sweetcell
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Best run of albums
October 21, 2020 at 10:38 PM UTC
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bitter wrote:
To me the run from Permanent Waves to Power Windows is exemplary
so what other bands have had awesome runs?
my votes:
[li]bowie: from "station to station" to "heros".[/li]
[li]pink floyd: from "dark side of the moon" to "the wall".[/li]
[li]rolling stones: "beggars banquet" through to "exile on main st." (some might have started at "their satanic majesties request"…)[/li]
[li]bruce springsteen: "born to run" to "born in the u.s.a."[/li]
[li]beatles: "revolver" to "the while album"[/li]
[li]led zeppelin: personally i'd say "I" through "presence", but the more discriminating might say "IV" through "physical graffiti".[/li]
[li]sade: "diamond life" through "stronger than pride" ("love deluxe" just missed the cut…)[/li]
[li]muse: "absolution" to "the resistance".[/li]
[li]radiohead: "ok computer" through "in rainbows"[/li]
StoneTheCrow
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Re: Best run of albums
October 21, 2020 at 11:58 PM UTC
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I would discard the Yellow Submarine soundtrack and run the Beatles thru Abbey Road.
I'd also start Radiohead with "the Bends".
I'll add:
The first 5 or 6 Black Sabbath albums
Replacements "Let it Be" thru "Pleased to Meet Me"
REM's "Murmur" to "Life's Rich Pageant" ( I don't care for much of anything that followed but some may disagree).
hutch
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 01:46 AM UTC
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Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet to Exile is one of my favorites
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese to White Pepper is another
New Order - Power lies and corruption to Technique is another
Lately Bowie - Station to Station through Scary Monsters
jrpa
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 02:02 AM UTC
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bitter wrote:
Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet to Exile is one of my favorites
This is arguably the best four album run of all time.
Edit: 5 if you count live LPs which I absolutely do not.
jrpa
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 02:03 AM UTC
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No one has said Spoon from Series of Sneaks to Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga yet? Throw it in the mix.
WALKonBack
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 03:16 AM UTC
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Dude, every fucking Ween album rules. It didn't start with Chocolate and Cheese. It started with God Ween Satan. Fuck, Pure Gauva blows away Chocolate and Cheese. Out of the fucking water. If you think Ween got good at Chocolate and Cheese, then you sir, are not a fan.
The, end.
jrpa
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 03:58 AM UTC
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WalkOnBack wrote:
Dude, every fucking Ween album rules. It didn't start with Chocolate and Cheese. It started with God Ween Satan. Fuck, Pure Gauva blows away Chocolate and Cheese. Out of the fucking water. If you think Ween got good at Chocolate and Cheese, then you sir, are not a fan.
The, end.
I AM NOT A FAN.
kosmo
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 11:50 AM UTC
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First three Fountains of Wayne and Posies albums are all amazing
rich_WDC
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 03:54 PM UTC
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Cool topic!
AEROSMITH released four solid albums in four years 73-76. DrawTheLine would make it five in five , also.
THE CULT - Love, Electric, Sonic Temple
hutch
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Re: Best run of albums
October 22, 2020 at 04:59 PM UTC
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The Smiths of course had one of the great runs… The Smiths through Strangeways is flawless
hutch
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 03:12 AM UTC
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Eno in the 70s was virtually untouchable
If you add the production work, the side projects (Eno Moebius Rodelius), the first Roxy Music, his four classic records for Island, Music for Airports, etc
Just incredible
Try to map out his work schedule 1977-1978… jaw dropping
grateful
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 03:21 AM UTC
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Elton John 5 Album Run:
The Very Best of Elton John (1990) thru Greatest Hits 1976 - 1986 (1992)
Mobius
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 03:51 AM UTC
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Beastie Boys 1986-1998
License to Ill
Paul’s Boutique
Check Your Head
Ill Communication
Hello Nasty
Daft Punk 1997-2008
Homework
Discovery
(Alive 1997)
Human After All
Alive 2007
Iggy Pop - Stooges into solo career 1969 - 1977
The Stooges
Fun House
Raw Power
Kill City
The Idiot
Lust For Life
sweetcell
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 09:30 AM UTC
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StoneTheCrow wrote:
The first 5 or 6 Black Sabbath albums
i'd say first 5. "sabotage" has its moments, but it was the start of their decline.
aside: i'm aware that "never say die" is/was widely panned, but i have a soft spot for it. i stumbled across the vinyl when i was about 13 or 14 and it left quite a mark on me… i knew very little of who/what black sabbath was at the time, so the album didn't clash with any preconceived notions of what a black sabbath album
should sounds like. "johnny blade" and "junior's eyes" still hold up, IMO.
StoneTheCrow
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 02:13 PM UTC
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Love those 2 and the title track. Pretty much it tho. I think it’s a better album than most give credit to.
And I agree on “Sabotage”. Some great stuff but not quite on par with the ones that came before it.
hutch
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Re: Best run of albums
October 23, 2020 at 02:17 PM UTC
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Definitely Sabbath had a great run…
Master of reality and Vol. 4 are my favorites