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Hi Onhwy61.
I tend to agree with all of your choices.
Genre changing. They do not have to be our favorite.
I would throw in Thriller as well.

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Hi Bongofury.
Like your take on genre bending albums. I don't agree with U2 defining stadium rock. Beatles,as early as '65, Rolling Stones, ELO, Kiss, Floyd etc., had been doing there thing for years.

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Nobody say a word about Little Feat.

You all seem too traditional. Following your predictable
squared way of thinking why not to mention Frank Sinatra.

The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" set the stage for folk rock and "Fifth Dimension" combined folk rock and psychedelia sounds.

Well, Machine Head was probably not as influential as DSOTM, I agree.