Though these three albums are no where near my favorites, i have to acknolwedge that these three albums launched these artists careers like no others.
Led Zeppelin--Led Zeppelin ( Though my fav band, this has to be the greatest debut album ever )
Greenday--dookie
jimi hendrix--are you experienced. ( in a time of racial seperation, This album had to work for jimi succeed in a rock market of white performers.
I'm not basing this off of innovoation or stand out performances, just the impact these albums had on the performers careers. Even though zeppelin would probably have went on to sucess eigther way, This album was crucial in them afording to experiemtn with new sounds.
greenday, nearly, and i say nearly liberaly, revolutionized punk rock. They had finally bridged the gap of of sucessfully mixing punk and rock together in a streamlined package accepted by the mainstrem market. Greenday had a chance to start a movement of punk rock, but only wanting to make fun music, this chance only opened the gate to what is now "pop punk"