Cream - Wheels of Fire (1968)
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Cream – Wheels of Fire

Across this sprawling double album, you can hear the group lean harder into their blues roots while blowing out the speakers with raw volume and wild improvisation. It’s messy, thrilling, and more than a little unhinged—which is exactly what makes it great.

The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (1966)
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The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer

It sounds like a band trying to break out of themselves, each song another shove against the walls closing in. Roger the Engineer isn’t polished; it’s impulsive, twitchy, and brilliant in its refusal to stay in one place. It wasn’t just ahead of its time – it was already annoyed at the future.

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966)
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Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde

Blonde on Blonde is frequently considered one of the greatest albums by critics. The album’s tracks, which combine a modernist literary sensibility with the experience of Nashville session musicians, have been characterized as musically expansive.

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
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Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan is a groundbreaking fusion of rock, folk, and blues, which forever altered the music landscape. The album not only showcased Dylan’s genius as a lyricist but elevated rock from entertainment to high art.