Rocky Road

UFO, starting with their 4th album, the first to feature Michael Schenker's leads.

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In Reply to: RE: What would you consider essential hard rock albums? posted by Redmwing on May 09, 2008 at 22:29:50

UFO: Phenomenon, Force It, No Heavy Petting, Light's Out, Obsession and two live albums (Strangers in the Night, and BBC The Archive Series: In Session and Live in Concert)
AC/DC: Highway to Hell (last studio album with Bon Scott and their break out album stylistically; IMHO, better than Back In Black which featured Brian Johnson replacing the deceased Bon Scott on vocals)
Black Sabbath: Masters Of Reality (this is one of the best, and heaviest, all around early Black Sabbath albums, with Paranoid, s/t and Vol. IV placing second, third & fourth on my list)
Atomic Rooster: Death Walks Behind You (one of the heaviest and most underrated of all essential hard rock albums; it has jaw dropping hooks & nearly every song is an anthem that will have you playing it over and over again)
Rush: s/t 1st album (just for Working Man, but the whole album is infused with tight playing, the helium drenched vocals of Geddy Lee breaking the sound barrier and sizzling lead runs from Alex Lifeson)
Grand Funk Railroad: s/t "red" album (with songs like Mr, Limousine Driver, Inside Looking Out and Paranoid it's one of their heaviest forays before gradually moving toward a funkier rock style with greater emphasis on harmonies and rhythm)
James Gang: 1st 3 studio albums, featuring Joe Walsh (even though there's more than a hint of country influence in Joe's vocals & guitar, his smoldering power chords and twisted runs, backed by Fox & Peters on bass and drums, make this power trio's albums all hard rocking gems)
Well, that about does it for the moment. These groups and albums occurred to me first; some may seem obscure, but I consider all essential examples of the hard-rock genre.
Cheers,
AuPh

Edits: 05/10/08 05/10/08

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