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Greatest Sophmore Albums in Rock History


Iron MikeyJ

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Ones I haven't seen:

High N Dry - Def Leppard. Arguably their best record and just Leppard in all their glory. Bravo guys.

Tangled In Reins - Steelheart. Phenomenal album from a great unknown band. They made a masterpiece here then the band sadly fell apart.

Journey - Look Into The Future. Just recently discovered this, but a phenomenal sophomore album that is just classic 70s.

Others that probably have been listed, just to complete my list:

Stone Cold Classics (my top 10):

1. Cream - Disraeli Gears (one of the best of all time)

2. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (brilliant)

3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (the king of sophomore albums)

4. Lou Reed - Vicious (his most commercial and pop record. A home run)

5. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (flawless)

6. Nirvana - Nevermind (a blockbuster)

7. Pearl Jam - VS

8. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (one of the best modern rock albums of all time)

9. Slash's Snakepit - Ain't Life Grand (arguably one of my favorite albums of all time)

10. The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle

Other Excellent Records:

1. Aerosmith - Get Your Wings

2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (another blockbuster)

3. Elton John - Elton John (people forget this is actually his second album)

4. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model

5. Graham Parker - Heat Treatment (he hates it and thinks it was rushed. Its his best album)

6. Guns N Roses - GNR Lies (I know this one is kind of a cheat, but I know it is a sophomore album as a whole and its fantastic)

7. New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon (IMO their better record)

8. Paul McCartney - Ram (IMO his best solo record)

9. The Raspberries - Fresh

10. The Redwalls - De Nova

Various Other "Very Goods":

1. Bad Company - Straight Shooter

2. Billy Joel - Piano Man

3. Black Stone Cherry - Folklore And Superstition

4. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle

5. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

6. The Doors - Strange Days

7. Eagles - Desperado

8. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape

9. Genesis - Nursery Crymes

10. Jet - Shine On

11. John Lennon - Imagine

12. The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed

13. The Move - Shazam

14. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

15. Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

16. Rush - Fly By Night

17. Slash - Apocalyptic Love

18. Steel Panther - Balls Out (not a joke, an excellent record)

19. Triumph - Rock And Roll Machine

The Man Who Sold the World was Bowie's third album.

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