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1. Slipstream (2012)
by Bonnie Raitt
Slipstream provides ample proof of just how much fans have missed Bonnie Raitt since 2005's Souls Alike. The album was recorded over a period of a ... More
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2. Led Zeppelin II (1969)
by Led Zeppelin
Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin's first American tours, Led Zeppelin II provided the blueprint for all the heavy metal bands that followed it. ... More
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4. Led Zeppelin (1969)
by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric blues ... More
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5. Led Zeppelin III (1970)
by Led Zeppelin
On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but Led Zeppelin III provided the band ... More
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6. Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993)
by The Rolling Stones
Released in 1994 to coincide with the Stones' catalog moving to Virgin Records, as well as the accompanying remastering of their Rolling Stone ... More
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7. The Best of Santana [Columbia] (1998)
by Santana
The Best of Santana is a 16-track collection that greatly expands the scope of Santana's previous hits compilation, Greatest Hits. Drawing from the ... More
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8. Let It Bleed (1969)
by The Rolling Stones
Mostly recorded without Brian Jones -- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick ... More
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9. Locked Down (2012)
by Dr. John
Between 1968 and 1972, New Orleans-cum-L.A. session musician Mac Rebennack transformed himself into Dr. John, The Nite Tripper. He recorded a series ... More
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10. At Fillmore East (1971)
by The Allman Brothers Band
Whereas most great live rock albums are about energy, At Fillmore East is like a great live jazz session, where the pleasure comes from the musicians ... More
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11. Revelator (2011)
by Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator is the debut studio album from the 11-piece Tedeschi-Trucks Band, who already have a reputation as a wildly exciting live jam group. That ... More
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12. Born and Raised (2012)
by John Mayer
The follow-up to 2009's Battle Studies, 2012's Born and Raised is singer/songwriter John Mayer's fifth studio album. The album was delayed during ... More
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13. A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (1991)
by The Allman Brothers Band
The record industry's blatantly greedy ploy of remastering and "upgrading" CDs is shameful. The sonics are usually improved, but the CDs could have ... More
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14. Supernatural (1999)
by Santana
Santana was still a respected rock veteran in 1999, but it had been years since he had a hit, even if he continued to fare well on the concert ... More
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15. Beggars Banquet (1968)
by The Rolling Stones
The Stones forsook psychedelic experimentation to return to their blues roots on this celebrated album, which was immediately acclaimed as one of ... More
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16. Greatest Hits (1992)
by ZZ Top
This isn't a perfect roundup of ZZ Top's superstar years of the '80s, but it comes pretty close. It dips back into the '70s for "Pearl Necklace" and ... More
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17. Live From The Royal Albert Hall (2009)
by Joe Bonamassa
Guitarist Joe Bonamassa was opening for B.B. King when he was only eight years old and was a veteran of the road and gigging by the time he was 12, ... More
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18. Unplugged (1992)
by Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton's Unplugged was responsible for making acoustic-based music, and Unplugged albums in particular, a hot trend in the early '90s. ... More
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19. Live: Everybody's Talkin' (2012)
by Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Tedeschi Trucks Band is an 11-piece ensemble made up of guitarist-vocalist Susan Tedeschi's and guitarist Derek Trucks' individual bands. They ... More
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20. Mothership (2007)
by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin's reunion for an Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert in November 2007 (pushed back a couple of weeks due to a finger injury Jimmy Page ... More
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21. Brothers (2010)
by The Black Keys
Retreating from the hazy Danger Mouse-fueled pot dream of Attack & Release, the Black Keys headed down to the legendary Muscle Shoals, recording ... More
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22. Houses of the Holy (1973)
by Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing ... More
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23. Sticky Fingers (1971)
by The Rolling Stones
Pieced together from outtakes and much-labored-over songs, Sticky Fingers has a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark ... More
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24. Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (1972)
by The Rolling Stones
This two-LP/two-CD set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years' worth of mostly very high-charting -- and all ... More
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25. Elephant (2003)
by The White Stripes
White Blood Cells may have been a reaction to the amount of fame the White Stripes had received up to the point of its release, but, paradoxically, ... More
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