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I have very few albums, that I could ever consider perfect, and while I do give a good amount of albums 10/10, very little of them ever are flawless.
The three albums I find to be 100% amazing, are:
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Solefald - In Harmonia Universali
So, what are your perfect albums.
It's very rare to come across an album without any flaws at all. But I'd have to say that Grace's 1985 audiobiographical, Slave to the Rhythm, is near perfection. The album is actually one song split in 8 pieces, and each piece builds on the original song. Between the bits, there are interview cuts about Grace's career and life and the occasional craziness from Grace's side. Overall, Slave to the Rhythm is a mix between: high fashion, opera, rock, r'n'b, soul and sex.
There is no such thing as perfection, but the following albums come pretty close:
Janus - Schlafende Hunde
Therion - Secret of the Runes
Orphaned Land - Mabool
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Nope.
Hawthorne Heights - The Silence in Black and White
Radiohead - OK Computer and The Beatles - Revolver
I've encountered a select few albums that have attained the rank of "flawless". Hmm....
Faith No More's "The Real Thing" is close to nirvana IMO. The Smiths "Meat Is Murder" is another one that's practically flawless, save for the preachiness of the title song.
Abbey Road.
Wish You Were Here.
That too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Yams
Nas - Stillmatic
Wish You Were Here would be perfect if not for Welcome to the Machine.
Oh no you didn't. WttM features Rick Wright's strongest keyboarding on any song, I'd say.
Yeah Wish You Were Here is pretty damn perfect. It's definatly my favorite Pink Floyd album.
Yeah you're prettymuch totally awesome. OK Computer is the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAbominatrix
Yeah OK computer is pretty good. I don't listen to much music though.
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Originally Posted by Jebus
Four immediately come to mind.
Lateralus-Tool
Frances the Mute-The Mars Volta
Transmission-The Tea Party
Led Zeppelin IV
Dark Days Bright Nights Buuba Sparx
The Chronic Dr Dre feat. Deathrow records
Super Furry Animals - Guerilla
Radiohead - The Bends
Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Ayreon - The Human Equation
I'd mention Dark Side and OKC as well, but it's already common knowledge. :)
i dont think id ever consider an album perfect, there always seem to be some songs that i dont really like as much, normally because they are over powered by the greatness of the other songs on the album
so it's probably impossible to get a oerfect album :choc:
Everything by Clay Aiken. He's so dreamy!
really: The Traveling Wilburys, vol. 1
I don't really think any albums are perfect however Romanza by Andrea Bocelli comes pretty close...
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
These are the only two that spring to mind immediately. The Beatles' Revolver and The Arcade Fire's Funeral are pretty close, but don't quite make it.
Ive been listening the The Lost Prophets - Start Something. I think that this is an amazing album and well put together. I would say that this is a perfect album!
The Very Best of The Pouges.
The one "the Very Best of" album that was the very best.
Let me think...
Pearl Jam - Ten
The Butterfly Effect - Begins here
Silverchair - Diorama
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Those are the only albums I can think of whereby every song is classic. I have other albums I probably like more, but they have their weakpoints. To me a "perfect" album would be one where you could listen to it without feeling the need to skip over any track at any time.
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
And
Nas - Illmatic
Greatest Hip Hop albums ever.
L.A. Guns cocked and loaded album.
Pretty much there only great album.
For me, The Rasmus - Dead Letters.
It was that album that got me obsessed.
http://rateyourmusic.com/user_albums..._type_is_owned
Anything there I gave a 5 or 4.5 (Close enough)
Green Day-Warning
Blink 182-Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back)
I would agree on Illmatic but it's too short. My all time favorite album but, too short. Which is why I chose Stillmatic. He has something to lose with Stillmatic, everyone was doubting him before that album saying he had lost his touch then he came out with a masterpiece. One Mic, Got Yourself a Gun, You're The Man (easily one of my favorite rap songs ever), 2nd Childhood, Smokin, Hell I even LOVE the intro to Stillmatic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreddz
In the battle between Illmatic and Stillmatic I'd have to go with Illmatic. Largely due to the fact that Nas had five of the best producers in the industry laying the tracks for him.
My pick for best album of all-time would go too Biggie-Ready to Die and a close 2nd Wu Tang Clan- Enter the Wu tang(36 chambers).
Wish You Were Here by far.
Green Day-American idiot
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Oh yeah, I forgot that one too. Also, My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is pretty close to perfect if they didn't overplay 'The Ghost of You' so much.
wooooooooooooooooooh! Lots of 'em
MetallicA: ...And Justice For All
MetallicA: Master Of Puppets
MetallicA: METALLICA(The Black Album)
MegadetH: Rust In Peace
MegadetH: Peace Sells
Iron Maiden: Caught Somewhere In Time
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC: Back In Black
AC/DC: Razors Edge
KoRn: KoRn
Judas Priest: Defenders Of the Faith
Motorhead: Overkill
Ozzy: Bark at The Moooon!
