Page 1 of 5 12345 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 107

Thread: "Perfect" Albums

  1. #1

    "Perfect" Albums

    This will vary from person to person, but what albums would you consider 'perfect' albums? Great music from start to finish & not a dud in the bunch.

  2. #2
    Well, several from Yes qualify for me- CttE, Relayer, Gft1, maybe even Drama. More off the beaten track, Eddie Jobson's Green album. I think Utopia's Ra album is one. I dunno, I'm sure there are plenty but it's hard to pull stuff out of the air under pressure...

  3. #3
    Progga mogrooves's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    The Past
    Posts
    1,900
    VdGG ~ Pawn Hearts
    Robert Wyatt ~ Rock Bottom
    Nico ~ The Marble Index
    Last edited by mogrooves; 12-30-2012 at 10:00 PM.
    Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes

  4. #4
    Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Bucks County PA
    Posts
    0
    90125

  5. #5
    Member davis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Kentuckiana
    Posts
    395
    Steely Dan: Countdown to Ecstasy, The Royal Scam & Aja
    Queen: Sheer Heart Attack
    Bob Dylan: New Morning

  6. #6
    Not my favorite PF, but I always felt "Wish You Were Here" was flawless.

    I might also throw "Leftoverture" in there.

    Oh, "Crime of the Century" perhaps.

  7. #7
    "A Hard Day's Night."

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Rickenbacker View Post
    Great music from start to finish & not a dud in the bunch.
    Of course, there are many that fit this description, but might not be considered "perfect."

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by ronmac View Post
    Of course, there are many that fit this description, but might not be considered "perfect."
    Totally realized this going in. It's a relative term.

  10. #10
    I wouldn't have thought of this off the top of my head but I pulled Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" CD out for a drive around town yesterday. While playing it my lady friend asked, "Is this a greatest hits?" Every song on the album is a classic and it really packs a punch, especially the opening, title song going straight into Don't Call Me Whitey, Nigger. The rest are greatest hits except for Sex Machine which is groundbreaking. I can't think of any rock records that are as flawless.

  11. #11
    Trick of the Tail
    Leftoverture
    Wish You Were Here (agree with Ronmac on all those)
    Inferno--Metamorfosi
    Aja, Katy Lied and Gaucho by Steely Dan (heck, pretty much all SD albums are perfect)
    Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper
    Going for the One
    Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall
    UK debut album
    The Cars debut album
    Darkness on the Edge of Town
    Coma Divine by Porcupine Tree (and/or with Sky Moves Sideways)
    Short Man's Room---Joe Henry

  12. #12
    For starters -

    Pink Floyd - Meddle, TDSOTM, WYWH, Animals.
    Yes- CTTE, G4T1.
    Steely Dan - Aja, The Royal Scam.
    King Crimson - ITCOTCK, Red.
    Roxy Music - Avalon.
    Jethro Tull - TAAB, SFTW.
    FM - Black Noise.
    Elton John - Captain Fantastic.
    Boston - s/t.
    Queen - ANATO, ADATR.
    Genesis - TLLDOB.
    ELP - Love Beach
    Jeff Beck - Wired, BBB.
    Billy Cobham - Spectrum.
    Kim Mitchell - s/t.
    Allan Holdsworth - Road Games.


    Tired, more later.
    "I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about."
    - Peter Griffin ("Family Guy")

  13. #13
    Industry Standard by The Dregs
    High Tension Wires by Steve Morse
    Southern Steel by the Steve Morse Band
    Purpendicular by Deep Purple
    Flying Colors
    See a pattern here?

  14. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by HealthyNational View Post
    For starters -

    Pink Floyd - Meddle, TDSOTM, WYWH, Animals.
    Yes- CTTE, G4T1.
    Steely Dan - Aja, The Royal Scam.
    King Crimson - ITCOTCK, Red.
    Roxy Music - Avalon.
    Jethro Tull - TAAB, SFTW.
    FM - Black Noise.
    Elton John - Captain Fantastic.
    Boston - s/t.
    Queen - ANATO, ADATR.
    Genesis - TLLDOB.
    ELP - Love Beach
    Jeff Beck - Wired, BBB.
    Billy Cobham - Spectrum.
    Kim Mitchell - s/t.
    Allan Holdsworth - Road Games.


    Tired, more later.
    You had me until you slipped Love Beach in there......

    I would probably add Avalon, ITCOTCK and Boston's first album in my list too.
    And Ambrosia's first album.

    Heck, I forgot Anglagard's first 2 albums.....
    Last edited by Chip; 12-31-2012 at 12:40 AM.

  15. #15
    Member nosebone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Stamford, Ct.
    Posts
    1,528
    My Gnosis 15's, perfect to me,

    15 Allman Brothers Band, The At Fillmore East USA 1971
    15 Blue Oyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation USA 1973
    15 Bowie, David The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Eng 1972
    15 Brand X Masques Eng 1978
    15 Bruford, Bill One of a Kind Eng 1979
    15 Coltrane, John Giant Steps USA 1959
    15 Cooper, Alice Billion Dollar Babies USA 1973
    15 Davis, Miles Kind of Blue USA 1959
    15 Gentle Giant Free Hand Eng 1975
    15 King Crimson Discipline Eng 1981
    15 Moving Gelatine Plates The World of Genius Hans Fra 1972
    15 Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy USA 1973
    15 Univers Zero UZED Bel 1984
    15 Zappa, Frank Sleep Dirt (original instrumental LP) USA 1979
    15 Zappa, Frank / The Mothers of Invention One Size Fits All
    no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone

  16. #16
    Member rapidfirerob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    near Berkeley, Ca.
    Posts
    1,194
    Quote Originally Posted by arabicadabra View Post
    Industry Standard by The Dregs
    High Tension Wires by Steve Morse
    Southern Steel by the Steve Morse Band
    Purpendicular by Deep Purple
    Flying Colors
    See a pattern here?
    I am a big Steve Morse fan as well. Glad to see someone else who loves Purpendicular.
    There are many, many albums that are great from beginning to end.
    Here are just a few more: Miles- In A Silent Way; Jack Johnson
    Fleetwood Mac- Then Play On
    The first four Allman Bros. albums
    1st two Mahavishnu albums
    Jethro Tull- This Was
    Jeff Beck- Blow By Blow
    Tony Williams- Believe It
    That's enough for now, so many...

  17. #17
    Estimated Prophet notallwhowander's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Coastal California
    Posts
    799
    Of the top of my head:

    The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here
    Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
    King Crimson - Discipline

    I'm sure there's more.
    Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.

  18. #18
    Member Oreb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Brisbane, Australia
    Posts
    80
    Quote Originally Posted by mogrooves View Post
    Nico ~ The Marble Index
    Spot on - not many of us around.

    I'll add Scott Walker, Tilt

    Dylan, Blonde on Blonde

    Zappa / The Mothers, Uncle Meat

    Paul Simon, The Rhythym of the Saints

    Marvin Gaye, What's Going On

    King Crimson, Lark's Tongues in Aspic

    Godley and Creme, Consequences

    National Health, National Health

    Genesis, A Trick of the Tail

    Does it matter that this waste of time is what makes a life for you?

  19. #19
    Quote Originally Posted by trurl View Post
    Well, several from Yes qualify for me- CttE, Relayer, Gft1, maybe even Drama. More off the beaten track, Eddie Jobson's Green album. I think Utopia's Ra album is one. I dunno, I'm sure there are plenty but it's hard to pull stuff out of the air under pressure...
    What he said!!! Would probably add WYWH by PF to that & would defo add BSS by ELP & KB's Hounds of Love album!

    Non-prog-I never skip a track off AC's Killer & School's Out albums nor DB's Alladin Sane or Ziggy albums !

  20. #20
    Boo! walt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Oakland Gardens NY
    Posts
    5,626
    Jethro Tull-Benefit
    Family-Music In A Dolls House
    Yes-The Yes Album
    John Mayall-The Turning Point
    Spirit-Twelve Dreams Of Dr.Sardonicus
    Pink Floyd-Ummagumma(live side only)
    Beatles-Magical Mystery Tour
    Neil Young-After The Gold Rush
    Last edited by walt; 12-31-2012 at 08:37 AM.
    "please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide

  21. #21
    Jellyfish: Spilt Milk
    Allan Holdsworth: Allan Holdsworth, I.O.U.
    King's X: Out of the Silent Planet, Gretchen Goes to Nebraska, Faith Hope Love, King's X.
    Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
    Rush: Hemispheres
    Queen: Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera
    Yes: Fragile, Close to the Edge
    Genesis: Foxtrot
    Beatles: Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's

    FWIW, Rush would have a few more if not for the one "clunker" track in otherwise great albums, IMHO (2112 - "Tears"), (A Farewell to Kings - "Madrigal"), (Permanent Waves - "Different Strings"), etc.
    Bartholomew Boge
    of Divine • In • Sight

  22. #22
    Member davis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Kentuckiana
    Posts
    395
    Reverend Horton Heat: Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em & Revival
    Los Straitjackets: first 3 albums
    The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band: The Wages
    George Thorogood & The Destroyers: eponymous debut, Move It On Over, Haircut
    Deep Purple: Machine Head
    Danzig: III-How the Gods Kill
    Tom Waits: Small Change, Blue Valentines, Heartattack and Vine, Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years
    Legendary Shack Shakers: Believe
    Lounge Lizards: Big Heart-Live in Tokyo

  23. #23
    Member since March 2004 mozo-pg's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    9,688
    I think of perfect as not a single week track, the notes fit perfectly together, etc...

    Supertramp - Crime of the Century
    ELO - Eldorado

    There are dozens of perfect progressive releases but the first one that comes to mind is Per Un Amico by PFM.
    Last edited by mozo-pg; 12-31-2012 at 09:50 AM.

  24. #24
    Insect Overlord Progatron's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    southern Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    7,122
    Quote Originally Posted by mozo-pg View Post
    There are dozens of perfect progressive releases but the first one that comes to mind is Per Un Amico by PFM.
    Likewise! I'd put a picture of the album cover next to the word 'flawless' in the dictionary.

    Others off the top of my head would be A Trick Of The Tail, Hybris, Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage, Permanent Waves, Animals, Tales, A Passion Play...
    Interviewer of reprobate ne'er-do-well musicians of the long-haired rock n' roll persuasion at: www.velvetthunder.co.uk and former scribe at Classic Rock Society. Only vaguely aware of anything other than music.

    *** Join me in the Garden of Delights for 3 hours of tune-spinning... every Saturday at 5pm EST on Deep Nuggets radio! www.deepnuggets.com ***

  25. #25
    Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

    Brian Eno - Another Green World

    Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom

    David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive

    Brendan Perry - Eye of the Hunter

    Beck - Sea Change
    Last edited by nsmith1002; 12-31-2012 at 10:51 AM.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •