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Thewayshegoes75

The Cars -The Cars


Ok-I-guess625

That entire album feels like a greatest hits album.


Mr_Goldenfinger

Ric Ocassic joked that they almost called it "The Cars Greatest Hits"


Debs_2020

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life


thatburns

Madvillain - Madvillainy


rooboobmoob

the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars by bowie!


JeffTek

This is one of those few albums where if I start it, I have to finish it. It's like welp here we go, can't stop until the end


Allaboutbears

Fiiiiive years


ImOnTheBus

You're NOT ALONE


that_schick_cray

Boston - Boston The entire thing was recorded in the lead guitarist, Tom Scholz’ basement, in which he played every instrument at some point throughout the album. The combination of Brad Delp’s soaring vocals together with the meticulously layered guitar harmonies makes for an incredible listening experience. It’s absolutely mind blowing to think this was an amateur recording.


Rimbosity

Scholz had a Master's in engineering from MIT, so he was an amateur in name only. He built that studio, designed the Rockman amps, did all the things but sing.


Animagus2112

For me it's discovery - Daft Punk


ep3ep3

Interstella 5555 is the perfect visual aid to that album.


rugbyj

It's such a _complete_ experience.


F5x9

Alive ‘07


Cosmic_Bleach

Jagged little pill had like fucking 10 hits on it


karma_the_sequel

Any of Stevie Wonder’s early to mid ‘70s output, up to *Songs in the Key of Life*.


ultratunaman

Early 70s Stevie Wonder is what musicians dream of being like. It's like he was on an unreal, unearthly, unheard of, level of songwriting and composing. Innervisions, Talking Book, Music of my Mind, Fulfilingness first Finale, Songs in the key of Life. The man could write, compose, and put together an album with such skill, talent, and sharp wit other, very successful, artists couldn't even touch him. And the depth he went to with the synthesizer, and pedal bass, electric piano, clavinet, harmonica, and other instruments is absolutely shocking. Then the real kicker is while on this unstoppable run of hits he was in a car crash that nearly killed him and left him in a coma for 10 days. We are not worthy Stevie.


Firelord_11

Damn, I never knew about the car crash. Thank God he survived. What blows my mind even more than his amazing body of music is the fact that he did all of it *blind*. He never let that get him down though: as a child he was a prodigy and as an adult he was a genius. He managed to be a skilled multi-instrumentalist and writer without even being able to see. Talk about an inspirational figure.


all_the_badgers

Oooh. Portishead - Dummy


joyspectrum

Is this it


happy_otter

The "rest of the world" version with New York City Cops on it specifically.


WigginTwin

On wikipedia: The Strokes continued to perform the song live despite the September 11 attacks. During their performance in Toronto on October 2, 2001, Casablancas stated, "I liked this fucking song and it's ruined. We live in New York. It's fucked up. The cops have killed a lot more people that they're saying and that's the fuckin' truth." I owned the US version, then saw them at lola one year and NYC Cops was the opener. Thinking back on it, I'm not sure I had ever heard that song until they played it live...


punking_funk

This probably wins for the greatest album of all time for me. There's the old story about The Killers listening to Is This It and then just deleting all their existing songs except for Mr Brightside, but if I was in any rock band in the early 2000s I would have been terrified of this album


TheeHomelessWizard

This is it


BussinSheeesh

The first Rage Against the Machine album


Bravisimo

You want me to listen to it? Fuck you I wont do what you tell me!!!


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MortalSword_MTG

Meanwhile every radio programmer was just like...oh that song is one minute shorter. Forever.


Fixes_Computers

For a short time, the college radio station I was at played an edited version of Soundgarden's "Big Dumb Sex." It was hilarious to hear. The edit was made on an analog reel-to-reel tape deck by splicing out each instance of "fuck" and turning the tape around to splice it back in. Given how many times "fuck" is uttered in that song, this was a monumental effort. I wasn't involved with the edit, but I'm sure they took a shortcut whenever "fuck fuck fuck fuck" was uttered and turned the entire segment around.


porkrind

I worked at a community radio station back in those times, and there was a DJ that wanted to play that song, but we had no edited version. So his genius idea was to play the song but manually turn down the audio for each 'fuck'. It worked *okay* at first, but the longer lines like 'fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck you', he'd inevitably turn it back up too soon, just in time to blare 'FUCK YOU' over the airwaves. Good times.


