It is really a hard work in making the list. It is not the case of my inability of writing long reviews but a case of choosing one band from another it is almost impossible in choosing only 20 from all the possible bands. So do not get hurt or offended when one of your fav. music band is not included.I had to make some tough decisions several bands were taken into considerations and they were short listed.Or It might be just a case of my ignorance i.e a possibility of me not having listened to their albums or not having listened to many of their albums.Several factors were taken into consideration into making up this list, such as how long the band stayed together, no one CD wonders here, originality, influence on their genre, overall listening endurance, my own opinion, etc. Enjoy!
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1.Iron Maiden:
The band known for its elegance in playing metal.Ruled the world in 1982 to 1988.No one came near them during this era.Satanic accusations persisted - there was a lot of controversy about occult messages in many bands’ music at the time, normally discovered by playing the offending track backwards.This is what I figured out about one of their songs in Piece Of Mind album a backward message was placed at the start of the track’Still Life’ as a kind of internal joke. Reverse this track, and you will hear drummer McBrain clearly saying’Hmm, Hmmm, what ho sed de t’ing wid de t’ree bonce. Don’t meddle wid t’ings you don’t understand’(I understood this only when one of my friends said about this to me).Thier album covers also indicated’All is Evil and Dark’.
Genre Death Metal
The Line Up
Bruce Dickinson - vocals
Dave Murray - guitar
Steve Harris - bass guitar
Adrian Smith - guitar
Nicko McBrain - drums
ALBUMS
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Live After Death
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Fear of the Dark
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2. Pink Floyd:
Well what can I say.It is almost always that their songs leave me speechless. The band known for their Psychedelic songs. Almost perfect guitaring combined with great solo’s this band is one of my fav. They make songs with hidden messages.
Genre Psychedelic
The Line Up
David Gilmour and Roger Waters - vocals, bass, guitar
Richard Wright - Keyboards and vocals
Nick Mason - Drums
ALBUMS
Pulse
The Final Cut
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
The Wall
The Division Bell
Poles Apart
Wish You Were Here
Dark Side Of The Moon
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3. Metallica:
Heavy metal at its finest!Give it for them.Hats off Metallica.Their one line’.Deram is my reality’(yes you guessed it.From Welcome Home(Sanitarium)and we have a new genere of head bangers throughout the world.These guys sure do know how to make music.This band tore out of the Heavy Metal scene crossing over into charts to become legends of metal and later Rock! Gave us what I call THE PERFECT Metal songs. Their albums are must haves for an avid rock listener.
Genre Trash Metal
The Line Up
James Hetfield - Guitars and Vocals
Lars Urlich - Drums
Cliff Burton - Bass
Kirk Hammet - Lead Guitar
ALBUMS
Master Of Puppets
Ride The Lightning
.And Justice For All
Metallica
Black
Reload
Garage Inc. 1 & 2
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4. Black Sabbath:
The founders of Heavy Metal this band is the greatest influential band to be formed ever.Aptly called’The fathers Heavy Metal!’ This band made evil cool, putting out some of the most amazing riffs of all time! Everything put out by this band before Ozzy left is fantastic.
Genre Heavy Metal
The Line Up
Tony Iommi - Guitar
Ozzy Osbourne - Harmonica and Vocals
Bill Wards - Drums
ALBUMS
Paranoid
Live EvilBuy
Heaven And Hell
Children Of The Sea
Neon Knights
The Mob Rules
Born Again
Eternal Idol
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5. Deep Purple:
Name me one person who hasn’t listened to these guys. It is almost an impossible task that I’ve set to you. Even if you are capable of finishing the task the person named would be found dead. No! I won’t kill him they will suffer death due to suffocation.Despite their association with the sub-genre, Deep Purple have never been a heavy metal band, though many later heavy metal bands cite their influence. The group has frequently changed styles and line-ups over the years, but has always included virtuoso players in its ranks and placed a high priority on musicianship.
Genre Melody with slight traces of Metal
The Line Up
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, vocals
Ian Gillan - vocals
Ian Paice - drums(The one who stays with Deep Purple Forever)
ALBUMS
Machine Head
Shades Of Deep Purple
Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple
The Anthology
Machine Head
Burn
Stormbringer
Who Do We Think We Are
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6. Beatles:
The Beatles! Their albums have made a strong impact on me.The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success and their groundbreaking role in the history of popular music.Never have I felt like this for a Popish type rock band.
Genre Popish Rock
The Line Up
Stuart Sutcliffe: bass, vocals
Pete Best: drums
Jimmy Nicol: drums
ALBUMS
Abbey Road
The Beatles(The White Album)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Rubber Soul
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7. Guns n Roses:
The traditional rock n roll band turned into a Glam metal band is worth giving shot.
Genre Rock n Roll
Albums:
Appetite for Destruction
Greatest Hits
G N’ R Lies
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8. Scorpions:
Simply the greatest band to be formed ever.Break ups in a band generally causes lowering in the level of music played. But this never happened with Scorpions.
Genre Hard Rock
The Line Up
Klaus Meine - vocals
Rudolph Schenker - guitar
Herman Rarebell - drums
ALBUMS
Lonesome Crow
Virgin Killer
Taken by Force
Blackout
Love at First Sting
Live Bites
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