Perfect Albums
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- Join Pete Pardo & Martin Popoff for a discussion of our favorite 'perfect albums'...those albums that are, start to finish, absolute masterpieces! #perfectalbums
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If Pete just did these shows 24/7 I would give up on cable TV for good.
I’d sign up
Lol...All Pete...All The Damn Time!
I want my PeteTV!
I read that as "Pete & Pete." I love that show!!!
Yes. Should be on TV.
Pete Pardo and the SOT channel bring me hours of joy, especially during these crazy and challenging times over the last year.. And I just wanted to say thank you.
"Pardo and Popoff" sounds like a Law firm that advertises on late night TV and specializes in class action settlements.
LOL !!
Slipped on a mayonnaise jar in the supermarket, I called Pardo and Popoff, they got my money!
Better call P&P
Pardo and Popoff, Attorneys at Rock
I was prescribed "Trynoassatol" for depression and nearly died, Pardo & Popoff took the doctors to court and now I'm a wealthy man! Thanks P&P!
Van Halen- Self-Titled
Boston- Self-Titled
The Who- Who’s Next
The Doors- Self-Titled
The Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
and Deep Purple in rock
@Peter May and Deep Purple Fireball
Black Sabbath- Master of Reality
Judas Priest- Stained Class
Metallica- Ride the Lightning
Wishbone Ash- Argus
Deep Purple- In Rock
Ozzy Osbourne- Diary of a Madman
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin II
Slayer- Show No Mercy
Motorhead- Overkill
I've always felt that Boston's debut album is the most perfect album ever made. The sound balances are the best.
Aural Ear Candy! Never to be duplicated! Tom Scholz is a friggin' genius.
Rush- Hemispheres and Moving Pictures
Supertramp- Crime of the Century
Pink Floyd- Dark Side, Wish you Were Here and Animals
Steely Dan- Aja
The Who- Who's Next
Yes to all of those !
Excellent picks
Good but you forgot the wall by Pink Floyd
@@ratio567 I don't love the Wall as much as I did growing up. I also don't think it's as tight a record as the 3 that came before it
I almost went with Aja, but I got the news is good, but is a noticeable drop off from the rest of the album.
Steely Dan- Aja
Pink Floyd (multiple albums) The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall
Genesis- Trespass, Nursery Cryme, and Foxtrot
Yes- Fragile and Close to the Edge
King Crimson- In The Court of the Crimson King and Red
Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
Rush- 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures
Fleetwood Mac- Rumors
Rainbow Rising and Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
Black Sabbath- Debut, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Heaven and Hell
Deep Purple- In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
Asia- Debut
Toto IV
Excellent list
great list, nothing much to argue with, except perhaps TDSOTM purely due to "On the Run", and The Wall which has a couple of filler tracks on side 3 especially.. And they're both in my album top 10, but not perfect.
Im kinda prog rock and prog jazz. Jean luc ponty, enigmatic oceans,and cosmic messenger, Return to Forever , Romantic Warrior, Focus , Moving waves , aphrodites child 666,
Animals could use a little trimming. It's definitely an A+ release, but I'd give it a 98, not 100.
Good list you got there. Dark Side of the Moon, Moving Pictures, Rumors, and all the Sabbath albums you mentioned are some of my favorite records. Pretty kickin’ stuff🤘🏼🤘🏼
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
The Who Who's Next
Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon
The Doors The Doors
Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmore East
Heart Dreamboat Annie
CCR Green River
I nearly added Physical Graffiti to my list but I actually mark down Kashmir.
I forgot about Who's Next - good call!
@@garyserdoz6915 Who's next is indeed one of the greatest rockalbum ever.
But it could have been a bit greater if "pure & easy " wasn' t banned.
Townshend released it on his first solo album, but without Daltreys voice.
" Once was a note pure and easy" was the initial idea for the narrative he was working on.
I think it' s a very good song.
I wanted to add Queen - Night @ the opera and UFO Force it
Who's Next is so good, the stuff that was left off could make a great album. Pure and Easy would be the best song on almost any album, but it wasn't good enough to make the cut of Who's Next. That is how good Who's Next is.
Led Zeppelin 4-Led Zeppelin
A Night at The Opera-Queen
Abbey Rd- The Beatles
Beggars Banquet- Rolling Stones
Are You experienced-Jimi Hendrix Experience
Oh,and Never Mind The Bollocks lol(Awesome stuff)
Never Mind The Bullocks is just so heavy, volatile, catchy, crunching, nasty, powerful, vicious.....every tune just makes my balls bleed.....in a good way! Steve Jones never came close to capturing that amazing guitar tone that scares the devil!
You guys are fun. Even though I'm not a "metal" fan, your descriptions are great. I do like a lot of your other favorites, and that's what keeps me listening.