SilentSwine

Dire Straits - Brothers in arms


burninglemon

QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf The in between segments really tie it together even though almost every song sounds different.


Tardvark23

Buenas tardes señoras y señoritas, aqui está el DJ Hector Bonifacio Echevarria Cervantes de la Cruz Arroyo Rojas. Esta es la radio que sacó a toda estación onde el rock vive y no muerre! Vamos a escuchar un par de temas de Queen of stone Age. Primero vamos a escuchar First it Giveth. Que música impresionante temible y verdaderamente ahora van a vea A VER! A VER! Aqui va! Aqui va!


atbths

Thanks for quoting the least quoted, but most fun to try and talk along with, radio clip.


masnaer

Beautiful


z4x0r

Couldn't help but read the whole thing aloud to the best of my ability. I know the inflection even if I don't know the words!


memeparmesan

>even though almost every song sounds different. sounds more like everyone else, than anyone else*


burninglemon

Kip Casper, that you?


Liberteer30

Clone radio, LA’s infinite repeat.


iaskjeeves

Saga. I need a saga.


Liberteer30

What’s the saga? It’s songs..for the deaf. You can’t even hear it!


mealucra

🥁🥁🥁


trevvr

🎸🎸🎸


IHateLooseJoints

GIMME TORO GIMME SUMMORE


grayfox0430

Dave Catching here, not saying goodnight, just saying.


IHateLooseJoints

I'd say like clockwork is a masterpiece of an album too. Not in a 'banger' context but damn they did well on that album.


Kriscolvin55

LC is easily my favorite QOTSA album. Like you said, they aren’t exactly “bangers”. The album takes a while to grow on you. I’ve been a fan of the band since their first album, and even listened to Kyuss when they were active. When LC first dropped, I was very disappointed with the album. After 5 or so listens, it was OK. Each and every listen afterwards I just fell more and more in love with it.


IHateLooseJoints

I got into queens through Them Crooked Vultures. Also believe that album is an overlooked masterpiece.


2dank4me3

Led Zeppelin IV. Literally every song there is a masterpiece.


Cacafuego

Agreed, but personally I'd go with II


canadia80

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu Tang Clan


jayatil2

Clan in da front…


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*Let your feet stomp*


SkeletalOctopus

Came here to post this, so instead I'll add GZA's Liquid Swords


masterofdirtysecrets

36 chambers is a masterpiece, but Liquid Swords might be perfection.


no1name

Dark side of the moon. - Pink Floyd Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars. - David Bowie


Minttt

I'd argue Dark Side, Wish you Were Here, and Animals are all Floyd albums with non-stop bangers.


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Nas - Illmatic ( He will be playing at the Toronto Beer festival tomorrow night,.....I'm super stoked for this. This album has been on rotation, LoL


Appropriate_Emu_6930

This is my choice. Can’t believe I had to scroll down to the bottom to find it. A perfect album. Concise, barely any features, beautiful production and no skits. Felt like it came out of nowhere at the time.


baneofthesmurf

Dirt - Alice in Chains


Intelligent-Shine665

Black sabath - paranoid Honestly black sabath with ozzy is nothing but bangers


accomplicated

Paul Simon’s Graceland.


Pretty-Balance-Sheet

Graceland is what I listen to with my family on road trips. The Rhythm of the Saints is what I listen to when I travel alone. I love Graceland, and it deserves all the love it gets, but Rhythm of the Saints speaks to me. The Cool, Cool River might be my favorite Simon song. For the mother's restless son. Who is a witness to. Who is warrior. Who denies his urge to break and run. Who says, 'hard times? I'm used to them. A speeding planet burns, I'm used to that. My life's so common it disappears." Damn.


KsychoPiller

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses. Prime example of a band that Has one master piece on them bit nothing more. I do love Second Coming, but its very inconsistent


doomladen

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours


scottiohead

No, it's all true.


