The Lost Soul's 50 favorite albums - #30-26

#30. Keeper of The Seven Keys - Helloween (1988/1989)

I'm sort of cheating on this one. Keeper is actually two albums. (Pt1 and Pt2 released a year apart.) However, they are both fantastic, and both are the same style. Both are German power metal, made with the genre's founder, guitarist Kai Hansen, later of Gamma Ray. The albums are somewhat cheesy and lighthearted.

Best songs: Halloween, Eagle Fly Free, and I Want Out.


#29. In Rock - Deep Purple (1970)

This is one of those albums I was blown away with the first time I heard it. It's loud, it's hyper... It sometimes sounds like the band pressed record and put down whatever came to their heads. It's probably harder edged than any other rock album at the time. This isn't Smoke on The Water. This is something much more rocking.

Best songs: Flight of The Rat, Child In Time, and Hard Lovin' Man.

#28. 2112 - Rush (1976)

It took me a while to appreciate this one. I mean, the first track is 20 1/2 minutes! Still, that track has a great sci-fi story to it, and the rest of the songs are of exceptional quality. One of the few Rush albums that doesn't have EVERY song lyric by Neil Peart.

Best songs: 2112, A Passage To Bangkok, and Something For Nothing.

#27. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins (1993)

One of the few 90s albums on here. Regretfully in the early 90s, I wasn't listening to the rock hits of the day. I discovered this album about three years ago. I was blown away. This is much better than Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The songs flow better, they are better written, and they rock harder.

Best songs: Geek USA, Silverfuck, and Disarm.


#26. Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden (1983)

This is Maiden's pop culture album. The songs are all about historical figures, mythology, movies, and books. A few people think the last half of the album is lacking. It's still good to me. Quest For Fire may be silly, but the guitar solos are great. This album also includes one of Maiden's best known songs... The Trooper.

Best songs: Where Eagles Dare, Revelations, and The Trooper.