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the op was after proposals of the cd that you could not live without and considerations for the perfect album. i think the assumption was that these would be one and the same but there are plenty of awesome long players that contain the odd dud track yet still tick enough aural and emotional boxes to warrant being desert island albums. stephen stills an example - his eponymous album is an absolute cracker despite the awful first song.
i'd agree that "astral weeks" and "abraxas" are perfect albums - they that rare combination of quality, consistency and completeness. others are well known - there are quite a few top album lists and the upper echelons of any of these lists will provide the standard "classic/perfect" albums.
which is the most perfect is impossible to say though. can "forever changes" by love be more perfect than "mingus dynasty" by charles mingus or "the twelve dreams of dr.sardonicus" by spirit be more perfect than fairport convention's "liege and lief" or "kind of blue " by miles davis be more perfect than pink floyd's "dark side of the moon" or "exile on main street" by the rolling stones be more perfect than "trout mask replica" by captain beefheart or "exodus" by bob marley be more perfect than "revolver" by the beatles or radiohead's "ok computer" be more perfect than "pet sounds" by the beach boys? it depends on the day of the week, the time of day, the activity and mood of the listener etc.
still, if push comes to shove and i can only take one album it would be "back to back: play the blues" by duke ellington and johnny hodges.
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Well done on the autograph Kali !
Aye, the beer bellies were a bit off-putting.
Do you remember when one of them was "up ended" and his kilt flew open ?
We were standing at the top of the steps on the left, by the bar and with the Merchandise stand to our right.
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Originally posted by Board Game Geek View PostAye, it was sad.
We were just behind the mosh-pit "human pyramid" of the tatooed fellas. (Not you I hope) :-)
They were quite entertaining.
We were a bit further back. The aftershow was kewl, managed to get Simon's autograph on my ticket but missed Wayne.
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Originally posted by wobbegong View PostI've not heard it. I always preferred "The Anti-nowhere League" version of Ralph McTells' "Streets of London".
Don't often hear of this band now...
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Originally posted by wobbegong View PostMy personal faves are "Temple of Love" and "Gimme Shelter".
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I know First & Last & Always is considered their magnus opus, but I liked the change in direction with Floodland, from guitar to synthesisers.
I could listen to Dominion/Mother Russia", Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion, over and over again as these songs, for me, epitomise the Sisters.
YMMV of course !
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We were there too
We were just behind the mosh-pit "human pyramid" of the tatooed fellas. (Not you I hope) :-)
They were quite entertaining.
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