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Best Grand Slam Ever??

Which of these 4 LP runs is the best???

  • Beatles: Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, MMT

    Votes: 131 36.3%

  • Stones: Beggars, Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exiles

    Votes: 73 20.2%

  • Pink Floyd: DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, The Wall

    Votes: 157 43.5%
  • Total voters
    361
As good as all these groups are/were, without the Beatles none of them would have been ever heard of!Never mind top 4, the FAB4 were the original band that first toured and made that way of hearing music possible and changed the way Rock history was viewed at the time.They started all of that and most of their albums weren't bad either.In other words they paved the way for all other groups that came after them,super groups or not!.....Rhank you very much!
 
SBEEZ said:
Another good set o' four:

The Kinks:

Village Green Society
Arthur....
Lola Vs. The Powerman
Muswell Hillbillies
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Ok,Ill do some tinkering here,too.Id replace Muswell on that side,and add Something Else By The Kinks above village green.That would be an excellent slam,too.
Jimmy
 
BOUXY said:
As good as all these groups are/were, without the Beatles none of them would have been ever heard of!Never mind top 4, the FAB4 were the original band that first toured and made that way of hearing music possible and changed the way Rock history was viewed at the time.They started all of that and most of their albums weren't bad either.In other words they paved the way for all other groups that came after them,super groups or not!.....Rhank you very much!
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You need to read more, son. The Beatles were an exceptional group, but to say they invented touring...
 
The Beatles esp. if we can go with the Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper, and The Beatles (White Album) British Albums sequence.
I think I like Abbey Road better than those four but to include that would mean to accept Let it Be as part of the 4 in a row and I don't think I want to do that.
 
punman said:
The Beatles esp. if we can go with the Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper, and The Beatles (White Album) British Albums sequence.
I think I like Abbey Road better than those four but to include that would mean to accept Let it Be as part of the 4 in a row and I don't think I want to do that.
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Nobody wants to do that.:nono:..but, wasn't "Let It Be" released after "Abbey Road", even though it was recorded earlier? Maybe the British releases were different...
 
Yes my frind the Beatles did start touring first as no one had ever done it before th

CallMeJoe said:
You need to read more, son. The Beatles were an exceptional group, but to say they invented touring...
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Where were you and I was there,yes the Beatles were the first band to tour ever on such a grand scale especially in the USA .There weren't any Pa's even at that time for large shows as they had never been done before.The Fab 4 had to use the sound systems that were built in and used for the ball games and such and they were terrible sounding!
 
SBEEZ Sed:

"Another good set o' four:

The Kinks:

Village Green Society
Arthur....
Lola Vs. The Powerman
Muswell Hillbillies" :thmbsp:

An underrated set of 4:

CCR:

Bayou Country
Green River
Willy and the Poor Boys
Cosmo's Factory

For some reason CCR has fallen out of favor? But they along with the Byrds and the Kinks Muswell Hillbillies were the first "alt country." IMO Alt country is one of the strongest current genres of music.

Not too sure about all the hating on Magical Mystery Tour either. I am the Walrus, All You Need Is Love, and Strawberry Fields Forever are all strong classic Beatles songs, the rest of the album ain't too bad either. :)
 
A little perspective...

think about it... the Beatles made those 4 albums in probably 2 years, same with the Stones.

but it took 9-10 years for the 4 Floyd LPs!
 
For the poll - The Stones. For those four albums I think the word slam is an understatement.

I will also endorse the Kinks and Who suggestions without reservation. They are both eternally under-rated bands.

The oddest exclusion to me is the guy with the glasses. Scoop any four albums you want from Elton John all the way to Captain Fantastic or Don't Shoot Me... . Great songs and a truly prodigious set of musicians with an unbeatable groove. Not to mention pristine production and engineering. It's a shame Elton's later work has detracted from the amazing output of the 70's.

Dire Straits seems to be a left out of the honorable mentions as well.

Just sayin'...
 
Capt.Beyond said:
Nobody wants to do that.:nono:..but, wasn't "Let It Be" released after "Abbey Road", even though it was recorded earlier? Maybe the British releases were different...
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You are so right. I forgot about that.
But before Abbey Road came Yellow Submarine and that would not fit in my 4 in a row.
 
WhiteSE said:
Yes:

The Yes Album
Fragile
Close To The Edge
Tales From Topographic Oceans
Relayer
Going For The One

I think this is a run impossible to match....especially considering that each of these albums sound quite different from one another in many ways.
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Impossible to compete with 5 albums that were so different, yet so equally terrible.

I voted for option 1 by default. The last 37 or so years of swill from the rolling stones has me biased against their decent work. If I could ever manage to stay awake through a PF album, I'd be more qualified to know if I should vote for them.
 
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Went with Floyd as I reckon I listen to that quartet more than the others but almost impossible to choose.

Has anyone mentioned prime period Rush yet?
How about:
A Farewell to Kings
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures

Or Stevie Wonder
Talking Book
Innervisions
Fulfillingness First Finale
Songs in the Key of Life

Deep Purple
In Rock
Fireball
Machine Head
Who do we think we are

Supertramp
Crime of the Century
Crisis, What Crisis?
Even in the Quietest Moments
Breakfast in America

Prince
Purple Rain
Around the World in a Day
Parade
Sign O' The Times

The mighty Genesis
Trespass
Nursery Cryme
Foxtrot
Selling England by the Pound
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
(I'm including Trespass because I love it but it's not really necessary, the other four are monsters!)


Kansas
Song for America
Masque
Leftoverture
Point of Know Return

Radiohead - they just keep going
OK Computer
Kid A
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
In Rainbows
what next!?

Must be loads more?
 
Don't forget the most talented of all....

What about Zappa?

Waka/Jawaka
Grand Wazoo
Overnite Sensation
Apostrophe
(that's 4) then add....
Roxy and Elsewhere
One Size Fits All....
(I'll stop here)

Rick :yes: :music: :yes:

But from the original list it's the Beatles all the way.
 
Joni?

1974 - Court and Spark
1974 - Miles of Aisles (live)
1975 - The Hissing of the Summer Lawns
1976 - Hejira
 
dualhead said:
Although I am a total Floyd devotee, I had to give it to the Beatles. They just influenced to many folks to not hand it to them. I listen more to Floyd by leaps and bounds, but have to acknowledge the immeasurable importance of those Beatles albums. They easily eclipse even DSOTM. Pun intended.
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It was tough for me. I did finally go with PF but the fab four were a close second.

The stones? Meh...
 
Gregoire said:
think about it... the Beatles made those 4 albums in probably 2 years, same with the Stones.

but it took 9-10 years for the 4 Floyd LPs!
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I think we have a slam dunk! That was an amazing body of work for both groups within 2 years. My pick would be Dylan, the man just had an incredible body of work from "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" to "Nashville Skyline". Not a dud in that long run :thmbsp:
 
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