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Best 5 album arc(consecutive albums) by an artist I was having this discussion on another website about artist that were in the "zone" for a consecutive 5 album stretch.
I can think of several: Bowie: Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, Lodger Prince: Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day ANy others? "Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish." | |
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stevie wonder : music of my mind , talking book , innervisions , fulfillingness first finale , songs in the key of life | |
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What's Goin' On
Trouble Man Let's Get It On Diana and Marvin I Want You PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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Mariah Carey:
Mariah Carey, Emotions, Music Box, Daydream, Butterfly Michael Jackson: Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, History Madonna: First album, Like A Virgin, True Blue, Like A Prayer, Immaculate Collection Janet: Control, Rhythm Nation, Janet, Design of a Decade, Velvet Rope | |
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Kate Bush: The Kick Inside, Lionheart, Never for Ever, The Dreaming, Hounds of Love
P.J. Harvey: Dry, Rid of Me, To Bring You My Love, Is This Desire?, Stories from the City:Stories from the Sea Sonic Youth: EVOL, Sister, Daydream Nation, Goo, Dirty Kylie: Kylie Minogue, Impossible Princess, Light Years, Fever, Body Language | |
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Earth, Wind, & Fire
1975: That's the Way of the World 1975: Gratitude 1976: Spirit 1977: All 'N All 1979: I Am The Isely Brothers 1974: Live It Up 1975: The Heat Is On 1976: Harvest for the World 1977: Go For Your Guns 1978: Showdown (1979: Winner Takes All) Al Green 1972: "Let's Stay Together' 1972: 'I'm Still in Love with You' 1973: 'Call Me' 1973: Livin' for You 1974: 'Al Green Explores Your Mind' (1975: 'Al Green Is Love') Ohio Players 1974; Skin Tight 1974; Fire 1975: Honey 1975: Rattlesnake 1976: Contradiction Marvin Gaye 1971: What's Going On 1973: Let's Get It On 1973: Diana & Marvin 1974: Marvin Gaye Live! 1976: I Want You Led Zepplin 1969: Led Zeppelin II 1970: Led Zeppelin III 1971: Led Zeppelin IV 1973: Houses of the Holy 1975: Physical Graffiti James Brown 1969 Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud 1969 Gettin’ Down to It The Popcorn It’s a Mother 1970 Ain’t It Funky ===== [Edited 9/10/09 20:52pm] | |
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Should Sade's whole discography count?  [Edited 9/10/09 20:53pm] | |
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Harlepolis said: Should Sade's whole discography count?
[Edited 9/10/09 20:53pm] Why not  "Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish." | |
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Bar-Kays
nightcruising propositions dangerous banging the walls contagious (I prefer the 80s barkays so dont attack me) You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam! | |
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Therence Trent D'Arby:
Introducing The Hardline According to... Neither Fish Nor Flesh Symphony Or Damn Vibrator Wildcard With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: What's Goin' On
Trouble Man Let's Get It On Diana and Marvin I Want You  | |
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COMPUTERBLUE1984 said: Bowie: Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, Lodger Heroes came before Lodger. I'd go: Station to Station, Low, Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters * * *
Prince's Classic Finally Expanded The Deluxe 'Purple Rain' Reissue http://www.popmatters.com...n-reissue/ | |
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Eurythmics.
In the Garden Sweet Dreams (are made of this) Touch 1984 Be Yourself Tonight 5 classic albums. * * *
Prince's Classic Finally Expanded The Deluxe 'Purple Rain' Reissue http://www.popmatters.com...n-reissue/ | |
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suga10 said: Michael Jackson:
Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, History Madonna: First album, Like A Virgin, True Blue, Like A Prayer, Immaculate Collection I agree with these two artists but instead of Immaculate Collection (I don't count it as its just a greatest hits) I would go with Erotica. Bedtime Stories wrecked Madonnas great album run along with Michaels Invincible wrecking his. | |
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Stevie
Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fullfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Marvin What's Going On Trouble Man Let's Get It On I Want You Here, My Dear Labelle Moonshadow Pressure Cookin' Nightbirds Phoenix Chameleon Richard Pryor (comedy, I know but had to include him) Craps After Hours That N****r's Crazy Is It Something I Said? Bicentennial N****r Wanted: Richard Pryor (or Live in Concert) Funkadelic Funkadelic Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow Maggot Brain Standing On the Verge of Gettin' It On One Nation Under a Groove Parliament Osmium Up For the Down Stroke Chocolate City Mothership Connection Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome Isley Brothers Brother, Brother, Brother 3 + 3 Live It Up The Heat Is On Harvest for the World Donny Hathaway Everything is Everything Donny Hathaway Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway Live! Extension of a Man | |
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booowie
brian eno's first five 1974 Here Come the Warm Jets EG AMG Track Picks Needles in the Camel's Eye, Baby's on Fire, Cindy Tells Me, Some of Them Are Old 1974 Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) EG AMG Track Picks Burning Airlines Give You So, Third Uncle, Taking Tiger Mountain 1975 Another Green World <3 EG AMG Track Picks Sky Saw, St. Elmo's Fire, I'll Come Running 1975 Discreet Music EG AMG Track Picks Discreet Music 1977 Before and After Science EG AMG Track Picks No One Receiving, Energy Fools the Magician, Here He Comes zeppelins a good one [Edited 9/10/09 23:25pm] | |
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NoVideo said: COMPUTERBLUE1984 said: Bowie: Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, Lodger Heroes came before Lodger. I'd go: Station to Station, Low, Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters Same here! 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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NoVideo said: Eurythmics.
