Top 200 Albums of All Time: "E"

Here are the artists starting with "E"

Eagles: The Eagles (1972)


The Eagles debuted put the country back into rock music. Despite the laid back nature, the band was driven. They eventually became one of the most influential acts in history. On a side note, the album was supposed to be Quadraphonic, but was never released as such.

Key Tracks:

Take It Easy
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Witchy Woman

Hotel California: The Eagles (1976)

Pete Townsend compared the seventies to Sodom and Gomorrah. Hotel California investigates the excesses within American life. It appeared America had descended into materialism and decadence in the years following the Vietnam War. It is a window into the “Fall of Rome.”

Key Tracks:

Hotel California
Life In The Fast Lane
New Kid In Town
Victim of Love

The Marshall Mathers LP: Eminem (2000)

Hip Hop appeared to be on the decline until Eminem. It had devolved into plastic pop music much in the same way rock music did a decade earlier. Eminem gave the genre back its edge. The Slim Shady LP put Detroit’s Eminem on the map, but The Marshall Mathers LP made him a superstar. On this album, Eminem is more introspective. Marshall is viewed without Slim Shady.

Key Tracks:
Stan
The Way I Am
The Real Slim Shady

Rock Countdown: Complete List

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Bob Dylan
4. The Rolling Stones
5. The Who
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Pink Floyd
8. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
9. Chuck Berry
10. Buddy Holly

11. Jimy Hendrix
12. The Clash
13. U2
14. Little Richard
15. Jerry Lee Lewis
16. James Brown
17 The Beach Boys
18. Stevie Wonder
19. Diana Ross and The Supremes
20. The Eagles

21. John Lennon
22. Eric Clapton
23. David Bowie
24. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
25. Johnny Cash
26. The Police
27. Queen
28. Tina Turner
29. The Doors
30. AC/DC

31. Bo Diddley
32. B.B. King
33. Ray Charles
34. Roy Orbison
35. Neil Young
36. Cream
37. Simon and Garfunkel
38. Velvet Underground
39. Aretha Franklin
40. Elton John

41. Black Sabbath
42. Nirvana
43. Metallica
44. Fleetwood Mac
45. The Talking Heads
46. Janis Joplin
47. The Ramones
48. The Kinks
49. The Byrds
50. Elvis Costello

51. The Yardbirds
52. George Harrison
53. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
54. Billy Joel
55. Paul McCartney
56. Paul Simon
57. CSNY
58. REM
59. Radiohead
60. Prince

61. The Sex Pistols
62. Aerosmith
63. Pearl Jam
64. Guns n Roses
65. Sly and the Family Stone
66. Bob Marley
67. Sam Cooke
68. The Grateful Dead
69. Wilson Pickett
70. Jeff Beck

71. Steely Dan
72. CCR
73. Blondie
74. Ozzy Osbourne
75. Rush
76. Bill Haley and The Comets
77. The Animals
78. Fats Domino
79. Dion
80. Genesis

81. Bon Jovi
82. Carlos Santana
83. ZZ Top
84. The Mamas and the Papas
85. Lynyrd Skynrd
86. Allman Brothers Band
87. Dire Straits
88. Judas Priest
89. Coldplay
90. Green Day

91. KISS
92. Smashing Pumpkins
93. Rage Against The Machine
94. Soundgarden
95. Motley Crue
96. Def Leppard
97. Weezer
98. Tool
99. Foo Fighters
100. Ringo

#20 The Eagles

The Eagles derived their name from the Folk Rock band, The Byrds. They combined country with rock music and became one of the most successful bands in history. During the 1970s, they had five #1 songs and have five #1 albums for their entire career. Their greatest hits album is the best selling album in US history. By the end of the 1970s, they moved away from country and group tensions eventually broke them up in 1980. In 1994, Hell froze over and the band reunited. In 1998, they made the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Nine years later, they released their first album of new material since 1979. They are now back together, continue to tour, and scoring #1 albums once more.

Rock n Roll Moment: Don Henley was arrested when a 16 year old girl OD’d at his house. She survived and he was charged with drug possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Essential Eagles:

Eagles (1972)
Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (1976)
Hotel California (1976)
Hell Freezes Over (1994)

Eagles’ Top 10:

Take it Easy
Witchy Woman
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Desperado
Tequila Sunrise
One of These Nights
Lyin’ Eyes
Take it to the Limit
Hotel California
I Can’t Tell You Why

#49 The Byrds

The Byrds combined the best of Dylan with the best of the Beatles to create folk rock. Their trademark songs are folk covers rocked up. They include: Mr Tambourine Man, My Back Pages, and Turn!Turn!Turn!. They also delved into the psychedelic (who didn’t in the 60s?) The band performed at Monterey in 1967 and tensions began to develop. After a lineup change, they went country. They were the first 60s rock band to do so. Tensions broke the band apart in the early 1970s and they have occasionally regrouped through the decades.

Rock n Roll Moment: They took Dylan and added the Beatles to create a new sound.

Essential Byrds:

Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Turn!Turn!Turn! (1965)
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)

The Byrds Top 10:

My Backpages
Mr. Tambourine Man
Turn!Turn!Turn!
Eight Miles High
So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
5D(Fifth Dimension)
The Bells of Rhymney
Chimes of Freedom
Have You Seen Her Face