More than one great album

[Paul]

The Roses thread got me thinking about this. How many artists produce more than one (widely accepted) great album in their careers? Nominations below please.

[Frankenhooker]

Radiohead

Bob Dylan

Oasis

Neil Young

Bowie

The Beatles

REM

[Rorschach08]

Loads surely?

 

Beatles - Revolver, Sgt Pepper

Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed, Beggars Banquet

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks, Blonde on Blonde

Oasis - Definitely Maybe, What's the Story (Morning Glory)

U2 - Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby.

 

Just 5 for starters, don't think i'm being biased there as I think most critics would agree on them. Can think of loads more though.

[Ian Sea]

Th'Arctic Monkeys.

[Croque Monsieur]

Pink Floyd

[Paul]

Loads surely?

 

Beatles - Revolver, Sgt Pepper

Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed, Beggars Banquet

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks, Blonde on Blonde

Oasis - Definitely Maybe, What's the Story (Morning Glory)

U2 - Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby.

 

Just 5 for starters, don't think i'm being biased there as I think most critics would agree on them. Can think of loads more though.

 

Throw them up then mate. That's the point of the thread.

 

The early nominations are beginning to confirm a suspicion that few contemporary artists would get a shout. I'll throw one in there: A Tribe Called Quest. Their debut and The Low End Theory deffo qualify (they're no longer contemporary, mind you; not 60s/70s icons either, though).

[Paul]

Th'Arctic Monkeys.

 

Really? Classics? Not arguing, by the way. I just don't perceive them as such.

[Ian Sea]

 

Really? Classics? Not arguing, by the way. I just don't perceive them as such.

 

Yeah, for me their debut and Suck It and See are bona fide classics.

[Paul]

Yeah, for me their debut and Suck It and See are bona fide classics.

 

Are they widely accepted as such though? I wouldn't know either way.

[Sugar Ape]

 

Yeah, for me their debut and Suck It and See are bona fide classics.

 

I love the arctic monkeys, going to see them in november, and I really like suck it and see. But a classic like the stone roses debut or definitely maybe? Not for me.

[Sugar Ape]

Springsteen. Born in the USA and Nebraska to name but two.

[Moo]

Madonna - Like a Prayer & Ray of Light

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall & Thriller

 

The Jam?

[Sugar Ape]

Marvin Gaye - let's get it on and what's going on.

 

Ac/dc - highway to hell and back in black.

[Ian Sea]

 

Are they widely accepted as such though? I wouldn't know either way.

 

I would have thought so but if not they certainly will be in future.

[Pony Princess]

Radiohead

Bob Dylan

Oasis

Neil Young

Bowie

The Beatles

REM

 

yup. there are loads. I'll add Radiohead, Daft Punk, Blur and Pink Floyd to that list too.

 

this thread would be better titled 'Bands who had one great album then faded away' for sure?

[The Flâneur]

Nick Drake

 

Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter

[Stu Monty]

I love the arctic monkeys, going to see them in november, and I really like suck it and see. But a classic like the stone roses debut or definitely maybe? Not for me.

 

The debut is, definitely. Even just a few years on it's clearly taken it's place alongside the likes of Blue Lines, Dummy and Turn on the Bright lights as one of the great debut records.

 

So, leading on from that.

 

Massive attack

Interpol

Bloc Party

Kings of Leon

Tv on the Radio

....

 

...and a fair few more, have done records that I would consider to be great. The premise of the question is always going to be like nailing water to a wall due to the fact that you're trying to name albums that other people consider great.

[Sugar Ape]

 

The debut is, definitely. Even just a few years on it's clearly taken it's place alongside the likes of Blue Lines, Dummy and Turn on the Bright lights as one of the great debut records.

 

So, leading on from that.

 

Massive attack

Interpol

Bloc Party

Kings of Leon

Tv on the Radio

....

 

...and a fair few more, have done records that I would consider to be great. The premise of the question is always going to be like nailing water to a wall due to the fact that you're trying to name albums that other people consider great.

 

Sorry,just to clarify I agree the first arctics album is a classic. No doubt about that. I just don't think suck it and see is. 1 classic album from them for me, and the rest whilst very good just fall short of being classics.

[James]

Kings of Leon have only made one great album imo and that was Because of the Times. The first two were alright, the last two were awful. Can't argue with the other 4 Monty summed up.

 

Sigur Ros, dEUS spring to mind alongside the ones that have been mentioned above i.e. Radiohead, Dylan, Beatles, Marvin Gaye.

[mgw100]

Off the top of my head - Pixies, The Smiths, The Fall. Joy Division, Public Enemy

 

("Widely accepted" is a bit limiting but I think I could argue the case)

[mgw100]

Kings of Leon have only made one great album imo and that was Because of the Times. The first two were alright, the last two were awful.

 

100% agree with this (well, 95% agree, thought the first album was good rather than alright)

[Transfer Budgie]

Pixies brr chp

[loadsoftrophies]

The Beatles- The best of the Beatles and No.1.

[VladimirIlyich]

Electric Light Orchestra-Out of the Blue and Discovery to name but two.

[Trumo]

Massive Attack's "Blue Lines" and "Mezzanine" are both brilliant.