Ah yes, i love these shows with Martin. Just what i needed today, thanks Pete.
Yep, it’s always a good day whenever they do a show!
Golden Earring - Moontan
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Camel - Mirage
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Wishbone Ash!
Nice list but 8 miles high by Golden Earring was a far better album.
Boston - Boston was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of a "perfect" album. Great songs front to back, I think my favorite is Hitch A Ride. That sudden transition from slow to fast in the second chorus, the way that last solo slides in following the quiet chorus, just gorgeous songwriting
@@texrnl Yep. Same here.
ELP - Trilogy
Kansas- Leftoverture
Yes- Going For the one
These albums I still listen to from beginning to end. They are perfect to my ears
Going For The One is sublime, and absolutely beautiful and packed with melodic brilliance.....so underrated!
@@treffbennett6534
Haven't listened to Going For the One in a long time.
Time to dig into the vinyls again.
@@beeragainsthumanity1420 Yeah, Jerome, get that incredible album (vinyl -don't mess around!) out and freakin' bathe in the sonic brilliance that is YES! Steve Howe's acoustic playing on this album goes straight to my soul.....breathtakingly beautiful! I gotta get a better turntable and a bigger checking account.
why trilogy and not brain salad surgery
@@tomb2577 I like Trilogy better
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
The Who - Tommy
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Syd Barrett
Tommy has a few snoozers
Remain In Light just might be the most listenable, adventurous album ever made. The insane rhythms and grooves combined with futuristic synths and melodies......breathtaking originality from top to bottom! Awesome pick!
Being extremely familiar with 4/5ths of your list-the Soft Boys listing had me checking out song samples and HOW IN THE HELL HAVE I NOT HEARD THIS MELODIC MASTERPIECE WITH ROBYN HITCHCOCK OUT FRONT!?!? I have certainly seen the Soft Boys named in many music mags and what not......but never followed up, for some reason. I think I believed they were too experimental, not musical enough. But they are EXACTLY the type of slightly off center, guitar based, smart and clever band that I am always searching for (like The dB's, Game Theory, Wire Train, Let's Active, The Feelies, Velvet Crush etc. ) and now thanks to you, Mike Shannon, I just ordered the c.d. for 10 bucks on amazon! You made my weekend, brother! More EAR CANDY! take care, Treff
.......I just ordered A Can Of Bees to go with Underwater Moonlight! Oh man......this kind of tight, jangly, witty, irreverent music, filled with hooks and harmonies, is why I am HERE! You the man-Mike!
Yes - Close to the edge (greatest ever album for me)
Genesis - Foxtrot
Rush - Hemispheres
Led Zep - IV
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Pink Floyd - Wish You were here
Kate Bush - Hounds of love
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the edge of town
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
How underrated is Primal Scream? Constantly changing sound but pretty much always tuneful and rockin'! Screamadelica is a masterpiece and life is good when speakers are blasting it out! Everyone-check it out-NOW!
Hemispheres rules!!! 🤘
Glad to see one album I would choose in there (at the end). Everybody put their 5 so here goes.
1. Boston self titled
2. Aerosmith Toys in the Attic
3. Deep Purple Machine Head
4. Black Sabbath Master of Reality
5. Iron Maiden Killers
All great start to finish.
Quite a list but these for sure:
Revolver - Beatles
Sticky Fingers - Stones
Aja -Steely Dan
Animals - Floyd
Innervisions - Stevie Wonder.
Aja and Innervisions are excellent choices
Aja is my favorite album - bar none.
Aja - first album I thought of!
Aja top 5
Joshua tree
Aj a
Boston
Rumours
The stranger billy joel
Abbey road
Led zep 4
Dark side of the moon
Hotel california
Jagged little pill
I absolutely love Boston's self titled debut album! A total masterpiece from start to finish.
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Misfits - Walk Among Us
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The Who - Tommy
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Suffocation - Pierced From Within
Tool - Lateralus
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Agnostic Front - Victim In Pain
MISFITS! fit perfectly with all the heavy you got here! I was late to the Misfits party-but then, never left! Walk Among Us is GOLD!
@@treffbennett6534 did you say ‘Among Us’?
My perfect albums:
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
The Doors - The Doors
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Duran Duran - Rio
Aladdin Sane. Good shout.
@@stevenjohnston2263 agree
@@stevenjohnston2263 great shout.
Always love the Martin shows. I’d definitely watch a part two.
My five that I consider perfect
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
The Who - Who's Next
The Yes Album
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Jethro Tull - Benefit
By the way maths was never my strong point 😀
Terry Wilson: I had Uriah Heep-Demons and Wizards as my honorable mention but I agree with you and I had Jethro Tull's Benefit as my number one. I still listen to that album all the way through about once every other month. Good choices.
