Artists/Bands whose every album you like (or near enough)

[saltysnacks]

I start this thread because I regularly listen to most of Tom Waits' albums, and have enjoyed my experience with each one. He can't do wrong in my humble opinion. Currently listening to Closing Time and he can write and perform straight folk/blues music well (although the album is genre-bending like most of his output). Amazing musician.

[sevendaughters]

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 certainly have some annoying tracks but I'll be damned if I don't have and worship all 7 studio albums, 3 EPs, the rarities/outtakes comp Porcelain Entertainments, and some live bootlegs on CD that I transferred to my phone. Just need the Everyday 7" to feel secure in my collection.

I also think Labradford barely put a note wrong across 6 albums and a handful of smaller releases.

[DrGreggles]

Eels

[Absorb the anus burn]

Talking Heads (even True Stories!)
Magazine (even Magic, Murder & The Weather!)

[bgmnts]

Rush

[phantom_power]

The La's

[thraxx]

Broadcast, erm Tindersticks, erm Kool Keith, Stone Roses I suppose, Gorky's too, definitely Pavement and maybe Sonic Youth. And the chuckle brothers yo.

[Kane Jones]

Zombi. If you like spacey, proggy instrumentals with analog synths, they never put a foot wrong.

[SteveDave]

The Beatles
The Velvet Underground
Arctic Monkeys (apart from Humbug)

I think that's it...

[buttgammon]

Talking Heads for me too; I would say The Velvet Underground but that's not counting Squeeze, right? Also, LCD Soundsystem - four of my favourite albums ever (five if you count 45:33).

[holyzombiejesus]

Really difficult this. The bands I really love (The Pastels, Gorkys, Felt, Go-Betweens, Notwist, B&S, TFC, Yo La Tengo, MBV) all have albums that I merely tolerate and wouldn't ever go to when there are better albums by them that I like so much more. I mean, who would listen to Terror Twilight when they could put Crooked Rain or Wowee Zowee on? Even 'greats' such as the VU, The Byrds and Television have stinkers lurking in their back catalogue.

[itsfredtitmus]

[Neomod]

Obviously the more you release the greater the chance of a shiter but off the top of my head.

David Devant and His Spirit Wife
Angel Olsen
The Smiths
Free Design
Joan as Police Woman
Nick Drake
Kings of Convenience
Slowdive

[SteveDave]

I would say The Velvet Underground but that's not counting Squeeze, right?

Squeeze is their best LP.

[holyzombiejesus]

Squeeze is their best LP.

Mate.

[holyzombiejesus]

Nick Drake

Yeah, definitely. I don't think he ever released a song that wasn't great.

Kings of Convenience

Erland used to hang round with my circle of friends when he lived in Manchester and copped off with my ex girlfriend before I did, and she said she could feel his hard-on through his jeans when they kissed and that it felt really small. He gave her a 'thankyou' on the inner of the first Kings album but spelled her name wrong. He was a cheeky scratting bastard.

[Norton Canes]

All eight of Orbital's studio albums are a min. 9/10

[SteveDave]

Mate.

It's like being back on the Steve Hoffman forum.

[holyzombiejesus]

It's like being back on the Steve Hoffman forum.

To be honest, that's the first time I've ever used the 'mate' thing before and I didn't particularly enjoy it.

[purlieu]

All eight of Orbital's studio albums are a min. 9/10

Even Blue? I have a respect for The Altogether now, even if it feels like an admirable failure in places, but Blue seems like such a half-arsed attempt to me.

I wasn't tremendously excited by their comeback Anastasis, but Dead Can Dance's original run of eight albums and one EP is bloody tremendous.

I like every Idlewild album, although some are notably stronger than others, and my least favourites are probably enjoyable partially because of my love of the band.

Captain Sensible's six studio albums are all great and of very similar quality to each other - despite their differences I struggle to pick out a favourite.

The first Cleaners From Venus album is a mess, and I'm not fond of many of his attempts to do studio versions of previously released lo-fi tracks, but otherwise I can't think of an album Martin Newell's made that I don't like - 27 albums out of 30 isn't bad.

[Paaaaul]

I've tried to limit it to bands that have released at least 3 albums. I don't think there's a duffer in the list below.

Stereolab
Cardiacs
Pixies
Duchess Says
Big Star
Beastie Boys
The (proper) Velvet Underground
The Teardrop Explodes
Talk Talk
Sparklehorse

[holyzombiejesus]

Just looked through my ipod - only went for bands who've done 3 or more albums - and came up with...

Biff Bang Pow!
James Blackshaw
Epic Soundtracks
Galaxie 500
Jeffrey Lewis
Man or Astro-Man?
Nina Nastasia
Molly Nilsson
Elliott Smith
Smog/ Bill Callahan
Alexander Tucker/ Grumbling Fur/ Imbogodom

Up until about a decade ago, Jonathan Richman.

[sevendaughters]

It's like being back on the Steve Hoffman forum.

SteveDave did you used to post on Angst?

[Dr Syntax Head]

Manics
Pearl Jam
BRMC
Beastie Boys
Alice in Chains

[itsfredtitmus]

Head Mentions Pearl Jam

[Dr Syntax Head]

Head Mentions Pearl Jam again

[Gregory Torso]

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 certainly have some annoying tracks but I'll be damned if I don't have and worship all 7 studio albums, 3 EPs, the rarities/outtakes comp Porcelain Entertainments, and some live bootlegs on CD that I transferred to my phone. Just need the Everyday 7" to feel secure in my collection.

I also think Labradford barely put a note wrong across 6 albums and a handful of smaller releases.

Fucking A plus on those, mate. The "annoying" tracks are what make the Fellers so special!

Labradford too, saw them play with Stars Of The Lid many years ago and it was lush.

[SteveDave]

SteveDave did you used to post on Angst?

I don't think so. What was it?

[phantom_power]

I've tried to limit it to bands that have released at least 3 albums. I don't think there's a duffer in the list below.

Stereolab
Cardiacs
Pixies
Duchess Says
Big Star
Beastie Boys
The (proper) Velvet Underground
The Teardrop Explodes
Talk Talk
Sparklehorse

Does that include The Pixies post Kim Deal? And didn't the Teardrop Explodes only have 2 albums? Both great mind and the various comps and odd-n-sods albums are good as well

[sevendaughters]

I don't think so. What was it?

NME forum. There was a SteveDave, you have similar taste.