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?

  • a_lemming@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago
    • The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
    • Fugazi - The Argument
    • Slint - Spiderland
    • American Football - LP1
    • toe - The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety
    • The Cure - Disintegration
    • TTNG - Animals
    • Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On
    • At The Drive-in - Relationship of Command
    • Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
    • DJDarren@beehaw.orgM
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      1 year ago

      Relationship of Command is a certified banger from the first note to the last. Absolutely incendiary record.

  • TerryMcGinniss@feddit.dk
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    1 year ago

    “Gorillaz - Demon Days” It is like a story unfolding, where they really have fun with the music, and effortlessly meld through different genres.

  • Pantoffel@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    A few I can think of right now:

    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.)

  • kommadieb@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ok, now that more people have posted long lists, I don’t feel so bad about mine ;)

    • Arcade Fire – Funeral
    • Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
    • At The Drive-In – Relationship of Command (also their EPs Vaya and In/Casino/Out)
    • Kae Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
    • Mercury Rev – Deserter’s Songs
    • My Morning Jacket – Z
    • Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley
    • Radiohead – OK Computer
    • Radiohead – In Rainbows
    • The Decemberists – Picaresque
    • The Diggs – Commute
    • The Dismemberment Plan – Emergency & I
    • The Libertines – s/t
    • The Mars Volta – Deloused in the Comatorium
    • The Notwist – Shrink
    • Tokyo Police Club – A Lesson in Crime (just a fantastic debut; barely an album though)

    German:

    • Deichkind – Niveau Weshalb Warum

    Some may be an acquired taste (PSB?, also I know that The Libertines’ is not everyone’s favorite – but it’s mine :). The Arcade Fire, even though I don’t listen to them these days that much, is decade-defining for me, as is Radiohead’s OK Computer (together with Nevermind, although for some reason it didn’t make this list).

  • PanaX@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Tool - Aenima

    Sky Cries Mary - A Return to the Inner Experience

    Dead Can Dance - Spirit chaser

    Depeche Mode - Violator

    Faith No More - The Real Thing.

  • rustyspoon@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I agree with a lot of what people have already mentioned, so I’ll add a few I haven’t seen yet

    • Turnstile - Step 2 Rhythm
    • Signs of the Swarm - The Disfigurement of Existence
    • Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
    • Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
    • Meshuggah - Obzen
    • Panic at the Disco - Pretty Odd
    • Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave
    • Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
    • Oso Oso - Sore Thumb
    • Polyphia - New Levels New Devils
  • Baron Von J@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The Black Crowes - Southern Harmony Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

    Honorable mention

    The Black Keys - Thickfreakness The White Stripes - Icky Thump CeeLo Green - The Lady Killer

    I have very little concept of what songs are from which albums anymore thanks to modern streaming subscriptions.

    • Raineacha@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Siamese Dreams is one album I have been able to go back to year after year and enjoy from start to finish. First album I ever owned.

  • kyrla@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Radiohead’s Kid A has no filler tracks. Anyone who thinks Treefingers is filler is wrong

  • mint@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Discovery by Daft Punk is a no skip for me. Also food and liquor by lupe fiasco.

  • fl1ghtless@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique is and always will be an absolute masterpiece to me. It was awesome 20 years ago and still goes hard to this day.