
It birthed “Cry Baby,” “Mercedes Benz,” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Even the side cuts that never made the album are held in reverence. But the riffs and raunch last all album long. If Toys in the Attic consisted of nothing more than “Sweet Emotion” and “Walk this Way,” it would still be a classic. Everyone from Rick Rubin to Keb’ Mo’ helped make Taking the Long Way and, instead of becoming an incoherent mess, it sounds like seasoned professionals who have no use for the limits of genre. They’re country or-worse-pop. They’re all three and more on their final album. But Journey is one of the few bands where the hits serve as an excellent entry point, if only because we tend to forget how much they created beyond “Open Arms” and “Don’t Stop Believin’.” That’s too easy and worthless to anyone searching for deeper cuts. We promise not to load this list with hits collections. Fortunately, it’s also Reznor, the genius.


This is Reznor: family man and Academy Award winner. This is not Reznor: the angry, young addict with a predilection for darkness. (Wow, Chad Kroeger? Huh.) But if you want raw, unfiltered Santana, then you want “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va,” and the rest of Abraxas.īoth sobriety and stability suit Trent Reznor surprisingly well. Sure, you could always get the duets with Rob Thomas, Michelle Branch and Chad Kroeger. His final album opens with an engulfing 10-minute suite, also named “Blackstar,” that stands with the best work from whichever era of Bowie you love most. Rock’s foremost chameleon had new shades to offer right up until the end. also available, 25 phenomenal jazz albums on Freegal.Here are 25 of our favorite rock albums you can start downloading right now from Freegal: You also get unlimited streaming, if you prefer that. You can download up to five songs a week. Put it on your phone, your computer, your iPod–wherever you want. Moreover, once you download a song, you can keep the mp3 forever.

Some of the greatest rockers have their music available on Freegal, which is free to use if you have a Mentor Public Library card.įreegal is one of the library’s digital services, which lets you download DRM-free mp3s of your favorite songs. Want to listen to some of the best Rock ‘N’ Roll music ever recorded without having to spend money on iTunes, Spotify or Tidal?
