What is your pick for the most perfectly mixed album?

[Nikki1989]

https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/07/perfectly-mixed-albums-experts-audio-engineers/

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Hard to argue about their number one pick here. Read the article before posting an opinion.

[BLP11520]

I’ve always been a big Jeff Beck fan. I like Pink Floyd too, but Emerson Lake and Palmer Brain Salad Surgery is unique

[AngryCarl2]

I don't know s*** about mixing but I'll say Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

[Nikki1989]

Yes, it is regarded as a classic for a reason, and the production has a lot to do with it.

[AngryCarl2]

Thanks for MHO!

[jolyjumper]

It's past some time already since this question was posted, but i'm new around here, so can only answer now.
I like a varied music styles, could go through history and point music i like. Either way, on the top i put death, doom, black metal alongside, probably above these, grind core. But i also like electronic music, d&b, techno, but above all psychedelic trance, it in here that an album triggers in me the sense of carefully thought and considered decisions on how to build the the composition. From the first second to the last.

But not to deviate from the list provided, while i went though options, thinking they were 10, and reaching the last, or so i thought i was wondering if the one i was thinking could be among them. The 10 was not the last, so i continued to advance on the list. And, to my surprise, there it is! Dummy, By Portishead.

That is my choice. From the first moment to the last, it feels magical, flawless, a smooth surface, over which you need only to have a little push to start moving, and from that moment on, you will be carried effortlessly, sliding without any friction or attrition to the finish point of your destination, and slowly come to a stop when it fades into silence.

Amazing album, sublime interpretation by Beth Gibbons. It's awesome.

[capriVib]

I just learned what a 'mixed album' is and Metallica’s Master of Puppets 1986 seems like a perfect example.

[live2dance25]

Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love. Have to give this a shot on good headphones and it’s amazing.

[live2dance25]

Sorry wasn’t sure if you only wanted picks from the article or if you were open to other opinions.

[wynning]

Daft Punk's Random Access Memory or Fleetwood Mac's Rumours... at least to the untrained ear lol

[shmeed]

Sublime, Sublime☀️