YES 90125! Never get tired of it. Start to finish it’s excellent!
It sure is. Punctuated my move from sunny FLA to suburbia in GA where the industrial concrete jungle vibe of Owner of a Lonely Heart and Changes really were emotionally deep.
Not their best album but it does quailfy.
It's not the Yes that most fans know and love, but damn did they absolutely crush the "pop-prog" genre with 90125. They took Asia to the cleaners in my opinion.
In the same with Going for the one by Yes
Got to see both versions live. I love Steve but Trevor is nice too. Love 90125 and Big Generator.
Perfect Albums...
Aja - Steely Dan
Boston - Boston
Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
The Köln Concert - Keith Jarrett
Song For Everyone - Shankar
Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Close To The Edge - Yes
Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Black Market - Weather Report
Thrust - Herbie Hancock
American Garage - Pat Metheny Group
Travels - Pat Metheny Group
Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays
Leftoverture - Kansas
Tales Of Mystery... - Alan Parsons Project
Misplaced Childhood - Marilion
Earth Crisis - Steel Pulse
At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
.....
.....(many jazz and country albums)
100% Perfect: Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
99% perfect: Rush - Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves. Yes - Close To The Edge, Going For The One.
Loved the episode, part 2 please...
Selling England, good call.
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Deep Purple - Machine Head
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger is my #6 (I only listed my top 5).
Also King Crimson Red
@@pauld4129 I almost put that one but I wanted one album by each artist so I ended up giving it to debut just because it was historically more impactful, but Red might even be my fave album of theirs.
Romantic Warrior is beyond perfect
Boston - ST
Steely Dan - Aja
Springsteen - Born to Run
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
LZ - Physical Graffiti
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Beatles - Revolver
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Doors - ST
Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bob Seger- Night Moves
Revolver - The Beatles
London Calling - The Clash
Before and After Science - Brian Eno
Up On The Sun - Meat Puppets
Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen
Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement
Murmur - R.E.M.
... Eno..Before and After Science,,, I forgot about that one..
Also,Enos First three Albums can also be added to the list
Wow did not expect someone else to pick Before and After Science but while I watched these guys, I kept thinking about that album . I love the 801 Band live with Mazanera and Eno perhaps as much.
MURMUR! I just don't get The Meat Puppets!?! Why are they so revered? Love Pavement and Brian Eno!
Great idea! Would love to see more!
Fire of Unknown Origin is to me a perfect album. Great flow and mixing the BÖC hard rock with some new wave and art pop influences is giving the album endless replay value. Also Sad Wings of Destiny by Priest, Aqualung by Tull, Peter Gabriel 3 and Sheharazade by Renaissance spring to my mind.
Instead of the FM rock station I will go to the other end of the dial:
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wire - Chairs Missing
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg
Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
The Orb - U.F.Orb
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
The Wedding Present - Bizarro
The Misfits - Static Age
Yes. and Siouxsie and the Banshees - juju
One of my Favourites fairly obscure albums is
New Age Steppers - Action Battlefield
Malcom McClaren - Duck Rock
Gang of Four - Entertainment
Yes!! Glad someone here enjoys music like the cocteaus and my bloody valentine (both of which are on my list too). That side of rock, more like dreampop/shoegaze, tends to get overlooked around here :P
Probably in the wrong crowd here, but
Bridge over Troubled Water - S and G
Also,
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
Jailbreak......Also on my list and got taken out added in taken out 😂😂👌🏻👌🏻
For me:
Opeth-Blackwater Park
King Crimson-Larks Tongues in Aspic
Deep Purple-Deep Purple in Rock
Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick
Megadeth-Rust in Peace
Symphony X-Divine Wings of Tragedy
Emperor-Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
AIC-Dirt
Iron Maiden-Seventh Son of a Seventh son
Ooh. When I was thinking about perfect albums myself I totally forgot about Blackwater Park. That’s a really kick ass record🤘🏼🤘🏼
Awesome list and very diverse.
Great list!!! SX!!!! And THE album 7th of a 7th!!!
I can think of more perfect albums/ CD’s!! You guys should do a Part Two of this video!!🎼🎤🎸🎤🥁
For me, the first album that came to mind was 'Ram' by Paul McCartney. A completely nostalgic choice that I always have to listen to the entire album. If I don't, I get earworms of the songs I didn't listen to.
