The One Rock Album You Think Everyone Should Own That They Won't Already Own

[bhodges]

The Creatures: Boomerang (1989).  Siouxsie Sioux and husband Budgie performing as this duo (rather than with the Banshees) with a lean, stripped down sound.  Budgie's throbbing percussion makes an excellent backdrop for Siouxsie's wailing voice.



--Bruce

[George]

Thanks, Bruce!

That one looks very, um, uncool! 

[orbital]

Another one of those 'perfect' albums with all songs being almost equally great

[dtwilbanks]

Ah...

The Beatles – ALL UK studio albums plus 2 singles collections = 14 albums (CDs)
The Monkees – s/t
The Monkees – More of the Monkees
The Kinks – Something Else
Love – Forever Changes
The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle
Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run
ELO – Out of the Blue
The Cars – s/t
Elvis Costello – My Aim is True
Elvis Costello – This Year's Model
Elvis Costello – Get Happy!!!
Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom
Graham Parker – Squeezing Out Sparks
The Pretenders – s/t
The Police – Outlandos D'Amour
The Police – Regatta De Blanc
The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta
Squeeze – Cool for Cats
Squeeze – Argybargy
Squeeze – East Side Story
Blondie – Parallel Lines
Blondie – Eat to the Beat
Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!
Joe Jackson – I'm the Man
REM – Murmur
The Suburbs – Credit in Heaven
Prince – Purple Rain
The Stranglers – Aural Sculpture
XTC – Skylarking
The Stone Roses – s/t
Blur – Parklife
Inspiral Carpets – Revenge of the Goldfish
Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
Ween – Chocolate and Cheese
Primitive Radio Gods – White Hot Peach
The Shins – Oh, Inverted World

...Choo!

[bwv 1080]

Another one of those 'perfect' albums with all songs being almost equally great

I would go with



Instead

[dtwilbanks]

I would go with



Instead

I as well.

[Bogey]

Like I said, I'm a sucker for live music:



Love this take:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzEadbTCKDA

And this is just a classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUgKb-5u6v4&mode=related&search=

[Danny]

Bands of my California childhood:





With some 70's NYC punk:

[Daverz]

Here's another one of my absolute faves that not everyone may respond to:

[Joe Barron]

Frank Zappa's Leather and Guitar belong in everyone's music library. The former brings together tracks that were initially released in separate albums, but which together show Zappa's full range as composer, songwriter and performer, including "Re-gyptian Strut," "The Illinois Enema bandit," and "RDNZL," for which I would trade everything Simon and Garfunkel ever did.

Guitar is completely instrumental and contains more than two hours of great, hair-raising, toe-curling music.

[bhodges]

Talking Heads: Talking Heads '77



--Bruce

[Endymion]

...or this

This is the one

[bhodges]

Brian Eno and David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts



--Bruce

[Robert]

Frank Zappa's Leather and Guitar belong in everyone's music library. The former brings together tracks that were initially released in separate albums, but which together show Zappa's full range as composer, songwriter and performer, including "Re-gyptian Strut," "The Illinois Enema bandit," and "RDNZL," for which I would trade everything Simon and Garfunkel ever did.

Guitar is completely instrumental and contains more than two hours some great, hair-raising, toe-curling music.

Joe
That top Zappa cover looks like its taken from a piece of an old classic Floyd album....

[Choo Choo]

Little Feat :  Sailing Shoes

   

[bhodges]

Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Queen Elvis



--Bruce

[Papy Oli]

This one for me is an absolute gem :



Clapton, live, at his best (ever?), after his return from Detox....the guitar solos on Crossroads and After Midnight are way up there !! 

Good backing band too 

[Expresso]

[The new erato]

Music is about esthetics and I would NEVER buy an album with a butt-ugly disgusting cover like that...however good the music might be. Sorry Iron Maiden. But I realize that just that element probably has sold them more albums than cost them lost sales.

[Valentino]

If you don't own Exile on Main st. by the Rolling Stones you should do something about it. Yesterday.