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A Concert Gimmick We Can Support

3/19/07, 4:52 pm EST

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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Moss | 3/19/2007, 4:55 pm EST

I saw Queensryche last fall at the House of Blues in Chicago and they did all of Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime 2, one after the other. I’m sure any other fellow ‘Ryche fans could appreciate that.

Toby | 3/19/2007, 5:16 pm EST

The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street
Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic
Led Zepplin: Physical Graffitti
Vashti Bunyan: Another Diamond Day

But didn’t Cheap Trick start this trend performing all three of their first releases like in ah,… 2000?

Paul | 3/19/2007, 5:44 pm EST

Hearing “Purple Rain” from start to finish would be great. Would love all the B-sides and original music that didn’t make the album in there.

Also would love hearing Pet Shop Boys “Behavior” from start to finish too.

Chris | 3/19/2007, 5:45 pm EST

Genesis, “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway”. Hey, it could still happen!

Steel Dragon | 3/19/2007, 5:50 pm EST

Metallica – And Justice For All
Pearl Jam – Ten
U2 – Joshua Tree, War, Achtung Baby
Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection
Dream Theater – Images and Words
Bon Jovi – Slippery and New Jersey
Def Leppard – Pyromania
Willie Nelson – Stardust
Rush – Moving Pictures

kingery | 3/19/2007, 5:51 pm EST

RADIOHEAD “Hail To The Thief” or “ok Computer” Their live shows are unreal……

go4thegusto | 3/19/2007, 5:53 pm EST

Weezer’s Pinkerton is an album that must definitely be played live from beginning to end. Before “Emo” became a passing fad, Weezer transcended the genre with this masterpiece. With blistering guitar riffs and raw, emotional vocals, the album is like a rollercoaster ride for the ears. Pinkerton only coming in at a length of 30 minutes would allow the band to end with some of their more mainstream hits.

tony montana | 3/19/2007, 5:54 pm EST

Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run, The Beatle’s Revolver, The Who’s Who’s Next, Tommy James & The Shondells Crimson & Clover, Big Brother and The Holding Company Cheap Thrills, Elton John’s Captain Fantastic (including Lucy in The Sky), The Police Synchronisity, and to see the Allman Brothers performig live on fthe filmore east again (does it matter if it is a live cd?)

Jon B. | 3/19/2007, 5:56 pm EST

Massive Attack: Mezzanine
Tool: Lateralus
DJ Shadow: Endtroducing…
Aphex Twin: Select Ambient Works 85-92 (or all of the ambient material in one concert).
Well, you know about Radiohead.

You guys just miss Portishead so you thought you would drop a name, eh? Don’t blame you, they need to resurface with new shit, if not just a tour.

Matt | 3/19/2007, 6:00 pm EST

The Clash-London Calling
Bob Dylan- Modern Times (Mainly because Thunder On The Mountain is such a great opener and Ain’t Talkin would bring the house down as a sole encore.)

craigers | 3/19/2007, 6:04 pm EST

give the old men some speed and have ems standing by, coz i wanna hear all of “exile on main street” in one sitting.

GordonW | 3/19/2007, 6:13 pm EST

I had the opportunity to hear one of my favorite albums performed live, The Who’s “Quadrophenia” in the late 1990s. Gary Glitter was The Punk (or was it The Godfather?) and Billy Idol was the Bellboy.

DVS | 3/19/2007, 6:15 pm EST

Automatic for the People
Blood and Chocolate
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The College Dropout
Hunky Dory or Station to Station
Astral Weeks
The Joshua Tree
Post
The Low End Theory
Fear of a Black Planet, It Takes a Nation or Apocalypse ‘91

skeleton army | 3/19/2007, 6:20 pm EST

Master of Puppets
Pinkerton
The Bends
2112
Use Your Illusions 1 &2 or Appeite For Destruction

Matthew | 3/19/2007, 6:21 pm EST

MC Hammer-Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em

Mykl | 3/19/2007, 6:30 pm EST

Swans – Soundtracks for the Blind
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
The Cure – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Disintegration’s been done on the Trilogy DVD)
Noir Désir – Des vesages des figures
Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun

Jeff | 3/19/2007, 6:36 pm EST

Metallica – St. Anger
Van Halen – III
Disturbed – 10,000 Fists

…just kidding.

