The Perfect Album

Do you consider any records to be perfect? All killer, no filler?
My favorite all time record is Bowie's Hunky Dory. But even that has a few tracks that are frequently skipped over.
In all honesty, the only albums that I can truly consider 'perfect' are the 1st Ramones LP, the self titled 1967 Small Faces LP and Slayer's "Reign In Blood."

Thoughts?

 

If I've learned anything here, it's that some records that I think are perfect aren't considered perfect by others, and vice versa.

 

"Who's Next"

 

I've actually been thinking about this lately. My perfect records would include:

Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited
Patti Smith's Horses
Rolling Stone's Beggar's Banquet

 

I'm hardly as picky as most here. I have thousands of records I love song to song, "mastering to mastering"

 

If there are any, that would have to be one of them.

There are so many nearly perfect albums ruined by one or two tracks (looking at you. Synchronisity).

Maybe "Rumors"...it's a good listen all the way through.

And the only thing more overplayed than that album is the hate that is placed on albums for simply being...well, overplayed. But it's a good one nonetheless.

 

Who's Next is the first one I think of.

 

I could name of hundreds of perfect albums in my collection. If it's an album that I enjoy from start to finish, then... it's perfect - according to me.

As for Hunky Dory - if someone skipped any track on that LP while I was listening, they would definitely hear from me about it. Don't even think about it.

 

perfect eh? to me that means you can play it all the way through

not many spring to mind but here goes,

Television - Marquee Moon
Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Nick Lowe - The Old magic (an album that's not even one year old btw)



weird I just answered this same question on AK like two min. ago

 

+1

along with "Benefit" by Jethro Tull
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What comes to my mind is:
A Salty Dog - Procol Harum
Wolfking of L. A. - John Phillips
Live At Leeds - The Who

 

First few that come to my noggin:

David Bowie: Scary Monsters
Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking and Ritual De Lo Habitual
Roxy Music: Avalon

 

Tool's "Lateralus" for newer stuff.

 

In no particular order and I'm sure I'm missing a few;

Exile On Main St
But Seriously Folks-Joe Walsh
Tommy and Who's next
Ziggy Stardust
Led Zep 4
Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart
Queen II
Schools Out
Master of Reality
Don't Shoot Me.....-Elton
DSOTM & WYWH-PF
Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs-EC
Abraxas-Santana
Cosmo's Factory-CCR

 

London Calling and Exile On Main Street ... and they're doubles to boot.

 

Sgt. Pepper
Kind of Blue
Blue Train
Heavy Weather
Crime of the Century
Night And Day
Dark Side Of The Moon


Come to think of it there are plenty of them.

 

Innervisions - Stevie Wonder

 

Depends. Which version were you thinking of?

 

Given that the definition of "Perfect Album" in the OP is "All killer, no filler", I have to ask those who've listed "Exile on Main Street":


"Turd on the Run" is killer?!

 

A few years ago I started a similar thread on Audiogon. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1257301915&&&/Are-there-any-albums-you-consider-perfec
But to answer here:
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

 

LOL


For me, a "perfect album" is all about enjoying the ride. The peaks and valleys - the whole package. Even the occasional "turd on the run".

 

Peepshow - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Street Fighting Years - Simple Minds

 

Ya know, I have a hard time coming up with one as perfect as Who's Next.

 

Yes - Close To The Edge