Perfect albums

[Yippee38]

I'd like to hear what you think are "perfect" albums. I'm not talking about classic albums, or must-have albums, or even great albums. I'm talking about albums that don't put one note wrong. Every song is strong on its own, and as a whole the album just works.

Here's what I can think of:

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Evergrey - The Inner Circle
Evergrey - In Search of Truth
Blind Guardian - NiME
Cea Serin - Where Memories Combine
Fates Warning - APSoG
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden disc 2 - Gettysburg
Symphony X - V
Symphony X - The Odyssey

So a perfect example of what is not a perfect CD would be (for me) Iced Earth's The Dark Saga. It's a freaking awesome CD if taken as a whole, but there is a song or two on there that I don't absolutely love.

 

[Mosquito]

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Evergrey - Solitude Dominance Tragedy
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Saturnus - Paradise Belongs To You
Saturnus - Martyre
Darkseed - Diving Into Darkness
Therion - Theli
Therion - Vovin
Nightingale - The Breathing Shadow
Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter
Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism
Amon Amarth - Versus The World
Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness
Voyager - V
Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Dan Swano - Moontower
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Blind Guardian - NiME
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Edguy - Vain Glory Opera
Stratovarius - Dreamspace
Bolt Thrower - Mercenary
Arena - Peppers Ghost
Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King

Those are a few off the top of my head. I'd need to look through stuff to get a better number. Cause I know I'm missing something.

 

[Creeps]

hmmm good one, there's so many that I think are great and I never get tired of hearing them all the way through, even on repeat. Here's the ones that sprang to mind right away.



Badlands - self titled
WWIII - self titled
Lord Tacy - Deaf Gods of Babylon
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
Prince - Purple Rain
Queen - the Game
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Anthrax - Among the Living
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Ace Frehley - 1978 solo
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Motorhead - 1916
Iron Maiden - Live After Death

 

[Yippee38]

Badlands - self titled

Yeah. I thought about that one too.

 

[zedowns]

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Fates Warning - Parallels
Symphony X - V
Eternity X - The Edge
Zero Hour - Towers of Avarice

So many others come close.
But I'm almost to the point of blowing my brains out trying to find a flaw in these albums.

 

[SharkBlack]

Yes - Close To The Edge
Fates Warning - APSOG
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry
ACDC - Back In Black
Anathema - Judgement
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Coroner - Mental Vortex
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Borknagar - Empiricism
Boston - s/t
David Bowie - Station To Station
Depeche Mode - Violator
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
ELO - A New World Record
Genesis - A Trick Of The Trail
Green Carnation - Light Of Day Day Of Darkness
Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Kansas - Point Of No Return
Lake Of Tears - Forever Autumn
REM - Out Of Time
Lou Reed - Transformer
Marillion - This Strange Engine
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Eyefear - World Full Of Grey
Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
Opeth - Still Life
Pain Of Salvation - Perfect Element Part 1
Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Queen - A Night At The Opera
The Ramones - Leave Home
Rick Wakeman - No Earthly Connection
Rush - Grace Under Pressure
Scorpions - Blackout
Sentenced - The Cold White Light
Sinead O'Conner - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Sonata Arctica - Silence
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Therion - Theli
Triumvirat - Spartacus

 

[No-Mercy]

Blind Guardian- NIME
Iron Maiden- CSIT
Iron Maiden- NOTB
Symphony X- Odyssey
Epica- CTO
Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
AC/DC- BIB

 

[Ascension]

Off the top of my head:

Led Zeppelin - IV
KISS - Destroyer
Mother's Finest - Another Mother Further
Blackfoot - Strikes
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Rush - Farewell to Kings
Journey - Departure
Van Halen - s/t
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Queensryche - O:M I
Fates Warning - Parallels
Scorpions - Blackout
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Blue Murder - s/t
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Savatage - Streets, a Rock Opera
Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator
Meshuggah - Destroy,Erase,Improve
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Ark - Burn the Sun
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Seventhsign - Perpetualdestiny
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Vanden Plas - Beyond Daylight
Zero Hour - The Towers of Avarice
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Outworld - s/t

 

[General Zod]

AC/DC - Back in Black
Badlands - S/T
Iced Earth - Dark Saga
Iced Earth - SWTWC
Kingdom Come - S/T
Mad Season - S/T
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Mother Love Bone - Apple
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
Opeth - Still Life
Pearl Jam - 10
Queensryche - Warning
Queensryche - Rage for Order
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Skid Row - S/T
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Temple of the Dog - S/T
Tesla - Mechanical Resonance
Tesla - Great Radio Controversy
Vai, Steve - Passion & Warfare
Zero Hour - Towers of Avarice

Zod

 

[woosta]

Def Leppard-Hysteria
Sentenced-Cold White Light
King Diamond-Abigail
King Diamond-Them
Bonfire-Fireworks
Running Wild-Blazon Stone

