Introduction To Bens:top 100
new to the site. rthese are my current 100 (changes every day) |
1 | | King Crimson Red
closeset to perfection i have ever heard
favorite songs: Starless - a true thing of beauty |
2 | | Genesis Selling England by the Pound
the essence of prog rock
favorite songs: Firth of Fifth |
3 | | Rush Moving Pictures
Rush at their best
favorite songs: everything beside the camera eye |
4 | | Jethro Tull Stand Up
yes, Stand Up. a more blues vibe then what came after. every song
hits the mark.
favorite songs: New Day Yesterday, Look into The Sun, Bouree |
5 | | The Beatles Revolver
alot has been said, simply their best album
favorite songs: Tommorow Never Knows, Here, There & Everywhere |
6 | | David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...
favorite songs: Rock N' Roll Suicide, Moonage Daydream |
7 | | The Who Who's Next
ultimate rock album, and f**k CSI
favorite songs: Won't get Fooled Again, Baba and Pure & Easy (bonus
song on the remaster) |
8 | | King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic
favorite songs: Larks I & II, Easy Money |
9 | | Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
favorite songs: Rock N' Roll, Black Dog |
10 | | Tool Lateralus
only album in the top ten that came out after the 70's (damn i'm old).
a true metal masterpiece.
favorite songs:Lateralus, Schism |
11 | | Iron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
after a string of great albums, imo this is their best. never came close
after this
favorite songs: Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant |
12 | | Rush 2112
i think "Fly By Night" rules, but this brought them to a whole different
level
favorite songs: 2112 (duh) although everything after is also good |
13 | | Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde
favorite songs: Just Like a Woman, Lady of the Lowlands |
14 | | Bob Marley and The Wailers Legend
I know this is a compilation album but it such a good one
favorite songs: Three Little Birds, Buffalo Soldier, Stir it Up |
15 | | Jethro Tull Aqualung
favorite songs: My God, Mother Goose |
16 | | The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced
favorite songs: Foxy Lady |
17 | | King Crimson Discipline
musically, 80's crimson was the most accomplished and this was their
peak
favorite songs: Discipline, Frame by Frame |
18 | | Tim Buckley Goodbye and Hello
although known, still very underated. psych/folk at its best sung by an
amazing singer
favorite songs: Pleasant Street, Phantasmagoria In Two, Once i Was |
19 | | King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King
fourth crimson in the top 20 but i couln't let this one slip out of the top
20.
favorite songs: is there a question? Schizoid |
20 | | Bob Dylan Bringing it All Back Home
favorite songs: Love Minus Zero |
21 | | The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
favorite songs: Lucy and A Day In The Life |
22 | | Jeff Buckley Grace
like father like son. an amazing voice.
favorite songs: Lilac Wine, Grace |
23 | | Iron Maiden Iron Maiden
favorite songs: Phantom of The Opera, Remember Tommorow, Prowler |
24 | | Ulver Perdition City
probably way too high for most but i truly love this album
favorite songs: Nowhere/Catastrophe, Lost in Moments |
25 | | Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory
favorite songs: Who'll Stop the Rain, Run Through the Jungle |
26 | | Nick Drake Five Leaves Left
favorite songs: Riverman, Way to Blue |
27 | | Tom Waits Rain Dogs
favorite songs:Jockey Full of Bourbon, Time, Rain Dogs |
28 | | The Who Tommy
favorite songs: Pinball Wizard |
29 | | Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
favorite songs: Holland 1945, In an Aeroplane Over the Sea |
30 | | Megadeth Rust in Peace
Never been a huge trash/power metal fan but this is classic
favorite songs: Tornado of Souls, Holy Wars |
31 | | Pixies Surfer Rosa
favorite songs:Where is My Mind, Cactus |
32 | | Portishead Dummy
favorite songs:Glory Box |
33 | | Smashig Pumpkins Siamese Dream
favorite songs: Disarm, Today |
34 | | Van Der Graaf Generator Godbluff
a bit underated in regards to the rest of the prog rock elite but a true
gem of an album. Hammil at his best with theatrical, dark, amazing
prog.
