Here are my and your lists of outstanding albums in rock history. Please, don't mail me lists with more than 25 albums. Thanks.
Uhmm... I'm not so satisfied with this list... howewer you need a precisation: this list reflects not only the ratings in the reviews but also my personal feelings.
1) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
2) Revolver - The Beatles
3) Abbey Road - The Beatles
4) Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
5) Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
6) Tommy - The Who
7) Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
8) Strange Days - The Doors
9) Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones
10) Eletric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
11) The Who Sell Out - The Who
12) Live At Leeds - The Who
13) Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14) The Beatles - The Beatles
15) Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
16) Disraeli Gears - Cream
17) The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - Pink Floyd
18) The Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks
19) Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention
20) Arthur - The Kinks
21) Quadrophenia - The Who
22) The Velvet Underground And Nico - The Velvet Underground
23) Who's Next - The Who
24) In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
25) Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival
1. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (the greatest conceptual, musical
and lyrical power done by humankind).
2. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (the greatest concept ever
and the album itself has A LOT of great ideas).
3. Devil Doll - Dies Irae (the most gloomy and psycho album
ever made).
4. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (just the great collection
of perfect prog songs).
5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (hard to tell... just
because the songs are great).
6. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (11 perfect Beatles songs
- need I say anything more?).
7. Deep Purple - In Rock (the peak of hard music. Everyone
fit with everything).
8. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (3, Melt) (another perfect
songs album. If not for "Lead A Normal Life",it could be higher in my top).
9. Genesis - Foxtrot (it has got "Supper's Ready", after all).
10. Dream Theater - Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From A Memory
(the greatest prog - metal album ever).
11. R.E.M. - Document (the greatest release from the greatest
years of the greatest American songwriters ever).
12. King Crimson - Red (The goverment of some country should
build a sculpture of Robert Fripp and place it on the central square of its
capital. Only for "Starless").
13. The Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet (the first really
rocking album ever).
14. Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood ("Songs from the wood
will make you feel much better...". Absolutely truth).
15. The Beatles - Revolver (not the perfect songs album,but
comes close).
16. Klaatu - Hope (yeah,Joel,yeah,only so low.That's because
it is DEADLY boring in moments.But it's DEADLY beautiful in other moments).
17. Devil Doll - Eliobagus (theatrical prog.It rules).
18. Van Der Graaf Generator - H To He Who Am The Only One (I
just overlistened it and understand it is boring sometimes).
19. Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (Al may not be the best guitarist
ever,but he rules anyway.Especially on here).
20. The Flower Kings - Space Revolver (the masterpiece of Roine
Stolt and his most kind and positive band ever).
1) Live In Japan (3 CD Box-set) - Deep Purple
2) Absent Lovers - King Crimson
3) Live - Genesis
4) Live: Bursting Out - Jethro Tull
5) Seconds Out - Genesis
6) Scandinavian Nights - Deep Purple
7) Made In Japan - Deep Purple
8) ProjeKct Three: Masque - ProjeKcts
9) P.U.L.S.E. - Pink Floyd
10) MKIII Final Concerts - Deep Purple