for those about to hard rock we salute
you bring along welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top ten important albums
in hard rock
for this list we will only be looking at
albums that fall within the boundaries
of hard rock so more metal rooted albums
and crowd rock Affairs will not be
included as they are a list for another
day
number 10 alive kiss
monumentally huge today kisses early
days were more Detroit slum City than
Detroit Rock City despite a strong loyal
fan base and a hot as hell live show the
band weren’t exactly raking in the album
sales the problem fans felt the band
didn’t sound the same on vinyl as they
did on stage that feedback led to the 16
track four sided double album alive
containing all the band’s early hits
it’s up for debate how much of a live
genuinely is live
regardless of the possible tinkering on
the album it has still become an
important piece of hard rock history
number nine machine head deep purple
nothing but trouble away 2d purple while
they recorded this classic the band
booked the casino in Montclair
Switzerland as a recording venue but it
burned to the ground
the guys then took to the Pavilion
Theatre memorializing the burning of the
casino with smoke on the water
unfortunately they were soon evicted due
to noise complaints and had to set up in
the Grand Hotel the result was a British
tart topper and a near global top ten
album and bassist Roger Glover would
make an equally influential album with
rainbows long live rock and roll half a
decade later
number eight who’s next
The Who
or albums into their career the who
found themselves without their core
audience the by now extinct mod movement
guitars Pete Townsend attempted to best
the landmark Tommy with an extravagant
production called Lifehouse
however after a near nervous breakdown
the project was scrapped and out of its
ashes emerged who’s next armed with an
awesome Gretsch guitar gifted to him by
joe walsh townsend and company scrapped
together what is widely considered their
finest studio album please
Hebe
number seven back in black ac/dc this
follow-up to 1979’s highway to hell was
a make-or-break moment for ac/dc
the recent death of vocalist Bon Scott
was but one of the problems they faced
tax issues influence their decision to
record in the Bahamas meanwhile the
band’s gear was held up in customs
storms caused power outages in the
studio and one session was even
interrupted by a crash
still the album it’s 22 time platinum
status and it’s 131 week chart run
proved you can’t kill ac/dc
number six pyromania Def Leppard
Gunton Leoben gouchin Groban while
pyromania is impressive sales of 10
million albums would be dwarfed by the
group’s next release hysteria
this album paved the way for that
monster
more importantly it put def leppard and
their brands of glam metal on the map
whose by 80s Hard Rock master Mutt Lange
the album marked the introduction of Co
guitarist Phil Collen the album was
considered to be not only the best Def
has to offer but is among the best in
mutt Lange’s vast production history and
sparked a trend towards a more melodic
take on hard rock and metal
number five Appetite for Destruction
guns and roses
Guns N’Roses exploded on the scene with
this masterpiece that was less hairspray
and more hearts than its hair metal
piers
loaded with staples like sweet child of
mine and considered to be the
best-selling debut of all time appetite
took nearly a full year to hit the top
of the Billboard charts
but it made up for that slow burn with
four weeks at number one and two quoted
30 million units sold
now just imagine how well it would have
done if November rain had made the cut
as originally planned
number four blizzard of Oz Ozzy Osbourne
after being dismissed from Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne had a thing or two to
prove with his debut solo album
ironically the album wasn’t meant to be
an Aussie record at all instead blizzard
of aahhhs was meant to be the name of
the band he assembled during the writing
and rehearsal phases
one of only two albums recorded with the
late great Randy Rhoads on guitar the
album is home to classics such as crazy
train and mr. Crowley decades later it
is still Aussies best-selling solo album
number three Van Halen Van Halen
the self-titled debut from Van Halen
left a permanent mark on electric guitar
playing Eddie Van Halen wasn’t the first
to use the two hand tapping guitar style
but he was certainly the first to Bank
on it literally
backed by songs like running with the
devil Jaime’s cryin and ain’t talkin
about love the album has sold upwards of
10 million copies since its release
changing the way musician’s look at the
electric guitar van halen stunned
audiences and critics by creating an
energetic debut album that would stand
the test of time
number two Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
what is this
lunch there
picking up where cream left off this may
very well be the moment that hard rock
became heavy metal
recorded in just 12 hours Black Sabbath
the song the album in the band
intrigue the masses who push sales up to
land the album at number 8 on the UK
charts and number 23 on Billboard
due to an accident that cost him his
finger-tips
Tony Iommi was forced to use lower
guitar tunings and simpler chords
creating a heavier sound than his peers
released on Friday the 13th the album is
also notable for adding occult and
fantasy elements to the metal lexicon
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
see
you
you
number one Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Oh
selling 400,000 copies in advance sales
led zepplin to topped both the American
and British charts
at least just months after Led Zeppelin
one to was a monumental moment in hard
rock recording wherever they could in
whatever studio happened to be open Led
Zep maintained a sound that was brimming
with raw energy
whole lotta love gay fans Zeppelin
signature over driven Blues
Heartbreakers set the basics of guitar
shredding while songs like ramble on saw
the Lord of the Rings used as a lyrical
source a trend they would continue on
Led Zeppelin for
so do you agree with our list what’s the
most important hard rock album to you
for more Thunder pounding toptenz
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