Use Your Illusion, Broken Boy Soldiers and Kid A/Amnesiac played all the way through would be just fine with me!

KEM | 3/19/2007, 6:42 pm EST

Husker Du – “Zen Arcade”

antihero11 | 3/19/2007, 6:43 pm EST

Nirvana Nevermind, and In Utero would be great along with Weezer’s Blue Album, The Pixies Surfer Rosa, The Beatles Revolver, and Led Zeppelin 1,2,4, and Physical Graffiti.

Ez | 3/19/2007, 6:47 pm EST

Outkast-Aquemini
Weezer-Pinker ton
Dave Mathews Band-Under the Table and Dreaming
Mars Volta- Frances the Mute
Modest Mouse- Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Jay-Z- Black Album

Spaceboy | 3/19/2007, 6:53 pm EST

The Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream
Radiohead-OK Computer
Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
The White Stripes-Elephant
The Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers

ish in it | 3/19/2007, 6:55 pm EST

The Woods would be good.
I could die if Built to Spill would play “Perfect from Now on”…
Oh and Belle & Sebastian doing “the Boy with the Arab Strap”…people like “If Yr Feeling Sinister” better, but those people are wrong, and B&S has done it at ATP already.

AlfonsoCarnivale | 3/19/2007, 7:01 pm EST

OK Computer (w/ a Pink Floyd style production)
The Low End Theory (in a sweaty Brooklyn basement)

Yeah, I could die happy after that.

Jimmy | 3/19/2007, 7:07 pm EST

My picks would be:
White Stripes – Elephant
Radiohead – The Bends
Tool – Aenima
Pixies – Doolittle
R.E.M. – Murmur
Rae Against the Machine – RATM
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Alfred | 3/19/2007, 7:14 pm EST

Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
The Clash- London Calling
Nirvana- In Utero
The Mars Volta- Francis The Mute
Alice In Chains- Jar of Flies

Doof Dog | 3/19/2007, 7:20 pm EST

Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine, The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper’s, John Lennon- Plastic Ono Band, Nas-Illmatic, Sublime-Sublime/40 Oz. to Freedom

peter lacount | 3/19/2007, 7:23 pm EST

most of the albums were listing really dont have killer fishes. i agree that pauls boutique should be done

Devin | 3/19/2007, 7:25 pm EST

White Stripes – “Elephant”

Bright Eyes – “Digital Ash In a Digital Urn”

The Hives – “Veni Vedi Vicious”

Nick | 3/19/2007, 7:28 pm EST

Sufjan Stevens – Come On Feel the Illinoise!, The Frames -Burn the Maps, The Band – Music From Big Pink, U2 -Boy

Bangers-N-Mash | 3/19/2007, 7:33 pm EST

I’d love to hear Bowie do all of Ziggy Stardust… mmm, even though he’d take most of the songs like two whole steps below their original keys because he smokes too much….

Oh, and I’d like to see Pearl Jam do a show of just their first three album… I mean, they did a whole 4 night stand in Boston once where they played their whole catalog… so it’s not too tall of an order.

Fuckin’ Berlin would have been nice too… now that I think about it…

voidofsociety | 3/19/2007, 7:34 pm EST

Wolfmother-WolfMother, Electric Ladyland-The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Disraeli Gears-Cream, Led Zeppelin II-Led Zeppelin & Kind of Blue-Miles Davis.

SATAN | 3/19/2007, 7:38 pm EST

Nirvana-From The Muddy Banks Of Wishka

Andy | 3/19/2007, 7:41 pm EST

Smashing Pumkins-Siamese Dream

Soundgarden-Badmotorfin ger

Foo Fighters 1st album

Josh | 3/19/2007, 7:44 pm EST

pearl jam – vitalogy, best album ever

Fyodor Dostoevsky | 3/19/2007, 7:45 pm EST

I’m a big album guy so this is an interesting topic for me…here are my choices:

Pink Floyd – Animals

Floyd were geniuses when it came to the “masterpiece” album. Meddle, DSOTM, and Animals testify to that.

