5 album challenge

[PrairieDog]

How about...

Heartattack and Vine
Swordfishtrombones
Rain Dogs
Franks Wild Years
Bone Machine

We have our winner. 5 absolute classics, hear hear!

You can also add Blue Valentine, The Black Rider and Mule Variations to that list, that's eight in a row.

[GinFizz]

End thread.

[Pengwin7]

^Interesting because I've tried to love Tom Waits at age 25 (couldn't do it), age 30 (couldn't do it), age 35 (nope), and now I'm 40+ and have finally/actually... really... gotten into Jazz & Blues.
So... Waits is my "radio channel", as of right now.
I've always wanted to be part of the Tom Waits love-fest club... but won't fake my way into it.

I shall try again.

[jman]

I would also say The Tragically Hip

Up to Here
Road Apples
Fully Completely
Day for Night
Trouble at the Henhouse

The thing about this for me, is that the first 4 are undeniable. Whether or not you would consider Trouble at the Henhouse to be “Great” may be questionable.

Rylant

Nice. I actually think Henhouse is my top out of those you listed. But Fully Completely... oh man, what a disc.

[jman]

I'll support Pearl Jam here:

Ten (91)
Vs (93)
Vitalogy (94)
No Code (96)
Yield (98)

[lucafen4]

i like this one but not sure if I can add it to the list. Please hold.....

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correct! No Mettalica

Why no Metallica?

[Bobby4Ever]

why do you do this to me...... no to both.


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Good not great. Love Bridge if sighs

"Beauty is in the eye's of the beholder" and those 1st five with Jimmy Dewar on vocals are GREAT!!

[lucafen4]

Megadeth

Peace Sells but who's buying
So far, So good... so what?
Rust in Peace
Countdown to Extinction
Youthanasia

[Rylant]

Why no Metallica?

Well, I would only use Metallica if I was able to use Garage Days as their 5th. Others would be able to say Kill em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, ... And Justice for All, and the Black album, and for them, Metallica could hit the criteria. Personally, I think the Black album is horrid and it makes me sad, so I wouldn't use it. It was the first absolutely trash Metallica album. Sadly, they have had many since then as well...

Rylant

[lucafen4]

Well, I would only use Metallica if I was able to use Garage Days as their 5th. Others would be able to say Kill em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, ... And Justice for All, and the Black album, and for them, Metallica could hit the criteria. Personally, I think the Black album is horrid and it makes me sad, so I wouldn't use it. It was the first absolutely trash Metallica album. Sadly, they have had many since then as well...

Rylant

Considering it's sat #1 for months & sold 17million copies..
I think you should include it based on looking beyond your own preferences.
I have a hard time including cover albums on any list of 'great albums' unless it's specifically a 'cover album' list.

If you scrap 2 songs - Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman - that album improves drastically.

It's the first album the band decided intentionally to become commercial. They made the video "One" begrudgingly. Until Enter Sandman, that was their only music video.

... and then James got sober, lost his ability to write. Lars got sober, and his head swelled beyond his drum kit.

[Rylant]

Considering it's sat #1 for months & sold 17million copies..
I think you should include it based on looking beyond your own preferences.
I have a hard time including cover albums on any list of 'great albums' unless it's specifically a 'cover album' list.

If you scrap 2 songs - Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman - that album improves drastically.

It's the first album the band decided intentionally to become commercial. They made the video "One" begrudgingly. Until Enter Sandman, that was their only music video.

... and then James got sober, lost his ability to write. Lars got sober, and his head swelled beyond his drum kit.

Don't get me wrong. I am not denying that it was a huge commercial success and MANY people loved it. I was trying to be very clear through my posts on the subject, that my personal opinion is that it is garbage.

Rylant

[lucafen4]

Don't get me wrong. I am not denying that it was a huge commercial success and MANY people loved it. I was trying to be very clear through my posts on the subject, that my personal opinion is that it is garbage.

Rylant

You know it's sad but true!

(see what I did there?)

[rtstr]

I'll support Pearl Jam here:

Ten (91)
Vs (93)
Vitalogy (94)
No Code (96)
Yield (98)

I navigated to this thread with the intention to post this

[SergeP]

I tried to come up with some more recent options, here's the two that stood out to me


The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
All At Once
Such Hot Blood
Dope Machines
Songs of God and Wine

Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Blue
Out of the Vein
Ursa Major
Dopamine

[GinFizz]

I’m surprised no one has mentioned Radiohead