you bring along welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top ten important albums
in hard rock
for this list we will only be looking at
albums that fall within the boundaries
of hard rock so more metal rooted albums
and crowd rock Affairs will not be
included as they are a list for another
day
number 10 alive kiss
monumentally huge today kisses early
days were more Detroit slum City than
Detroit Rock City despite a strong loyal
fan base and a hot as hell live show the
band weren’t exactly raking in the album
sales the problem fans felt the band
didn’t sound the same on vinyl as they
did on stage that feedback led to the 16
track four sided double album alive
containing all the band’s early hits
it’s up for debate how much of a live
genuinely is live
regardless of the possible tinkering on
the album it has still become an
important piece of hard rock history
number nine machine head deep purple
nothing but trouble away 2d purple while
they recorded this classic the band
booked the casino in Montclair
Switzerland as a recording venue but it
burned to the ground
the guys then took to the Pavilion
Theatre memorializing the burning of the
casino with smoke on the water
unfortunately they were soon evicted due
to noise complaints and had to set up in
the Grand Hotel the result was a British
tart topper and a near global top ten
album and bassist Roger Glover would
make an equally influential album with
rainbows long live rock and roll half a
decade later
number eight who’s next
The Who
or albums into their career the who
found themselves without their core
audience the by now extinct mod movement
guitars Pete Townsend attempted to best
the landmark Tommy with an extravagant
production called Lifehouse
however after a near nervous breakdown
the project was scrapped and out of its
ashes emerged who’s next armed with an
awesome Gretsch guitar gifted to him by
joe walsh townsend and company scrapped
together what is widely considered their
finest studio album please
Hebe
number seven back in black ac/dc this
follow-up to 1979’s highway to hell was
a make-or-break moment for ac/dc
the recent death of vocalist Bon Scott
was but one of the problems they faced
tax issues influence their decision to
record in the Bahamas meanwhile the
band’s gear was held up in customs
storms caused power outages in the
studio and one session was even
interrupted by a crash
still the album it’s 22 time platinum
status and it’s 131 week chart run
proved you can’t kill ac/dc
number six pyromania Def Leppard
Gunton Leoben gouchin Groban while
pyromania is impressive sales of 10
million albums would be dwarfed by the
group’s next release hysteria
this album paved the way for that
monster
more importantly it put def leppard and
their brands of glam metal on the map
whose by 80s Hard Rock master Mutt Lange
the album marked the introduction of Co
guitarist Phil Collen the album was
considered to be not only the best Def
has to offer but is among the best in
mutt Lange’s vast production history and
sparked a trend towards a more melodic
take on hard rock and metal
number five Appetite for Destruction
guns and roses
Guns N’Roses exploded on the scene with
this masterpiece that was less hairspray
and more hearts than its hair metal
piers
loaded with staples like sweet child of
mine and considered to be the
best-selling debut of all time appetite
took nearly a full year to hit the top
of the Billboard charts
but it made up for that slow burn with
four weeks at number one and two quoted
30 million units sold
now just imagine how well it would have
done if November rain had made the cut
as originally planned
number four blizzard of Oz Ozzy Osbourne
after being dismissed from Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne had a thing or two to
prove with his debut solo album
ironically the album wasn’t meant to be
an Aussie record at all instead blizzard
of aahhhs was meant to be the name of
the band he assembled during the writing
and rehearsal phases
one of only two albums recorded with the
late great Randy Rhoads on guitar the
album is home to classics such as crazy
train and mr. Crowley decades later it
is still Aussies best-selling solo album
number three Van Halen Van Halen
the self-titled debut from Van Halen
left a permanent mark on electric guitar
playing Eddie Van Halen wasn’t the first
to use the two hand tapping guitar style
but he was certainly the first to Bank
on it literally
backed by songs like running with the
devil Jaime’s cryin and ain’t talkin
about love the album has sold upwards of
10 million copies since its release
changing the way musician’s look at the
electric guitar van halen stunned
audiences and critics by creating an
energetic debut album that would stand
the test of time
number two Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
what is this
lunch there
picking up where cream left off this may
very well be the moment that hard rock
became heavy metal
recorded in just 12 hours Black Sabbath
the song the album in the band
intrigue the masses who push sales up to
land the album at number 8 on the UK
charts and number 23 on Billboard
due to an accident that cost him his
finger-tips
Tony Iommi was forced to use lower
guitar tunings and simpler chords
creating a heavier sound than his peers
released on Friday the 13th the album is
also notable for adding occult and
fantasy elements to the metal lexicon
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
see
you
you
number one Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Oh
selling 400,000 copies in advance sales
led zepplin to topped both the American
and British charts
at least just months after Led Zeppelin
one to was a monumental moment in hard
rock recording wherever they could in
whatever studio happened to be open Led
Zep maintained a sound that was brimming
with raw energy
whole lotta love gay fans Zeppelin
signature over driven Blues
Heartbreakers set the basics of guitar
shredding while songs like ramble on saw
the Lord of the Rings used as a lyrical
source a trend they would continue on
Led Zeppelin for
so do you agree with our list what’s the
most important hard rock album to you
for more Thunder pounding toptenz
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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