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Title: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 15, 2011, 01:04 PM
Alright, lets play a game. Name your three (and ONLY your top three...no honorable mentions!) favorite, 3 consecutive album runs. This includes live albums. I'll go first:

Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970)
                         Sticky Fingers (1971)
                         Exile On Main Street (1972)

Neil Young: On The Beach (1974)
                   Tonight's The Night (1975)
                   Zuma (1975)

Radiohead: The Bends (1995)
                   OK Computer (1997)
                   Kid A (2000)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 01:13 PM
Rush - 2112
           Farewell to Kings
           Hemispheres

Dylan - Time out of Mind
            Love and Theft
            Modern Times

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
             A Night at the Opera
             A Day at the Races
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Penny Lane on Feb 15, 2011, 01:27 PM
ewwww...i love the trifecta question

Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
Let it bleed
Exile on Main St

Drive-by Truckers
Southern Rock Opera
Decoration Day
The Dirty South

Whiskeytown
Faithless Street
Stranger's Almanac
Pneumonia
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Hooray games! :D
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

Its the usual suspects for me.
MMJ
AD
ISM
Z

Rush
Hemispheres
Permanent Waves
Moving Pictures

A Tribe Called Quest
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
The Low End Theory
Midnight Marauders
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: mike on Feb 15, 2011, 02:02 PM
Springsteen:
Born To Run
Darkness
The River

The Who
Tommy
Who's Next
Quadrophenia

Allman Brothers
The Allman Brothers Band
Idlewild South
At Fillmore East

U2
War
Unforgettable Fire
The Joshua Tree

Stones
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 02:07 PM
My 18 favorite 3 album runs
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 02:14 PM
The Who:
Who's Next
Quadrophenia
The Who By Numbers

Clutch:
Blast Tyrant
Robot Hive/Exodus
From Beale Street to Oblivion

I'll get back to you when I think of another one.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 15, 2011, 02:22 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 02:07 PM
My 18 favorite 3 album runs

::) Sheesh, I know.  ;D

I actually thought it was really hard to narrow it to three, and I like giving other folks a chance to call out ones that might've been fourth (MMJ) or fifth (hasn't been named yet) for me.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 15, 2011, 02:24 PM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 02:14 PM
The Who:
Who's Next
Quadrophenia
The Who By Numbers

Clutch:
Blast Tyrant
Robot Hive/Exodus
From Beale Street to Oblivion

I'll get back to you when I think of another one.

I don't think I've ever heard any Clutch. Link their most badass youtube in here and get me fired up about 'em.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: mike on Feb 15, 2011, 02:50 PM
Well in my case it was simply impossible to name only 3. I could however cut it off at the 5 I named. Really there are countless bands for me who have great 3 album runs in their peaks and some who would be included more than one time with 3 album runs at different points in their careers.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 03:16 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

HA I pretty much ignored the thread title sorry, my b bbill

Outta respect let's take the national out of there....the other 3 fit just fine!

btw Ruckus nice Rush picks I was tempted to list 2112-Signals but I thought it would be disrespecting the game  ;D
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Feb 15, 2011, 03:26 PM
The Clash:
S/T
Give 'Em Enough Rope
London Calling

The Beatles:
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's

Neko Case:
Blacklisted
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Middle Cyclone
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Feb 15, 2011, 03:28 PM
Quote from: Penne BruLane on Feb 15, 2011, 01:27 PM
ewwww...i love the trifecta question

Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
Let it bleed
Exile on Main St

Drive-by Truckers
Southern Rock Opera
Decoration Day
The Dirty South

Whiskeytown
Faithless Street
Stranger's Almanac
Pneumonia

Both penny and bbill have Stones albums and end with Exile, but with different other albums. Something's not right.

EDIT:
just looked it up and turns out neither of you are right  :-\ Correct order:
Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile on Main St.

ReEDIT: Just saw that Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out is a live album and wasn't listed on the first discography site I researched. I guess that counts, but I still think the 3 I listed is more proper.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: johnnYYac on Feb 15, 2011, 03:36 PM
Grateful Dead
Live/Dead
Workingman's Dead
American Beauty

Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals

My Morning Jacket
At Dawn
It Still Moves
Z
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: woodnymph on Feb 15, 2011, 03:57 PM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 15, 2011, 03:36 PM
Grateful Dead
Live/Dead
Workingman's Dead
American Beauty

Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals

My Morning Jacket
At Dawn
It Still Moves
Z

Hearty picks JY  8)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 15, 2011, 04:17 PM
Quote from: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 03:16 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

HA I pretty much ignored the thread title sorry, my b bbill

Outta respect let's take the national out of there....the other 3 fit just fine!

btw Ruckus nice Rush picks I was tempted to list 2112-Signals but I thought it would be disrespecting the game  ;D

;D No problem dude. The rule was mostly in place for when the Cap'n comes in here and tries to list 35 three-album runs and steal everyone elses thunder.

Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Feb 15, 2011, 03:28 PM
ReEDIT: Just saw that Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out is a live album and wasn't listed on the first discography site I researched. I guess that counts, but I still think the 3 I listed is more proper.

Except that I made the rules to this silly little game and said that live albums are included. Thanks for trying to keep things proper though.  ;D

Quote from: mike on Feb 15, 2011, 02:50 PM
Well in my case it was simply impossible to name only 3. I could however cut it off at the 5 I named. Really there are countless bands for me who have great 3 album runs in their peaks and some who would be included more than one time with 3 album runs at different points in their careers.

Dude, this almost requires its own thread. The fact that we're only considering consecutive releases disqualifies a lot of bands from this elite group, imo. Neil Young definitely has multiple plateaus of 3-album runs of greatness throughout his career though.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: kydiddle on Feb 15, 2011, 04:22 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 15, 2011, 04:17 PM
Quote from: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 03:16 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

HA I pretty much ignored the thread title sorry, my b bbill

Outta respect let's take the national out of there....the other 3 fit just fine!

btw Ruckus nice Rush picks I was tempted to list 2112-Signals but I thought it would be disrespecting the game  ;D

;D No problem dude. The rule was mostly in place for when the Cap'n comes in here and tries to list 35 three-album runs and steal everyone elses thunder.

;D
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 04:53 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 15, 2011, 02:24 PM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 02:14 PM
The Who:
Who's Next
Quadrophenia
The Who By Numbers

Clutch:
Blast Tyrant
Robot Hive/Exodus
From Beale Street to Oblivion

I'll get back to you when I think of another one.

I don't think I've ever heard any Clutch. Link their most badass youtube in here and get me fired up about 'em.

Well, you said Badass. Clutch - "Burning Beard" DRT Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4#)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Penny Lane on Feb 15, 2011, 05:10 PM
Quote from: kydiddle on Feb 15, 2011, 04:22 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 15, 2011, 04:17 PM
Quote from: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 03:16 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

HA I pretty much ignored the thread title sorry, my b bbill

Outta respect let's take the national out of there....the other 3 fit just fine!

btw Ruckus nice Rush picks I was tempted to list 2112-Signals but I thought it would be disrespecting the game  ;D

;D No problem dude. The rule was mostly in place for when the Cap'n comes in here and tries to list 35 three-album runs and steal everyone elses thunder.

;D

awe..we wuv you, Scotty... ;D ;)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Crispy on Feb 15, 2011, 05:23 PM
Late to the party as usual, and trying not to repeat what others have chosen here, because I totally would have.

Wilco
A.M.
Being There
Summerteeth

The Flaming Lips
The Soft Bulletin
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
At War with the Mystics

Stars
Heart
Set Yourself on Fire
In Our Bedroom After the War


(looking forward to seeing the Capn's legion of choices...  ;D )
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Feb 15, 2011, 07:03 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 15, 2011, 04:17 PM
Quote from: wolof7 on Feb 15, 2011, 03:16 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 15, 2011, 01:52 PM
Can I play by Wolof's rules? ;D

HA I pretty much ignored the thread title sorry, my b bbill

Outta respect let's take the national out of there....the other 3 fit just fine!

btw Ruckus nice Rush picks I was tempted to list 2112-Signals but I thought it would be disrespecting the game  ;D

;D No problem dude. The rule was mostly in place for when the Cap'n comes in here and tries to list 35 three-album runs and steal everyone elses thunder.

Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Feb 15, 2011, 03:28 PM
ReEDIT: Just saw that Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out is a live album and wasn't listed on the first discography site I researched. I guess that counts, but I still think the 3 I listed is more proper.

Except that I made the rules to this silly little game and said that live albums are included. Thanks for trying to keep things proper though.  ;D

Quote from: mike on Feb 15, 2011, 02:50 PM
Well in my case it was simply impossible to name only 3. I could however cut it off at the 5 I named. Really there are countless bands for me who have great 3 album runs in their peaks and some who would be included more than one time with 3 album runs at different points in their careers.

