adidasss

You've obviously not heard Cold Roses. I actually think CR is his best work but Heartbreaker seems to be most critically acclaimed. And yes, he does seem to be rather inconsistent, but IMO, he is one of the most talented and important singer-songwriters of the new millennium. He did nothing to revolutionize the genre sure, but has brought alt-country back into focus/mainstream.

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Strummer521

Actually I like Cold Roses. Do I think it needed to be a double album? Not really. I think he released a double album to say: "look what I can do!" and because he has a bit of a poor critical ear for his own work.

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adidasss

I couldn't disagree more, that album has only one weak point, and that's Rosebud. Even the hidden track rocks my socks off. I'm sure it'll soon be considered his most accomplished album. He could have done without "29" or "Jacksonville city nights" though. That was just overreaching.

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The Dave

You definitely need to have this one:

Elton John- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

released in 1975

right-track

Who's responsible for editing the list in the first post?

You or Ethan?

sleepy jack

He gets the final say, however (when I can) i'm going to do that thing like I did back when and liten all the pending nominees.

And blame marijan

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adidasss

Depends, is there something wrong with it? In that case, Ethan, I swear!

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Strummer521

That said..."Magnolia Mountain" is one of the best songs the Grateful Dead never wrote in their Country-Rock period. And he slips into falsetto vocals with a sense of class that few can muster anymore. So anyway...I'm not saying I dislike the guy...

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Crowe

Elvis Presley - Elvis' Golden Records - 1958 - The first Rock and Roll Greatest Hits Album
Roxy Music - Roxy Music - 1972 - One of the most underrated bands of all time.
Chuck Berry - Rock, Rock, Rock - 1956 - Contains Maybelline, the "first" rock song.
Sam Cooke - The Man and His Music - 1986 - Sam Cooke died in 1964, this was released in 86, but most of the songs are from 55-57.
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy - 1973 - I don't believe there is no Zep albums on the list yet.
Tomorrow - Tomorrow - 1968 - Good luck finding this groundbreaking 60's psychedelic band. I only have this album on vinyl - inspired The Who to write Tommy.
The Who - Tommy - 1969 - The first rock opera of and in my opinion the greatest.
Traveling Wilburys - Volume I - 1988 - You have George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty in a band... how has this been missed?
Elton John - 11-17-70 - 1971 - Elton John was once a huge rock star before he became the jangling, oldies joke of today... this live album rocks hard.
The Pogues - Red Roses for Me - 1984 - Debut of the Pogues, beautiful rock from our favorite celts.
Heart - Heart - 1985 - Yea... Heart... that's right. This album rocks, so give it a try before you dismiss it.
T. Rex - Electric Warrior - 1971 - Did we forget T. Rex, too? Come on Mb.
The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds - 1966 - Um.. started the careers of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - lead to the creation of Led Zeppelin (but the YB sound NOTHING like LZ)

I'll post more later

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Moon Pix

If he'd gone to court do you think they would have used the lyrics to "Fiddle About" as Exhibit A?

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