I have probably spent more $$ than I should have on CDs over the past 20 years. Recently I have been pulling out older ones and giving them a new listen. Some for the life of me I can;t figure out why I bought - but some are fantastic albums - from beginning to end nearly every some great - and unfortunately I had forgotten about them.
My quick list of exceptional albums…
Beatles - St. Peppers - no need to explain.
REM - Fables of the Reconstruction - REM at it height, can’t understand 1/2 of what Mike Stipes is singing - haunting - solid all around.
Clash - London Calling - WOW the Clash hitting on all 4 cylinders. I saw them in a gym at Carnegie Mellon Univ. in the early 80s and this album brings that back. This is what good punk/alternative was all about at its relative start.
Dead - 100 Year Haul Disk #1 - Live (of course) Dead show from the 70 (I think) On this night they had their shit together during an era when they really had some bad nights. Even if you are not into the dead this one is good.
Elvis Costello - This Year’s Modle - One of Elvis’s first albums (2nd or 3rd??) Shows why he is the lyrical master - but very catchy too.
These are just a few as I go through a few 100 DCs
So - what is on your list - I’m talking albums that are 15 (or so) years old and are excellent through and through (not just a couple great tunes and a bunch of crap).