The Top Rock Albums Of All Time According To Rateyourmusic.com

The Top Rock Albums Of All Time According To Rateyourmusic.com

Summary: Im a big fan of the site RateYourMusic.com (Im also a huge fan of the site http://www.MusicByDay.com by the way!) and one thing I really like to look at is the overall charts to see which albums have been the top rated of all time. If you dont know what RateYourMusic.com is, its a site where music lovers (like myself) rate all of the albums theyve listened to. Some raters also write their own reviews which can be very interesting to read.

This article is a review ...

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Article Body: Im a big fan of the site RateYourMusic.com (Im also a huge fan of the site http://www.MusicByDay.com by the way!) and one thing I really like to look at is the overall charts to see which albums have been the top rated of all time. If you dont know what RateYourMusic.com is, its a site where music lovers (like myself) rate all of the albums theyve listened to. Some raters also write their own reviews which can be very interesting to read.

This article is a review of the top rock albums listed (removing the jazz albums that are listed in the top because while I do enjoy jazz I dont feel I know enough about it to really review it.)

# The Beatles Revolver

As a huge Beatles fan Im definitely glad they have the # spot although personally I feel that Revolver has become a bit overrated in the backlash to Sgt Peppers supposed overrated-ness! As great as Revolver is (and it is really great) I dont feel it should rank above either Sgt Pepper or The White Album. That being said the songs on Revolver are truly timeless and beautiful. The album was also extremely groundbreaking and has been almost incalculable in its influence.

# The Beatles Abbey Road

Id personally probably rank Abbey Road as the fourth best Beatles album so I think its slightly overrated as well here. Its still a great album but for my tastes its not quite far out enough in comparison to some of the other great Beatles albums. The second side is quite glorious though.

# Bob Dylan Highway Revisited

Im not sure you could go wrong with about different Dylan albums here. Ballad of a Thin Man is my personal favorite track on this album.

# Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks

I dont quite enjoy this Dylan period as much as his s stuff. I think I may even prefer his recent trilogy (at least Time Out of Mind & Modern Times) over Blood on the Tracks, not sure why. This is still a great album, dont get me wrong.

# The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & Nico

Im a fan of The Velvet Underground yet I do think this album is probably a little overrated here.

# Radiohead OK Computer This album is now nearly years old and it is the most recent album on the list. I certainly believe it belongs on the list, although I think Kid A should be ranked just as high, if not higher!

# The Beatles The Beatles (The White Album)

This is my #! I would rank this as the greatest album of all time because of its expansiveness and how many times I can replay it without ever getting tired of it. Its not as cohesive as most (any?) of the albums on the top and it has a few tracks that arent that great by Beatles standards yet somehow it all just works perfectly together for me.

# Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde

Id rank this one over Blood on the Tracks for sure. Not sure vs. Highway Revisited.

# Bob Dylan Bringing it all Back Home

This is the fourth Dylan album on the top to go along with the Beatles albums. Its no surprise really. Theres really no competition when it comes to who are the two most important acts in rock music history. Its Dylan and the Beatles.

# Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon

I actually feel this album should probably rank even higher. Its a timeless psychedelic classic. This album is just about as close to perfection as you can find.