Dude, this almost requires its own thread. The fact that we're only considering consecutive releases disqualifies a lot of bands from this elite group, imo. Neil Young definitely has multiple plateaus of 3-album runs of greatness throughout his career though.

I must've missed that part. That still means Pennylane is disqualified unless she changes it proper.  ;)
Acceptable alternates:
Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile or...
Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Murph on Feb 15, 2011, 10:39 PM
Black Keys:
Big Come Up
Thickfreakness
Rubber Factory

Black Keys:
Magic Potion
Attack and Release
Brothers
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 10:41 AM
I like games.

Pixies

Come On Pilgrim
Surfer Rosa
Doolittle

Afghan Whigs

Gentlemen
Black Love
1965

Husker Du

Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 16, 2011, 01:31 PM
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 10:41 AM
I like games.

Pixies

Come On Pilgrim
Surfer Rosa
Doolittle

Afghan Whigs

Gentlemen
Black Love
1965

Husker Du

Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig

'Tsup Soup. 'Tsgood ta see ya.  8)

If we were playing a game called "Guess whose Runs-of-3 these are," I would've gotten yours right, without a doubt.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Jon T. on Feb 16, 2011, 02:40 PM
Neil Young: Everybody Knows this is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest
My Morning Jacket: this one is really tough..  Definitely At Dawn and It still Moves.  It's the one on either end that really gets me.  I guess I'll go with -TTF, AD, ISM.  Are you holding us to this Bbill?
Tool- Undertow, AEnima, Lateralus.  I'm kind of cheating a little here because I'm not sure Undertow belongs, but the two album run of Aenima and Lateralus is too good to pass up.

Cool game.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 02:56 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 16, 2011, 01:31 PM
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 10:41 AM
I like games.

Pixies

Come On Pilgrim
Surfer Rosa
Doolittle

Afghan Whigs

Gentlemen
Black Love
1965

Husker Du

Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig

'Tsup Soup. 'Tsgood ta see ya.  8)

If we were playing a game called "Guess whose Runs-of-3 these are," I would've gotten yours right, without a doubt.

I'm just stuck in my ways and really, really boring.  Two of my initial thoughts were Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain, Echo & the Bunnymen (but bookended by Porcupine and Reverberation - no thanks to either) and Smashing Pumpkins - Gish, Siamese Dream (but then Melon Collie...  Despite all my rage, this album could have been made by Ugly Kid Joe for all I care).

Twilight Singers Blackberry Belle, Powder Burns, and the just-released Dynamite Steps might do it for me.  You'd have to skip She Loves you, but that was a covers album and I'd need a ruling as to whether that counts or not.  There's also about ten years in between the albums - the Husker 3 were done in like less than 2 years.  But again, Greg Dulli - man I'm stuck in a rut.  "I got sixteen hours to burn and I'm gonna stay up all night!"
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 16, 2011, 04:19 PM
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 02:56 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 16, 2011, 01:31 PM
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 16, 2011, 10:41 AM
I like games.

Pixies

Come On Pilgrim
Surfer Rosa
Doolittle

Afghan Whigs

Gentlemen
Black Love
1965

Husker Du

Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig

'Tsup Soup. 'Tsgood ta see ya.  8)

If we were playing a game called "Guess whose Runs-of-3 these are," I would've gotten yours right, without a doubt.

I'm just stuck in my ways and really, really boring.  Two of my initial thoughts were Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain, Echo & the Bunnymen (but bookended by Porcupine and Reverberation - no thanks to either) and Smashing Pumpkins - Gish, Siamese Dream (but then Melon Collie...  Despite all my rage, this album could have been made by Ugly Kid Joe for all I care).

Twilight Singers Blackberry Belle, Powder Burns, and the just-released Dynamite Steps might do it for me.  You'd have to skip She Loves you, but that was a covers album and I'd need a ruling as to whether that counts or not.  There's also about ten years in between the albums - the Husker 3 were done in like less than 2 years.  But again, Greg Dulli - man I'm stuck in a rut.  "I got sixteen hours to burn and I'm gonna stay up all night!"

