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Perfect albums are few and far between IMO.
MBV - Loveless is the first that springs to mind. It was (and is) just so different and amazing that I wouldn't dare suggest changing anything.
What's Going on for sure as well.
There was a US indie band called Beulah who did an LP called When Your Heartstrings Break and to me that was a perfect pop album.
Also, The Avalanches' Since I left You is a perfectly formed piece of art.
The Go! Team's Thunder Lightning Strike was such a breath of fresh air and pushed my buttons so well (in terms of influences) that I can't really criticise it.
Screamadelica is a very strong album and one that I like more now that I've got over my dislike of Primal Scream (it's arguably more of a Weatherall album anyway).
Seeing the Fannies mentioned on the previous page, I'd like to suggest Bandwagonesque alongside Grand Prix.
And on the early 1990s indie tip, how about...
Sonic Youth - Goo
Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
And I always have a soft spot for Pixies's Trompe Le Monde.
Morcheeba: Who Can you Trust
Carter USM: 30 Something
The Shins: Oh Inverted World. Also, tbh, Chutes Too Narrow and Wincing the Night Away
Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
Cut Chemist: The Audience's Listening (although subsequent albums seem really hit or miss)
Just one more - Kid Loco - A Grand Love Story
If you've never heard it, treat yourself...
Some solid suggestions already. Would add:
Faze Action - Plans and designs
Guru - Jazammataz Vol 1
Not strictly an artist album, but the original Renaissance mix CD and Sasha & Digweed Northern Exposure 1 still do it after all these years!
We should have a separate thread for mix CDs, I reckon.
Another album worth a mention...
Moar 4:
I think everyone should have a copy of this...
And a copy of this..
Gentlemen _ The Afghan Whigs
16 Lovers Lane - The Go Betweens
and another vote for Forever Changes
Killing Joke - Killing Joke (1st One) & What's This For?
The Birthday Party - Junkyard
Fugazi - Repeater
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity & Tupelo
Godflesh - Songs of Love & Hate
Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather
Einsturzende Neubauten - Silence Is Sexy
Joy Divison - Unknown Pleasures
The Sisterhood - The Gift
The Cramps - Off The Bone
Esplendor Geometrico - Arispejal Astisaró
The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
NWA - Straight Out Of Compton
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
The Damned - Damned Damned Canned
Youth Code - Youth Code
The Cult - Dreamtime......
Devin Townsend - Terria
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
I’m no prog rock fan by any measure, but I do know a damn fine piece of musicianship when I hear it..
And yes, many of my mates BITD tried in vein to get me into them, but they didn’t really succeed..
Yet, a damn fine set of tracks..
The hives- your new favourite band
Don't want to add any more albums. Just really happy there's at least one other The Go! Team fan out there. Massively underrated, but that's another thread...
Don’t want to add any more albums. Just really happy there’s at least one other The Go! Team fan out there.
*fist bump*
When I heard them I thought the combination of Sonic Youth/MBV noise with Jackson 5 pop, old-school hip-hop and a bit of funky soundtrack nostalgia was like someone had condensed my record collection into a single band.
Did you ever see them live? I caught them a few times in the year or two after Thunder Lightning Strike and they were great fun. One gig in Oxford is among my all time best, crowd seemed to totally get them and it was a really joyous atmosphere.
Stereolab - ‘DOTS AND LOOPS’
Vaccines - What Did You Expect. . .
Nirvana - Nevermind
You’re just making names up now
Keep up Grandad! 🤣🤣🤣
Siouxsie and the Banshees - JuJu.
Utter perfection.
Loads of excellent suggestions, especially Rumours, Nevermind and Graceland. Hysteria is a good call, which I must revisit.
I'd add;
The Killers - Hot Fuss
REM - Green
Silly Wizard - Wild & Beautiful (bet nobody else says that one! Tad obscure, and about places as much as music)
Maybe Mumford & Sons first album for me, but they've gone downhill and spoilt it a bit.
If a live album is allowed, Alchemy
The Devil’s Walk - Apparat.
Parallel Lines - Blondie.
Fila Brazilia maim that tune
Jackie Mittoo Keyboard king at studio one
Orbital Snivillisation
Orb UFOrb (not the best orb album, but no stinkers on it)
chakaping
*fist bump*
Never seen them live. Picked up on them when Radio 1 playlisted Ladyflash a few years back.
For me they're less the distilled essence of my music collection (precious little Motown in that), but they do sound exactly like the imaginary ideal pop music I hear in my head... It's like Basement Jaxx found some guitars and a whole pile of old school hip hop albums, or Lush got mugged by Melle Mel and while recovering suddenly discovered a love of early 70s cinema, or something...
dsotm, meddle
Any velvet underground
Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
A few by the Orb: uforb, cydonia, orblivion
A couple by the doors, wfts is my fave
Peoples instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm
Selected ambient works
Sound of silver
Nowhere just to keep the Mrs happy
Janes addiction (the live one)
The Best of the Beatles
Blue or red?
Janes addiction - I used to play ‘Strays’ over and over.
Pretty pointless suggesting ‘Beat of’s and live albums really, IMO
Just Listened to Blue Lines by Massive attack. Definitely that one.
Depends on the live album, if it's just the same songs as previous but with clapping then yes. But some have extended versions, different arrangements etc like the who live at Leeds
Or Weld. But it’s still a compilation
‘Beat of’s 😂
Lots of ones already mentioned.
Graceland,Dummy,Appeite,Blue Lines etc
Couple I would add
The KLF White Room
And if soundtracks don’t muddy the waters too much then the Original Soundtrack to Trainspotting.
Don’t want to add any more albums. Just really happy there’s at least one other The Go! Team fan out there.
Another fan of their first couple of albums here. Just a great fun band.
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Everything Radiohead has done
And Graceland
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Alex Reece - So Far
Oscar Peterson Trio - Plus One
Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Zero 7 - Simple Things
Anything by Kate Rusby.......
......as well as OK Computer, Graceland, Abbey Road and Led Zeppelin IV.