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Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13

Opeth

Porcupine Tree

Miles Davis up until and including The Man With The Horn

Riverside

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13

Loved a lot of bands but the only one for me that never seemed to let me down was, Fates Warning.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13

King Crimson, I like every album by them.

Gentle Giant also, 8 great albums and I even think the more "commercial" ones are decent.

Transatlantic, though they only have 3 albums

Spock's Beard w/ Neal Morse

Porcupine Tree, not all albums are great but I like something from all of them, and a few are masterpieces

Miles Davis pretty much until his last few albums where he was trying to keep up with the times and produce "social music", as he called it... c'mon Miles! We like your anti-social music much better, give me Bitches Brew! :P But yeah, the man has so much music and most of it is good.

Hell, The Beatles, I like every album by them now...

Edit: I have to add Echolyn (every album is solid)

I bet there's more than this too, but it depends on how strict a definition you put on, "can do no wrong".

To the OP: What about Under Wraps, isn't that album a bit "wrong"? :P

Edited by King Crimson776 - December 05 2009 at 16:05

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:08

Eberhard Weber...although he's not strictly a "band" per se.

Otherwise, nope. Massive Tull fan that I am, there are albums I can happily skip.

Same goes for Crimson and Pink Floyd...

Ah, the decadent luxury of hyper-criticality

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:03

The legendary 70's French bands Komintern, Red Noise and especially Barricades.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:53

Tool and Led Zeppelin are two bands that in my eyes can do absolutely no wrong.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:33

Univers Zero comes to mind - 8 albums and all of them are at least good if not excellent.
Magma is one album off.
Opeth pretty much qualifies (I don't love Orchid, but it's not bad)
The Mars Volta, definitely.

Plus, probably a bunch of other bands which released 3 or less albums, but disbanded before a decline in quality.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:23

Yezda Urfa?

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:20

Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Kaada, Jeff Martin, Pain of Salvation, Fantomas, Bumblefoot,

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:19

Other than maybe Led Zeppelin, I honestly can't say that there is a band that has a discography greater than 5 or so albums that hasn't released at least one sub-par album. Also, it's cheating just to include certain eras, because you might as well say that this band did no wrong on one particular album.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:00

There's no such a band for me.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:58

Esbjörn Svensson Trio.

They scaled up to masterliness with each work (or maybe starting after the early period), nevertheless I can definitely think of them as the spotless of all the bands I love.

side-note: there is Esbjorn's Layers Of Night (with Nils Landgren) that's shockingly irregular, but that's not Trio accountable.

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:57

A year ago I would've said pain of Salvation, I'd never heard a song by them i didn't absolutely love... Till Scarasick. I love the album, but two of the songs are just unlistenable. Aside from that though I've never heard something from them that was bad. Oh and Tool of course, very consistent

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:54

King Crimson, no question there.

Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and The Decemberists without a doubt as well

Camel from '74 to '81

The Moody Blues from '67 to '72

Gentle Giant from debut to '77

Genesis up to and including Duke

Yes up until and including Going for the One

All of Pink Floyd

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:51

I wish I could say Pink Floyd, but I don't like The Division Bell at all.

Tool possibly is one of the only bands that I enjoy all music from (they don't have the biggest discography though Tongue

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:46

Led Zeppelin. Every second of Zeppelin music is a ***** experience for me, including the lamest bootleg!

Also, most of the solo discography of the former Zeppelin members is very rewarding for me.

Edited by harmonium.ro - December 04 2009 at 14:53

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Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:40

I decided not to have a life this afternoon and for some reason got hooked on youtube watching Rush videos. Now, I'm no Rush fanatic but I went through a Rush stage around 2112 and this lasted until Exit stage left, well no the Signals album and I've also seen them about 6 or 7 times. After watching everything from Garden Road from Caress Of Steel to Far Cry from Snakes and Arrows I could relate to all the Rush heads that are here.

I guess Jethro Tull is the band that can do no wrong for me since they have been at it since I started listening to all this wacked out music back in the early 70s. I have every tull album and actually listen to the less popular albums more than say, Minstrel, Aqualung or TAAB. Among my faves are J.Tull.Com, Roots To Branches and Heavy Horses althpough I can listen to the whole JT catologue sraight through ! Yes man, every single track Big smile

So I pose this solemn question :

What' s the band that can do no wrong for you?