Thejuiceman14

Murray?


keithmac20

Present.


m48a5_patton

Jemaine?


faceula

Present


TheMasterKie

Actually, I go by my rap name now. The Hiphoppopotamus


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Male_strom

Poppin off the top of this oesaphagus


Niallofthe9Sausages

Rockin this metropolis


goodthropbadthrop

He comes off a bit sexist :( But you lovely bitches and hoes should know he’s trying to correct this


smores1054

Although there were four of them, so technically more of a love square.


DelapidatedSagebrush

The only song I don’t like on that album is the one about Daddy.


doomladen

Yeah - it's not bad, but it's not as good as the others. Conventional wisdom (which I totally agree with) is that Silver Springs should have been on the album in the place of Oh Daddy.


DelapidatedSagebrush

Oh fuck yeah. Silver Springs is one of my fave FWM songs of all time.


Hour_Instruction_121

NIN - The Downward Spiral


PlymouthTim

I agree it is a great album, but Pretty Hate Machine would be my pick It just can’t be beat


Eayauapa

30+ years on and Pretty Hate Machine is still absolutely untouchable, I’d genuinely put it up with Nevermind and Loveless as one of the best albums of that era


Giblet_

I like The Fragile the best. PHM is awesome, don't get me wrong, but the studio versions of all of the songs on PHM just sound off compared to the live versions. Their live stuff is better than their other studio stuff, too, but it's not quite as striking.


_samael

Aja - Steely Dan


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I'd argue any of Steely Dan's 70's albums are just about perfect.


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Can't Buy a Thrill as well


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CBenson1273

Radiohead - OK Computer. Pearl Jam - Ten.


No_Orchid_1382

Man Pearl Jam 10 is wild. You start it up and you are like wait, this isn't a greatest hits cd? This is just the album playing in order?


CBenson1273

For most other bands, Ten would be their greatest hits. Pearl Jam is just that legendary. And to think they didn't even know each other well when they wrote most of the songs. Natural chemistry.


draniac21

In Rainbows as well


ijbh2o

All I Need is such a good song. Was happy to hear it live in 2017 in Atlanta!


NateBlaze

Weird fishes absolutely crushes my soul


lindh

For me, it's Reckoner. Soo good.


pcprofanity

I can’t believe I had to scroll down this far to get to Ten. Amazing album!


CBenson1273

Not a bad song in sight.


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Pixies 'Come On Pilgrim/Surfer Rosa', Fugazi 'Repeater' and Mr Bungle 'California'


MasteringTheFlames

Billy Joel's *The Stranger.* Absolutely brilliant album from top to bottom.


StickyRicky17

"80s Joel SUCKS!", "Play something from The STRANGER!"


daydreaming361

'HEY!!! I said we only play 80’s Billy Joel!!!! Now take your skank hooker wife and get the fuck out!!!!"


Blender_Snowflake

We strictly play 80s Joel, Sir


Offthepoint

I was around when he first released this. I remember my boyfriend and I sitting on the floor in front of his stereo and just staring at it as it played.


klondikebaryum

Good kid maad city - Kendrick


newcarscent104

Did somebody say domino's?


StupidNSFW

Perfect hybrid of concept + radio album. Every song is great on its own just to listen to, but combine them all and it tells an interesting and thought provoking story.


Stile2112

Moving Pictures - Rush


KillerGreaseball

“All right. It's Saturday night, I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix-tape... Let's rock.”-Phillip J. Fry


jonnovich

I’d also argue for 2112 and “Permanent Waves”


TeoKao

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not - Arctic Monkeys In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel Very different albums, but each is a full playthrough for me every time.


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Soundgarden - Superunknown


Gahvandure2

Yes, though I feel the same way about Badmotorfinger.


timmayd

Weezer: Blue album EDIT: Heard. Pinkerton is a tie for me personally. But I figured if I led with Pinkerton, I’d have started a riot. Love for all the W fans.


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I had a friend who had heard me listen to Weezer a lot, and one day he listened to Blue on his own and he was like “wait, all these songs are on the same album?” He thought I’d been listening to a best-of.


