"Perfect" albums (2 Viewers)

[Krodwhodat]

I’ll throw in Garth Brooks No Fences as well

 

[superchuck500]

For Emma, Forever Ago

 

[Tapxe]

I could listen to Poe's Haunted on repeat for a couple days.

 

[*KamaraG!rl*]

Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder



Sign O the Times, Prince



CrazySexyCool, TLC

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder

Yeah, i shoulda thought of that one.. there might be one or two albums in music history *as good* as SITKOL.. maybe.. but there has never been a *better* album overall.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Prince - Purple Rain

Tom Wairs - Closing Time

Tribe Called Quest - peopke’s instinct.,,

De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead

(Hard to admit now) Kanye West - College Dropout

Paul Simon - Graceland & Rhythmn of the Saints

Fugees - the score

Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions

Bjork- Vespertine

 

[Swamprat]

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

That's a no from me...

Years ago when I was looking for a high end audio system, I read in one of the audiophile magazines that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was THE album/CD by which to test and judge all the different receiver and speaker systems and so I bought the CD. The first time I listened through its entirety I was at work and wanted to fling the disk across our cubicle farm to never hear it again. Somehow I persevered and listened to it again and again and again, weeks turned into months, building up my intimate knowledge of each and every sound so that I was capable to detect any subtle hint of deviation whilst on my mission of audio nirvana. YHF wasn't an easy thing to love, or appreciate or even tolerate but I eventually reached a point where I became used to the the queasiness it generated. In the end, I did use it (amongst several others) to get a very nice system and have since spent untold hours listening to many different artists but I can't think of a single time where I replayed YHF. I still have the CD, I guess for sentimental reasons....or perhaps in case vomiting needs to be induced if someone in my household decides to down some Draino or insecticide. In that situation, I'm covered. And don't get me wrong, I do respect that many people like it and I tried like hell to join them in their admiration, it just doesn't appeal to me in a pleasing way.

Make that a firm no.

 

[tenordas]

Pet Sounds

The Stranger , Billy Joel

The Stranger was the very one that was eluding me. Thank you!

 

[superchuck500]

That's a no from me...

Years ago when I was looking for a high end audio system, I read in one of the audiophile magazines that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was THE album/CD by which to test and judge all the different receiver and speaker systems and so I bought the CD. The first time I listened through its entirety I was at work and wanted to fling the disk across our cubicle farm to never hear it again. Somehow I persevered and listened to it again and again and again, weeks turned into months, building up my intimate knowledge of each and every sound so that I was capable to detect any subtle hint of deviation whilst on my mission of audio nirvana. YHF wasn't an easy thing to love, or appreciate or even tolerate but I eventually reached a point where I became used to the the queasiness it generated. In the end, I did use it (amongst several others) to get a very nice system and have since spent untold hours listening to many different artists but I can't think of a single time where I replayed YHF. I still have the CD, I guess for sentimental reasons....or perhaps in case vomiting needs to be induced if someone in my household decides to down some Draino or insecticide. In that situation, I'm covered. And don't get me wrong, I do respect that many people like it and I tried like hell to join them in their admiration, it just doesn't appeal to me in a pleasing way.

Make that a firm no.

 

[tomwaits]

Depeche Mode - Violator
Portishead - Live in NYC
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

 

[*KamaraG!rl*]

Yeah, i shoulda thought of that one.. there might be one or two albums in music history *as good* as SITKOL.. maybe.. but there has never been a *better* album overall.

"As" is the greatest song ever written. I'm prepared to die on that hill!

 

[Brandon13]

Pink Floyd - Animals

Yeah, only five songs and two are nearly the same, but it's perfect.

 

[Bleu Raeder]

I've seen others mentioned that I would have added to the list but this one is missing:

 

[*KamaraG!rl*]

Prince - Purple Rain

Tom Wairs - Closing Time

Tribe Called Quest - peopke’s instinct.,,

De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead

(Hard to admit now) Kanye West - College Dropout

Paul Simon - Graceland & Rhythmn of the Saints

Fugees - the score

Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions

Bjork- Vespertine

You can't run away
From these styles I got, oh baby, hey baby
'Cause I got a lot, oh yeah
And anywhere you go
My whole crew gonna know
Oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from the block, oh no

 

[Absolutely Free]

Robert Palmer's sneakin sally through the alley.

The album is perfect.

It even has a perfect flow between tempo of the songs. The opening is a three song medley.

Now Robert Palmer sings it but the meters Lowell George and Allen toussaint are the reason it is so good.

Plenty of other greats listed but that is the most perfect in all aspects to me.

If you have never give it a listen all of it in order.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder is a close second in perfect in all aspects including track flow.

Plenty of perfect except for flow but then again I am from the vinyl age so flow matters.