favorite songs: all four are top notch, maybe Arrow |
35 | | Death Symbolic
favorite songs: Symbolic, Judgement |
36 | | AC/DC Back in Black
from their biggest loss, came their biggest album
favorite songs: Back in Black, Shook Me All Night Long |
37 | | Rush Signals
yes, its much less prog but it still has some amazing songs.
favorite songs: Subdivisions, Digital Man, Analog Kid |
38 | | Cream Disraeli Gears
favorite songs: Tales of Great Ulyssus, Sunshine of My Life |
39 | | Faith No More King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
somewhat in the shadow of "Angel Dust", this is a great album that
gets a bit forgotten
favorite songs: The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies, Just a Man, Digging
the Grave |
40 | | Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time
Iron's most underated.
favorite songs: Stranger In a Strange Land, Wasted Years |
41 | | Anathema Judgement
this was the first time i heard them after "enigma". blew my mind. still
remains their masterpiece.
favorite songs: One Last Goodbye, Deep |
42 | | The Cure Disintegration
"robert smith, robert smith"
favorite songs: Lullaby, Pictures of You, Lovesong |
43 | | Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
favorite songs: White Rabbit, Today, She Has Funny Cars |
44 | | Phish Junta
Jam masterpiece. although not pro-rock, any lover of prog-rock should
own this album.
favorite songs: The Divided Sky, David Bowie |
45 | | Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life
a huge double album, showcasing his amazing skills
favorite songs: Sir Duke, Contusion, As, Another Star |
46 | | Tim Buckley Starsailor
Buckley at his most avantgarde. unique and exquisite.
favorite songs: Song To The Siren, Starsailor |
47 | | Arcturus La Masquerade Infernale
favorite songs: Ad Astra, Painting My Horror |
48 | | Black Sabbath Master of Reality
favorite songs: Children of the Grave |
49 | | Opeth Damnation
yes, Damnation. a bold move, masterly executed.
favorite song: windowpane, |
50 | | Tortoise Millions Now Living Will Never Die
often overlooked when talking about post rock. this is a true gem.
favorite songs: Djed, Taut and Tame |
51 | | White Zombie Astro Creep: 2000 -- Songs of Love, Destruction, a
putting everything else aside, this is a great metal album.
favorite songs: Super Charger Heaven, I Zombie, More Human Than
Human |
52 | | The Mothers of Invention Roxy & Elsewhere
a live album that shows how truly amazing frank zappa was. some of
the most complex music you'll ever hear, and live!!!
favorite songs: Echidna's Arf (Of You). Don't You Ever Wash That
Thing?, Cheepnis |
53 | | Radiohead Kid A
favorite tracks:Everything in Its Right Place, How to Disappear... |
54 | | Pain of Salvation Remedy Lane
before they became the embarrassment they are today.
favorite songs:Dryad of the Woods, Trace of Blood |
55 | | Pantera Vulgar Display of Power
favorite songs: Mouth for war, Walk, This Love |
56 | | Television Marquee Moon
favorite songs: Marquee Moon, See No Evil, Torn Curtain |
57 | | Therapy? Troublegum
favorite songs: Screamager, Knives, Nowhere |
58 | | Pixies Doolittle
favorite songs: Hey, Debaser |
59 | | Nick Drake Pink Moon
favorite songs: Parasite |
60 | | Manes Vilosophe
this truly came out of nowhere. think ulver perdition city vut more on
the metal side
favorite songs: Nodamnbrakes, Ende |
61 | | Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
favorite songs: Dance Of Eternity, Fatal Tragedy |
62 | | Porcupine Tree Stupid Dream
the best of Wilson.
favorite songs: Don't Hate Me, Even Less |
63 | | The Beatles Abbey Road
favorite songs: Come Together, Here Comes The Sun |
64 | | Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties
one of the best rock bands.
favorite songs: Astronomy, Flaming Telepaths |
65 | | Frank Black Teenager Of The Year
Frank B;acl's second solo release. as good as the two pixies albums in
this list.
favorite songs: Calistan, Freedom Rock |
66 | | Primus Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
wacky, wild, funk rock, bass extravaganza.
