On a lot of albums there are songs you just can't listen to. Which CDs do you have that you can listen to without having to press skip?

Some of mine are:

The Best of Sade
Prince-Purple Rain
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Michael Jackson-Number Ones
Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

MichaelsLight said:

Gotta agree with you about Michael Jackson "Number Ones" and "Thriller" and also "Purple Rain." Sade, Marvin and Jackie are all awesome too! Great list!

Michael Jackson- (Any album) However.. I'm partial to HIStory (Disc 2) because it is my favorite.
Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are
Prince - Batman Soundtrack
Michael Hutchence - Solo Album
Michael Damian - Where Do We Go From Here/Dreams Of Summer/Reach Out To Me
Adam Blue - The Groove Agency
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (Whoever the real singers were..rocked!)
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lots:

radiohead - ok computer, kid a, amnesiac, hail to the thief
kate bush - hounds of love, the sensual world, aerial
laurie anderson - mister heartbreak, bright red
the beatles - sgt. pepper, abbey road, revolver
prince - purple rain, for you, dirty mind, musicology (believe it or not)
bowie - ziggy stardust, aladdin sane, low, heroes, diamond dogs, earthling, heathen
stereolab - just about any of their albums
saint etienne - tiger bay, good humor, too young to die, tales from turnpike house
johnny cash - orange blossom special
nick cave & the bad seeds - tender prey, murder ballads, boatman's call
pj harvey - to bring you my love
tricky - maxinquaye
sonic youth - goo, dirty, a thousand leaves (almost HAVE to listen to it all the way through)

and lots more...

Michael Jackson - Number Ones
Michael Jackson - 4th Disc Of The Ultimate Collection
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Carpenters - The Singles (1969-1981)

jasonstar said:

amit1234 said:

I can't listen to Beautiful Girl (Demo)...Other than that disc four rocks!!!

MichaelsLight said:

I didn't like "Beautiful Girl" for awhile. I dig it now though. I think because during Rivera's interview back during the trial, they played it for some of it, and it kind of grew on me after that. But yeah "The Ultimate Collection" is my favorite box set ever.

jasonstar said:

ditto!!!
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Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor, Madonna
Prince - The Gold Experience
Peter Gabriel - So
Goldfrapp - Supernature

Off the top of my head...

Ani DiFranco - Dilate
Annie Lennox - Diva
Cyndi Lauper - Shine
Elmer Bernstein - The Age Of Innocence
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice V.1
Joni Mitchell - Miles Of Aisles
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo
Loreena McKennitt - The Visit
Madonna - Confessions...
Olivia Newton-John - Gaia
Prince -
Prince - Come
Prince - Parade
Rufus Wainwright - Want One
Stephen Gately - New Beginning
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
The Family - The Family
Wendy & Lisa - Girl Bros.

Maxwell - The Urban Hang Suite
Michael Jackson - BAD
Prince - Parade
Sade - Smooth Operator
Sade - Love is Stronger than Pride
Sade - Promise
Sade - A Love Deluxe
Sade - Lover's Rock
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
D'Angelo - Voodoo

only a few


joey lawrence
chicago "21"
glenn mederios

In the digital age, if I can't I get rid of the CD and make a best of.

Erykah Badu-Live
Anthony Hamilton-Comin' From Where I'm From
Nsync-Celebrity, No Strings Attached
Tevin Campbell-I'm Ready, T.E.V.I.N.
Janet-Velvet Rope, Control, Rhythm Nation
Alicia Keys-Song in A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys
Mary J. Blige-Mary
Van Hunt-Van Hunt
Jamiroquai-Dynamite, A Funk Odyssey, Travelling Without Moving
Lenny Kravitz-Greatest Hits
The Game-The Documentary
Slim Thug-Already Platinum
John Legend-Get Lifted
Destiny's Child-Survivor, Destiny Fulfilled, 8 Days of Christmas, #1's
Mariah-TEOM
Common-Be
Kanye-Late Registration, College Dropout
Usher-8701
Beyoncé-Dangerously in Love

I had about 50 at one point that I knew for sure I could always listen to in their entirety...

Steely Dan - Aja
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
Prince - Parade, Sign O the Times, 1999
D'Angelo - Voodoo
Common - Electric Circus
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, Innvervisions
Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On, Fresh
Maxwell - Embrya
Lewis Taylor - Lewis Taylor, The Lost Album
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Graham Central Station - Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It
Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, Motor-Booty Affair
Funkadelic - Let's Take It To the Stage
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live At the Club)
Earth Wind & Fire - All N' All
The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Bootsy Collins - Aah, The Name Is Bootsy Baby
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
The Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel
Sade - Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
Syreeta - Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
The Family Stand - Connected
Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion
Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell In Love
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Trouble Man, Let's Get It On, I Want You, Live At the London Palladium, Here My Dear
Tony Toni Tone - House of Music

