The veteran rockers went back to the source on their 1994 release. Home to fan favorites like “Ten Storey Love Song” and “Begging You,” the band’s second and last studio album is a delight of irresistible rhythms and thrilling guitars. The Scottish band headed to America, and Memphis more specifically, for their fourth studio album, a brash and undeniably confident spin on classic rock and roll. The Texas heavy metal band’s best-selling album is dissonant, loud, and relentless and provided a blueprint for countless heavy metal bands that followed.Ĥ2: Primal Scream – Give Out But Don’t Give Up Young’s stirring meditation on death sees him delivering hard rock, soulful ballads, and grunge music to capture the varied experiences of grief. The Teddy Riley-helmed group’s debut album predicted the hip-hopification of R&B that would come in the mid-2000s by melding tight harmonies with hip-hop swagger. The band’s last album with Rick Wright explores the ties that bind us and more importantly the walls that divide us from a societal and emotional point of view. With songs like “Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me,” and “Aye Davanita,” this album ranks among the band’s most experimental and unexpected records, that being said, its reflections on life and death are masterful. The pop queen’s sixth studio album includes the hit single “Take a Bow” and up until that point was one of her most inviting releases, full of warm and loose grooves. Mitchell’s Grammy award-winning album rails against a number of social ills including environmental degradation, domestic abuse, and inaction toward the AIDS crisis.
The result is a record that gets better with every listen. This classic punk metal album is focused and intuitive, not conceding to the limitations of genre and moving based on feeling instead. Produced by MTV’s Unplugged, the highly anticipated reunion of the former bandmates features reinterpretations of classic Led Zeppelin songs, giving the old material an exciting new dress. The group’s last album before a decades-long hiatus divided some fans upon release, but over time has come to be regarded among some of their best work.Ĭostello joined forces with the Attractions again for his 1994 album which takes on traditional rock and roll with his trademark twist.ĥ6: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant – No Quarter: Unledded The Norwegian black metal classic is harrowing to say the least, for both what’s in the album as well as what happened outside of it.ĥ8: Crosby, Stills & Nash – After the Storm
The punk band went back to their hard and fast roots for their eighth studio album, reminding their fans that despite big label fame their heart was still in the underground.