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Evening ... this isn't for your favourite albums or favourite tracks from an album. Its for albums you can listen to without having to skip tracks.
For me, its "Hot Fuss" By the Killers, Its not my favourite album by a long shot but track for track its one of the few albums I don't skip tracks on.
01. Jenny Was A friend Of Mine
02. Mr. Brightside
03. Smile Like You Mean It
04. Somebody Told Me
05. All These Things That I've Done
06. Andy, You're A Star
07. On Top
08. Glamourous Indie Rock & Roll
09. Believe Me Natalie
10. Midnight Show
11. Everything Will Be Alright
First 9 tracks are in my opinion (and that of any sane man or woman) facking excellent.
Easy one.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon
Frank Zappa - One Size Fit's All
Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full of Blues
I could easily list many more, but these 3 would be top of the list.
Easy one.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon
Frank Zappa - One Size Fit's All
Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full of Blues
I could easily list many more, but these 3 would be top of the list.
Pink Floyd, good call, a classic. I'm sure I'll take Pelters for this but 'Rio' By Duran Duran is a brilliant track for track album (listed in top 50 albums of all time no less) and Hybrid's "Wide Angle" is another unskippable album.
Mjδllharth
11-12-2010, 18:56
The holy trinity for me would be
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Nas - Illmatic
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
but, as fick, I could name shitloads of them :D
Ultimate777
11-12-2010, 18:59
Die krupps - - Odyssey Of The Mind
01 The Last Flood
02 Isolation
03 Odyssey Of The Mind
04 Eggshell
05 Scent
06 The Final Option
07 LCD
08 Jeckyll Or Hyde
09 Metalmorphosis
10 Alive
A.A. Bondy's "When The Devil’s Loose" album just amazes me everytime I listen to it. It's understandable why it's my most played album on my iTunes.
Bon Iver's "For Emma, For Ever" is another superb one, obviously it has it's stand out tracks like "Skinny Love", but the other songs on it are top notch.
Gun_Runner
11-12-2010, 20:15
Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
Nas - Illmatic
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Kanye West - Graduation
Tiesto - Elements of Life
Drake - Thank Me Later
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
1. New Born
2. Bliss
3. Space Dementia
4. Hyper Music
5. Plug In Baby
6. Citizen Erased
7. Micro Cuts
8. Screenager
9. Darkshines
10. Feeling Good
11. Megalomania
Well, I might skip Feeling Good :)
Suede "Coming up" ....
1. Trash
2. Filmstar
3. Lazy
4. By The Sea
5. She
6. Beautiful Ones
7. Starcrazy
8. Picnic By Tthe Motorway
9. The Chemistry Between Us
10. Saturday Night
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
1. New Born
2. Bliss
3. Space Dementia
4. Hyper Music
5. Plug In Baby
6. Citizen Erased
7. Micro Cuts
8. Screenager
9. Darkshines
10. Feeling Good
11. Megalomania
Well, I might skip Feeling Good :)
That's a pretty good choice Ziss. Plug in Baby was the first Muse track I heard & the one that got me into their stuff. Good album.
Not usually one for Rap but I do some Rap albums I can listen to all the way through "Doublethink" by Akala is one
1. "Intro" 1:09
2. "Welcome to Dystopia" 3:49
3. "Faceless People" 3:23
4. "Marathon Man" 3:40
5. "Psychosis (Interlude)" 0:27
6. "Psycho" 4:12
7. "XXL" 3:53
8. "I Don't Need" 2:37
9. "Thick Skin" 3:28
10. "Peace" 1:58
11. "Yours and My Children" 4:23
12. "Find No Enemy" 5:46
13. "Tree Without Root (Interlude)" 1:03
14. "What Is Real" (featuring illAudio) 5:24
15. "Face Down" 4:35
16. "God?" 3:53
17. "It's Not That Serious" 4:53
18. "Outro" 3:46
Ultimate777
11-12-2010, 21:47
That's a pretty good choice Ziss. Plug in Baby was the first Muse track I heard & the one that got me into their stuff. Good album.
Unfortunatey they turned into a bunch of pussies dressing up like franz ferdinand gimps and started playing music for little girls.
