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Ok, I was listening Van Halen while doing kitchen chores. VH I, and 1984, bookends on the Roth years.

 

The last song on 1984 (House of Pain) doesn't do a thing for me, but the whole rest of the album is non-stop cool. VH I I don't care for the last song (On Fire), but again, non-stop cool.

 

My question: What album has the best full experience, not two hits, and 35 minutes of BS?

 

Jeff Beck, Truth, works for me, except for "Blues Deluxe"

 

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Originally posted by Tedster:

"Wait a minute! (Jimmy Durante voice) STOP DA MUSIC!

 

How come these are all OLD albums? Surely something new must be wall-to-wall good as well..."

Well, I could go on and on about loads of "old" albums that do it for me, but, since ya wanna "new" album recommendation testimonial...

 

My nominee would be The Soft Bulletin, by the Flaming Lips. I love this album! The funny thing is...

 

...the last song (actually, two) should be left off for the ultimate experiencing of the album as a 'whole'. That is, after the real last song, there's a pair of "alternate takes" of two tunes previously on the playlist. They're fine, but they totally botch the vibey mood set-up by the final track! I usually play it from my PC's drive via WMP, and remove the last two tracks from the "playlist". I might actually burn a copy sans those two tracks sometime, as well, it bugs me so much!

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Audioslave's Audioslave. Oddly enough they could of left off the last song The Last Remaining Light. That's the newest album I like to bug out to. But going back I like Iron Maiden's Killers. There's no dogs in there.
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Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Floyd - Wish you were here (of course you've gotta love Shine on you crazy diamond parts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, & 9!)

 

We'd dump routinely on people who'd put on an LP and place the needle anywhere other than the start or pick it up prematurly. :evil: Ya listen to the whole thing man. this aint a radio station for #$%^& sakes! :D:D

I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder.

 

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Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic, Floyd - Wish you were here (of course you've gotta love Shine on you crazy diamond parts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, & 9!)

 

We'd dump routinely on people who'd put on an LP and place the needle anywhere other than the start or pick it up prematurly. :evil: Ya listen to the whole thing man. this aint a radio station for #$%^& sakes! :D:D

:thu:

 

Yeah, I'm an album err I mean cd listener myself. But when the album is first released more often than not I skip the first single for the first year or two. I don't know why.

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Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.:

We'd dump routinely on people who'd put on an LP and place the needle anywhere other than the start or pick it up prematurly. :evil: Ya listen to the whole thing man. this aint a radio station for #$%^& sakes! :D:D

YES, YES, YES!!! I can barely get my wife to leave the car radio on one station for a full song. :mad: I'm the same way watching TV. I want to watch a program from beginning to end, even if I have to sit through the commercials. All that channel surfing is bad for the soul (and your attention span)

 

I do like the shuffle feature on my 5 disc changer for a party though. I slip in a disc with 9-10 different versions of the same song, and the shuffler pops it up in there every so often. Folks don't seem to notice :P

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Oh I can list so many.....

 

AC/DC - Back in Black

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Van Halen - 5150

Deep Purple - Machine Head

 

It could be such a BIG list! :cool:

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I was at a party with a bunch of people younger than myself and they were driving me nuts with changing CDs in the middle-sometimes one minute into-a song. Someone asked me if I had any requests and I said, `yeah, put on a song and put the remote in the refrigerator`. The whole group turned around and looked at me like I had suggested going to the zoo and watching the wolly mammoths.

Anyway, `Frengers` from Mew-super from start to finish, even the Japan `bonus tracks`.

Maia Sharp`s debut-a collection of songs but every one a gem.

Same old surprises, brand new cliches-

 

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Like it was said in the LZ thread, it's all personal opinion and nobody should argue or convince you otherwise, but IMHO

 

Van Halen - I through Fair Warning (although Diver Down and 1984 are exceptional too).

 

Led Zeppelin - I through Physical Graffiti.

 

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime and Empire. Their earlier and later stuff is great too, but those CDs are EXCEPTIONAL.

 

and anything by the Bangles or Boy George :D:freak:

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In Step- SRV

Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper- Fab Four

Dark Side of Moon- PF

Derek and the Dominoes LIVE

Live at the Fillmore- Allmans

 

Oh, new? Let's see.......uh? :freak:

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Originally posted by cosmo115:

and anything by the Bangles or Boy George :D:freak:

Actually, The Bangles are a guilty pleasure of mine. "Walk Like an Egyptian" was dumb...but they had some rather melodic pop tunes. And a couple of 'em weren't hard on the eyes, either.
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Originally posted by Tedster:

Originally posted by cosmo115:

and anything by the Bangles or Boy George :D:freak:

Actually, The Bangles are a guilty pleasure of mine. "Walk Like an Egyptian" was dumb...but they had some rather melodic pop tunes. And a couple of 'em weren't hard on the eyes, either.
I can't believe you'd admit that Ted :thu:;)
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Wish I could come up with something new, but alas, I have to go back to the 80s for anything with wall to wall goodness:

 

Roxy Music - Avalon, here is an album that must be listened to from beginning to end to truly appreciate.

 

The Smithereens - Green Thoughts, just a plain great album from beginning to end. Nothing like a Rickenbacker, a Rat and a Marshall to deliver the goods on guitar tone. :thu:

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Originally posted by tiger85:

In Step- SRV

Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper- Fab Four

Dark Side of Moon- PF

Derek and the Dominoes LIVE

Live at the Fillmore- Allmans

 

Oh, new? Let's see.......uh? :freak:

All good choices :thu:
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Rush - Moving Pictures

Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet

Outfield - Play Deep

AC/DC - Back in Black

Pink Floyd - The Wall

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Def Leppard - Hysteria

Garbage - 1st and second albums

Queen - News of the World

"For instance" is not proof.

 

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Who's Next is great...

 

Dark Side of the Moon, but that goes without saying doesn't it? ;)

 

Abbey Road has some GREAT songs on it (something may very well be the best song ever) but they tend to lose me near the end, so...

 

Past Masters V2

 

Thats all for now :thu:

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Just browsing through my collection. Let's see.....

 

AC/DC - Back in Black

Aerosmith - Rocks

Beatles -Abbey Road

Boston -Boston

Def Leppard - Pyromania

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

Steely Dan - Royal Scam

Tears for Fears - Seeds of Love

Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Who - Who's Next

 

So there's a short list. I would say my favorites are Tears for Fears and Tom Waits, even though they are not guitar albums. And I have a certain appreciation for Def Leppard and Boston for creating what I call "Perfect" albums, meaning that the songs, performances, production and stylistic timing were perfect.

Everybody knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact. - Homer Simpson
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