Gregg Allman was just 23 when these songs were recorded over three 1971 nights yet his supple, soulful vocals sound like a man who’d already experienced a lifetime of joy and pain. But jazzy swing bassist Berry Oakley and drummers Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson on songs like “One Way Out” gave Duane’s and Dickey Betts’ hummingbird-helix guitars wings. Slide-guitar sorcerer Duane Allman has long been singled out as the Allman Bros.’ musical genius. Is progressive blues a musical genre? If so, the Allman Brothers invented it on the group’s landmark concert double-LP At Fillmore East. Jason Rocheġ6. Allman Brothers Band, At Fillmore East (1971) Album opener “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” is an 11-minute masterpiece of Elton’s masterful piano playing blended with a phalanx of overdubbed synthesizers. Hit single “Bennie and the Jets” is often mistaken for a live song thanks to its collage of live audience samples and reverb effects. The best rock songs of their partnership are on this record, exemplified by bruisers like “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.” Conversely, Elton and Taupin also produced their best ballads here, exemplified by the title track and “Candle in the Wind.” On the production side, this album is a technical marvel as well. This is the most ambitious and diverse album of the esteemed career of Elton John and collaborator Bernie Taupin. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) Then there's “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?” What more needs to be said? A timeless classic. Taking influence from the various eras of rock, the album also offers a wide array of sounds served up with a sense of humor. “Fembot in a Wet T-Shirt” might be the funniest rock song ever. Oh, right: It’s also great, musically, beyond its message of slaying conformity, censorship and the tropes of rock & roll life. In the current year, it’s social justice warriors. In the 1980s it was the Parents Music Resource Center crusade. Joe’s Garage isn’t timeless, but every few years it becomes relevant again, unfortunately. In the middle of it all, keyboardist Christine McVie keeps her ice-blue-iris cool, cooing ethereal on “Songbird” and lusty-playful on “You Make Loving Fun.” -Matt Wake Witchy woman Stevie Nicks enshrouds listeners in her shawl on crystal-necklace themes “Dreams” and “Gold Dust Woman.” Nicks and former flame Lindsey Buckingham turn their throwing-plates-against-the-wall drama into FM gold on “The Chain.” Drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie stroke their metaphorical mustaches and stoke love-triangle grooves. You can also hear some of the finest post-Beatles pop-rock in existence. You can practically hear the cocaine, chardonnay and revenge sex on this album. The band also integrated sleazy 1970s funk swagger into their blueprint on “I Can’t See My Feelings” and kept their streak of unusually titled songs with the proggy closer “Napoleon Bona – Part 1 / Napoleon Bona – Part 2.” - Jason Roche Album opener “Breaking All the House Rules” is a hard-driving rocker that manages to rock nonstop for all of its seven minutes without any lull. Metallica did not cover any songs from this record, but Bandolier is the best record and the final ripper of Budgie’s peak MCA years. Ranking classic rock albums is difficult, but as Faith No More postulate in their song “We Care a Lot,” “It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it.”īelow, we humbly submit our solid list of 20 classic rock records everyone should have in their catalog.ĭid we miss anyone? Let us know what records you think should be added to the canon of classic rock.įor many, Metallica's 1980s covers of Budgie’s “Breadfan” and “Crash Course in Brain Surgery” were your gateway to this heavy Welsh outfit. These are rock albums that will sound as good in another 20 or 30 years as they do today. The common denominator between these top hits of dad rock and arena anthems is timelessness.
It includes a diverse roster of bands, celebrating various time periods, sounds and volumes of hairspray, spanning from Van Halen to Fleetwood Mac. With that in mind, here's our list of great classic rock albums. When exactly does the classification of classic rock begin, and where does it end? How do you compare different eras of disparate talents with other rockers who may have been the first to unleash their sound? Is a band with an innovative sound better than an act that sold millions of records? There is always room for debate. What is classic rock? It is one of the most nebulous terms in the music business.
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