Best Rock Album of All Time from Start to Finish?

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I was talking to my 16 year old niece, and realized that the way music is bought and consumed is very different now, and albums aren’t really purchased complete (just different songs downloaded on iTunes). And albums aren’t listened to from start to finish any more.

This brought up a discussion between myself and some friends, centered around listening to albums from start to finish, and what was the greatest Rock album (from start to finish) of all time?

There were several albums brought up, we decided on 4 albums (each of us picking a different album).

They were as follows:
AC/DC- Back in Black
Nirvana- Nevermind
Guns N’ Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Def Leppard- Hysteria




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My pick was Back in Black by the way...
What do y’all think...?


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First two that came to mind.

Boston's first album

Pink Floyd - Animals
 
Strong list, I'd also hafta pick Black in Black. Every damn song just amps you up. We used to crank AC/DC in the locker room before our HS and college football games.

Pushing the envelope being considered "rock," probably country-rock, but my all-time favorite album start to finish is the Eagles Greatest Hits '71-'75.
 
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First two that came to mind.

Boston's first album

Pink Floyd - Animals

Pink Floyd- Animals good catch

Like I said several albums, came up...
Led Zeppelin IV was loved by all but not at greatest of all time.


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My five that I could listen to front to back til the end of time:

Beatles- Revolver
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Paul Simon - Graceland
Pearl Jam - Ten
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fifht



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Strong list, I'd also hafta pick Black in Black. Every damn song just amps you up. We used to crank AC/DC in the locker room before our HS and college football games.

Pushing the envelope being considered "rock," probably country-rock, but my all-time favorite album start to finish is the Eagles Greatest Hits '71-'75.

For the purposes of the discussion, Greatest Hits compilations weren’t allowed...

The Eagles Greatest Hits ‘71-‘75 would win hands down...


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I have to agree with WMac19, Eagles Greatest Hits was the first album that came to my mind, the second would be Fleetwood Mac greatest hits.
 
U2 - Joshua Tree
Eagles - Hotel California
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Probably slightly different then your list/category but still very fine albums to listen all the way through


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Born to Tun by Springsteen
Darkness on the Edge of Town by Springsteen
Making Movies by Dire Straits

Just a couple of my favorites


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pink floyd the wall is a masterpiece

appetite for destruction is a great call

siamese dream defined my youth

weezer blue album is phenomenal


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If you mean hard rock (and based on your list I think you do), then it's Appetite, and it's not even close.
With a broader definition of rock music, I think there are a lot more contenders:
Born to Run
Dark Side of the Moon
any of several Beatles albums
Zeppelin IV
Van Halen
Moving Pictures
Joshua Tree
 
U2 - Joshua Tree
Eagles - Hotel California
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Probably slightly different then your list/category but still very fine albums to listen all the way through


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Dude forgot Rumors - good call that may be the best of all time


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I have to agree with WMac19, Eagles Greatest Hits was the first album that came to my mind, the second would be Fleetwood Mac greatest hits.

Love both of those, but in our argument, it had to be an album that was composed to played from start to finish... Not a compilation album.


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pink floyd the wall is a masterpiece

appetite for destruction is a great call

siamese dream defined my youth

weezer blue album is phenomenal


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Same with me on Siamese Dream, and agree on blue album. Every song is SO strong.


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If you mean hard rock (and based on your list I think you do), then it's Appetite, and it's not even close.
With a broader definition of rock music, I think there are a lot more contenders:
Born to Run
Dark Side of the Moon
any of several Beatles albums
Zeppelin IV
Van Halen
Moving Pictures
Joshua Tree

Rock is such a broad definition, I would allow all of those.
 
Metallica- Black Album was also highly debated, but most liked Master of Puppets better, so it was out...


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Breaking form a bit here, I'm going with:

Radiohead - OK Computer
 
Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
 
Hell yeah. Airbag is one of the best opening tracks of all time, too.


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“Hell’s Bells” says hello, Jordan...


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Rumors
Joshua Tree
Born To Run
The Wall
Dark Side of the Moon
Pet Sounds
London Calling
The Ramones
 
Same with me on Siamese Dream, and agree on blue album. Every song is SO strong.


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having a complete album with no desire to skip a song is truly special.


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Rumors
Joshua Tree
Born To Run
The Wall
Dark Side of the Moon
Pet Sounds
London Calling
The Ramones

the ramones is a freaking national treasure.


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having a complete album with no desire to skip a song is truly special.


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That was the crux of the discussion...


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