Great Complete Albums

November 30, 2007 by John.

Great albums. You don’t hear too many truly great complete albums these days. I think the music industry has shifted towards the three minute radio-friendly hit song and away from the art of created musical ideas. Gone are the days of Bohemian Rhapsody (5:54), Stairway to Heaven (8:03) or even Freebird (9:07). These are all timeless classic rock songs and yet it will be difficult to find artists these days getting songs over 3:30 played on the radio.

Here’s a list of some of my favorite complete albums. The kind of album where you don’t want to hit “shuffle” when you listen to them. There’s more, but these are some of my favorites. Do yourself a favor and check out some of these albums. Listen to them from beginning to end, you’ll enjoy the ride!

AC/DC – Back in Black, Highway to Hell
Aerosmith – Get Your Wings, Rocks, Toys in the Attic
Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape
Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage
Judas Priest – Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance
Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
Metallica – Master of Puppets
No Doubt – Return of Saturn
Oasis – Be Here Now
Ozzy – Diary of a Madman
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall
Queen – A Night at the Opera, II
Radiohead – OK Computer
Rainbow – Blackmore’s Rainbow
Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed
Rush – Moving Pictures, 2112, Signals
Stabbing Westward – Darkest Days
Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
Ted Nugent – Tooth, Fang & Claw
U2 – Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree
Van Halen – Van Halen, Van Halen II
ZZ Top – Eliminator

Enjoy them!

John

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