It may hit you by surprise. 
The best albums are (quickly gathered together):

MOTÖRHEAD Another perfect day (yes!!!)
MOTÖRHEAD No sleep til Hammersmith
MOTÖRHEAD Everything is louder than everyone else
(btw I hate those T-Shirt makers who constantly change this to the stupid Everything is louder than everything else)
MOTÖRHEAD Orgasmatron
RAMMSTEIN Mutter
THRESHOLD Subsurface
THERION Deggial
THERION Vovin
THERION Secret of the runes
DEVIN TOWNSEND Ocean Machine
TOOL 10,000 days
WISHBONE ASH The living proof - live at Chicago
BILL FRISELL east/west

Long live Lemmy!

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The great advantage of classical music is the diversity of diferent genres on offer and then 5 or more albums of the same concert and the possibility of choosing the best sound or performance or even by historical instruments, maestro etc. I like orquestral or instrumental and solo guitar, piano or cello etc, and it is easy to think of buying an album and quickly find 20 or more of interest. Classical music is the immortal music.

I agree with the vision of listening music according to state of mind and place (car, gym, supermarket, radio, tv, youtube, etc), but like Schaakhamster, I do not buy rock or other kinds for years, because in time I get tired of the same type and a big massacre in radios and MTV etc. The big bands are all on the past and after I went to a Pink Floyd concert, I realize (in my view) that they were the best of a bunch of others.
Today, at home I only listen to Classical music and according to the title of this post, here indeed we can find a lot of perfect albums.

TalJechin wrote on 06/15/11 at 11:29:48:

It's a well written and well thought out song. That it's not my cup of tea (mainly too cheerful; I like my music to hurt) is my fault. The vocal melody is catchy and the arrangement far more interesting than your average poppy song. The instruments all contribute to the rhythmical patterns and the harmony, while the bass plays a countermelody here and there, while being unisono on others. That the bass plays simple lines is no objection, because it's fitting in a song like this. Virtuosity only would distract. It's the same for the drums: four beats per bar on some places, fairly simple but effective fills on others.
My only objection is that it is a bit too long. It would have worked better in a slightly more than 3 minutes format.

I almost forgot to mention the clever acceleration during the first 40 seconds or so. Again it's not spectacular at all - again that would have been counterproductive - and the listener has to pay attention to notice it - but it works and makes the song very energetic. This is the reason I think the song a bit too long. That energetic impression fades away.

Frankly I think everybody who seriously loves music should give it a fair chance. It proves that there is not only taste in music, but also some objective quality. In other words, a composition can be good no matter if it does anything for me. So yes, I can understand that somebody calls this his/her most favourite rocksong of all time.

MNb
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What I like about Black Sabbath are great intros, killer riffs (as you mentioned), Ozzy's voice and the lyrics.

I tried listening to Why but it does nothing for me.

Btw, here's my favourite rock song all categories - and I don't expect anyone to agree. There's a whole universe of music to choose from so it would be very strange indeed if anyone agreed.

TalJechin wrote on 06/14/11 at 00:12:34:

That's a really bad argument. I don't like Sex Pistols (on your list), but I love Cohen (also on your list). I have no obligation to listen to only one type of music. Yes, Bon Jovi and Roxette have simple, no-brain lyrics over catchy pop melodies. I can appreciate that AND good classical music AND the great lyrics of a Cohen or a Tom Waits - different music for different moods and occasions.

TalJechin wrote on 06/14/11 at 00:12:34:

Exactly. And if you ask me there are so many such artists/groups (including Supertramp, Toto, Bon Jovi...) that the exercise becomes pointless.

TalJechin wrote on 06/14/11 at 00:12:34:


Sounds to me like you're confusing two independent questions: How good are the songs and how many times have I heard the songs. When thinking about what is best, I try to avoid either "rewarding" or "punishing" songs because I have heard them over and over. For example I have listened to Billy Joel and Michael Jackson so much in the past that now I don't feel like repeating them very often. But the songs have not suddenly become worse just because I'm exploring other artists.

Think of it like this: 

If the songs on the Beatles' "Red album" and "Blue album" had not actually been hits, would you have considered them unfairly overlooked? To me the answer is "yes" for almost every song. And so, logically, the albums are "perfect". How many times I've heard them and even how sick I might be of hearing them on the radio is simply a different question.

albums as such have also lost meaning to me. If I discover a new artist I usually spend some time looking them up on youtube which is a treasure cove for these things. The albums I mentioned earlier where from the time I bought albums which happens rarely these days.