In no particular order:
Steely Dan: Aja
Pink Floyd: Animals
Porcupine Tree: Deadwing
Natalie Merchant: Ophelia (not the right crowd but perfect to me)
Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
Yes: Close To The Edge
Rush: 2112
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
John Mellencamp: Scarecrow
1. Close To the Edge- Yes
2. Physical Graffiti- Led Zeppelin
3. Automatic- The Jesus and Mary Chain
4. Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
5.Pretty Hate Machine- Nine Inch Nails
For a DBL album, Physical Graffiti is GREAT. Perfect album? Yeah....maybe. Considering it's a dbl release...yeah. Wonderful record.
Perfect albums:
Dixie Dregs - all of them! Morse was a world class player, but his writing and arranging were just as virtuous!
Kansas - Song for America.. Masque/Leftoverture/point of know return almost perfect.
Yes - Close to the Edge, Relayer
Rush - Caress of Steel, Fly By Night, Moving Pictures
King Crimson - Red, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
Camel - Snow Goose, Moonmadness
Jethro Tull - Song From the Wood, Passion Play, Thick as a Brick
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here.
Lots of pop rock bands like Boston, Tom Petty, Sweet had albums with many tracks that were viable standalone hits.
My fave among the dozens of lists seen here
It's so awesome to see everyone's lists.
I always enjoy the shows with Martin. Such a fountain of knowledge.
BOC- Secret Treaties
Zappa- Overnite Sensation
Pink Floyd- Dark Side
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
The Stooges- Funhouse
Devo-Are We Not Men?
The Misfits-Earth AD
Faith No More- Angel Dust
Deep Purple- Machine Head
Iggy and the Stooges- Raw Power is brilliant from start to finish too.
1. Close to the edge
2. Permanent waves
3. Back in black
4. Rumors
5. Warrior on the edge of time
Hawkwind-wow. I'd go for that first live one but nice call.😺
Hawkwind!
A new world record ELO ,Yes 90125,Asia, Adventures in Utopia,Moving pictures..
Close with number 5, as well as Hall of the Mountain Grill. But the rules are, any hint of filler, disqualified from this list, at least in my opinion. But both Hawkwind classics.
I would consider all of these albums perfect :
Jethro Tull : Aqualung
Pink Floyd : Dark Side of the Moon
Supertramp : Crime of the Century
Kansas : Leftoverture
David Bowie : Ziggy Stardust
Yes : Fragile
Genesis : Selling England by the Pound
Camel : Moonmadness
The Who : Who's Next
Holy shit you read my mind.
@@davidbrown3971 It's good to know that someone else appreciates their perfection .
These 2 guys... so much info and so enjoyable to listen to. I’ve discovered a lot of music from Pete and Martin . Thanks guys keep up great work
This was an excellent topic for a show and something I’ve considered many times. Definitely looking forward to episode 2.
My list is quite long, but trying to avoid the common choices:
The Bends - Radiohead
The Joshua Tree -U2
Ten - Pearl Jam
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
The Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle
Coliseum Rock - Starz (admittedly I may be on my own with this one)
Gathering of Freaks - Freak of Nature
Permanent Waves - Rush
Metallica - Metallica
Although I have never thought about it before, I agree with Martin that Never Mind the Bollocks would fall into this list.
Also, Martin’s podcast History in 5 songs ranking Zeppelin albums in context is definitely worth a listen. Their albums are almost considered untouchable but when compared to other albums released at the time it makes you think otherwise.
My top 5 for this category:
Desolation Blvd - Sweet
Rocks - Aerosmith
Van Halen (first album) - Van Halen
Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue (one of Pete’s favorite bands). 😆
Heaven Tonight - Cheap Trick
Good call on The Sweet
Too Fast For Love is like mixing Desolation Blvd. with Heaven Tonight.
Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti
The Who-Quadrophenia
The Rolling Stones-Beggars Banquet
The Beatles-Revolver
Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
your hearing is FIRST RATE! ALL five albums should be shot into space to let the aliens know how badass we are!
wywh is so overrated ngl, its a good album and all, but so generic
Revolver is one of my favorite albums but I'd argue that it isn't perfect just because of Yellow Submarine. Great list though.
@@tomb2577 no way, shine on you crazy diamond is definitely not generic, welcome to the machine is not generic, the title track arguably, but it's still amazing and have a cigar has an amazing guitar solo and great vocals.
You say it's generic but no band is like pink floyd and no one will be.
@@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness I never said floyd was generic dumbass, I love em. but wywh is generic.
soycd is generic gilmour soloing, standard vocals and nothing special (this goes for all parts except 9 but thats just boring and you can not deny)
welcome to the machine is just some acoustic guitar with some synths noises that had a seizure.
have a cigar has a good solo but nothing else.
title track, good that you agree.
thank you for listening to my ted talk
Rainbow- long live rock and roll
Bathory-blood on ice
Dissection-storm of the lights bane
Accept-blood of the nations
Halloween-keeper of the seven keys pt2
Sabaton-every album
Candle mass-nightfall
Death-symbolic
Emperor-anthems to the welkin at dusk
Wintersun-wintersun
Dimmu Borgir-enthrone darkness triumphant
prefer Blood Fire Death
Prefer Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse!
