My top 5 albums of all time.

For an album to be truly great it has to have more than one or two song that show the artists meaning with the album. There has to be multiple great tracks whom can be very different but they gotta have something in common. Something that appears over the course of the album and the hits never hurt nobody. In this post I'll talk about my 5 favorite albums of all time.


5. Extreme - Pornografitti

I have already talked about this album in my post about unknown songs by great bands and about Nuno Bettencourt in the post about underrated guitar players, but I'm gonna praise it once again. This is one big hail to the guitar driven songs of the 80's spiced up by great choruses, production and vocals. It is littered with mind blowing riffs and great voicing and it just shows why this band is/was so underrated. You have one of the best guitarists there was in the 90's and you let him loose to shred his brains out over and over again. Every song on this album is'n perfect. Not even close, but when 60% of a 13 song album is awesome that's more then enough. The album also shows of the bands ability to vary their work. More than Words and He-man Woman Hater couldn't be farther apart but they work brilliantly in their own way. But the main reason this album is on this list is because of Nuno's ability to create solo after solo and riff after riff. He's a genius and had Extreme appear in 1983 they would have become the biggest band at the time. Songs like Little Jack Horny and Decadence dance are filled with riff after riff after riff. One more powerful and fitting then the other. No wonder he's making millions on touring with Rihanna. Her music sucks but Nuno is ranked so high on my favorite musicians list I don't care.


4. Toto - Tambu

This album did also appear on the great songs by great artists you don't know list. And yet again it's my love to one certain musician and his band that has made me fall in love with this album. Steve Lukather is my pole star! He is a century talent in my book and has had such a great influence on me ever since I started diving in to music outside of metal. This album has flown under the radar ever since it was released. Had it been recorded by a band without the fame of Toto it would have been completely unknown due to the fact that it's a long term record. I mean long term in the way that the songs aren't hits but get better every time you hear them and really grow on you. But one thing i'm always in doubt of is whether to pick three fantastic songs over 7 good/great songs. I usually get to the conclusion that if there are four fantastic songs that really floats my boat, then I can't pick against that. On Tambu you got two of the best ballads ever in If You Belong To Me and I Will Remember. these songs shows how this band, almost no matter the lineup, can create fantastic songs time after time. Drag him to the roof  is one of the best songs ever in my book. the aggression, the guitar working along the piano and then that amazing build up to the chorus, through the pre-chorus is beyond match. Some fantastic songs here just waiting to be listened to.


3. Def Leppard - Hysteria

Def Leppard has really gotten to me in the last year or two. From one day to another I was hooked completely. It was a commercial masterpiece by perhaps the best producer of all time Mr. Robert John "Mutt" Lange. They made and album with 7 hit singles. That is unbelievable execution and perfectionism right there and then comes the songs. I'm not at all hooked on every song on this album.Some of them are ok, some are good and some are simply amazing. Women and Rocket are not bad but I think they're missing something. Armageddon it, Love Bites and Gods of war are different songs but are all good songs that shows of the bands quality and are worth listening to once in a while but the major bright spots on this album are: Animal, Pour some sugar on me and Hysteria. Animal Works because of the dynamics and it's great chorus. The build up to the chorus is vintage Def Leppard. the two guitars work great against each other and as always the voicing is great. Pour Some Sugar On Me  is one of the best rock songs coming out of the 80's. The intro is awesome and that line; Love is like a bomb is awesome, but again it's the pre-chorus working towards the chorus that really kicks ass. Phil Collen is awesome and he is a fantastic backing vocalist and if you hear s lot of the songs without the backing vocals they sound like their really missing something. The title track is a monster of a ballad with great lyric, good guitar tracks and again a great chorus. Just look at that cover, just awesome.


2. Toto - IV

Someone who knows me or have read some of my previous post would wonder how the hell can this album not be number one? And that's a good question but i'll show you later, now lets just bask in the best band ever's best album. Even if this band was pure shit and only had Africa or Rosanna on it it would probably still be on this list. I will be honest with you and say that three fantastic songs shouldn't be enough to gets this album placed this high on the list but the best song ever recorded can't be denied. Toto where under a bit of pressure from the record company after Turn Back didn't turn out the profite they were looking for and boy did they respond. The album won 6 Grammy  Awards including album of the year and record of the year with Rosanna. Rosanna is an amazing track filled with awesome shows of skill and talent. It's a fluid song with amazing production value and shows the bands hit making ability. It's sort of a fusion inspired pop song and it works perfectly. Won't Hold You Back  is one of the best ballads of all time. Again the production of the song is amazing. The slow and low volume vers goes up into a powerful and emotional chorus with a gorgeous solo at the end of the second one. Lukather is great in his vocal and there you go. Great ballad. Africa is the best song ever. Period. The instrumental construction is unmatched, the lyrics are fantastic, the chorus and the voicing in it is the best I've ever heard and the overall blend of the song is perfect. Everything is perfect. I'm an all guitar guy but I don't miss the guitar at all. That's saying something. They are the best band ever and this album shows why.


1. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

I have never heard an album where every song is great on other then No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne. One of my good friends and myself where talking some years ago and then he asked me if I had a favorite album and then I said No More Tears.He looked at me funny and said every song on that album is great, every riff and chorus is pure class. I couldn't agree with him any more. Zakk Wylde puts out riff greater then the other on every song and though a metal/hard rock record it has a pop feel in the composition and complexion of the songs. It works brilliantly from start to finish. Mama I'm coming Home is a soulful power ballad with a heartfelt lyric and Zakk all over it. The title track is long and more dark then most of the songs but it culminates with a simple breakdown with piano and a scrambled and reverbed male voice talking and then..... There's Zakk again throwing a monster solo at you. Don't Wanna Change The World is Ozzy at his best. fast paced and with a create connection with his sidekick Zakk, this song again comes up with a great chorus and create riffs all the way through. AVH has the riff of the album. Mr. Tinkertrain Has that classic spooky Ozzy feel to it. Zombie Stomp has the power and well the rest of the album is just as good as the above mentioned. It's a festival of great songs and talent at display all the way trough and it is my favorite album of all time.

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