Depeche Mode: "Songs of Faith & Devotion"
New Order: "Technique"
Kate Bush: "Aeriel"
Peter Gabriel: "Passion"
Conjure One: (self-titled)
Kylie Minogue: "Fever"
Madonna: "Confessions On a Dancefloor"
ABC: "Beauty Stab"
Deee-Lite: "Infinity Within"
Cult: "Electric"
Leela James: "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Stevie Nicks: "Troble In Shangri-la"
Missing Persons: "Spring Session M"
Shakespear's Sister: "Sacred Heart"
Creatures: "Boomerang"

Ice Cube - Death Certificate, Amerikka's Most Wanted
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper..., The White Album
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall, Bad
Prince - Sign O' The Times, Lovesexy
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation..., Fear Of A Black Planet
Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Isaac Hayes - Black Moses
Stevie Wonder - All his 70's albums, except for Journey.. cause I have yet to hear it
Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty Eight
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Here, My Dear
Talib Kweli - Quality
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
Nirvana - In Utero
Both Kanye West cd's
Pink Floyd - The Wall, Wish You Were Here
The Temptations - The Ultimate Collection
Rick James - The Ultimate Collection

Prince - Dirty Mind
Ben Folds - Rock'n The Suburbss
Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
NIN - The Fragile
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - Amnesiac
Radiohead - OK Computer
Vanilla Sky Soundtrack
Eternal Sunshine Soundtrack
Paul McCartney - RAM
Paul McCartney - Wingspan
Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation
Peter Gabriel - Up
The Disociatives - The Discociatives
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Magical Mystery
The Beatles - White Album
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
The Beatles - 1
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beatles - Let It Be
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
George Harrison - All Things Must Past
any ben folds five album
D'Angelo - Voodoo
Maxwell - Embryo
A-Ha - Analogue
Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars
Josh Rouse - 1972
Josh Rouse - Nashville
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
Babyface - Face2Face
Beck - Sea Change
Beck - Guero
Beck - Midnight Vultures
Coldplay - Parachutes
Coldplay - AROBTTH
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
FFF - Battle For Everything
Four Tet - Rounds
Genesis - Platinum 3cd collection
George Michael - Patience
George Michael - Ladies and Gentlemen
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Days Are Numbered
Jimmi Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love
Leaves - The Angela Test
Macy Gray - The Id
PM Dawn - Jesus Wept
PM Dawn - Dearest Christian
PM Dawn - F*cked Music
Paul McCartney - McCartney
Postal Service - Give Up
Prince - Parade
Prince - Black Album (cause its funny)
Sigur Ros - ()
Mum - Finally We Are No'one
Spoon - Gimmie Fiction


Thats all I can Think of for now...
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There are very few albums in which I like every single track except for some of the albums by Prince, Rick James, and The Barkays. That's why they are my top three favorite artists.

Prince:

Prince
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain

Rick James:

Fire It Up
Street Songs
Throwin' Down
Cold Blooded

The Barkays:

Nightcruising
Propositions
Dangerous

Also, I like the first three albums by The Time all the way through, the Vanity 6 album, "Livin' In The New Wave" by Andre Cymone, and "Jesse Johnson's Revue" by Jesse Johnson.

I have tons of other albums but they contain at least one track that I don't like.

Prince ~ Purple Rain, Parade, Lovesexy
George Michael ~ Faith
Alanis Morrisette ~ Jagged Little Pill
Sting ~ Brand New Day, Fields of Gold
John Mayer ~ Room for Squares


It's an honor to hit my "no-skips" list...there are very few of them

It used to be easier. CD's are too long nowadays.

psykosoul said:

that's some kickass list here I would have to agree with almost every album on there, damn....

shoul compellations even count?

andyman91 said:

That's definitely true. There wasn't much room for filler when albums contained 35 to 50 minutes of music. With 80 minutes, there's bound to be some fat that needs to be trimmed.

I dont really listen to an album all the way through. Only when I first but it. Then after a while I just start skipin' to my favorite tracks on that particular album.

Quite a few including:

Prince-Dirty Mind, Purple Rain, Lovesexy and Parade
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here
John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band
Miles Davis-Miles Smiles, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, A Tribute To Jack Johnson, In A Silent Way
Stevie Wonder-Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Talking Book
Joni Mitchell-The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Curtis Mayfield-Curtis, Superfly
Parliament-The Mothership Connection, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
Maxwell-Embrya
Sade-Love Deluxe
Sly Stone-Fresh, There's A Riot Goin On
Marvin Gaye-What's Going On, Here My Dear

psykosoul said:

jtfolden said:

Great choices!!!!!

Common Be
Al b sure in effect mode
Michael Jackson off the Wall
Mary J.Blige Whats the 411
India Arie s 1st c.d
Mariah Carey The Emancipation of mimi
I want you Marvin Gaye
Deliver the word War
The Best of Parliment
Wild & Peaceful Kool & the Gang
Erykah Badu Baduiszm

Also The Best of Sade