David Bowie – Station to Station

A finely crafted album and “Wild is the Wind” makes me melt every time.

Pixies – Doolittle

By the time “Hey” comes on your just like NO WAY! I didn’t think this album could get any better and it just did.

R.E.M. – Document

Automatic and Murmur get a lot of face time but Document is their true masterpiece and I would love to hear it all the way through live. “Oddfellows Local 151″ is a fucking knockout punch.

JF | 3/19/2007, 8:02 pm EST

The Bends, SurferRosa, Dig Your Own Hole, Scary Monsters, Mass Romantic, Nothing Shocking, The Stone Roses, The Holy Bible, Mezzanine, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ten, Hounds of Love, Morrisson Hotel and Between the Buttons.

Any of these would be great!

Josey | 3/19/2007, 8:05 pm EST

My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
The Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy
Elliott Smith- Either/Or
Nick Drake- Pink Moon
Jonny Greenwood- Bodysong
Lou Reed- Metal Machine Music
Neil Young- On The Beach
Nico- Chelsea Girl
Suicide- Suicide
Wire- Pink Flag

Shea | 3/19/2007, 8:20 pm EST

White Stripes- Elephant
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication
Weezer- Pinkerton
Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street

Ric | 3/19/2007, 8:31 pm EST

How bout
Pixies doolittle
pink floyd the final cut
paul mccartney venus and mars
elton john goodbye yellow brick road

THX-1138 | 3/19/2007, 8:33 pm EST

I’d have to say I’d love to see Nine Inch Nails perform ‘The Fragile’ in its entirety. I also have to agree with Elton, Bowie, and Tom Waits performing Tumbleweed Connection, Scary Monsters, and Rain Dogs, respectively. All wonderful albums.

JR | 3/19/2007, 8:38 pm EST

Definitely YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT by Wilco,
Also ODELAY by Beck,
And OK COMPUTER by Radiohead.

daveg | 3/19/2007, 8:39 pm EST

Arcade Fire-Funeral!

JO | 3/19/2007, 8:55 pm EST

1.Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan (1965 Dylan)

2.London Calling- The Clash
3.The Velvet Underground & Nico

Joakim | 3/19/2007, 8:59 pm EST

I very much agree with Paul’s Boutique. I’d add “Songs for the Deaf” (with Dave Grohl) and “The Moon and Antarctica.”

Pat | 3/19/2007, 9:03 pm EST

In an arena….”Vitalogy” Pearl Jam
In a theater…..”Beggar’s Banquet” Rolling Stones
In a bar…..”The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions” Howlin Wolf
In a garage…..”Slanted and Enchanted” Pavement
On a street corner…..”Paul’s Boutique” Beastie Boys
In my living room……”Nebraska” Bruce Springsteen

RickStark79 | 3/19/2007, 9:05 pm EST

Alice Cooper’s Killer would kick ass!!

Hitchhiker | 3/19/2007, 9:07 pm EST

Neil Young- Homegrown

tim | 3/19/2007, 9:10 pm EST

the killers”hot fuss”
u2 “achtung baby”
radiohead “pablo honey”
beach boys “pet sounds”
GNR(orig. lineup) “appetite for destruction”

ray | 3/19/2007, 9:12 pm EST

Darkness on the edge of town Bruce Springsteen

eric | 3/19/2007, 9:18 pm EST

word up for nine inch nails- fragile

metallica did master of puppets already. all last summer.

rob | 3/19/2007, 9:20 pm EST

broken boy soldiers would be pretty sweet.
yankee hotel foxtrot is my favorite.
and i hate to say it, but counting crows put together some pretty good albums, specifically august and everything after.

