I often think about stellar albums. The ones where they're really isn't a skip-able track. Off the top of my head, these come to mind: The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, Collective Soul Collective Soul (blue album), Bush 16 Stone, and Green Day Dookie. What are some of your perfect albums?
The first album that I ever bought back in the day from my pocket money was Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park.
Only later I found out that this feeling of listening to every song of an album multiple times without getting bored or just not liking some or most of them is not the norm.
I enjoyed the album right away. But only after being disappointed in all other albums that I bought over the next months I started to realize what an incredible gem Hybrid Theory is.
I had the same magical feeling with Meteora. Sadly, the following albums could not keep it up for me.
I still love HT and M to this day and listen to it monthly. Amazing albums by an amazing band.
Totally agree with you on Hybrid Theory…start to finish fabulous. Interestingly enough, another album I feel this way about is Aqualung by Jethro Tull. If I put on either of these albums I lose 40 minutes before I know it…
AC/DC - If You Want Blood (maybe cheating a bit because it's a compilation of songs from different albums, but it's the best live album of all time to me and AC/DC at their rockingest.)
All Them Witches - Dying Surfer Meets His Maker or Nothing A The Ideal (both albums warrant a full playthrough almost always.)
Elephant Tree - Elephant Tree (my favorite album of the last decade)
Elder - Dead Roots Stirring (although Elder keep getting better and better, and are ever more amazing live, this album has a special place in my heart)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (masterpiece from beginning to end.)
Mew - Frengers Architecure in Helsinki - In Case We Die of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? Tally Hall - Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum The Strokes - Is This It? The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Nightmare of You - Nightmare of You The Fiery Furnaces - EP The Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder Memory Tapes - See Magic
EPs Voxtrot - Raised by Wolves Locale A.M. - The Characters Miami Horror - Bravado
I love Pink Floyd, but to be honest I'd put animals on there before dark side. I didn't fully list everything that I'd add, just a few to get the conversation going:-)
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