Albums that you consider "perfect"...

[Gubna]

Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique and Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon

All I've been listening to lately is Spock's Beard.

things might be perfect, but not ideal.

 

[Sonicfrog]

My preference production wise is a clean, uncluttered sound. I've got four examples:

Puzzle - DaDa
Temple Of Low Men - Crowded House
TNMC - Sheryl Crow (the first album)
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits (notice all have great bass / drum ratio)

Throwing-the-kitchen-sink-at-it production:

Duke or Abacab - Genesis
Play - Squeeze (probably my favorite)
Seal (the first one)
Toy Matinee
Power Windows - Rush
Ghost - Police

 

[becker4567]

The Who - Live at Leeds. Fist pounding, old school rock and roll at its best.
Santana - Abraxas. At least you can pretend your on acid
Sgt. Peppers - Quite possibly the best, most inventive album of all time
Pearl Jam - 10. The worlds best garage band's best album
Cream - Just get any album you can get your hands on, and strive to be as good
Sex Pistols - Bollocks. Listen to this album 10 times, then spit

 

[CrankenStein]

Dead Kennedys- Plastic Surgery Disasters; cant go wrong with DK. Bass, Guitar, Drums, Vocals are perfect on every track.

Reel Big Fish- Our Live Album is better then Your Live Album; Amazing live album.

Mustard Plug- Big Daddy Multitude; Superb ska album with some groovy ska bass.

 

[Toronto Bassist]

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew. There's no album quite like, nor will there ever be. Utterly unique and captivating from beginning to end.

 

[azarias]

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew. There's no album quite like, nor will there ever be. Utterly unique and captivating from beginning to end.

I would like to add Miles - In a silent way and A Tribute to Jack Johnson to that 8)

 

[TerenceSharp]

Blood sugar sex Magik by the chili peppers.

I was going to say californciation, musically brilliant, however the mastering of the album leaves a helluvalot to be desired.

 

[7StringBassist]

Queensrysche - Empire

Aerosmith - Toys in the attic

Dream Theater - Awake

The Matches - E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals

 

[funkalicious101]

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young. I think it is one of the most creative and well written collection of music of all time.

Maybe Achtung Baby by U2. I'll have to listen to it front to back once or twice today and think about it.

 

[mellowgerman]

Takes Off - Jefferson Airplane
After Bathing At Baxter's - Jefferson Airplane
Harvest - Neil Young
After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
Summerteeth - Wilco
Grateful Dead (self-titled debut album) - Grateful Dead

 

[mellowgerman]

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young. I think it is one of the most creative and well written collection of music of all time.

Beat me by 1 minute!

 

[Jim C]

Very interesting thread although I got bored with repeated selections.
Was surpeised that there was only 1mvague mention of the Stones (Sticky Fingers for me) and no Jeff Beck Truth.

 

[Pablo Fanque]

There are quite a few albums I love so strongly that they could be called "perfect." I think my favorite of the favorites is
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[funkalicious101]

Beat me by 1 minute!

Hah, thats pretty weird. I was thinking of choosing Harvest but I really don't like "Theres A World."

 

[DoomandHeavy]

Epicus Doomicus Metallicus from Candlemass. Its so full of power, character, and darkness.

 

[dragoon419]

Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Big Wreck -In Loving Memory of...
Big Wreck - The Pleasure and the Greed

James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion

Nightwish - Once (Yes, Once, even with Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan)

The Police - Ghost in the Machine

Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

Kamelot - The Black Halo

Judas Priest - The Angel of Retribution

 

[EagleMoon]

The Police - Ghost in the Machine

Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales

Big thumbs up on these two in particular.

I know Sting doesn't get a lot of praise around here for some reason, but he's a heck of a songwriter.

 

[Jared92]

RHCP-B,S,S,M
Rage Against the Machine - Self/T
Iron Maiden - Powerslave!!! (Number 1)
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (What a mouthful!)
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

 

[dragoon419]

Big thumbs up on these two in particular.

I know Sting doesn't get a lot of praise around here for some reason, but he's a heck of a songwriter.

He's my favourite artist overall. I've a huge metalhead, but Sting still comes out on top in my books.

 

[ubado]

* Radio Head ... OK Computer

* Bob Marley & The Whalers ... LIVE (their best "them belly full")

* Pink Floyd ... The Wall (actual movie soundtrack ... not the album; as it misses too many tunes)

* Pink Floyd ... The Final Cut

* Richard "Groove" Holmes ... Broadway (Richard's organ bass lines KILL!!!)

* Talking Heads ... Stop Making Sense

* The Firm ... The Firm

* Boston ... Boston

* Crash Test Dummies ... God shuffled his feet

* Social Distortion ... Somewhere between heaven and hell

* 7 Seconds ... Soulforce Revolution (Steve Youth's bass lines break the idea of a "Punk Band" bassist)