Albums In Their Entirety

[Eric Weston]

Did nobody pick anything by Zeppelin? (To be fair, neither did I in my list). Do Hamer player have a natural aversion to this band? Granted, Jimmy Page is pretty sloppy, but his songwriting and parts can be pretty magical. I would vote for "Houses of the Holy" if only it could lose "The Crunge" and "D'yer Maker".

I'm still a total Zep-head......I can & do listen to EVERY album top to bottom......even Coda!!!

BUT I've just listened to a local band's cd on the drive to my gig last nite...kinda rock, kinda country, kinda pop

every song on it is good.....

The Famous Volcanoes

[Ted]

"Crimes of Passion"

"Riviera" Both by Big Head Todd and The Monsters

"A Mile High Live" The Freddy Jones Band

[bluesman69]

The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies

Leonard Cohen - The Future

Jeff Beck - Truth, Blow By Blow

Derek & Dominoes - Layla

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

John Hiatt - Bring The Family

Stones - Exiles, Some Girls, Ya Ya's,

Ray Davies - Other People's Lives, Working Man's Cafe

Ryan Adams - Gold

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Richard Thompson - Rumor & Sigh

Beatles - Rubber Soul, Revolver

Roger Waters - The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres, Rio Grand Mud

Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky, The Pretender

to name a few....

[Rhys]

If I put an album on I'll always listen to it all, the way the artist intended. The only way I listen to one or two songs by different people is when I decide to have a session with my 7" & 12" vinyl singles collection.

I also never buy "Best of" compilations - I either like a band enough to buy the proper albums or not at all.

I absolutely hate all this ipod "download-a-few-tracks-from-an-album-shuffle-play" shit.

No wonder music has become so devalued.

[Bass Guy Dave]

Any Bon Scott-era AC/DC to remind me of the essence of the 'modern' rock era after Little Richard and such in the 50s. (ala-- good times)

Preist's Screaming for Vengeance, Point of Entry (Nothing wrong with British Steel, Hell Bent,Sad wings, etc just I could be tempted to skip a song or two at times) Earlier stuff was pretty revolutionary and some great tunes...I just think they hit their stride at this point and had a nice variety of tunes between these. (also helped that I was 12 at this time..perfect timing)

King's X "Ear Candy" Brilliant album that has a bit of everything on it. No wasted notes, solid grooves, meaningful lyrics and just crazy overall talent. Great loud.

Keb Mo "Just like you" Kinda like the above record, just from a bluesy guy.

top of the head, there. Have to think on some more (and check out a few listed here)

[ceeb]

U2 - War and Joshua Tree

Lucinda Williams - Carwheels on a Gravel Rd (one of the best of all time IMO)

Most any Who album

Skynyrd Nothin' Fancy

+1 on Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

I'll cheat with a few compilations:

ZZ's 1st greatest hits

Steely Dan's 1st Best Of

Squeeze - 45s and under

Before the ipod, there were bands that I liked their entire catalog, now I skip over a lot of tracks, some because the radio wore them out, others because it doesn't strike me right then. Luckily I have about 7,000 songs, so it's not long before something strikes me.

[serial]

Van Halen I

Van Halen II

WACF

Fair Warning

Aerosmith Rocks and Toys

Highway to Hell

The Cult-Electric

The first 6 Cheap Trick albums (ok-the first 8 through Next Position Please)

High n' Dry

Pretenders I&II

The Cars and Candy-O

Godspeed the Shazam

Frosting on the Beater and Amazing Disgrace by the Posies

Some Girls and Sticky Fingers

Any Beatles from Revolver through Let It Be

Never Mind the Bullocks

Shout at the Devil

Grand's self-titled album

REM-Document

Cure-Head on the Door

Urge Overkill-Saturation

London Calling

Ramones

STP-Core

Matthew Sweet-Girlfriend

Sloan-One Chord to Another

[MTM105]

Al DeMelola - Elegant Gypsy

Aerosmith - Live Bootleg

[Devnor]

I listen to most albums in their entirety but Genius playlists are cool too.

[Brooks]

I actually like the

ipod "download-a-few-tracks-from-an-album-shuffle-play" shit.

even before i had an ipod, i always made mix compilations (tapes for years, then cd's).

as for "downloading a few tracks from an album" devalueing music; well, i disagree.

i've downloaded songs in the last few months by bands that i'd NEVER buy a full album from

(slipknot, bee gees, machine head, hot chocolate, primus, sir mix-a-lot, testament, white stripes, etc).

i might only dig a tune or 2, so w/ itunes i can just buy what i want from those artists (instead of NEVER buying ANYTHING from them).

the only time i really listen to a whole album nowadays is the 1st week or so after i buy it.

all that said, some albums that i think hold up all the way thru are;

zep - physical grafitti

sabs - sabbath bloody sabbath

scofield - a go go

will bernard - blue plate special

charlie hunter - charlie hunter

thin lizzy - live & dangerous

ac dc - highway to hell

VH - fair warning

pantera - Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboy's Vulgar Hits

rush - spirit of radio

*yes, the last 2 are greatest hits, and yes, they are good all the way thru (more so than any of their "proper" albums, IMFO)...

[serial]

HUGE +1 on Physical Graffitti.

Also forgot "Louder Than Bombs" and every Kiss album through Dynasty.