MOST AMAZING 5 ALBUMS EVER

[Lonesomedave]

hey, guys,

just wanted your opinion on some thoughts i am having.

from the period about 1968-1973 David Bowie produced perhaps the most amazing collection of albums anybody ever has in such a short time. specifically the following:

SPACE ODDITY
HUNKY DORY
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST
ALADDIN SANE

i know after that he went completely commercial, and frankly I don't listen to any of his later music. i do not hold it against him, because he did as he thought best....but

those 5 albums are unbelievable, great lyrics, great musicianship...just great songs.

space oddity had different personnel, but the last 4 had him backed up by the Spiders from Mars: mick ronson on guitar, trevor bolder on bass, mick woodmansy on drums--i believe they had some guest musicians on some, including rick wakeman on keys, but that was the basic lineup.

anyway, that's just my opinion, what do you think?

/s/ Dave

[RickenBoogie]

I would tend to agree, that was a great run of albums. I still listen to them all.

[MonkeyBass]

Yup!! Good stuff.

[OPBASSMAN1994]

In no particular order:



Hemispheres - Rush
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Close to the Edge - Yes
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd




Yes I am a major Prog Rock guy...

[SaucyJackBass]

The first 5 Kansas Albums

Kansas
Song For America
Masque
Leftoverture
Point of Know Return

At least if you are looking for the most amazing 5 in a row from one band.

[N.F.A.]

Well, not 5 but I'd have to include Jimi's material. Everything else were posthumous releases IIRC. Other than the Beatles records, I can't think of anything else I have listened to as much over the years.
Are You Experienced
Axis Bold as Love
Electric Ladyland
Band of Gypsys

[Rockin Mike]

Off the top of my head. So many others are equally great.

Made in Japan - Deep Purple
2112 - Rush
Winter Songs - Art Bears
Desolation Boulevard (USA release) - Sweet
The Fourth Album (Zoso) - Led Zeppelin

[Lonesomedave]

opbassman & rockin mike;

i meant a run of albums by one group. (or in the case of Jimi Hendrix, by one person)

however, I did not mean this to be a comparison thread, obviously we may all have our choices about the greatest etc. I guess I did invite comparison by the title of my thread, and I don't mind it going in that direction....but

i was just trying to point out how f***ing amazing this particular group of albums is, not to detract from anybody else's personal favorites.

please excuse me if i did not make myself clear.

/s/ Dave

[Cosmo_Smallpiece]

Foxtrot
Selling England by The Pound
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
A Trick of The Tail
Wind and Wuthering

All by Genesis. If it was 6 albums I'd also include Nursery Cryme. Five absolutely stunning albums that I love to this day.

Fans of the Peter Gabriel incarnation of Genesis would argue that he was the main creative force and that they were finished when he left, but I'd say Steve Hackett had a greater songwriting input than any other single member (just listen to his solo stuff) and they wrote some of their best songs after Gabriel left.

[N.F.A.]

I agree with the Bowie material. Simply fantastic stuff. I wouldn't discount some of his later work though. I saw him in the Low era and it was a stellar show. 78 or so I guess?

[JetBlackJazz]

Brave New World- Iron Maiden
Fountain of Lamneth- Rush
Ride the Lightening- Metallica
Best of the Beast- Dio
Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd

...and for close 6th or 5th tie,
Rust in Peace- 'Deth

[gjbassist]

Consecutive albums by Rush:
2112
A Farewell to Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures

All five are platinum or multi-platinum albums by the way.

[packhowitzer]

Meddle
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals
The Wall

[RS]

Jethro Tull

Minstrel in the Gallery
Too Old to Rock N Roll
Songs from the Wood
Heavy Horses
Stormwatch

[Datsgor]

Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master Of Reality
Vol. 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

....and Sabatoge....

[Lonesomedave]

RS--

well, ok, i guess i can violate my own rule and join in...

+1 on Jethro Tull... but...

THIS WAS
STAND UP
BENEFIT
AQUALUNG

however, I am pleased that for all the other suggestions, no one has said "Gee, Dave, you full of it...those Bowie Albums suck"

i still think the five David Bowie albums will stand up with any other group (doesn't have be 5) of albums ever made by anybody

/s/ Dave

[N.F.A.]

Cream anyone?

Fresh Cream
Disraeli Gears
Wheels of Fire
Goodbye... Can't remember if this one is post breakup or not.

[N.F.A.]

I'd like someone to weigh in on Prince's best 5 albums. I have owned the first 5 or 6, but kind of lost track of him after that.

[Lonesomedave]

N.F.A.

+1 to Cream

can't answer if Goodbye was post breakup or not, but it did have all three members.

/s/ Dave

[N.F.A.]

You can tell I'm a product of the 60's.. Darn glad of it too. Well, except for the getting old part now...