OK | 3/19/2007, 9:22 pm EST

Patti Smith – HORSES

tampatrader | 3/19/2007, 9:23 pm EST

pixies – surfer rosa
nirvana – nevermind
dave matthews band – before these crowded streets
nwa – straight outta compton

tampatrader | 3/19/2007, 9:24 pm EST

pixies – surfer rosa
nirvana – nevermind
dave matthews band – before these crowded streets
nwa – straigt outta compton

Kyle | 3/19/2007, 9:38 pm EST

Nine Inch Nails “The Downward Spiral”

RFM | 3/19/2007, 9:40 pm EST

Radiohead – OK Computer
David Bowie – Hunky Dory
Aerosmith – Rocks
Rush – 2112
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Television – Marquee Moon
U2 – The Joshua Tree
Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality
Talking Heads – More Songs About Building And Food or Fear of Music

red | 3/19/2007, 9:41 pm EST

The Hold Steady – Seperation Sunday
Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
My Morning Jacket – It Still Moves
Radiohead – OK Computer
Pixies – Doolittle
Dinosaur Jr. – You’re Living All Over Me

Matt | 3/19/2007, 9:49 pm EST

1. Radiohead – Kid A
2. Mogwai – Come On Die Young
3. Autechre – Tri Repetae
4. Fugazi – Repeater (They’d never go for it, though)
5. Radiohead – OK Computer

The guy who said that Radiohead should play “Pablo Honey” should get his head checked. Thank God they’d never do such a thing.

Danny | 3/19/2007, 9:51 pm EST

Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream

Jake Burns | 3/19/2007, 10:11 pm EST

Ziggy Stardust-David Bowie

rob | 3/19/2007, 10:29 pm EST

Black Flag-Damaged (classic lineup)
QOTSA – Rated R
Murder City Devils – In Name and Blood

marnr67 | 3/19/2007, 10:42 pm EST

I’ve always seen Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over the Sea as very theatrical… i’d love to see that all live.

hmmm Modest Mouse do both Lonesome Crowded West and Good News For People Who Love Bad News.

It’s not my favorite but every time i hear Pink Floyd’s The Wall i feel like the live show would’ve been pretty nuts… love it or hate it, it was quite the spectacle.

I’d KILL to see the original Pink Floyd do Dark Side of the moon.

Joy Division doing Closer would be really cool.

Stooges doing Raw Power.

hmmm what else…

As far as what i have seen… I saw Brian Wilson play Smile from beginning to end… that had a profound effect on me.

wantobeready | 3/19/2007, 10:44 pm EST

Mason Jennings – Mason Jennings

Detroit Rock City | 3/19/2007, 10:53 pm EST

1.Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti
2.White Stripes- The White Stripes
3.Deftones-White Pony
4.Muse-Black Holes and Revelations
5.Korn-Life is Peachy
6.Beck-Odelay
7.Black Crowes-Shake Your Money
Maker
8.311-311
9.Eagles of Death Metal-Death by
Sexy
10.Helmet-Betty

dersh | 3/19/2007, 10:56 pm EST

i saw roger waters… but i wish all of pink floyd was there playing dark side.

Metallica recently played all of master of puppets but id rather see all of ride the lightining.

anything live by led zeppelin because there live material is far superior to the studio material.

i guess it would be

Iron Maiden- Number of the Beast

when i saw them they played all of A Matter of Life and Death and like 3 classic songs. and even though they played amazing i was a little dissapointed

medieval | 3/19/2007, 11:04 pm EST

i saw roger waters in bogota …he performed all of Dark Side Of the Moon …he`s a master forever

rockhead | 3/19/2007, 11:18 pm EST

Supergrass – In it for the money
Queens of stone age – songs for the deaf
Pearl Jam – ten
Arctic monkeys – whatever people…
Blind melon – blind melon
Stone temple pilot – Purple
At the drive in – relationship of command

Brett M | 3/19/2007, 11:23 pm EST

Oasis- Be Here Now

mike | 3/19/2007, 11:36 pm EST

U2- Joshua Tree
Dave Mathews Band- Crash
Death Cab for Cutie- Transatlanticism
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to The Head

bbb | 3/19/2007, 11:44 pm EST

I’m gonna stick with bands whose singers are actually still alive…

James – Laid
David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
Jane’s Addiction – XXX
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
The Misfits – Static Age

there’s more… i just got bored.

