Too many people naming far too many albums and too many David Bowies. I am a massive Bowie fan but to seriously say that Low does not have a duff track is beyond me, side 2 is crap save Art Decade.
Perhaps the B-side of Low is beyond you? For me, Low is Bowie's most consistent album, it tells a story. He referred to it as 'train music' so how any charlton fan can think its crap is...beyond me. Rise and Fall is a great album, but I could easily do a Chirpy Red and slate it as a choice with just three words 'It Ain't Easy' - so close to being the greatest A-Side of all time, then that. Hunky Dory - Song for Bob Dylan, shite, really really shit, and I am a huge Dylan fan.
Is there a scientific method to determine whether an LP is actually, 100% perfect?
new order - technique duke and the king - nothing gold can stay felice brothers - tonight at the arizona smiths - hatful of hollow dj kentaro - tuff cuts the national - alligator crass - feeding of the 5000 leonard cohen - 10 new songs
Well of course it will come as no surprise that I will have Hendrixup there.
1. Electricladyland: with the exception of Little miss strange, which Hendrix let Noel have a song on the album:sides 1 and 4 without equal in modern music
2. Are You experienced: Still as fresh today as all those years ago
3. Axis Bold as Love:
4: Band of Gypsys. I will leave it there with Jimi as I have about 200 concerts!.......
5: Blue: Joni
6:The first 4 zep albums, and the rest were ok
7: On the boards: Rory Gallagher
8:Cream:double live at the Fillmore : Wheels of fire
9: Bowie Ziggy Stardust
10:Hunky Dory: Bowie
11:Court and Spark Joni
12: Roxy and Elsewhere: Frank Zappa
13:Yes: first album
14: 5 leaves left: Nick Drake
15: Solid air: John Martyn
16:Sgt Peppers: Beatles
17:Dark side of the moon: Floyd
18:Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home
19:Who: Live at leeds
20: Hounds of Love: Kate Bush
21: After the Goldrush: Neil Young
22: Songs for a Tailor : Jack Bruce
23: Taste: Live at the isle of wight: the man who did '7 encores' on the same bill as Hendrix, Doors, Mitchell,and Free to name just a few......
24:Leige and Lief: Fairports.
25: The complete recordings: Robert Johnson...........
Bit of a disappointing contribution from you Henry. I was expecting you to nominate some obscure African world music albums, at least one Jamaican reggae pioneer and a deep south American blues artist who was actually better than Elvis.
Too many people naming far too many albums and too many David Bowies. I am a massive Bowie fan but to seriously say that Low does not have a duff track is beyond me, side 2 is crap save Art Decade.
To listen to some of the best of the genres you nominate:
Well of course it will come as no surprise that I will have Hendrixup there.
1. Electricladyland: with the exception of Little miss strange, which Hendrix let Noel have a song on the album:sides 1 and 4 without equal in modern music
2. Are You experienced: Still as fresh today as all those years ago
3. Axis Bold as Love:
4: Band of Gypsys. I will leave it there with Jimi as I have about 200 concerts!.......
5: Blue: Joni
6:The first 4 zep albums, and the rest were ok
7: On the boards: Rory Gallagher
8:Cream:double live at the Fillmore : Wheels of fire
9: Bowie Ziggy Stardust
10:Hunky Dory: Bowie
11:Court and Spark Joni
12: Roxy and Elsewhere: Frank Zappa
13:Yes: first album
14: 5 leaves left: Nick Drake
15: Solid air: John Martyn
16:Sgt Peppers: Beatles
17:Dark side of the moon: Floyd
18:Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home
19:Who: Live at leeds
20: Hounds of Love: Kate Bush
21: After the Goldrush: Neil Young
22: Songs for a Tailor : Jack Bruce
23: Taste: Live at the isle of wight: the man who did '7 encores' on the same bill as Hendrix, Doors, Mitchell,and Free to name just a few......
24:Leige and Lief: Fairports.
