Brillant Albums

usually, when i buy an album there is 1-2 tracks that i love, 2-3 that i really don't like, and the rest i can tolerate...but every now and then, i'll come across an album that's just brillant...the whole thing works.  let's get a list started

• moondance (van morrison)
• so far (csny)
• blood on the tracks (dylan)
• august and everything after (counting crows)

what else?

 

Love your Dylan and Counting Crows references

Tori Amos-Under The Pink & Little Earthquakes

Ani DiFranco- pretty much everything, but especially Not A Pretty Girl, Little Plastic Castle, Living In Clip

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads & The Boatman's Call

Ummm...I could continue, but maybe I should give someone else the chance.  Cool thread, though.

Ayumi Hamasaki's "My Story" album.  Seriously, the best album I've ever listened to.  There isn't one song on there that I skip over.

The Joshua Tree - U2

Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting

Live Album and Save My Soul - Big Bad VooDoo Daddy

From the Cradle - Eric Clapton

Rush of Fools- Rush of Fools
Addison Road-Addison Road
Casting Crowns- Casting Crowns & The Altar and the Door & Lifesong
Sugarland- Twice the Speed of Life & Enjoy the Ride
tobyMac- Portable Sounds

Brilliant is a lot of pressure, but here are some I really like.

Some Classics:

Stevie Wonder--Songs in the Key of Life

Supertramp--Long Way Home

James Taylor--Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (can it be a greatest hits album?)

The Eagles--Hell Freezes Over, The Long Run



And for some newer ones. Right now, I can't stop listening to:

KT Tunstall--Eye to the Telescope

Sara Bareilles--Little Voice

Damien Rice- "O" and "9"
City and Colour- "Bring Me Your Love"
Feist- "Let it Die" and "The Reminder"
The Shins- "Wincing the Night Away"
Spoon- "Kill the Moonlight" and "Gagagaga"

the album Mutter by Rammstein

and...pretty much all rammstein albums....i love them!

exile on main street - the rolling stones

louder than bombs - the smiths

blonde on blonde - bob dylan

os mutantes - os mutantes

remain in light - talking heads

smile - brian wilson

vampire weekend's self-titled album is pretty awesome too.

American Angels - Anonymous 4

Tribal Waves - Clann an Drumma

and of course the all time classic - Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf

The Wall- Pink Floyd

Anything by Led Zeppelin

Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie

Dolly Varden - The Dumbest Magnets

X - Under the Big Black Sun

The Clash - London Calling

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Nirvana - In Utero

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Radiohead - Ok Computer

The Beatles - Abbey Road

The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium

Tool - ænima

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

to name a few

REM - anything by them I have totally loved them since like forever lol

Modern Skirts - Catalogue of Generous Men (I recently 'discovered' these guys when they supported REM in amsterdam a couple of weeks ago, much better live, but still good)

Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls (such fun! me and my daughter love this one)

James Blunt - All the Lost Souls (I once listened to this for 4 hrs non stop on a drive back from a weekend away... still love it though)

 

These are the ones that are constantly on play in my car

There are lots of great albums listed.  I will add:

Pearl Jam - Ten
Tom Petty - Wildflowers

For the record, IMO the best Dylan albums are Desire & Time out of Mind.

Also, I am sure this shouldn't count, since it is a compilation, but Bob Marley's Legend is a classic.

edited to add:  Los Lobos - Colossal Head - how could I forget that one?

I also really like Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Chumbawamba - Tubthumper
Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me
They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18

Chumbawamba - Tubthumper

Seriously?

Love the entire album.

You don't have to agree with me. That's my list.

Bruce Springsteen Greetings from Asbury Park & Nebraska

I was just surprised, hk. Simmer down.

Flyleaf - Flyleaf

Evanescence - Fallen

Puddle of Mudd - Famous

Dave Matthews Band - Crash

Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets

Basically, every DMB CD except for Everyday, Some Devil, and Stand Up.

Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

 

Probably more, but I know I like every song on every one of those albums =).