Perfect Mainstream Albums

bada · Post by **bada** » Fri December 31, 2021 6:12 pm

McParadigm wrote:Fire of Unknown Origin

dad · Post by **dad** » Fri December 31, 2021 6:12 pm

Ms Harmless wrote:August and Everything After

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri December 31, 2021 9:48 pm

Zeppelin IV
Dark Side of the Moon
Tom Petty - Wildflowers
MJ - Thriller
Nirvana - Nevermind
PJ - Ten
Prince - Purple Rain
Beck - Odelay
Radiohead - Kid A / OK Computer
U2 Achtung Baby
REM - New Adventures in HiFi / Automatic for the People
STP - Purple

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sat January 01, 2022 3:06 pm

Pocketful of Kryptonite

Jorge loves this one and honestly I just cannot blame him

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sat January 01, 2022 3:55 pm

Post by **Jorge** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:00 pm

I like "Jimmy Olsen Blues"

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:03 pm

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:05 pm

Did we adequately discuss Born to Run? Also, Damn the Torpedoes, Rubber Soul…

Agreed that Led Zeppelin IV is. It’s almost too perfect in the way that makes you want to be contrarian and say another one is better.

Post by **Jorge** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:06 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:RHCP - Californication

Even if the songs were all great this is the worst sounding commercially released piece of music of all time

dad · Post by **dad** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:14 pm

I’m no rhcp expert, but Blood Sugar Sex Magik is perfect, and also much better than Californication.

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sat January 01, 2022 4:20 pm

dad wrote:I’m no rhcp expert, but Blood Sugar Sex Magik is perfect, and also much better than Californication.

This is truth. Actually Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Mother’s Milk are both close.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sat January 01, 2022 5:17 pm

Post by **Jorge** » Sat January 01, 2022 5:29 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:Californication sounds great. It’s super compressed, recorded very hot, and has a very narrow (almost mono but not quite) stereo spread. It works for the music really well

It sounds like cardboard in the worst way

daft twat · Post by **daft twat** » Sat January 01, 2022 5:56 pm

I am in the minority who think By the Way is their one perfect album.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sat January 01, 2022 6:35 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Sat January 01, 2022 6:36 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
Jorge wrote:Joni Mitchell - Blue
Yeah

for sure

Farmer John · Post by **Farmer John** » Sat January 01, 2022 7:12 pm

I've always loved Californication and didn't even think about the poor compression/sound quality until it was brought to my attention in recent years. Now I can definitely hear it and agree that it sucks. I still love the songs though.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sat January 01, 2022 7:39 pm

I read somewhere that Californication is the album that started the loudness war. Any truth to that?

Post by **Jorge** » Sat January 01, 2022 7:40 pm

I think it had been going on for a while, but Californication was the point where it became really noticeable to the general public -- a lot of people going "hold on a second, this sounds like ass!" and looking into it

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