Can the Bob Dylan 1965-1966 LP Trilogy Be Topped?*

I always thought of these as more of a correct trilogy then the so called "Berlin" trilogy.
Lodger goes better with Scary Monsters. IMO

 

Dylan? Dylan who??

These minstrels have him covered 100 times over...I present to you the greatest trilogy of all time:







Check out Stay Hungry...look at him...he's gnawing on a huge bone in the corner of some concrete cell!

 

Yes.

 

Oh yeah!

 

Also a trilogy.

 

Yes or no?
Agree or disagree?

 

You have a point. I mean, ultimately what qualifies as a trilogy in art? I posted the mid-90's Guided by Voices albums because I feel that they act as something of a trilogy of the Indie Rock scene from that time. Many may view that differently.

If it's just a theme or unique recording/release schedule I probably should have done the 3 (yes three) albums released by GBV in 2012: "Let's Go Eat the Factory", "Class Clown Spots a UFO" and "The Bears for Lunch".

Are any of these better than Dylan? Obviously a very subjective question. Most would say no way, no how. I might...

 

This is the winning combination

 

Another great 3 run.

 

I'd hardly think that the over two year gap between WN & Quad (especially in an era when many bands were still releasing at least one - and often two - albums per year) qualifies as "released right after", or the nearly two year gap between Tommy and WN either. Especially since they recorded nearly enough for an album during each of those gaps (and far more than enough for an album in the 1.5 year gap between Sell Out and Tommy), which were rejected/abandoned (as albums), instead coming out in dribs and drabs over the decades as non-album singles (The Seeker, Join Together) compilations (Odds & Sods, Who's & Two's Missing) and CD bonuses (Who Sell Out Expanded)

For a while there, no concept meant no album.

A better trilogy (one without gaping holes in the timeline) would be Tommy (1969), Live At Leeds (1970) and Who's Next (1971).

Certainly rather than something like:

Who Sell Out (1967)

Unreleased/abandoned Who's For Tennis (working title?) album (1968)

Tommy (1969)

Unreleased (live on stage, during this period, many new songs played, were announced as coming "from our soon to be released new studio album" which wasnt) (1970)

Who's Next (1971)

Unreleased/abandoned Rock Is Dead, Long Live Rock concept album, a couple songs of which were used on Quadrophenia (1972)

Quadrophenia (1973)

Odds & Sods - compilation album of rejects culled mostly from the three eras mentioned above. (1974)

 

T. Rex
Electric Warrior
The Slider

 

Some of my personal favorite trilogies.

An obvious one is The Beatles: Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper
The Kinks: Something Else, Village Green, Arthur
Badfinger: Magic Christian Music, No Dice, Straight Up
The Who's 1st 3 albums (in my opinion)
The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For the Money
Nazz, Nazz Nazz, Nazz III
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Jimmy Iovine produced lp's: Damn the Torpedos, Hard Promises, Long After Dark
The Byrds: 5D, Younger Than Yesterday, Notorious
Nilsson: Pandemonium Shadow Show, Aerial Ballet, Harry
Broadcast: The Noise People Make, Haha Sound, Tender Buttons

Not sure if they all indeed 'top' Dylan (with exception the Beatles). In my book, the Kinks top 'em all.

 

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