The Perfect CD

Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper

Tubthumping- Chumbawumba

Have you ever noticed the Tubthumping section at the used cd store? They seem to have more copies of that album than any other.

The idea of the perfect cd is strange to me because I'd say that most of my albums are "perfect." Whenever I listen to an album, I rarely skip a track or only listen to particular songs. I only have a handful of albums that I don't appreciate every single track.

Some of my favorite albums of all time include:

Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream - It's been mentioned earlier by a couple people. This was the album that served as a gateway to pretty much everything I listen to now. It turned me into a huge Pumpkin head. Let's all cross our fingers that Corgan will actually be able to release something and re-create the Pumpkins feel.

The Magnetic Fields: Get Lost - Stephin Merritt is a goddamn pop genius. The albums is so well rounded, and the songs are unbelievably catchy. Yet despite its overly sweet melodies, the album doesn't become tiresome as a result of awesome instrumentation and clever sarcastic lyrics.

David Bowie: Hunky Dory - Not only does it include some classicly popular Bowie songs, but for me, Bowie just nails the concept of an album as an entire work.

Polaris: Music from the Adventures of Pete and Pete - yes, that's right, the Pete and Pete soundtrack by the band that did the theme song and a bunch of the other songs throughout the series. The nostalgia factor here is off the chart.

The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin - I was gonna go with Yoshimi here, but on the whole, I think I prefer the Soft Bulletin. Either way, they're both amazing albums.

Oingo Boingo: Boingo Alive - yeah, sure, it's a compliation, but it kicks ass.

Jam it back in, in the dark.