Enrique Iglesias: Quizas
Enrique Iglesias: EI
W.A.S.P.'s the headless children.
Good choice, a fantastic album.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jebus
However the only perfect album IMO is Dream Theater's incredible Metropolis Pt2: Scenes from a Memory. No question this is the best album of all time.
That almost as a fact is unable to be called perfect, as the song writing is atrocious.Quote:
Originally Posted by profskett
gAME THE DOCUMENTARY
Kid A
Kid A, why didn't I think of that. Yes, perfect. Well, almost perfect. That noise track that plays after How To Disappear Completely usually gets skipped over by me.
but it is called treefingers and thats sucka great name!
Kid A is their best effort. It's not perfect, though.
I'd have to pick Only by Tommy Emmanuel.
If Kid A had the full, three-verse version of Motion Picture Soundtrack, it would be perfect. As it is, it just misses out.
There are only 3 albums that I think are perfect:
1. 'AC/DC' - "Back in Black". The best album ever made in my opinion.
2. 'Metallica' - "Metallica" ("Black Album"). Another perfect album.
3. 'Black Sabbath' - "I Sold My Soul for Rock N' Roll". Another excellent album.
Lifehouse - No Name Face
Motion City Soundtrack - I am the Movie
Perfect albums... Crazy, let's see.
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Antony & the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Interesting.
:love::love::love:Hawthorne heights - If Only You Where Lonely :love::love::love:
Your are officially 1337. If anyone says 50 Cent then I will rape your future children.Quote:
Originally Posted by Death Penalty
And perfect albums....any burnt cds. It's a collection of a person's favorite songs. So it must be perfect in their minds.
The lucky ones are raped first- The Beds Have Eyes
Let's see...
The Smashing Pumpkins- MACHINA/the machines of God.
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Personally, I think all the Pumpkins' albums are perfect but "MACHINA" nabs it simply cause I think skipping a song on that ruins the beautifully crafted music, kills the mood created by the distorted feedbak drones and ruins the mythos of "Glass" All in all, skipping a track on that is like a choclate baking tray.
"Adore" is such a close second but I have a minor problem with "Blank Page". I don't know why... But that album is VERY close.Quote:
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Throwing Muses- Throwing Muses (Last)
http://www.musicomh.com/albums/throwing-muses.jpg
Out the Muses albums, this isn't my favorite, but all the songs on here are great, wheras other Muses albums have the ONE song that I don't like much at all, like a instrumental that doesn't catch me at all. Plus, "Speed And Sleep" is awesome.
HMM perfect album umm Bubba Sparx- Dark days durty nights
Wait, actually The Game - The Documentary was NEAR perfect. That Special song was crap.
Well no albums perfect really just 99.9% perfect.
If Nas and AZ ever get around to making a album together then that would be my alltime favorite perfect album. It would be the illest NYC rap album to come out in the 2000s imo
It would be cleanQuote:
Originally Posted by Bert
Metallica's The Black Album delivers hit after hit
also MJ's thriller (obviously) is also an amazing album
and for me every ICP album delivers song after song of pure perfection
Hmmmmm....nope. The closest I can think of is Matchbox Twenty's More Then You Think You Are.
You're my favorite. But I really can't think of any albums I'd call perfect. There are a lot I'd just listen to forever, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliope
actually, there are quite a few that i would consider to be Perfect, and suprirsignyl varied.
The first one, that IMMEDIATELY comes to mind, is The New Radicals - Maybe you've been brainwashed too. That Cd is magnificent, from start to finish. and I've got to agree with Jack, Machina: The Machines of God is pretty damn close, if not perfect.
other assorted toss ups would be
Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis?
Audioslave - Out of Exile
B.B. King - How Blue Can you get?
ColdPlay - X+Y
The Faint - Wet From Birth (Danse Macabre and Media are close, but have a few irksome tracks)
The Fugees - The Score
Juma - Self Titled
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Pink Floyd's Meddle WOULD have been perfect, had they dropped the track Seamus. Damn track is the only blemish, but damn if it doesn't suck.
Not really D:
There's always a few songs that I am not particularly fond of. I get club CD's, and some of the remixes are pretty shoddy.
~Setzer Gabianni
Incubus - Make Yourself
Savage Garden's self-titled album.
Sisters of Mercy - Vision Thing
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Marilyn Manson - HolyWood
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Savage Garden - Savage Garden
The Kovenant - S.E.T.I.
