Albums that are great from beginning to end?

Links234 · 13-05-2013 12:29pm #1

You know the way it is, even some amazing albums can have a couple of duds. An otherwise worthy effort that has a track you always skip, maybe it was just a filler track, but it's forgettable? Nothing wrong with that really,it's bound to happen, and even some of my favourite albums have tracks I skip. Then there's albums that somehow manage to tick all the boxes with you, and is fantastic from start to finish. What are those albums for you?

Recently I've been listening to Matenrou Opera a lot, their 2012 masterpiece Justice absolutely blew me away! It's just fantastic, epic and hits all the right notes with me

DazMarz · 13-05-2013 12:56pm

Very few albums fit into the category of "All killer, no filler". But a few spring to my mind as albums where I'd love every song on it:

-Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden (their best album for my money)
-1987 by Whitesnake
-Thunder And Lightning by Thin Lizzy
-Van Halen by Van Halen
-Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
-Out Of The Cellar by Ratt
-Hysteria by Def Leppard
-Holy Diver by Dio
-Painkiller by Judas Priest
-Appetite For Destruction by Guns N Roses
-Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue
-Love At First Sting by Scorpions

cheesy as fúck some of them, but they're my "go-to" albums... and each and every one of them was released between 1978 and 1990.

Clandestine · 13-05-2013 4:19pm

Epicus Doomicus Metallicus - Candlemass
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Pretty much any Death album
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Alice in Hell/Never Neverland - Annihilator
Into The Mirror Black - Sanctuary
The Ten Commandments - Malevolent Creation
Beyond the Crimson Horizon - Solitude Aeturnus
Terminal Spirit Disease - At The Gates

just a random few

MadYaker · 13-05-2013 4:21pm

First 2 Oasis albums, Back in Black by AC/DC, and Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses.

taytothief · 13-05-2013 4:24pm

White Pony and Songs For The Deaf. Aenima too probably. And I liked In Absentia in it's entirety too!

Funkfield · 13-05-2013 4:28pm

Vulgar Display Of Power - Pantera

Mental Mickey · 13-05-2013 4:54pm

Appetite For Destruction, Reign in Blood, and Master Of Puppets.

Oh, and Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty, is pretty damn good too!

Sephiroth_dude · 13-05-2013 4:59pm

Alice in chains-Dirt
Judas priest-painkiller
Slayer-reign in blood

That's all I can think of atm.

Lemming · 13-05-2013 5:04pm

in addition to those already mentioned;

AC/DC - the razors edge
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Apocalyptica - Worlds collide

Stone Deaf 4evr · 13-05-2013 5:07pm

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction.

Clandestine · 13-05-2013 5:16pm

Reign in blood has 2 songs and 8 tracks of filler imo.

DazMarz · 13-05-2013 5:20pm

Rust In Peace by Megadeth is another one. Absolutely one of the most killer albums of all time. Pure brilliance from start to finish.

riffmongous · 13-05-2013 5:28pm

In addition to whats already been said, one of my favourites of all time, Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest

Mr. CooL ICE · 13-05-2013 5:52pm

Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves by Rush are both fantastic with no filler. They have a lot of awesome albums but most have one or two weak songs but those two nail it from start to finish

seachto7 · 13-05-2013 6:05pm

Rated R
Death - Human

Mental Mickey · 13-05-2013 7:57pm

Clandestine wrote: »

Reign in blood has 2 songs and 8 tracks of filler imo.

Lol

Mental Mickey · 13-05-2013 7:58pm

Lemming wrote: »

in addition to those already mentioned;
AC/DC - the razors edge

Velvet Revolver - Contraband

Apocalyptica - Worlds collide

Forgot about Contraband - great album

slayerking · 13-05-2013 8:06pm

Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

Every song is pure gold.
Each song is a scene and the entire album tells a very interesting story.

Con Logue · 13-05-2013 8:08pm

This is the Sea - The Waterboys
The Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse - The Bleach Boys

Lemming · 13-05-2013 8:19pm

slayerking wrote: »

Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

Every song is pure gold.
Each song is a scene and the entire album tells a very interesting story.

I didn't mention that as I felt that - as amazing as it is, and as technically impressive in how it's been crafted - some people may find it heavy listening to appreciate in its entirety. It's essentially the metal equivalent of an orchestral "suite" or opus. Taken as an album it's superb; taken as individual songs (or movements if we stick with my orchestral assertions) it's a bit more subjective to the listener's taste.

Personally I love it for the record.

Also, I don't think it's been said yet, and as much as people may find it fashionable to slag off Metallica; I will also add "Master of Puppets" to my list.

beano345 · 13-05-2013 8:53pm

faith no more - angeldust

Daveaherne · 13-05-2013 8:57pm

Born to run - Bruce Springsteen
Darkness on on the edge of town- Bruce Springsteen
Jousua tree - U2

happyoutscan · 13-05-2013 9:45pm

Rust in Peace - Megadeth
Heartwork - Carcass
Reign in Blood - Slayer

bradlente · 13-05-2013 9:45pm

Antenna by Cave in,The Eternal Return by Darkest Hour and Traced in air by Cynic are a few I could listen through easily.Especially Traced in air as it's not too long.Don't listen to full album's in one go as much anymore now with every tune ever created ever just a click away.