Perennials on my Stereo (Top 10 Albums)

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Product:	Top 10 Albums
Date:	25/06/01 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: An ecletic mix

Disadvantages: Erm - none?!

Ok - done the artists, now for the albums. Not all of my top ten artists are represented, and not all of these albums are by my top ten artists - so there! Some artists produced loads of ace albums, whilst other good artists didnt have one that stood out, but plenty of good albums nonetheless.
Again, in descending order.

1.Geddy Lee - my Favorite Headache (2000). The Bass player, Keyboardist and Vocalist of my fav band Rush, this recent release has jumped right to the top of my list. The awesome qualities of his voice and playing has always fascinated me - most poeople think he screeches like a girl! This collection of rock and ballady tunes weave their way through his psyche (and his co-writers!), from the powerful title track opener, through soulful songs such as 'Slipping' to general insanity 'Home on The Strange'. An awesome album, buy it now!

2.Rush - Caress Of Steel (1975). Brilliant - from the opener 'Bastille Day', to the complete lunacy of 'The Necromancer' and the 6 part genius of 'The Fountain of Lamneth', this is THE Seminal prog work in my opinion, opening us up to the wacky world of epic songs a la YES and produced in a rock format, with plenty of odd time, lots of screeching!, and excellent riffs.

3. Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992). This album launched the band into the stratosphere, and they've not looked back. A timeless work - Metropolis pt 1 is possibly the best song they will ever do - instrumentally and vocally it's peerless. Other classics include the crowd's favourite 'Pull Me Under' and the thoughtful 'Learning To Live'.

4. Aerosmith - Draw The Line (1977). Stomp! Good old Rawk with plenty of attitude. I love the grindy play til you drop attitude - songs like 'Critical Mass' and the excellent 'Bright Light Fright' (sung by guitarist Joe Perry), are standouts on this all round performer of an album.

5. Ye
s - Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973). Possibly the weirdest album ever - this 4 song, double disc classic is all about erm well: gods, finding peace, erm nature, and lots of weird things you'd need to be in to deep topics to grasp...i dont! Brilliant vocals, even better riffs and solos - great fun to listen to.

6. Dream Theater - Falling into Infinity (1997). Often slated for being too radio friendly in a prog world, this is a really good labum if you listen to it enough. From heartfelt songs such as 'Take Away My Pain' and 'Anna Lee' , to good old instrumental laden tunes like 'Trial of Tears' and 'Lines In The Sand' - this album grows on me every time i hear it.

7. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994). A departure from the early eerie lyrics of Roger Waters - here Dave Gilmour belts out a diverse mix of songs, from classic blues-rock (What Do You Want From Me?), to the plaintive (Wearing The inside Out), to cool guitar masterpieces (Marooned). Great uplifting album, despite the depressing tone (it's written about the rift between Gilmour and Waters).

8.Rush - Counterparts (1993). 20 Years after Caress of Steel and a dozen albums later, still as fresh as ever. This album delivers rocking tunes of a more radio-friendly variety (only 5 mins or so each!). The best track is probably the very serious 'Nobody's Hero', but the rather odd tracks in typical Rush style (Double Agent and Between Sun & Moon) are also highly worth sticking on repeat.

9. King Crimson - Discipline (1981). Anyone who plays the Chapman Stick (I wish I had one!) will quote this as a great influence. From the opening of 'Elephant Talk', to the polyrythmic feast of the title track, this album is Crimson at it's best - challenging, cerebral and utterly odd.

10. Metallica - Metallica (1991). What can I say, utterly awesome. Classic metal - and still on the USA billboard 100 of top albums sel
ling each week i think. Eternal metal anthems such as 'Enter Sandman' and 'Of Wolf and Man' will ensure this album never stops selling.

I hope you enjoyed my picks! If you didn't well thats ok, it's what makes music interesting!

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