Best (non-Live, Non-Greatest Hits) Double Album ever issued?

[LynneSin]

Ok, the main criteria is it must be considered a 'Double Album' (2 Vinyl/2 CD) and it must be of previously unreleased by that artist. It cannot be a live album nor can it be a greatest hits.

My vote there is only one:

[Seeking Serenity]

1. The Beatles

aka "The White Album."

[LynneSin]

2. I found a copy of that album with the serial number & all the posters/pictures

paid a whooping $1 for it, probably worth way more than that!

[Seeking Serenity]

3. You go.

What a steal (oh, except stealing is wrong).

:hi:

[Deep13]

35. Some good songs, but not a great albumn.

They phoned that one in. And frankly, it would have been better cut down to a single record.

[enigmatic]

61. Another: "Trout Mask Replica"- Captain Beefhart

I can't believe I forgot this; Don Van Vliet is a true demented Genius.

[MrCoffee]

4. Quadrophenia

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. You have an extremely good point right there.

[MrCoffee]

8. Thank you. I thought the straightforward approach was best.

[Deep13]

34. ditto

[Cabcere]

88. I'll second that.

My first thought when I saw this thread was The Beatles (White Album), but Quadrophenia is frickin' amazing all the way through, IMO. :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew.

[Arkham House]

37. Seconded--

--I wore my copy out back in 1970...absolutely nothing like it...

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Pink Floyd, The Wall, or Klaus Schulze, "X".

Led Zeppelin? Rassm frassm rassm...

[madinmaryland]

9. Can it be a two eight-track release?

[Bennyboy]

10. Exile On Main Street, Freak Out!

Tommy, Quadrophenia, The White Album

[quip]

11. My first album, which was a double:

[Parche]

12. PF

:woohoo: :hi:

[LynneSin]

14. Actually I'm listening to that right now

It can have #3 of alltime favorite double albums.

#2 will always be this:

First record I ever bought with my own money. I still have it and listen to it on a regular basis

[Cabcere]

90. Excellent choice.

:hi: I actually only own the stage version (it was cheaper and I'm a broke college kid, what can I say?), but still, good stuff. :thumbsup:

[av8rdave]

13. The Wall...brilliant!

[Mike03]

15. "The River" by Springsteen

Just incredible. But Pink Floyd "The Wall" is just a nudge below that.

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Husker Du, "Zen Arcade"

[enigmatic]

19. I was about to post that

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

20. People can pretend it's Pink Floyd or whoever else all they want, but we know the truth.

:P

[enigmatic]

21. "Double Nickels On The Dime"- Minutemen

[ghostsofgiants]

24. Another damn good call.

[enigmatic]

28. I was just listening to this last night

I wanted to put a few tracks on the show; God, I miss D. Boon...

[Fire Walk With Me]

32. Good choice.

[Broken_Hero]

17. Pink Floyd the Wall, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, nt

[MissMillie]

18. I like this one

[LynneSin]

22. That's my #2

It probably should be #1 since it was the first into my great journey of buying music. I still have the original album and I listen to it about 4-5 times a year on Vinyl.

But it's only #2

[MissMillie]

23. well, I like your #1 choice very much too

:hi:

[Phillycat]

25. Read OP wrong - NON live.

Okay. I'll need to think about that a while.

[Common Sense Party]

26. Yup. I'd have to agree, with "The Wall" a close second. nt

[enigmatic]

27. Another: "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven"- Godspeed You! Black Emperor

What a record:



http://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank043.html

[ghostsofgiants]

29. I didn't realize that was a double album

Loves me some Godspeed.

[enigmatic]

31. I'm turning a guy at my other job onto them right now

Just gave them this record...

[mitchum]

73. I had my class listening to that one a little over an hour ago

it is a great record

[enigmatic]

76. It's really beautiful

Have you heard of Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra? An extention of GY!BE's ideas by members of the band; not as glorious as GY!BE, but close:

http://www.southern.net/southern/band/ASILV/

[Amerigo Vespucci]

30. I'd rank "White Album" as #1 and "Graffiti" as #2, BUT...

...John Lee Hooker's collaboration with Canned Heat, "Hooker & Heat," is an all-time favorite. Starts with John Lee solo and the band is slowly added, resulting in the paint-peeling 11-minute "Boogie Chillen No. 2."



