Favourite 3-song runs

Side 1 of John Barleycorn must die. Traffic. Glad/Freedom rider/Empty pages. Imo there is no breaking up these 3 songs. Side 2 isn't chopped liver either.

 

For me I love this 3 song run on Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy

You Won't Change Me
It's Alright
Gypsy

 

I quite like the run on Bowie's Diamond Dogs (though it's technically a 4-song run):

Sweet Thing
Candidate
Sweet Thing (reprise)
Rebel Rebel

 

From The Glands self titled album:

Livin' Was Easy
When I Laugh
Swim

 

Currently ....

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Love Is Lost
Where Are We Now?

All time ...

Janie Jones
Remote Control
I'm So Bored With The USA

maybe,

 

Harvester of Eyes > Flaming Telepaths > Astronomy

 

Of course as soon as it starts I remember it. Good song.

 

Here are 3 3-song runs from a 3-album run by BOC:

Secret Treaties
Harvester of Eyes
Flaming Telepaths
Astronomy

Agents of Fortune
(Don't Fear) the Reaper
E. T. I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
The Revenge of Vera Gemini

Spectres
Godzilla
The Golden Age of Leather
Death Valley Nights

 

Jailbait
Lightning Strikes
Bitches Brew


Rag Doll
Simoriah
Dude Looks Like A Lady


Fine
Love In An Elevator
Monkey On My Back


Nine Lives
Falling In Love
Hole In My Soul


Trip Hoppin’
Sunshine
Under My Skin


Love XXX
Oh Yeah
Beautiful


Back In The Saddle
Last Child
Rats In The Cellar


Toys In The Attic
Uncle Salty
Adams Apple


Same Old Song And Dance
Lord Of The Thighs
Spaced


Dream On
One Way Street
Mama Kin

 

Doing the Queen thread I was reminded what a great run of songs starts off the News Of The World Album

We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
Sheer Heart Attack

There are many many favourite triple track runs in my collection , but that is a really good run of songs

 

The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night:
- "A Hard Day's Night"
- "I Should Have Known Better"
- "If I Fell"

 

The Police had a few good ones:

Don't Stand So Close To Me > Driven to Tears > When the World is Running Down . . .

Bring on the Night > Deathwish > Walking on the Moon

Spirits in the Material World > Everything She Does Is Magic > Invisible Sun

 

The Lemonheads:
“It’s a Shame About Ray" - "Rudderless" - "My Drug Buddy"

 

Welcome to the Jungle
It's so Easy
Nightrain

 

Rod Stewart - A Spanner in the Works ...this album bought my my older brother went on heavy rotation in my beloved Technics discman for a while due this 3 songs back in 1995...it was long influenced by Rod's renewed success by the 'Mtv - Unplugged and Seated' Album

Windy Town - written by Chris Rea
The Downtown Ligts - by The Blue Nile and also a cover by Annie Lennox
Leave Virginia Alone - written by Tom Petty

If you overlooked this one, take a listen at Spotify.

Of course you can't beat 1-2-3 by U2's The Joshua Tree, but 'War' (1983) has 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', 'Seconds' & 'New Year's Day' and they're fluent amazingly...Also I Like Coldplay's Parachutes: 'Don't Panic', 'Shiver' & 'Spies', Placebo's Sleeping With Ghosts: 'Bullet Proof Cupid','English Summer Rain' & 'This Picture', The Outfield's Play Deep: 'Say It Isn't So', 'Your Love', 'I Don't Need Her', George Michael's Faith: 'Faith', 'Father Figure' & 'I Want Your Sex', JRNY's Scape: 'Don't Stop Believin', Stone in Love', 'Who's Crying Now'...Simple Minds' New Gold Dream: Someone, Somewhere, Summertime, Colors Fly & Catherine Wheel, Promised You A Miracle, etc, etc, God How many good music!

 

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Black Milk
Mezzanine
Group Four

 

Flying Burrito Brothers -- The Gilded Palace of Sin

"Christine's Tune"

"Sin City"

"Do Right Woman"

After that, the listener is well prepared for the REST of the album!!

 

Great choice.
Impossible to drop Windy Town from that trio but the fourth track on that album is a favourite too..great vocal and guitar solo on a version of Dylan's A sweetheart like you.

 

::: That's Right, I forgot that one and also 'This' which has over arrengements but Rod's passionate vocals cover that.
Regards!

 

Treble Charger-Maybe It's Me, 1997
Red-Fade-Ever She Flows

 

Scheuber-The Me I See, 2016
Everything-Human-Out of Time

 

Dandy Warhols start of "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia"
1. "Godless" 5:20
2. "Mohammed" 5:20
3. "Nietzsche" 5:40

I actually had a promo with these songs on it way before the album came out.

Almost as good is the start to their previous album "Come Down"
1. "Be-In" 7:00
2. "Boys Better" 4:31
3. "Minnesoter" 3:03

 

Earlimart-Hymn and Her, 2008
Face Down In The Right Town-Before It Gets Better-For The Birds

 

Badlands/Adam Raised A Cain/Something In The Night...

that's one....there's so many...