Perfect Albums

[xoxoxoBruce]

OK, good point. There was once a whole demographic for albums, and separate market for singles. The internet, downloading, ipods, have changed that quite a bit.
Back in my day, ya had to work making mixed tapes, eliminating the clinkers, and create something to make her swoon.

[infinite monkey]

I doubt that an album that contains a comedy song about kicking a dog would be in my running for 'perfect album.' No matter what the state of my real or imagined dog.

[glatt]

Queen's got a nearly perfect album with A Night at the Opera, and it contains the joke song "I'm in Love With My Car."

Told my girl I'll have to forget her
Rather buy me a new carburetor
So she made tracks sayin'
This is the end now
Cars don't talk back
They're just four wheeled friends now

You have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy that song.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

Queen's got a nearly perfect album with A Night at the Opera.

Now I am sure I read on here that in America, Queen were regarded mostly as light relief. Almost a comedy band. Songs played at ball games or karaoke.

So I'm so happy to know it's not so.

FTR (see what I did there?) I had no concept of an album at all when I was a teen.
Because I didn't have a private music source, so the best I could hope for was listening to one side of the record or cassette.
I knew albums in half, and was always most familiar with the first half. When I was in a position to listen to the whole album it was so tricky to skip tracks that the songs which didn't appeal immediately couldn't help but grow onI me.

Even so, my most perfect album is Crowded House's Woodface.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Now I am sure I read on here that in America, Queen were regarded mostly as light relief. Almost a comedy band. Songs played at ball games or karaoke.

So I'm so happy to know it's not so.

FTR (see what I did there?) I had no concept of an album at all when I was a teen.
Because I didn't have a private music source, so the best I could hope for was listening to one side of the record or cassette.
I knew albums in half, and was always most familiar with the first half. When I was in a position to listen to the whole album it was so tricky to skip tracks that the songs which didn't appeal immediately couldn't help but grow onI me.

Even so, my most perfect album is Crowded House's Woodface.

Oh no, I love me some Queen. My brother had News of the World, and I loved "All Dead All Dead" and "Sheer Heart Attack" and "Get Down Make Love."

Really, Queen is one of my all time favorites.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Now I am sure I read on here that in America, Queen were regarded mostly as light relief. Almost a comedy band. Songs played at ball games or karaoke.

Nobody shuts off the car when Bohemian Rhapsody is playing, nobody.

[infinite monkey]

If I could take elements of Don Henley's The End of the Innocence:

1."The End of the Innocence" (Henley, Bruce Hornsby) – 5:16
2."How Bad Do You Want It?" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Stan Lynch) – 3:47
3."I Will Not Go Quietly" featuring Axl Rose (Henley, Kortchmar) – 5:43
4."The Last Worthless Evening" (John Corey, Henley, Lynch) – 6:03
5."New York Minute" (Henley, Kortchmar, Jai Winding) – 6:37
6."Shangri-La" (Henley, Steve Jordan, Kortchmar) – 4:55
7."Little Tin God" (Henley, Kortchmar, J.D. Souther) – 4:42
8."Gimme What You Got" (Corey, Henley, Lynch) – 6:10
9."If Dirt Were Dollars" (Henley, Kortchmar, Souther) – 4:34
10."The Heart of the Matter" (Mike Campbell, Henley, Souther) – 5:24

and Building the Perfect Beast:

1."The Boys of Summer" (Don Henley, Mike Campbell) – 4:45
2."You Can't Make Love" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar) – 3:34
3."Man With a Mission" (Henley, Kortchmar, J.D. Souther) – 2:43
4."You're Not Drinking Enough" (Kortchmar) – 4:40
5."Not Enough Love in the World" (Henley, Kortchmar, Benmont Tench) – 3:54
6."Building the Perfect Beast" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 4:59
7."All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) – 4:28
8."A Month of Sundays" (Henley, introduction composed by Maren Jensen) – 4:31 (cassette and CD only)
9."Sunset Grill" (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench) – 6:22
10."Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed" (Henley, Kortchmar, Stan Lynch) – 3:41
11."Land of the Living" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 3:24

And add in Dirty Laundry from I Can't Stand Still.

But I've digressed way beyond the OP.

bold: qualifying songs
blue bold: kickin' assiest song of all

[Griff]

13 cuts in Stop Making Sense fails, but then gets back on track. Nice run for a live lp, still no SRV Live at Montreux.

[xoxoxoBruce]

perspective...

[Gravdigr]

Queensrÿche - 'Operation: Mindcrime'.

Every song is just top-notch on this rock-opera-type concept album.

On the great-album-with-a-beauty-mark/mole front, Kid Rock's 'Rock & Roll Jesus' is a fantastic album with the moles-with-a-hair-growing-out-of-them being "New Orleans", and the live version of "Jackson, Mississippi".

[Gravdigr]

I'll third 'Dark Side of the Moon'. The fact that it's still going is a testament to it's status.

[DanaC]

Gosh. There are a few truly perfect albums.

Avalon was awesome. I had that album as a kid and loved it.

OK Computer, also, one of my favourite ever albums.

I'd add Leftfield's Leftism to my list, along with Moby's Play

I've listened to both so often they are in my blood and bones now.


I like most of Leftfield's albums, but with Leftism they hit something marvellous.




Moby's Play sends shivers down my spine. Another album I listened to obsessively for a couple of years. Still dig out from time to time.

[footfootfoot]

Considering adding Zooropa and Leonard Cohen's The Future.

I'll have to give Leftism a listen

[DanaC]

Oh, and whilst we're at it:

Tom Waits, Blue Valentine. A sublime album.






And, The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, all excellent tracks and Strangeways, Here We Come. Their last album. Just full of brilliance.

[infinite monkey]

Funny. I'm at Steak N Shake and they're playing Boys of Summer. This is my summer anthem: convertible top down, wayfarers (or a reasonable facsimile) on, brown skin shining in the sun...

I can't wait for spring. (/threadjack) 