"Perfect" albums

I list these as perfect albums from 2008, so far-

She & Him "Volume One"
The Incredible Vickers Brothers "Gallimaufry"
Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause "The Rustic Contemporary Sounds of Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause"
Eli Paperboy Reed & the True Loves "Roll With You"
Duffy "Rockferry"
The Tallest Man on Earth "Shallow Grave"
The Explorers Club "Freedom Wind"
Al Green "Lay It Down"
Smokekiller "13"
Walter Meego "Voyager"
Hold Steady "Stay Positive"

I lean toward the heavier stuff -

Def Leppard's "Pyromania"

A night at the opera by Queen,

A pure classic album that i find is as exciting to listen to today as it was when i first bought it originaly back in 1975

"Vehicles and Animals" by Athlete
"Heaven or Las Vegas" by the Cocteau Twins
"Sea Change" by Beck
"Kasabian" by Kasabian
and an oldie to finish,
"Argus" by Wishbone Ash

OK, couple more - "Who's Next" and the Eagles "Desperado".

As for "London Calling" - I agree wholeheartedly for Record One, but for some reason never could get into Record Two. I think I only listened to it three or four times, while the other was worm out.

Hi, nice to meet everyone here. I hope you don't mind me digging up a relatively old thread for my first post.I'll break mine down by decade.

60's Beatles "Abbey Road"
70's Springsteen "Darkness on the Edge of Town.
80's Midnight Oil "Diesel and Dust"
90's Pearl Jam "Ten"
00's Bright Eyes "Lifted"

In no particular order:

Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime
Slade-Slayed
Queen-Queen II
Muse-Absolution
Beatles-Abbey Road
Various-Rocky Horror Picture Show original soundtrack
ELO-Eldorado
Twisted Sister-Under The Blade
Who-Who's Next
Kiss-Lick It Up
Joe Jackson-I'm The Man

This could go on forever.... I'd better leave it there.

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

I can just turn it on and let it play like one long song....

I agree with Gats on Tapestry and ClaraSue's Boston pick

as well as

Blood On the Tracks - Bob Dylan
Beautiful Girls Original Soundtrack - Various Artists
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
The Bends - Radiohead
Hotel California - Eagles
Jar of Flies - Alice in Chains
Revolver - Beatles
That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire

I could come up with some others later, I'm sure

Led Zeppelin 1. Or 2. No, 1. Or maybe both...

I agree wholeheartedly with ClaraSue on Gordon by Barenaked Ladies.

I would also like to add Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo. The first album I every bought with my own money, and I listened to it to death!

Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega is another album I will listen to every track on.

"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
"Little Earthquakes" by Tori Amos
"Sticky Fingers" and "Beggars Banquet" by the Rolling Stones

These may not be "perfect" to anyone else, but I can listen to every single track on "Appetite for Destruction" (Guns N' Roses) and "Four" (Blues Traveler).

Tracy Chapman - album of the same name

James Taylor -Mud Slide Slim

John Hartford -Mark Twang

Joan Baez - Farewell,
Angelina

Led Zepplin- Led Zepplin

Bob Dylan - Desire

Ray Charles -Best Of the Atlantic Years

Leon Russell- And the Shelter People

AND I would
almost say so about Carole King's Tapestry -but for the cut 'Smackwater Jack'

Doors - Soft Parade

Chiming in once again to add Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".

I should have added it to my list just over "Dark Side" and after listening to it again tonight in memory of Richard Wright I had to come back to give it highest honors.

I'll certainly give you 'Four' by Blues Traveller, Pagiedamon. I forgot it from my own list.

Have to add both "Hounds of Love" and "The Dreaming" by Kate Bush, as well as "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Abbey Road".

Adding to my list:

The latest Disturbed CD "Indestructible" is awesome. I like all songs on it.

For me the perfect album or albums are:

James Blunt - 'Back To Bedlam'
James Blunt - 'All the Lost Souls'
I just can't stop playing them. I never skip over a song. I just love his music.

I'll go with

"Magical Mystery Tour"- The Beatles
"1984"- Van Halen
"Master of Puppets"- Metallica
"Rust in Peace"- Megadeth

My Top 10:

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Forever Changes - Love
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Kid A - Radiohead
On The Beach - Neil Young
Blue - Joni Mitchell
I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One - Yo La Tengo
Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison
Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Eagles - Hotel California
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel
Gordon Lightfoot - Summertime Dream
Harry Chapin - Verities and Balderdash
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Beatles - Abbey Road
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

For me, I'd have to say:

From my youth: "1999" by Prince. I wore that tape out!