seth | 3/19/2007, 11:49 pm EST

sgt peppers duh
and definitely maybe…slide away is wonderful live

Rich | 3/19/2007, 11:51 pm EST

Beatles-The White Album, Revolver and Abbey Road
The Who- Who’s Next and Tommy
Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 2
Rolling Stones- Let It Bleed
Dylan-Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde
Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
White Stripes- Elephant

Kevin | 3/19/2007, 11:59 pm EST

Jeff Beck-”Blow by Blow” if he could get those killer players onstage together

Cpt. Beefheart-”Doc at the Radar Station”-hearing “Hot Head” back-to-back with “Ashtray Heart” live…man!

Wire-”Pink Flag”

Talking Heads-”Remain in Light”

The Flaming Lips-”Clouds Taste Metallic”-what a building, climactic, ultimately cathartic album. I can just imagine those guys bringing a big blow-up boss to destroy during “Bad Days”

The Mars Volta-”Deloused in the Comatorium”

Canadian Boy | 3/20/2007, 12:23 am EST

Megadeth – Peace Sells but Who’s Buying

Pearl Jam – Ten

Rush – Rush

Neil Young – Living with War

Bud Man | 3/20/2007, 12:25 am EST

Manic Street Preachers doing “The Holy Bible”

robbie k | 3/20/2007, 12:28 am EST

good list. great call on the woods.

whatever and ever amen- ben folds 5

document- rem

the moon and antarctica- modest mouse (now with johnny marr)

time out of mind- bob dylan

loveless- my bloody valentine

Yo! | 3/20/2007, 12:56 am EST

Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual would both be amazing
I’d also love to hear the Chili Peppers play something like Freaky Style or Mother’s Milk straihgt through.
A few others that came to mind…
Boards of Canada – Music Has the Right To Children
Daft Punk – Discovery
DJ Shadow – Entroducing…
New Order- Power, Corruption and Lies
Radiohead- The Bends
Weezer – Pinkerton

Johnny Red | 3/20/2007, 1:00 am EST

U2 – The Joshua Tree

Small break for tea and biscuits.

U2 – Achtung Baby

Keef's Pick | 3/20/2007, 1:24 am EST

David Bowie performing “Low” live would be pretty nuts.

get r done | 3/20/2007, 1:38 am EST

smashing pumpkins____ siamese dream
smashing pumpkins____ mellon collie
nine inch nails_____ downward srpiral so many more shit

Sad Nomad | 3/20/2007, 1:49 am EST

Planet P Project PINK WORLD
Kiss DESTROYER
The Chameleons SCRIPT OF THE BRIDGE
Alice Cooper FROM THE INSIDE
Blue Oyster Cult IMAGINOS

Mr. Tim | 3/20/2007, 2:06 am EST

Elvis Costello — My Aim is True

Lojak78 | 3/20/2007, 2:14 am EST

nine inch nails-the downward spiral
doves-lost souls
new order-technique
black sabbath-black sabbath
white zombie-astro creep 2000

Lojak78 | 3/20/2007, 2:14 am EST

nine inch nails-the downward spiral
doves-lost souls
new order-technique
black sabbath-black sabbath
white zombie-astro creep 2000

butlerbear | 3/20/2007, 2:19 am EST

I’ll only pick bands that are still together (with a majority or all of the lineup from the original recording).

The Rolling Stones
“Exile on Main Street”
“Let It Bleed”

Aerosmith
“Rocks”

U2
“The Joshua Tree”

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
“Hard Promises”

Wilco
“Being There”

Paul Simon
“Graceland”

Los Lobos
“Kiko”

Pink Floyd
“The Wall”
“Dark Side of The Moon”

and the wish list …

The Clash
“London Calling”

Derek and the Dominos
“Layla”

Frank Sinatra
“In The Wee Small Hours”

Grateful Dead
“Workingman’s Dead”
“American Beauty”

Pink Floyd
“The Wall”
“Dark Side of The Moon”

The Beatles
“Rubber Soul”
“Revolver”

and “You’re dreaming dude” …

Bob Marley and the Wailers
“Legend”

