Perfect Albums Thread

[Jonah Hill poster]

I sometimes have inner debates on if I should call this a perfect album, but it could very well be up there:



Pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd was the one rock album that I found myself re-listening to after months on end of listening to old school rap albums that were celebrating their historical anniversaries (A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders and Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, just to name a couple — it’s been 30 years since they were both released this year back on 11/9/23).

Yet, it was this album that I firmly believe made me stop listening to rap (almost) altogether because it was just fun and actively a fantastic listen. Aside from “Simple Man” and “Free Bird”, this was genuinely a perfect example of sweet and very straight to the point.

Listening to this song genuinely put a smile on my face, and I even found myself stomping my feet and bobbing my head every time I heard it. It was just something unexpected to witness firsthand.

 

[Beany Man]

Posted earlier but didn't want to shit up my post with images. Other perfect albums IMOP:

Speaking of The Cure, saw em live within the last year and Robert Smith can still sing perfectly, even if the song he's performing is from 77'.

 

[AnOminous]

For the Pixies I'd also include Doolittle.

 

[pork and beans]

pixies, sufjan stevens, lorde, the smashing pumkins, my bloody valentine... you guys have good music taste. couldnt agree more.


personally i think some more perfect albums are American football LP1 by American Football and Norman Fucking Rockwell by Lana del Rey. I swear they don't contain a bad or skippable song. Just consistently great throughout.

 

[Irene and 22 others]

A lot of great picks in here. Here are a few that I would add that I haven't seen mentioned.

Ween: The Mollusk



I've seen a few other Ween albums mentioned here, and while they're great albums, I wouldn't consider them perfect. The nautical undercurrent that flows through the album keeps it all connected even though it's as all over the place musically and creatively as any other Ween album.

Neil Young: After the Gold Rush



It's not my favorite Neil album, but I couldn't think of any way in which this album could be changed to make it better. My only complain against it is that it's just a bit over 30 minutes long and I'm left wanting more.

The Dear Hunter: Act V: Hymns for the Devil in Confessional



I suspect the reason there's not even a hint of Act VI even though we're closing in on a decade since the release of this album is because they know this album going to be practically impossible to follow.

Billy Joel: The Stranger



A lot of people in this thread have described a perfect album as one that they could listen to all the way through without skipping a single song. For me this is one that as soon as I've hit the end, I'm ready to play it through again.

 

[Asterism]

as someone already pointed out, mellon collie and the infinite sadness is one of my top favorites!
...but seriously. by phil collins is also a banger
hospice by the antlers got me through some really hard times
paramore by paramore is seriously underlistened to
the valley by eisley is really good and eisley is really underrated

 

[FieldPiece]

Ween - Quebec

Transdermal Celebration and The Argus are easily some of the greatest songs ever written. Happy Coloured Marbles and Tried And True are also beautiful. If it had been their last album Ween would have been a band with a flawless discography if you ask me.

 

[Mr. A. L. Mao]

 

[Huh what?]

Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Shudder To Think - Pony Express Record
Oomori Seiko - Mahou ga Tsukaenainara Shinitai
Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes
Dr Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Afrirampo - Afriverse
Max Normal TV - Good Morning South Africa
Shiina Ringo - Karuki Zaamen Kuri no Hana

Sick taste

 

[Womble of Wimbledon]

Neil Young: After the Gold Rush



It's not my favorite Neil album, but I couldn't think of any way in which this album could be changed to make it better. My only complain against it is that it's just a bit over 30 minutes long and I'm left wanting more.

I couldn't agree more. It's not my favourite but it is literally perfect, not a single note is out of place.

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

Dreamed I was an eskimo...

 

[AnOminous]

I don't know how this hasn't been mentioned yet.

The Pogues. Rum Sodomy & the Lash. Produced by Elvis Costello. The perfect Pogues album and therefore a perfect album in general.

 

[Ayana Otonashi]

lemme leave a few of my favorites here that I consider perfect or near perfect

At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command

At the Drive-In/The Mars Volta have a handful of great records, Frances the Mute could also contend for this as well, what with its more technical and proggy approach, but nothing beats Relationship of Command's raw emotion and energy for me.