25: The complete recordings: Robert Johnson...........
Gotta say this is a brilliant list, maybe not so modern, but there is loads here I personally agree with as complete albums.
On the Robert Johnson, wonderful call, but in my view doesn't qualify as an album as such, more a fantastic archive with some songs on their twice. Still great though.
Stoned - Lewis Taylor Station to Station - David Bowie Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan Hope - Foy Vance Nightfly - Donald Fagan Aja - Steely Dan Live - Donny Hathaway Try! - John Mayer Trio
Love Lewis Taylor. Good call.
A great album with absolutely no duff/filler tracks whatsoever is Sandinsta by The Clash. Oh, wait...
Should exclude live albums also, especially as many have been tampered with to ensure they sound good. Best live albums would be a good thread in itself.
To my own surprise, Grafitti Soul, the last album from Simple Minds, (save for a limp and pointless cover of Rockin in the Free World). If you liked them in the 80s, you'd love this
I think it's THE greatest LP of all time, but I reckon it could have gone without NY Telephone Conversation. However, I did meet my girlfriend to the sound of it playing in a Cafe in Nottingham.
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Too many people naming far too many albums and too many David Bowies. I am a massive Bowie fan but to seriously say that Low does not have a duff track is beyond me, side 2 is crap save Art Decade.
Perhaps the B-side of Low is beyond you? For me, Low is Bowie's most consistent album, it tells a story. He referred to it as 'train music' so how any charlton fan can think its crap is...beyond me.Rise and Fall is a great album, but I could easily do a Chirpy Red and slate it as a choice with just three words 'It Ain't Easy' - so close to being the greatest A-Side of all time, then that.
Hunky Dory - Song for Bob Dylan, shite, really really shit, and I am a huge Dylan fan.
Is there a scientific method to determine whether an LP is actually, 100% perfect?
duke and the king - nothing gold can stay
felice brothers - tonight at the arizona
smiths - hatful of hollow
dj kentaro - tuff cuts
the national - alligator
crass - feeding of the 5000
leonard cohen - 10 new songs
That's more like it Henry!
Ryan Adams! Who?? Or do you mean Bryan Adams?
Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young
Transformer - Lou Reed
And to show I'm uptodate The Defamation of Strickland Banks - Plan B
I must add another -
Whipped Cream and Other Delights - Herb Alpert and his Tijiuna Brass.
Gotta say this is a brilliant list, maybe not so modern, but there is loads here I personally agree with as complete albums.
On the Robert Johnson, wonderful call, but in my view doesn't qualify as an album as such, more a fantastic archive with some songs on their twice. Still great though.
Hard Nose The Highway comes close ... but none of his albums are 'perfect'
Band of Joy - Robert Plant
Surprised me how much I liked it ... having now played it many times, every track is excellent
Missed out one of my favourites:
Original Mirrors - The Original Mirrors
thought more people would have mentioned Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
How about.......
So - Peter Gabriel
Regatta de Blanc - The Police
Graceland - Paul Simon
Slowand - Eric Clapton
The Joshua tree - U2
Reckless - Bryan Adams
Road to Ensenada - Lyall Lovett
Whitney - Whitney Houston (yes, really!)
BFR beat me to Nirvana Unplugged
A great album with absolutely no duff/filler tracks whatsoever is Sandinsta by The Clash. Oh, wait...
Hacienda Classics - The Hacienda
I predict a letter to points of view - Mogadon Riot
Should exclude live albums also, especially as many have been tampered with to ensure they sound good. Best live albums would be a good thread in itself.
Crime of the Century - Supertramp
The Nightfly - Donald Fagin
Rumours- - Fleetwood Mac
Heavier Things - John Mayer
wonderful album, agreed
I think it's THE greatest LP of all time, but I reckon it could have gone without NY Telephone Conversation. However, I did meet my girlfriend to the sound of it playing in a Cafe in Nottingham.