The short answer is no, not all songs on an album have to be masterpieces to elevate it for me, but obviously it helps if it is consistent.
As far as determination goes, if i can keep coming back and hearing more detail, gaining a better understanding of lyrical themes, or just appreciating it a little more in some other way makes it a contender.
Anyway, here is a too long list I’m taking on the mp3 player to be stranded on a tropical island with.
ABBA - Arrival
Anamanguchi - Endless Fantasy
Anri - Timely!!
Beach Bunny - Honeymoon
Big Star - Radio City
Blu-Swing - Flash
Built To Spill - Live
Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites
Cracker - Cracker
Crying - Get Olde/Second Wind
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Dissection - Reinkaos
Dubmood - Machine
Frou Frou - Details
Jamie Paige - Constant Companions (Deluxe)
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Kno - Death Is Silent
Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs - MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS (EP) + ワールドイズユアーズ (EP)
Mariya Takeuchi - Variety
Mutyumu - Ilya
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
Perfume - Game
Puffy AmiYumi - Nice (JP)
Radiohead - The Bends
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Remi Wolf - Juno
S.C.X - Breeze
The Pillows - Happy Bivouac
The Posies - Failure
Roll-Ups - Low Dives For Highballs
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Sloan - One Chord To Another
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere In The Between
Tally Hall - Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Tatsuro Yamashita - Ride On Time
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We
The short answer is no, not all songs on an album have to be masterpieces to elevate it for me, but obviously it helps if it is consistent. As far as determination goes, if i can keep coming back and hearing more detail, gaining a better understanding of lyrical themes, or just appreciating it a little more in some other way makes it a contender. Anyway, here is a too long list I’m taking on the mp3 player to be stranded on a tropical island with.