Talking Heads
“Stop Making Sense”

The Band
“The Last Waltz”

Topher | 3/20/2007, 2:41 am EST

Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde
Pearl Jam – Vs.
Rage Against The Machine – Self Titled
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Muse – Black Holes and Revelations

thomas | 3/20/2007, 3:23 am EST

1) Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream

2) Rush – Hemispheres

3) Appleseed Cast – End of the Ring Wars

4) Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind

5) Megadeth – Rust In Peace

ken vail jr | 3/20/2007, 5:54 am EST

since the stooges are on tour, i would love them to play ‘raw power’, even though they play NOTHING from it live…since they only made 3 studio lp’s back then, why not play a few? also…’WAR’ by U2….’exile on main street’ by the rolling stones.

Mark | 3/20/2007, 6:39 am EST

Green Day – American Idiot

Taking Back Sunday – Louder Now

My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

John Mayer – Continuum

Lumpy | 3/20/2007, 6:44 am EST

Daydream Nation is tops… agreed. “Elimination Jr.” ROCKS MY LUMPS!

others:
1. Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream ( duh )
2. Hole – Live Through This ( the best rock album ever? perhaps. )
3. PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me
4. Marianne Faithfull – Broken English
( I just saw her in concert, and tears came to my eyes during the first 2 songs… she’s still THE Queen! )
5. Liz Phair – Exile In Guyville
6. Paul Westerberg – Stereo/Mono ( I know it’s not particularily old, but it’s my favorite from him… and it sure has a classic twang to it )
7. Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral ( duh again )
8. Arrested Development – 3 Yrs, 5 Mnths, 2 Dys In the Life Of…
9. Prince – Sign O The Times
10. Bob Mould – Workbook

but there are so many more… RS should make a list of 100 albums that seriously NEED to be played str8 thru…

OH, and Foo Fighters’ first album… what a masterpiece!

James | 3/20/2007, 7:23 am EST

Alice In Chains – Jar of Flies
Radiohead – Kid A
Zero 7 – Simple Things
Pearl Jam – Vs.
Sloan – Navy Blues
Live – Throwing Copper
The Clash – London Calling
Gorillaz – Demon Days
The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dreams or Mellon Collie
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
The Verve – Urban Hymes
Foo Fighters – In Your Honour (acoustic then electric)
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood

dabz | 3/20/2007, 7:23 am EST

Oasis: definitely mabey
Beatles: White Album
Primal Scream: Screamadelica
Ride: Nowhere
Neil Young: After The Coldrush

Will | 3/20/2007, 7:26 am EST

I know Phish already played this for one of their Halloween shows, and that there might be an original live recording somewhere anyways,

but hearing all of “Loaded” by Velvet Underground would be unforgettable.

Eldudereno | 3/20/2007, 7:34 am EST

Am i Blind? Why has no one said SGT. PEPPERS? in fact, why didn’t RS?

And also wouldn’t Sean lennons friendly fire be amazing live?

other than that i’d have to say Queens of the Stone age doing “songs for the deaf” would rule

Finally i’d love to hear the (very sadly) disbanded Death from above 1979 rip out “you’re a woman im a machine”

han solo | 3/20/2007, 7:40 am EST

Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls
Chris Isaak – Forever Blue
The Church – Starfish
Depeche Mode – Violator

DFM | 3/20/2007, 7:42 am EST

Love is Hell-Ryan Adams
Zooropa-U2 (an oddly overlooked album,plus it would mean we got Johnny Cash as well)
Velvet Underground & Nico-Velvet Underground
Loveless-My Bloody Valentine
The Holy Bible-Manic Street Preachers
Anything by Talking Heads
Kid A + Amnesiac back to back-Radiohead (kind of like when Bowie was touring and would play 2 albums from different stages of his career back to back a few years back)
Disintergration-The Cure
Be Here Now-Oasis (but only off Noel shortened the guitar solos and the band played with a full orchestra and all the guests from the album)