Love the Rainbow and Accept choices
I purchased “Close To The Edge” because Pete is so passionate about it!! I played it for my 9 year old son after school pick up. So glad my son has the musical ear! It’s obviously in the DNA. Thank you Pete and Martin for expanding my sons world!!!! Grateful!!
Driving to school 76 Boston MTAF comes on the radio.. light up a joint and magic.... the best year ever 1976
The beatles - rubber soul
Pink Floyd - Animals
The Clash - London calling
The stone roses - the stone roses
Megadeth - rust in peace
David Bowie - The rise and fall of ziggy stardust
London Calling - for sure
Yep !
@@stephenhoag9372 I would have said that myself, but "Train In Vain" just doesn't belong there. It doesn't meet quality control. :-)
Stone Roses=G E N I U S! melodic and groove heavy genius! John Squire is a monster guitarist! Nice mention!
@@Foul_Quince woh, love Train In Vain.....simple but catchy as hell!
My perfection:
Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull
Rumors - Fleetwood Mac
Debut - The Cars
Moving Pictures - Rush
Debut - Boston
Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Cars... great call.
Absolutely The Cars' first album, every song is perfect, perfectly sequenced.
I was a huge Styx fan as a teenager in the late 70's but eventually moved on from them as my taste in music expanded. So I didn't listen to them for probably 20 years but when I rediscovered Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight I found I appreciate them even more today. Grand Illusion definitely makes my perfect album list
I’m a massive Styx fan but I’ll give you a tip after listening to every album of theirs countless times. By far the best in my opinion are the first 4. If you have not got them, get them. Father OSA from Styx 2 is amazing.
@@michaelperkins9404 Yes! I absolutely love those albums as well. Especially The Serpent is Rising. which along with Styx II is wildly under rated.
Michael, can I ask you a question? Do you think Styx is a prog band? A friend and I were talking about that and disagreeing about it. I don't think so. Nobody ever called them a prog band in the 70's at least that I ever heard. I could see where they may be considered a little "prog-ish" but that's as close as I can get to it.
@@melprophet1936 I’ve never thought of Styx as a prog band. I really struggle with Pieces of Eight. I don’t know why.
@@michaelperkins9404 Thanks Michael. I'm surprised on your thoughts of Pieces of Eight. I think it's my favorite of theirs.
From memory I like the second song but that’s it. Renegade annoys me. I love Crystal Ball, more so than Grand Illusion. Man in the wilderness, Come Sail Away and Fooling Yourself I love. Cyclorama is my favourite after the first 4. Everyone has varied tastes and it makes life interesting. I was actually surprised when Pete Pardo said that Grand Illusion was his favourite.
Love the shows with Martin Popoff. He’s the authority on so much!!! And love every FAQ book I’ve read of his. Thank you Pete for your passion!
I need to add a few things to my earlier comment:
A few more perfect albums:
YES- CLOSE TO THE EDGE
E.L.P.-BRAIN SALAD SURGERY
JETHRO TULL-AQUALUNG
THE MOODY BLUES- EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES A FAVOUR
YES-FRAGILE
THE MOODY BLUES-DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED
PINK FLOYD_ANIMALS
URIAH HEEP-WONDERWORLD
GENESIS-THE LAMB LAYS DOWN ON BROADWAY
&:
a few more favorite groups:
YES
PINK FLOYD
THE MOODY BLUES
GENESIS
J. GEILS BAND
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
THREE DOG NIGHT
THE WHO
One more album!
QUADROPHENIA.
Was thinking "To Our Children's Children's Children" for the Moody Blues.
The first album I thought of when I saw the topic was "Boston". Called it.
Rush - Hemispheres
Aerosmith - Rocks
Def Leppard - High "n" Dry
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Soundgarden - Superunknown
You ruined it with Def leppard
High ‘n’ Dry and Rocks are on my list
FINALLY!!!!! Another person who sees the geniusness of High and Dry
@@tamiellis4342 I was thinking "Pyromania" but I'll take High and Dry.
Good call on Rocks 👍
Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Rush- Hemispheres
Boston- Boston
Van Halen- Van Halen II
The Who- Who’s Next
I would agree with all of those. I don’t know that Sabbath album well though. 🤘
Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Who - Who’s Next
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Deep Purple - In Rock
All great picks
A perfect album for me is Phenomenon by UFO, every track is perfect and I love the album cover!
And "Force It" !
Music is subjective.
