The Beatles 1966 http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-UK-Beatles/dp/B000002UAR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(album) Revolver.jpg My first album, brought by Santa Claus, way back when he still existed. Ten Years After 1969 http://www.amazon.com/Ssssh-Ten-Years-After/dp/B0001YFP8M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Years_After http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssssh Ssssh.jpg Alvin Lee virtuosing the Big Red Frank Zappa 1969 http://www.amazon.com/Burnt-Weeny-Sandwich-Mothers-Invention/dp/B0000009S5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Weeny_Sandwich BurntWeenySandwich.jpg First encouter with Zappa - Blown away at age 14 by the weird cover design, the guitar on 'Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown', and the monumental cathedral 'Little House I Used To Live In' Humble Pie 1969 http://www.amazon.com/As-Safe-Yesterday-Humble-Pie/dp/B00005O059 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Pie_(band) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Safe_As_Yesterday_Is AsSafeAsYesterDayIs.jpg Frampton and Marriot Soft Machine 1969 http://www.amazon.com/Two-Soft-Machine/dp/B000002R2X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_Machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_Two_%28Soft_Machine_album%29 SoftMachineVol2.jpg Robert Wyatt, the voice from heaven presenting the British Alphabet... Santana 1969 http://www.amazon.com/Santana/dp/B0000062FJ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana_%28band%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana_%28album%29 Santana.jpg Johnny Winter And 1970 http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Winter/dp/B000025RX4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter_And JohnnyWinterAnd.jpg Lead guitar vs. rhythm guitar. Winter and Derringer prove that there is no difference. As dirty, funky and nasty guitars and vocals can sound. Deep Purple 1970 http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Purple-Rock/dp/B000002KBA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple_in_Rock DeepPurpleInRock.jpg I don't like "Hard Rock" - mostly because of how the singers demonstrate their inability to sing. The entire genre is just an endless boring failing attempt to produce a remake of this one little gem. The Mahavishnu Orchestra 1971 http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Mounting-McLaughlin-Mahavishnu-Orchestra/dp/B000009RC2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavishnu_Orchestra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inner_Mounting_Flame TheInnerMountingFlame.jpg Frank Zappa 1972 http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Wazoo-Frank-Mothers-Invention/dp/B0000009SF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Wazoo TheGrandWazoo.jpg The art of using a Big Band as a tightly controlled, single instrument. Stephen Stills 1972 http://www.amazon.com/Manassas-Stephen-Stills/dp/B000002J6F http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Stills http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas_%28album%29 Manassas.jpg Billy Cobham 1973 http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Billy-Cobham/dp/B000002I77 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cobham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_%28album%29 Spectrum.jpg Genesis 1973 http://www.amazon.com/Selling-England-Pound-Genesis/dp/B000002J1O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28band%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_England_by_the_Pound SellingEnglandByThePound.jpg Pierre, thanks for having used force to introduce me to this. Peter Gabriel at his very best. He never should have left Genesis. Genesis 1974 http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Lies-Down-Broadway/dp/B000002J1S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28band%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway.jpg Peter Gabriel at his very best - again. Frank Zappa 1974 http://www.amazon.com/Roxy-Elsewhere-Frank-Zappa-Mothers/dp/B0000009SK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_and_Elsewhere RoxyAndElsewhere.jpg Frank Zappa 1975 http://www.amazon.com/Size-Frank-Zappa-Mothers-Invention/dp/B0000009SM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Size_Fits_All OneSizeFitsAll.jpg New to Zappa? This is where you should start. Pink Floyd 1975 http://www.amazon.com/Wish-Were-Here-Pink-Floyd/dp/B000024D4S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_%28album%29 WishYouWereHere.jpg Eagles 1976 http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-California-Eagles/dp/B000002GVO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California HotelCalifornia.jpg Kate Bush 1978 http://www.amazon.com/Kick-Inside-Kate-Bush/dp/B000006U44 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kick_Inside TheKickInside.jpg Joni Mitchell 1985 http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Eat-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B000000OXY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eat_Dog_(album) DogEatDog.jpg Like Dylan went electric, Mitchell went Thomas Dolby - Heresy ;-) Suzanne Vega 1987 http://www.amazon.com/Solitude-Standing-Suzanne-Vega/dp/B000002GHB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Vega http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitude_Standing SolitudeStanding.jpg "Just don't ask me what it was..." Paolo Conte 1988 http://www.amazon.com/Paolo-Conte/dp/B000006R56 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Conte http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Conte Collezione.jpg Frank Zappa 1991 http://www.amazon.com/Make-Jazz-Noise-Frank-Zappa/dp/B0000009TK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_a_Jazz_Noise_Here MakeAJazzNoiseHere.jpg ... in which the Master shows how jazz REALLY should be done. Opeth 2003 http://www.amazon.com/Damnation-Opeth/dp/B00008OLYN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation_%28album%29 Damnation.jpg ... and I don't like Metal and I simply hate Death Metal. Delavega 2005 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BB877A http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delavega http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delavega FallingIntoPlace.jpg Too bad their first amazing singer Lize Accoe decided to leave this amazing band :-(