Best "runs of albums" by artists

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  1. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

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    I'd subtract Wednesday Morning, 3:00 a.m. and add Meddle.
     
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  2. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

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    Because three in a row isn't that long a streak, no matter how great the material? (And I definitely don't consider Band of Gypsies a great album)
     
  3. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

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    Gillian Welch:

    Revival
    Hell Among the Yearlings
    Time (The Revelator)
    Soul Journey

    Her time off didn't really rekindle the fire, IMO, as The Harrow & The Harvest isn't quite up to the level set by the earlier four.
     
  4. Frangelico

    Frangelico Forum Resident

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    Lots of great runs. Sinatra's Capital run in the 50's is great. Stones from 68-72 is probably my favorite. Alternative - Sonic Youth and Husker Du in the 80's.
     
  5. wolfram

    wolfram Slave to the rhythm

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    These.

    "Eldorado" to "Time" for me.

    "Dirty Mind" to "Lovesexy" for me.

    Can't disagree, especially for Tom Waits. Neither have Portishead, Pixies and St. Vincent (so far).
     
  6. wolfram

    wolfram Slave to the rhythm

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    Beastie Boys: "Paul's Boutique" to "Hello Nasty"
    Massive Attack: "Blue Lines" to "Mezzanine"
    Calexico: "Black Light" to "Feast of Wire"
     
  7. zen

    zen Senior Member

    Herb Alpert (and the Tijuana Brass): South of the Border (1964) >>> S.R.O. (1966)
     
  8. muffmasterh

    muffmasterh Forum Resident

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    as a massive Beatles champion i am going to be critical and say only Rubber Soul to Sgt Pepper, but even their lesser LP's are better than most artists best so i understand those that say all of them....
    Stones : Beggars to Sticky...or maybe Exile
    Who Sell out to Who's next or maybe Quadrophenia
    Floyd DSOM to the wall
    but the winner could be....
    Elvis Costello, his first half dozen LP's or so are all great....
     
  9. Django

    Django Forum Resident

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    pixies 1987-1991
    Stones let it bleed - exile on main st.
     
  10. Vernoona

    Vernoona Well-Known Member

    Sonic Youth:

    Confusion Is Sex
    Death Valley 69
    Evol
    Sister
    Daydream Nation
    The Whitey Album
    Goo
    Dirty
    Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star
    Washing Machine
    A Thousand Leaves

    11 awesome albums back to back. and if it wasn't for the mediocre "NY Ghosts & Flowers" album, you could add another 4 albums to the list.
     
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  11. JulesDassin

    JulesDassin Forum Resident In Memoriam

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    another vote for David Bowie with Mick Ronson and the other Spiders
    The Man Who Sold The World
    Hunky Dory
    The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
    Aladdin Zane

    sorry stops at Pin Ups but gets going again later with Station To Station, Low, Heroes.. but to a lessor extent
     
  12. gillcup

    gillcup Senior Member

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    Tangerine Dream [Edgar Froese]:

    • Alpha Centauri - 1971
    • Zeit - 1972
    • Atem - 1972
    • Phaedra - 1974
    • [Edgar Froese solo] - Aqua - 1974
    • Rubycon - 1975
    • [Edgar Froese solo] - Epsilon in Malaysian Pale - 1975
    • [Edgar Froese solo] - Macula Transfer
    Rush:

    • 2112
    • A Farewell to Kings
    • Hemispheres
    • Permanent Waves
    • Moving Pictures
    • Signals
     
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  13. cubbykat

    cubbykat Bringer Of Pain To Your Face

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  14. Synthfreek

    Synthfreek I’m a ray of sunshine & bastion of positivity

    I'll be checking out this thread a little later so forgive me if any of these have been mentioned. I will restrict my choices to no more or less than 3 album runs. I could do this all night.

    Built To Spill
    Perfect From Now On
    Keep It Like A Secret
    Ancient Melodies Of The Future

    Neil Young
    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
    After The Gold Rush
    Harvest

    Fugazi
    Repeater
    Steady Diet Of Nothing
    In On The Kill Taker

    Sleater-Kinney
    Dig Me Out
    The Hot Rock
    All Hands On The Bad One

    Pixies
    Surfer Rosa
    Doolittle
    Bossanova

    The Orb
    The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld
    U.F.Orb
    Pomme Fritz

    Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny
    Sin After Sin
    Stained Class

    Miles Davis
    In A Silent Way
    Bitches Brew
    A Tribute To Jack Johnson

    Lustmord
    Heresy
    The Monstrous Soul
    The Place Where The Black Stars Hang