In the Garden Sweet Dreams (are made of this) Touch 1984 Be Yourself Tonight 5 classic albums.  [Edited 9/10/09 23:38pm] 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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Björk
1993: Debut 1995: Post 1997: Homogenic 2000: Selmasongs 2001: Vespertine The Cure 1979: Three Imaginary Boys 1980: Seventeen Seconds 1981: Faith 1982: Pornography 1983: Japanese Whispers The Cure 1984: The Top 1985: The Head on the Door 1987: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 1989: Disintegration 1992: Wish Siouxsie and the Banshees 1980: Kaleidoscope 1981: Juju 1982: A Kiss in the Dreamhouse 1984: Hyaena 1986: Tinderbox New Order 1982: 1981-1982 (EP) 1983: Power, Corruption & Lies 1985: Low Life 1986: Brotherhood 1989: Technique Kraftwerk 1974: Autobahn 1975: Radioactivity 1977: Trans Europe Express 1978: The Man Machine 1981: Computer World Roxy Music 1972: Roxy Music 1973: For Your Pleasure 1973: Stranded 1974: Country Life 1975: Siren The Smiths 1984: The Smiths 1984: Hatful of Hollow 1985: Meat Is Murder 1986: The Queen is Dead 1987: Strangeways, Here We Come Talking Heads 1977: 77 1978: More Songs about Buildings and Food 1979: Fear of Music 1980: Remain in Light 1983: Speaking in Tongues Can 1969: Monster Movie 1970: Soundtracks 1971: Tago Mago 1972: Ege Bamyasi 1973: Future Days 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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1980 - Cameosis/Feel Me 1981 - Knights Of The Soundtable 1982 - Alligator Woman 1983 - Style 1984 - She's Strange | |
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Timmy84 said: Parliament Osmium Up For the Down Stroke Chocolate City Mothership Connection Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome In between Mothership and Funkentelechy, they released Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein and Live: P-Funk Earth Tour  On the Org since 2005.
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"Heroes" goes between Low and Lodger.
I'm a bit skeptic on some of the "best 5 album arcs" on this thread though. | |
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motownlover said: stevie wonder : music of my mind , talking book , innervisions , fulfillingness first finale , songs in the key of life
'Nuff said. I will add: Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory. Probably would've had Donny Hathaway here if he had been around a little longer. Though if you count the Roberta Flack duet albums, I guess you can add him. [Edited 9/11/09 5:54am] | |
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Off the top of my head, some that haven't been previously mentioned in this thread,
Barry White I've Got So Much To Give Stone Gon' Can't Get Enough Just Another Way To Say I Love You Is This Whatcha Wont? (NOTE: He did, apparently, release a blaxploitation soundtrack called Together Brothers in between Can't Get Enough and Just Another Way, but I haven't heard it and thus I am excluding it from my list  )
Slave Slave The Hardness Of The World The Concept Just A Touch Of Love Stone Jam The Chi-Lites (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People A Lonely Man A Letter To Myself The Chi-Lites Half A Love Grover Washington Jr. Inner City Blues All The King's Horses Soul Box Mister Magic Feels So Good Leroy Hutson Love Oh Love The Man! Hutson Feel The Spirit Hutson II Rick James Come Get It! Bustin Out Of L Seven Fire It Up Garden Of Love Street Songs Stanley Clarke Children Of Forever Stanley Clarke Journey To Love School Days I Wanna Play For You Tavares Check It Out Hard Core Poetry In The City Sky High! Love Storm [Edited 9/11/09 6:13am] On the Org since 2005.
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Queen
Queen Queen II Sheer Heart Attack A Night At The Opera A Day at the Races | |
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TD3 said: Earth, Wind, & Fire
1975: That's the Way of the World 1975: Gratitude 1976: Spirit 1977: All 'N All 1979: I Am The Isely Brothers 1974: Live It Up 1975: The Heat Is On 1976: Harvest for the World 1977: Go For Your Guns 1978: Showdown (1979: Winner Takes All) Al Green 1972: "Let's Stay Together' 1972: 'I'm Still in Love with You' 1973: 'Call Me' 1973: Livin' for You 1974: 'Al Green Explores Your Mind' (1975: 'Al Green Is Love') Ohio Players 1974; Skin Tight 1974; Fire 1975: Honey 1975: Rattlesnake 1976: Contradiction Marvin Gaye 1971: What's Going On 1973: Let's Get It On 1973: Diana & Marvin 1974: Marvin Gaye Live! 1976: I Want You Led Zepplin 1969: Led Zeppelin II 1970: Led Zeppelin III 1971: Led Zeppelin IV 1973: Houses of the Holy 1975: Physical Graffiti James Brown 1969 Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud 1969 Gettin’ Down to It The Popcorn It’s a Mother 1970 Ain’t It Funky ===== [Edited 9/10/09 20:52pm] Totally agree! | |
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Timmy84 said: Funkadelic Funkadelic Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow Maggot Brain Standing On the Verge of Gettin' It On One Nation Under a Groove Good choices Timmy84, but Funkadelic had three albums between Standing On The Verge of Gettin' It On and One Nation Under a Groove: Let's Take It To The Stage (1975) Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (1976) Hardcore Jollies (1976) I would like to add a group that I don't think has been listed yet... Steely Dan Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) | |
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Donna Summer:
Four Seasons Of Love, I Remember Yesterday, Once Upon A Time, Bad Girls, The Wanderer | |
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Duran Duran, Rio, 7 & The Ragged Tiger, Arena, No-no-notorious | |
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If I'd have to pick the very best 5 album arc then it would be Prince's five albums released between 1982-1988 ("1999" - "Lovesexy"), Bowie would have an amazing from "Hunky Dory" to "Heroes" were there not "Pin-ups" sandwiched between there (and "Young Americans" isn't that great either).
That's for the pop / rock -stuff though. Jazz, electronic, experimental, industrial etc. would have to be judged by completely different standards. | |
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