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Greatest Hard Rock Albums of all Time


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To me (and to many others) Appetite for Destruction is one the greatest hard rock albums in the history of rock.  I would contend that only a handful of hard rock (not metal) albums come close.  Here's my short list of the albums I feel give Appetite a run for it's money, or come closest. 

Back in Black - AC/DC

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Rocks - Aerosmith

Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith

Led Zeppelin II

Montrose - self titled debut

Van Halen - debut album

As I'm sure I forgot a few, I would love to hear other's opinions as to what hard rock albums are in Appetite's league.

 

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They can come close, but to me they dont touch AFD, in no order:

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin 

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Slash's Snakepit

Jeff Beck either: There and Back or With Jan Hammer Group Live

Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins 

Tiny Music - STP

Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones

The Who - Live At Leeds

 

 

 

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For me it's hard to say that any are up there with AFD except for Ac/Dc Back in Black running 2nd. That's not saying that I didn't / haven't enjoyed other bands but for strength of LP side to side nothing comes close to AFD. Everything about that album was perfect. It came out at the perfect time, had an attitude that was missing from music and had the most dynamic frontman. 

AFD

Back in Black

Lies

Zep I

 

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16 hours ago, Sosso said:

The Who - Tommy

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

The Beatles - Revolver 

Let Zeppelin - III

Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

The Replacements - Tim

 

 

How did I forget The Who?  Nice one!  Adding to my list now

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21 hours ago, BadRain said:

For live albums I would list:

Strangers in the Night - UFO

Alive - Kiss

Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy

and a bunch more

 

I would also add If You Want Blood - You've Got It from AC/DC and Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith from Motörhead.

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2 hours ago, Sosso said:

I would also add If You Want Blood - You've Got It from AC/DC and Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith from Motörhead.

A few more I just thought of:

Made in Japan - Deep Purple

All The World's a Stage - Rush

Double Live Gonzo - Ted Nugent

Live at Budokan - Cheap Trick

 

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