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I cannot get out of my head how good these albums are. The reputable source here is me. If you don't believe that I am reputable, you will change your mind when you listen to these albums. Also, this isn't rankings, this is just some albums that are good.
10. Dream Theater - Images and Words.
If you know anything about my music taste, which you didn't until just now (which is misleading), then you know that I criticize DT night and day. Frequently I discuss just how laughable some of their material is (for example, "Dark Eternal Night", which is the worst song ever invented). I would say that DT is the most disappointing thing since it was discovered that Kate Beckinsale is a man. Now, Kate was not discovered to be a man, so you just have to imagine how disappointing it would be if that was discovered, and then think that DT is even more disappointing than that.
So why this album? It's really good. Take the Time is without any doubt the best song DT ever put out, and I'm half convinced that someone else wrote it. Probably Jon Anderson (Yes), but in the 70s.
But seriously, incredible drumming from Portnoy (as always), but this time everything else is good too, except the lyrics which are still kind of cheesy but that's ok because they fit. 80s metal meets prog, but not ala Queensryche, ala something that sounds really good. I don't know why DT stopped being artists after this album.
9. Aerosmith - Rocks
Now, Aerosmith has put out a lot of terrible material. That is obvious. They are also not musically genius. That is obvious. But this album Rocks. that was a lame joke but it does. "Back in the Saddle" full of swagger and sex, but the good kind. With Steven Tyler? No, that's not what I mean. I mean this whole album just grooves. Really good, way better than anything else from these boys.
8. Soundgarden - Superunknown
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "cmon man black hole sun is not even that good". You're right, it's not. But this album as a whole is stellar. Chris Cornell's vocals are probably the best there ever were, as far as its usefulness in rock music. Some people fantasize about Kate Beckinsale (now you feel weird about that dont you), I fantasize about what it might be like to sing like Chris. I don't even know how it would feel. That much power, energy, range, emotion... Good album, more versatile than their earlier stuff, more rocking and useful than their last album following it.
7. Tool - Lateralus
Incredible album. I don't want to have to convince you, if you disagree than you've probably misunderstood tool. I think most people have, actually. They're so much better than that.
6. Genesis - Selling England By the Pound
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "isn't that the band with phil collins from tarzan". Yes, but he's playing drums at this point. If you like prog (you should), then there is no reason that you should not like this album. "Firth of Fifth" alone is worth the price of admission (which is free these days, ruckus.com). Really creative exciting and overall great musical experience.
5. Jeff Buckley - Grace
Is this the greatest album ever? Maybe. Incredible album. Every single song, maybe with one or two exceptions, is perfected. Take Eternal Life for example. At first its just a killer rock song, but then you listen to it more and more and you have no idea how to make it better. In fact, you have no idea how it got so good. Answer? Jeff Buckley is the most amazing singer ever. Does that contradict my claims about Chris Cornell? No. They are both the greatest ever. And they were friends too (wikipedia.com), imagine that.
4. Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth is my favorite band. I don't like death metal. How is this possible? I don't know. If you aren't surprised by how good Opeth is, then you haven't listened to enough songs. Sit through this album and if you aren't convinced then throw away every t-shirt you own, not for any reason, just because you need punishment of some sort. if you have no tshirts you are off the hook (but still an idiot)
3. Opeth - Still Life
This is the same album as above but better. It's more ethereal or something, in a way its more metal in a way its less. It sounds like mozart, wagner, and the cookie monster all got together and put together beautiful, dark, exciting music.
2. Yes - Close to the Edge
It this album good? Yes.
1. Temple of the Dog
This isn't really my favorite album i don't think, but it gets the #1 spot because I think everyone should own it. Everyone. There is no excuse. Chris Cornell's vocals are at their all-time high. So much emotion here. Beautiful album, its grungy which might turn some off or others on for the wrong reasons, but it is worth your time
 
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I agree with YeS, I would have picked another DT album. That is a really good Genesis album (the best one imo).
On the genres you are checking I would put 2112 by Rush or Moving pictures in the ranking. ELP's Trilogy and Pawn Hearts by van der graaf generator.
edit: Opeth is a good choice too. tool = vomit.