Jack | 3/20/2007, 8:23 am EST

Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom

PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love

Jake Burns | 3/20/2007, 8:37 am EST

Never Mind the Bollocks- Sex Pistols

Stuporfly | 3/20/2007, 8:37 am EST

The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle
The Clash – London Calling
Devo – Duty Now for the Future
Blur – Parklife
Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
The Libertines – Up the Bracket
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising
The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

trigga | 3/20/2007, 8:53 am EST

Magical Mystery Tour and SGT. Peppers – The Beatles

Illinois- Sufjan Stevens

Neon Bible – Arcade Fire

Marie | 3/20/2007, 9:01 am EST

Guns N’ Roses – Appettite for Destruction (only if AXL gets his Prozac right and stops being an impossible ass)
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Shawn Colvin – A few small repairs
Any album by XTC!!!!!

Failure | 3/20/2007, 9:04 am EST

The Fragile. That’s the only record that matters.

Derek Swatch | 3/20/2007, 9:20 am EST

Pearl Jam: Vitalogy
Radiohead: Kid A
QOTSA: Songs for the Deaf
Televison: Marquee Moon
Neil Young: Harvest
Kyuss: Welcome to Sky Valley
Clutch: Elephant Riders
Misfits: Static Age
Can: Tango Mango
My Morning Jacket: Z

deraser | 3/20/2007, 9:22 am EST

radiohead-”ok computer”
nine inch nails-”the fragile”
the beatles-”abbey road”
the beatsie beatsie boys-”paul’s boutique” (with the invizbl skratch picklz doing the honors for every crazy cut and drop)
prince-”purple rain”
metallica-”…and justice for all”

Boris Dignan | 3/20/2007, 9:23 am EST

Mars Volta: Frances the Mute

Bokonon Boy | 3/20/2007, 9:29 am EST

Where’s the Tool, people?!

Anyone here an Aenima fan? Good lord.

Then sign me up for the Boston Debut Album, of course now without Brad Delp…well, Tom Sholz will always be amazing regardless.

Gerard | 3/20/2007, 9:39 am EST

i’ll start with the most overlooked band in rock history
aerosmith-pump and toys in the attic
metallica-master of puppets
led zeppellin-IV
elton john-goodbye yellow brick road
boston-their debut
rob zombie-hellbilly deluxe
weezer-weezer

Stefolo G | 3/20/2007, 9:40 am EST

MY BLODDY VALENTINE: Loveless

PSYCHED UP JANIS: Beats Me

MEW: A Triumph For Man

!!!

Jesse | 3/20/2007, 9:47 am EST

Weezer-Weezer(Blue)
Green Day-Nimrod
Nirvana-In Utero
My Bloody Valentine-Loveless

Chris | 3/20/2007, 9:55 am EST

JAMC – Psychocandy
Smiths – Hatful of hollow (or queen is dead)
Bob Dylan – bringing it all back home
Pavement – Slanted and enchanted

yada yada yada

taint | 3/20/2007, 9:57 am EST

neil young

tonight’s the night.

the santa monica flyers are all still alive…time to whip out the tequila and honeyslides, neil

leah | 3/20/2007, 10:03 am EST

The Slits-Cut
Radiohead-OK Computer
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
Stevie Wonder-Songs in the Key of Life
The Smiths-The Queen is Dead
The Breeders-Last Splash
Hole-Live Through This

Kobi | 3/20/2007, 10:14 am EST

There’s A Riot Goin’ On-Sly

mikeky | 3/20/2007, 10:18 am EST

shania twain’s ‘come on over’.

Rev | 3/20/2007, 10:25 am EST

Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
The Clash – London Calling
U2 – The Joshua Tree
Guns n’ Roses – Use Your Illusions 1 and 2 (Obviously Appetite is the superior album, but the Illusions would make for a more monumental concert experience)

Pink Freud | 3/20/2007, 10:49 am EST

Springsteen – Born To Run
Van Morrison – Moondance

marge | 3/20/2007, 10:56 am EST

the dB’s – “Stands for Decibels”

