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.
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
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
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
@@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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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🤘🏼🤘🏼
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!
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
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
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
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)
@@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
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties Deep Purple - Machine Head Boston - Boston Yes - Fragile Black Sabbath - Paranoid Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy The Guess Who - Canned Wheat Grateful Dead - American Beauty Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come Jethro Tull - Aqualung Eagles - Hotel California Kansas -Leftoverture The Who - Who's Next Heart - Dreamboat Annie Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards Kino - Gruppa Krovi I know, these are most of our most cherished bands, but please check out "Gruppa Krovi" by the band Kino, its an amazing album from the Soviet era, came out during Gorbachev when for the first time, rock and roll was not criminalized in the Soviet Union, their bass guitar is special.
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.
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
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!! 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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
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
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
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
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!!
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
My perfection: Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull Rumors - Fleetwood Mac Debut - The Cars Moving Pictures - Rush Debut - Boston Powerslave - Iron Maiden
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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: 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.
Renaissance: Turn of the Cards, Ashes are burning Traffic: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys King Crimson: Court of the Crimson King Blind Faith Foreigner (1st album)
That's some devastating choices. They are relatively perfect albums - though Blind Faith, as massive as it is, may have a less-than-legendary cut on it. I mean it's still massive; even Abbey Road had Octopus's Garden, right? And I will never to my dying days understand how anyone could put any Foreigner album above that genuinely perfect first one! Good call!
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.
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
Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn Kansas - Leftoverture Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Styx - The Grand Illusion Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is about as close as we can come to a 'perfect album.' Nearly all hits, listenable end-to-end, and important for Elton's career. Still relevant today.
“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.
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.
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.
@@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.
i can think of a few 1: Radiohead - ok computer 2: Metallica - Master of puppets 3: Metallica - Ride the lightning 4: Dream Theater - Images and words 5: Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage 6: The Who - Whos next 7: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius 8: Pink Floyd - The Dark side of the Moon 9: Eminem - The Marshal Mather LP 10: Avenged sevenfold - Nightmare
1. Haley Reinhart - Lo-Fi Soul 2. Barenaked Ladies - Gordon 3. Paul McCartney - McCartney III I haven’t heard OK Computer. After hearing Kid A, I pretty much avoid Radiohead’s music. I mean, I’m sure OK Computer is great, but Kid A is so awful
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
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
malt I've been a NIN fan since 1991. First time I saw them live was in Dublin on The Downward Spiral tour in 94. I've seen them every time they've played Ireland and I've travelled to Spain and Germany to see them too. Trent is Legend 😎🤘🇮🇪
A lot of great choices in all posts...really impossible to limit it to five. But like you, Operation : Mindcrime is perfect. Should be listed more IMO.
The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind BTO - Not Fragile BOC - Tyranny and Mutation Grand Funk - Red Album Dead Boys - Young, Loud and Snotty
The Red Album is such a forgotten classic. The debut is great, but the second album gets heavier and darker. They were different then the other bands at that time.
"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
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 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...
Some (not so obvious) picks: Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts Nick Drake - Pink Moon Talk Talk - Laughing Stock Burial - Untrue
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...)
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
The first Boston album certainly is awesome, but I am at the point where when I hear "More than a Feeling" I turn it off. I've just heard it too many times. Freebird falls in that same category. If I never hear it again, then I am fine. On the other hand, Foreplay/Long Time is my favorite single rock song of all time. The production, the musicianship, the vocals. The song just soars from the get go. Close to the Edge would be what they used to call a desert island disc. "And You and I" is something I am going to have played at my funeral. It is so life affirming, so gorgeously melodic and an unsurpassed example of rock and roll poetry. If you think about the talent level of those five guys, there are very few other bands who even come if you look at instrument by instrument.