In adulthood: "Temple of the Dog" and "So Real: Songs by Jeff Buckley"

Has to be 'Free all angels' by Ash.

All music have a place in my heart but if i may high light:
Scorpions-Platinum Collection
GNR-Use Your Illusion
Lynyard Skynyrd- Gold
Enigma
The Doors
These are but a few.....

In my opinion: Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited"; The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"; The Beatles' "Revolver"

Oh and fogot to add Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run"...

A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
Audioslave - Audioslave
Rob Zombie - Past, Present, and Future
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
The Kill Bill soundtrack
The Ocean's 12 soundtrack

Beatles "Abbey Road"
U2 "Joshua Tree"
Springsteen "Born to Run"
Radiohead "OK Computer"
Dylan "Blood on the Tracks"

One of my favourite "bath time" albums is

Acoustic Soul/ India Arie

Candles, bubbles,mudpack applied...I get out all wrinkly and relaxed

AC/DC "Highway To Hell"

Meatloaf "Bat Out Of Hell"


how ironic they both end in hell lol

Some of mine were mentioned:

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon
Tracy Chapman (s/t first album)
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Jethro Tull - Stormwatch
David Bowie - Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust...
David Bowie - Low
David Bowie - Heroes
(I could go on with Bowie, but those are the top) :0

and (only older Canadians would even have a hope of remembering this one)

Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin Billy?


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Suereal has a list I could work with. Fabulous to see someone remembering the genious of Harry Chapin. -- And I would throw the late Jim Croce's "Photographs and Memories" in that category, too.

I think I would have to remove Jackson Browne and Willie Nelson though. I like both albums but would probably replace them with

Janis Joplin - Pearl

Crosby Stills and Nash - Deja Vu

Of course Carol King's "Tapestry" has been mentioned.

A few others that I wore out Pat Benatar's "In The Heat of the Night." Kansas "Dust in the Wind". Oh sheesh, lots and lots more. But I thought I would drive my Mother mad with the "Easy Rider" soundtrack. (-8

I have two. "Piece of Mind" and "Somewhere in Time", both by Iron Maiden. If live albums count, then I will add "Decade of Aggression" by Slayer.

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but I noticed no one mentioned Never Mind the Bollocks by the Sex Pistols.

Ahh, this thread wasn't 'dead', it was just 'dormant' and you've revived it!

BTW, that album is a classic!

Sisters of Mercy: First and Last and Always


Not everyone's cup of tea but, for me, every track's a winner.

I do have a lot of CD's I can pop into my player, without skipping over songs, but these are my favorites:
The Moody Blues- Greatest Hits
Dido- No Angel
Three Doors Down- The Better Life
Steve Miller Band- Greatest Hits
Lily Allen- Alright, Still
Seal- System
innerpartysystem
Shinedown- The Sound of Madness
Garden State Soundtrack
Oasis- (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Muse- Absolution
The Rasmus- Dead Letters

Hmm

The Slider and Electric Warrior by T.Rex

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

The Division Bell by Pink Floyd

all worth 10 / 10 in my opinion

Looks like these are all mostly older stuff, mid 70's to mid 80's, but I can still listen to them straight through.

Pink Floyd ~ Wish You Were Here
Supertramp ~ Crime of the Century
Willie Nelson ~ Stardust
Nash the Slash ~ Children of the Night
Bob Marley ~ Legend (i know its a compilation...but still)
Joe Jackson ~ Look Sharp
Jeff Wayne ~ War of the Worlds
The Cars ~ self titled
the The ~ Soul Mining
Human League ~ Dare!
Simple Minds ~ New Gold Dreams
Enigma ~ MCMXC A.D.
Blue Rodeo ~ 5 Days in July
Faithless ~ Reverence

I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers album "Blood Sugar Sex Magic".

Hot August Nights, 1972 live, double album by Neil Diamond. I love it.

