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Looking for "must have" classic rock albums

post #1 of 69
Thread Starter 
I already have a good amount of classic rock but I am looking to grab some more stuff. If there is a album you think a collection could not be complete without please post it here.
post #2 of 69
Chicago Transit Authority
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Queen - A Night at the Opera
post #3 of 69
Assuming that by classic rock, you mean older album oriented rock, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie is among my favorite albums of all time.
post #4 of 69
Queen-News Of The World......Jethro Tull-Aqualung
post #5 of 69
Thread Starter 
I have A night at the opera as well as aqualung in gold cd's but great suggestions guys keep them coming!
post #6 of 69
Who's Next
post #7 of 69
Thread Starter 
Quote:
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Who's Next
Ripping that gold cd right now just got it today :P haha you guys keep picking the few I actually do have
post #8 of 69
Led Zeppelin III- Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath
Wheels of Fire- Cream
The Wall- Pink Floyd
Demons and Wizards- Uriah Heep

Just to name a few.
post #9 of 69
Exile on Main Street
post #10 of 69
Let it Bleed
(although Beatles and Stones should be exempt from this list for obvious reasons)

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Doors - Strange Days
Led Zepplin - I
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Lou Reed - Transformer
Eagles - Hotel California
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
Derek And The Dominoes - Layla @
Frank Zappa - Overnight Sensation
The Velvet Underground and Nico
post #11 of 69
Genesis- first 5
Camel- Moonmadness, The Snow Goose and Mirage
Nektar- A Tab in the Ocean
Marillion- Script for a Jester's Tear
Ten Years After- A Space In Time
Traffic- Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Styx- Equinox
Kansas- Song for America, Masque
The Moody Blues- In Search of a Lost Chord
Mark Almond- Greatest Hits
Atomic Rooster- Space Cowboys
Badfinger- Straight Up
Black Sabbath- Paranoid, Four
Boston- Boston
Buckingham-Nicks
Caravan- In the Land of Grey and Pink
Carol King- Tapestry
Deep Purple- Machine Head
Dire Straits- Dire Straits
Elton John- Madman Across the Water
Eric Clapton- Unplugged
Frank Zappa- Apostrophe
Golden Earring- Moontan
IQ- Dark Matter
JJ Cale- Live
James Taylor- Mud Slide Slim & Sweet Baby James
Janis Joplin- Pearl
Jeff Beck- Blow by Blow & Wired
Jefferson Airplane- 2400 Fulton Street
Little Feat- Dixie Chicken, Let It Roll, Feats Don't Fail Me Now
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounced, Second Helping, Street Survivors
Montrose- Montrose, Paper Money
Mountain- Twin Peaks
Nick Drake- Pink Moon
Kantner & Slick- Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun
Paul Simon- Graceland
Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Gabriel- So, Us, Shaking The Tree Or Secret World Live
Procol Harum- Classics
Rare Bird- Born Again & Sympathy
Rare Earth- In Concert
Renaissance- Da Capo
Robin Trower- Bridge of Sighs
Rush 2112
Sammy Hagar- Unboxed
Santana- Viva
Steely Dan- Aja, Royal Scam, Can't Buy A Thrill
Steve Hackett- Toyko Tapes
Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle
Supertramp- Crime of the Century, Crisis? What Crisis, Even In the Quietest Moments
The Alan Parsons Project- I Robot, Pyramid, Turn of a Friendly Card
The Allman Brothers Band- Eat A Peach, At the Fillmore East
The Animals- GH
The Cars- The Cars
The Fixx- Reach the Beach
The Doobie Brothers- Toulouse Street, The Captain and Me
The Eagles- Desperado, Hotel California, On the Border, The Eagles, The Long Run
The Kinks- Come Dancing With the Kinks
The Marshall Tucker Band- Searchin For A Rainbow
The Rolling Stones- Forty Licks
The Strawbs- A Choice Selection of Strawbs
The Tommy Bolin Band- Private Eyes
Triumvirat- Spartacus & Illusions of a Double Dimple
U2- Joshua Tree
Uriah Heep- Look At Yourself, Magician's Birthday, Live
Van Morrison- Tupelo Honey, Moondance
Warren Zevon- A Quiet Normal Life
Wishbone Ash- Argus & There's The Rub
Yes- Classic Yes
ZZ Top- One Foot in the Blues & GH


Make him stop!
post #12 of 69
Let it Bleed
(although Beatles and Stones should be exempt from this list for obvious reasons)

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Doors - Strange Days
Led Zepplin - I
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Lou Reed - Transformer
Eagles - Hotel California
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
Derek And The Dominoes - Layla @
Frank Zappa - Overnight Sensation
The Velvet Underground and Nico
post #13 of 69
Here's a partial list:

Allman Brothers- Eat a Peach

The Beatles- White Album, Revolver, Sgt Pepper

Bob Dylan- Blonde On Blonde, Blood On The Tracks

Boston- Boston

Chicago- Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago II

The Clash- London Calling

David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust

Fleetwood Mac- Rumors

Frank Zappa - Freak Out, Hot Rats

Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow

Jethro Tull- Aqualung, Thick As A Brick

Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland

John Lennon- Imagine

King Crimson- In The Court Of The Crimson King

Led Zeppelin- Zoso, Physical Graffiti

Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

The Moody Blues- Days Of Future Passed

Pink Floyd- Meddle, Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, Piper At The Gates OF Dawn, Ummagumma, A Saucerful Of Secrets

Queen- A Night At The Opera

The Sex Pistols- Nevermind The Bollocks

Steely Dan- Aja

Yes- Close To The Edge
post #14 of 69
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night and Rust Never Sleeps

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
post #15 of 69
Thread Starter 
Love you guys! Thanks so much for giving me a very good list to go for. I have a lot of classic since it is my biggest genre that I enjoy but I know there is a lot I still have missing.
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