I love your Porcupine Tree mention! - I just listened to that album again a few days ago. I mention them to people and no one has ever heard of them. Like their earlier stuff as well
A few choices of my own: My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans Immortal - At The Heart of Winter Katatonia - Viva Emptiness Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Cult of Luna - Salvation Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale Wuthering Heights - Salt Tristania - Widow's Weeds
The Cure - Faith / Pornography / Disintegration Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Metallica - And Justice For All Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Tesla - Mechanical Resonance Slowdive - Souvlaki / Just For A Day M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us Ride - Going Blank Again The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come Depeche Mode - Ultra Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age Of Grotesque The Doors - Strange Days Morrissey - Viva Hate King Diamond - Abigail Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
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
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
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.
"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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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🤘🏼🤘🏼
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.
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!!! 🤘
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
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.
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
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’?
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)
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
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Boston - Boston
Yes - Fragile
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
The Guess Who - Canned Wheat
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Eagles - Hotel California
Kansas -Leftoverture
The Who - Who's Next
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
Kino - Gruppa Krovi
I know, these are most of our most cherished bands, but please check out "Gruppa Krovi" by the band Kino, its an amazing album from the Soviet era, came out during Gorbachev when for the first time, rock and roll was not criminalized in the Soviet Union, their bass guitar is special.
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.
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!
I absolutely love Boston's self titled debut album! A total masterpiece from start to finish.
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''*
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
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
the perfect LP
Montrose Montrose
your welcome 👍🇨🇦
Absolutely 😳
Of course!
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.
I can think of more perfect albums/ CD’s!! You guys should do a Part Two of this video!!🎼🎤🎸🎤🥁
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 😂😂👌🏻👌🏻
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
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
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
Driving to school 76 Boston MTAF comes on the radio.. light up a joint and magic.... the best year ever 1976
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!!!
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 👍
Always love the Martin shows. I’d definitely watch a part two.
Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
Iron Maiden- Powerslave
Metallica- Kill ‘Em All
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Helloween- Keeper of the Seven Keys
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!!
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
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
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. 🤘
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.
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
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! 👍🏼
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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
Renaissance: Turn of the Cards, Ashes are burning
Traffic: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
King Crimson: Court of the Crimson King
Blind Faith
Foreigner (1st album)
That's some devastating choices. They are relatively perfect albums - though Blind Faith, as massive as it is, may have a less-than-legendary cut on it. I mean it's still massive; even Abbey Road had Octopus's Garden, right?
And I will never to my dying days understand how anyone could put any Foreigner album above that genuinely perfect first one! Good call!
Traffic. Good call!!
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!
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
Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn
Kansas - Leftoverture
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
I forgot about Elton - great pick!
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is about as close as we can come to a 'perfect album.' Nearly all hits, listenable end-to-end, and important for Elton's career. Still relevant today.
Anyone for Aqualung? I hope so.
A lot of great music taste in here.
It makes my list.
Aqualung is indeed a perfect album.
Yes it’s excellent but I’m partial to Stand up
How about Thick as a Brick.
@@bobmeyer09 Tull has at least four, maybe five, perfect albums including TAAB.
“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 !
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
I always enjoy the shows with Martin. Such a fountain of knowledge.
I can only think of three albums that I regard as “perfect”
1. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
2. Slayer - Reign in Blood
3. Yes - Close to the Edge
i can think of a few
1: Radiohead - ok computer
2: Metallica - Master of puppets
3: Metallica - Ride the lightning
4: Dream Theater - Images and words
5: Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage
6: The Who - Whos next
7: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
8: Pink Floyd - The Dark side of the Moon
9: Eminem - The Marshal Mather LP
10: Avenged sevenfold - Nightmare
1. Haley Reinhart - Lo-Fi Soul
2. Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
3. Paul McCartney - McCartney III
I haven’t heard OK Computer. After hearing Kid A, I pretty much avoid Radiohead’s music. I mean, I’m sure OK Computer is great, but Kid A is so awful
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.
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 .
The perfect album is the album you played so much, you never need to here it again.
