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Are there any albums you consider perfect?

My daughter gave me an ipod for my birthday and I have been loading music to it slowly. As a perxon who listens to albums start to finish I have been loading albums I consider high quality beginning to end.
Makes me wonder how many perfect albums there are out there. Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" is to me perfect. What I mean by perfect is not one sound needs to be added or subtracted to make it better. Funny thing is, "Pretzel Logic" is not my favorite Steely Dan album, but its sound is perfect. I can only come up with a few.
Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here"
Tears For Fears, "Songs From The Big Chair"

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gawdbless
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Ok, here's one for jazz lovers;

Stephane Grappelli 'Live in Dublin, Ohio',
on the TKOMagnum label #CDSB1014.

It rocks!, or should that be jazzes?lol
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srwooten
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Learn to play an instrument- even a little music theory- and it will become readily apparent how cheesy some (but not all) of the aforementioned selections really are. Kindergarten chords, as they say –lololol!

Pompous @s*

My first reply to this post did not fly so I'll try this one.
mijknarf
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Jethro Tull - Aqualung
muncybob
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I understand what 6550c is getting at...but, it also takes imagination and creativity to put some of those simple notes/chords together to make "music".

I am continually in awe of good musicians regardless of their instruments or type of music. I wish I had a fraction of the talent that even average musicians that write their own music have....I guess that's why I spend so much time listening and not playing!

With that being said I am really liking Mary Chapin Carpenter's latest release...simple music yes, but well put together and well recorded.
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synthfreek
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I'm not even sure who that barb was aimed at...Steve Hackett? The first album that I listed(Neutral Milk Hotel-In The Aeroplane Over The Sea) is nothing but open chords and barre chords but to me it is inspired and perfect. The musicians must know music theory to make a perfect album?
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