Unwound - Fake Train
A great record from a completely underrated group. By the time anyone started really caring they had broken up. That's sad given that they were around for almost 10 years. I love all of their albums, but this one is pretty much flawless.

I agree JB, Fake Train is one of my favorite cd's of all time, I wouldn't consider it perfect, but it's pretty amazing.

Albums that are very close in my book:

Van Morrison- Astral Weeks
Charles Mingus- Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica
Red Krayola- Parable of Arable Land
Tim Buckley- Starsailor
Faust- Faust
Third Ear Band- Third Ear Band
Velvet Underground- And Nico
Popol Vuh- Hosianna Mantra
Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

Excellent list, grabblegarr. I particularly second Starsailor, which should be as canonized as the Velvets first.

Wow, someone who actually likes Tim Buckley as much as I do. Probably the most underrated artist of all time. His album before Starsailor; Lorca is another great album worthy of high praise.

I adore, repeat, adore Tim B. I have every last scrap of stuff I have been able to find.
My faves are the aforementioned Starsailor, and Blue Afternoon.

While I agree with the person that said no album can be absolutely perfect, here's a few that come close...

1. OK Computer Radiohead
2. Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd
2. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie

and although this isn't my favorite album ever, I do believe it comes closer than any other album to having every moment perfect. And that is...
Kind of Blue-Miles Davis

quote:

Popol Vuh- Hosianna Mantra

Nice. I love that one, but my vote for most perfect Popol Vuh record would be Coeur de Verre though.

wow, grabblegarr you are a true student of good music. Good on ya!

quote:

Originally posted by rockthief:
wow, grabblegarr you are a true student of good music. Good on ya!

Yeah, of music from the stone ages!

quote:

Originally posted by goathouse:

quote:

Originally posted by rockthief:
wow, grabblegarr you are a true student of good music. Good on ya!

Yeah, of music from the stone ages!

Hey, that's when I was born.

quote:

Originally posted by Ishmaels coffin:
I adore, repeat, adore Tim B. I have every last scrap of stuff I have been able to find.
My faves are the aforementioned Starsailor, and Blue Afternoon.

Tim Buckley, eh? My wife was friends with him and his wife back in the time. She lost several friends to drugs, often heroin overdoses such as Buckleys. Of course, he took some barbies as well. He was not the happiest fellow, but he sure was a musical rebel. Occasionally, Dear Wife will wistfully speak of him. Sad.

Drugs. What a waste of time, money, and energy. If not for drugs, so many great artists would still be with us....although they may have gone off the boil and released dreck...

Geez, this is hard of the top of my head, especially for the 60s which I'm least familiar with....

The Beatles: Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road
Bob D: Highway 61, Blood on the Tracks
The Doors s/t
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
The VU: VU & Nico, Loaded
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust
Television: Marquee Moon
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Paul Simon: Graceland
Joy Division: Closer
The Smiths: The Queen is Dead
Talking Heads: Remain in Light!!!
Radiohead: OK Computer, Kid A
My Blood Valentine: Loveless
The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin
Bjork: Homogenic!!!!
Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as one
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock, Spirit of Eden
Elliot Smith: Either/Or
Weezer: s/t
Wilco: YHF
Modest Mouse: The Moon & Antarctica
Sigur Ros: Agaetis Byrjun
The Wrens: The Meadowlands

quote:

Weezer: s/t

I'm assuming you're talking about the "blue album" here. I can get on board with that. I love the first two Weezer records, after that, fuck 'em.

Dammit! I typed up something for this a while ago and thought I posted it, but apparently not. Anyway, I would like to give another nod to Fake Train, Faust's s.t., Lust for Life, and Trout Mask Replica.

And a couple others I would like to add:

Nico - Desert Shore
Listening to this album makes me feel like I have an inkling of what it might be like to be dead. Amazing. She's so much better than that girl who hung on the Velvets' coattails, as all too many people seem to see her.

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Just listened to it once again this morning. Unstoppable, along with Blonde on Blonde

Prince - Dirty Mind
Depending on the day, either this or Purple Rain is my favorite Prince album.