Rollins Band - The End of Silence, Fugazi - 13 Songs, Stiff Little Fingers - Go For It, Pink Floyd - Animals, Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
The Fragile is absolute perfection from start to finish - every song is insanely well thought out, I love Trent
malt I've been a NIN fan since 1991. First time I saw them live was in Dublin on The Downward Spiral tour in 94. I've seen them every time they've played Ireland and I've travelled to Spain and Germany to see them too. Trent is Legend 😎🤘🇮🇪
Haven't heard the Fragile yet, but both Pretty Hate Machine and the Downward Spiral are perfect albums to me!
Queensryche- operation: mindcrime
Black Sabbath - heaven and hell
Judas Priest - stained class
Mastodon - Emperor of sand
Rush - Moving pictures
A lot of great choices in all posts...really impossible to limit it to five. But like you, Operation : Mindcrime is perfect. Should be listed more IMO.
Good choices. Haven't heard Emperor of Sand but I will give it a go
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
Beatles- Abbey Road
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Second Helping. What an album.
I diverge when it comes to Machine Head. In Rock for me.
I skip, Smoke on the Watre. Not because I don't like it, I might add.
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
NiN - Pretty Hate Machine
Dream Theater - Images And Words
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 back of the Boston album had a multi-paragraph write-up that concluded each paragraph with "Listen to the record!". Boy, were they right!
The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind
BTO - Not Fragile
BOC - Tyranny and Mutation
Grand Funk - Red Album
Dead Boys - Young, Loud and Snotty
The Red Album is such a forgotten classic. The debut is great, but the second album gets heavier and darker. They were different then the other bands at that time.
"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
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
Some (not so obvious) picks:
Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
Burial - Untrue
Nick's is one, for sure.
Nice to see Talk Talk get a mention. I couldn’t agree more about Laughing Stock, a remarkable record! Good shot sir.
1. AC/DC - Back In Black
2. AC/DC - Powerage
3. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
4. Van Halen - Van Halen II
5. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Appetite. Yes. Definitely perfect.
SF Sorrow - The Pretty Things
Revolver - Beatles
Forever Changes - Love
Odessey and Oracle - Zombies
Leftoverture - Kansas
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
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
The first Boston album certainly is awesome, but I am at the point where when I hear "More than a Feeling" I turn it off. I've just heard it too many times. Freebird falls in that same category. If I never hear it again, then I am fine. On the other hand, Foreplay/Long Time is my favorite single rock song of all time. The production, the musicianship, the vocals. The song just soars from the get go. Close to the Edge would be what they used to call a desert island disc. "And You and I" is something I am going to have played at my funeral. It is so life affirming, so gorgeously melodic and an unsurpassed example of rock and roll poetry. If you think about the talent level of those five guys, there are very few other bands who even come if you look at instrument by instrument.
I'll go with 3 fairly recent ones: Frances the Mute - The Mars Volta
Fear of A Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
Dead Magic - Anna Von Hausswolff
I love your Porcupine Tree mention! - I just listened to that album again a few days ago. I mention them to people and no one has ever heard of them. Like their earlier stuff as well
Great Anna Von Hausswolff pick
@@jenton70 thanks bud. She is amazing and Dead Magic is a masterpiece.
@@stephenhoag9372 - Absolutely. FOADP is soooo good. My favorite Porcupine / Wilson album.
A few choices of my own:
My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans
Immortal - At The Heart of Winter
Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Cult of Luna - Salvation
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
Wuthering Heights - Salt
Tristania - Widow's Weeds
Viva Emptiness is such an overlooked Katatonia LP
Immortal At The Heart Of Winter is definetly perfect
Nice list
The Cure - Faith / Pornography / Disintegration
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Metallica - And Justice For All
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Tesla - Mechanical Resonance
Slowdive - Souvlaki / Just For A Day
M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us
Ride - Going Blank Again
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
Depeche Mode - Ultra
Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age Of Grotesque
The Doors - Strange Days
Morrissey - Viva Hate
King Diamond - Abigail
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath
Those Slowdive albums are just like heaven.
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
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.