Perfect Albums

[redmosquito]

First off let me say I'm not sure there is a perfect album because it all comes to personal choice in the end, something I love somebody else may hate, but What I mean is what is your perfect album? an album that you love every bit of from start to finish and could never tire of listening to.

2 albums for me would have to be:

The beach Boys - Pet Sounds

And

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

I just absolutly love both of these albums, there's a few more I thought about putting down But I'll just leave it at 2 for the moment.

So what are your perfect albums?



:thumbs:

[lancebarker]

Pearl Jam - ten

[Az]

For me it would have to be,

Nirvana - Nevermind
Any Jimi Hendrix LP is perfection.

[DanWilde1966]

Pet Sounds is an excellent choice for perfection.

I would add: Miles Davis, In a Silent Way; Jeff Buckley, Grace; Herbie Hancock, Headhunters; Can, Future Days; a long list is brewing...

[RPG]

Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children :luv:

[DanWilde1966]

Led Zeppelin 4; Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas Flood; Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks; Nick Cave, Murder Ballads...

[Lemm]

Suede - Dog Man Star

[LouBarlow]

Television - Marquee Moon : Not a duff track on it.
The Clash - London Calling : Ditto
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On? : Just the way it flooooows baby!
Love - Forever Changes

Saying that I must own 100's of records that have no dodgy tracks on them - would that make them a perfect record?

On the subject of Pet Sounds, while it is a classic record, 'Don't Talk' and 'I Just Wasn't Made For These Times' along with the two instrumentals, don't quite reach the heights of the other tracks...I still maintain it is a flawed masterpiece rather than a genuine perfect record.

[Radiohead]

Radiohead - OK Computer
Tindersticks - 2nd Album

[Gozer]

Dark Side of the Moon, nuff said :|

[CraigKORE]

The Pixies - Doolittle

Radiohead - The Bends

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The ********

[kohoutec]

Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Radiohead - OK Computer
Underworld - 2nd Toughest in the Infants

[Dazzle]

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The ********

[Maffy]

U2 - Achtung Baby
I love every single song on that album.

[agnetha]

Rio - Duran Duran
The B-52's - The B-52's
Appetite For Destruction - Guns N Roses
Germ Free Adolescents - X Ray Spex
Live Through This - Hole (thank for the reminder Dan)

There's plenty of other albums that I love but these are the ones where there really isn't a duff track on them, rather than having some of my favourite songs on them and flowing well but maybe without the odd song I don't care much about.

[Dan]

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in space.
Prodigy - Music for the jilted generation
Hole - Live Through This

[agnetha]

Originally posted by Dan

Hole - Live Through This
Ack! Forgot this. Great album.

[mrsteve]

New World Record - ELO (Out of the Blue is the classic, but a dodgy track or two)

Gideon Gaye - High Llamas

Duke - Genesis

Sunflower - Beach Boys (Student Demonstration wrecks "Surf's Up")

Hotel California - The Eagles

Pronounced - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Jesus Christ Superstar - original (with Ian Gillan) or movie OST

War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne




Steve

[tarquin]

Hats - The Blue Nile just simple perfection

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

[JamesWJ]

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Pink Floyd - WYWH
Led Zeppelin - IV
At The Drive-in - Relationship of Command

Don't have many albums that I consider "perfect" I think out of all my albums, thats it.

[sharp_circle]

ELO - Discovery
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Greenday - Dookie
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Korn - Issues

[gap]

Another mention for U2's Achtung Baby!

Also:

Damien Rice - O
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

[budgenk]

Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Prince - Lovesexy (not heard it for a long time but was the first album I ever thought was just perfect)

are all I can come up with right now

[gary191265]

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson

Two of the only albums I frequently play all the way through.

[bouncingjohn]

One or two (in alphabetical order):

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Tori Amos - Boys For Pele
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
Radiohead - The Bends
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Richard Thompson - Mirror Blue
Trashmonk - Mona Lisa Overdrive
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff

Purely personal of course.