Gary | 3/20/2007, 11:19 am EST

Weezer – Pinkerton
Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie
Smashing Pumpkins – SD (but I still thnk Mellon Collie would be much cooler)
Nirvana – In Utero

eric | 3/20/2007, 11:40 am EST

though it’s not my absolute favorite album, it’s definitely up there…

Little Earthquakes- Tori Amos

not only a ridiculously amazing live performer, but also a brilliant musician. i think this is one of those albums that would be life-changing when performed from beginning to end.

jandek | 3/20/2007, 12:19 pm EST

nick drake- pink moon
neutral milk hotel- aeroplane over the sea
My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
New Order- Power, Corruption and Lies
Radiohead- The Bends
Weezer – Pinkerton
Glenn Branca -Ancesion
Suicide- Suicide
Stone Roses- Stone Roses
dan malloy- ups and downs of life and everything in between
arcade fire- funeral

Mike | 3/20/2007, 1:06 pm EST

Led Zeppelin IV

blinked | 3/20/2007, 1:21 pm EST

Oasis-Definitely Maybe
Oasis-(What’s the Story)Morning Glory Blink 182-(self-titled)
Green Day-Dookie
Eminem-The Marshall Mathers LP
Coldplay-A Rush of Blood to the Head
Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

The Sky Is A Landfill | 3/20/2007, 2:02 pm EST

Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” would be incredible to see live. Pearl Jam’s newest album would be cool, too, especially with “Inside Job” as the climax. “Kind of Blue” and “A Love Supreme” are obviously great picks. Ryan Adams’ “Heartbreaker” would also be great.

Jim | 3/20/2007, 2:09 pm EST

Songs In The Key Of Life
Beggar’s Banquet
Blind Faith

jill hives | 3/20/2007, 2:41 pm EST

as some have mentioned, genesis doing ‘the lamb’ would be pretty sick.
the best though would be
guided by voices playing alien lanes or bee thousand (or both played in a row).

somebody | 3/20/2007, 2:58 pm EST

Green Day- American Idiot
The Beatles- Abbey Road

20,000 emeralds | 3/20/2007, 4:11 pm EST

damien marley + welcome to jamrock

the fugees + blunted on reality

rage against the machine + battle
of los angeles

Joe | 3/20/2007, 4:28 pm EST

U2—Pop and Zooropa back to back, with Johnny Cash singing vocals via “ZOO TV” on the Wanderer, much like they did with Lou Reed and “Satellite of Love”

Mrr | 3/20/2007, 10:56 pm EST

mr .bungle’s 3 albums
John Zorn’s Astronome as a musical
Fantomas Delirium Cordia
Sleep’s Dopesmoker

Chris | 3/21/2007, 9:27 am EST

Pearl Jam did actually perform their latest album in its entirety, during a concert in Torino, Italy last September. Lucky dogs.

Betty | 3/21/2007, 11:42 am EST

Type O Negative’s October Rust.

charliemapleton | 3/21/2007, 5:39 pm EST

Beck:”Odelay”-Retro rock,blues,blue eyed soul,this man does it all.Basically one of the most colorful performers of the last 25+ years.

Stone Temple Pilots:A tie between “Core”,”Purple”,and “Tiny Music…”-They uniquely cover every aspect of rock & roll-gruesome,glamourous,and gritty.Whatever they craft is purely solid.

Pearl Jam:10-Gritty,truthful,awfully mind blowing,this was the blueprint of alt rock(next to Nirvana’s “Nevermind”).Their live concert videos were full proof of that.

miccc | 3/24/2007, 3:03 pm EST

#1-Live Led Zeppelin,#2-Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, #3-Led Zeppelin IV, #4-Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Rock and Roll Giraffe | 7/18/2007, 10:37 pm EST

Radiohead – “Kid A”
Radiohead – “OK Computer
U2 – “The Joshua Tree”
U2 – “Achtung Baby”
Wilco – “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”
Massive Attack – “Mezzannine”

M. number 27 | 10/26/2009, 11:45 am EST

Dylan- Bringing it all back home ( Close with its alright ma and its all over now) come on.

Arcade fire – Funeral

Bright eyes – I’m Wide away it’s Morning

Radiohead – Ok Computer

Miles David – Bitches Brew

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