Author Topic: Best double album? (Read 2021 times)

Phoenix Dark · « **on:** January 02, 2009, 04:10:24 PM »

The discussion concerning Pumpkins faggatry got me thinking: what's the best double album ever? Seems like even the best candidates have their share of filler. For whatever reason The Wall is heralded as a perfect album, one of the best ever...but while it definitely has great tracks it also has some god awful filler. I love Electric Ladyland but yea, it has boring filler too.

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TVC15 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:15:39 PM »

The Wall is pretty terrible. Much like Mellon Collie, about 3/4ths of it could be chucked and few would ever notice.

There are few noteworthy double albums. I think Prince's Sign O' the Times might be my favorite, although it's still a mess.

Robo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:23:52 PM »

Blonde on Blonde

TVC15 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:28:59 PM »

He said best.

Reb · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:30:33 PM »

Life after Death

I love Wu, but it's not better than Biggie.

Robo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:35:17 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 02, 2009, 04:28:59 PM

He said best.

I know. I didn't say anything about Neil Young's Journey Through the Past.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:39:34 PM »

The White Album

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2009, 04:45:28 PM »

Ninja · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:20:24 PM »

Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is pretty hot.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:22:00 PM »

All Eyes On Me

Must have played each disc 500 times at least. Great for working out, playing games, anything really. Like most double disc albums, there is a little filler (esp. in Disc 2) but a lot less than one would expect for a double album.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #10 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:33:19 PM »

Top Dog should have released Slam Dunk'n Hoes as a Double. He left a lot of good material on the table, IMO.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11 on:** January 02, 2009, 06:08:34 PM »

All Eyes on Me

some filler "for the ladies" tracks but it's mostly solid to the core.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12 on:** January 02, 2009, 06:50:33 PM »

Probably Use Your Illusion I/II, even tho they were sold separately. As noted, double albums are usually just exercises in artistic wankery where bands can't be bothered to trim the fat.

Tabasco · « **Reply #13 on:** January 02, 2009, 06:51:06 PM »

white album

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #14 on:** January 02, 2009, 08:54:46 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on January 02, 2009, 06:50:33 PM

Probably Use Your Illusion I/II

leper this filth

TVC15 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:07:09 PM »

If Use Your Illusion counts, then Kid A/Amnesiac counts. And I pick that.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #16 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:12:12 PM »

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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #17 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:14:35 PM »

I was gonna make that post too.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #18 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:21:13 PM »

I read that was originally going to be a triple album. Come on, guys.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #19 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:23:42 PM »

Quote from: ch1nchilla on January 02, 2009, 04:45:28 PM

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I personally like Good Side/Bad Side but whatever.

All Eyez on Me is great. Does this thread also include triple albums? If so Emancipation by Prince is the fucking winner

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:28:14 PM »

If Baseballs Had AIDS on Them changed my life

BlackMage · « **Reply #21 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:32:25 PM »

Jerry Cantrell's degradation trip!

Robo · « **Reply #22 on:** January 02, 2009, 09:52:46 PM »

I forgot that Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation was a double album. Can's Tago Mago deserves a mention too.

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #23 on:** January 02, 2009, 10:43:52 PM »

The White Album.

Propagandhim · « **Reply #24 on:** January 02, 2009, 10:57:02 PM »

Husker Du - Zen Arcade

The Best of Van Morrison 1/2/3

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #25 on:** January 02, 2009, 11:04:37 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 02, 2009, 09:07:09 PM

If Use Your Illusion counts, then Kid A/Amnesiac counts. And I pick that.

Use Your Illusion should count, as it was a simultaneous launch. But, as a huge GnR fan, and a big fan of UYI, it's not the best double album. It's got some pretty shitty songs.

I'd say most consistent is The White Album, but that Biggie album is killer all the way through too. And I wouldn't consider The Wall as one of the best double albums, as much as I like it. It would be one of the best concept albums, as far as being realized in different mediums and telling a complete story, but it fails as a purely listenable double album. I have to be ready for a journy when I listen to The Wall.

edit: Can't count Kid A/Amnesiac as brilliant as it was. Those are definitely partner albums but there was a year in between the launches of the albums. No true double album can make you wait a year for the second half. That's a follow-up/companion album.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #26 on:** January 02, 2009, 11:43:25 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on January 02, 2009, 04:39:34 PM

The White Album

That's my predictable answer.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #27 on:** January 03, 2009, 01:33:54 AM »

Quote from: RoboJ on January 02, 2009, 04:23:52 PM

Blonde on Blonde

This

TVC15 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:01:25 AM »

Oh yeah, I forgot Daydream Nation. That wins, easily.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #29 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:03:26 AM »

Even I'm tempted to pick that over Blonde On Blonde.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2009, 03:46:09 AM »

what does "being important to the overall concept" have to do with a song being shitty filler? And no I'm not talking about The Trial, which I like

roboj smh

TVC15 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 03, 2009, 03:48:55 AM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on January 03, 2009, 03:44:32 AM

There's no filler in The Wall. Wtf are you guys talking about? Every track is important to the overall concept.

