listening to WAS again has reminded me that they're almost perfect, and now i'm considering if any other bands are even close to that.
so here's my list of (nearly) flawless albums (in no order other than what occurs to me first):
1. With Love and Squalor
2. Barbara
3. Origin of Symmetry
4. A Rush of Blood to the Head
5. Showbiz
6. Midnight Organ Fight
7. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
8. Be Here Now
9. Leisure
10. Broken Bells
11. Demon Days
and probably more i can't think of right now.