Author Topic: "Perfect" albums (Read 10700 times)

rogerzilla · « **on:** 04 April, 2009, 08:41:16 pm »

I'm thinking of the sort where there are no duff tracks and you can imagine pretty much any of them being released as a single. They're very rare - the only two I can think of, which by coincidence are both debut albums with eponymous titles, are The Stone Roses and The Doors.

Any others? No concept albums, however good, because the tracks aren't supposed to stand in isolation.

border-rider · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 April, 2009, 08:54:28 pm »

Parallel Lines

6 out of 12 tracks were singles, the rest were PD good too.

Deano · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 April, 2009, 09:11:43 pm »

I don't think there are many. I was thinking of Light and Magic by Ladytron, but there's some filler in there.

Ah, wait - Among My Swan by Mazzy Star. Elegant and lovely the whole way through. In fact, I think I'll listen to it now

Sergeant Pluck · « **Reply #3 on:** 04 April, 2009, 09:15:17 pm »

Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks.

Consistently excellent, but imagining some as singles, hmm, don't know, but each song stands on its own merits.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 April, 2009, 10:18:10 pm »

Pet Sounds except they ruined it with Sloop John B (even though it was a hit single).

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #5 on:** 05 April, 2009, 04:52:35 am »

Richard and Linda T, "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight"
Sheer perfection.

tiermat · « **Reply #6 on:** 05 April, 2009, 09:49:40 am »

Morcheeba - Big Calm, not a bad song on it.

My Chemical Romance - Black Parade

Soulfly - Soulfly (although that kinda falls down on the acid "release as singles" test....

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At that is about all I can think of right now.

Moloko · « **Reply #7 on:** 05 April, 2009, 10:22:44 am »

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac. One of a very few albums where I can listen to all of the tracks.

Biggsy · « **Reply #8 on:** 05 April, 2009, 11:11:07 am »

I agree with Stone Roses and Parallel Lines. Also:

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona

Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain

Kirsty MacColl - Kite

The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic

Breeders - Last Splash

Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

Jaded · « **Reply #9 on:** 05 April, 2009, 11:53:21 am »

Closer - Joy Division Hardly any singles, but all tracks stand up.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #10 on:** 05 April, 2009, 05:02:01 pm »

Born to Run

spesh · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 April, 2009, 09:48:37 pm »

Quote from: Sgt Bikeo on 05 April, 2009, 10:22:44 am

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac. One of a very few albums where I can listen to all of the tracks.

+1

Eliminator - ZZ Top

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #12 on:** 05 April, 2009, 09:59:07 pm »

Little Earthquakes - Tori Amos
Sergeant Peppers... (of course)
Alla får påsar - Magnus Uggla (a rip-roaring pisstake of Swedis society)

Edit - I forgot Graceland - Paul Simon

mr magnolia · « **Reply #13 on:** 05 April, 2009, 10:44:04 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 04 April, 2009, 09:11:43 pm

I don't think there are many. I was thinking of Light and Magic by Ladytron, but there's some filler in there.

Ah, wait - Among My Swan by Mazzy Star. Elegant and lovely the whole way through. In fact, I think I'll listen to it now

hmm, following that theme:

Automatic by the Jesus and Mary Chain - not all singles, but all very good tracks.

And Leonard Cohen - Songs Of?

Frenchie · « **Reply #14 on:** 05 April, 2009, 10:47:33 pm »

Joe Satriani has at least a couple; but I'll nominate Surfing with the Alien.

Liquid Tension Experiment eponymous album is just superb.

On the jazz scene, Wes Montgomery's Incredible Jazz Guitar is a must have.

RJ · « **Reply #15 on:** 06 April, 2009, 12:06:44 am »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 05 April, 2009, 04:52:35 am

Richard and Linda T, "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight"
Sheer perfection.

Nah - Shoot Out the Lights be the one

.alt country?

Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass is pretty fine all the way through.

I've lots of good albums - but one with not a single duff track is a rare thing*.

*- fine as a bee's wing, even ...

clarion · « **Reply #16 on:** 06 April, 2009, 10:29:39 am »

Deguello by ZZ Top is about the only album I can bear to listen to on random. Every track a scorcher.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac's already been mentioned.

Easter - Patti Smith. Well, er, I guess quite a lot of it would have left the singles charts completely untroubled, but it storms.

vorsprung · « **Reply #17 on:** 06 April, 2009, 11:14:38 am »

Portishead - Dummy
Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Butthole - Surfers Hairway to Steven
Nirivana - Bleach
Cerys Matthews - Cockahoop
Can - Soundtracks

clarion · « **Reply #18 on:** 06 April, 2009, 11:25:38 am »

Massive Attack - Blue Lines

PaulF · « **Reply #19 on:** 06 April, 2009, 11:38:02 am »

Murmur ~ R.E.M.
Moon Safari ~ Air
Live at Massey Hall ~ Neil Young

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #20 on:** 06 April, 2009, 11:58:20 am »

Sabotage ~ Black Sabbath
The 1999 Party ~ Hawkwind
Ooh CrikeyIt's... Lawnmower Deth ~ Lawnmower Deth
Songs For The Deaf ~ Queens Of The Stone Age. "Six Shooter" is a bit duff, but mercifully only lasts for 1:191.
Animals ~ Pink Floyd
Rum, Sodomy & The Lash ~ The Pogues
Lust For Life ~ Iggy Pop
New York ~ Lou Reed
Rattus Norvegicus ~ The Stranglers
White Light/White Heat ~ The Velvet Underground

I'm afraid Rumours is excluded on the grounds of "Oh Daddy" being unbearably wet.

1 - Fun House by the Stooges loses out here coz "LA Blues" is nearly five minutes long

Moloko · « **Reply #21 on:** 06 April, 2009, 12:01:18 pm »

Simon & Garfunkel:

Sounds of Silence
Bridge Over Troubled Water

tiermat · « **Reply #22 on:** 06 April, 2009, 12:02:35 pm »

One last one, I promise, every song a sing-a-long favourite (but only in the right company of course)

The Macc Lads - Live At Leeds, The Who?

RJ · « **Reply #23 on:** 06 April, 2009, 12:06:48 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 April, 2009, 11:58:20 am

Rum, Sodomy & The Lash ~ The Pogues

Yup. That's pretty good all the way through

Quote

New York ~ Lou Reed

A bit curate's egg to my taste. I tend to skip quite a lot of tracks. I'd class it as an interesting complete work with some very good individual tracks.

LEL · « **Reply #24 on:** 06 April, 2009, 12:10:05 pm »

Marc Almond - Enchanted

Author Topic: "Perfect" albums (Read 10700 times)

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