;D That's not a bad thing. If anything, it just shows you have good, uncompromising tastes in music!
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 16, 2011, 04:24 PM
Quote from: Jon T. on Feb 16, 2011, 02:40 PM
Neil Young: Everybody Knows this is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest
My Morning Jacket: this one is really tough..  Definitely At Dawn and It still Moves.  It's the one on either end that really gets me.  I guess I'll go with -TTF, AD, ISM.  Are you holding us to this Bbill?Tool- Undertow, AEnima, Lateralus.  I'm kind of cheating a little here because I'm not sure Undertow belongs, but the two album run of Aenima and Lateralus is too good to pass up.

Cool game.

Yes. I'm having my stone carvers chisel away some granite tablets right now with these results. The tablets will be on display in front of the Stockton Pvblic Library for the world to see, so you better get it right.

Three really great albums released consecutively are pretty rare, imo. I think those Tool picks are solid though.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 16, 2011, 04:26 PM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 04:53 PM
Well, you said Badass. Clutch - "Burning Beard" DRT Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4#)

Dude, that kicked my ass. Those guys definitely rock.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 16, 2011, 04:31 PM
Alright, this is the last one of my multiple post run, which I'm going to nominate for a new thread I'll be starting called "Favorite Consecutive 4-Post Run Of All-Time."

::Pours a little OE on the street for our homies no longer wit us::

In honor of MJK and DB, I'm going to nominate:

Supergrass

I Should Coco
In It for the Money
Supergrass
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Penny Lane on Feb 16, 2011, 05:00 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 16, 2011, 04:31 PM

Supergrass

I Should Coco
In It for the Money
Supergrass

YES YES YES
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ralph on Feb 16, 2011, 05:20 PM
R.E.M:
Green
Out Of Time
Automatic For the People

Neil Young:
Time Fades Away
On The Beach
Tonights The Night

Pearl Jam:
Vitalogy
No Code
Yield
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Jaimoe on Feb 16, 2011, 08:07 PM
The Who:

Live at Leeds
Who's Next
Quadrophenia

(more to add later)


Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: FiddleCastro on Feb 16, 2011, 09:50 PM
Quote from: bbill on Feb 16, 2011, 04:26 PM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Feb 15, 2011, 04:53 PM
Well, you said Badass. Clutch - "Burning Beard" DRT Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4#)

Dude, that kicked my ass. Those guys definitely rock.

Clutch - "Electric Worry" DRT Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6FV2qR2TY#)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: e_wind on Feb 16, 2011, 10:07 PM
MMJ - AD, ISM, Z
Pearl Jam - 10, Vs., Vitalogy
Flaming Lips - Soft Bulliten, At War, Yoshimi
Lucero - Tennesee, That Much Further West, Nobody's Darlings
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: rincon on Feb 17, 2011, 11:09 AM
Some redundancy here, but it justifies the logic of the picks

The Who
Tommy  Who's Next, Quad...with Live at Leads in the middle

Stones
Beggars Banquette, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers...With Ya Ya's in the middle, I can appreciate Exile, but it is a rough listen, and I think overrated.

MMJ
Any 3 in a row...with Okonosis in the middle

Those 3 get extra credit for having 3 of the best live albums ever in their run
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Ruckus on Feb 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
Sobchak's Rule(s) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFpOp8Ft0Q#)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: Jon T. on Feb 17, 2011, 11:40 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
Sobchak's Rule(s) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFpOp8Ft0Q#)

;D   This is not 'Nam.

Perfect prop usage.
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: rincon on Feb 17, 2011, 11:46 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
Sobchak's Rule(s) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFpOp8Ft0Q#)
Better?
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Feb 17, 2011, 01:10 PM
Quote from: Jon T. on Feb 17, 2011, 11:40 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
Sobchak's Rule(s) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFpOp8Ft0Q#)

;D   This is not 'Nam.

Perfect prop usage.
;D  :thumbsup:
Someone's been stealing my thunder.  ;)
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: ophidiophobia on Feb 17, 2011, 01:25 PM
Ryan Adams

Heartbreaker
Gold
Demolition

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire EP
Funeral
Neon Bible

White Stripes

De Stijl
White Blood Cells
Elephant
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: pawpaw on Feb 18, 2011, 12:08 PM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 17, 2011, 11:30 AM
Sobchak's Rule(s) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyFpOp8Ft0Q#)

;D Thanks for the help...
Title: Re: 3 Favorite 3-Album Runs
Post by: bleedingshrimp on Feb 23, 2011, 12:55 AM
The Strokes
Is this it?
Room on Fire
First Impressions of Earth

Elbow
Cast of Thousands
Leaders of the Free World
The Seldom Seen Kid