Hat Trick

[bswag]

... but the tedious pedant in me insists that I mention that Pink Floyd released a record called "Meddle." (Not, ie, "Medal.")

 

[bswag]

And speaking of Miles Davis, the three live boxes released over the last several years- "The Bootleg Series," Vols. 1 - 3, from Europe in 67 and 69, and Fillmore East in 70- are all thriller, no filler. And the first two are triple-disc + DVD boxes, with the Fillmore set a 4-disc box!

I'll be quiet now...

 

[tbasstreble11]

Surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet - Rage Against The Machine

Rage Against The Machine
Evil Empire
Battle Of Los Angeles

I love how each album has a really defined sound that's unique from the others. I had to run through Killing In The Name the other day to prepare for a cover act and wound up playing through the whole album! Haven't listened to them in years but when I did I rarely hit skip.

 

[Fat Steve]

Fishbone:
Truth and Soul
The Reality of My Surroundings
Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe

 

[DreamError]

Pick any three albums that are in order since I listed more than three

Metallica:
Kill 'Em All
Ride the Lightning
Master of Puppets
...And Justice For All

PanterA:
Cowboys From Hell
Vulgar Display of Power
Far Beyond Driven
The Great Southern Trendkill
Reinventing the Steel

Probably some other bands did it in the 80s/90s, too, but that's just off the top of my head.

 

[That Axe]

Atom Heart Mother
Meddle
Obscured by Clouds

 

[JLY]

Most of mine have been taken but I will throw this in for a change of pace:
Springsteen
Born to Run
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The River

 

[Thick McRunfast]

I'm still trying to come up with the name of a single perfect album.

Aja maybe.

 

[tangentmusic]

I'm still trying to come up with the name of a single perfect album.

Hemispheres - Rush

You're welcome..

 

[mtdkingstonheir]

Agree with past suggestions:
Pink Floyd: Meddle, DSOTM, Wish You Were Here, and Animals.
Steely Dan: 1st six albums, up to and including Aja.
Santana: Santana, Abraxas, and Santana III.
Eagles: One Of These Nights, Hotel California, and The Long Run.
New suggestions:
Dire Straits: Self-titled, Communique, and Making Movies (minus "Les Boys")
Beatles: US albums - Hard Day's Night, Something New, Beatles For Sale, Beatles '65, BeatlesVI, Help!, Rubber Soul, Yesterday and Today, and Revolver.
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind, Summer Side Of Life, Old Dan's Records, Don Quixote, Sundown, Cold On The Shoulder, Summertime Dream, Endless Wire, Dream Street Rose, Shadows, and Salute.

 

[zontar]

You stole my thunder with these...although Billion Dollar Babies, IMO, has three tracks I am no fan of-
"Sick Things"
"I Love The Dead"
"Mary Anne"

Well I did leave BDB off the list of three...

 

[JimK]

Well I did leave BDB off the list of three...

...another thing about some of these Hat Tricks: Check out the release dates.

Impressive in how fast they were recorded & then released to us schubs...
The Alice Cooper trifecta, for example-
Love it To Death (1971)
Killer (1971)
School's Out (1972)

From my "Do you Own School's Out" thread, I distinctly recall buying this LP in August of '72 (just looked, it was released in June '72).
I recall getting BDB for my birthday (March)...BDB was released in Feb '73.
I also recall getting Muscle Of Love for Xmas '73.

They did not **** around back then.

 

[chuck norriss]

This could be controversial!

Beatles
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

This is controversial because of "She's Leaving Home."

for me it could be

The Beatles (White Album)
Abbey Road
Let it Be

except those aren't actually consecutive, thanks to Yellow Submarine, which is far from perfect.
Rolling Stones
Beggar's Banquet
Let it Bleed
Sticky Fingers

As much as I love Exile on Main Street, I'm not sure I consider it "perfect." There are a few songs I skip. But the three I listed? As perfect as any album by any band.

so close w beatles but even they had some skippers exile on main street is a nice album I can let it play and play did you know it was recorded in the basement of keith's house in FR

 

[chuck norriss]

great topic

 

[Solarmist]

Styx: Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight / Cornerstone

I would have like to have used Equinox, but the follow-up Crystal Ball wasn't that great.


I liked seeing Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Scorpions, and Soundgarden mentioned.

 

[skydogg]

...another thing about some of these Hat Tricks: Check out the release dates.

Impressive in how fast they were recorded & then released to us schubs...
The Alice Cooper trifecta, for example-
Love it To Death (1971)
Killer (1971)
School's Out (1972)

From my "Do you Own School's Out" thread, I distinctly recall buying this LP in August of '72 (just looked, it was released in June '72).
I recall getting BDB for my birthday (March)...BDB was released in Feb '73.
I also recall getting Muscle Of Love for Xmas '73.

They did not **** around back then.

Seriously. Someone else listed the Beatles:
Beatles
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Dec 65, Aug 66, Jun 67 release dates respectively. Amazing.

 

[chuck norriss]

... but the tedious pedant in me insists that I mention that Pink Floyd released a record called "Meddle." (Not, ie, "Medal.")

great album

 

[DannyBob]

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication
By the Way
Stadium Arcadium

For me anyway, I prefer their newer stuff

 

[neuman]

Dig the Styx pick, tough to leave off Paradise Theater; maybe a four-ple?

Iron Maiden

Number of the BEast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave

 

[spanndrew]

Thrice


Vheissu
The alchemy index volumes 1-4
Beggars
Major/Minor