"I should listen to this more often" albums by favorites

[KevShmev]

I was talking about this with a friend recently, about how seemingly most of my favorite bands/artists have an album that I know is great, one I feel is definitely one of their best (vs being a favorite), yet is one I rarely listen to anymore.

Examples:

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Incredible album, yes, but I just never listen to it anymore.  And it is not like burnout is the reason as I listened to their other core 70s albums just as much, if not more, over the years.

Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
It seems like most Devin fans consider this a top tier record in his catalogue, and I get it.  When I do listen to it, I get why many think that. I just rarely reach for this one.

[senecadawg2]

Three immediately come to mind:

Opeth, Blackwater Park — I feel like I'm much more likely to reach for Damnation, Ghost Reveries, or Morningrise, but on the rare occasion that I do put BP on, it always hits just right.
Rush, Moving Pictures — This is more a testament to the strength of the Rush discography than anything else
Leprous, Bilateral — I love this album, but it's been a really long time since I gave it a full listen. I'm much more likely to crave Coal or The Congregation

[hefdaddy42]

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

[Deadeye21]

Iron Maiden: pretty much any of them. I very rarely listen to a full album at once, but when I do, I realise what I was missing.

[Mladen]

2112, A Farewell to kings and Hemispheres. Such a good run of albums, but I listen to albums from Permanent waves onwards much more often.

[pg1067]

I was talking about this with a friend recently, about how seemingly most of my favorite bands/artists have an album that I know is great, one I feel is definitely one of their best (vs being a favorite), yet is one I rarely listen to anymore.

I find that the ones I rarely listen to are those that have 2-3 songs I love but I don't love the rest.  The albums I LOVE front to back definitely get played a lot.  Last time I did a Maiden catalog run, I found myself liking No Prayer for the Dying better than I ever did (and even better than Fear of the Dark), so I feel like that's an album I need to spend more time with.

[emtee]

Zep IV
Images and Words
The Wall
Hemispheres
Little Queen

[ytserush]

Just about every album I own when it's playing.

[Shalev Amir]

Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor. I actually think it's probably the best Nevermore album, but other than the title track I rarely visit it any more. I'm much more likely to play Enemies of Reality or The Obsidian Conspiracy.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Tales From the Thousand Lakes and Elegy from Amorphis.  I love them when I do play them, but it's just not often enough.  When I want something melodic, I just like Joutsen too much, and when I'm in the mood for some early stuff these days I'm more likely to put on The Karelian Isthmus, which is a very unique-sounding album in the oeuvre of death/doom. 

[King Postwhore]

Zep IV for sure. Every song on the radio and i just overplayed the hell out of it.

[MirrorMask]

Iron Maiden: pretty much any of them. I very rarely listen to a full album at once, but when I do, I realise what I was missing.

I can totally relate with this. They are, and always will be, my favorite band. But I discovered them in 1995. I know the songs inside out. With all the new stuff that is out there and musical tastes ever changing and developing, it's hard that with all the choices I have, I go back to Piece of Mind for the 5675238th time. But I'm sure that if chance would happen to listen to any of their albums, I would love it.

Also, I consider Scenes from a Memory the greatest album ever, my personal favorite. Can't remember the last time I heard it. Probably when they performed it live in front of me in early 2020.

[HOF]

Listened to Ty Tabor's Safety last night and thought of this thread. Really good stuff, probably haven't listened through the whole thing in like 10 years for some reason.

[bluefox4000]

Latter day Fylower Kings.  I mean any of the last three.

i liked Waited for Miracles and Islands a lot. Though Islands does suffer from too many Instrumentals.  However i recently played By Royal Decree.  holy Smokes.....i think it's the best album this band has released in years.  I've beenaddicted too it.

so Latter period Kings is way better than i remember.

[HOF]

Today it’s The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone. Been meaning to give this a full listen for awhile, and today is the day I guess.

[twosuitsluke]

Yea, Slice of Death by Pizza Death