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Greatest Double Album of All Time Many great musicians and bands arrive at a point in their career where, after delivering tight single LP statements, decide to expand their stylistic and emotional range as much as possible and make a truly "big statement". Which one do you consider the best? here's some of my nominees, many of which are probably pretty obvious.
The Beatles-The Beatles (white album) Bob Dylan-Blonde on Blonde The Rolling Stones-Exile on Main Street The Who-Quadrophenia Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyland Stevie Wonder-Songs In the key of life The Clash-London Calling Prince-Sign O' The Times Funkadelic-America Eats its Young Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti Marvin Gaye-Here My Dear Santana-Moonflower Earth wind & fire-Gratitude Todd Rundgren-Something/Anything Out of all these, my favorite is probably Songs In the Key of Life, followed very closely by the White album. | |
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Blonde on Blonde is stunningly great. | |
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Blonde on Blonde is my pick for best album of all time. | |
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What about Signs ![]() I saw it edit ![]() [Edited 9/1/05 20:03pm] | |
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Physical Graffiti is certainly up there. Both sides kick ass. It's what a double album ought to be. | |
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Pink Floyd - The Wall
James Brown - Sex Machine Saturday Night Fever [Edited 9/1/05 20:13pm] | |
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Physical Graffiti is my favorite. Exile On Main Street is vastly overrated IMO. I actually prefer their next album Goat's Head Soup. I miss the art of the double album. Hardly anyone does it now. | |
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WildheartXXX said: Physical Graffiti is my favorite. Exile On Main Street is vastly overrated IMO. I actually prefer their next album Goat's Head Soup. I miss the art of the double album. Hardly anyone does it now.
most double albums can be fit on one CD nowadays. | |
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Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life for me because its the most thematic out of all double albums! Prince's Sign O The Times and Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland comes very close though. But why didn't Miles Davis' Bitches Brew make that list? I know the album is pretty LONG and EPIC, but it is antonishing, don't you think? [Edited 9/1/05 22:01pm] Check me out and add me on:
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show me an album over 45 minutes, and i'll show you some filler. "I don't need your forgiveness, cos I've been saved by Jesus, so fuck you." | |
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silverchild said: Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life for me because its the most thematic out of all double albums! Prince's Sign O The Times and Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland comes very close though. But why didn't Miles Davis' Bitches Brew make that list? I know the album is pretty LONG and EPIC, but it is antonishing, don't you think?
[Edited 9/1/05 22:01pm] You're right I should have included that one ![]() [Edited 9/1/05 22:14pm] | |
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Layla is up there for me.
Double Nickels on the Dime is cool too. a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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![]() Does this count? ![]() | |
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London Calling is up there also. a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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Why, Synapscape's "So What" of course!
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u left out Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
and 1999 by Prince | |
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lilgish said: Pink Floyd - The Wall
James Brown - Sex Machine Saturday Night Fever [Edited 9/1/05 20:13pm] why haven't you mentioned zen arcade? | |
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Songs In The Key Of Life
... but some of those are no longer double albums since the CD came along. | |
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1999 - Prince Andy is a four letter word. | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: ![]() Does this count? ![]() kinda weak...Live Evil is a great double Lp, though I'm partial to Dio. | |
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damosuzuki said: lilgish said: Pink Floyd - The Wall
James Brown - Sex Machine Saturday Night Fever why haven't you mentioned zen arcade? That album is a sonic assault. I do skip some songs on it though. I didn't grow up with that one, so it wasn't in my first mind. It wasn't until the early 90's that someone put me on to Husker Du. To that person, Thank you. | |
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Kiss Double Platinum ![]() | |
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1999?! I'm sorry but there's great debate as to whether it's a single or a double, even warner couldn't mkae their mind up! Prince has done much better doubles than this, "Sign Of The Times" comes to mind...
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DreZone said: 1999?! I'm sorry but there's great debate as to whether it's a single or a double, even warner couldn't mkae their mind up! Prince has done much better doubles than this, "Sign Of The Times" comes to mind...
'dre when it was initially released it was a double album, no debate. | |
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ooh, I shouldn't have forgotten about george Harrison's All Things must pass | |
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jacktheimprovident said: ooh, I shouldn't have forgotten about george Harrison's All Things must pass
That's really a triple album, you know? Check me out and add me on:
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DreZone said: 1999?! I'm sorry but there's great debate as to whether it's a single or a double, even warner couldn't mkae their mind up! Prince has done much better doubles than this, "Sign Of The Times" comes to mind...
'dre ![]() In my opinion, 1999 is the greatest album of all time, by Prince or anyone else for that matter! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Chicago Transit Authority (if Prince made an album like this --which he could---I would have male multiple orgasms)
or Physical Graffiti [Edited 9/2/05 11:47am] | |
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silverchild said: jacktheimprovident said: ooh, I shouldn't have forgotten about george Harrison's All Things must pass
That's really a triple album, you know? yeah and so is songs in the key of life... sorta ![]() | |
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jacktheimprovident said: silverchild said: That's really a triple album, you know? yeah and so is songs in the key of life... sorta ![]() No, that's not naturally true because Songs In The Key Of Life had came with a bonus EP prior to those 2 records and some people didn't even recieve one or lost the small record. Check me out and add me on:
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