[Bloom]

Surfer Rosa - The Pixies

Unearthed - Johnny Cash

[KeyserSoze]

Low - Christmas

Spinal Tap :D

[antonyg]

Prince - Purple Rain. 9 songs, all great :thumbs:

[Az]

Originally posted by antonyg
Prince - Purple Rain. 9 songs, all great :thumbs:

Wouldnt go so far as to say it was perfect though.

[antonyg]

Originally posted by Az
Wouldnt go so far as to say it was perfect though.
I would, and that is the point of the topic.

[Az]

Originally posted by antonyg
I would, and that is the point of the topic.


Fair point.

[Az]

Originally posted by antonyg
I would, and that is the point of the topic.


Fair point

[greebofitz]

Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place.

Can't stop listening to it. The most uplifting and powerful album I have.

[Whiting]

Talk Talk -- Spirit of Eden
Love -- Forever Changes
The Clash -- London Calling
Talking Heads -- Remain In Light

[LouBarlow]

Originally posted by Whiting

Love -- Forever Changes


How did I forget that? :eek: :oh-hum:

[budgenk]

Originally posted by bouncingjohn
One or two (in alphabetical order):


Joni Mitchell - Blue



How could I forget that one!! :doh:

[britboy1979]

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

I would also pick The Bends over OK Computer

[agnetha]

Originally posted by bouncingjohn
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Incredibly overrated imho. I've never really got why it's considered such a classic. Ladies Of The Canyon, Court And Spark (ah, now there's a contender for a perfect album), The Hissing Of Summer Lawns and Hejira are all far superior.

[LeftHandedGuitarist]

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Pearl Jam - Binaural
Radiohead - The Bends
Led Zeppelin - II

Was thinking of choosing 'News Of The World' as the perfect Queen album, but then remember it has We Are The Champions and Who Needs You, two of my least favourite Queen songs.

[escape_adil5]

Got quite a few where i thought that absolutely every song was ace, not sure how many of them other forums members would actually agree with though, lol. Anyway, heres my list:

Damien Rice - O
2Pac - All Eyez On Me
Ideal - Ideal
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of...
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
Maxwell - Maxwells Urban Hang Suite
Nas - Illmatic

EDIT - also had to add that i think both coldplay albums have come extremely close to perfection

[sigur]

Stone Roses- Stone Roses
Sigur ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Led Zeppelin II
Slint - Spiderland

[Nige]

Another vote for Achtung Baby by U2

Also, These Days by Bon Jovi

[steviep922]

Appetite For Destruction - Guns N Roses
Morning Glory - Oasis
Rubber Soul - The Beatles

[ryonhilluk]

Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers

[DM]

surfer rosa
la's
stone roses

[andymac67]

Prince - Purple Rain

[Jazzatola]

Although it's still very new I think Marilllion's Marbles is a contender. Ask me again in 5-10 years.

[MonkeyboyUK]

Slint - Spiderland
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen...

[Weaselbert]

Dream Theater - 'Scenes From A Memory'

[TheoGB]

Well, here's a small selection of ones I feel fulfill the quota for me. :)

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Madonna
Blur - Blur
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Mclusky - Do Dallas
Mclusky - The Difference Between Me and You is I'm Not on Fire
Mogwai - Ten Rapid
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - In Utero
Radiohead - OK Computer
DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
Slint - Spiderland
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Supergrass - I Should Co-co
Verve - A Storm In Heaven

[Woz]

The only perfect album I can think of would be Remain in Light be Talking Heads....most other classics still have tracks that I could do without.

[EdgeOfVictory]

The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Turin Brakes - The Optimist LP
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Lemon Jelly - lemonjelly.ky

[Jedi_MasterDave]

Temple of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog

Nothing short of Fantastic. :thumbs:


Dave.