And the ranking seriously lacks some Pain Of Salvation (Be probably).
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My favorites of all time are:
Led Zeppelin - I
Led Zeppelin - II
Led Zeppelin - IV
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Thats what i can think of now : - ). But yes, Opeth is great.
Havent got into tool actually, whats so special about them? I think they play so strange.
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On May 07 2008 05:00 Kaotu wrote:
80s metal meets prog, but not ala Queensryche, ala something that sounds really good.
I want to punch you in the face.
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On May 07 2008 05:29 Mindcrime wrote:Show nested quote +On May 07 2008 05:00 Kaotu wrote:
80s metal meets prog, but not ala Queensryche, ala something that sounds really good. I want to punch you in the face.
haha well mindcrime is an ok album (i dont belieeeeeeeeeve in love) but it must be admitted that queensryche failed to become the prototypical progmetal band precisely because they lacked the overall creativity (ignoring that album for a minute, that is). they were too much an 80s metal band.
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On May 07 2008 05:34 Jibba wrote:
No White Album...
no abbey road, either (which is 10x better than white album i don't know why you even bring that one up).
not because those aren't great albums, but rather just because this is a short list. these are not actually my top 10 favorite albums or what i would consider to be the greatest 10 albums ever, just 10 albums which mean a lot to me personally, listed in a somewhat arbitrary order
actually the order is mostly just so i could put DT on the bottom of the list, to distance myself from them even though they had 1 great album
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On May 07 2008 05:35 Kaotu wrote:Show nested quote +On May 07 2008 05:29 Mindcrime wrote:On May 07 2008 05:00 Kaotu wrote:
80s metal meets prog, but not ala Queensryche, ala something that sounds really good. I want to punch you in the face. haha well mindcrime is an ok album (i dont belieeeeeeeeeve in love) but it must be admitted that queensryche failed to become the prototypical progmetal band precisely because they lacked the overall creativity (ignoring that album for a minute, that is). they were too much an 80s metal band.
You are way off. There is nothing about the music that they released after Empire that could be described as being 80s metal. Of course, there isn't much that came out after Empire that can be described as being good...
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On May 07 2008 05:11 IntoTheWow wrote:
And the ranking seriously lacks some Pain Of Salvation (Be probably).
It's definitely lacking Pain of Salvation, but I don't know if Be is the correct album. One Hour by the Concrete Lake, The Perfect Element pt.1 and Remedy Lane are all fucking awesome.
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if i made a list of songs, i would include PoS "King of Loss"
however, this is a list of albums, so pain of salvation does not belong here. actually i like them but i despise them for making a band so good with a name so bad. "Pain of Salvation" sounds way too "epic" for a band as artistic as they are...
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What is this, rock and classic rock?
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Omg kaotu I really find your 'if you don't like this you don't understand it/ have a good taste in music' approach annoying. So fucking ignorant.
Good albums but you have a REALLY blinkered sense of music so i wouldn't be so bloody preachy.
I also hope you aren't one of these complete idiots who think prog music requires more creativity and musicality than other genres.
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On May 07 2008 06:31 HamerD wrote:
blinkered sense of music I love you, you crazy Brit.
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On May 07 2008 05:00 Kaotu wrote:
1. Tool - Lateralus
Hey I fixed a typo for you there hope you don't mind.
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why the fuck Tool is so low?
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I don't understand the Tool hype, they don't seem overly special from what I've heard of theirs. Can anyone recommend me a Tool song that showcases what they're about?
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The best album of all time is Freak Out! by Frank Zappa & the Mothers. Dirt by Alice in Chains is quite good too. Actually my favourite album of all time changes every week, I am so musically fickle -_-
I have a 15 hour dream theater playlist on my comp though so I guess we don't have the same taste 
Superunknown kicksaaaaaaaass too, seriously. Fell on Black Days and 4th of July are like my favourite songs of all time (this week)
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Tool fans have got to be among the most pretentious people I have ever met.
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Thats a good list you have their Kaotu
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You sir, have great taste in music, except for Aerosmith imho. I'm agreeing with you about Tool and Opeth in particular, nice picks!
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