5 Star Albums: Every Song

Automatic Slim · 12-12-2009, 12:00 PM

Are there any albums (any genre) on which every song merits 5 stars or whatever your highest designation is?

This is not quite the same question as 'what albums have no filler', because it seems inappropriate to call a 3 or 4 star song 'filler'. The question is also not necessarily 'what is your favorite album', because your favorites might have some filler.

Upon consulting I-Tunes, the only albums whose every track I have given 5 stars to are:

Secret Treaties - Blue Oyster Cult
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins

No doubt it helps that these are relatively short albums.

Very close contenders were:

Powertrip - Monster Magnet
Crush the Insects - Reverend Bizarre
Death is this Communion - High on Fire
Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
Painkiller - Judas Priest
Tyranny and Mutation - Blue Oyster Cult

Rickenbacker · 12-12-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

Kind of Blue - John Coltrane

Huh?

loveissucide · 12-12-2009, 12:03 PM

Albums on which every song is a classic?
Alligator-The National
Dummy-Portishead
The Stone Roses-S/T
Led Zeppelin IV
Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan
Heartworm-Whipping Boy
Illmatic-Nas
Radiator-Super Furry Animals
If You're Feeling Sinister-Belle & Sebastian

loveissucide · 12-12-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

Kind of Blue - John Coltrane

Fail.

ElephantSack · 12-12-2009, 12:06 PM

I'm gonna have to go with:

Mr. Bungle - California
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Between the Buried and Me - Colors
Opeth - Deliverance

Runners up
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Damnation

sidewinder · 12-12-2009, 12:11 PM

To be honest, I think every single album I've ever heard has at least one song that's no higher than a 4. Therefore, that's all I can contribute.

Automatic Slim · 12-12-2009, 12:12 PM

Sorry, I meant Miles Davis. That was dumb of me.

Rickenbacker · 12-12-2009, 12:12 PM

I guess that which comes closest is R.E.M.'s "Reckoning," but mind you that doesn't mean it's my favorite album ever. It's just very consistently excellent.

loveissucide · 12-12-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

I guess that which comes closest is R.E.M.'s "Reckoning," but mind you that doesn't mean it's my favorite album ever. It's just very consistently excellent.

Good call.

BTown · 12-12-2009, 12:44 PM

Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Pixies - Doolittle
Operation Ivy - Energy

And although I don't really think it would fit in well wit all these other albums, I still feel like Choking Victim's No Gods / No Managers doesn't have a bad song on it.

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Automatic Slim Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 92	5 Star Albums: Every Song Are there any albums (any genre) on which every song merits 5 stars or whatever your highest designation is? This is not quite the same question as 'what albums have no filler', because it seems inappropriate to call a 3 or 4 star song 'filler'. The question is also not necessarily 'what is your favorite album', because your favorites might have some filler. Upon consulting I-Tunes, the only albums whose every track I have given 5 stars to are: Secret Treaties - Blue Oyster Cult Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins No doubt it helps that these are relatively short albums. Very close contenders were: Powertrip - Monster Magnet Crush the Insects - Reverend Bizarre Death is this Communion - High on Fire Master of Reality - Black Sabbath Painkiller - Judas Priest Tyranny and Mutation - Blue Oyster Cult __________________ "I say I can't but I really mean I won't." Last edited by Automatic Slim; 12-12-2009 at 12:12 PM. Reason: spelling, and stupidity

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	I guess that which comes closest is R.E.M.'s "Reckoning," but mind you that doesn't mean it's my favorite album ever. It's just very consistently excellent. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed Last edited by Rickenbacker; 12-12-2009 at 12:27 PM.

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BTown super cool Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 806	Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Pixies - Doolittle Operation Ivy - Energy And although I don't really think it would fit in well wit all these other albums, I still feel like Choking Victim's No Gods / No Managers doesn't have a bad song on it. __________________