That's a short list for now. I'll come up with more later. :)
Thug Life - Volume 1
Endtroducing
Version 2.0 - Garbage
Adore - The Smashing Pumpkins
Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G.
Antichrist Superstar - Marylin Manson (only because of how the tracklist went was this album perfect, were the tracks in a different order two of them would have felt out of place and lacking)
That's all I can think of at the moment.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
afi- The Art of Drowning
You really should hear Nexus Polaris if you have not, it shames SETI in every way possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincent Valentine
Animatronic is definately my favourite, but I like both the re-release of In Times Before The Light and S.E.T.I. more than Nexus Polaris. Granted, S.E.T.I. is very far from the music they used to make, but if you have any interest in electronic music, it's a great album.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crushed Hope
Yeah, but I can always get much higher quality "Electronic" metal something like theirs from ...and Oceans.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrgen
The Used - In Love and Death
From First To Last - Heroine
Radiohead - OK Computer
Joy Division - Closer
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Coldplay~ XnY
Snow Patrol ~ Final Straw = [img]http://home.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/heart.gif[/img]!!!
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Bryan Adams - So Far So Good (even if it is a greatest hits album)
Jars of Clay - Jars of Clay
Savage Garden - Affirmation
Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Back To Bedlam - James Blunt. :D
Alanis Morissette- Jagged Little Pill
Gorillaz- Demon Days
hhmm
nightwish - wishmaster and angels fall first
metallica- black album and master are perfect in my mind
offspring doesnt have a perfect album although smash comes darn close to something that resembles a perfect album
bowling for soup - a hangover you dont deserve and drunk enough to dance
other near perfect albums are
sum 41 - does this look infected
bullet for my valentine - the poison
nightwish- century child and once
metallica - S&M the thing that took away the perfect status for this album was devil's dance
yellowcard - ocean avenue
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- Texas Flood
or
Nirvana- Nevermind
There are too many perfect albums for me to pick so I'll do a band that doesn't have a single Bad song. Every Album they Release is perfect. I can only think of two bands that fit that discription.
Tool
&
Nirvana
Every other Band I can think of has at least one song I don't like.
No album is perfect, but these are pretty damn close:
The Documentry by The Game; Game shows alot of himself in songs like Dreams, Start from Scatch, and I Don't Need Your Love. And he has some unknown hits like No More Fun and Games, Westside Story, and Higher
All the Right Reasons by Nickelback; Every song on that CD could be a hit on the radio with the exception of Next Contestant, which is still a good track
Hmmm... Lateralus and Zeppelin IV are graet, but Frances the Mute? come on now, De-Loused In The Comatorium (The Mars Volta's First album) is infinitely better, its sheer frenziness and chaoticness is what makes it grand. Its so, so, much better. Also I think that we should just stop saying any Pink Floyd Albums, because they are just a given. C'mon, anything they touch is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22
Also, I can not belive anyone has mentioned this, 'Those That Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those That Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever' by Explosions In The Sky is Perfect, so is 'The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place' and 'How Strange, Innocence' in fact, all of Explosions in The Sky's stuff is Great if not perfect.
There Are Quite A Few In My Book:
Beatles - Revolver
Springsteen - Born To Run
Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
The Who - Tommy
Bob Marley And The Wailers - Legacy
DMB - Before These Crowded Streets
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - Achtung Baby
Just to name a few.
Take care all.
Quoted for truth my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shine On...
My picks:
Mr. Bungle - California
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Secret Chiefs 3 - Book M
The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell The Truth....
As mentioned, its difficult to say an album is perfect, however:
Metallica-ride the lightning,
Queensryche- operation Mindcrime,
Helloween -keeper of the seven Keys pt2
They all rock...
I'm gonna be a big Radiohead fanboy and go with all of their albums except for Pablo Honey.
the rest of this is a big fanboy post too. just don't read it.
these four have been rotating in my car CD player for a while.
The Postal Service - Give Up
The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Brand New - Deja Entendu
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Revolver, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Help! - well yeah. Abbey Road flows so perfectly, and is a great farewell album. Rubber Soul and Revolver are excellent the whole way through, Pepper is Pepper, and Help! is the epitome of The Beatles' early work.
Beck - Odelay: all the rest of Beck's albums have some downfall (or, in the case of Sea Change, nothing really all that appealing to me at all), but Odelay just flows right on through with nothing to hold it back.
I've decided not to go through them all.
Danzig's first and second albums were like 10/10.
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Take care all.
Dragonforce - Sonic Firestorm; Valley of the Damned; Inhuman Rampage
Nightwish - Once
8 Foot Sativa - Breed the Pain