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My Top 25 Albums
By an Amazon.com customer
The BandThe Band by The Band
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Makes me want to grow a beard.
Music from Big PinkMusic from Big Pink by The Band
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"Tears of Rage" is one of the best songs I've ever heard.
The Allman Brothers at Fillmore EastThe Allman Brothers at Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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Super! Great live performance. "Stormy Monday"--can blues get much better than this?
OK ComputerOK Computer by Radiohead
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Perfect album.
Kid AKid A by Radiohead
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A catalyst in changing the way I listen to music.
Pet SoundsPet Sounds by The Beach Boys
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A brilliant step towards what SMiLE should have been.
Dark Side Of The MoonDark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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Perfection.
Pink MoonPink Moon by Nick Drake
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Pleasantly sad, evocative. Excellent guitar playing; adequate lyrics.
Led Zeppelin IIILed Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
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My favorite Zeppelin album. "Since I've Been Loving You"--blues bliss.
AenimaAenima by Tool
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Changed the way I look at life and music.
Sticky FingersSticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
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The best Stones album--I think so.
The Southern Harmony and Musical CompanionThe Southern Harmony and Musical Companion by The Black Crowes
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Superb. The best and most overlooked Crowes album.
Recovering the SatellitesRecovering the Satellites by Counting Crows
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This band is actually very creative musically.
NicoNico by Blind Melon
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These guys were very good--on the verge of being legendary.
SoupSoup by Blind Melon
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What the hell--they're legendary to me.
SummerteethSummerteeth by Wilco
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Good melodies. Dark lyrics.
yankee hotel foxtrotyankee hotel foxtrot by Wilco
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More pop goodness from Jeff Tweedy.
The Complete RecordingsThe Complete Recordings by Robert Johnson
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Fantastic tunes; the only problem is the alternate takes immediately following their counterparts.
Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
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The best double album (of the 90s).
The Freewheelin' Bob DylanThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
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Kerouac + catchy folk= this recording
Highway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
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Beat, ramblin' blues/rock. And, of course, the standard Amazing Dylan lyrics.
Let It BeLet It Be by The Beatles
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My favorite Beatles recording. Not so (over)produced.
Let It Bleed [DSD]Let It Bleed [DSD] by The Rolling Stones
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Some country blues, much blues/rock. Does a rock song get much better than the title track?
FuneralFuneral by Arcade Fire
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Very melodic. Darker lyrics. Very nice.
End of AmnesiaEnd of Amnesia by M. Ward
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Soothing. Super guitar playing. Blues/Folk.