OT: Your List of Perfect Albums
Good Evening My Fellow MGoBloggers,
In an effort to distract us from The Michigan Football Soap Opera, and the disappointing Michigan Mens Hoops season, I thought we could talk Music
Give me your list of Perfect Albums.
- Hallelujah the Hills - I'm You
- The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
- Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
- Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
- The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
- The Taxpayers - To Risk so Much for One Damn Meal
So what a out y'all? Give me new albums to listen to.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:44 PM ^
Solid list. Tori Amos is at the Michigan Theater in May. If you've never heard her live I highly recommend it. Especially for a date.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:49 PM ^
Going to see Tori Amos in Milwaukee this May
February 7th, 2022 at 6:09 PM ^
Charlotte in May as well
February 7th, 2022 at 7:39 PM ^
I’ve seen her live multiple times, and each time is a different experience. I love when she plays requests. She can really make a song take on a new identity in covers (see Losing my Religion by REM or Bonnie and Clyde from Eminem).
Watching a large chuck of the audience leave when Alanis Morisette came on as the headline for her at Pine Knob was a great experience.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
elvis costello - my aim is true
the clash - london calling
stevie wonder - songs in the key of life
the replacements - let it be
February 7th, 2022 at 5:05 PM ^
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland
February 7th, 2022 at 6:52 PM ^
RTJ 4 is also great!
February 7th, 2022 at 5:06 PM ^
Surely not new to you, but: Tallahassee by The Mountain Goats
Now I have to go listen to One Great City.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:12 PM ^
I've seen The Mountain Goats twice and John Darinelle once solo.
The Sunset Tree is probably my favorite album of theirs but Tallahassee is really good
Also
I hate Winnipeg
February 7th, 2022 at 5:59 PM ^
Fuck, man. I listened to the whole album, and suddenly I'm 16 again. Now that I'm in the space, a few more nostalgia kicks:
- Pixies, Doolittle
- TV On The Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
- The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
- Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
- Interpol, Turn On the Bright Lights
And listen, about those bitter songs you sing? They're not helping anything. They won't make you strong.
February 7th, 2022 at 6:05 PM ^
But did you know that I broke like a bad joke that somebody's uncle told at a wedding reception in 1972?
February 7th, 2022 at 5:09 PM ^
Bruce - Born to Run
Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound
Taking back Sunday - Tell all your friends
Fall out boy - Take this to your grave
Turnpike Troubadours - Diamonds and Gasoline
The Maine - Lovely, Little, Lonely
February 7th, 2022 at 5:13 PM ^
I think I liked Sink or Swim more, but those two albums were awesome.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:10 PM ^
Evengelicals - The Evening Descends
Maybe near-perfect because I dislike the first SONG after the intro, but after that, it’s a fun distorted (indie I guess?) concept album.
The Cars - Candy-O
Absolutely loaded with beautiful pop music, but The Cars, who were an Ann Arbor band for a spell before officially The Cars, show more teeth than their later, softer stuff.
Sparks - Introducing Sparks
An album that arrived in 1977 as punk music went global, that is a funky ode to The Beach Boys. It’s both loving the style while mocking it at times. A lot of people hate it, but I like the music and it never fails to make me laugh. And that cover portrait is gold, just like all of the Sparks covers.
John Prine - Diamonds in the Rough
It’s his sophomore album, and while it’s far from his most beloved, I absolutely love it from beginning to end. It’s darker than the rest of his largely deceptively cheerful catalog. Rocky Mountain Time really hits me every time.
John Prine - German Afternoons
Not really my style of music, but Prine gets through to me. The perfect music for blowing off a Saturday afternoon of chores for a few beers. Talk Dirty to Me in Hawaiian was added to the album later, and it might be controversial by today’s standards, but I laugh every time.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:13 PM ^
Maybe near-perfect because I dislike the first dong after the intro
Please tell what it is that you dislike about that first dong?
February 7th, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
It’s just way too long for a first dong.
lol, thanks though for the heads up.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:11 PM ^
Metallica - Black album.
The End
February 7th, 2022 at 5:12 PM ^
Boston - Boston
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Both perfect start to finish. Great listen from start to finish.
February 7th, 2022 at 10:53 PM ^
How could I have forgotten?
Fleetwood Mac-Then Play On
their last album with Peter Green
February 7th, 2022 at 5:14 PM ^
Old school - no apologies - not in any particular order:
1. Chicago ("Chicago II")
2. Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
3. Steely Dan - Gaucho
4. The Who - Who's Next
5. Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
6. The Beatles - Sargent Pepper
7. Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
February 7th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
Late For The Sky is an outstanding album!
February 7th, 2022 at 6:06 PM ^
Solid list.
