I don't know the majority on your list, but the Maiden and Rush picks get a thumbs up.
While I might not agree with all your picks, I gotta say you have some nice variety going on! And there's plenty of great albums on this list.
I'm glad A) People still don't know everything on my list and B) People approve of some of the picks.
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Probably not this one.
7.
A Rush of Blood to the Head- Coldplay (2002)
This is an album that runs in the family. If we talk about a great album we like, especially my Brother and I,
A Rush of Blood to the Head is it. It's driven by the Piano. This album is the ultimate in the Piano Pop. I feel like most things in modern Pop could learn something from this album. It's got an edge to it, "Politik" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head" show that off. Chris Martin's voice is fantastic on this album, it's the best his voice could ever sound. People will know "Clocks", but this album outclasses "Clocks". It's got such a solid tracklist that ends with my two favourite Coldplay songs. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" is a contrast to the rest of the album, it's an acoustic guitar based piece. This is actually one two songs I need to learn on guitar, because it's incredible. But, the track that really makes this album is the final.
"Amsterdam." This is it. This song is the song that really got me into music, surprisingly. I can't remember how, but I heard it and I was enchanted by it. It went on repeat. I know everything about this song, and it's just amazing. Perfect.
Recommended Tracks: "Politik", "A Rush of Blood To The Head" & "Amsterdam"
6.
The Afterman: Descension- Coheed and Cambria (2013)
Coheed and Cambria are a new band for me. But Descension is the best album I've heard in the 2010s. It might even improve it's standing over the year the more I listen to it. This album is amazing, start to finish, and with a three song pairing in the middle of it, "The Hard Sell", "Number City" and "Gravity's Union", that backbone makes you feel, makes you so engrossed into the main character and his relationship with his.. Well, I don't want to spoil it. But these three songs are amazing, completely different sounding tracks with different vocal styles on it too. If there's one thing Claudio Sanchez is great at, it's all those vocal styles. I'm also going draw attention to the fantastic Acoustic "Carol Ann" on the deluxe edition. Heart-wrenching. I'm not sure how it would of fit into the narrative, but I wish it did. It tears my heart to shreds.
Recommended Tracks:"The Hard Sell", "Number City", "Gravity's Union" and "Carol Ann".
5.
Amused to Death- Roger Waters (1992)
Waters called this album one of his Big 3, including "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall". I'll go one step further. It's the best out of those three. It's his second best work ever. It's the most cynical of his works, and unlike his other two solo album, doesn't have a happy ending. It's got every area Waters loves to talk about, from disenchantment to the war, but it's just.. perfectly executed. "What God Wants", all parts, are 3 songs that stick in my mind but I wouldn't recommend just because there are better better tracks. Like "Too Much Rope". That's a very almost comedic grimdark view on how Humanity is going. Then you've got "Three Wishes", and I don't know what to say about that other than how Waters, I think, finally has.. dealt with his Father. How he can't keep thinking of him and being angry. There are things in the present to be angry! "It's a Miracle" is another comedic dark look at capitalism really, and man does the dig at Lloyd Webber make me smile. But the title track, that climax of vocals with that end section after it, man oh man. It's perfect.
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