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The extremely rare event.
A recorded album where every song is an absolute win, and the album as a whole would suffer without any of the songs on it. Now, "greatest hits" or "live" albums do not count. I'm talking about a record where every song was something new, so the band had no idea which songs might be considered great and which ones might be dismissed as album filler. Many bands have come close, but for me, I can can count on one hand the bands that really accomplished something it.
The Police came really close with Synchronicity, but there are a couple of songs on the album that don't measure up to the rest of it; ditto with all four of King Crimson's 80's releases (Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Thrak). CSNY's Deja Vu is another one that comes very close to me, but again, there's a song or two that, while good songs, aren't amazing songs like the rest of the album. I'm talking about an album where every song on it is one you'd stop and listen to any time it comes on.
The three that come to mind right away are:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
YES - Close to the Edge
Queen - A Night at the Opera
However, I'm sure some people have others, and I'd like to see what you think. Again, Live or Greatest Hits albums DO NOT COUNT.
Plus, I feel like I'm forgetting one, so maybe someone else will mention that one that is eluding my mind right now.
A recorded album where every song is an absolute win, and the album as a whole would suffer without any of the songs on it. Now, "greatest hits" or "live" albums do not count. I'm talking about a record where every song was something new, so the band had no idea which songs might be considered great and which ones might be dismissed as album filler. Many bands have come close, but for me, I can can count on one hand the bands that really accomplished something it.
The Police came really close with Synchronicity, but there are a couple of songs on the album that don't measure up to the rest of it; ditto with all four of King Crimson's 80's releases (Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Thrak). CSNY's Deja Vu is another one that comes very close to me, but again, there's a song or two that, while good songs, aren't amazing songs like the rest of the album. I'm talking about an album where every song on it is one you'd stop and listen to any time it comes on.
The three that come to mind right away are:
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
YES - Close to the Edge
Queen - A Night at the Opera
However, I'm sure some people have others, and I'd like to see what you think. Again, Live or Greatest Hits albums DO NOT COUNT.
Plus, I feel like I'm forgetting one, so maybe someone else will mention that one that is eluding my mind right now.