[Sam]

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Jeff Healy Band - See The Light

[biggis]

Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern
Eels - Beautiful freak

[marcol2]

Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Laurie Anderson - Bright Red
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

[nsb]

Radiohead - The Bends
Weezer - Pinkerton
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

[clerk37]

Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love

[inquisitor]

Aphex Twin - ...I Care Because You Do
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust... (it's stunning)
Depeche Mode - Violator
DJ Shadow - The Private Press
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, Closer (Closer is the classic, but UP is more consistent - nevertheless, both great)
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine, Computer World
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (Low-Life's my favourite, but parts of that album are slightly duff)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (it's all dark), Animals (hey, I like it)
Radiohead - OK Computer, Kid A
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

[TonyA]

REM - Automatic For The People
U2 - Achtung Baby
Radiohead - The Bends

[plm2k2]

Led Zeppelin - IV
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
AC/DC - If You Want Blood
UFO - Strangers In The Night

[HullJim]

Revolver - The Beatles
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

[smst]

The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium ... it's just an hour of amazing sound.

I'd like to think that the eventual release of SMiLE will be part of this list; judging by the bootlegs and the recent concerts, it's on the way there.

[agnetha]

Originally posted by HullJim
Revolver - The Beatles
Yellow Submarine... :gag:

[Wezzy]

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Transformer - Lou Reed
Out of the Blue - ELO
I am - Earth Wind & Fire
I never loved a man the way I love you - Aretha Franklin
Thriller - Michael Jackson
B-52s - B-52s
Parallel Lines - Blondie
Who is Jill Scott? - Jill Scott
We are Family - Sister Sledge
Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
Moon Safari - Air
Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
Purple Rain - Prince

[m_thomp]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
Morrissey - Vauxhall and I
David Bowie - Low
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing....
Leftfield - Leftism

[papalaz]

John Coltrane - Giant Steps :notworthy
Joe Pass - For Django
Stevie Wonder - Innervisons, Talking Book (Fulfillingness' First Finale just misses out :( )
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, One Size Fits All, You Are What You Is
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, many later albums just miss out
David Bowie - Low
Sonic Youth - Dirty, Washing Machine
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pixies - Doolittle

:thinking:

[martinb]

slayer - reign in blood. comes in at around only 28 mins in total length but is still the most intense aural experience i've ever had.

[Stu1210]

Radiohead - The Bends

Micheal Jackson - Thriller

The Wonderstuff - Never Loved Elvis

Oasis - Definately Maybe (as much as i now loathe them)

I'm going to get flamed but i also rate highly...

The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly :nuts:

[Boink!]

Rammstein - Mutter


Boink!

[nc]

My God - has nobody mentioned Metallica?:(
There are a lot of perfect records, but Metallica are the only band in history (IMO of course:D) to consistently churn out perfect records. See Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice For All.

[Bish]

Originally posted by nc
Metallica are the only band in history (IMO of course:D) to consistently churn out perfect records. See Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice For All.
I'm guessing you have never heard Load, Re-load, St Anger? :;

[nc]

Originally posted by Bish
I'm guessing you have never heard Load, Re-load, St Anger? :; Erm.... I didn't mention them:confused:
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?

[Ron Hill]

This is a tough one. PERFECT is such a rare and subjective thing.

Contenders for me would be the following in no particular order.
I'm not picking anything i've bought in the last year or two as the "keep coming back for another listen years and years later" factor is important IMHO. These ones have legs for me.

Secret Messages - ELO
Eye In the Sky - Alan Parsons Project.
Heaven & Hell, China, Direct - Vangelis.
Equinoxe - Jean Michel Jarre.
2112 thru Grace Under Pressure inclusive - Rush (Come on September!!)
Wish You Were Here, Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell - Pink Floyd.
War Of The Worlds - Jeff Lynne & friends. :)
Master Of Puppets - Metallica.
Gretchen Goes to Nebraska,King's X, Dogman - King's X.
Secret Treaties, Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult. (Would include Imaginos as well but can't stand the reworked Astronomy)
Strangers In The Night - UFO (Finest live rock album ever?)

:)

[GregB]

Originally posted by Ron Hill
Strangers In The Night - UFO (Finest live rock album ever?)


Could be but Live & Dangerous by Thin Lizzy shades it for me

[Bish]

Originally posted by nc
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?
Ah but you never mentioned that, you said "Metallica are the only band in history (IMO of course) to consistently churn out perfect records". By your selective picking "consistently" means just a three album period. Had you said Metallica are one of the few bands to release 3 perfect albums back to back then I wouldn't have posted although I'm sure some will still disagree.