favorite songs: Jerry Was a Racecar Driver, Tommy The Cat, Eleven |
67 | | Orphaned Land Mabool (The Story of the Three Sons...)
favorite songs: Halo Dies, Kiss Of Babylon |
68 | | Faith No More Angel Dust
favorite songs: Midlife Crisis, Land Of Sunshine, Be Aggressive |
69 | | Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
favorite songs: Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings |
70 | | Symphony X The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
favorite songs: The Accolade (one of my top ten favorite songs), Of
Sins And Shadows |
71 | | Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction
favorite songs: Sweet Child O Mine, Mr. Brownstone |
72 | | Dream Theater Images And Words
favorite songs: Take The Time |
73 | | Alice In Chains Dirt
favorite songs: Rooster, Damn That River, Hate To Feel |
74 | | Tool Aenima
favorite songs: Eulogy, Forty Six & Two |
75 | | Amorphis Tales From The Thousand Lakes
a breakthrough album for the finns, goes to show how your can be
innovative and traditional at the same time with stellar results.
favoritew songs: Drowned Maid, In The Beginning, To Fathers Cabin |
76 | | Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare
better than the first and very solid all the way through.
favorite songs: Teddy Picker, Brianstorm |
77 | | The Apples Buzzin' About
a mixture of acid jazz, funk and turntabalism. the result is one of the
most fun records you'll hear. just stand up and start to dance.
they got some notice after a great cover to "killing in the name of"not
on Sputnik, highly rec'd.
favorite songs: Stack It Up, Upskirt, Killing |
78 | | The Dear Hunter Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
favorite songs: Smiling Swine, Red Hands |
79 | | Kruzenshtern i Parohod Songs
best way to define is: avantgarde progressive klaizmer metal. but the
definition is crap, this is a crazy album by a crazy band. also not on
Sputnik.
favorite song: Young Ones, Mehalalot, Shmock On The Water |
80 | | Tortoise TNT
favorite songs: TNT |
81 | | Stolen Babies There Be Squabbles Ahead
Cabaret Metal? Circus Metal? who cares, a great surprising album
favorite songs: Awful Fall, Tablescrap |
82 | | Oi Va Voi Laughter Through Tears
Trip Hop with an eastern european, Jewish mix. sounds weird but end
result is a superb listen
favorite songs: Ladino Song, Brothers and Dror Yikra for a power trio in
the middle of the album |
83 | | Radiohead OK Computer
favorite songs: Karma Police, No Surprises |
84 | | M. Craft Silver & Fire
melancholic singer songwriter with powerful lyrics.
favorite songs: Drangonfly, Snowbird |
85 | | Anathema We're Here Because We're Here
favorite songs: Dreaming Light, Summernight Horizon |
86 | | Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine
favorite songs: Wake Up, Bullet In The Head |
87 | | Bumblefoot Uncool
forget about playing for guns, bumblefoot is a master guitarist and
mad beyond anything else. a lounge band gone mad, this album
jumps from metal to bluegrass, lounge music and salsa.
favorite songs: Crunch, Ronald Comin Back |
88 | | Devin Townsend Terria
favorite songs: no favorite, maybe earth day |
89 | | Karnivool Sound Awake
favorite songs: Simple Boy, The Caudel Lure |
90 | | Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
favorite songs: Money For Nothing, Your Latest Trick |
91 | | Samael Passage
classic metal album.
favorite songs: Rain, Angel's Decay, Jupiterian Vibe |
92 | | Portugal. The Man The Satanic Satanist
favorite songs: The Woods, People Say |
93 | | Opeth Blackwater Park
favorite songs:The Drapery Falls, Bleak |
94 | | Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
favorite songs:Power, Dark Fantasy |
95 | | Muse Black Holes and Revelations
favorite songs: Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole |
96 | | Machine Head The Blackening
favorite songs: Halo |
97 | | The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium
favorite songs: Drunkship Of Lanters |
98 | | Dredg El Cielo
favorite songs: Sanzen, Of The Room |
99 | | Miles Davis Bitches Brew
favorite songs: all of the first Disc is just amazing fusion |
100 | | Sepultura Arise
favorite songs: Arise, Dead Embryonic Cells |
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