The One Rock Album You Think Everyone Should Own That They Won't Already Own

[Haffner]

My first Stones album was Some Girls when it came out in the late '70's. I really loved that album alot.

[PSmith08]

Stand in the Fire, Zevon's live album from the early 80s. Probably one of the most-overlooked records of its age, and probably one of the best. Manic energy combined with Zevon's songwriting. I'm also a fan of the solo acoustic live record, Learning to Flinch, but catching Zevon at his peak has its merits.

[SimonGodders]

One album...um sorry :

[George]

The Stones is the only band I know of that has released four album classics in a row:

I find it very hard to believe that you haven't heard of the Beatles. 

[George]

One album...um sorry :

Hey. Hey. My. My. 


(Gotta git that one)

[George]

That one is Beggars Banquet, George. The first release had a white cover, that toilet didn't go too well with the Decca brass.

Yes, here it is:



and this from the web as Valentino pointed out:

By June, the sessions were nearly completed in England, with some final overdubbing and mixing to be done in Los Angeles during July. However, both Decca Records in England and London Records rejected the planned cover design - a graffiti-covered lavatory, and the band held back the album. By November, however, The Rolling Stones gave in, allowing the album to be released in December with a simple imitation invitation card cover. The idea for a plain album cover was also implemented by the Beatles for the White Album, which was released one month prior to Beggars Banquet. This similarity, coupled with Beggars Banquet's later release, garnered the Rolling Stones accusations of imitating the Beatles. In 1984, the original cover art was released with the initial CD remastering of Beggars Banquet.

Thanks gentlemen. I was getting ready to beg for the title. 

I guess I was just waiting on friend. Thanks for starting me up.

[orbital]

One album...um sorry :

Not rock, but I agree this is an excellent album. Saw them live a month ago. Surprisingly, they put on a good show.

[Valentino]

I find it very hard to believe that you haven't heard of the Beatles. 

Ah, well... Good point there. To me Beatles is pop, and not really rock. Did they really manage four in a row, btw?

[Harry]

I have nothing that rocks, actually. .....unless, well yes Boris rocks.

[The new erato]

The beauty of the Beatles was that they were a little bit of everything, pop, musichall, rock, blues, psychedelia, as well as a genre all to themselves. Like most groundbreakers hard to classify. Rubber Soul, Revoilver, Sgt Pepper, White album....

But it's a moot point anyway, since "Another side, Bringing it All back Home, Highway 61 and Blonde on Blonde" is probably the strongest tetralogy of albums ever released,

[Lethevich]

I'm interested, Lethe, which albums?

OTOH, Silva Nigra - Epocha, Drudkh - Blood in Our Wells, Melechesh - Emissaries, Peste Noire - La Sanie des Siècles Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence, Countess - Blazing Flames of War. They are all pretty different, though.

There are a few incoming ones which I'm obsessing over too, eg the third Darkspace. Haemoth and Bekhira seem highly overdue for something new as well.

For some reason I do not like many of the old Norwegian bands, the only ones approaching favourites are the first 2 tracks of Burzum's Filosofem, Immortal's first 4, Enslaved's first 2, Ulver's first 3 (and demos), Kampfar, Isvind and Strid. Actually, that's a lot more than I thought there would be -_-

[Valentino]

I have nothing that rocks, actually. .....unless, well yes Boris rocks.

LvB was just as rocknroll as Keith Richards is. Loose cannons both of them.

[Haffner]

OTOH, Silva Nigra - Epocha, Drudkh - Blood in Our Wells, Melechesh - Emissaries, Peste Noire - La Sanie des Siècles Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence, Countess - Blazing Flames of War. They are all pretty different, though.

Hmmm. Those are interesting names, I'm checking them out. Thank you, Lethe!

[Lethevich]

Hmmm. Those are interesting names, I'm checking them out. Thank you, Lethe!

I recommend the Drudkh most of all if you like Burzum's third and fourth albums a lot - not identical but similar and high quality.

I could upload a single track somewhere if you want a sample.

[Haffner]

I recommend the Drudkh most of all if you like Burzum's third and fourth albums a lot - not identical but similar and high quality.

I could upload a single track somewhere if you want a sample.

I'm looking them up on Amazon. Do you reccomend a specific album?

[Lethevich]

I'm looking them up on Amazon. Do you reccomend a specific album?

The first (Forgotten Legends) is good but underdeveloped, the second (Autumn Aurora) is considered one of their best, the third (The Swan Road) is less liked because it's less overtly emotional, the production reminds me more of Filosofem than their other albums. The fourth (Blood in Our Wells) is my favourite as it seems to combine the best of the 2nd and 3rd albums. If the samples of the 4th don't sound good, try the previous two before giving up.

Their most recent releases - an acoustic thing (Songs of Grief & Solitude) and the Anti-Urban EP are a bit crappy IMO. I really hope they haven't gone shit.

[Haffner]

The first (Forgotten Legends) is good but underdeveloped, the second (Autumn Aurora) is considered one of their best, the third (The Swan Road) is less liked because it's less overtly emotional, the production reminds me more of Filosofem than their other albums. The fourth (Blood in Our Wells) is my favourite as it seems to combine the best of the 2nd and 3rd albums. If the samples of the 4th don't sound good, try the previous two before giving up.

Their most recent releases - an acoustic thing (Songs of Grief & Solitude) and the Anti-Urban EP are a bit crappy IMO. I really hope they haven't gone shit.

Just ordered Blood in Our Wells, am anxious to check it out. Thanks, L.!

[Lethevich]

*is scared*

I always have nightmares about people who buy on my recommendations in case they don't like it. (I guess this is linked to being part of a generation in which filesharing is normal, so sampling is very easy and free)

[George]

Ah, well... Good point there. To me Beatles is pop, and not really rock. Did they really manage four in a row, btw?

Yes. IMO.

1. Help! '65
2. Rubber Soul '65
3. Revolver '66
4. Sgt. Pepper's '67

[Haffner]

Yes. IMO.

1. Help! '65
2. Rubber Soul '65
3. Revolver '66
4. Sgt. Pepper's '67

The White Album!