Filler as in bad songs just there to kill time. There's like 20-30 minutes between Mother and Comfortably Numb that could be tossed out and no one would care. Basically everything but One of My Turns (which has a stupid too long intro) and Hey You.

TVC15 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 03, 2009, 03:56:28 AM »

Goodbye Blue Sky I'd be okay with losing, Young Lust. . .maybe I'd keep. I think the reason it may stand out is solely because it breaks up a lengthy segment of down tempo songs.

Tucah · « **Reply #33 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:27:51 PM »

I really can't go with anything but the White Album.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #34 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:28:44 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 02, 2009, 09:28:14 PM

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If Baseballs Had AIDS on Them changed my life

Fuck, winner total. Completely forgot about that.

TVC15 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:17:40 AM »

Yeah, it's funny this came up because a few weeks ago me and a few friends got baked and listened to it, and the general concensus was "I remember this being a lot more fun when I was 16."

I like their earlier stuff most. Piper is a pretty good record. Saucerful of Secrets, Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother (my fave), Dark Side, Meddle. I also found Wish You Were Here more boring than I recall. I think that used to be my favorite, but now, it seems too spaced out and I'm more of a concision guy these days. With that said, Animals has held up well enough, although the long songs did bug me.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #36 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:28:00 AM »

Bitches Brew for me.

Quote from: dcharlie on January 02, 2009, 06:38:48 PM

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~~Rock opera~~ musical, bitches.

Richard Burton

Then this. Then probably Ween's Painting the Town Brown - does that count, seeing as it's a live album with tracks from '90 to '98?

Positive Touch · « **Reply #37 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:48:26 AM »

London Calling is another obvious good choice

scenester mentioned triple albums (Prince

); how many well-known other triple albums are there? I can't think of many

Quote from: littlemathletics on January 04, 2009, 02:28:00 AM

Then this. Then probably Ween's Painting the Town Brown - does that count, seeing as it's a live album with tracks from '90 to '98?

anything that includes a 20+ minute version of Poop Ship Destroyer can't possibly be bad

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #38 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:05:10 AM »

I tried to listen to The Wall at work a few months ago and had to cut it off :'(

It's ok when you're sitting stoned on a couch wasting the day away but it's not a great listen from front to back otherwise. It's a fantastic concept album but as a double album it's sorta fail.

I digest my Floyd mainly through 'Wish You Were Here' which is composed of five really great songs. Animals is also very listenable, as is the obvious Dark Side. If I'm feeling perky for 20 min I'll listen to Echoes, which is just an epic song even if you aren't watching 2001.

I love Floyd. Too bad I fucked up and didn't see them in 93, I'll never get that chance now.

TVC15 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:05:20 AM »

George Harrison's All Things Must Pass is a triple album and generally regarded highly. Boris w/ Merzbow's Rock Dream is a triple album (and awesome), So is sunn o))) w/ Boris's Altar (also awesome).

TVC15 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:09:41 AM »

I don't think I've actually ever heard that one. I never listened to it when I was younger, and the recent revisiting of their catalog was a sort of nostalgia thing. I will check it out.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #41 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:53:19 AM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on January 04, 2009, 02:48:26 AM

London Calling is another obvious good choice

scenester mentioned triple albums (Prince ); how many well-known other triple albums are there? I can't think of many

Quote from: littlemathletics on January 04, 2009, 02:28:00 AM
Then this. Then probably Ween's Painting the Town Brown - does that count, seeing as it's a live album with tracks from '90 to '98?

anything that includes a 20+ minute version of Poop Ship Destroyer can't possibly be bad

Not to mention a half hour version of Vallejo.

Clash's Sandinista is about the only other triple album that I can think of off the top of my head.

edit: oh, and 69 Love Songs. And Yessongs, but that's crap.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #42 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:56:55 AM »

MF Grimm has a triple album

DJ_Tet · « **Reply #43 on:** January 04, 2009, 12:33:00 PM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on January 04, 2009, 03:10:19 AM

In Rainbows is a great double album if you count the bonus disc.

I loved In Rainbows but never really listened to my bonus disc. Sounds like I'm in for a treat, I'll check it out this week

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Author Topic: Best double album? (Read 2021 times)