According to Wiki Low was partly recorded in West Berlin as was Heroes. Perhaps the Eno trilogy? I also think that despite being recorded in LA that Station To Station has more in common with Low/Heroes than Lodger
Eric Clapton's 'Give Me Strength' trilogy: 461 Ocean Boulevard There’s One In Every Crowd E.C. Was Here
Pink Floyd (pick one): Meddle Dark side of the moon wish you were here OR: Dark side of the moon Wish you were here Animals Either way you look at this, it makes sense. Meddle-dsotm-wywh is my choice!
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygen Oxygene Oxygene 7-13 Oxygene 3 Michael Nesmith - First National Band Magnetic South Loose Salute Nevada Fighter Vangelis - Synth Pioneer Heaven & Hell Albedo 0.39 Spiral
In that case, I propose an endless variety of "Best Of"/ "Essential"/ "Greatest Hits" permutations (with no connection otherwise, ideally a solo act & a duo & a larger band - based in three different non neighbouring countries - playing in three very different music genres and having their main hits in entirely different decades) *drops mic*
R.E.M. - Up, Reveal, Around the Sun (electronic three legged dog trilogy) U2 - Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Passengers (each one develops and expands upon the experiments of the previous album) Paul Weller - 22 Dreams, Wake Up the Nation, Sonick Kicks (Simon Dine kitchen sink trilogy)
The Asia trilogy of reunion albums (2008-2012). Phoenix, Omega and XXX are a nice blend of old and new production.
Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary It’s all the same band released in about a year’s stretch.
That's a very good example. Probably better than the so called Bowie "Berlin" trilogy. Real trilogies are very rare.
I'm not entirely sure how we're defining trilogy here. Gong's Teapot Trilogy (Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg, You) is a bonafide, thematically linked trilogy that was conceived as such. The French progressive band Magma had two such trilogies (Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré, Theusz Hamtaahk). The Resident's Mole trilogy would be another example, as well as Of Montreal's Georgie Fruit trilogy (Hissing Fauna, Skeletal Lamping, False Priest). Many of the albums being mentioned here are just consecutive albums from the same line up that might have some natural sonic similarities, but that doesn't make them a true "trilogy" in my mind.
Procol Harum's "Original Line Up" trilogy: 01. Procol Harum - 1967 02. Shine On Brightly - 1968 03. A Salty Dog - 1969 To be listened to in the spirit in which they were made.