Anyway here is another great album from start to finish
The War Of Art by american head charge
Violent Reaction, A
Pushing the Envelope
Song for the Suspect
Never Get Caught
Self
Just So You Know
Seamless
Effigy
Americ*** Evolving Into Useless Psychic Garbage
Shutdown
We Believe
Breathe in, Bleed Out
Fall
Reach and Touch
All Wrapped Up
Nothing Gets Nothing
Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
Nas - Illmatic
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Kanye West - Graduation
Tiesto - Elements of Life
Drake - Thank Me Later
I'd have to argue against a few of those choices, while Blueprint 3 is a good solid album, there's still some drops in quality, I mean I can listen to it all the way through no doubt without skipping but some tracks are quite average e.g. Real As It Gets, Hate, So Ambitious & Young Forever (particularly grinds on me to be honest).
Drake's Thank Me Later I'd have to question as well, I just couldn't say it's an album that's brilliant track for track.
An album not mentioned yet that is brilliant from start to finish:
Common - Be
Another I'd be tempted to mention, even if just for the production values:
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
uA - 1905
11-12-2010, 22:20
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
1. New Born
2. Bliss
3. Space Dementia
4. Hyper Music
5. Plug In Baby
6. Citizen Erased
7. Micro Cuts
8. Screenager
9. Darkshines
10. Feeling Good
11. Megalomania
Well, I might skip Feeling Good :)
Definitely.
Others:
Black Keys - Rubber Factory
Dredg - Leitmotif
Frank Black - Frank Black
John Frusciante - Curtains
Karma To Burn - Karma To Burn
Kyuss - all 3 albums
Opeth - Blackwater Park and Damnation
Pantera - Great Southern Trendkill
Pixies - Doolittle
The Prodigy - Fat Of The Land
Queens of the Stone Age - Self titled and Rated R
Tool - Undertow and Lateralus
Mjδllharth
11-12-2010, 22:32
Props for Opeth - Damnation, uA!
uA - 1905
11-12-2010, 22:35
No doubt brah
Unusual choice here for some of you but ...
REM - Around the sun
1."Leaving New York" – 4:49
2."Electron Blue" – 4:12
3."The Outsiders" (feat. Q-Tip) – 4:14
4."Make It All Okay" – 3:43
5."Final Straw" – 4:06
6."I Wanted to Be Wrong" – 4:34
7."Wanderlust" – 3:04
8."Boy in the Well" – 5:22
9."Aftermath" – 3:52
10."High Speed Train" – 5:03
11."The Worst Joke Ever" – 3:37
12."The Ascent of Man" – 4:07
13."Around the Sun" – 4:29
Ray Lamontagne - Till The Sun Turns Black
1. "Be Here Now" – 6:23
2. "Empty" – 5:17
3. "Barfly" – 3:55
4. "Three More Days" – 3:36
5. "Can I Stay" – 3:41
6. "You Can Bring Me Flowers" – 4:12
7. "Gone Away from Me" – 4:27
8. "Lesson Learned" – 4:39
9. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" – 1:52
10. "Till The Sun Turns Black" – 4:28
11. "Within You" – 5:43
All these songs are incredible, and it's definitely one of the best listens from start to finish.
Phatmann
12-12-2010, 00:01
Unusual choice here for some of you but ...
REM - Around the sun
1."Leaving New York" 4:49
2."Electron Blue" 4:12
3."The Outsiders" (feat. Q-Tip) 4:14
4."Make It All Okay" 3:43
5."Final Straw" 4:06
6."I Wanted to Be Wrong" 4:34
7."Wanderlust" 3:04
8."Boy in the Well" 5:22
9."Aftermath" 3:52
10."High Speed Train" 5:03
11."The Worst Joke Ever" 3:37
12."The Ascent of Man" 4:07
13."Around the Sun" 4:29
Seriously? If you're talking R.E.M. it's got to be Automatic for the People, right?
1. "Drive" 4:31
2. "Try Not to Breathe" 3:50
3. "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" 4:06
4. "Everybody Hurts" 5:17
5. "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" 2:13
6. "Sweetness Follows" 4:19
7. "Monty Got a Raw Deal" 3:17
8. "Ignoreland" 4:24
9. "Star Me Kitten" 3:15
10. "Man on the Moon" 5:13
11. "Nightswimming" 4:16
12. "Find the River" 3:50
Dragonfly
12-12-2010, 00:56
Good shouts with 'Hot Fuss' and 'Origin Of Symmetry'. The former is full of catchy songs.
My nomination is my favourite album of all time, 'OK Computer' by Radiohead:
1. "Airbag" – 4:44
2. "Paranoid Android" – 6:23
3. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" – 4:27
4. "Exit Music (For a Film)" – 4:24
5. "Let Down" – 4:59
6. "Karma Police" – 4:21
7. "Fitter Happier" – 1:57 (Yes, even this track.)