My signature line photo probably gives a clue as to how I feel about JLH...a "blues man" who was a "rock star" in the same way that Johnny Cash was a "country artist" who was a "rock star." The best of the best.

:toast:

[muriel_volestrangler]

33. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

http://img2.sharedmusic.net.nyud.net:8080/files/pics/231/230443/img_1_pr.jpg

[nytemare]

47. Seconded!

I love the whole atmosphere of that LP, and the weird story on it.

[Tikki]

36. "Electric Ladyland".....Jimi Hendrix Experience

[mondo joe]

38. Being There (Wilco); Goodbye Yellow Brick Road(Elton John); Don Juan's Reckless

Daughter (Joni Mitchell); Tusk (Fleetwood Mac).

Don't know if they're the best - but the ones I like best.

[Mike03]

40. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

That is a great pick. I didn't even think of that one.

[lizziegrace]

39. I'll catch grief for this, but mine's The Innocent Age

by Dan Fogelberg. Cradle to the grave song cycle...

[NoPasaran]

41. Dylan, of course: Blonde On Blonde

(Note: when doing an image search for Blonde on Blonde, it's probably best to have "Safe Search" enabled)

[darkstar]

51. If forced to pick one, I'd likely go w/ this too

As a guy who came to it after its release due to age, it was like diving into the long,complex masterwork of your favorite novelist. To my mind, it didn't have the "hits", but man do I remember the delightful sense of mystery I got exploring this record.

Plus, loved your little google caution. Hilarious.

:hi:

[mitchtv]

80. Gets's my vote too

Blonde on Blonde

[Va Lefty]

42. "The River" Bruce Springsteen

[Westegg]

43. Would say "P.G.," but we both know...

...that several of those tracks date back as far as '70, also '71, '72, '73. So not a true "artistic statement of where the band is right now" double LP. For that I'd have to go with Quadrophenia, Daydream Nation or Blonde On Blonde.

[LynneSin]

44. I love some of those older tracks and as I had stated...

As long as they were not previously released. So yeah, Night Flight was an older song they threw in there for filler (I think all of side #4 is that) they were never on any other Led ZEppelin album before that.

And I happen to love Night Flight

[Westegg]

72. "Night Flight" is in my Top 10/nt

[GOPisEvil]

45. Drive By Truckers - "Southern Rock Opera"

[KG]

71. right on!

:thumbsup:

[Cabcere]

91. My brother's big into DBT

I may have to look into getting that for his next birthday. :hi:

[matcom]

46. 2112

that was a double wasn't it?

off to dig out the vinyl

[hellbound-liberal]

56. I'm pretty sure 2112 was a single album

I had it on 8 track and 2112 was on two of the four tracks and everything else was on the other two. Good album though. I've owned it in three different formats: 8 track, album and CD.

[AllegroRondo]

68. It certainly was. I have it on vinyl.

[grannylib]

48. I'm with you....nothing finer. I saw Led Zeppelin twice in '78

Two nights in a row in Mpls/St Paul, my 18th birthday and the next night.
It was the best.

[Tektonik]

49. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

[Release The Hounds]

94. Seconded

[darkstar]

50. Sandanista! deserves a place in the discussion

Back when it came out--as triple vinyl--this was one everyone was talking about, a real force to be reckoned with. Obviously some weak spots, but there's nearly 40 songs on it I think. It truly got everyone's attention in 1980, as I recall.

[ghostsofgiants]

54. Good call.

[harmonicon]

55. I'd say "London Calling"

that's got to be the best double. "sandinista" is ok, but it's no "london calling".

[ghostsofgiants]

60. Another album I forgot was a double album.

Defnitely trumps "Sandinista!".

[abq e streeter]

84. Can't believe it got this far down before someone said London Calling

To me, nothing else comes close, although The River, the "White Album" , and Electric Ladyland ( oops, almost forgot about Layla) are strong honorable mentions...I thought Sandinista had enough strong material to have been a major league killer single album, or a strong ( but still no London Calling) double, but a lot of stylistic experiments in Sandinista, some of which worked better than others. Not to begrudge Strummer et al from experimenting to their hearts content; they'd sure as hell earned that by then, and I'd still rather hear The Clash experimenting than almost anyone else's polished final product...

[abq e streeter]

85. How in the hell did I forget Blonde on Blonde?

Probably number two right behind London Calling...