A few of my personal choices are
Quadraphenia-the Who
Arc of a Diver -Steve Winwood
Sandinista-the Clash
Workingman's Dead-Grateful Dead

Brand New Eyes and All We Know is Falling - Paramore

Hmm was just having this discussion the other night in the pub. Mine would be:

The The "Mind Bomb"
David Gray "White Ladder"
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks"
Guns 'n' Roses "Appetite for Destruction"
Damien Rice "O"
Mundy "24 Star Hotel"
Radiohead "The Bends"
Portishead "Dummy"
Nirvana "Nevermind"

Sammy Hagar "Standing Hampton" is one album/compact disc that I always tell people that they need for their collection. They are hooked once they listen and pass it on to others.

I like a lot of older rap and newer independent rap, but I know they aren't very well liked around here. So I'll just stick to one from that genre (although I could list probably 10-15 "perfect" albums).

That would be Nas - "Illmatic".

A couple others have mentioned are on my list:
Nirvana - "Nevermind"
GnR - "Appetite for Destruction"
3 Doors Down - "The Better Life"

I would also throw in the "Once" soundtrack and Static X - "Wisconsin Death Trip".

Two albums where I never skip any songs are
Cross Road-Bon Jovi
Villains-The Saw Doctors
Completely different styles of music but every track a winner.

The Beatles Abbey Road, and Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Live Bullet.

1)Tom Petty- Into The Great Wide Open
2)Leonard Cohen-Ten New Songs
3)Bob Marley and the Wailers-Legend
4)AC/DC-Back in Black
and whoever mentioned The Poppy Family, I remember them well.

I'd have to add:
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy-Sarah Mclachlan
Document-R.E.M.
Operation:Mindcrime-Queensryche

Had to really think hard about this lot .... Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks". Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and The Cars "Heartbeat City" are the few where I could listen to each and every track

there are soooooo many out there though where there's just that one track that sees me head for the skip button

In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
The Extremist - Joe Satriani
Low - David Bowie

Nice pick on King Crimson. I've listed some on here already but here are a few more. Each one has something different to bring to the table enjoy.


"Eldorado, a Symphony"- Electric Light Orchestra
"Close to the Edge"- Yes
"Abigail"- King Diamond
"Focus"- Cynic
"The Mantle"- Agalloch

"Sigh No More"- Mumford and Sons.
"Fleet Foxes"- Fleet Foxes.
"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"- The Beatles.

And possibly

"OK Computer"- Radiohead, but I haven't listened to it startto finish yet.

You forgot Alice Cooper's Hey Stoopid, stupid.

hi!

Additional:

'Takk' and 'Agaetis byrjun' - Sigur Ros
'Victor' - Alex Lifeson
'Presto' - Rush
'Statosfear' and 'Exit' - Tangerine Dream
'Dune' - Klaus Schulze

"Moondog" (1969) by Moondog (even with the additional dozen tracks added for the CD)

"Wish you were here" - Pink Floyd
"EC was here" - Eric Clapton
(only just then realised the similarity in titles!)

I agree with sisterseagull about "In the Court of the Crimson King"

Did Queen ever put out a 'bad' song on any album?

"Beggar's Banquet" - Rolling Stones
"Desire" - Bob Dylan

Being perhaps controversial, can you name the one song that stops an otherwise great album being "perfect"?

I'll start the ball rolling with:

1/ Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" ruined by "The Crunge"

2/ At the risk of being accused of heresy, "Abbey Road" ruined by "Octopus's Garden"

3/ Pink Floyd's "Final Cut" ruined by "Not now John" (and it's not the swearing, I just dislike the song)

I just heard The Clash's "London Calling" album for the first time (years late still counts though similar to horseshoes?)

I was impressed with every offering.

Seems I can't edit my original post, so I'll just quote my first post now that I've thought of some more.

The originals still stand:
"Sigh No More"- Mumford and Sons.
"Fleet Foxes"- Fleet Foxes.
"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"- The Beatles.
But to that list I add:
"Helplessness Blues" by Fleet Foxes
"The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd
"Abbey Road" and "Revolver" by The Beatles
"Illinois" by Sufjan Stevens
"Ägætis byrjun", "( )" and "Takk..." by Sigur Rós
"Oh, Inverted World" and "Chutes Too Narrow" by The Shins
"For Emma, Forever Ago" and "Bon Iver" by Bon Iver
"I Want That You Are Always Happy" by The Middle East
"Picaresque" by The Decemberists
"Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys
"Every Kingdom" by Ben Howard

I know I have at least one or two (or three) others, but the one that comes to mind is “Awake and Alive” by Skillet.