Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on!


So I have a few albums that whenever I play them I listen to the whole thing in sequence from beginning to end.
Of course some albums are meant to be that way, they are called concept albums. However, my question is not just for the obvious concept albums per se but for any album you play start to finish because it is strong throughout. All genres are included here so no limits on music preferences.

I’ll start with a few that come to mind -
The Moody Blues - The Days of Future Passed 
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Alan Parsons Project- I Robot 
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Weather Report - Black Market 

Doug 
dougsat
The OP makes a couple of really good points:

1) Albums that you truly want to listen to all the way thru are rare.

2)But,  it's a good idea to listen to the entire album because our tastes change over time. I know that I've rediscovered countless songs that I either forgot about or just didn't appreciate initially. However, I know I'll never change my mind about "Alabama Song" from the debut album by The Doors.

JJ Cale - "Naturally"
Bruce Cockburn - "Inner City Front"
Lloyd Cole & Commotions: "Rattlesnakes"
Crack The Sky - "Crack The Sky"
Michael Franks - "The Art of Tea"
Love - "Forever Changes"
Pousette - Dart Band - "Pousette - Dart Band"
Wishbone Ash - "Argus"

Blue Oyster Cult - "Tyranny and Mutation"
Maria McKee - "Peddling Dreams"
Iris Dement - "Sing the Delta"
Crowded House - "Temple of Low Men"
The Band - "Music from Big Pink"
And one very important pair not to be missed and always played through (NOTE: Not necessarily vinyl, but albums none the less).

Tom Waits - "Mule Variations" 
Tom Waits - "Alice"
Fascinating... I guess I am a rare bird. But, of course, the bird is the word.

I listen to both sides of a record only the very first time and rarely afterwords. I get a sense of the vibe of the side and play one or the other depending on mood (and guests) forever afterword. When a side ends I assess the mood and, generally speaking, I am so inspired by that music I want to explore another record to push that envelope or completely change tack. Sometimes the mood does lead to flipping sides. Sometimes. I did that yesterday once.

Digital is a whole other story but does still includes listening to the full album the very first time. In fact, I now wish Roon had an option to display and play as album sides.


Here is a copy and paste of some of the responses (not all)
so excuse me if I missed a few.
Interesting and diverse selection of albums thanks everyone.
If you’re late to the party on this feel free to jump on in. 
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The Moody Blues - The Days of Future Passed
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Weather Report - Black Market Paul Simon - Graceland 25th anniversary reissue
The Beatles.... Abby Road
Eagles.... Hotel California
The Cars.... The Cars
AC/DC..... Back in Black
Pink Floyd.... The Wall
Chuck Mangione…. Feels so Good
Henry Gross - Plug Me Into Something
Led Zeppelin - l
Tom Petty All Albums
Derek and the Dominos
The Beatles All Albums
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed and Sticking Fingers, Some Girls
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits

Brian Protheroe-first 3 Chrysalis albums
John McLaughlin-Electric Dreams,
Adventures in Radioland, Tokyo Live
Richie Cole-Bossa Nova Eyes
Joni-Court And Spark
ELP-Tarkus
The Bearles-A Huge Melody (or my covers version)
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Who - Who’s Next
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy a Thrill
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Boston - 1st Album
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain
Bob Dylan - Street Legal
Aldous Harding - Designer
Van Morrison - Wavelength
Dire Straits - Communique
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Chris Whitley - Living with the Law
Willie DeVille - Sportin’ Life
John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme"
Ray Charles - "What’d I Say"
Diana Krall - "Love Scenes"
Paul Desmond - "Feeling Blue"
Tom Waits - "The Heart of Saturday Night"
Gerry Mulligan - "Night Lights"
Quincy Jones - "Body Heat"
De La Soul - "And The Anonymous Nobody"
Enya -Watermark
Patricia Barber- Cafe Blue
Hope Sandovar- Most Any
Simon and Garfunkel-Sounds of silence.
War - All Day Music
War - The World is a Ghetto
Sade - Diamond Life
Sade - Promise
Gregory Porter - any album
Pink Floyd : Wish you were here, Animals
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Supertramp : Crime of the Century, Even in the Quietest Moments
Springsteen : Greetings from Asbury Park
Steely Dan-"Aja"
Joni Mitchell-"Court and Spark"
Bob Dylan-"Blood On The Tracks"
Beatles-"Rubber Soul"
Jethro Tull-"Thick as a Brick"
Paul Simon-"Hearts and Bones"
REM-"Greatest Hits"
David Bowie-"Ziggy Stardust"
Rolling Stones-"Through the Past, Darkly"
Cat Stevens-"Tea for the Tillerman"
JJ Cale - "Naturally"
Bruce Cockburn - "Inner City Front"
Lloyd Cole & Commotions: "Rattlesnakes"
Crack The Sky - "Crack The Sky"
Michael Franks - "The Art of Tea"
Love - "Forever Changes"
Pousette - Dart Band - "Pousette - Dart Band"
Wishbone Ash - "Argus"
Mary Travers - Mary
Paul Simon - Graceland
Tom Waits - "Mule Variations"
Tom Waits - "Alice"
Blue Oyster Cult - "Tyranny and Mutation"
Maria McKee - "Peddling Dreams"
Iris Dement - "Sing the Delta"
Crowded House - "Temple of Low Men"
The Band - "Music from Big Pink"