
It was also the last album to feature Jeffrey Hammond, making it a fan favorite for those who loved Hammond’s work in the band. Popoff invited guest host Jamie Laszlo on to rank all 12 Van Halen studio albums and his #1 pick is 1991’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. But you will be shocked at just how much better they do sound. Selling England by the Pound (1973) - Genesis. It’s the only Yes record to feature vocalist Jon Davison alongside Chris Squire. Raitt’s widely-acclaimed 2012 independent release 'Slipstream' sold over a quarter-million copies, making it one of the top selling independent albums, and earned Raitt her 10th Grammy Award (Best Americana Album).‘Diamond Life’, her 1984 debut album produced alongside British band Pride, won the 1985 Brit Award for Best British Album and became one of the best selling debut records of the 80’s.The tenth outing by Sabbath, this was the second album to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio and first with drummer Vinny Appice.As soon as guitars went electric, music changed forever - as this best rock album list showcases beautifully.

But the four albums it beat in 1985 to win the Grammy for Album of the Year were "Purple Rain," Tina Turner’s "Private Dancer," Cyndi Lauper’s "She’s So Unusual" and, yes, Bruce Springsteen Yes – Yessongs (1973 Atlantic) Yes had already proved themselves as future legends by the release of Yessongs.

The 50 greatest progressive rock albums of all time, including Pink Following the departure of keyboardist Rick Wakeman and the addition of guitarist, keyboardist, and producer Billy Sherwood in 1997, Sherwood and bassist Chris Squire started to develop songs for an album by their own band, Conspiracy. Going For Open Your Eyes is the seventeenth studio album by the English rock band Yes, released in November 1997 by Eagle Records in the UK and by Beyond Music in the US.
