[Jay Kahrs]

Good question, it's something I've thought about a lot recently. We won't really know what the classic albums and bands of today are for at least another 5-7 years. The bands that can stick around for that long stand a better chance of having at least one classic album that will stand with Sgt. Peppers and Dark Side as things that everyone owns.

A few years ago I was talking with a guy in his 40's who was ranting that all of the music in the last 10 years has sucked. He wanted to know where the Led Zep of today was. I think it's STP but that's not the point. How many other bands put out albums in the 60's and 70's and faded after one release? I wasn't alive then but I can't imagine it being that much different then today. The creame rose to the top and the best albums stuck around. While the game has changed, the rules haven't. What that said, here's a few off the top of my head;

Weezer - The Blue album
Soundgarden - Superunknown
G&R - Appetite
Stone Temple Pilots - the whole catalog
Pearl Jam - 10 and also Vs.
Nirvana - Nevermind