# Albums with no bad songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2002, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323 "2002-06-10T22:43:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/41 "2002-06-11T15:26:01Z")
I can’t believe nobody has mentioned **Boston** , by (of course) Boston. Not a single clunker on that album - every last song is a finely crafted gem. And I am NOT normally into that kind of dick-swinging guitar rock - I’m a jazz nerd - so it means something coming from me. _Boston_ is all the more remarkable because it’s the band’s debut album, and even more so because it was SO completely different from all the other music on the radio at the time. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/42 "2002-06-11T15:26:07Z")
Jamiroquai’s _Travelling Without Moving_ Miles Davis’ _Kind of Blue_ and \* Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quartet \* Also coutless classical music CDs I own have no bad songs on them. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/43 "2002-06-11T15:32:38Z")
**Born to Run** - Bruce Springsteen **Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1** - Traveling Wilburys **Full Moon Fever** - Tom Petty **Graceland** and **Paul Simon** - Paul Simon **Joshua Tree** - U2 **Brothers in Arms** - Dire Straits **Night and Day** and **Blaze of Glory** - Joe Jackson **Ten** - Pearl Jam **Sports** - Huey Lewis **Watermark** - Enya **Stand Up** - Jethro Tull **Brain Salad Surgery** - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/44 "2002-06-11T15:47:37Z")
A few more: Aja - Steely Dan Lincoln & Flood - They Might Be Giants The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (Live) - Talking Heads ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/45 "2002-06-11T16:30:56Z")
System of a Down - Toxicity ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/46 "2002-06-11T17:06:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angband \* > > **The Cars** - The Cars \*\* That’s the one I was thinking of when I opened the thread. **Aimless Device** - Hard To be Nice **Sisters of Mercy** - Floodland, yep, definitely ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/47 "2002-06-11T17:19:18Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by ianzin \* > (snip)_\* Hey, you stole my CD collection! ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/48 "2002-06-11T17:20:32Z")
REM - Automatic for the People I love this album. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/49 "2002-06-11T17:21:40Z")
**Dark Side of the Moon** Pink Floyd **Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements** and **First of the Microbe Hunters** Stereolab **The Head on the Door** and **Disintigration** The Cure **Quality Control** Jurassic Five **Fear of Pop** Ben Folds ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@Mr.Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Wilson)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/50 "2002-06-11T17:54:58Z")
Come out of Your Mind - Mia Doi Todd ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/51 "2002-06-11T18:19:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coil \* > \*\*Depeche Mode - Violator > The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland > The Cure - Disintegration (even South Park recognises this in the MechaStreisand episode) 🙂 > > If I only could take three albums to a deserted island, I´d take these. \*\* Yes, Yes, Yes!! And, The Cure - Mixed Up Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (aka “self titled” post 9/11) Carole King - Tapestry ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/52 "2002-06-11T19:33:28Z")
My B.O.F. and I were just discussing this last week. We call them “Perfect Albums”.That are good from begining to end and don’t make you want to reach for the skip, or FF button **Hello…I Must be Going** Phil Collins. No Jacket is also mentioned above. **TUSK** Fleetwood Mac. Much more musicaly rounded than Rumors. **Youself or Someone Like You** Matchbox20. Radio overplay has driven a few tracks to the back of my mind. **Harder, Faster** April Wine. It’s been too long since i’ve been to my brothers to hear this one. **90215** Yes. Oh, it was comercial but it is Great! **The Wild Heart** Stevie Nicks. Worth a listen for the last tune! **Throwing Copper** LIVE. Hell, anything by Live is worth the time. **The Beatles aka The White Album** The Beatles. They’ve cranked out lots of good stuff, but this is the only one that qualifies **Deguello** (sp?) ZZ Top.I had a friend named Essie, named for her Mother, so when she got mad at us we’d sing this to her. **Live in Australia** Elton John. The yelling can get a bit distracting, but the studio tracks cannot compare to the sound of a full orchestra recoded in an Opera Hall. my last and Hokeyist(?) is also my favorite movie! **Rythym of the Pridelands** A Disney follow-up to The Lion King. Most of these tunes can be heard on the Broadway Score, but this contains Different lyrics for “Hakunna Mattata” and a John/Rice song not used in the movie “Warthog Rhapsody” sang by Earnie Sambella and Nathan Lane (Pumba and Timone) ---
**Author:** ![Journeyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@Journeyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Journeyman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/53 "2002-06-11T21:58:29Z")
Mark Knopfler **Sailing to Philadelphia** Just beautiful. One of the best albums to be released in recent years. ---
**Author:** ![Toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/54 "2002-06-11T23:20:05Z")
Manu Chao - Clandestino Manu Chao - Proxima estacion… Esperanza Leningrad Cowboys - Go Space! ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/55 "2002-06-12T01:48:19Z")
Hmmmm… Good question. I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned A Farewell To Kings from **Rush** ---
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/56 "2002-06-12T02:03:17Z")
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia ---
**Author:** ![JSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@JSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSA)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/57 "2002-06-12T02:05:19Z")
Sorry Journeyman - Consider my post a “second” ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/58 "2002-06-12T03:26:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baldwin \* > \*\*Rolling Stones – “Let it Bleed” (if memory serves) \*\* Memory does serve. A superb choice. I would another album from around the same time: **In the Court of the Crimson King** by King Crimson. IMO, the greatest “progressive rock” album ever. Period. (And I know my Floyd). ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/59 "2002-06-12T03:57:39Z")
I would agree with most of these choices, but I have to add my own. Ready? Strange Days Waiting For The Sun The Soft Parade Morrison Hotel L.A. Woman The Doors An American Prayer I know you were all waiting for that, so I thought I’d deliver. -Dave ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323/60 "2002-06-12T03:57:39Z")
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today? AC/DC - High Voltage I’m sure I have about 2 dozen others that I can’t think of at the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-with-no-bad-songs/113323.md?page=4)