All killer no filler: which albums do it for you?

Oldrottenhead · December 26, 2018, 09:15:56 AM

A couple of albums came up on my piepod recently. The thing about the particular albums was that every single song on them could have been a hit in their own right. The albums were not compilations but proper original album releases.
I won't waffle on but said albums are "get happy" by Elvis Costello and "teenager of the year" by Frank Black. I think it's a rarity to find such complete albums.
So as the thread title suggests, which albums could you add to the list. Mind no compilations.

alfstone · December 26, 2018, 10:07:20 AM

The first two coming to my mind are Paul Simon's "Graceland", and (I'm sure no one here will know it...) "Creuza de Ma" by Fabrizio De André

Alfredo

64Guitars · December 26, 2018, 12:11:19 PM

Klaatu - 3:47 EST (1976)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3:47_EST

No hits came from this album, not even in Klaatu's hometown, Toronto. Yet every track is fabulous and clearly a potential hit. Even "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (written by Klaatu) only reached #45 on the Canadian RPM chart and #62 on Billboard. It wasn't till The Carpenters covered it the following year that it became a hit, reaching #9 in the UK and Canada, and #1 in Ireland. But the Klaatu original is way better than The Carpenters' cover in my humble opinion.

Although every track is outstanding, my favourite is Little Neutrino. Like Calling Occupants, it's a long song and a bit of a slow burner, but it's such an amazing track. The lyrics are really cool and the production is fantastic. You have to listen to it on a good sound system at high volume to fully appreciate the nuances and dynamic range. And Anus of Uranus is a great little rocker.

Playlist of full album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk&list=PLh_NIqi9cxFF1_6FLUvFcZpQ7AFk6q_Nh

T.C. Elliott · December 26, 2018, 01:31:51 PM

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
Both the U.K. version and the American version. I lean to the U.S. version because that's what I'm most familiar with. Every song a staple in their live show, often drug out to ridiculously awesome (and psychedelic) extremes. I love the live version of "I Don't Live Today." Well, most of them, actually.