Tad - God's Balls

1989

Possibly the greatest album of all time. Certainly the only record that's ever brought me to tears.

Cheap Trick - In Color

1977

This album and Cheap Trick have been a part of my life so long they're impossible to separate. You could not have been my girlfriend if you didn't like Cheap Trick. I guess that's no big deal 'cuz for a while there you couldn't be my girlfriend if you didn't like Big Block Chevelles.
One of my favorite albums of all time and probably my second favorite Cheap Trick album if I had to put them in order.

Produced by Tom Werman.

Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

One of my favorite records ever. Ted gets more bluesy than ever on this one. In a good way. Nugents' first solo record. He has the rhythm section from The Amboy Dukes joining him.

Alice Cooper - Love It To Death

This is the third Alice Cooper record. Totally different than the first two. Most people seem to credit producer Bob Ezrin for giving the band a more commercial rock focus. This one rocks. Good record. It rocks real good but still has some of the oddness of the earlier albums. Tripped out like Pink Floyd and the Doors.

It's got I'm Eighteen.

I think the band located to Detroit around this time and picked up on how things were done from The Stooges and MC5.

Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

Extensive 70's rock out AND a singing drummer. I can't say enough about this record. A must have for fans of the rock.

Megadeth - Peace Sells...

I'm not really a Megadeth fan, but I sure do like this one. It's got the gallop thing going on. Head banging groove action. See you in the pit. Awesome songs that don't get boring. Lots of shredding, but they never over do it. They retain the groove throughout. 1986 was a big year for thrash.

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

Still solid after all these years. Not a bad song on the album.

Montrose - Rock The Nation

1973

Good time party rock! The only thing that compares to this is the first Van Halen album. This record predates that by about five years. Maybe Ted Nugent was doing this kind of thing...yeah this sounds like Nugent too. This is an awesome must have for fans of the Rock!

The Knack - Get The Knack

1979

The Beatles and The Cars have a dinner party on Cheap Tricks' ass. Super catchy sweet and not so innocent power pop songs.

One of my favorite albums ever.

Aerosmith - Rocks

The best Aerosmith album and one of the best rock albums of the 70's.

Fun Facts: Looks like they sold about three and a half million more copies of this since I got it.

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

1963

A guy and his guitar. Sometimes a guy his guitar and harmonica. Sometimes reminds me of old blues recordings. Super clever and witty lyrics. Anti-War Folk tunes. There are angry songs, funny songs, love songs, war songs...and they're all great and engaging.

High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings

2005

The only drawback to this album is also it's greatest strength. All out abusive riffige that beats you to a pulp. Six or seven songs into this and I can hardly take it anymore. If you want variety you'll have to look elsewhere. Yes, this album rules.

Kyuss - Wretch

1991

First album. Raw and angry. The production sucks you in, it's almost murky. The music sounds squashed.
Killer.
I keep wanting to turn it up.
Like your in a tunnel and the throbbing marshmello of the band is taking your oxygen.
Guitar amp sounds like it's shredding it and you've got your head stuck in there.

The Who - The Who Sings My Generation

1965

Awesome!
This is a good one. Rockin' British envasion pop harmonies. The band rocks, but it's all about the guitar and drums. Up front may be a bit technically advance term to describe, louder may be a more appropriate description of the guitar and drum placement. There's a lot of catchiness and a surprising amount of aggression. A song towards the end that's a James Brown type song that borders on being parody. Rockin' Wipeout trip fest too.

Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of Reverend Bizarre

2002

Big heavy huge plodding in the most 70's Sabbath kind of way. Vocals like Bobby Liebling/Pentagram with the sincerity of King Diamond. Awesome. Doom! Big heaviness that's reminiscent of early Melvins albums. Long Long drawn out heaviness only matched by Electric Wizards' extended fits. I think there's more of a payoff at the end with Reverend Bizarre. Six songs 74 minutes. A modern day doom metal classic.
Pure.

Buffalo - Volcanic Rock

Good Blue Cheer meets Grand Funk Railroad. Better than where Sabbath was at in '73. Plus the guy wails like Chris Cornell when he was at the top of his game. Complete album of solid rockin'. A classic must have.

Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond

1972

Criminally overlooked classic rock album. Sounds like early Lynrd Skyrnd meets Santana for a drive through the countryside. Good musicians playing good songs. The whole albums flows smoothly from beginning to end. This a great record and a must for fans of classic rock/progressive hard rock.
I'm trying to think if I've ever said "criminally overlooked" in a conversation with a real person. I doubt it.

I'm diggin' this.

The Who - Live At Leeds (Deluxe Edition)

Awesome!
In 1969 I can't imagine anybody except for Hedrix that could equal the Pure Rock Out found on this album.
In between song banter!
A lot of variety. From the early pop songs to the extended rock blues cover rock jams to the mini rock opera "A Quick One". Not to mention "Tommy". I've usually listen to the first disk and by the time it's over I don't have any interest in listening to Tommy. I never have to tell you the truth. I started to a couple times. Extensive story telling in the songs. I can see why it was originally released in it's condensed version. There was just too much going on for the mere mortal rock listener of 1970. These is the stuff to make heads explode. Especially the delicate minds of the acid damaged drug casualties of the 60's. The crowd sure got their moneys worth on this night.
The rock factor energy of power to rock is so much more over the top compared to any studio release before this.
It's such a good time to hear the Who. Before any of the Who's Next era Synthesizer rock. The Peak! Right here.

One big rockin' machine. Amazing band. Everybody comes out guns blazin'. Some people prefer AC/DC or Metallica. The Who presents a bit more of a challenge and they're not always mean and aggro. They have a sense of humor and sometimes people don't like that mixed with their rock. Luckily there is some of the most aggressive guitar playing you'll ever hear coming from Pete Towshend. Keith Moon is just nuts. My favorite drummer ever.
There is a second disk where they play Tommy.

Fun Facts: This was originally released as a six song 30 minute record. A has for years been consider one of the greatest live rock albums ever recorded.

The Melvins - Hostile Ambient Takeover

2002

The production on this CD is light years ahead of the previous three Melvins albums. The weirdness factor is pretty high, relatively speaking. Pretty much straight forward metal as far as the Melvins go. Things have a messed up feel. A good documentation of the Rutmanis era Melvins. Strong album. Top ten Melvins for sure. The best since Stoner Witch. The Melvins must like this one too. Larges chucks of this album have been featured in their live set since it came out. I bet they were playing the whole thing when it came out.

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

The first one with all the crazy talk. This rules.