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What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« on: July 14, 2014, 07:28:36 AM »
In this day and age of the iPod and all that jazz, it seems like listening to an album from start to finish is a lost art, as many favor listening to songs on shuffle or random play or whatever, but there are definitely artists whose albums always sound better listened to as a whole rather than hearing all of the songs out of context of the album.  Now, I suspect that many here could list dozens of bands who fall under this category, but if you had to pick only two or three, which ones would you pick?

The first ones I thought of were:

Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2014, 07:40:21 AM »
I think Kayo Dot and Agalloch are the two bands that stand out the most for me in this category. Good call on PT, though (and the same could be said for most other SW related projects).
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2014, 07:43:01 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2014, 10:02:24 AM »
Pink Floyd.

I've never heard of this porcotreeo band.

but yes to the first one.

Some of Rush's discs should be listened to as a whole.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2014, 10:06:36 AM »
I almost always listen to albums from start to finish, but the few standouts for me are, as Kev said, Pink Floyd, Ayreon (obviously the fact they're all concept indeed plays the role; hell, pretty much all the concept albums intended to be listened from start to finish), and Dio-era Rainbow, even though it's only three studio albums and On Stage.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2014, 11:03:59 AM »
Personally, I prefer to listen to complete albums.  I never put things on random and just go.  I have some specifically themed playlists, but by-and-large, I'm an album guy.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2014, 11:10:11 AM »
Devin Townsend and Steven Wilson were the first two that came to mind. I list the artists themselves because they've got such an extensive backlog and multiple 'bands', many of which are absolutely best heard when listening to the album as a whole. Especially both of their recent products.
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2014, 11:29:01 AM »
Since no one has mentioned either, I'll throw my money in for Neal Morse and Roine Stolt/The Flower Kings.

Neal's solo albums (and Transatlantic as well), all beg to be listened to in one go, with a few exceptions. Neal's first two pre-SB-breakup albums not so much, but his Testimony albums, One, ?, and Sola Scriptura are all concepts, so they're so much better as wholes. Lifeline and Momentum, not so much.

Roine Stolt loves using and reusing themes throughout albums, and for that, listening to TFK's Stardust We Are, Unfold The Future, Flower Power, or Paradox Hotel all deem themselves worthy of straight-through spins.

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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2014, 11:48:44 AM »
Quote from: jingle.boy on July 14, 2014, 11:03:59 AM
Personally, I prefer to listen to complete albums.  I never put things on random and just go.  I have some specifically themed playlists, but by-and-large, I'm an album guy.

This. Albums all the way for me.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2014, 12:08:17 PM »
Quote from: Lowdz on July 14, 2014, 11:48:44 AM
Quote from: jingle.boy on July 14, 2014, 11:03:59 AM
Personally, I prefer to listen to complete albums.  I never put things on random and just go.  I have some specifically themed playlists, but by-and-large, I'm an album guy.

This. Albums all the way for me.

Ditto. I rarely listen to singles or just single songs from albums anymore. All of my playlists are albums, be it one, two , three or even more, or sometimes they're albums with edited track lists to include B-Sides or Bonus tracks, remixed with different track orders.

I just find the listening experience to be more full when I listen to a complete work in album form.

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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2014, 12:10:02 PM »
To clarify, this isn't really about what posters are more album guys than song guys, but more about which artists do the best job of making their albums collective wholes rather than just collections of songs. :)

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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2014, 01:10:22 PM »

A few that came to mind:

Neal Morse - "Sola Scriptura" and "?"


Fates Warning - "A Pleasant Shade of Grey"

Avantasia - "The Scarecrow"


Vanden Plas - "Chronicles of the Immortals - Netherworld"


Threshold - "Clone"


Haken - (pick any of their albums)


Pain of Salvation - "Remedy Lane"



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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2014, 01:37:00 PM »
I'm listening more songs than full albums nowadays.
An example is The Cure, the only entire albums i listened from them are Pornography and Disintegration but i know most of their songs (even B-sides).
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2014, 03:28:47 PM »
First 3 that came to mind

1. Rush
2. Dream Theater
3. Pink floyd
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2014, 03:32:34 PM »
Mansun -

Attack of the Grey Lantern

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« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2014, 03:39:10 PM »
Quote from: kirksnosehair on July 14, 2014, 01:10:22 PM

A few that came to mind:

Neal Morse - "Sola Scriptura" and "?"



