Greatest 7th album in rock music history?

YellowSnow

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

The herd starts to thin somewhat by the time you get to most artist's 7th albums. Zep's run was over with Presence, a decent but not great album. AC/DC never matched the heights of Back in Black ever again. Metallica was on the downward slide.

Of these records, Revolver stands as the most influential, rather easily. But from a matter of personal taste, Beggar's Banquet is a top 5 rock album of all time for Yella Piss. Also, it marks the start of the Stone's epic 4 album run from 1968- 72 when the were The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.

LebamDawg

Write-in Vote

I think it is a tie between Revolver and Beggar's Banquet

Love Factory Girl btw

dflea

The Beatles - Revolver

I love this album. I'd like to split my vote between it and Beggar's Banquet, but since I can't.

Gwad

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdQgYPr07Y


if you get off on this kind of stuff

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

dflea said:

I love this album. I'd like to split my vote between it and Beggar's Banquet, but since I can't.

What next? A fly rod?

chuck

The Beatles - Revolver

This one should be a blowout.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

chuck said:

This one should be a blowout.

I won't begrudge a man for going with Revolver, but not so fast on the blowout. Beggar's was just about as influential. I mean it was really the first rock record to so assertively fuse, country, delta blues and rock into one cohesive sound. And Street Fighting Man and Sympathy captured the turmoil of 1968 as well as any songs every recorded. I need to pull in Russian novel superiority guy @BearsWiin to get an easy Beggar's Banquet vote.

Gilbystaint

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

Between this and Blonde on Blonde for me.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

Gwad said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdQgYPr07Y


if you get off on this kind of stuff

I loved watching this documentary in my youth. And they were basically a 4 person group at this point as Brian Jones was pretty much dead and Mick Taylor was a year out. Apparently Ry Cooder played some on Beggar's and he is a GOD of course.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

Gilbystaint said:

Between this and Blonde on Blonde for me.

Blonde on Blonde is legendary too. 1st legit double album by a rock artist.

BennyBeaver

The Beatles - Revolver

YellowSnow said:

Gilbystaint said:

Between this and Blonde on Blonde for me.

Blonde on Blonde is legendary too. 1st legit double album by a rock artist.

Even moar legendary

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

BennyBeaver said:

YellowSnow said:

Gilbystaint said:

Between this and Blonde on Blonde for me.

Blonde on Blonde is legendary too. 1st legit double album by a rock artist.

Even moar legendary

*Rock music is not R&B music

chuck

The Beatles - Revolver

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

This one should be a blowout.

I won't begrudge a man for going with Revolver, but not so fast on the blowout. Beggar's was just about as influential. I mean it was really the first rock record to so assertively fuse, country, delta blues and rock into one cohesive sound. And Street Fighting Man and Sympathy captured the turmoil of 1968 as well as any songs every recorded. I need to pull in Russian novel superiority guy @BearsWiin to get an easy Beggar's Banquet vote.

I like to exaggerate the strength of my opinion when I have one. It's what I like to do.

I think Revolver is my favorite Beatles but I readily acknowledge that my favorites change day to day. The strength of the tracks from John and George really stand out on this one. Paul is kind of off on a tangent on Revolver and not really making rock and roll songs. I actually dont care for Got to get you into my life or Good day sunshine at all...too featherweight for me. Eleanor Rigby and especially For no one are strong efforts with surprisingly heavy themes though.

Everything John did on Revolver absolutely kicks ass. Taxman and Love you too rock. And your bird can sing is among my favorite Beatles tunes and the first one I ever got a perfect score on Beatles Rock Band (hard setting) so there's that in this album's favor too.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

chuck said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

This one should be a blowout.

I won't begrudge a man for going with Revolver, but not so fast on the blowout. Beggar's was just about as influential. I mean it was really the first rock record to so assertively fuse, country, delta blues and rock into one cohesive sound. And Street Fighting Man and Sympathy captured the turmoil of 1968 as well as any songs every recorded. I need to pull in Russian novel superiority guy @BearsWiin to get an easy Beggar's Banquet vote.

I like to exaggerate the strength of my opinion when I have one. It's what I like to do.