Edited by Vibrationbaby - December 04 2009 at 14:41

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Darklord55 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 08 2007 Status: Offline Points: 357	Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13
	Opeth Porcupine Tree Miles Davis up until and including The Man With The Horn Riverside

meatal Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 23 2009 Location: Kelowna Status: Offline Points: 94	Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13
	Loved a lot of bands but the only one for me that never seemed to let me down was, Fates Warning.
	The bitter harvest of a barren land, I'm painting pictures you don't understand. (Fates Warning)

King Crimson776 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2779	Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:13
	King Crimson, I like every album by them. Gentle Giant also, 8 great albums and I even think the more "commercial" ones are decent. Transatlantic, though they only have 3 albums Spock's Beard w/ Neal Morse Porcupine Tree, not all albums are great but I like something from all of them, and a few are masterpieces Miles Davis pretty much until his last few albums where he was trying to keep up with the times and produce "social music", as he called it... c'mon Miles! We like your anti-social music much better, give me Bitches Brew! :P But yeah, the man has so much music and most of it is good. Hell, The Beatles, I like every album by them now... Edit: I have to add Echolyn (every album is solid) I bet there's more than this too, but it depends on how strict a definition you put on, "can do no wrong". To the OP: What about Under Wraps, isn't that album a bit "wrong"? :P Edited by King Crimson776 - December 05 2009 at 16:05

Andy Gilmour Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: April 25 2008 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15	Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:08
	Eberhard Weber...although he's not strictly a "band" per se. Otherwise, nope. Massive Tull fan that I am, there are albums I can happily skip. Same goes for Crimson and Pink Floyd... Ah, the decadent luxury of hyper-criticality :-)
	"The wise man...proportions his belief according to the evidence" (David Hume)

CPicard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841	Posted: December 04 2009 at 16:03
	The legendary 70's French bands Komintern, Red Noise and especially Barricades.

TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:53
	Tool and Led Zeppelin are two bands that in my eyes can do absolutely no wrong.


Sckxyss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 05 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1319	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:33
	Univers Zero comes to mind - 8 albums and all of them are at least good if not excellent. Magma is one album off. Opeth pretty much qualifies (I don't love Orchid, but it's not bad) The Mars Volta, definitely. Plus, probably a bunch of other bands which released 3 or less albums, but disbanded before a decline in quality.

A Person Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 10 2008 Location: __ Status: Offline Points: 65760	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:23
	Yezda Urfa?

mattuati Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: June 23 2005 Status: Offline Points: 70	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:20
	Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Kaada, Jeff Martin, Pain of Salvation, Fantomas, Bumblefoot,
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UndercoverBoy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 10 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 5148	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:19
	Other than maybe Led Zeppelin, I honestly can't say that there is a band that has a discography greater than 5 or so albums that hasn't released at least one sub-par album. Also, it's cheating just to include certain eras, because you might as well say that this band did no wrong on one particular album.

The T Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493	Posted: December 04 2009 at 15:00
	There's no such a band for me.


Ricochet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:58
	Esbjörn Svensson Trio. They scaled up to masterliness with each work (or maybe starting after the early period), nevertheless I can definitely think of them as the spotless of all the bands I love. side-note: there is Esbjorn's Layers Of Night (with Nils Landgren) that's shockingly irregular, but that's not Trio accountable.


Synchestra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 07 2009 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 734	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:57
	A year ago I would've said pain of Salvation, I'd never heard a song by them i didn't absolutely love... Till Scarasick. I love the album, but two of the songs are just unlistenable. Aside from that though I've never heard something from them that was bad. Oh and Tool of course, very consistent
	'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan

papaatto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 30 2008 Status: Offline Points: 27	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:54
	King Crimson, no question there. Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and The Decemberists without a doubt as well Camel from '74 to '81 The Moody Blues from '67 to '72 Gentle Giant from debut to '77 Genesis up to and including Duke Yes up until and including Going for the One All of Pink Floyd

The Sleepwalker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 03 2009 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 15141	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:51
	I wish I could say Pink Floyd, but I don't like The Division Bell at all. Tool possibly is one of the only bands that I enjoy all music from (they don't have the biggest discography though).


harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:46
	Led Zeppelin. Every second of Zeppelin music is a ***** experience for me, including the lamest bootleg! Also, most of the solo discography of the former Zeppelin members is very rewarding for me. Edited by harmonium.ro - December 04 2009 at 14:53

Vibrationbaby Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 13 2004 Status: Offline Points: 6898	Posted: December 04 2009 at 14:40
	I decided not to have a life this afternoon and for some reason got hooked on youtube watching Rush videos. Now, I'm no Rush fanatic but I went through a Rush stage around 2112 and this lasted until Exit stage left, well no the Signals album and I've also seen them about 6 or 7 times. After watching everything from Garden Road from Caress Of Steel to Far Cry from Snakes and Arrows I could relate to all the Rush heads that are here. I guess Jethro Tull is the band that can do no wrong for me since they have been at it since I started listening to all this wacked out music back in the early 70s. I have every tull album and actually listen to the less popular albums more than say, Minstrel, Aqualung or TAAB. Among my faves are J.Tull.Com, Roots To Branches and Heavy Horses althpough I can listen to the whole JT catologue sraight through ! Yes man, every single track . So I pose this solemn question : What' s the band that can do no wrong for you? Edited by Vibrationbaby - December 04 2009 at 14:41