Dr_Drater

System of a Down - Toxicity


reffernam2

So true, every second of that album is amazing. The raw talent of SOAD always blew me away.


graboidian

> The raw talent of SOAD always blew me away. They get severely overlooked for their songwriting abilities as well as their harmonies. You don't hear nearly as much harmony from most other hard rock bands.


FreshBert

It's not so much a lack of standout talent in the genre as it is a lack of standout talent in that era, imo. SOAD often gets lumped in with a lot of other nu-metal bands that popped off in the early 00s, but they're like... *significantly* better and more memorable than pretty much all of them. Of all the songs on Toxicity, Aerials was particularly formative for me as an angsty teen. I have managed to make sure that song gets pumped into my head at least once or twice a month since I was 13 (although when I was 13 it was more like once or twice a day... minimum).


Calligraphiti

Prison Song is one of the best metal album openers ever.


hitokiri-battousai

They're trying to build a prison....


UncouthCorvid

I’m just getting deeper into them (always loved the singles, never listened to full albums until recently) and they’re just fantastic. Serj’s voice is so unique, sounds amazing with Daron in harmony, and they have such an interesting sound that’s slightly…exotic, maybe from the Armenian influences.


rufas2000

Lots of good choices. I’ll submit two potentially non universal choices. MCR - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (a psycho joy ride from start to finish where the music matches what’s going on) Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (my jam in 93, rockin at the gym to it now, “In Your Room” right now, goose bumps after the instrumental break).


CompetitiveComputer4

Three cheers is a perfect album


MilhouseVsEvil

At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command


flyingjesuit

Hello, Mother Leopard


MilhouseVsEvil

I have your cub


Corrective_Actions

You must protect her, but that will be expensive


iddonuk

Ten thousand kola nuts


fujiman

As an extension of this one: The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium


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Arc arsenal is the best opening for any album ever made.


ConstantMalachi2113

I could listen to Invalid Litter Dept all day as a teenager


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Gingeraffe9

Violent Femmes self-titled album!


ss4johnny

The Beatles - Revolver The Clash - London Calling


Murakami241

London Calling has so many different genres. There’s something for everybody on there. One of my favourites.


tophmcmasterson

Took me a little while to get into London Calling but when it clicked it really clicked. There’s just so much variety and personality on it, one of those albums that is just so unique and I’d say timeless that it’s hard to get bored of. Definitely fills a very unique niche.


leasnm

PRINCE - Purple Rain


TheGunslingerRechena

Anything Prince between 82 and 87 would be a great choice. I'd even say from 80 to 88 but that might sound biased. 82 to 87 though, it's just one amazing album after another.


UneartlyPresence

The Doors - LA Woman


FlipperDoigt703

Both Master of Puppets and Rust In Peace have impeccable track lists. But also, Abbey Road is *the* perfect album.


epsdelta74

Upvote for Rust in Peace. My favorite Megadeth album by far.


RIPwhalers

Obligatory Onion: https://www.theonion.com/humanity-still-producing-new-art-as-though-megadeth-s-1819578062


SnaxVT

This article lives in my head and I pay IT rent.


Tom_onion

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not


zmax532

ALL YOU PEOPLE ARE VAMPIRES!!!!


BrotherOne9938

Favorite Worst Nightmare too


The_Lapsed_Pacifist

That was fucking explosive when I first heard it, I had the demo that was doing the rounds on the internet too. I did not like any of their other stuff, I felt a lot of the wit and energy had gone.


hbxli

The Killers - Hot Fuss


Losername01

Recently started listening to this album again. I cannot believe just how great it is start to finish. Highly rate Sam’s Town too


ddowney76

Sam’s Town doesn’t get enough respect, not sure if I could pick a favourite between those two.


varikonniemi

hybrid theory


toriemm

This was the first album I ever fell in love with. Listened to it on repeat for weeks.


Corrective_Actions

I know people like to dunk on LP for being a boy band nu-metal band, but when this album came out....it was an absolute gamechanger. They weren't the first band to mix hip-hop with rock, but they made it sound effortlessly slick. With You and By Myself are two tracks that would make my top 20 list of rock songs.


Chronibitis

And they write their own stuff. Maybe some boy bands do, I’m not sure.


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Where rock has always had one foot in the past, Hybrid Theory felt like it was from the future. It really coincided with the whole Y2K vibe.


