Albums I would take to an empty room
Ranked list by Samira Haddad · 20 items · 0 likes
I listen for voices, arrangement and how a record is paced. Jazz, soul and classical training show up in my order.
- Kind of Blue 2021
The most relaxed band that ever made a perfect record.
- Pet Sounds 2023
The vocal arrangements are the whole point.
- Abbey Road 2019
The side-two medley is a small symphony.
- What's Going On 2020
The way the songs bleed into each other is unmatched.
- Songs in the Key of Life 1976
- Blue 1975
Joni Mitchell sings like she is telling you something private.
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 2006
Her voice carries all of it.
- Thriller 1983
Michael's phrasing is something I study.
- Rumours 1977
The harmonies hold even when the band was falling apart.
- The Dark Side of the Moon 1973
- Back to Black 2006
- A Love Supreme 2016
- Hounds of Love 2011
Kate Bush uses her voice like an instrument.
- Lemonade 2016
- To Pimp A Butterfly 2015
- Blonde 2016
- Purple Rain 2005
- Tapestry 1971
- Innervisions 1973
- Illmatic 1994