I agree with you 🍾🍷 Phenomenon has few competitors in rock
the perfect LP
Montrose Montrose
your welcome 👍🇨🇦
Absolutely 😳
Of course!
SO, so difficult to limit to five.
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
The Who: Who's Next
Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms
Led Zepplin: IV
The Beatles: Revolver
Other Honorable Mentions:
Aerosmith: Rocks
Alice in Chains: Dirt
Cream: Disraeli Gears
Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery
Genesis: Trespass
Jethro Tull: Songs From the Wood
Kansas: Point of Know Return
Montrose: Montrose
Pink Floyd: Animals
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet
Queen: A Night at the Opera
Rush: 2112
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories)
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced?
Van Halen: Van Halen
Yes: Fragile
ZZ Top: Tres Hombres
(and WAY too many more to list...)
Cream: Disraeli Gears - first album I ever bought, at 13 or so - still have it
Excellent show! Would love a Part Two. Interesting thing that Pete pointed out is that a lot of these choices may not be necessarily be your favorite artists. Only Miles Davis would be one of my 10 favorite artists or bands on my list.
1. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (love some of his albums more but this is perfect)
2. Boston - self-titled debut (First album that always comes to mind that plays like a greatest hits record)
3. Billy Squier - Don't Say No
4. Steely Dan - Aja (see #1)
5. The Jam - Sound Affects
"Perfect" albums IMO
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King (I agree 100% with Pete)
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Amon Amarth - Once Sent From the Golden Hall & Versus the World (Their best two albums IMO)
Nightwish - Century Child (Even the extended version, I love every song)
Chastain - Mystery of Illusion (Not the best production, but I can easily listen to this whole album)
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper & Hatebreeder (If I'm in the mood for Children of Bodom, I can easily do either of these start to finish)
Honorable Mention: I could listen to probably any of Draognforce's first 4 albums from start to finish, but the songs all sound so similar I could just listen to all 4 on shuffle and not really care. Dragonforce to me is something where you listen to the band itself rather than a particular album or song (At least their first 4 albums).
EP (Less tracks so separate category)
Amon Amarth - Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds
Warlord - Deliver Us
ALMOST made the list;
Metallica - Ride the Lightning - Love it, except I never cared for Fight Fire with Fire
Lacuna Coil - Comalies - I could do without Angel's Punishment and Aeon, LOVE the rest of the album
Most of Sabbath's first 10 albums except 1-2 songs I don't care for that ruin it. Rat Salad, FX, Embryo etc.
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman - Little Dolls fucks this one up, could do without that song, otherwise it's my favorite Ozzy album
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears - Mr. Tinkertrain - Hate this song, other than this track I love this whole album.
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith - Could live without Jawbreaker and Eat Me Alive
Judas Priest - Painkiller - A few tracks just aren't near the level of others. I love the Painkiller, Between the Hammer & The Anvil, Touch of Evil, One Shot at Glory, Tracks 2-5 are kinda just "okay" for me.
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast - Could do without Gangland or Invaders
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time - Could do without Heaven Can Wait, especially where they just keep repeating "Heaven can WAAAAAIT" over and over.
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - The Title Track where it just repeats "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" like 8 times in a row, just overkill, the only low point on the album for me.
Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger - Not a big fan of Raw Ride
I came up with this list a while ago (limited to one album per artist):
Trashmonk - Mona Lisa Overdrive
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Tori Amos - Boys For Pele (with the original version of Professional Widow)
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Sally Oldfield - Water Bearer
Chumbawamba - Anarchy
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Deep Purple - In Rock & Machine Head
Judas Priest - Sad Wings & Stained Class
Yes - Close to the Edge
Pink Floyd - Animals
King Crimson - Red
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
AC/DC - Highway to Hell & Back in Black
Pete, I bought that Savatage album based on your glowing recommendation elsewhere, and think it's fantastic. I can't believe I never really listened to Savatage before, but how great to be discovering some new (to me) killer metal. Thanks, man.
Really? I turned it on for my workout. Turned it off 90 secs in. Totally dated vocals with no personality. Generic. Exactly what I always figured it was. TIme for Sublime self-titled. A perfect album dripping with style and personality.
Rust in Peace
Somewhere in time
Breakfast in america
Permanent waves
Stained Class
*Class
@@bschuler6216 pardon moi
Great list. Supertramp don't get the credit they deserve. Also that Megadeth album. It's amazing!
*Right On NO NEED to name the bands to those albums as we ALL know em and love them !!! Good Call ''Somewhere in Time 86''*
1984 - VH
Wheels of fire - Cream
Ritual de lo Habitual - Janes addiction
Outlandos d'amour - The police
Heavy Weather - Weather report
Axis Bold as Love - Jimi hendrix
Violator - depeche mode
The perfect album is the album you played so much, you never need to here it again.
