, Mudvayne

Nazareth,Nirvana,New Order, Nine Inch Nails

Oakenfield*

Pink Floyd,Pearl Jam,Tom Petty,Prince,Public Enemy, Phish, A Perfect Circle, Police

Queen

Rolling Stones,Rush,Ramones, Roxy Music, REO Speedwagon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, REM

Soundgarden,Supertramp,Steppenwolf,Sly & the Family Stone, Sex Pistols, Santana, Smashing Pumpkins, Bruce Springsteen, Sonic Youth, Staind, Snoop*

Ten Years After, Tool

U2,UFO

Velvet Underground, Vaughan Bros

Who,Stevie Wonder

Yes,Neil Young

ZZTop

*hip-hop is a longshot to make my list, but I'll probably look into everything ... so ... take it easy one me
--gotta stick to what I really dig;
to be sincerely, passionately informing and encouraging
... or not to be ...

Geez ... I think that's complete already.
Time to add a few more of my own, maybe w/non-listed artists (I'll keep adding them here)

 

[E-Z MONEY$$$]

Good luck on your book. I've read the initial post a few times and not really sure what you are looking for. I know you want like a top 500 compilation you are putting together.

First and foremost, i thought this was rock and roll so why the public enemy? BUT if you are going to include them, then you damn sure better include NWA. Don't want my boys coming after you.

On the other end of the spectrum, i think
Billy Joel
Elton John
Ozzy Osbourne
Grateful Dead
The Smiths
Billy Idol

more coming......good luck

 

[EXTRAPOLATER]

10 More "Essential" Candidates
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Badlands - self-titled
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Phil Collins - Face Value
The Animals - here is where a greatest hits probably comes into
...play (a 1987 release The Best of the Animals is a beauty)
Cry of Love - Brother
The Moody Blues - A Question of Balance (maybe L.D.Voyager ... others?)
The Tragically Hip - Up to Here (my fave of theirs)
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Tesla - Mechanical Resonance

...gee ... might be only 3 or 4 hundred more artists that could be listed, aye?

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But he sinks himself deep
Can't touch the bottom
(Pearl Jam-Ten-Deep)

 

[EXTRAPOLATER]

You make a good point, EZ. I'm listing everything for starters, knowing full well that much of it won't work for what I'm trying to pull off.

The Vegas odds of everything listed making my top 1000 is, well ... what kinda odds could we get for the Tigers NOT to win the World Series? ... probably couldn't get such a play (somebody contradict me if I'm wrong ... I wanna piece!)

The Vegas odds on my actually completing this project may offer a juicy payout also, but this thread should certainly help some.

I have thought about this stuff before, and did start compiling a list of my own faves. Made it to somewhere in the early 200's. That was 4 or 5 years ago. This project would have been impossible then; I shall get my money's worth from Roy rogers Cable whatever the outcome.

Cheers!

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Oh, won't somebody tell me what's wrong
Tell me what's wrong with me
(Blue Cheer-The Beast is Back(best (newer) version)-Out of Focus)

 

[Lightning]

Went home last night and looked at my CD collection so I went back to my original post and added a few more. They are still in alphabetical order however. There is lots of great music out there. Good Luck on your book.

 

[no pepper]

Traffic -- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Styx -- Grand Illusion
Foghat -- Fool for the City
Joe Jackson -- Look Sharp
Violent Femmes -- can't remember title, but you will
Cars -- Candy O
Bad Company -- Desolation Angels
Alan Parsons -- I Robot
more bands = Jeff Beck, The Kinks, Pretenders, Rungren

 

[no pepper]

one more I don't see yet

one more I don't see yet

Kansas -- Carry on my Wayward Son

gotta be top 500

 

[Chopsticks]

no pepper

no pepper

All good bands that I had forgotten about...

 

[broondog]

It's country but......I'm really likin Toby Keith.....Especially his Patriotism and the Dixie Chicks can kiss my:moon:

 

[Davoso]

J Geils-Full House

 

[boilermaker]

How bout Bob Seegar or The Guess Who ? Kinda dating myself here.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

What's up, no REM in here? Any of their first 9 albums would do.

I think he wants Rock albums, not pansies that kept Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and White Lion off the radio

Some that are missing off the top of my head

Def Leppard - High n Dry
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Jawbreaker - Dear You
Dropkick Murphy's - Gang's All here
Goo Goo Dolls - Boy named Goo
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Ani DiFranco - Living in Clip
Blink 182 - Dude Ranch
Blink 182 - Enema of the State
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Skid Row - Skid Row

 

[Regular Joe]

Either I missed it on the list or has the Janis Joplin been skipped?


:shrug:
"Joe"

 

[Hoops]

Seeing as most of these selections have been from the 60's and 70's, for a more 'modern' take, Radiohead's "Ok Computer" is a must have for any music lover. For a more rock themed album, "The Bends" is also excellent. Their newest album,"Hail To The Thief" (a slight dig to Dubya) is also fantastic (save for a couple of songs). More like 21st century 'rock' though.

 

[Pujo21]

DOORS----- Absolutely Live
Doors---- Box Set

Doors have a number of Live Albums-- all are killers!

 

[Pujo21]

By the way..AOL RADIO has a DOORS Channel.. you can hear a lot of the 'LIVE" songs from various live albums.

 

[Tiger]

ELO....A New World Record

Humble Pie....Rockin The Fillmore

Pink Floyd.....Animals

Boston....Boston

Van Halen....Their first effort simply called "Van Halen" might be their best known, but most Halen fans will tell you "Fair Warning" is their best

 

[Got Bookie.com]

Extrapolater,

As far as music from Phish goes, Junta is a great album. But I prefer their live albums. Hampton Comes Alive id awsome. As for other bands...

Grateful Dead: Workingmans Dead
Pink Floyd: Darkside of the Moon
Allman Brothers: Eat a Peach
The Doors: Soft Parade
Paul Simon: Tales from the Cape Man (not sure if thats the right name)
SRV: The Sky Is Crying

Pete

 

[rc conditioner]

Grateful Dead: Workingmans Dead

:Yep:

i know its not rock and roll, but any bob marley album
:weed: dance2

 

[noodle]

don't forget " dookie " by Green Day.... or some Van Morrison...