8. "Electioneering" – 3:50
9. "Climbing Up the Walls" – 4:45
10. "No Surprises" – 3:48
11. "Lucky" – 4:19
12. "The Tourist" – 5:24
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Radiohead.okcomputer.albumart. jpg
Seriously? If you're talking R.E.M. it's got to be Automatic for the People, right?
1. "Drive" – 4:31
2. "Try Not to Breathe" – 3:50
3. "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" – 4:06
4. "Everybody Hurts" – 5:17
5. "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" – 2:13
6. "Sweetness Follows" – 4:19
7. "Monty Got a Raw Deal" – 3:17
8. "Ignoreland" – 4:24
9. "Star Me Kitten" – 3:15
10. "Man on the Moon" – 5:13
11. "Nightswimming" – 4:16
12. "Find the River" – 3:50
Yeah but Around the sun was a more experimental album and on the whole is stronger as an overall listen. Automatic for the people is a classic, and rightly so, but mainly because it has four of REM's biggest and iconic hits on it.
Good shouts with 'Hot Fuss' and 'Origin Of Symmetry'. The former is full of catchy songs.
My nomination is my favourite album of all time, 'OK Computer' by Radiohead:
1. "Airbag" – 4:44
2. "Paranoid Android" – 6:23
3. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" – 4:27
4. "Exit Music (For a Film)" – 4:24
5. "Let Down" – 4:59
6. "Karma Police" – 4:21
7. "Fitter Happier" – 1:57 (Yes, even this track.)
8. "Electioneering" – 3:50
9. "Climbing Up the Walls" – 4:45
10. "No Surprises" – 3:48
11. "Lucky" – 4:19
12. "The Tourist" – 5:24
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Radiohead.okcomputer.albumart. jpg
I was going to plump for 'The Bends' by Radiohead but 'Ok Computer' is a superb album.
Radiohead are one of the bands I'd likely use if I needed to depress myself enough to commit suicide, ergo, no requirement to skip tracks...
Drake's Thank Me Later is quite good but a few sloppy songs let it down like Shut It Down and Karaoke, they just weren't needed.
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star" 5:23
2. "Shakermaker" 5:10
3. "Live Forever" 4:38
4. "Up in the Sky" 4:28
5. "Columbia" 6:17
6. "Supersonic" 4:44
7. "Bring It on Down" 4:17
8. "Cigarettes & Alcohol" 4:50
9. "Digsy's Dinner" 2:32
10. "Slide Away" 6:32
11. "Married with Children" 3:12
The Smiths - The Smiths
1."Reel Around the Fountain" 5:58
2."You've Got Everything Now" 3:59
3."Miserable Lie" 4:29
4."Pretty Girls Make Graves" 3:42
5."The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" 4:38
6."This Charming Man" 2:43
Originally not released on UK and European issues of the album
7."Still Ill" 3:23
8."Hand in Glove" 3:25
9."What Difference Does It Make?" 3:51
10."I Don't Owe You Anything" 4:05
11."Suffer Little Children" 5:28
Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' for sure.
Makavelian
13-12-2010, 14:56
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A Tribe Called Quest-Midnight Marauders
1. Midnight Marauders Tour Guide
2. Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
3. Award Tour
4. 8 Million Stories
5. Sucka Nigga
6. Midnight
7. We Can Get Down
8. Electric Relaxation
9. Clap Your Hands
10. Oh My God
11. Keep It Rollin'
12. Chase, Pt. 2, The
13. Lyrics to Go
14. God Lives Through
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2pac - All Eyes On Me
DISC 1:
1. Ambitionz Az A Ridah
2. All Bout U - (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg/Nate Dogg/Dru Down)
3. Skandalouz - (featuring Nate Dogg)
4. Got My Mind Made Up - (featuring Dat Nigga Daz/Kurupt/Redman/Method Man)
5. How Do U Want It - (featuring KC/JoJo)
6. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)
7. No More Pain
8. Heartz Of Men
9. Life Goes On
10. Only God Can Judge Me - (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)
11. Tradin War Stories - (featuring Dramacydal/C-Bo/Storm)
12. California Love (RMX) - (featuring Dr Dre/Roger Troutman)
13. I Ain't Mad At Cha - (featuring Danny Boy)
14. What'z Ya Phone # - (featuring Danny Boy)
DISC 2:
1. Can't C Me - (featuring George Clinton)
2. Shorty Wanna Be A Thug
3. Holla At Me
4. Wonda Why They Call U Bytch
