Okay. I admit it. I'm at work and I'm being completely unmotivated to work at all, so I'm going to pose you this question.

What, in your humble opinion is the "Perfect" album? This is an album that, taken as a whole, is a fantastic listen on both sides, is something you can play again and again and never get tired of? Something where all the songs kind of gel together and the sum is greater than its parts.

For me, it's Paul Simon's Graceland.

My father and I don't really see eye to eye on much. But on this we both agree that this album is one of the world's best, and that's saying quite a lot. What about you folks?

Any album by Queen or La Roux  . Although I haven't listened to her 2nd album yet.

There are a lot of albums that I like, but very few "perfect" albums within them. There's almost always something I'd rather remove from the song list. Off the top of my head, I can only think of four of my favorites that are perfect.

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
The Pixies - Doolittle
Mad Season - Above
Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion

I also happen to have all four of these on vinyl. Guess what I play all the time on repeat? None of these are even my favorite band, because my favorite likes to throw a lot of crap in the middle of their albums.

Though I balk at the notion of a "perfect" album, Spiderland comes to mind.

I think that there have been very few "perfect" albums ever made.  Here are some that I think that come pretty close to the mark.   If it's awesome front to back and was well-produced and mixed considering the available equipment, here's what comes to mind:

Pink Floyd- The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon
The Who- Tommy, Who's Next
Led Zeppelin I, II, III, IV, Houses of the Holy
Deep Purple- Machine Head, In Rock
Dream Theater- Scenes From a Memory
Metallica- Master of Puppets
Iron Maiden- Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind
Judas Priest- Sad Wings of Destiny
Marty Friedman- Scenes
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Paranoid
AC/DC- Anything with Bon Scott
U2- Joshua Tree
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Jethro Tull- Aqualung
Cream- Disraeli Gears

Dr Dre - Chronic 2001
Bastille - Bad Blood

Thats the only 2 i can listen to from start to finish.

from under the cork tree by fall out boy is my all-time favorite album.
it's not everybody's cup of tea, but it's absolutely perfect to me.
not a single song on there that i wish was gone.

Heres my top 3

Pink Floyd, wIsh you were here
The Who, Live at Leeds
U2, Joshua tree

Queen I
Queen II
A Night At The Opera
Innuendo
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
Zoot Allures (Zappa)
Läther (all 6 sides of it and the bonus tracks, Zappa)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich (Zappa)
Drowning Witch (Zappa)
Broadway The Hard Way (Zappa)
Absolutely Free (Zappa)
We're Only In It For The Money (Zappa, leaves you wanting a lot more, even though it's normal album length for 1968)
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rising (Rainbow)
Band On The Run (without the Bonus tracks, Helen Wheels is awful)
Deep Purple In Rock
Fireball
Machine Head
Who Do We Think We Are?
Burn
Perfect Strangers
Now What?!
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Harvest
On The Beach
Axis: Bold As Love
Solar Fire (Manfred Mann)
Watch (Manfred Mann)
Close To The Edge (Yes)
Relayer (Yes)

every pink Floyd album that comes between meddle and the wall. im a bit of a Pink Floyd fan girl.

people my age say I need to listen to modern music more often....

another one:

Joe's Garage Acts I, II and III (Zappa)
Revolver (Beatles)

Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Green Day - Dookie and Insomniac

Slipknot's "The Grey Chapter" any of Sabaton's albums or maybe Disturbed's "Ten Thousand Fists"

Toh Kay- The Hand that Thieves would be my choice as The "Perfect" Album. The individual songs I love,  however the album as a whole is really where it shines; I could, and have, just put it on repeat for an extended period of time.

Others that would be close for me

Laura Stevenson- Wheel
Against Me!- Searching for a Former Clarity & Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose
Chadwick Stokes- Simmerkane II

All Faith No More CD's with Mike Patton on vocals
All Mr Bungle CD's

Well for me it depends when I'm asked. Few years ago is say queens greatest hits. Still think that. When it comes to the over and over factor, I'm an oddone and love weird al. I could listen to his be "Mandatory Fun" album as much as I wanted. Otherwise from today hat I love of most is soundtrack genera. Preferably Two Steps From Hell. Despite the name, the leading composer Thomas Bergerson is pretty much a modern day musical genious and creates some of the most beautiful music all the time. His newest album "Sun" has some good tunes on it as does the album "Miricles." One bed. Listening to his music for 3 years and haven't gotten board yet. So for me, that's what's perfect created music.