I think Revolver is my favorite Beatles but I readily acknowledge that my favorites change day to day. The strength of the tracks from John and George really stand out on this one. Paul is kind of off on a tangent on Revolver and not really making rock and roll songs. I actually dont care for Got to get you into my life or Good day sunshine at all...too featherweight for me. Eleanor Rigby and especially For no one are strong efforts with surprisingly heavy themes though.

Everything John did on Revolver absolutely kicks ass. Taxman and Love you too rock. And your bird can sing is among my favorite Beatles tunes and the first one I ever got a perfect score on Beatles Rock Band (hard setting) so there's that in this album's favor too.

John + Taxman made Revolver. The few weak cuts on the album are all Paul stuff. Eleanor Rigby ain't rock but it sure opened up the playbook.

Mad_Son

Queen - Jazz

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

This one should be a blowout.

I won't begrudge a man for going with Revolver, but not so fast on the blowout. Beggar's was just about as influential. I mean it was really the first rock record to so assertively fuse, country, delta blues and rock into one cohesive sound. And Street Fighting Man and Sympathy captured the turmoil of 1968 as well as any songs every recorded. I need to pull in Russian novel superiority guy @BearsWiin to get an easy Beggar's Banquet vote.

I like to exaggerate the strength of my opinion when I have one. It's what I like to do.

I think Revolver is my favorite Beatles but I readily acknowledge that my favorites change day to day. The strength of the tracks from John and George really stand out on this one. Paul is kind of off on a tangent on Revolver and not really making rock and roll songs. I actually dont care for Got to get you into my life or Good day sunshine at all...too featherweight for me. Eleanor Rigby and especially For no one are strong efforts with surprisingly heavy themes though.

Everything John did on Revolver absolutely kicks ass. Taxman and Love you too rock. And your bird can sing is among my favorite Beatles tunes and the first one I ever got a perfect score on Beatles Rock Band (hard setting) so there's that in this album's favor too.

John + Taxman made Revolver. The few weak cuts on the album are all Paul stuff. Eleanor Rigby ain't rock but it sure opened up the playbook.

Disagree. On what basis is that not rock? That's like saying the cranberries aren't rock.

RaceBannon

Its pop

Typical McCartney jibberish

Kaepsknee

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

I voted.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

Mad_Son said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

This one should be a blowout.

I won't begrudge a man for going with Revolver, but not so fast on the blowout. Beggar's was just about as influential. I mean it was really the first rock record to so assertively fuse, country, delta blues and rock into one cohesive sound. And Street Fighting Man and Sympathy captured the turmoil of 1968 as well as any songs every recorded. I need to pull in Russian novel superiority guy @BearsWiin to get an easy Beggar's Banquet vote.

I like to exaggerate the strength of my opinion when I have one. It's what I like to do.

I think Revolver is my favorite Beatles but I readily acknowledge that my favorites change day to day. The strength of the tracks from John and George really stand out on this one. Paul is kind of off on a tangent on Revolver and not really making rock and roll songs. I actually dont care for Got to get you into my life or Good day sunshine at all...too featherweight for me. Eleanor Rigby and especially For no one are strong efforts with surprisingly heavy themes though.

Everything John did on Revolver absolutely kicks ass. Taxman and Love you too rock. And your bird can sing is among my favorite Beatles tunes and the first one I ever got a perfect score on Beatles Rock Band (hard setting) so there's that in this album's favor too.

John + Taxman made Revolver. The few weak cuts on the album are all Paul stuff. Eleanor Rigby ain't rock but it sure opened up the playbook.

Disagree. On what basis is that not rock? That's like saying the cranberries aren't rock.

It's rock because the Beatles were a rock and roll band and the song appeared on a Beatle's album. But it wasn't a "rock" song since there was only vocals and string section.

Guess that's why they are the most important group of the rock era- i.e., the redefined what rock could be.

YellowSnow

Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet

salemcoog said:

I voted.

Correctly too I see.

BennyBeaver

The Beatles - Revolver

YellowSnow said:

BennyBeaver said:

YellowSnow said:

Gilbystaint said:

Between this and Blonde on Blonde for me.

Blonde on Blonde is legendary too. 1st legit double album by a rock artist.

Even moar legendary

*Rock music is not R&B music

This is the Blond album category now.

Hth.