What's your Perfect Album?

[Dark Shadow]

This one is tough:

If I had to choose only one, definitely my desert island must have:



That said, I never skip songs on any of these and I can't seem to choose a single favorite from them either:






And this would have to be my favorite musical pick, even though it technically wasn't, it should have been :

[Blue Meanie]

Seriously?

“Is that your mother on the phone?” Lol!

I was just going to say that...One of THE WORST songs ever made.

[warlock664]

The Police Synchronicity...

Seriously?

“Is that your mother on the phone?” Lol!

[Blue Meanie]

So many out there:

Journey's 'Escape'
Boston's 'Boston'
Hootie and The Blowfish's 'Cracked Rear View'
Paul McCartney and Wings 'Band On The Run'
Fleetwood Mac's 'Fleetwood Mac'
Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours'
Peter Gabriel's 'So'
George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass'

Ones that I think are perfect that some others may not know or may not think are perfect:

The Rascals 'Groovin'
Ringo Starr's 'Ringo'
Crowded House's 'Woodface'
Adele's '19'
Dave Barnes' 'You + Me + The World'
Genesis' 'Trick Of The Tail'

So many more that I can't think of right now...but it really is about what YOU think is a perfect album. There will always be at least one "go to" album that someone can play from start to finish and say "That's just a perfect record"

[EMCE Hammer]

I'm surprised The Cars/The Cars didn't show up on anybody's lists

IMO, it's probably the best debut album EVER

So right, can't believe I forgot them. Probably because I am working off their greatest hits CD these days.

I just thought of a soundtrack that I used to play a lot - Bullworth.

[MegoSteve]

I love Devo's New Traditionalists:

https://open.spotify.com/album/69RnQKuF0WHKl2NcaB8z7t

[palitoy]

Another couple of perfect rekkids for me.

[Mikey]

I'm surprised The Cars/The Cars didn't show up on anybody's lists

IMO, it's probably the best debut album EVER

[WannabeMego]

Most of the ones I'd mention have already been listed, so I'll toss a few in that I haven't seen:

- Oingo Boingo 'Dead Man's Party'
- Green Day 'American Idiot'
- Foo Fighters 'Sonic Highway'
- Anita Baker 'Rapture'
- Melissa Etheridge 'Melissa Etheridge'
- Camelot (Richard Harris Play) Soundtrack

...and I'm pretty sure there is more I missed.

[MRP]

I could name quite a few, but I will try to limit it to a baker's dozen, and which one I spin depends on my mood at the time

Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Blues Brothers soundtrack
Miles Davis-Kind of Blue
Gary Clark Jr. Black and Blue
Eric Clapton-From the Cradle
Robert Johnson-The Complete Recordings
King Crimson-Red
Led Zeppelin IV
Yes-Tales from Topographic Oceans
Queen-News of the World
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong-Porgie and Bess
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
Jimi Hendrix-Blues

if greatest hits were allowed, I would have put Parliament 20th century Masters on the list instead of something else there. Got to have a little funk in your groove.

-M

[Johnny]

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Another Masterpiece!

[Johnny]

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Masterpiece!

[EMCE Hammer]

I love musicals. I have seen many. While Hamilton may have the best music, it left me a little flat on the live performance. Wicked doesn't have the best music but the live performance was awesome. Chicago - pretty good musical numbers and pretty good show. JC Superstar has great music and a great show.

Would any of the musicals I love rate the perfect album? Probably not.

Purple Rain, Zeppelin 3, Queen II (and 4 or 5 other Queen albums), Floyd The Wall, Goodbye Yellow brick Road, U2 War, smiths strangeways here we come. jimmy buffet songs you know by heart, Violent Femmes debut, Police Ghost in teh Machine (and all their albums), Cheap Trick at Budokan, CSNY Deja Vu, Beatles Let it Be, Steely Dan Aja, Donnie Iris Back on the Streets. Beach Boys Pet Sounds, Eagles Live, Kinks Give the People What they Want, Styx Paradise Theater, Journey Escape, Foreiner 4, Dire Straits Brothers in Arms, Depeche Mode Violator, Meatloaf Bat out of Hell, Ozzy Blizzard of Oz, Soundgarden Super Unkown, Bowie Changes, Petty Damn the Torpedoes, Jane's addiction nothings shocking, Cars Heartbeat City, Star Wars soundtrack, Eminem Slim Shady, Simon and Garfunkel Bookends, Who's Next, Metallica debut, Aerosmith Toys in teh Attic, Stones Tatoo You, ACDC Back in Black, REM Murmur, Lou Reed Transformer, Billy Joel The Stranger, Gabriel So

... I will have to pause for a while. I definitely can't pare this down to 1

Great list!

[LonnieFisher]

Says who? This is a musical staple in my home.

I love that album. I've loved Time Warp since I first heard it on Doctor Demento. Long before I saw the movie...

[Brue]

The only way I can post in this thread is with a musical, and I know that's not kosher.

I love musicals. I have seen many. While Hamilton may have the best music, it left me a little flat on the live performance. Wicked doesn't have the best music but the live performance was awesome. Chicago - pretty good musical numbers and pretty good show. JC Superstar has great music and a great show.

Would any of the musicals I love rate the perfect album? Probably not.

Purple Rain, Zeppelin 3, Queen II (and 4 or 5 other Queen albums), Floyd The Wall, Goodbye Yellow brick Road, U2 War, smiths strangeways here we come. jimmy buffet songs you know by heart, Violent Femmes debut, Police Ghost in teh Machine (and all their albums), Cheap Trick at Budokan, CSNY Deja Vu, Beatles Let it Be, Steely Dan Aja, Donnie Iris Back on the Streets. Beach Boys Pet Sounds, Eagles Live, Kinks Give the People What they Want, Styx Paradise Theater, Journey Escape, Foreiner 4, Dire Straits Brothers in Arms, Depeche Mode Violator, Meatloaf Bat out of Hell, Ozzy Blizzard of Oz, Soundgarden Super Unkown, Bowie Changes, Petty Damn the Torpedoes, Jane's addiction nothings shocking, Cars Heartbeat City, Star Wars soundtrack, Eminem Slim Shady, Simon and Garfunkel Bookends, Who's Next, Metallica debut, Aerosmith Toys in teh Attic, Stones Tatoo You, ACDC Back in Black, REM Murmur, Lou Reed Transformer, Billy Joel The Stranger, Gabriel So

... I will have to pause for a while. I definitely can't pare this down to 1