Polvo - exploded drawing
Another "criminally underrated band" along with Unwound. Time signatures all over the place, but somehow it all still flows so well. Rockers, power ballads (well not in the trad sense), lots of crazy little acoustic interludes with Eastern instruments, culminating in the monumental sludge-o-rama When will you die for the last time in my dreams. yummy

The Holy Modal Rounders - Indian War Whoop
Acid country - for fans of the Red Krayola, the Fugs (I think they share a member with the fugs), etc. So manic and beautiful, like a rabid horse galloping along snorting cocaine and playing football. yeehaw!

quote:

Nico - Desert Shore
Listening to this album makes me feel like I have an inkling of what it might be like to be dead. Amazing. She's so much better than that girl who hung on the Velvets' coattails, as all too many people seem to see her.

Funny you should mention this. I've been looking for this record for a week or two now and still haven't been able to obtain a copy. I heard some of it and The End and was far more impressed with what I heard of them than Chelsea Girl.

I have an anecdote concerning one of those Nico albums here.

This happened 30 years ago. It was the first album I ever "flew". So, if I say that such-and-such is flown, that's NOT a complement!

Oh, this will put things into perspective though; at least how I felt 30 years ago. If you scroll down to hal's post on the same page, that will cement the deal. I obviously have my own prejudices, but maybe I'll give some of those another chance, except for the Stones!!!

quote:

Originally posted by vitunkrapula:

Polvo - exploded drawing
Another "criminally underrated band" along with Unwound. Time signatures all over the place, but somehow it all still flows so well. Rockers, power ballads (well not in the trad sense), lots of crazy little acoustic interludes with Eastern instruments, culminating in the monumental sludge-o-rama When will you die for the last time in my dreams. yummy

I love that record...

Well, I guess I better put some of my favorite records up.
Don Caballero- Don Caballero 2
Fugazi- Repeater + 3 Songs, In On the Kill Taker, Red Medicine, End Hits, The Argument
Silver Jews- Starlite Walker & American Water
Innocence Mission- Birds of My Neighborhood
Vashti Bunyan- Just Another Diamond Day
Drive Like Jehu- Yank Crime
Love- Forever Changes
Tom Waits- Closing Time, Small Change, Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Bone Machine
Guided By Voices- Bee Thousand
GZA- Liquid Swords
Bikini Kill- Pussy Whipped
Black Sheep- A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Brian Eno- Another Green World, Ambient 1: Music For Airports
The Magnetic Fields- 69 Love Songs & Holiday
Massive Attack- Blue Lines
Os Mutantes- s/t
Neu!- s/t, 75
Faust- s/t, So Far, The Faust Tapes
Curtis Mayfield- Superfly & Curtis
James Brown- Star Time (Box Set)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Your Skinny Fists..., f#a#oo, Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada EP
Xiu Xiu- Fabulous Muscles
Sleater-Kinney- Dig Me Out & Call the Doctor
T.Rex- Electric Warrior
Tortoise- Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Slint- Spiderland
The The- Soul Mining
Elliott Smith- Either/Or
Can- Tago Mago, Future Days
Frank Zappa- Hot Rats
Bedhead- What Fun Life Was
Low- Things We Lost in the Fire
Lush- Scar EP
Morphine- Good & Cure For Pain
Talking Heads- '77, Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food, and Remain in Light
American Football- s/t
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Tender Pray, Let Love In, The Boatman's Call
The Birthday Party- Junkyard
Husker Du- Zen Arcade & New Day Rising
R.E.M.- Murmur & Reckoning
Pixies- Surfer Rosa, Come On Pilgrim, Doolittle
The Fall- The Nation's Saving Grace, The Wonderful and Frightening World of...
Wire- Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, 154
X- Los Angeles
Caribou/Manitoba- Start Breaking My Heart & Up In Flames
Aphex Twin- Selected Ambient Works: 85-92
Kate Bush- Hounds of Love
Minutemen- Double Nickels on the Dime
Big Black- Songs About Fucking
Mclusky- Mclusky Do Dallas
The Boredoms- Pop Tatari & Super Ae
Bad Brains- s/t & I Against I
Girls Against Boys- Venus Luxure No.1 Baby
(Smog)- Wild Love & Red Apple Falls

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Everyoneanindividual,

quote:

Originally posted by jonathanbrisby:

quote:

Endless Summer - Fennesz

Oh yeah, I'd definitely agree that this one's perfect. As for Autechre, I'd go with LP5 but its more of a personal preference.

Ok, so yeah, that's the other AE album I listen to compulsively. Still, I think Tri Repetae is similarly flawless and it played a HUGE role in getting me into IDM in the first place back in high school. So... it has greater sentimental value for me, I suppose.

And to those of you belittling Rubber Soul's merits........ SLAP!!!