[Dear Mr Echo]

Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Durutti Column - LC
Crispy Ambulance - The Plateau Phase
XTC - Skylarking
Dead Can Cance - Within The Realm of a Dying Sun
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
Frank Black - Frank Black
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
Kitchens of Distinction - Love Is Hell

[brock_landers]

Leftfield - Leftism
Massive Attack - Mezzanine, Blue Lines
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing (Absolute genius)
Nu Yorican Soul - Nu Yorican Soul
Armand Van Helden - 2 Future 4 You
Sasha - Xpander EP
Way Out West - Way Out West
The Prodigy - Music for the jilted generation

Will probably think of more later....

Brock.

[nc]

Originally posted by Bish
Ah but you never mentioned that, you said "Metallica are the only band in history (IMO of course) to consistently churn out perfect records". By your selective picking "consistently" means just a three album period. Had you said Metallica are one of the few bands to release 3 perfect albums back to back then I wouldn't have posted although I'm sure some will still disagree. If you include 'Kill 'em All', that is the best part of ten years making perfect records. I think that is consistent::D

[LeftHandedGuitarist]

Originally posted by nc
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?

Come to think of it and add to my previous post:

Queen - Queen II (1974)
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
Queen - A Day At The Races (1976)

FOUR perfect albums in a row (with the next being News Of The World and only JUST missing out).

[CORTEZ2112]

Rising - Rainbow
Heaven & Hell - Black Sabbath
2112 - Rush
Lights Out - UFO
Strangers In The Night - UFO (Roll on Manchester tomorrow night)
Trick of the Tail - Genesis
Earth v the Wildhearts
Van Halen - 1
Zuma - Neil Young
Stormwatch - Jethro Tull

[agnetha]

Originally posted by Stu1210

The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly :nuts:
While I don't think it's perfect, I'll definitely agree that it's a beautifully crafted album that sounds better with age :thumbs:

[kjn6371]

Musically I'd have to say V - Chicago, the horn's sounds so tight. The album that influenced me to play the trumpet.

[filthypig]

Radiohead - The Bends
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Radiohead - Pablo Hunny
Pearl Jam - Ten
Clarkesville - The Half Chapter
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Metallica - Black Album
Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You
Roni Size - Reparazent

There are a few more but I canna think

Si
:)

[Nige]

Originally posted by nc
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?

Bon Jovi:
Slippery When Wet (1986)
New Jersey (1988)
Keep The Faith (1992)
These Days (1995)

Take 'She's A Mystery' off Crush (2000) and you could include that too.

[gary191265]

Originally posted by Nige
Bon Jovi:
Slippery When Wet (1986)
New Jersey (1988)
Keep The Faith (1992)
These Days (1995)

Take 'She's A Mystery' off Crush (2000) and you could include that too.

You are having a laugh ?

'Bon Jovi' is better than 'New Jersey' and that isn't perfect by a long shot. 'Slippery...' has a couple of dodgy tracks (at least).

And I (was) a big Bon Jovi fan.

[RDNZL]

Originally posted by gary191265

'Bon Jovi' is better than 'New Jersey' and that isn't perfect by a long shot. 'Slippery...' has a couple of dodgy tracks (at least).



'Bon Jovi' is an Aldo Nova album anyway, so that's why it's better ;)

[RDNZL]

Originally posted by nc
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?

No such thing as 'perfect' but my contenders would be :-

WHITEHEART - "Powerhouse"
WHITEHEART - "Tales Of Wonder"
WHITEHEART - "Highlands"

FRANK ZAPPA - "Sheik Yerbouti"
FRANK ZAPPA - "Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III"
FRANK ZAPPA - "You Are What You Is"

[SimonI]

Nice thread!

My list - I'm sure I'll forget a few! I liked the post a page or two back about the return factor. Definately the best way to judge... unless a new release really turns your world upside down!

ELP - Brain Salad Surgery
Yes - Relayer, Close to the edge and Tales from topographic oceans (not kidding!)
Jess Roden - Jess Roden
Guy Clark - Old No.1
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
Elvis Costello - My aim is true
Mike Nesmith - Nevada Fighter
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Le Orme - Uomo di pezza
Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren and Cry Tough
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Everything but the girl - The language of life
Ozark Mountain Daredevils - It'll shine when it shines

I could go on and on... deary me :)

[Katrix]

Got to be for me

Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
Hole - Celebrity Skin and Live Through This
Tori Amos - Boy's For Pele
Madonna - Like A prayer
Mars Volta - Deloused etc
Temple of The Dog
Tool - Aenima


There's loads and loads more but there the ones that spring to mind.

[Painkiller]

Perfect is very hard. OK Computer is my favourite album of all time but Fitter Happier is possibly the worst track ever recorded.

My perfect albums would have to be

Marc Almond - 12 Years of Tears
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
Sisters Of Mercy - First and Last and Always
Blue Nile - Hats
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
The Colourfield - The Colourfield

[Mr Jolly]

Portishead - Dummy
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
De La Soul - 3 Ft high & rising
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
Pixies - Doolittle
Air - Moon Safari
Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Also agree with Black Sunday mentioned above.

Near perfect:
Zero 7 - Simple things
Underworld - 100 days off
Underworld - Beaucoup Fish

[agnetha]

Originally posted by Katrix
Madonna - Like A prayer
Even if it is only a minute long, Act Of Contrition spoils it from being perfect, and Love Song was desperately disappointing too.

[George vader]

Journey-Raised On Radio.

[sanityfalls]

Originally posted by nc
My God - has nobody mentioned Metallica?:(
There are a lot of perfect records, but Metallica are the only band in history (IMO of course:D) to consistently churn out perfect records. See Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice For All.

Totally agree with those choices, would also add,

Rush - moving pictures.
Queensryche - operation Mindcrime.
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast.
Dream Theater - Images and Words.

[beebul]

Mine:
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Pixies - Doolittle
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Rubber Soul
Air - Moon Safari
Radiohead - OK Computer & The Bends :nuts:
Smiths - Queen is Dead
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Portishead - Dummy
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Boards of canada - Music has a right..
The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

[JamieC460]

Perfect (or as close to) albums for me

Quadrophenia - The Who
Tommy - The Who
No More Heroes - The Stranglers
The Raven - The Stranglers
Revolver - The Beatles
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
Sgt.Pepper - The Beatles
Dare - The Human League
Replicas - Tubeway Army
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Diamond Life - Sade
High Havoc - Corduroy

[agnetha]

Originally posted by JamieC460
Revolver - The Beatles
I mentioned this earlier...

Is there anyone who doesn't think Yellow Submarine spoils an otherwise perfect album, and therefore it shouldn't be classed as a *perfect* album? I look forward to reading justifications for Yellow Submarine... ;)

(if we were going to do nearly perfect albums then I will mention the first Pretenders album, which is absolutely super duperly perfect *other* than a 1 minute throwaway instrumental and that track is the only reason I didn't mention it in my original list)

[LouBarlow]

No I'd agree with you...but then I'd omit Sgt Pepper for the same reason because of 'When Im 64' but that would be even more controversial I guess.

Abbey Road is 'more perfect' a record IMHO...

[Katrix]

Originally posted by agnetha
Even if it is only a minute long, Act Of Contrition spoils it from being perfect, and Love Song was desperately disappointing too.

Ahh see I'd love both of those. I thought the Prince and Madonna team up on this album made it one of the best things she's ever done. Although I did very much enjoy the Music and Ray of Light albums, shame American Life was such :gag:

[damell]

Stereophonics - Word Gets Around (I'd like to say Performance and Cocktails too but there's a couple that are blatently album fillers :( - still great to listen to though :thumbs: )

Radiohead - OK Computer

[JamieC460]

Originally posted by agnetha
Is there anyone who doesn't think Yellow Submarine spoils an otherwise perfect album, and therefore it shouldn't be classed as a *perfect* album? I look forward to reading justifications for Yellow Submarine... ;)


Yellow Submarine was the first Beatles song I can remember hearing (more years ago than I care to remember) when I was a wee nipper of 3yrs.

That's how I can justify it, besides there are far worse songs out there that fill the charts nowadays.

[DM72]

Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern
The Cooper Temple Clause - See This Through And Leave
The Who - Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Natural Born Killers - OST (not sure if this counts as it's a sountrack)
Prodigy - Music for The Jilted Generation
Jeff Wayne - War Of The Worlds

[Muddy Mudskipper]

Originally posted by agnetha
I mentioned this earlier...

Is there anyone who doesn't think Yellow Submarine spoils an otherwise perfect album, and therefore it shouldn't be classed as a *perfect* album? I look forward to reading justifications for Yellow Submarine... ;)

Ringo Starr's singing could spoil any album, even his most tolerable vocal - With A little Help From My Friends - would be 300 times better with a McCartney or Lennon lead.

Rubber Soul is tarnished by the terrible What's Going On.

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by Muddy Mudskipper
Ringo Starr's singing could spoil any album, even his most tolerable vocal - With A little Help From My Friends - would be 300 times better with a McCartney or Lennon lead.

I think anyone who believes this can't possibly understand what the song's all about: The whole idea is the imperfection of Ringo singing it, not Paul.

Do you object to Bob Dylan or Hendrix because of their singing voices? :confused:

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by LouBarlow
No I'd agree with you...but then I'd omit Sgt Pepper for the same reason because of 'When Im 64' but that would be even more controversial I guess.

Yes it would. You're picking When I'm Sixty-Four as worst track over the tosh that is George Harrison on a prog-sitar kick? :nuts: I think it's called Within You Without You or something, but I haven't ever been able to concentrate through it. It's a shame really because he did a similar sort of track as a b-side (it's on Past Masters Vol 2) and that's much better.

Personally I have never really thought much of LSD or the Benefit of Mr Kite. In fact, when that album does go on it's normally just the first two tracks and then the last two...

Abbey Road is 'more perfect' a record IMHO...

Well to be just as controversial I like Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Octopussy's Garden (which would be popular 'losers'), but find 'Because' intensely tedious. But it's probably my most favourite Beatles album, vying with Revolver and the White Album. :)

[agnetha]

Originally posted by TheoGB
Yes it would. You're picking When I'm Sixty-Four as worst track over the tosh that is George Harrison on a prog-sitar kick?
:oh-hum:

Yes, I would. When I'm 64 is horrid square music for grannies (though is marginally better than the :gag: tastic Honey Pie). McCartney didn't half write some utter cack, didn't he?

Nowt wrong with Within You Without You - it captures the dawn of a new age, blah blah blah.

It's a shame really because he did a similar sort of track as a b-side (it's on Past Masters Vol 2) and that's much better
I presume you mean The Inner Light. It is probably better than WYWY, it definitely kicks more ass (though kicking ass isn't really something I'd normally mention regards Indian mantras...)

[agnetha]

Originally posted by TheoGB
Do you object to Bob Dylan ... because of their singing voices? :confused:
Yes

Granted he's an amazing songwriter but I can't listen to him because of his voice.

[Bloom]

Originally posted by agnetha
Yes

Granted he's an amazing songwriter but I can't listen to him because of his voice.

:thumbs: I have the same problem with Dylan.

[KRW]

I'd go for 'Wish You Were Here' over 'Dark Side...' for the Floyd.

[Muddy Mudskipper]

Originally posted by TheoGB
I think anyone who believes this can't possibly understand what the song's all about: The whole idea is the imperfection of Ringo singing it, not Paul.

I couldn't really care less, if it had been originally sung by McCartney, Lennon or Harrisson nobody would be crying out for a Ringo Starr vocal.

I hate Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Octopus's Garden too, but that's because they're rubbish songs. Sue me.

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by agnetha
:oh-hum:

Yes, I would. When I'm 64 is horrid square music for grannies (though is marginally better than the :gag: tastic Honey Pie). McCartney didn't half write some utter cack, didn't he? Well, as did they all, though at least When I'm Sixty-Four is over in two mins unlike WYWY! :p

As for Honey Pie I like it in the context of the White Album. The only stuff I really can't stand on there is the last track on each CD, the country-tinged Don't Pass Me By, and the utter pointlessness of Revolution 9. :D

Nowt wrong with Within You Without You - it captures the dawn of a new age, blah blah blah.
Erm... Yeah, right. ;)


I presume you mean The Inner Light. It is probably better than WYWY, it definitely kicks more ass (though kicking ass isn't really something I'd normally mention regards Indian mantras...) That'll be the one, I would think. :D

[Muddy Mudskipper]

Originally posted by TheoGB
The only stuff I really can't stand on there is the last track on each CD, the country-tinged Don't Pass Me By

Another great Ringo moment! And penned by his own fair hand. :help: :D

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by Muddy Mudskipper
I couldn't really care less, if it had been originally sung by McCartney, Lennon or Harrisson nobody would be crying out for a Ringo Starr vocal.

I hate Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Octopus's Garden too, but that's because they're rubbish songs. Sue me.

Okay - my lawyers will be speaking to your lawyers in the morning. ;)

I don't think it would sound bad with Macca singing it (no one else would have done, obviously) but it wouldn't have sounded better. Whenever I hear a cover of 'With A Little Help From My Friends' it's inveriably sung by someone who goes overboard, which is a shame as it's a good simple little song.

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by Muddy Mudskipper
Another great Ringo moment! And penned by his own fair hand. :help: :D

It's not bad because he sung it but because it's country, though. Worst. Music. Ever. Ever. :|

[hnimmo]

Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays
Richard Thompson - Henry The Human Fly
Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky

[agnetha]

Originally posted by TheoGB
Well, as did they all
George Harrison probably wrote the least rubbish stuff, even when averaged out to take into account the amount of his songs verses Lennon/McCartney. Very very little filler.

[jambo]

David Sylvians 'Secrets of the Beehive'
Talk Talk 'The Colour of Spring'
'Spirit of Eden'

[RPG]

Originally posted by KRW
I'd go for 'Wish You Were Here' over 'Dark Side...' for the Floyd.

As would I, that album is amazing, where as DSotM has a sort of nostalgic feel but its by no means perfect IMO

[shangrispa]

Strange selection coming up (I've got strange taste in music)

AC/DC - Let there be rock
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Megadeath - So far, so good, so what
Saracen - Heroes, Saints and Fools (not the new version)
Rush - Hemispheres

and another vote for:-
Michael Jackson - Thriller

If complilations are allowed I'd pick:
The Best Punk Album in the World; and
Melody Maker: State of Independents

[TheoGB]

Originally posted by RPG
As would I, that album is amazing, where as DSotM has a sort of nostalgic feel but its by no means perfect IMO

DSotM is let down by the "sixth-form lyrics" IMO, rather than the songs. Musically, both albums are consistently strong, but Wish You Were Here is more honest in what it says, I reckon.

[bluescrn]

Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
REM - Out Of Time

[Whiting]

Originally posted by bluescrn
REM - Out Of Time

Seriously ??

Just about every other track is rubbish.....


.....well, on the 1st side anyway ;)

[sexy244486]

Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Sigur Ros - ( )
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - In Utero
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose

[digby]

down - II
metallica - metallica
alice in chains - dirt
tool - lateralus
kyuss - and the circus leaves town
fear factory - demanufacture
pantera - vulgar display of power
ozzy - blizzard of ozz
van halen - 1

[jtarry]

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Fred Quine & David Maher - Basic
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

[ohood]

Pulp - His and Hers

[Mr Jolly]

Perfect (or as close to) albums for me

High Havoc - Corduroy

I love Corduroy. I was just rating their tracks for my iPod (High Havoc, Out of time & Dead Man Cat) and they were all 4's and 5's!

:thumbs:

[jolt]

The Cure - Pornography

[chandlek]

Shed Seven - A Maximum High

[Azathoth]

ELO - Time
Stranglers - Raven
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dreams
Pixies - Doolittle
Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Sky - Sky 2
Bis - Return to Central
Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F
Madness - Seven

[agnetha]

Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F
Ooh, now there's a much underrated album. I don't think it's perfect as it goes off a bit towards the end but it is fantastic - quite a departure and for once the experimentation worked.

