Definitive albums

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Went to see Killing Heidi tonight and they were great. Served as a reminder what a fvcking superb album Reflector is. Ella was 18!

 
Rush - hard to choose between Moving Pictures and 2112
Def Leppard - Hysteria (changed my life)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury
The Cult - Sonic Temple
Megadeth - Peace Sells
The Police - Synchronicity
Dio - Holy Diver
Judas Priest - British Steel
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Milli Vanilli - All or nothing.......
 
Even someone with a passing interest in the Foo Fighters more generally can't deny The Colour and the Shape, utterly definitive.

Dave wrote and recorded all the guitars and drums and some of the bass too
 

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Rush - hard to choose between Moving Pictures and 2112
Def Leppard - Hysteria (changed my life)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury
The Cult - Sonic Temple
Megadeth - Peace Sells
The Police - Synchronicity
Dio - Holy Diver
Judas Priest - British Steel
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Milli Vanilli - All or nothing.......

The Cult - Love

Perfect mix of where they came from and where they were going

Agree on the milli vanilli though, def definitive

While I'm here

Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants
The Cure - Disintegration
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (though that's up for debate)
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
Depeche Mode - Violator
Killing Joke - Night Time
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (controversial I know)
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
Metallica - Master Of puppets
Suede - Dog Man Star
Blur - modern life is rubbish
808 state - ex:el
Red Hot Chili Peppers - BSSM
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
The Church - Priest = Aura
M83 = Saturdays = Youth
Cut copy - ghost colours
 
The Cult - Love

Perfect mix of where they came from and where they were going

Agree on the milli vanilli though, def definitive

While I'm here

Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants
The Cure - Disintegration
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (though that's up for debate)
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
Depeche Mode - Violator

Killing Joke - Night Time
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (controversial I know)
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
Metallica - Master Of puppets
Suede - Dog Man Star
Blur - modern life is rubbish
808 state - ex:el
Red Hot Chili Peppers - BSSM
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
The Church - Priest = Aura
M83 = Saturdays = Youth
Cut copy - ghost colours

Both are good, strong albums although I wouldn't say that NGD was a typical Simple Minds album. Personally, I haven't liked anything released by either band before or after.

Surely The Church's Starfish is their definitive album. I thought Heyday was their best.
 
Both are good, strong albums although I wouldn't say that NGD was a typical Simple Minds album. Personally, I haven't liked anything released by either band before or after.

Surely The Church's Starfish is their definitive album. I thought Heyday was their best.

NDG was a culmination of what simple minds were doing from around 79-81, just with added pop nous. It was the perfect marriage of where they were coming from and where they were going.

Violator is a timeless classic, but i think any of their 86-97 stuff is really great, and the stuff in the 2000s has its moments, though after Alan Wilder left in the mid 90s it's hard to see them being as good ever again (Ultra in 97 being the exception)

The 2 church albums you mentioned are my other 2 favourites, both fantastic and consistent. Priest = Aura just seems so fully realized and saw them embracing atmosphere and intensity more than jangly pop. The other 2 could be my faves on other given days.
 
I grew up with Californication and its full of epic tracks, for me BSSM hasn't held up as well but is still a very good album.
That would make it your favourite, but BSSM is definitely their definitive album, thoughCalifornication probably next. Likewise Smash is Offspring's definitive album by the length of the Flemington Straight.
 

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