Last year, Roger Waters mounted a tour in which he performed all of Dark Side Of the Moon in concert from start to finish. Then in December, Lou Reed caused a hubbub performing the entirety of his 1973 album Berlin live in Brooklyn. Now indie rockers are joining in on the fun.
Just today we got word that beloved indie rock band Slint will do the same thing with their hugely influential 1991 album Spiderland for a number of dates this summer; Sonic Youth is jumping on the bandwagon too, playing all of 1988’s Daydream Nation at the Pitchforck music fest this summer as part of a special All Tomorrow’s Parties series called “Don’t Look Back.” (The series has been around for a while in the UK and has already hosted live performances of Entertainment by Gang of Four and Funhouse by the Stooges, among others.)
So obviously, we’re wondering: What album would YOU want to hear performed live from beginning to end? It’s easy enough to rattle off a list of your favorite albums and let that be the sole determining factor in your decision. You can also pick the “best” album an artist or band has released from a socio-historical standpoint. But let’s think a little more deeply about this: Consider an album with genius sequencing — the kind of disc with such a well-conceived playlist that you couldn’t imagine hearing it out of order. Another thing to think about is an album’s evolving tempo and energy. Do you want something that starts out slow and crescendos? Vice versa?? A nice chill beginning and end with a crazy rock-out climax? A mixed bag?
Having pondered this ourselves, we came up with our own list. What’s on yours?
- Portishead Dummy
- Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique
- TV On the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain
- Bad Brains I Against I
- Sleater-Kinney The Woods

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