From 1975 to 1979, a Canadian progressive power trio, Rush, released three albums containing sidelong epics, regarded by some as concept albums ( though not actually concept albums by strict definition of the term ; that is, none of the other songs on the album have anything to do with each other or the 20-minute sidelong epic, so there is no pervasive concept or story ).

The group toured to support the album, often regarded as one of Richman ’ s best, but split up after Keranen again left in 1984.

Crash was, despite his erratic behavior, generally regarded as a brilliant lyricist ( a contemporary critic described him as " ransacking the dictionary "), and the final lineup of Smear, Doom, and Bolles had become a world-class rock ensemble by the recording of ( GI ), turning in a performance that spurred an LA Weekly reviewer to write, " This album leaves exit wounds.

* February 13 – Black Sabbath's debut album, Black Sabbath released ; often regarded as the first true heavy metal album.

By 1976, Queen were back in the studio recording A Day at the Races, which is often regarded as a sequel album to A Night at the Opera.

The album is generally highly regarded ( allmusic. com giving it 3 out of a possible 5 stars ), but has been out of print for many years.

Their first album Bathory was released in 1984 and is " regarded by many as the first black metal record.

Suffering from rushed writing and production, the album is often regarded as a snapshot and a step backwards for the band.

Today, the album is widely regarded as one of Overkill's defining moments and is arguably their heaviest release.

The album, however, was largely regarded as the first success for Monk ; according to Orrin Keepnews, " It was the first that made a real splash.

Their first album '< cite > Mission Possible </ cite >' was released in 1998, and was then regarded as the most advanced Dialect-Rap album.

Believing that " Kids just don't want to listen to God's empty songs anymore ", in December 1969 Capitol released Norman's first solo rock album, Upon This Rock, " the first major label record to marry rock music with the gospel ", " the Sergeant Pepper of Christianity ", widely regarded as " the album that first recruited rock in the service of salvation ", later cited as being " one of the roots of the current Contemporary Christian Music "; and now considered to be the first full-blown Christian rock album ".

More recent examples include vinyl crackles on compact discs, as on Portishead's album Dummy, and telephonic vocals on Craig David's track " Fill Me In " ( though these two are not regarded as " lo-fi " bands ).

PiL's second album is generally regarded as their best, as well as one of the most influential albums of the post-punk era.

It was highly regarded as both a heavy metal and hard rock album.

The album included songs now regarded as Van Halen classics, like " Runnin ' with the Devil " and the guitar solo " Eruption ", which showcased Eddie's use of a technique known as ' finger-tapping '.

Bathory's 1984 first album, Bathory, and the subsequent releases The Return ( 1985 ) and Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ), are now regarded as major influences on the Norwegian bands which extended black metal's musical progression and popularity in the beginning of the 1990s.

However, despite being regarded by many as highly prestigious, it has been suggested that having an album nominated for or winning the Mercury Prize could be a curse on a career in music.

Raw Power would go on to become one of the cornerstones of early punk rock, although the album sold rather poorly, and was regarded as a commercial failure at the time of its release.

The album is generally regarded as one of the best live rock and roll records: critic Mark Deming writes that the gleefully lusty Kick " is one of the most powerfully energetic live albums ever made ... this is an album that refuses to be played quietly.

Several of these double entries have been collected by Ben Bagley and Michael McWhinney, along with Rodgers and Hart songs that disappeared permanently en route to New York and others that reached Broadway but have not become part of the constantly heard Rodgers and Hart repertory, in a delightfully refreshing album, Rodgers And Hart Revisited ( Spruce Records, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York ).

* Alien ( album ), by Strapping Young Lad

* " Alien ", a song by Bush on the album Sixteen Stone

* " Alien ", a song by Erasure on the album Loveboat

* " Alien ", a song by Japan on the album Quiet Life

* " Alien ", a song by Lamb on the album Fear of Fours

* " Alien ", a song by Nerina Pallot on the album Dear Frustrated Superstar

* " Alien ", a song by Thriving Ivory on their self-titled album

* " Alien ", a song by Tokio Hotel on the album Humanoid

* " My Alien ", a song by Simple Plan on the album No Pads, No Helmets ... Just Balls

* ATLiens, a1996 album by OutKast

* Animal, a 1988 album by The Bar-Kays

* Animal, a 2009 album by the London-based electronic band autoKratz

* Animal, 2008 album by Far East Movement

* Animal ( Kesha album ), a 2010 album by American pop singer Ke $ ha

* Animal !, a 2008 album by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

* Animals ( Pink Floyd album ), a 1977 concept album by Pink Floyd

* " Animal ", by Ellie Goulding from Lights ( Ellie Goulding album ) ( Bright Lights )

* " Animal ", by Kesha from Animal ( Kesha album )

* " Animal ", by The Kinks from To the Bone ( The Kinks album )

* " Animal ", by Mindless Self Indulgence from If ( Mindless Self Indulgence album )

* " Animals ", by Dead Poetic from Vices ( Dead Poetic album )

* " Animals ", by The End from Elementary ( album )