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    Posted: July 17 2010 at 10:03
I think that Deep Purple's "In Rock" is likely the greatest hard rock album ever made. First of all, it includes the greatest rock song of all time, IMO, in "Child in Time". Secondly, the rest of the album is just straight-up awesome heavy Blackmore guitar riffs, great Gillan screams, frantic Paice drumming, thick Glover bass-lines, and distorted, brilliant Lord organ playing. The album just never lets up, except for a few quiet moments in "Child in Time". I was listening to "Hard Lovin' Man" last night and I was thinking to myself "Geez, this song was made in 1970! This is one of the heaviest songs I've ever heard!". And then of course, you have other masterful rock songs in "Speed King", "Bloodsucker" and "Flight of the Rat". Other possibilities for greatest hard rock album ever include:

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

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Ever. Right.
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But IQ isn't even hard rock.
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2010 at 14:00
this one:


I will post all 6 tracks


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^^ Just started my first listen and it's already better than anything by Led Zeppelin.
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Those High Tide songs are pretty heavy for 1969, but they're kind of aimless jams for the most part. Some good riffs and solos, but not really any good melodies or vocals. 

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Originally posted by WatcherOfTheSkies88 WatcherOfTheSkies88 wrote:

Those High Tide songs are pretty heavy for 1969, but they're kind of aimless jams for the most part. Some good riffs and solos, but not really any good melodies or vocals. 

it may appear like pointless jams at first listen, but there are very beautiful and complex meldodiies on that album too; just listen to the very complex theme of "Death Warmed Up". and we have some real polyphony on that album too, for example in "Walking Down Their Outlook"


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Points: 6795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2010 at 15:52
Indeed I am impressed. I'm not sure if it's the best hard rock album ever though, that might require some more listens. Tongue
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the High Tide is much more than just aimless jams, especially those bonus cuts

I'd have to go with Physical Graffiti



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In Rock. As much as Led Zeppelin are my favourite band, they never to put on just one kind if stuff on an album or in a concert. 
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Four of my favourites.
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love that SLB cover


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Zeppelin's Physical Grafitti
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that Captain Beyond album is a nice little gem too


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Points: 3449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 17 2010 at 19:33
Let's not forget The Who's Live At Leeds.  Not saying it's the best, but it surely ranks right up there with In Rock.
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Points: 12768 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2010 at 21:23
I certainly haven't heard enough to make a judgement on this, but if a poll outside prog circles was made, surely Led Zeppelin IV would win, or be very very close to the top.
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Physical Graffiti is by far Zep's best, and I quite like Captain Beyond too
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I would go with Who's Next or Quadrophena along with some of the others mentioned.  I also think Steppenwolf's first album could be talked about as it happened in 1968.  Maybe even Led Zeppelin's first too. 


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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 00:18
Originally posted by WalterDigsTunes WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Ever. Right.


This coming from the guy who thinks music died in 1989.






Anyways, I'm all for a Thin Lizzy nomination. Who else loves Jailbreak!? Big smile
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Points: 3196 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 02:35
Zeppelin IV.
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