February 7th, 2022 at 7:05 PM ^
Thanks, but clearly only a partial list. I stuck to rock and did not include any jazz, e.g., Miles, Bill Evans, Coltrane, et al.
February 7th, 2022 at 6:41 PM ^
Thanks for including Chicago. I wore out both Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago II back in those days. And pretty much all their stuff prior to Terry Kath's tragic death was good.
Traffic is another great band and I love both John Barleycorn Must Die and Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (in that order).
February 7th, 2022 at 6:59 PM ^
Agree wholeheartedly about Terry Kath, who unfortunately remains an under-appreciated guitar player. And yes, the "Chicago" we knew before he passed away was clearly superior for many reasons and was never the same.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:14 PM ^
OK Computer - Radiohead
Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
LA Woman - The Doors
Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
February 7th, 2022 at 8:36 PM ^
I love all Beasties but Paul’s Boutique is a masterpiece in my opinion.
February 7th, 2022 at 9:07 PM ^
+1 for LA Woman
February 7th, 2022 at 5:14 PM ^
Into the Wild Soundtrack - Eddie Vedder
Darkside of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Traveller - Chris Stapleton
Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons
A Deeper Understanding - The War on Drugs
Red Earch & Pouring Rain - Bear's Den
February 7th, 2022 at 5:28 PM ^
Into the Wild is so great. EV's new album Earthlings comes out soon. The first couple of songs have been kind of meh, but I'm looking forward to the rest.
February 7th, 2022 at 8:21 PM ^
Traveller is a gem of our generation
February 7th, 2022 at 5:15 PM ^
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
February 7th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
Some random ones come to mind...
Portishead - Dummy
10000 Maniacs - Our Time In Eden
Antlers - Familiars
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Sinead OConnor - The Lion and the Cobra
I'm not a cover guy, but, Mates of State - Crushes is a great album.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:18 PM ^
Wow, Familiars
I thought I was alone. Best album of the last 10 years
February 7th, 2022 at 5:29 PM ^
Love, love, love that album. It's definitely a hard sell to most folks, unfortunately.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Pet Sounds
Some Girls (almost perfect)
I'm not listing the artists, because if you don't know who they are you are woefully uneducated.
February 7th, 2022 at 8:52 PM ^
I have the original Some Girls vinyl - released before they had to change the pictures.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Yes - Close to the Edge
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Radiohead - The Bends
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Allman Brothers Band - At Filmore East
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death
Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
The Cranberries - Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Deep Purple - In Rock (featuring the greatest song of all time "Child in Time")
February 7th, 2022 at 5:43 PM ^
An old school person like me. Close to the Edge is an all-time favorite along with Selling England by the Pound. I have both of those in 5.1 hi-def and it’s like hearing them for the first time.
Some adders:
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones
Entertainment! - Gang of Four
Brothers - Black Keys
Violator - Depeche Mode
Benefit - Jethro Tull
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - Tears for Fears
February 7th, 2022 at 7:00 PM ^
Born to Die rules
February 7th, 2022 at 7:38 PM ^
Yes!! Everything about that album is perfect. Perfect songs, perfect singer, perfect album cover, etc
February 7th, 2022 at 7:27 PM ^
Deep Purple In Rock is my favorite album
February 7th, 2022 at 7:39 PM ^
You have good taste! Not a weak song on that album. Amazing 70s hard rock.
February 7th, 2022 at 7:28 PM ^
I just saw this list after making my own...
Nice.
Pawn Hearts FTW!
February 7th, 2022 at 7:36 PM ^
Yeah man! VDGG is such a great prog rock band, and Pawn Hearts is their masterpiece.
February 7th, 2022 at 8:00 PM ^
The Bends is always underrated by Radiohead fans in my opinion. The Bends, OK Computer, and In Rainbows are all like 1a/1b/1c for me.
February 7th, 2022 at 5:17 PM ^
Master of Puppets
The Downward Spiral
I kind of think live album's are cheating, because they are essentially a greatest hits album. Metallica's Seattle (I think) set from Live Shit: Binge and Puge, is certainly excellent. AC/DC Live is also a definitive rock album.
February 7th, 2022 at 6:51 PM ^
I actually was thinking that best live albums needs its own thread (on another day, though).
February 7th, 2022 at 5:18 PM ^
Master of Puppets - Metallica
.5: The Gray Chapter - Slipknot
Ten - Pearl Jam
Appetite For Destruction - Guns-n-Roses
Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
Facelift - Alice in Chains
Leave a Whisper - Shinedown
It's Dark and Hell is Hot - DMX
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
February 7th, 2022 at 5:21 PM ^
The 59 Sound - The Gaslight Anthem
Elsie- The Horrible Crowes
Panic Prevention - Jamie T