I'm surprised Neil wasn't within the first 3 posts.
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« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2014, 03:39:55 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2014, 03:42:12 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2014, 03:58:52 PM »
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2014, 04:07:43 PM »
Quote from: Outcrier on July 14, 2014, 01:37:00 PM
I'm listening more songs than full albums nowadays.
Yeah. Every artist would prefer their albums to be listened to in full, but people who experience them that way have always been a minority.

And I think that, for example, for every Pink Floyd or Steven Wilson out there, there is a Jim Matheos, who also works hard on the consistency of FW albums/his other work, but he isn't as revered (and often mentioned as a totally "full album" kinda guy) because he doesn't bring it up in every interview. Marketing is everything.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2014, 08:09:44 PM »
Not sure how to answer this. I generally listen to whole albums when I listen to music; so I guess for me it would be bands that consistently put out great music.
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Rush :-)
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
Beatles
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2014, 09:31:36 PM »
Arcade Fire REALLY sticks out to me. I usually listen to Karate's records all the way through. Oh, and Titus Andronics' 'The Monitor' ABSOLUTELY needs to be listened to from start to finish. There's no other way.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2014, 09:40:49 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on July 14, 2014, 07:28:36 AM
The first ones I thought of were:

Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree

Yeah, when I saw the thread title, I immediately thought "Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd."

As people have said already, this realistically applies to almost every artist. But to add something besides "samezzz," I would say that Opeth are another band where the listening experience is way better when doing the full album. Maybe not quite to the extent of PT/SW or PF, but still.
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« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2014, 09:44:09 PM »
Quote from: TempusVox on July 14, 2014, 08:09:44 PM
Not sure how to answer this. I generally listen to whole albums when I listen to music; so I guess for me it would be bands that consistently put out great music.
Soo...
Rush :-)
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
Beatles

AC/DC seems like a bizarre answer, given the parameters here, since most of those albums sound like a collection of songs that can be assembled in just about any order and be just as effective.  ???
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« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2014, 09:56:49 PM »
I'll disregard DT for a bit since this is a DT board and they're pretty much a given IMO. And Pink Floyd is pleasantly and rightfully present in a lot of people's list. I'm gonna have to go with:

Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Opeth
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« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2014, 11:06:17 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on July 14, 2014, 09:44:09 PM
Quote from: TempusVox on July 14, 2014, 08:09:44 PM
Not sure how to answer this. I generally listen to whole albums when I listen to music; so I guess for me it would be bands that consistently put out great music.
Soo...
Rush :-)
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
Beatles

AC/DC seems like a bizarre answer, given the parameters here, since most of those albums sound like a collection of songs that can be assembled in just about any order and be just as effective.  ???

Yeah for the most part that's true; but I was thinking specifically of Back in Black. Every song on that album fit perfectly, and was perfectly produced in it's entirety. I would say BiB and Pyromania were "Mutt" Lange's greatest masterpieces.
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Re: What 2-3 artists have albums that must be listened to as wholes?
« Reply #29 on: July 15, 2014, 01:00:17 AM »
Well, my top three would be my top three bands period:

Dream Theater (your mileage on this may vary, but I generally feel that they make much better albums then individual songs, and you get more out of them by listening to full albums rather then random tracks)

Savatage (from Hall of the Mountain King onwards)

Symphony X (although that first album is a tough listen)


Beyond that, though, there are definitely a number of artists I listen to for whom I feel pretty much obligated to listen to full albums rather then individual songs.

Queensryche (up to and including Promised Land)

Epica (I have much the same opinion of them as I do of Dream Theater with regards to the strength of their albums vs. the strength of their songs)

anything by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, especially considering that many of his albums are concept albums/ rock operas

any rock/metal opera project, like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Avantasia, Aina, etc
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« Reply #30 on: July 15, 2014, 01:11:26 AM »
A artist no one has mentioned yet is Daft Punk. Absolutely. Their albums just breathe, and they have a sound that no one really has been able to reproduce.  The 70's electro-funk sound and side chain compression with dynamic bass and really great hooks...you can't really put a finger on it. As far as their albums go, all four of their album plus that brilliant, brilliant TRON: Legacy soundtrack is listenable to a T. Discovery is one of the most sonically brilliant albums that I ever heard, and their latest Random Access Memories is ridiculously good. I feel like anyone can resonate with their music.
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