Let's look at..."The Perfect Album"

[stevej37]

Reading through these favs....it's easy to spot the 'young bucs' on here.

[Paul_Heery]

I agree with a lot of the albums already listed. But, this one I found to be surprisingly good. My wife said that she wanted a copy of it, of course I obliged. We listened to it together and I came away really appreciating the album and the artist.

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

For those of you not familiar with her work, she did a few of the tracks on a Tiny Desk (Home) session

[hbueno]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Reading through these favs....it's easy to spot the 'young bucs' on here.

What's the average age here? 70+ perhaps?

Actually, it would be interesting to see an age distribution chart.

[Starless]

One that probably none of you have heard, is Epic Forest, by Rare Bird. Give it a listen, it's on You Tube and other sites.
Also, just about any Nick Drake album. Although there are only 4 I think.

[stevej37]

^^^ prob in the 60's at least.

Pedro's list is the most diverse....everything from Sinatra to newer bands that I know nothing about.

[pwd72s]

Can't pick just one...that's why I bought lots of them.

[72doug2,2S]

Surprisingly this RS gem hasn't come up. As with most of these first pressing is going to be much better than repress, club, and other labels

RS - Exile on main Street, French original pressing
YES - 90125
Steely Dan - Aja, black ABC label first press
David Bowie - Young Americans
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the run
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
Molly Hachet - self titled
Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the mountain
Jerry Rafferty - City to city
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks
Ritchie Blackmore's - Rainbow debut
Bad Company - self title debut, George Piros repress
AC/DC - Back in Black
Rush - 2112
Black Sabbath - first four albums, EUR first pressings
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar babies
The Who - Who's Next?
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - debut '77
Pink Floyd - WYWH
LZ - IV
Nazareth- Hair of the Dog
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
Billy Joel - Turnstiles
Rod Stewart - Every picture tells a story, Never a dull moment
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Dire Straits - debut '78

Some others come very close but have songs that irk me.

[ErVikingo]

PF-The Wall
PF-Wish you Were Here
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Rush - 2112
Rush - Presto
RPWL - Wanted
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Elton - Yellow Brick Road
Boston - Dont Look Back
Marillion - Misguided Childhood
Steven Wilson - Insurgentes
Lonely Robot - Please Come Home
Kino - Radio Voltaire
Sound of Contact (Simon Collins) - Dimensionaut
IQ - Road of Bones
Gazpacho - Misa Atropos
Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz
Townshend - Psychoderelict
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Triumvirat - Spartacus
Focus - Hamburger Concerto

... i could continue. I really enjoy AOR

[stevej37]

^^^ Genesis LLDOB...How could I forget that one? Simply the best of the era.
I saw it Live at Grand Valley U. in the early 70's. Best show I've ever seen.

[McLovin]

Originally Posted by Z-man

The overall theme and song layout of U2's Unforgettable Fire is mesmerizing to me.

I agree!
Especially when taken in context, following their third album, War.
War was their breakout success and it would have been so easy (and understandable) to continue on the “arena anthem rock” path.
Instead they basically threw that out and reinvented themselves, as they were just getting started. Took a lot of courage and self-belief.

[sammyg2]

Rumours comes pretty darn close to perfection, with "Oh Daddy" being the weak link.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Rumours comes pretty darn close to perfection, with "Oh Daddy" being the weak link.

Christine was not still Perfect by then .

[Baz]

Chicago (first album)
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Traffic - Low Spark
Tears For Fears - Elemental
Billy Joel - The Stranger and 52nd Street
Carly Simon - Boys In The Trees
Van Halen - 1984
REM - Green
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Alice Cooper - Killer
Robert Plant - Now And Zen
Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
Queen - Night at the Opera
The Who - Quadraphenia
The Cure - Disintegration
Santana - Moonflower
Toto - IV
Blue Oyster Cult - first album
Foreigner - Head Games
Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
Steve Miller Band - Anthology
Derek and the Dominoes - first album
Blind Faith - first album
Pete Townsend - Empty Glass
Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs and Englishmen

[ErVikingo]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Genesis LLDOB...How could I forget that one? Simply the best of the era.
I saw it Live at Grand Valley U. in the early 70's. Best show I've ever seen.

How I wish I could have seen that live........

[stealthn]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

Surprisingly this RS gem hasn't come up. As with most of these first pressing is going to be much better than repress, club, and other labels

RS - Exile on main Street, French original pressing
YES - 90125
Steely Dan - Aja, black ABC label first press
David Bowie - Young Americans
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the run
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd)
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
Molly Hachet - self titled
Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the mountain
Jerry Rafferty - City to city
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks
Ritchie Blackmore's - Rainbow debut
Bad Company - self title debut, George Piros repress
AC/DC - Back in Black
Rush - 2112
Black Sabbath - first four albums, EUR first pressings
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar babies
The Who - Who's Next?
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - debut '77
Pink Floyd - WYWH
LZ - IV
Nazareth- Hair of the Dog
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
Billy Joel - Turnstiles
Rod Stewart - Every picture tells a story, Never a dull moment
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Dire Straits - debut '78

Some others come very close but have songs that irk me.

Dude!! You and I would get along great!

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by ErVikingo

How I wish I could have seen that live........

J Geils Band was the opening show for them.
Genesis used all the props for their show...including the cuckoo-cocoon.
That is a part that I'll never forget.

[ErVikingo]

Originally Posted by stevej37

J Geils Band was the opening show for them.
Genesis used all the props for their show...including the cuckoo-cocoon.
That is a part that I'll never forget.

Damn.......

Never saw Genesis with PG. Without yes, PG also, Hackett is a yearly act around here with his "regenesis".

[dw1]

My tastes are a bit eclectic, and I agree with putting Dark Side at/near the top of the list, but here is my list (with order that changes as my mood changes):

[dw1]

Oh, *****...I forgot:

[dw1]

I am a bit surprised by the lack of jazz on these lists. "Kind of Blue" is immortal, and lots of people have heard tracks from Brubeck's "Take Five" even if they don't realize it. Any of the "Live at the Blue Note" recordings by Oscar Peterson & band are just amazing (as in "how did he do that?").

And it not just older stuff. In recent years Markus Miller has done some great stuff and "We Are" (John Batiste's latest - released in 2021) is really good.