In which cases do you think an artist's double album is their very best work?

Wild Man Fischer?

 

This and the Royal Albert Hall sets are JB at his most electrifying best. I like the horns on this set best of the 4 sets of the tour, but the RAH delivers Just Got Paid and other great songs omitted on the others.

 

Never.

 

frank black was not grunge... and his albums with the pixies are better than his (arguably) best solo albums

 

Wilco - Being There
Stones - Exile
Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
Beatles - The Beatles
Ryan Adams - Love Is Hell
Ween - Chocolate & Cheese
Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

 

Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Status Quo - Live 77
UFO - Strangers in the Night

 

Can't think of any, really - all my favourite artists who have released double albums have at least one single album I prefer over their 2-disc set(s).

 

Beatles "White Album"

Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus"

Allman Bros. "At Fillmore East"

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Yes-yes songs. Pink Floyd-Ummagumma. Best is always problematic but these are pretty righteous albums in their own rights.

 

I couldn't come up with a better time marker - Teenager was released in the 'grunge' era. I think that album is stronger than both Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde; it just a shame few have heard it, I hope you have.

 

How much of this album was actually live?

 

Another vote for Something/Anything? I find it to be Todd's most enjoyable album.

The judges have also decided to accept CTA as a correct answer.

 

Yes same here. I've thought through some double albums and I haven't found any that fit the thread. If you'd asked me sometime between 1982 and 1986 I could have said XTC - English Settlement.

 

I wasn't really thinking about live albums here. Yessongs pretty much serves as a "best of" from the peak of their career. . .

 

I love Physical Graffiti, but it was not recorded very well (imo). If it had sounded like the first album,
or Houses Of The Holy, there would be no question about it.

 

Tool - Lateralus

 

The Beatles White Album
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Te Who Tommy
The Allman Brothers Live at The Fillmore East
Eric Clapton Layla
Chicago 2

 

Blonde On Blonde.

 

The Concerts In China, Jean Michel Jarre.

Live, great compilation of his first 3 albums and awesome new tracks.

 

It was, but my vote is for II (also a double album).

Todd - Todd
Mothers - Freak Out
Don - Trout Mask Replica

 

1. The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
2. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
3. The Who - Quadrophenia
4. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
5. Tangerine Dream - Zeit
6. Soft Machine - Third
7. Art Zoyd - Phase IV
8. Husker Du - Zen Arcade

 

Eat A Peach - The Allman Brothers Band

 

Using a focus on best, the one that stands out for me is Harrison's All Things Must Pass. I see a lot of other great albums listed, but not many I would call "best". I can see the Allman Brothers in there too with a couple of candidates.

 

The Sons of Champlin - Loosen Up Naturally

 

Roger Waters - Amused To Death