From 1971, here is Black Sabbath, "Master of Reality."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKGKXL1seE

From 1981, here is Rush, "Moving Pictures" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_uDy2kLSbQ

From 1973, here is Pink Floyd, "Darkside of the Moon" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=328WhjAXpcs

I got to be truthful, from at least from my point of view. The first half of this album is live middle of the road blues/rock covers. Nothing really worth remembering, & probably just filler to get the next ZZ Top album out, after there record breaking tour. Now the second half is a totally different Horned Toad! Studio recorded, it matches the best of any ZZ Top album. It starts at 15:58, for those inclined to skip the first half.

From 1975, here is ZZ Top, "Fandango" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-Y_WUN7hY

From 1978, here is Rainbow, "Long Live Rock n' Roll" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ML00nMzq0

From 1992, here is Faith No More, "Angel Dust," album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Y91UVPM-4

From 1973, here is Blue Oyster Cult, "Tyranny & Mutation" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4SbcVpSlQ

From 1971, here is the Allman Brothers Band, "Live at the Fillmore East."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ZubobGMLs

From 1981, here is Van Halen, "Fair Warning."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0_VGLu7dGY

From 1975, here is Deep Purple, "Stormbringer."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Not-dUE1w

One of the most remarkable debuts in rock history!

From 1978, here is Van Halen, "Van Halen," album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VngeTX2Vjw4

It still is vital to this very day.

One of the greatest!

Album oozes confidence and swagger.

From 1972, here is the Mahavishnu Orchestra, "Birds of Fire" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBOk_s41uic

Though I enjoy the many songs on this album, many are on "Be Bop Deluxe's, "Live in the Air Age" album, that I like better. Their more guitar driven & energetic, that one is unavailable right now on Youtube. Still, this is a very GOOD album & Bill Nelson is a helluva guitarist!

From 1976, here is Be Bop Deluxe, "Sunbirst Finish."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB57PKn27t4

From 1976, here is the Scorpions, "Virgin Killer."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwuIl_5b4s

From 1969, here is one of the greatest debut albums from any band.

Here is Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJ7S8GU2uQ

Master of Reality is my favorite Ozzy-era Sabbath album, easily. My friend's band, Mortality Work, did a great cover of "Children of the Grave" when I saw them live on the weekend.

I was disappointed in this album the first time I heard it, & didn't pick it up until several years back. It seemed like an eternity that I waited for Boston's second album, & I was mad I had to wait so long after the first, just to be let down.

In retrospect, this is a very good album, not the masterpiece the first was, but how many albums are Funny title though, "Don't Look Back," for if anything this band looked back far to long at their first in making this album. What resulted was the same formula, but knocked down from 100 proof to just 75. Still, this is a good album!

From 1978, here is Boston, "Don't Look Back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIh37rSnHPI

From 1992, here is Pearl Jam, "Ten."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAPXRN556Ok

1991, actually.

Busted!

From 1976, here is Tommy Bolin, "Private Eyes" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b3vGyVFS9A