What albums are meant for listening to front to back?

[tasty sweeps]

Originally Posted by Chris2112

Wow, I thought I'd be the only one here who had heard it! "Could Well be in" is a great tune.

you can thank my ex for turning me on to that. she actually listened to a lot of fantastic music i'd never have gotten into otherwise- it's not that my musical taste is narrow, it's just that i have so much music, i'm always busy listening to other things!

i love the almost... disjointed feel of the compositions on that album. like the samples and drum tracks just barely lock in, the way the lyrics flow... it's just unique and it makes me want to just start spitting lyrics out whenever i have a bad day.

i'm in the same boat most times, talking about music that no one else seems to know or care to haha.

guess moving clear across the country, dumping money into the equivalent of a big black hole that yells and doesn't put out, being dumped three times in a row- i don't even know how that happened to this day- selling most of my scheisse and hitching back to new england was worth it for this musical connection!

[perfektspace6]

Probably been mentioned:

Jeff Buckley: Grace = perfect

[ProfGumby]

Originally Posted by jimmyjammer

Ooooh, yeah... I forgot this one! Good call.

YUP! +100!

Also, Extreme's "3 Sides To Every Story"

[DHowardAir]

Originally Posted by dougjwray

"Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" ~ Derek and the Dominos
It's a song cycle about unrequited love, and while it doesn't literally have a linear "plot" like "Tommy", the opening song brings you up to speed on the story, and then you're off on a one-way roller coaster ride of agony and ecstasy. It reaches a nuclear meltdown culmination on the next-to-last track (the famous title song), and then the final song serves as a sort of epilogue to the whole saga.
Fantastic.
Plus, you've got Carl Radle on bass, not to mention Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, of course.
Hmmmm... think I'll go listen to it now...

Bravo! Bravo!

Derek and the Dominos - "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" ............ that album is 24K gold front to back. It will go down in history as one of the alltime great blues/rock/love masterpieces.

[Otso]

Alice in Chains - "Dirt" and "Jar of Flies"

Eric Dolphy - "Out to Lunch" and "Out There".

[tom once dead]

Nine Ich Nails - The Fragile

[DanFold]

James, First album all the way through to the last.

[Wesley R]

Originally Posted by mimaz

I tend to think of most Zappa albums that way, but "Joe's Garage" comes immediately to mind.

over and over for 6-12 hrs ada on motorcycle trip.

[PICK]

Fear Factory - Obsolete.
Read the liner book as you listen to it. It's a pretty far fetched story, but its a fun concept album.

[In Absentia]

Porcupine Tree-Fear of a Blank Planet, Deadwing

[GtenderG]

Wow, no one's mentioned 'Close To the Edge' or 'Relayer' by Yes....

Great playing by Chris Squire.

Here's one that knocked me over:
Vision of the Emerald Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Ralphe Armstrong on fretless (Gibson RD Artist?) bass plays some unbelievable stuff. If you've not listened to I recomend you do....

[fretlesswonder]

Red Hot Chile Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic

[JulienJeff]

pearl jam, vitalogy

[tink9975]

They've been mentioned a few times, but I would have to say

Opeth-Blackwater Park

Most of their albums are good all the way through, but there is something about Blackwater Park that makes the album feel more like a complete, coherent work. The title track is one of the best endings for an album that I have heard.

[Shawman]

Faith No More - King For A Day

[groooooove]

jacob fred jazz odyssey "lil tae rides again"

sick record.

[Planet Boulder]

Here are some random ones that come to mind (which may or may not have already been mentioned):

- Pink Floyd - "Animals"
- Pink Floyd - "The Wall"
- Pink Floyd - "DSOTM"
- Sugar - "Copper Blue"
- Jane's Addiction - "Ritual de la Habitual"
- My Chemical Romance - "The Black Parade"
- Kate Bush - "Arial" (both CDs)
- Rush - "A Farewell to Kings"
- The Mars Volta - (hell, pick one)
- Porcupine Tree - "Fear of a Blank Planet"
- Beastie Boys - "Paul's Boutique"
- Frank Zappa - "Joe's Garage" (I, II, III)
- Husker Du - "Zen Arcade"
- Minutemen - "Double Nickels on the Dime"


To me, these are CDs that just beg to be listened to all the way through every time they are played. No point in starting in the middle or skipping around.

There are SO many others, but my memory is fading.

[drnknmstr]

Originally Posted by Bassman7PM

Steely Dan - Aja
Jimmy Haslip -Red Heat
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On
P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Sly and the Family Stone- Theres a Riot Goin On
Corinne Bailey Rae- (Self Titeled)

Nice mix there.

Also +1 to Band of Gypsys.

I can't believe I didn't see an Abbey Road there, though Sgt Peppers and Love are an excellent choice, too.

"Whatever and Ever, Amen" - Ben Folds Five
"Thrust" - Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters
"Beyond the Missouri Sky" - Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
"Babylon by Bus" - Bob Marley
"Who's Next" - The Who

[Nasnederis]

"Black Oni"-Guapo, a masterpiece.

[Dom Phenom]

Just Say Yes by Excellent Gentlemen is designed for front to back listening.

One can shamelessly self-promote a debut album, can't they?

listen to the whole thing for free at www.excellentgentlemen.com