― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 20:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 20:50 (eighteen years ago) link
The other archetype is when you throw a sprawling, inconsistent double album in the mix eg
Fleetwood Mac > Rumors > Tusk > Mirage
If Tusk had been a single LP we'd be going for it like CCR (who had some filler in there, people).
― mitya can't remember his frigging password, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― merritt ranew (merritt), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link
I am shocked, shocked at all the negativity towards Hail To The Thief, that's my favorite album of theirs by far.
The Stones still win, but if we count stuff that was heard on bootleg first, then you have to give it up for Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61, Blonde on Blonde, The Basement Tapes
What about Gram Parsons? Sweetheart of the Rodeo/Gilded Palace/GP/Grevious Angel is a pretty impressive run.
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
murmur (masterpiece)reckoning (a bit rushed)fables (brilliant, the best of the lot)life's rich... (very good)document (very good)green (very good)
so it would have to be fables -> green
the rest is not worth mentioning (!)
― AET, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Uncle Nacho, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:23 (eighteen years ago) link
Dark Side Of The MoonWish You Were HereAnimalsThe Wall
...or did I miss something?
I'll second (fifth?) REM, along with Dinosaur Jr - Dinosaur - Green Mind
― viborgu, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― js (honestengine), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― douglas eklund (skolle), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
Would other people choose My Aim Is True instead of Trust?
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― js (honestengine), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― greg k, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:00 (eighteen years ago) link
Maybe because it didn't? Read, like, the first post (and my answer a few posts down)
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― me, Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― merritt ranew (merritt), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:16 (eighteen years ago) link
How about The Rod Stewart Album, Gasoline Alley, Every Picture Tells A Story and Never A Dull Moment?
For the past ten (eleven, actually...) years, I'd submit the Blue Album, Pinkerton, the Green Album and Maladroit.
― John Fredland (jfredland), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― John Fredland (jfredland), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― douglas eklund (skolle), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― keyth (keyth), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:30 (eighteen years ago) link
The Residents: Present The Third Reich And Roll > Fingerprince > Eskimo > Commercial Album
Camper Van Beethoven: II >>>> Key Lime Pie
Cocteau Twins: Garlands > Head Over Heels > Treasure > Victorialand
all favorite runs of mine, also Half Japanese's 1st 4
― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:34 (eighteen years ago) link
Also: Al Green (from Al Green Gets Next To You to Call Me, people!
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― merritt ranew (merritt), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― TRG (TRG), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:40 (eighteen years ago) link
I would say Springsteen's first four records, but the second disc of the River kills it for me.
As far as hip-hop is concerned, you really have to give Outkast some props. Either from Southernplayalistic to Stankonia, or from ATLiens through Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, depending on your taste. I think I like the second sequence here. They might (have?) be(en) the only carreerists in hip-hop so far.
And what about Hendrix? If you count Band of Gypsies (or some of the posthumous stuff, which is pretty good) he rattled off a pretty nice run before passing.
What about Built to Spill, from There's Nothing Wrong With Love --Ancient...??? Oh yeah, that last one kinda sucks. So close though!
I'd probably nominate Cam'ron for this too, but we all know that his best work is yet to come. He's seriously the best rapper in the game right now.
And Steely Dan! In fact, the ran shit throughout the Seventies, if you ask me!
― uccellaccio (uccellaccio), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Why not just remove Greatest Hits and add Life?
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― uccellaccio (uccellaccio), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 23:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:01 (eighteen years ago) link
Mellow Gold -> Stereopathetic Soulmanure -> One Foot in the Grave -> Odelay
― disco violence (disco violence), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― uccellaccio (uccellaccio), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Second, I am indignant at the lack of indignation over the defamation of "Something Else." It is as good as or better than Face to Face and Village Green.
― Roe Joe, Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:20 (eighteen years ago) link
even not counting the singles as an album, the first four stand up as well as the first four talking heads albums.
― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:47 (eighteen years ago) link
I'd say he doesn't qualify. The first three were excellent, but he has never managed a good four album run.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 27 October 2005 00:57 (eighteen years ago) link
whhhaaaaa-??
― poortheatre (poortheatre), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link