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Albums without a duff track.

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  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,087
    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...........
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,289

    25: The complete recordings: Robert Johnson...........
    Good Call

    Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young

    Transformer - Lou Reed

    And to show I'm uptodate  The Defamation of Strickland Banks - Plan B
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587

    I must add another -

    Whipped Cream and Other Delights - Herb Alpert and his Tijiuna Brass.

  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812

    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:

    1. Tinariwen - Imidiwan

    2. Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man

    3. Tony Joe White - Black & White

    Check them out Chirpy - open your ears.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited August 2011
    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.

  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    To be honest Ken, I cannot lie. It did come as a surprise that you had Hendrix "up there"......
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    A challenge, can anybody nominate a Van Morrison album? I have one in mind, but it is boarderline under the rules.
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    A challenge, can anybody nominate a Van Morrison album? I have one in mind, but it is boarderline under the rules.
    Tupelo Honey for me Seth.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,065
    A challenge, can anybody nominate a Van Morrison album? I have one in mind, but it is boarderline under the rules.

    Hard Nose The Highway comes close ... but none of his albums are 'perfect'
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,289
    A challenge, can anybody nominate a Van Morrison album? I have one in mind, but it is boarderline under the rules.
    Tupelo Honey for me Seth.
    Beat me to it.  Veedon Fleece as well.

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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,065

    Band of Joy - Robert Plant

     

    Surprised me how much I liked it ... having now played it many times, every track is excellent

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,630
    A challenge, can anybody nominate a Van Morrison album? I have one in mind, but it is boarderline under the rules.
    Tupelo Honey for me Seth.
    Beat me to it.  Veedon Fleece as well.
    Veedon Fleece... is that an exotic cardie?

  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,065

    Missed out one of my favourites:

     

    Original Mirrors - The Original Mirrors

  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Miles Davies - Sketches of Spain
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    The Nirvana Unplugged album...
  • HWakefield
    HWakefield Posts: 331
    The Nirvana Unplugged album...
    Agreed
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214

    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

     

  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    oh, and the Phil Spector Christmas album :)
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    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...
  • Bexley Dan
    Bexley Dan Posts: 3,658
    The Stranger - Billy Joel
    Hacienda Classics - The Hacienda
    I predict a letter to points of view - Mogadon Riot

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  • Bermuda_red
    Bermuda_red Posts: 458

    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.

     

  • snakey7100
    snakey7100 Posts: 10
    Gold - Ryan Adams
    Crime of the Century - Supertramp
    The Nightfly - Donald Fagin
    Rumours- - Fleetwood Mac
    Heavier Things - John Mayer

  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,822
    Smother - Wild Beasts
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,065
    The Nirvana Unplugged album...
    Agreed

    wonderful album, agreed
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,175
    Ah, another one:

    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
  • HWakefield
    HWakefield Posts: 331
    edited August 2011
    Transformer - Lou Reed<br

    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.
  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,715
    Isis - Oceanic
    Isis - Panopticon
    Mastodon - Leviathan
    Opeth - Blackwater Park
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Radiohead - Kid A
    Baroness - Red Album

    I can't quite add Tool's Aenima or Lateralus. Despite being two of my favourite albums, there are a couple of er, peculiar tracks.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,289
    High praise indeed.  NY Telephone Conversation is not a classic but not a duffer IMHO.
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    OK, Sandinista was a joke of mine, although I do actually like it a lot. But seriously, and this may come as no surprise to a few people, I'll go with Liars by Todd Rundgren. In my very humble opinion there's not a duff track on that album. And this from an artist who not only seems to thrive on alienating fans from one album to the next, but often from even one track to the next...
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448

    Good to see some self discipline creeping in, admissions sbout much loved albums by much loved artists/bands having some dodgy moments.Hard to accept but we all know we convince ourselves the odd track is better than it is.

    Alex the Whitney album is a good call, even though it isn't my cup of tea, in the context of what it is it is a good 'un.

    Like the idea about a thread about best live album.

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