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
I totally agree with this!
>Would other people choose My Aim Is True instead of Trust?I'd say he doesn't qualify. The first three were excellent, but he has never managed a good four album run.<
I totally agree with this, too!
But the only four good Squeeze albums were the first 4 (including *UK Squeeze,* and even their fourth one is pushing it.)
― xhuxk, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:27 (eighteen years ago) link
World Gone WrongTime Out of MindLove and Theftplus the next one
― Tucker, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― wooda, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:35 (eighteen years ago) link
please - disco - actually - introspection
if disco doesn't count (being a remix album) then the fourth would be behaviour, which makes the whole thing iffier
― a koppel, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:48 (eighteen years ago) link
peng > transient random-noise bursts > mars audiac quintet > emperor tomato ketchup
congregation > gentlemen > black love > 1965
and i'm surprised no one has mentioned rush (that i've seen). but i'm not gonna do so.
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― xhuxk, Thursday, 27 October 2005 01:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― js (honestengine), Thursday, 27 October 2005 02:01 (eighteen years ago) link
"Love Me Til The Sun Shines" also has not been mentioned and it RULES.
― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, 27 October 2005 02:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 27 October 2005 02:56 (eighteen years ago) link
The Immortal Otis Redding - Atco 33 252 * 6/1968
Love Man - Atco 33 289 * 6/1969
Tell The Truth - Atco 33 333 * 7/1970
― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 27 October 2005 03:02 (eighteen years ago) link
ditto to whomever upthread mentioned the bunnymen (up to and including ocean rain).
given all of the numanoids here, i am rather shocked that tubeway army, replicas, pleasure principle, and telekon have not yet been mentioned (or, for those who don't like tubeway army, add dance at the back-end for yer foursome).
re zappa: i rather pedantically note that lumpy gravy was NOT credited to the mothers -- so the run from freak out! to uncle meat (all of which WERE credited to zappa AND the mothers) can be unsullied.
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 October 2005 06:57 (eighteen years ago) link
-- o. nate
Only in comparison! Like I said: "A"s among "A+"s. (Or A-, Velvets-wise.)
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 27 October 2005 07:09 (eighteen years ago) link