5. When We Ride - (featuring Outlaw Immortalz)
6. Thug Passion - (featuring Jewell/Dramacydal/Storm)
7. Picture Me Rollin' - (featuring Danny Boy/Syke/CPO)
8. Check Out Time - (featuring Kurupt/Syke)
9. Ratha Be Ya Nigga - (featuring Richie Rich)
10. All Eyez On Me - (featuring Syke)
11. Run Tha Streetz - (featuring Michel'le/Mutah/Storm)
12. Ain't Hard 2 Find - (featuring E-40/B-Legit/C-Bo/Richie Rich)
13. Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Btnhresurrection
1. Show 'Em
2. Righteous Ones, The - (featuring David's Daughters)
3. 2 Glocks
4. Battlezone
5. Ecstasy
6. Murder One
7. Souljahs Marching
8. Servin' Tha Fiends
9. Resurrection (Paper, Paper) - (featuring Flesh-N-Bone)
10. Can't Give It Up
11. Weed Song
12. Change the World - (featuring Big B)
13. Don't Worry
14. Mind on Our Money
15. No Way Out
16. One Night Stand - (bonus track)
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Lost Boyz-Legal Drug Money
1. Intro
2. The Yearn
3. Music Makes Me High
4. Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimas and Benz
5. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
6. Renee
7. All Right
8. Legal Drug Money
9. Get Up
10. Is this Da Part
11. Straight form Da Ghetto
12. Keep it Real
13. Channel Zero
14. Da Game
15. 1, 2, 3
16. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
[remix]
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Ludacris - Word Of Mouth
1. Coming 2 America
2. Rollout (My Business)
3. Go 2 Sleep - Ludacris & I-20/Lil' Wilson/Three 6 Mafia
4. Cry Babies (Oh No)
5. She Said - Ludacris & Fate Wilson
6. Howhere [skit]
7. Area Codes - Ludacris & Nate Dogg
8. Growing Pains - Ludacris & Fate Wilson/Keon Bryee
9. Greatest Hits [skit]
10. Move Bitch - Ludacris & Mystikal/I-20
11. Stop Lying [skit]
12. Saturday (Oooh Oooh) - Ludacris & Sleepy Brown
13. Keep It On The Hush - Ludacris & Jazze Pha
14. Word Of Mouf [freestyle] - Ludacris & 4-Ize
15. Get The Fuck Back - Ludacris & Shawnna/I-20/Fate Wilson
16. Freaky Thangs - Ludacris & Twista/Jagged Edge
17. Cold Outside - Ludacris & Chimere
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1. Killa Tape Intro
2. Rotten Apple
3. Skit/Drop
4. That's What's Up
5. U Not Like Me
6. 50 Bars
7. Life's On The Line
8. Get Out The Club
9. Be A Gentleman
10. F*ck You
11. Too Hot
12. Who U Rep With
13. Corner Bodega
14. Ghetto Qua Ran
15. As The World Turns
16. Whoo Kid Freestyle
17. Stretch Armstrong Freestyle
18. Doo Wop Freestyle
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It must be Kind Of Blue as suggested by Mjall.
Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Sgt. Pepper by The Beatles
Exile On Main Street
Dark Tranquillity The Gallery (1995)
1. "Punish My Heaven"
2. "Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew"
3. "Edenspring"
4. "The Dividing Line"
5. "The Gallery"
6. "The One Brooding Warning"
7. "Midway Through Infinity"
8. "Lethe"
9. "The Emptiness from Which I Fed"
10. "Mine Is the Grandeur..." (instrumental)
11. "...of Melancholy Burning"
Forgot to add
DEATH - Human (1991)
"Flattening of Emotions" – 4:28
"Suicide Machine" – 4:19
"Together as One" – 4:06
"Secret Face" – 4:36
"Lack of Comprehension" – 3:39
"See Through Dreams" – 4:26
"Cosmic Sea (Instrumental)" – 4:23
"Vacant Planets
All of the Stroke's albums are superb, but I think First Impressions of Earth is the best 'track for track' record.
http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/covers/first-impressions-of-earth.jpg
1. "You Only Live Once" – 3:09
2. "Juicebox" – 3:17
3. "Heart in a Cage" – 3:27
4. "Razorblade" – 3:29
5. "On the Other Side" – 4:38
6. "Vision of Division" – 4:20
7. "Ask Me Anything" (Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi) – 3:12
8. "Electricityscape" – 3:33
9. "Killing Lies" (Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture) – 3:50
10. "Fear of Sleep" – 4:00
11. "15 Minutes" – 4:34
12. "Ize of the World" – 4:29
13. "Evening Sun" (Julian Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti) – 3:06
14. "Red Light" – 3:11
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