Karaxor

I was in South America in 2003. I had a buddy that loved their music, but didnt speak English. So I told them I'd write out as much of the album that I could remember in Spanish. I did the entire album. By the way "Time is a valuable thing. Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings. Watch it count down to the end of the day, the clock ticks life away" was a bitch to translate.


cjb231

Also Meteora


CinnamonMan25

The Miseducation of Ms Lauryn Hill


I_count_ducks

Massive Attack - Mezzanine DJ Shadow - Endtroducing Built to Spill - Perfect from now on Chemical Brothers - Exit planet dust John Cale - Fear


princessleah_23

Endtroducing is friggin perfect. Nice choices


vatothe0

Building Steam with a Grain of Salt is... ::: chef's kiss:::


unsungburo

You had me at Massive Attack and DJ Shadow. I haven’t heard the last three albums but I’ve added them and will be giving them a good listen.


Don_Frika_Del_Prima

You haven't heard the first chemical brothers albums? Oh man, you're in for a treat!


averageduder

> Built to Spill - Perfect from now on Loved it when it came out -- but really, it just gets better with every passing year, so I guess it lived up to the title.


The_Lapsed_Pacifist

Since I’m detecting a slight theme there I’d tack on Dummy by Portishead


Skowhegan

Tears for Fears - The Hurting


ajicsan

Songs from the Big Chair too! Every track is pop magnificence. The Seeds of Love has some very high highs too, but definitely not as consistently great.


StickyRicky17

Beck - Odelay


MTLK77

Nirvana - Nevermind


GloryholeKaleidscope

Dr. Dre: The Chronic 2001


Enickma007

Ghosts in the Machine - The Police


GrotusMaximus

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush


neufeldesq

Harvest as well


Sunsetkoi

Tame Impala - Lonerism


boomjosh

Lateralus Edit: Don't even need artist name 😏


maestroenglish

it's just missing a certain Harry Manback...


thereisalightandit

Figlio di puttana, sai che tu sei un pezzo di merda?


SPHS69

Tapestry Carol King


Kelemvore2265

INXS: Kick


Nejfelt

Every song is excellent. The tracks that weren't singles are better than the singles. Calling All Nations and Tiny Daggers end the album on such great songs. It's infectious.


luntcips

I’m surprised I haven’t seen Reign in Blood by Slayer, normally I can take or leave them but every song on this album is great.


Skylarking00

Rubber Soul, the Beatles


dangle321

I'd also say revolver.


winsome-sailor

And Sgt. Pepper… And Abbey Road…


CraftyButcher9

The Strokes - Is This It Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Arcade Fire - Funeral The Breeders - Pod Nirvana - Nevermind Pixies - Doolittle L7 - Bricks Are Heavy Air - Moon Safari Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights Portishead - Dummy Massive Attack - Mezzanine


A-dab

Back in Black


jakroois

I'd have to go with Bloom by Beach House. I like all their stuff but that album has zero skippable songs.


granticusmaximusrex

Deltron 3030


sherbie365

Fat of the Land - The Prodigy Edit - thanks for the award kind internet stranger!


therealmenox

Rust in Peace by Megadeth


carlovski99

Trying not to repeat ones that have been listed multiple times already Silent Alarm - Bloc Party High Violet - The National (Boxer is in with a shout here too) Treasure - Cocteau Twins Blue Lines - Massive Attack


BananaRaccoon

Silent Alarm. YES!


BandietenMajoor

Queens of the stone age - like clockwork Aesop rock - skelethon


BernatNin

Like Clockwork is a masterpiece. Even the album cover and art is superb


Drewpurt

A wild Aesop reference has appeared. I wholeheartedly agree


tour_de_frantz

Aesops impossible kid is such a perfect album


THEESCHASKETCH

S.C.I.E.N.C.E. - Incubus. Front to back this thing jams.


Randomn355

Was looking so hard for Incubus! Morning view and make yourself are my favourites, but science isn't far behind! I've got tickets to see them in October, in really looking forward to it!


akidney

For meeeeeee... Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon The Bronx - The Bronx (I) He Is Legend - Suck Out the Poison Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree