Way OT--Best 3 album run

Submitted by ghostofhoke on
So I was trying to diffuse all the politics and rhetoric on my Facebook feed earlier today and this turned into a great discussion so I wanted to throw it out to this community. The best 3 album run for any band, any genre of music is?? Has to be three albums in a row. My submission is The Beastie Boys: Licensed To Ill-->Paul's Boutique-->Check Your Head. Close second--Beatles: Rubber Soul-->Revolver-->Sgt. Peppers or Led Zeppelin 2,3,4 Whatcha got?

Blue Durham

July 23rd, 2016 at 12:43 PM ^

For me any sequence from the Moody Blues' first 9 albums (Day of Future Passed - Long Distance Voyager) could be chosen, but I'll put forth their 4th - 6th albums: To Our Children's Children's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favor

cbrad

July 23rd, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^

Vanilla Ice is my favorite music of alllll timmmmmmme! We both had 5.0 with the ragtop down so our hair could blow! Gotta hand it to a guy who can make 25 mill on 1 hit ( a sample at that).

Jayvaybay

July 23rd, 2016 at 2:17 PM ^

808's & Heartbreak - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Yeezus

These three albums of his are way more inventive, influential, and cohesive than his first three albums. His use of his lyrics matches the emotions depicted in the production masterfully. I think that several years from now, they may be seen as some of the best albums of all time.

Tater

July 23rd, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^

Workingman's Dead, American Beauth, Eponymous live album known as "Skull and Roses." Or American Beauty, Skull and Roses, Europe '72.  

The four mentioned there would definitley be what I consider the best four album run. 

Goggles Paisano

July 23rd, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^

232 or so comments in and I don't see any Chicago mentioned yet.  I guess you could pick any three consecutive albums from the 70's.  I know the younger crowd here may be vaguely familiar with their stuff from the 90's and maybe 80's, but they were a phenominal band in the 70's. Whether you like them or not, you have to appreciate the music they made back then.

UESWolverine

July 23rd, 2016 at 3:56 PM ^

I hate myself for forgeting RUN DMC - RUN DMC, King of Rock, Raising Hell

Also forgot:

The Monkees - More of the Monkees, Headquarters, Pieces, Aquarius, Capicord & Jones

Schoolly D - Schoolly D, Saturday Night - The Album, Smoke Some Kill

Whodini - Escape, Back In Black, Open Sesame

RATM - RATM, Evil Empire, Battle of Los Angeles

Consolidated - The Myth of Rock, Friendly Fa$cism, Play More Music

brad

July 23rd, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^

Cream. Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire. Almost everything ever done by Cream was great, and those are their only three records, so there you have it.



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Horseface

July 23rd, 2016 at 9:01 PM ^

Accept - Restless and Wild / Balls to the Wall / Metal Heart

Black Sabbath - Vol 4 / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Sabotage

Boris - Amplifier Worship / Flood / Heavy Rocks

Deep Purple - In Rock / Fire Ball / Machine Head

Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind / Powerslave / Somewhere in Time

Motorhead - Bomber / Ace of Spades / Iron Fist

Rush - Permanent Waves/ Moving Pictures / Signals

I also wanted to put Judas Priest on here but I realized that, great as they are, they've never gone three albums without a stinker :(

 

 

 

 

Swayze Howell Sheen

July 23rd, 2016 at 9:04 PM ^

well, this was before Albums, but, on one night, Beethoven premiered:

The Fifth Symphony
The Sixth Symphony
The Fourth Piano Concerto (played by Beethoven himself)
 
And even threw in a solo piano improvisation to boot.
 
Honestly, that dwarfs pretty much all of musical history in terms of one amazing release.
 
 
 

lunchboxthegoat

July 23rd, 2016 at 11:25 PM ^

A couple serious answers: 

 

Wilco: Summerteeth, YHF, A Ghost is Born (especially if you consider the context of YHF where the band went an entirely new direction and the band retooled by Adding Glen on drums, Jay Bennett left after the album, they refused to redo the album at Warner Brothers behest, got WB to pay for it twice, essentially)

 

Beach House's current: Bloom, Depression Cherry, TYLS 

 

LCD Soundsystem: Self Titled, Sound of Silver, This is Happening

 

RadioMuse

July 23rd, 2016 at 11:25 PM ^

I can certianly get behind a lot of a Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Muse lists. I'm hoping I can contibute something, uhhh, different. Probably
 

The Hold Steady - Near as such to perfect 4-album run with:
Almost Killed Me
Seperation Sunday
Boys and Girls in America
Stay Positive

The Flaming Lips - 
The Soft Bulletin
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
At War With the Mystics

My Bloody Valentine (MBV) -
Isn't Anything
Loveless
MBV

Okkervil River-
Black Sheep Boy
The Stage Names
The Stand Ins

Modest Mouse-
Lonesome Crowded West
The Moon and Antartica
Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Spoon-
Kill the Moonlight
Gimme Fiction
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Wilco-
Summerteeth
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
A Ghost Is Born

Edward Khil

July 24th, 2016 at 12:07 AM ^

I went through this whole thread and saw no mention of Queen. But A Day at the Races, while almost great, faltered slightly in the line of Sheer Heart Attack/A Night at the Opera/Races/News of The World/Jazz.

Pick any three of Zeppelin II through Presence and the biggest argument would be intra-Zep.

I upvoted everyone I saw who said Pink Floyd, though I think Meddle was just below the stratospheric heights they reached on the next four (including my favorite, Animals).

B-Nut-Go-Blue neailed it with his three Radiohead albums. I have to mention Rubber Soul/Revolver/Sgt. Pepper (although I bet others did). Aerosmith: Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic/Rocks (their masterpiece). Yes: The Yes Album/Fragile/Close to the Edge (then went off the rails for a bit with the unwieldy Topographic). Arcade Fire: eponymous/Funeral/Neon Bible (skipped the live album with Bowie). Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express/The Man-Machine/Computer World/Electric Cafe.

I have to stop. +1 to thread originator.

ross03

July 24th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^

Some great ones mentioned. A few great runs I didn't see:

PJ Harvey - Dry, Rid of Me, To Bring You My Love

Leonard Cohen. - Songs of, Songs from a Room, Songs of Love and Hate

Pogues - Rum, Sodomy; if I should fall; Peace and Love

Galaxie 500 - Today, On Fire, This is Our Music

Ramones - s/t, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia, Road to Ruin




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uminks

July 24th, 2016 at 2:52 AM ^

LZ had a huge 6 album run in my opinion. By number 7, Presence, had a few good songs but you could tell the high energy was leaving the fuel tank. By the time of their last almbum they were almost a pop band with a couple good song on In Through the Out Door. I would rank them LZII, LZI, LZIV, Physical Graffiti, Houses of the Holy, Presence and In Through the Out Door!  This was the first rock band I liked as a kid in the late 60s and 70s. But my favorite may be Iron Maiden, with their 3 album run of Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time

. I liked Jimi first 3 and only 3 studio albums: 1.)Are You Experienced (North American edition), 2.)Axis: Bold as Love and 3.) Electric Ladyland.

Ralskl

July 24th, 2016 at 6:58 AM ^

From The Greatest Rock 'N Roll Band in the World: The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main Street (1972)



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ThereWillBeNoHugs

July 24th, 2016 at 8:23 AM ^

Korn: 1. Korn (self-titled) 2. Life is Peachy 3. Follow the Leader (best album imo)

Rage Against the Machine (RATM): 1. RATM (self-titled) 2. Evil Empire 3. The Battle of Los Angeles (best album imo)

Cypress Hill: 1. Black Sunday 2. Temples of the Boom 3. IV (loved this album probably the most)

Jane's Addiction: 1. Jane's Addiction (self-titled live album BEFORE Nothing's Shocking) 2. Nothing's Shocking 3. Ritual de lo habitual 4. Strays (I know I went 4, but this was a solid album that I couldn't leave it out).

Newton Gimmick

July 24th, 2016 at 3:35 PM ^

10. The Kinks -- Face to Face, Something Else, Village Green Preservation Society

9. Sonic Youth -- Sister, Daydream Nation, Goo

8. Metallica -- Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for All

7. Yes -- Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge

6. Radiohead -- The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A

5. Pink Floyd -- Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall

4. Todd Rundgren -- Something/Anything?, A Wizard A True Star, Todd

3. Genesis -- Foxtrot, Selling England By the Pound, Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

2. Led Zeppelin -- IV, Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti

1. The Chameleons UK -- Script of the Bridge, What Does Anything Mean? Basically, Strange Times

Navy1972

July 24th, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^

Alice Cooper Love It To Death Killer School's Out Billion Dollar Babies Jethro Tull Any 3 through Aqualung The Doors First 3 albums

Navy1972

July 24th, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^

Alice Cooper Love It To Death Killer School's Out Billion Dollar Babies Jethro Tull Any 3 through Aqualung The Doors First 3 albums

Navy1972

July 24th, 2016 at 7:08 PM ^

Alice Cooper Love It To Death Killer School's Out Billion Dollar Babies Jethro Tull Any 3 through Aqualung The Doors First 3 albums

Navy1972

July 24th, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^

Alice Cooper Love It To Death Killer School's Out Billion Dollar Babies Jethro Tull Any 3 through Aqualung The Doors First 3 albums

Edward Khil

July 24th, 2016 at 9:36 PM ^

Rage Against the Machine: Eponymous/Evil Empire/The Battle of Los Angeles. Renegades is great, too. Have tix for Prophets of Rage show on Labor Day in KC. They MUST record new stuff with Chuck D and B Real.