For me, I love Doolittle by Pixies. In case the embedded link isn't working, Side A of the vinyl transfer can be found here and Side B of the vinyl transfer here. I can't imagine listening to the songs out of order, it just feels . . . wrong. Honestly, when CD players came out with the shuffle option, I thought it was kind of lame. Someone took the time (in most cases) to arrange the tracks into a cohesive piece, making an effort to have the album unfold for the listener just so. Even now I listen to albums this way unless I'm hosting people.
Also, I mentioned a documentary on the Pixies and their impact on acts from the UK called Gouge so I thought I'd post a link.
I too listen to albums front to back most of the time. I'm really digging The Men's new album "New Moon" and Youth Lagoon's "Wondrous Bughouse" at this point.
Uhm. YES. Yes they are, I had the chance to see them with Nude Beach, now that was one of the best shows I've ever seen. This was right around the time when Open Your Heart was released. I even had the opportunity to interview The Men before their set. Those guys are crazy. Their new album, New Moon is incredible. I'll be posting a review of it soon.
I haven't unfortunately. If they ever drop by my neck of the woods I'll make sure to see them. The album itself, as I'm sure you've heard, has more country influences. I think I like it more than Open Your Heart and less than Leave Home.
Man, that is a great album. I usually try to listen to albums front to back, but there are very few I can get through without skipping a couple songs. There are two that stand out right away- Kid A has to go front to back without skipping every time I listen to it. Part of it is how perfectly cohesive it feels, and if I skip anything it feels like I'm skipping the chapter in a book. Part of it is that when I first listened to it, it blew me away- totally changed the way I listened to/thought about music. Left such a definitive emotional imprint on me that now I can't listen to one of the songs without listening to the rest. Still hits me in almost the same way. The other one is Yellow House by Grizzly Bear, which is funny because when I got it off of iTunes and burned it onto CD, I'd unknowingly shuffled it out of order and listened to it that way for the better part of a year before hearing the correct version. It really messed me up, and I still can't listen to it in the intended order, which is a damn shame given how much thought and care goes into sequencing an album.
It's funny how association works. Once something is set in your brain as "correct' or "what's supposed to happen" it's hard to change. When I first got Doolittle I had just begun playing Fallout 2. Every once in a while I get the urge to play when listening to that album. Perfect combination in my mind.
I know it's incredibly long but if I put it on, I'm always down to listen to The White Album all the way through. I wouldn't even say that it's a cohesive piece really, but I really love listening to that album all the way through if I do put it on. Also, Space is Only Noise if You can See by Nicolas Jaar is a great listen from start to finish
Two stand out in my mind. Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More Feist - the Reminder I've listened to both of these albums through numerous times. Just thought of another one from my childhood. Sum 41 - All killer, No Filler great album that even advertises itself as an album where the skip button is not needed. Oh to be in grade 8 again!
I listen to most albums this way, if they aren't good through and through I tend not to buy them. Some of these artists are while known, others not so much. I buy their music because they put out albums like this. That being said, here are some of my favorites off the top of my head... The Darkness - Permission to Land, One Way Ticket to Hell and Back, and Hot Cakes (all three are just awesome, period. I don't care what anyone says about this band they are the best thing since Queen. They are so much more than there one radio hit "I believe in a thing called love") Paul Simon - Graceland. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Paul Oakenfold - Tranceport Atmosphere - Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having Gorillaz - Demon Days Gym Class Heroes - School Children Jamie T - Kings & Queens, and Panic Prevention Jay Z - Black Album Sublime - Sublime Weezer - Blue Album, and Pinkerton
Glad to know someone else has heard his stuff! He's not very popular stateside. Only reason I heard about him is because of a local publicly owned radio station that plays a lot of indy music. Love both his albums though, so awesome.
I know a lot of people like to claim those were their only good albums, but I am a Weezer fan and like many of their albums, but as their albums became more numerous so did the songs I don't enjoy and skip. But I really enjoy a lot of their stuff even after those two. If you've never checked it out, definitely listen to Rivers Cuomo- Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo... It's an amazing album, he does everything on it and recorded it himself. Some of the tracks are very "Pinkertonish" if you've never heard the album. There's a couple songs I don't dig on there, only reason it didn't make my previous list.