[no.6]

It's hard to believe that there's such a thing, but - A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile comes pretty close.

[bluescrn]

Ooh, now there's a much underrated album. I don't think it's perfect as it goes off a bit towards the end but it is fantastic - quite a departure and for once the experimentation worked.

I really should get this album. I saw Suzanne Vega last friday (Warwick Arts Centre), and the set she played was more-or-less the track listing of 'Retrospective'- great show, although the band drowned out her vocals a bit at times. Since then I've realised how much of her work I've never actually heard... and this album sounds particularly different/interesting....

[bluescrn]

Seriously ??

Just about every other track is rubbish.....

.....well, on the 1st side anyway ;)

It does have it's 'low' points.... but I think it's the contrast between the slower and faster songs that makes the album work as a whole :)

Had the album in the car for a couple of weeks recently, just great to listen to driving home from work on a summer day with the windows down :)

[la_folie]

These are my fave perfect albums (perfect for me is 1. a classic album and 2. Sounding like a "Whole" album not like 62 producers worked on it or the band decided to record one side electric and the other accoustic)

Stranglers - The Raven
XTC - Skylarking (perfect for this time of year - probably the only true album that sounds complete as a whole package)
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady (can we have comps?)
Kenickie - At The Club
These Animal Men - Accident & Emergency
Big Country - The Crossing


Would love to say the following but they`re not complete enough:-

Possibly The Clash`s London Calling although I can`t make me mind up - Would probably rather go with their 1st album as it`s more consistant

Would love to say Manics Holy Bible but in a similar fashion to the Clash`s London Calling there`s a bit of a mixture.

[LouBarlow]

Ramones - Rocket To Russia

[Halloween Jack]

ABC - The Lexicon of Love
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
REM - Automatic For The People
Duran Duran - Duran Duran (1st album)
Roxy Music - Avalon
Brian Eno - Before & After Science
Booth & The Bad Angel - Booth & The Bad Angel
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees
Peter Gabriel - So
U2 - Zooropa
Crowded House - Together Alone
Thomas Dolby - The Flat Earth
Mike Oldfield - Omadawn

[Budge]

Erm.... I didn't mention them:confused:
Tell me another band who has made 3 'perfect' albums in a row?

I'll try:

Marvin Gaye : Whats Goin On, Lets Get It On, I Want You (Missing out the duets & live albums)

Stevie Wonder : Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions

Bob Dylan : Freewheelin', Times They Are A Chagin', Another Side Of, Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61, Blonde On Blonde

Beatles : Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Peppers

Aretha Franklin : I Never Loved A Man, Aretha Arrives, Lady Soul, Aretha Now

Otis Redding : Sings Soul Ballads, Otis Blue, Soul Album, Dictionary Of Soul

Public Enemy : Yo Bum Rush The Show, It Takes A Nation, Fear Of A Black Planet

Bjork : Debut, Post, Homogenic, Vespertine

[haxtond]

I'ld have to go for:

Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks, Time Out Of Mind (apart from the last song)
Rolling Stones: Beggers Banquet, Let It Bleed, Exile on Main St, Sticky Fingers (4 top albums on the bounce)
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Portishead: Dummy & Portishead
Counting Crows - August & Everything After
Leonard Cohen: Song of Love & Hate
Muddy Waters: Hard Again & Folk Singer
Peter Gabriel: Us

[pompeyfan]

Rainbow - Rising & Ritchie Blackmore's
Accept - I'm A Rebel
Blackmore's Night - Under A Violet Moon & Ghost Of A Rose
Kiss - The Elder & Unmasked
Scorpions - Animal Magnetism
AC/DC - Back In Black
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Magnum - On A Story Teller's Night
Tygers Of Pan-Tang - The Cage

[Steve Parkinson]

Did everybody else miss the use of the words "A", "Maximum", and "High" in a single album title on this thread? Maybe it's just me.

Anyway, i'm not here to criticise.....

Bobby Conn - The Golden Age

[landlord]

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
R.E.M - Automatic for the People
The Beatles - The Beatles
Nirvana - Nevermind
Suede - Dog Man Star
Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back