 

[sh0kr0k]

Antestor - Martyrium
Avian - From The Depths Of Time
Borknagar - The Archaic Course
Brainstorm - Soul Temptation
Bride - Snakes In The Playground
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Deliverance - Learn
Dream Theater - Awake
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Extol - Burial
Guardian - Miracle Mile
Iced Earth - Horror Show
KISS - Alive III
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Hubi Meisel - EmOcean
Hubi Meisel - Kailash
MindFlow - Mind Over Body
Morgana Lefay - Grand Materia
Morgana Lefay - Maleficium
Outworld - s/t
Pain of Salvation – Remedy Lane
Prymary - s/t
Prymary - The Tragedy of Innocence
Joe Satriani - Engines of Creation
Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime
Queensryche - Promised Land
Queensryche - Q2K (yeah, yeah! hushap!)
Saviour Machine - Legend I
Shining Star - Enter Eternity
Spheric Universe Experience - Mental Torments
Michael Sweet - s/t
Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi
Testament – Low
Tourniquet - Vanishing Lessons
Whitesnake - s/t


Wow, I have more than I expected! I'm sure I'm missing a few.


In grand tradition, I thought I'd add the Indie stuff that makes the cut:

6 Prong Paw - Victim Of Mainstream America (it may be only 6 songs, but they sure pack a brutal punch!)
Dendura - New Life
Eternity Black - Death Becomes You demo
Flesh For The Beast - both Devouring & Scavengers of the Damned ...best death metal I've heard in years!
Miles Beyond - s/t
The Rockit King - Saddle Up
Sex & Patriotism - To Die For
Shackle Jack – Jack In Irons
Shadow Reichenstein - Werewolf Order

EDIT: For the record, yes I really do enjoy every moment of ALL these albums! It's not a list of "favorites" :Spin:

 

[VenomGA]

AC/DC - Highway To Hell
AC/DC - Back In Black
Anthrax - Among The Living
Badlands - Badlands
Blue Murder - Blue Murder
Boston - Boston
Circle II Circle - Burden of Truth
Dokken - Back For The Attack
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Monster Magnet - Powertrip
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Onslaught - The Force
Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
Samael - Ceremony of Opposites
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Testament - The Gathering
Tiamat - Clouds
Van Halen - Van Halen
Venom - Prime Evil
Whitesnake - Whitesnake

There are a ton more that have just one song that I can do without but that is another thread.

 

[J-Man]

Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
John West - Earthmaker
Badlands - S/T
Symphony X - Paradice Lost
Redemption - Fullness of Time
Mindflow - Mind over Body
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Outworld S/T
LOVE - Forever Changes
Circus Maximus - Isolate
Pyramaze - Legend of the Bone Carver
Nightwish - Once and Century's Child
Machine Men - Circus of Fools
Tarot - Crows Fly Black

 

[dcowboys311]

Only a few come to mind...
311 - Transistor
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Dark Tranquillity - Character
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

I'm sure I'll think of some to add later

 

[Dark One]

Many great albums for sure listed here, but I can't help but think that the thread topic has morphed into more of the same old "list your favorite albums of all time" thread. Very, very few albums for me fit the definition of "perfect" - hell, even my "desert island" album list is probably more than 3 times as long. That said:

Opeth - Morningrise
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
The Beatles - Abbey Road

Jason

 

[The Invisible Guest]

Hmmm, perfect albums .... Queensryche Operation:Mindcrime.

That is all.

Britt

 

[TXHOSER]

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon & The Wall
Queensryche - Mindcrime
Metallica - Master of Puppets
the Beatles - White Album

 

[Yippee38]

Many great albums for sure listed here, but I can't help but think that the thread topic has morphed into more of the same old "list your favorite albums of all time" thread. Very, very few albums for me fit the definition of "perfect" - hell, even my "desert island" album list is probably more than 3 times as long.

Jason

That's what I was thinking as I was reading the replies.

 

[Hal9000]

Kansas - Leftoverture
Rush - Hemispheres
UK - s/t
Yes - Close To The Edge
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory

 

[General Zod]

Many great albums for sure listed here, but I can't help but think that the thread topic has morphed into more of the same old "list your favorite albums of all time" thread. Very, very few albums for me fit the definition of "perfect" - hell, even my "desert island" album list is probably more than 3 times as long.

I actually did the opposite. Many of my favorites CDs have songs I don't care for. So, I didn't list those here. Instead, what I listed are discs that do not have a single song I don't enjoy.

The Beatles - Abbey Road

If I could make a list of every thing that's overrated (bands, books, cars, TV shows, movies, super models, etc.) and combine them into one general list of everything that's more overrated than everything else that's overrated, the Beatles would be the most overrated thing, of every overrated thing, in the history of overration (<--- my new word).

Zod

EDIT: grammatically correct sentences = vastly overrated