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Tomahawk - Tomahawk
First Tomahawk album is a great choice.
@@collinmadden ...and we waiting for the new album!!
Faith No More is so under rated!
@@bnbwhitezombie yes, it's true.
Yes. Zen Arcade. and New Day Rising.
“Who’s Next “, “Moving Pictures”, “Never Mind the Bollocks” (great pick Martin), first Pretenders album, U2 “Boy”, “Sticky Fingers”, The Band “Stagefright”, The Pogues, “If I Should Fall from the Grace of God”, etc.
" Boy " dont have weak moment .
Tuxedo Cat: Your picks are valid, my personal best is Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street but your pick of the Pogues was really exceptional and I whole heartedly agree. I first heard of them, as almost everyone, from Rum Sodomy and the Lash. How can one resist not getting up and dancing, even if you watch a video of them and Shane's ugly teeth. And now on to TH-cam videos of the Pogues, love it.
Sticky fingers, Aja, Dark Side of the Moon.
The pretenders - a case for album 2 as well -
NMTB here's the Sex Pistols is perfect ! Good one !
Totally agree on Styx - The Grand Illusion is some of the best albums ever and not a single bad track. It's perfect! 2112, Moving Pictures and Signals by Rush, same thing...
I always enjoyed Pieces of Eight just a little bit more.
I have always wondered what the fuss with GRAND ILLUSION is all about. I love the album but I find it hard to play when the first 4 albums to me are so much better and stand the test of time much better. I honestly believe that people who rave about GRAND ILLUSION and for that matter PIECES OF EIGHT (the latter I find just horrible) may not have heard the first 4 albums.
#1. Led Zep IV, III, Physical Graffiti, Houses of the Holy, II, I...in fact all of their albums...! Tumbleweed Connection, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Abbey Road, Close to the Edge, Moving Pictures, Hemispheres, The Doors, Blonde on Blonde, Aja and others by Steely Dan, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Kind of Blue...
Love Rush, but Zep 4 has to be the #1. Metal for me is big brother to disco
Tumbleweed Connection. Great album!
yeah, Blonde On Blonde is Dylan at his peak of genius-it changes the atmosphere when played!
100% agree. For rush just add 2112, A farewell to kings, permanent waves, caress of steel and power windows and I'm happy
I always enjoy the times when Pete Pardo and Martin Popoff discuss a topic. When the two of them are involved, you know you are for a treat.
As I watched this video, I was once again impressed with Pete's hosting abilities and Martin's knowledge of the music. And I appreciate that Martin will listen to a contrarian opinion about a song, band, or album. He has a way of appreciating the point and then brings in his thoughts on the topic in a non-offensive manner.
These two guys are masters of their craft! Great video!
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping
Styx: Grand Illusion
ZZ Top: Tres Hombres
Kansas: Masque
Beatles: Rubber Soul
for sure !
The first Kansas album was almost perfect, next 4 though definitely were
@@KellenFredricksen I call the first 3 perfect. Okay, I'll give you the first 4 :)
ZZ Top killed it. End of story.
Rubber Soul- great choice. I would tie that one with Revolver
Who's Next- The Who, Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones, Sgt Pepper - The Beatles, Freewheelin - Bob Dylan, Tapestry - Carole King, Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush, Argus - Wishbone Ash.
There it is-Kate Bush! She influenced EVERYONE with her singular vocals and beautiful melodies-nice pick!
Guess I missed this video when it posted but this is a difficult exercise. I see lots of great suggestions here now that I've already pulled 25 CDs from the collection to list here since I couldn't stick to 20. No doubt would be entirely diff after I hear the vid and read the comments. Heh.
25. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
24. Rainbow - Rising
23. Ambrosia - Ambrosia
22. Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat
21. Styx - The Grand Illusion
20. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
19. Heart - Dreamboat Annie
18. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
17. Live - Throwing Copper
16. Boston - Boston
15. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
14. Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
13. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
12. Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale
11. Yes - Close to the Edge
10. The Who - Who's Next
9. U2 - The Joshua Tree
8. Renaissance - Turn of the Cards
7. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
6. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
5. Wishbone Ash - Argus
4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
3. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
2. Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
1. Led Zeppelin - Zoso
I dislike this list, but thanks for shouting out The Year of the Cat. The title track is sublime.
Definitely would like to see a part 2.
