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Greatest fourth album in rock history?

YellowSnow
YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
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Greatest fourth album in rock history? 25 votes

Tommy - The Who
4%
LebamDawg 1 vote
Led Zeppelin IV
40%
MikeDamoneSwayeSoutherndawgBennyBeaverDennis_DeYoungchuckBasemanBearsWiinNEsnake12Gwad 10 votes
Elephant - White Stripes
0%
Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
12%
alumni94seatownfunkYellowSnow 3 votes
Harvest - Neil Young
4%
RaceBannon 1 vote
Aftermath - Rolling Stones (this was their 4th REAL album)
4%
whlinder 1 vote
Night at the Opera - Queen
12%
Mad_SonGilbystaintUSMChawk 3 votes
Hunky Dory - David Bowie
0%
Willie and the Poor Boys - CCR
0%
Write-in Vote
24%
dfleaPurpleThrobberPitchfork51El_KJoeyHHusky 6 votes
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,072
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    Lord, strike that poor boy down....


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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
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    im a hipster too
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  • Mad_Son
    Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,194
    Night at the Opera - Queen
    Tommy was a strong contender.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    PurpleThrobber said:



    Lord, strike that poor boy down....


    Give me a BREAK, Throbber.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    Mad_Son said:

    Tommy was a strong contender.

    I love Tommy, but the studio album sounds corny to me at times. This material was so much better live. The Live at Leeds Deluxe Version shows us why.
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  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 23,898
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    HHusky said:


    Katie Lied is a great album.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    Swaye said:

    This one should not be close

    Sorry about AJFA.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Harvest - Neil Young
    Swaye said:

    This one should not be close

    And yet
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    RaceBannon said:

    Swaye said:

    This one should not be close

    And yet
    Old man.
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,787 Swaye's Wigwam
    Tommy - The Who
    went with Tommy in a very close one - the dead, NY, LZ, Queen, CCR all good. oops forgot the Stones
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  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,346 Founders Club
    Led Zeppelin IV
    Gwad said:

    When the Levee Breaks cmon mother fuckers

    FOUR STICKS
    ROCK AND ROLL
    MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
    BLACK DOG

    the whole thing is a greatest hits album jesus fuck guys cmon

    Not to mention Going to California, Battle of Evermore, and Stairway to Heaven.

    Totally agree, it's a God damned masterpiece. Rock, blues, folk and metal all done on a high level.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    Led Zeppelin IV
    Swaye said:

    This one should not be close

    Are you new here?


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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369
    Led Zeppelin IV
    YellowSnow said:

    Mad_Son said:

    Tommy was a strong contender.

    I love Tommy, but the studio album sounds corny to me at times. This material was so much better live. The Live at Leeds Deluxe Version shows us why.
    I saw The Who on their Farewell Tour............in 1989. As Townsend windmilled, his hand went through the Whammy Bar on his guitar. He had to LEAVE and go to the hospital.

    Saw them again in 1996 on the Quadrophina Tour. Also at Gorge circa 2002.

    The Kingdome in ‘81? was legendary. I didn’t go
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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369
    Led Zeppelin IV
    Gwad said:

    When the Levee Breaks cmon mother fuckers

    FOUR STICKS
    ROCK AND ROLL
    MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
    BLACK DOG

    the whole thing is a greatest hits album jesus fuck guys cmon

    Fucking classics.
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,262 Founders Club
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    I may be biased but its the greatest rock album that no one talks about
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  • El_K
    El_K Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,490 Swaye's Wigwam
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    VH's "Fair Warning"
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    Baseman said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Mad_Son said:

    Tommy was a strong contender.

    I love Tommy, but the studio album sounds corny to me at times. This material was so much better live. The Live at Leeds Deluxe Version shows us why.
    I saw The Who on their Farewell Tour............in 1989. As Townsend windmilled, his hand went through the Whammy Bar on his guitar. He had to LEAVE and go to the hospital.

    Saw them again in 1996 on the Quadrophina Tour. Also at Gorge circa 2002.

    The Kingdome in ‘81? was legendary. I didn’t go
    I saw them at the same Gorge show as you. Thanks for saying HI you dick.
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    Led Zeppelin IV
    BennyBeaver said:

    Swaye said:

    This one should not be close

    Are you new here?


    *knew
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    Led Zeppelin IV
    joeEDangerously said:



    I may be biased but its the greatest rock album that no one talks about

    Certainly the best cover
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Harvest - Neil Young
    I went with Harvest because when it came time to restock the music library for the third time (albums, CDs, downloads) I started with Neil Young. LZ had been played to death over the last 40-50 years.

    Recently I did download about 10 LZ songs many of which came from IV

    Alabama is better than Southern Man and is the song that pissed off Skynard
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    RaceBannon said:

    I went with Harvest because when it came time to restock the music library for the third time (albums, CDs, downloads) I started with Neil Young. LZ had been played to death over the last 40-50 years.

    Recently I did download about 10 LZ songs many of which came from IV

    Alabama is better than Southern Man and is the song that pissed off Skynard

    I love Harvest for the misogyny...

    I was thinkin' that maybe I'd get a maid
    Find a place nearby for her to stay
    Just someone to keep my house clean
    Fix my meals and go away
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  • alumni94
    alumni94 Member Posts: 4,863
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    Voted for the Dead as can't vote against them, but would assume that this is a lock for Zep.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
    alumni94 said:

    Voted for the Dead as can't vote against them, but would assume that this is a lock for Zep.

    #metoo
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,678 Swaye's Wigwam
    Led Zeppelin IV
    RaceBannon said:

    I went with Harvest because when it came time to restock the music library for the third time (albums, CDs, downloads) I started with Neil Young. LZ had been played to death over the last 40-50 years.

    Recently I did download about 10 LZ songs many of which came from IV

    Alabama is better than Southern Man and is the song that pissed off Skynard

    I didn't vote for Harvest because it's about the only Neil album where I'll hit the skip button. Alabama and A Man Needs a Maid are right there on my Mt Rushmore of favorite Neil songs though. The title track, Heart of Gold and Old Man are all shining examples of how he can say very little but sound so good and meaningful doing it. I love Harvest. It's just not among my favorites.

    Speaking of sounding good and meaningful without saying much of anything...Stairway should only be criticized for its silliness with the caveat that, musically and even vocally, it's almost beyond criticism. It really is a pretty song and the guitar solo, IMO, is the best in the history of pop hard rock, barely edging out Page's own in Since I've Been Loving You.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Harvest - Neil Young
    chuck said:

    RaceBannon said:

    I went with Harvest because when it came time to restock the music library for the third time (albums, CDs, downloads) I started with Neil Young. LZ had been played to death over the last 40-50 years.

    Recently I did download about 10 LZ songs many of which came from IV

    Alabama is better than Southern Man and is the song that pissed off Skynard

    I didn't vote for Harvest because it's about the only Neil album where I'll hit the skip button. Alabama and A Man Needs a Maid are right there on my Mt Rushmore of favorite Neil songs though. The title track, Heart of Gold and Old Man are all shining examples of how he can say very little but sound so good and meaningful doing it. I love Harvest. It's just not among my favorites.

    Speaking of sounding good and meaningful without saying much of anything...Stairway should only be criticized for its silliness with the caveat that, musically and even vocally, it's almost beyond criticism. It really is a pretty song and the guitar solo, IMO, is the best in the history of pop hard rock, barely edging out Page's own in Since I've Been Loving You.
    Stairway to Heaven was killed by overplay but there was a damn good reason it was overplayed

    Imagine hearing it for the first time
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