[harmonicon]

87. I still like Sandanista how it is

Sure, they could have made it another "combat rock" (though it came first.... so 'combat rock' would have been another 'sandanista') and been more popular, but they stuck to their guns and put loads of weird shit on there. I also really like The Cure, and they do similar things. Most of their records since "kiss me..." have been doubles (and lots of b-side stuff from singles too), and they've probably suffered for it financially, but what the hell.... after having #1 singles and playing to stadiums they seem to have gone down in popularity, but playing to 10k people and selling a few hundred thousand records is nothing to thumb one's nose at.

[abq e streeter]

93. me too---I love Sandinista---I love the Clash--

and Strummer is my #1 rock and roll hero, in some ways even more than my boy Bruce...as I said, The Clash experimenting and sometimes arguably missing the mark is still fascinating and worth listening to..." In these days, the beat is militant, must be a clash, there's no alternative".

[Taverner]

52. Pink Floyd The Wall

White Album makes a close 2nd...

[triguy46]

53. Bests: "Manassas" and "Layla"

[BlueJazz]

57. Dave Brubeck Quartet @ Carnegie Hall

[Canuckistanian]

58. The first is the still the best

[hellbound-liberal]

59. I don't know what "best' means when it comes to music, but my three favorites are

#1-Physical Graffiti
#2-Quadrophenia
#3-Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

[Enrique]

62. gonna go with Stevie's Sitkol

[chknltl]

63. Drats, Yessongs was done live...

I love Pink Floyd but not the Wall as much as Umma Gumma. Even though Umma Gumma fits all of your specs it doesnt't muster up to the one you picked. I may have to defer to your wisdom here LynneSin....gotta go with that Physical Graffitti too.

[Mendocino]

64. Layla

by Derek and the Dominoes.

[Cabcere]

92. Nice.

:thumbsup:

[LanternWaste]

65. I have to go with Chicago Transit Authority

I have to go with I have to go with Chicago Transit Authority. My favorite late-60/early 70's fusion group. Gotta love those horn sections!

[bbernardini]

66. Frank Zappa - Joe's Garge; however...

I'm not sure if this totally counts as a non-live album, as some of the tracks feature guitar solos recorded live at concerts laid over top of studio backing tracks. Incidentally, the guitar solos were not from performances of the songs they were placed into. Zappa called this "xenocrony."

[Initech]

83. Interesting. I didn't know that about Joe's Garage.

I'd also list Uncle Meat, especially the 37 minute King Kong epic.

[kwassa]

67. "Exile on Main Street" The Rolling Stones

[Mad_Dem_X]

69. Either the "White Album" (Beatles) or

"Out of the Blue" by ELO.

[LynneSin]

70. Another ELO fan

I just love that album - I'm going ot have to listen to it today!

[DiverDave]

75. ELO, yep

White album, Yellow brick road, QUADROPHINIA!!

Jeez, I'm accessing memory cells that are pretty dusty.

[KamaAina]

89. Oh, you just like 'em 'cause the guy's name is Jeff Lynne

thereby giving you an outside chance to someday become "Lynne Lynne". :P

[mitchum]

74. Exile On Main Street

[SKKY]

77. Nine Inch Nails - "The Fragile"...

...just my opinion.

I could also be convinced of "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by Smashing Pumpkins

[PittPoliSci]

98. i loved the fragile.

probably my favorite "double" album.

[SKKY]

100. Great minds think alike!

:thumbsup:

[Bake]

78. Stevie Wonder's Musiquarium

I can't remember if Songs in the Key of Life was a double album or not. If so, it needs be on list.

Bake

[Seeking Serenity]

79. Handel's "Messiah"

[Mezzo]

86. When Handel completed the Messiah...

his apprentice came to check on him, and he was in his room, crying, saying that he had seen the face of God.

Isn't that just beautiful?

[Adsos Letter]

81. Elton John "Yellow Brick Road"...or...Pink Floyd "The Wall"

[Initech]

82. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium

[mountainvue]

95. I'm partial to this one:

[Lindsey]

96. The Beatles-The White Album, Pink Floyd - The Wall, Elton John -Good-

bye Yellow Brick Road and more that I can't think of I'm sure.

[PittPoliSci]

97. i'll one up that. 69 love songs by the Magnetic Fields.

triple CD. fucking amazing.

[PittPoliSci]

99. Thrice - Alchemy Index Vol. 1 and 2: Fire and Water