    Genesis
    Foxtrot
    Selling England By The Pound
    The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

    Boards Of Canada
    Music Has The Right To Children
    Geogaddi
    The Campfire Headphase

    The Beatles
    Revolver
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Magical Mystery Tour

    Brian Eno
    Here Come The Warm Jets
    Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
    Another Green World

    Klaus Schulze
    Moondawn
    Body Love
    Mirage
     
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  15. rockledge

    rockledge Forum Resident

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    I like FFH as well as Talk , OYE, Magnification and The Ladder. But I also don't have any problem with the changing lineups, being as I also like the Yes albums from before Fragile. And Tormato is one of my favorite Yes albums.
    Which again, I fully realize isn't the general view.
    I liked the Rabin era stuff as well.
     
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  16. rockclassics

    rockclassics Senior Member

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    I suspect there would not be many groups that would qualify for a run of 7 great albums. Many groups never even had the chance to put out 7 albums.
     
  17. rockledge

    rockledge Forum Resident

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    Another for me is Meddle through Animals and WYWH.
     
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  18. Cubby

    Cubby Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I struggled with High Voltage and Flick of the Switch, actually. The former certainly has elements of the classic Bon sound that AC/DC would ultimately perfect.

    The latter is one of my favourites. I quite like that stripped down catchy sound. And it's the last album where Brian Johnson sounds like he did on Back in Black.

    Great points, erniebert.

    And to everyone who has contributed to this thread, thank you.
     
  19. Vernoona

    Vernoona Well-Known Member

    High Voltage is their best album!!! "Soul stripper" a masterpiece.
     
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  20. JimW

    JimW In the Process of Becoming

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    My issue w/ FFH is philosophical; haven't even heard it. I don't have a problem w/ Yes' history of changing line-ups, but I feel JA is critical to Yes sound- same w/ CS. Without the distinctive sound of those 2, it isn't Yes imo. Yes w/o JA makes as much sense to me as the Grateful Dead w/o Jerry. (Like-wise, Yes w/o CS is like Who w/o Entwhistle) And the way JA was so unceremoniously dropped from the band is shameful (though not the 1st time for this type of move in Yes' history). I just refuse to support this version of the band. It doesn't help that they had no quibble touring a markedly sub-par product and besmirching a sterling legacy. Many still greatly enjoyed the shows, but I jumped off that bus. I'll keep my many memories of the magical band that they were intact. As good as they could be in the studio, they were always primarily about the power and majesty they could conjure onstage.

    I salute your rather original Yestastes. I also like the 1st 2 albums and would love to see them covered in SW's re-mix series, though I doubt that happens. If they only do 1 Rabin-era re-mix, I'd hope for Talk. I have a lot of love for Tormato, but wouldn't call it one of my faves- but it's on the level right below that. I love OTSWOF and wish they would have brought it back on-stage after the tour for that album. That can be said for a lot of Yes deep cuts; they would generally throw in a few less-played gems in later tours, but they were rarely adventurous when it came to setlists- the Masterworks tour being a notable exception.

    I like a lot of Rabin-era Yes, but it's not Yes in my mind either. But then things in my mind tend towards the divergent and over-analytical. To me, Yes has JA at its center. His presence in the band is not a guarantee of "Yes-ness;" w/o JA playing Napoleon and focusing the sound, it doesn't achieve the Yes magic. Rabin's stated desire was to "bring Yes music back down to earth." Personally, I believe Yes belongs out traversing the stars.
     
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  21. JimW

    JimW In the Process of Becoming

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    That's my choice for Floyd's "run of greatness" as well.
     
  22. Ironwings

    Ironwings New Member

    The Beatles have got my vote, for diversity as well as musicality. I once saw a several CD compilation being sold at CostCo of Beatles hit albums, and wish to heck I had bought it, because I can't find anything like it now. Anyone have any leads on good sources for Beatles albums on CD? I'd like the American versions of what they recorded... and would appreciate the help. Though I'm not as much a musicophile as most of you, I must say I think Pink Floyd is right up there with some incredibly cosmic tracks. I haven't heard anything that close to the music of the spheres for decades....
     
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  23. dave9199

    dave9199 Forum Resident

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    You forgot that Vampire On Titus came after Propeller.
     
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  24. Luca

    Luca Wolf under sheep clothing

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    Torino, Italy
    Depeche Mode:

    Black celebration
    Music for the masses
    Violator
    Songs of faith and devotion
    Ultra
     
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  25. djork

    djork Forum Resident

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    Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted through Brighten the Corners is as about a solid four album run as any band has had.
     
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