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Greatest 4 Album Run in Rock History?

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,470 Founders Club
    Neil Young: 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' (1969), 'After the Gold Rush' (1970), 'Harvest' (1972), 'On the Beach' (1974)

    High and Dry

    Pyromania

    Hysteria

    And there is no 4th

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,695 Founders Club
    The Rolling Stones: 'Beggars Banquet' (1968), 'Let It Bleed' (1969), 'Sticky Fingers' (1971), 'Exile on Main St.' (1972)

    Jimi has a chance to win the 3 album run sweepstakes. There was not a 4th.

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,695 Founders Club
    The Rolling Stones: 'Beggars Banquet' (1968), 'Let It Bleed' (1969), 'Sticky Fingers' (1971), 'Exile on Main St.' (1972)

    I just don't think there's a 90s contender here with the exception of Radiohead if you're into them. They did have a pretty epic 3 or 4 album run. I'm just not super versed in that band and didn't feel comfortable including them.

    All of the first 5 Beastie albums are legendary, but not really a true rock band.

    Pearl Jam's first 3 albums are all essential but they didn't really stretch that into No Code (good but not great)

    Nirvana had 2 great (studio) albums and a collection of B-Sides. The live album doesn't count here.

    U-2 had 2 terrific albums, but the rest don't measure up to the task of being in this competition.

    Weezer's 1st albums are top notch, but the rest aren't worthy of being in this pole.

    REM had a great albums but I don't think they had 4 in a row.

    I don't feel like Aerosmith had 4 classic albums in a row.

  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,723 Standard Supporter
    Led Zeppelin: 'Led Zeppelin III' (1970), 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971), 'Houses of the Holy' (1973), 'Physical Graffiti' (1975) or any combo of the first 6 LZ Albums

    The best modern-day 4 album run is courtesy of Muse.

    Showbiz

    Origin of Symmetry

    Absolution

    Black Holes & Revelations

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,695 Founders Club
    The Rolling Stones: 'Beggars Banquet' (1968), 'Let It Bleed' (1969), 'Sticky Fingers' (1971), 'Exile on Main St.' (1972)

    White Stripes had a great 3 album run from De Stijl thru Elephant.

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,695 Founders Club
    The Rolling Stones: 'Beggars Banquet' (1968), 'Let It Bleed' (1969), 'Sticky Fingers' (1971), 'Exile on Main St.' (1972)

    Long Player - Faces

    Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart

    Nod is as good a wink - Faces

    Never a Dull Moment - Rod Stewart

    I changed my mind @RaceBannon and am putting Hot Rod on the list.

  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,470 Founders Club
    Neil Young: 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' (1969), 'After the Gold Rush' (1970), 'Harvest' (1972), 'On the Beach' (1974)

    EPTAS is a legit classic

  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,695 Founders Club
    The Rolling Stones: 'Beggars Banquet' (1968), 'Let It Bleed' (1969), 'Sticky Fingers' (1971), 'Exile on Main St.' (1972)

    I'm taking screen shots!

  • El_K
    El_K Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,524 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Beatles: 'Rubber Soul' (1965), 'Revolver' (1966), 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (1967), 'The Beatles' (1968) (or Revolver to Abbey Road)

    I think REM had a great run of good albums

    When it comes to "alternative" bands, REM had a pretty solid run of decent records. I first heard of REM reading The Rocket and seeing who the "college bands" were in the back of Rolling Stone.

    Life's Rich Pageant / Document / Green / Out of Time / Automatic for the People / Monster

  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,708 Founders Club
    AC/DC: 'Let There Be Rock' (1977), 'Powerage' (1978), 'Highway to Hell' (1979), 'Back in Black' (1980)

    REM is the band most likely to have to punching people to change the station. I fucking can’t stand their music.