Albums You Always Listen To Front To Back?

musicfirst1 · Apr 5, 2020

A simple question I think. What albums demand to be played through? At least a 'side' or preferably a complete album. Kind of Blue, many of Pink Floyd's albums, Joni Mitchel's Hejira come to mind for me.

rob · Apr 5, 2020

Neil Young. On the beach
Donna Hathaway. Live
Led Zeppelin. Physical Graffiti
James Brown. Live at the Appolo
Cat Stevens. Tea for the Tillerman
Fleetwood Mac. Rumours
Aretha Franklin. Spirit in the Dark
Ween. Chocolate and Cheese
Jimi Hendrix. Axis bold as love
Cat Power. Free
Lucinda Williams. Car wheels on a gravel road
Bill Withers. Live at Carnegie hall
Derek and the Dominos. Layla
War. The world is a ghetto

Off the top of my head,

Nemal1 · Apr 6, 2020

War of the worlds. Jeff Wayne.
The City. Vangelis
Ricochet. Tangerine Dream
The Deep. Ian Boddy
Past, present and future. Al Stewart
Take the A train. The third.
...and a few hundred others

Vienna · Apr 6, 2020

So many, this one for example, which I am currently listening to

or this one ....which is now playing too

jazdoc · Apr 6, 2020

I usually listen to the entirety of an album. But "A Love Supreme" always demands my full attention...

Mike Lavigne · Apr 6, 2020

Mountain Jam, 15ips, 1/4" master dub, the Allman Brothers.

it's 32 minutes so it qualifies as a whole album.

spiritofmusic · Apr 6, 2020

Mike, i just LOVE that album. Eat A Peach is right up there.

spiritofmusic · Apr 6, 2020

Me? Simply the greatest trio of live albums ever, Miles Davis, Dark Magus/Agharta/Pangea...6 lps to put a spring in yr step.

And the cosmically amazing Stomu Yamashta, Go. Imagine a world music/multi continent collection of talent reimagining DSOTM.

jn229 · Apr 6, 2020

'Bowie's Glastonbury 2000', six sides that always draw me in. Be a lie to say I listen to six sides everytime but the majority of the time would be accurate. I like this LP set enough that I refuse to play them often for fear I will wear off the shear enjoyment.

They need time specifically set aside, the first drink pre poured, lights dimed. . . . . Oh this may happen tonight

Exlibris · Apr 6, 2020

musicfirst100 said:
A simple question I think. What albums demand to be played through? At least a 'side' or preferably a complete album. Kind of Blue, many of Pink Floyd's albums, Joni Mitchel's Hejira come to mind for me.

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel

Exlibris · Apr 17, 2020

Exlibris said:
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
by Neutral Milk Hotel

Sea Change. -- Beck

slovell1 · Sep 19, 2020

The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
Abraxas - Santana
Axis Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix
Third Wish - Joyce Cooling
Gaucho - Steely Dan

Lagonda · Sep 19, 2020

I always listen to the complete album, out of respect to the artist, and often my preferences have changed over time. Listeners that play playlist of favorites are sometimes missing the cohesiveness and artistic intent of an album.

ptman · Sep 19, 2020

Jethro Tull, Aqualung
Beatles, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles, Abbey Road

Ovenmitt · Sep 19, 2020

ptman said:
Jethro Tull, Aqualung
Beatles, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles, Abbey Road

@ptman, I’m totally wit you on the Beatles records. I’d probably throw the White Album, and Rubber Soul in there too; even though they weren’t “conceptualized as such.... Ironically, I find myself in the same frame of mind when I’m listening to many of the great classical symphonic works - go figure, lol!

ptman · Sep 20, 2020

Listening to recordings front-to-back are likely more prevalent among those of us whose stereo listening developed in the pre-CD days. With a couple of exceptions, the albums cited in this thread are older, put-the-album on the turntable gems where when the album was placed on the turntable, it was assumed we were in for the full album, in the order that the artist/producer intended.

I'd also like to add multiple Pink Floyd to the list: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall.

dcc · Sep 20, 2020

I guess that I am an old school guy. I always listen to all my albums front-to-back regardless whether they are high rez files, CDs/SACDs, vinyl or tapes.

Grady98 · Sep 20, 2020

All of them, it’s a discipline I started in college. Too bad I didn’t have that Discipline in my classes.

Recordsguy · Nov 25, 2020

Some that come to mind... Take Five[Dave Brubeck]... Wes And His Brothers[Wes Montgomery] ... A Lonely Man[The Chi-Lites]... A Song For You[The Temptations]... Perfect Angel[Minnie Riperton]... Love Moods[Nat King Cole]... A Quiet Storm[Smokey]... Never Ending Impressions[The Impressions]... Fever[Roy Ayers]... Thriller[M.J.]... Let The Boogie Woogie Roll[The Drifters].

Recordsguy · Mar 31, 2021

And a few more...Eddie Kendricks...The O'Jays In Philadelphia...Golden Hits[The Platters]...Golden Time Of The Day[Maze]...Now Arriving[Major Lance]...Special Lady[Ray,Goodman,Brown]...Paradise[Grover Washington Jr.].

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