Complete rock albums - a lost art?

[Interceptor]

In this day and age of downloads, are we destined to only see one hit wonders anymore? What happened to buying an album that was good from start to finish - like Pink Floyd "The Wall" or ACDC "Back in Black"

What are some of your favorites?

 

[triple]

Def Lepard - Hysteria
Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Golden Earring - Moon Tan
Boston - Boston

 

[Luke The Drifter]

I try to buy albums so I have a physical chunk of the music in my hand so to speak.

Some of my faves:

Texas Flood- Stevie Ray Vaughn
Master of Puppets-Metallica
Straight to Hell- Hank III
New Found Power- Damageplan
Vulgar Display of Power- Pantera

 

[4Z]

I "gifted" Boston-Boston last week to my 12 year old son via iTunes. The best way I have found to relive my music history and give him some "culture"?

Also have shown him Rush, AC/DC, Iron Maiden the same way. He discovered Metalica, Megadeth, Dio and such from my old CD's. He didn't care for my REO and Journey vinyl though.. go figure.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

the new metallica album rocks, but yeah, nobody listens to a whole album anymore, thats why i still buy cd's and listen to em straight through, you learn to like more than just mainstream music.

i can listen to all my metallica straight through 8 albums every song, takes a day to get it done, but i do it anyways.

 

[700rmker]

I "download" whole albums . There is very few that i would feel it would be worth my money to buy every song.

 

[Skinner]

the new metallica album rocks, but yeah, nobody listens to a whole album anymore, thats why i still buy cd's and listen to em straight through, you learn to like more than just mainstream music.

i can listen to all my metallica straight through 8 albums every song, takes a day to get it done, but i do it anyways.

I do the same, listen to the whole CD all the way through a few times and you start to like a lot of the songs that you would never hear on the radio. I use to love the old music that would take you on a journey through the albums. Rush, & Pink Floyd to name a few. I love it when my boys go through all the old stuff and they are amassed.

 

[triple]

It's all about the single. Singles sell records.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

thats what got me hooked on older music, rocked out to my dads Guns N' Roses and then realized what real music was, im not a somebody who skips around on i-tunes allot, the play count is almost identical on every song on an album.

 

[Weekday Warrior]

I just listen to hair nation on my sirius, never did get into buying albums.

after a month or so I'll switch to something country prolly

 

[Mafesto]

MOST of my favorite songs are ones you'd never hear on the radio.

A few of my favorites......
Pink Floyd "Animals"
Alice Cooper "Love it to Death"
Diesel "Watts in a Tank" (Does anyone else remember that one?)
3 Days Grace "One X"
Breaking Benjamin "Phobia"

 

[Ryknow83]

A few of my top albums. In no particular Order

1. Norma Jean - Redeemer
2. Bane - The Note
3. Marilyn Manson - Lest we Forget
4. Mudvayne - LD50
5. Tool - Aenema

 

[Deadsled]

I got one for you.

Try "Angel City" the band, and the album was "Face to Face". Every tune was a good one all the way through.

Give me a green dot if I'm cool.

 

[Interceptor]

Diesel "Watts in a Tank" (Does anyone else remember that one?)

My brother had that album but I only recall "sausalito summernights" - would probably recognize some if I heard it

 

[rocketron]

Buckcherry's album was pretty good throughout (I thought). And the new AC/DC is good. I'm really going to show my age but, my favorite of all time was Van Halen I, Eddie can do some amazing things with a guitar!