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

Honestly a landmark of contemporary songwriting, this album can be peacefully melancholic at times and at others feels like a bear tearing through your flesh (which is actually part of the album), Phil Elverum's just one of my favorite musicians in general because of this, alongside Mount Eerie and the absolutely soul crushing A Crow Looked at Me

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...

One of my favorites of all time, honestly solidified sampling as an art in itself and showed how far equipment like the MPC-2000 could be pushed. I'll forever be salty about how DJ Shadow shit the bed after The Private Press all in the name of trying not to sound the same.

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

I was just listening to Sonic Youth earlier and I just had to mention what I believe to be the height of their work. Feels like the culmination of 10-15 years of the New York underground scene as the 80s were soon coming to a close. It's hard to describe this album lol

 

[King Possum]

I was recently introduced to this album. The mixing and composition are absolutely perfect, I've never heard anything like it and can't get enough. also how do I embed videos?

 

[kazuhiro]

how do I embed videos?

In the reply box, click the two highlighted icons to open the Insert Media box, then paste in the URL. That creates the code in the image below, which embeds the video (if you're lucky, Youtube videos often fail to embed properly here, so it really helps to give the artist & album title in your post as well as just the video).

You can also just type in the [ media=youtube ] code instead of using the buttons.

 

[my penis is on fire]

Master Boot Record - Personal Computer (2022)
MBR's discography is consistently great, but this is the only album of theirs that I think doesn't have a single miss. I'm glad it's one of their later albums, so they're still improving instead of peaking at the very start of their career.


Tally Hall - Good & Evil (2011)
I don't care if it's theaterkidcore, I love it and I can see how it oneshotted every single sperg who's ever listened to it. It's a total departure from the millennial irony meme music of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, which hasn't aged nearly as well as this album, and is instead a focused and evocative experience. It's all perfectly suited to making complex music videos with your OCs in your head as you listen to it. I think the fact that this is the least popular album in Tally Hall's horrendous fanbase speaks to its quality.

 

[keep em' comin]

good kid mAAd city

one of the best performances of storytelling in all of music, every song on this album is a 9+, with 2 flawless 10s, (Imo), Good Kid, and Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst, and are enjoyable in front to back listens, or individually.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvR2bZRQluxsElKifksCXcbDXbDscLEq

 

[PaperRoads]

good kid mAAd city

one of the best performances of storytelling in all of music, every song on this album is a 9+, with 2 flawless 10s, (Imo), Good Kid, and Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst, and are enjoyable in front to back listens, or individually.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvR2bZRQluxsElKifksCXcbDXbDscLEq

Way better than the overrated "To Pimp A Butterfly" imo.



Death Grips - The Money Store
Genre: Experimental Hip Hop

Should be no surprise if you've seen my pfp.

Perfect album where every songs are different from one and other, yet every single one of them works in a cohesive way to bring this album together in a perfect way. (Also bookended by two 10/10 songs)

 

[CryptoHermit]

I can heartily recommend any album from The Gloaming yet their 2nd album is best. It's sung in the actual Irish language and it's SOVLFVL
The Gloaming 2
Genre: Experimental Irish "Gael Ceoil" music.



Youtube playlist of their 2nd album

 

[Mandy Stroyer]

Lanterns - Son Lux (this is first for a reason)
Deathconsciousness, Sea of Worry - Have A Nice Life
Hinterkaifeck - Giles Corey
Shrines - Purity Ring
Halfaxa - Grimes
Life After Defo - Deptford Goth
Widowspeak - Widowspeak
Barrow - Cemeteries
The Dots - Alaskalaska
Shed, Floral Green, Hyperview - Title Fight
Ghoul Intentions - Glocca Morra
please be nice - Camping In Alaska
I Hope The Leaves Change Soon For You - Black Pine
I Let It In And It Took Everything - Loathe
It's Immaterial, A Different Arrangement - Black Marble