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Offline IDontNotDoThings

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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #35 on: November 22, 2018, 01:33:49 AM »
DragonForce

literally the entire discography
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #36 on: November 22, 2018, 03:55:42 AM »
My shout is Saxon from Rock the Nations to Sacrifice, 12 album run.... though that’s just personal opinion. Most people would disagree and I accept that. I’d also go Wishbone Ash’s twin barrels burning to Illuminations, 5 album run!
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #37 on: November 22, 2018, 04:35:19 AM »
Quote from: IDontNotDoThings on November 22, 2018, 01:33:49 AM
DragonForce

literally the entire discography

Ultra Beatdown is not better than the 2 before it.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #38 on: November 22, 2018, 04:45:31 AM »
Steely Dan's first six albums, from Can't Buy a Thrill to Aja.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #39 on: November 22, 2018, 05:13:01 AM »
Quote from: IDontNotDoThings on November 22, 2018, 01:33:49 AM
DragonForce

literally the entire discography

Except Sonic Firestorm is their best album  :facepalm:
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #40 on: November 22, 2018, 05:42:30 AM »
Apparently I'm alone on this one :|
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #41 on: November 22, 2018, 05:46:37 AM »
Quote from: AboutToCrash on November 22, 2018, 03:55:42 AM
My shout is Saxon from Rock the Nations to Sacrifice, 12 album run....

Interesting. You're not far off. But their latest album, Thunderbolt was a HUGE step down from Sacrifice.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #42 on: November 22, 2018, 06:09:13 AM »
Quote from: Stadler on November 21, 2018, 08:30:38 PM
For me: 

Marillion: Script > Fugazi > MC > CaS
Zeppelin: IV > Houses of the Holy > Physical Grafitti
Deep Purple: Book of Taliesyn > Deep Purple > In Rock > Fireball (this is sort of a technicality, though)
REM:  Reckoning > Fables of the Reconstruction > Lifes Rich Pageant > Document
U2:  October > Unforgettable Fire > War > Joshua Tree > Achtung Baby


Interesting that I'm realizing that a lot of debut albums are really good, and there's a fall off - with a subsequent rise back up - in many of my favorite bands' catalogues.   (I love Shades of Deep Purple, Murmer and Boy)

First, you're doing it backwards.  Second, War came out before UF, and you forgot about R&H.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #43 on: November 25, 2018, 03:04:35 AM »
Iron Maiden: Killers < Number of the Beast < Piece of Mind < Powerslave
Opeth: Morningrise < My Arms Your Hearse < Still Life < Blackwater Park
Rush: 2112 < Farewell to Kings < Hemispheres < Permanent Waves




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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #44 on: November 25, 2018, 04:40:11 AM »
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Quote from: AboutToCrash on November 22, 2018, 03:55:42 AM
My shout is Saxon from Rock the Nations to Sacrifice, 12 album run....

Interesting. You're not far off. But their latest album, Thunderbolt was a HUGE step down from Sacrifice.
Except that there was the album Battering ram in between, which IS a step down from Sacrifice. But Thunderbolt is a step up from Battering ram.  ;)
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #45 on: November 25, 2018, 07:30:04 AM »
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream < Lightbulb Sun < In Absentia for sure. And I might be able to even extend it to a four or five album run on any given day because IA, Deadwing, and Fear of a Blank Planet are all pretty close for me.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #46 on: November 26, 2018, 08:18:09 AM »
Quote from: jingle.boy on November 22, 2018, 06:09:13 AM
Quote from: Stadler on November 21, 2018, 08:30:38 PM
For me: 

Marillion: Script > Fugazi > MC > CaS
Zeppelin: IV > Houses of the Holy > Physical Grafitti
Deep Purple: Book of Taliesyn > Deep Purple > In Rock > Fireball (this is sort of a technicality, though)
REM:  Reckoning > Fables of the Reconstruction > Lifes Rich Pageant > Document
U2:  October > Unforgettable Fire > War > Joshua Tree > Achtung Baby


Interesting that I'm realizing that a lot of debut albums are really good, and there's a fall off - with a subsequent rise back up - in many of my favorite bands' catalogues.   (I love Shades of Deep Purple, Murmer and Boy)

First, you're doing it backwards.  Second, War came out before UF, and you forgot about R&H.

I was drunk at the time. 
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #47 on: November 26, 2018, 08:27:03 AM »
Generally speaking, on average, I have found that a particular writing core/stable band's third album is usually their pinnacle. It varies, but usually that means a run of at least 1-2-3.

Queensryche comes to mind - The Warning-Rage-Mindcrime. After that, for them, mileage varies.

Obviously, the entire thing is based on personal taste.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #48 on: November 26, 2018, 09:07:07 AM »
Definitely Opeth up to Blackwater Park. And although they dropped off a bit with Deliverance, the other three albums prior to Heritage continue the same level of quality.

Dream Theater from FII to Six Degrees would count there too for me.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #49 on: November 26, 2018, 10:55:44 AM »
Pink Floyd: Piper through WYWH
I would personally argue The Beatles had an almost perfect progression until Let It Be
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #50 on: November 27, 2018, 08:14:03 AM »
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For The Beatles, I would go from 'For Sale' onward, as that was the weak link up til the end.

The Police:  Regatta de Blanc>Zenyatta Mondatta>Ghost In The Machine>Synchonicity

Queen:  Their first five.  'A Night at the Opera' was their masterpiece, but 'A Day at the Races' shows a bit more 'maturity', and Side Two is my favorite in their entire catalogue.

Aerosmith:  up through 'Rocks'.  One can rightfully argue that 'Toys In The Attic' was their best, but like with Queen and ADATR, Side Two of 'Rocks' is my favorite side in their catalogue.
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #51 on: November 27, 2018, 08:22:05 AM »
Nevermore - s/t, Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black, possibly Dead Heart in a Dead World

Slayer - Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits, Reign in Blood
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Re: Runs of albums where each new one is better than the previous one
« Reply #52 on: November 28, 2018, 01:05:28 AM »
Blur's first four albums.  All of their fans have their different opinions, but for me they peaked at #4 (The Great Escape). 
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