Thanks Pete and Martin for doing this list this was alaso very hard here are my "round one" favorite perfect albums in no particular order:
1. Black Sabbath -------- Heaven and Hell (1980)
2. Judas Priest ------- Stained Class (1978)
3.. Metallica -------- Master of Puppets (1986)
4. Megadeth -------- Rust in Peace (1990)
5. Sade -------- Diamond Life (debut album) (1984)....... I know this is not rock or metal but for the genre of music it is in (jazz) this is definitely my favorite perfect album her singing is so silky smooth and it shows on this album from start to finish and it really set the tone for her following albums
Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
Iron Maiden- Powerslave
Metallica- Kill ‘Em All
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Helloween- Keeper of the Seven Keys
Got so many other perfect albums but these 5 will do for now:
Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Scorpions - Virgin Killer
Mountain - Climbing!
Wanted to put Virgin Killer up but it's kind of Side 1 yes, Side 2 no --- Crying Days and Polar Nights hold their own but the other 2 do not.
HEART:
Dreamboat Annie
Little Queen
QUEEN:
Queen 2
A Night at opera
CHEAP TRICK:
In Colour
VAN HALEN:
Debut
Yes Queen II is for me
Yep !
Van Halen 1: almost.
Perfect if I could scratch Jamie's Cryin off the disc.
Yeah, Queen II is a perfect album in my book too! 👍🏼
Great video Pete. Martin is great as ever. He picked 2 of my top 5 too....
AC/DC - Highway to hell
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece
Boston - Boston
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
It's such a pleasure and delight to listen to these two insightful gentlemen!
1. Queen II
2. Pink Floyd The Wall
3. Meatlloaf Bat Out Of Hell
4. Genesis Duke
5. Beatles Abbey Road
You were so close with Queen II.
Queen I
Maybe it was a typo 😊
Queen II is a great album. I just prefer I
Queen II is Great.
Montrose - Montrose
Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
Aerosmith - Rocks
Ac/Dc - Powerage
UFO - Wild, Willing, & The Innocent
Nice selection. I prefer Lights Out & Obsession next for UFO.
Lights Out (1977)
Obsession (1978)
The back of the Boston album had a multi-paragraph write-up that concluded each paragraph with "Listen to the record!". Boy, were they right!
Really enjoyed that thanks, Pete and Martin.
Enjoyable show. I would like to see a part 2.
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder I guess, but I have to mention Richard Thompson. Can't narrow it down to 1 album offhand. Man is a genius and a complete musician. I've had the privilege to see him in concert 3 times also.
agree 100% i have also seen him 3 times! he is still making awesome albums. 13 rivers is stunning, but if i had to pick a perfect album then Mock Tudor would come pretty close. I loved everything he did with Linda Thompson as well.
Very underrated as a songwriter and guitarist. He should be a household name
@@malcolmbillington2864 I was thinking, wouldn't it be funny if we had seen him 3 times at the same place! I saw him in NH at Portsmouth's Prescott Park all 3 times between 2010 and 2015 I think it was. One was during the "Dream Attic" tour. I listened to Mock Tudor recently, great album. I don't have 13 Rivers - I'll have to check it out.
@@docdeens4030 I agree completely. Maybe his name is too ordinary
Operation Mindcrime!!!
Yeah!
Not mindcrime 2 though! Biggest sequel disappointment EVER 😂
DULL, boring, overrated
@@gamleskalle1 which one ? Lol 😂
Love the album but the production needs a remix
I can tell Martins a true Punk at heart, lol... A Hell Yeah to ACDCs Highway to Hell , my favorite Lp of theirs . Non stop kick ass Rock , beginning to end, so underrated !
Yes!! We need another episode of this!! This is awesome!! Sabotage, Slide it in, Killers, Youthansia, Powerage
Part 2...can’t wait
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Hendrix: Axis:Bold As Love
The Doors: Morrison Hotel
Rush: Hemispheres
The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow
Alice In Chains: Dirt
Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy
Shudder To Think: Pony Express Record
1. Genesis "Duke"
2. Thin Lizzy "Black Rose"
3. Boston "Boston"
4. Van Halen "II"
5. Toto "Hydra",
Uriah Heep "Innocent victim"
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Street Survivors"
Oooh. Lynyrd Synyrd - Second Helping. By far their best album and perfect.
SF Sorrow - The Pretty Things
Revolver - Beatles
Forever Changes - Love
Odessey and Oracle - Zombies
Leftoverture - Kansas
I love all the Stuff of Porcupine Tree from 1997 to Fear of the blank Planet.
Rush - Moving Pictures.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side
Anathema - Weather Systems
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Took me a long time to like Hello Earth but you get older and it's awesome for me.
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
5) judas priest - screaming for vengeance
4) toto - isolation
3) house of Lords - sahara
2) rival sons - feral roots
1) led zeppelin - physical graffiti
Great show guys... part two please!
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Isolation... oooohhhhhh yeah - good one