1. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Reason For Picking: This album is the definition of "a masterpiece." From the beautiful lyrical work of "Under the Bridge", "I Could Have Lied", "My Lovely Man" (dedicated to Hillel Slovak), and "Breaking the Girl"; to the sexual vibes of "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", "Sir Psycho Sexy", and "Suck My Kiss"; to straight up funk in "Give it Away", "Funky Monks, "The Power of Equality", "If you Have To Ask", "Mellowship Slinky in B Major", and "The Righteous and the Wicked"; this album dominates the worlds of rock and funk.
Top 5 songs: "I Could Have Lied", "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", "Under the Bridge", "My Lovely Man", "Give it Away"
2. Stadium Arcadium
Reason For Picking: You know, I hate to put my top two albums by my single favorite band, but how often does an album THIS GOOD come out?!? Come on!!! The beauty of songs like Snow (Hey Oh), combined with pure funk of songs like "Readymade" or "21st Century" makes the perfect cross between rock and beauty. A truly perfect album, that may not live up to BSSM, but certainly comes very, very close.
Top 5 Songs: "21st Century", "Readymade", "Snow (Hey Oh), "Wet Sand", "Stadium Arcadium"
3. Are You Experienced?
Reason For Picking: Listening to the album is explanation enough for the picking of this album, but I'll go on. "Are You Experienced?" is an immortal album, that will live on like all the greatest albums of all time. "Fire", "Purple Haze, "The Wind Cries Mary", all amazing. Probably in terms of universal influence and popularity, the greatest album of the 20th century.
Top 5 Songs: "Fire", "Purple Haze", "I Don't Live Today", "The Wind Cries Mary", "Foxey Lady"
4. No Control
Reason For Picking: And what we have here ladies and gentlemen, is what is called a perfect punk album. This album may not even contain many of my favorite Bad Religion songs, but every song is catchy and exciting. "Change of Ideas" has to be the best under a minute song ever written. As my second favorite (for a long time, my favorite) band, Bad Religion has never been one to disappoint on any album. "No Control" is no exception, with pure semi-melodic punk, this album is the king of punk rock albums.
Top 5 Songs: "No Control", "You", "I Want to Conquer the World", "Change of Ideas", "Henchman"
5. Californication
Reason for Picking: Once again, I hate to have three RHCP albums before I even have two BR albums, but I just can't deny "Californication" a spot in the top five! Every song on this album is total art. "Californication", "Scar Tissue", and "Road Trippin'" Are all beautifully emotional songs. The typical funk of RHCP is also seen in "Around the World", "Purple Stain", "Get on Top", and "I Like Dirt". This album is one of the 300 greatest of all time, in terms of great influence and ability.
Top 5 Songs: "Californication", "Around the World", "Scar Tissue", "Otherside", "Right on Time"
6. Generator
Reason for Picking: Now this album, DOES have alot of my favorite Bad Religion songs in it. "Atomic Garden", and my all-time favorite "Generator" to name a few. I don't have too much to say about this album, except it is the second best by BR. It rocks the house of punk, and introduced the world of harmonious lyrics to Bad Religion. If you're looking for a new kind of music, or just want some music, this is the perfect album to do so.
Top 5 Songs: "Generator", "Atomic Garden", "No Direction", "The Answer", "Heaven is Falling"
7. Kaya
Reason For Picking: I think that this by far the best work that Bob Marley ever did. I great mix of rock with reggae was Bob's ****and led to the inspiration of many bands. Such songs as "Kaya", "Sun is Shining", and "Crisis" showed how hard this man worked on his music. This is an amazing album so pick it up from iTunes or whatever, and enjoy!
Top 5 Songs: "Crisis", "Kaya", "Time Will Tell", "Sun is Shining", "Misty Morning"
8. In Between Dreams
Reason For Picking: Johnson's music has always had a special place in my heart. The peaceful, soothing music he put out is just beautiful. Everything is great, and i can never wait for his next album. This album, proved to be the best so far though. Deeply meaningful songs like "Do You Remember", truly show Johnson's emotional side. Fun songs like "Banana Pancakes" are just entertaining, and everything else works together. It's a great album, so just take my word for it.
Top 5 Songs: "Banana Pancakes", "Better Together", "No Other Way", "Never Know", "Do You Remember"
9. Siamese Dream
Reason For Picking: Smashing Pumpkins is one of the greatest things that came out of the 90's. This sophomore album has so many good songs, it's...well...great!!! "Disarm" is the most beautiful song Smashing Pumpkins ever wrote. Everything has been great with them, but this album really stands out. This is a great way to get in touch with 90's music, and have a great time.
Top 5 Songs: "Today", "Disarm", "Mayonaise", "Rocket", "Cherub Rock"
10. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (2004 Remaster Compilation)
Reason For Picking: Another one of Bad Religion's great installments. The reason I wrote that it's the remastered version is because the original album only had 14 songs, while this one added all early EPs to it, so it became 28 songs. There are so many fast paced exciting songs, but a few slower more melodic songs. My favorite early song is "Along the Way".
Top 5 Songs: "Along the Way", "We're Only Gonna Die", "F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell", "Bad Religion", "Yesterday"
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