| Cake
- Comfort Eagle (2001) |
Cake had all but disappeared
off the radar when they came back with a concept video and the fun, bass-laden
“Short Skirt Long Jacket,” the centerpiece for their strongest work in
half a decade. Best Song: Comfort Eagle -Dan |
| Cake – Fashion
Nugget (1996) |
One of my favorite bands; Cake’s quirky
alt-rock is both deadpan and catchy at the same time, though it’s never
really pop. Best song: I Will Survive -Dan |
| Cave In - Jupiter
(2000) |
- Dr Fever |
| Cheap Trick –
Live at Budokan (1979) |
One of the best live albums ever recorded.
“Hello there, ladies and gentlemen! Are you ready to rock?”- Keavin |
| The Clash - London
Calling (1979) |
This is where I think the clash really
started to show their stuff, honing down their fusion of British punk with
Jamaican reggae to a pure artform. - Greenmuse |
| The Clash - Sandinista!
(1980) |
The most experimental of the clash's work
and some of the best music ever made, the fusion of punk social commentary
with the mindlessness of disco. There’s also piano driven songs, as well
as jazz, raggae, dance. In my opinion this is the best album ever made!
It’ll stand up to anything by the Beatles in terms of musicianship and
lyrics. In this broad range of this two cd set, there is one albums worth
of masterpieces and oddly the flaws of the album add to its greatness!
- Greenmuse |
| Clutch - Pure
Rock Fury |
The album where Clutch finally pulled
all their various sounds and styles together and made it work like a mutha.-
Dr Fever |
Collective Soul
– Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. (1993) |
This one is among one of the best no nonsense
guitar albums from the past decade and this one ranks right up there as
one of the best debut albums of all time, in my opinion. While the band
got sidetracked later on with sampling and pop, this one is pure rock and
really was a bridge between the grunge revolution and the post grunge rock
scene. It still stands up today and even after all of these years I still
often listen to it all the way through. - Keavin |
| Common Rider-
Last Wave Rockers (1999) |
Jesse from Operation Ivy fame's band,
not as good as op ivy, but damn close. - Greenmuse |
| Converge - Jane
Doe (2001) |
If there's a finer recorded hardcore/metalcore
album...then tell me about it, cause it must be damn good to better than
this. - Dr Fever |
| Chris Cornell
– Euphoria Morning (1999) |
Chris Cornell’s solo career seems to have
begun and ended with this awesome album of beautiful balladry about love
at the end of time in a Harlan Ellison novel… and it’s got funk. Best song:
Preaching the End of the World -Dan |
| Crass - Feeding
of the 5000 (1978) |
-Greenmuse |
| Cream - Disraeli
Gears (1967) |
It was a real tossup between this CD and
Wheels of Fire. Cream made their mark on music and their heavy blues laced
with psychedelic sound really paved the way for hard rock - Keavin |
| The Cult – Electric
(1987) |
Again another band that could have almost
all of their albums on this list. I would have to pick “Electric” as their
best CD. Many would name “Sonic Temple”, but while a great CD, that one
was a bit too polished and doesn’t capture the pure magic of The Cult like
“Electric” did. With songs like “Love Removal Machine,” “Wild Flower,”
and “Lil' Devil” this disc shows Ian and Billy at their collaborative best.
An amazing album from start to finish and a great CD to pick up if you
want to find out what The Cult is all about. –aG |
| The Cult – Sonic
Temple (1989) |
I say buy all the Cult CD’s but this is
probably their most commercial friendly release that should appeal to the
widest audience. - Keavin |
| Cypress Hill
- Black Sunday (1993) |
A rap group that really pioneered the
music as an artform and wasn’t afraid to try different things. One
of the first bands to mix rap and metal and other forms of music successfully.
- Tom Spanks |
| Dave Matthews
Band - Lillywhite Sessions (2001) |
- Dr Fever |
| Dead Kennedys-
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) |
dk's debut album. - Greenmuse |
| Dead Kennedys
- Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982) |
The best album from Jello and company,
despite being recorded 20 years ago, most of the issues raised are still
relevant today, some even more so! - Greenmuse |
| Deep Purple –
Perfect Strangers (1984) |
The groups’ comeback album, probably one
of the most focused of their career that is why I pick it over their earlier
work. Some unforgettable songs are on this one. - Keavin |
| Dillinger Escape
Plan - Calculating Infinity (1999) |
The second greatest recorded hardcore/metalcore
album EVER.- Dr Fever |
| The Doors –Self-Titled
(1967) |
The Doors, there really hasn’t been another
band quite like them. This their debut album contains some of their biggest
hits and also introduced the mind binding music of the Doors to the masses
as well as the more mainstream minded songs as well. Everyone should
own at least one album by The Doors and this is a great choice. - Keavin |
| Eagles – Greatest
Hits 1971-1975 (1976) |
I know it’s obvious but The Eagles were
perhaps the best group to bridge the world of rock and country into pop
hits. They didn’t become over bearing with longwinded jams like some of
the other country rockers, they had a fine ear for hit making and this
is a collection of great songs. It’s the number one selling album of all
time for a reason. - Keavin |
| Enuff Z’nuff
– Strength (1991) |
The sophomore album from this criminally
underrated band. They really grew by leaps and bounds from their debut
and this CD is amazing in the fact that is really bridged the radical change
in music that was to come with grunge. –aG |
| Enuff Z’nuff
– Tweaked (1996) |
I had to select this one because it is
my personal favorite album of all time. Although it is a bit too dark for
most people, the songwriting and somber subject matter (drug addiction)
make for a potent mix and Donnie Vie’s vocals are just bursting with emotion.
A lot of eclectic dark rockers on here from heavy Beatles type songs to
Queen and Bowie and a couple of great blues rockers. – Keavin |
| Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It
(1988) |
Yeah, I know people dog on Eazy-E but
you know what, his rhymes are still better than 99% of the crap that is
out today. - Tom Spanks |
