spectoremg Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 No compilations, live albums or obscure twaddle. Don'ts: The Lamb - 1st half much better than the 2nd. Physical Graffiti - brilliant, but around a quarter of it is old outtakes - bit of a swizz. Songs in the Key of Life - always found it a bit flabby - lingering play outs for instance. The White Album - George Martin was right, they should have made it a single album. Revolution No.9 - WTF? Do's: Quadrophenia - Just about and the final side, Bell Boy to Love etc is the best bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 can't think of any tbh, but I'll await some suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Do work: Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland, Deep Purple Made in Japan, can't think of any less old 😃 Edit - Pink Floyd Pulse 😎 Edited October 9, 2020 by KiOgon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Just now, KiOgon said: Do work: Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland, Deep Purple Made in Japan, can't think of any less old 😃 Made in Japan, there's always one 🙄 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Do: Jeff Wayne’s “War of the worlds” Don’t: Stadium Arcadium by RHCP would have been as big as Californication if they’d trimmed the fat off it (by a good 40 minutes)! Edited October 9, 2020 by paul_5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Just now, paul_5 said: Don’t: Stadium Arcadium by RHCP would have been as big as Californication if they’d trimmed the fat off it (by a good 40 minutes)! I was just about to post that. I'll add Melancholy And The Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins to the don't list. It's just too samey, it could've been a blinding single album instead of 'mediocre and the intolerable snoozefest' double that it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Do - Stones ‘Exile on Main St’ - one of my favourite albums Bruce Springsteen - ‘The River’ - ditto. Many seemed to think it would have made a better single album but I like it all. Derek & the Dominos - ‘Layla and other assorted love songs’ - not loved much on here I believe, but a great piece of work IMHO. Don’t - Lou Reed ‘Metal machine music’. Dreadful album following some other great ones, I believe it was to fulfill a contractual obligation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Dylan's Blonde on Blonde is one of my favourites 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Oh come on, 20 minutes in and nobody has mentioned Tales Of Topographic Oceans? Biggest fail in the history of prog, and that's a much coveted title. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Oh come on, 20 minutes in and nobody has mentioned Tales Of Topographic Oceans? Biggest fail in the history of prog, and that's a much coveted title. I wanted someone else to do that one! Use your Illusion : 1 album of great songs spread across 2 discs 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Probably sacrilegious.... but Lizzy's Live and Dangerous, as beautiful as it is, would have been better if it was shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I would suggest Joe's Garage by Zappa, but I think that was originally a triple album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Do's Anything by Miles Davis Nomeansno - One The Muppets album...... I hope its not just a gatefold. Seriously someone nicked it off me in the 90s so I can't remember Edited October 9, 2020 by P-Belly Evans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Do work: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile. Once of the few double albums I really enjoy listening to all the way through. Pink Floyd - The Wall. It is Pink Floyd. Don't work (in my opinion) Baroness Yellow and Green: The Green side is just full of filler songs which are very samey. My personal opinion is the influx or CDs ruined the old school double album which generally limited artists to 45 mins per album. However, since CDs bands have frankly been putting too much stuff onto a disk, leading to incredibly long 'single' albums which are frankly longer than most classic vinyl double albums. RHCP Stadium Arcadium effort being a case in point. The other guilty parties to this in my opinion are: Guns n Roses: Use Your Illusion I and I. Considering the length of each individual album is essentially an old school double album (70 plus minutes per album) this is essentially a quadruple album. I think that at least 4-5 (or more) could have been trimmed from each respective album, leading to an album of approximately 45-50 mins per album. Metallica Load/Reload: Each individual album cuts in at 75 mins plus so we are in quadruple album territory here again. I think that at least 4 songs should have been cut from Load, perhaps as many as 6 on Reload which starts great but the second half just has too many 'kinda generic riffs in E flat' songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Heathy said: I would suggest Joe's Garage by Zappa, but I think that was originally a triple album... a) Wash your mouth out 😂 b) You are both wrong and right. JG 1 (single). JG 2&3 (double - released together). All later remastered as a triple boxed set. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisba Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Does Work. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Almost no fat on it ( I did say almost ). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Don't: RHCP - Stadium Ad nauseaum Do: Rush - Exit Stage Left Edited October 9, 2020 by miles'tone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, spectoremg said: No compilations, live albums or obscure twaddle. 21 minutes ago, NickD said: Probably sacrilegious.... but Lizzy's Live and Dangerous, 10 minutes ago, miles'tone said: Do: Rush - Exit Stage Left Ahem 😬 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Haha! Double albums AND I saw the show: Topographic Oceans - I was tripping my donkey off and they OPENED with the complete Close To The Edge. So that was a million hours of Yes and me having a Spiritual Experience. T.O's was STILL TOO LONG when I came down. (but the good parts were still good, I think I wrecked the vinyl after that) And they kept editing that down in live performance. The Wall. Over Blown. I had Mezzanine 1st row@ Nassau Colliseaum (right where the plane hit The Wall, turns out). Interesting to see live, considering there was a Fake Pink Floyd band and a Nazi Rally at the other end of The Colliseum, and they brought out The Inflatable Pig for No Reason. But, Boring, Boring, Boring, Double Album with Too Much Waters and Not Enough Pink Floyd. And Joe's Garage Sucks except for when Frank Shuts Up and Plays His Guitar. Sorry F.Z. fans he ran outa fun a long time before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, paul_5 said: Do: Jeff Wayne’s “War of the worlds” YES. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, StickyDBRmf said: Haha! Double albums AND I saw the show: Topographic Oceans - I was tripping my donkey off and they OPENED with the complete Close To The Edge. So that was a million hours of Yes and me having a Spiritual Experience. T.O's was STILL TOO LONG when I came down. (but the good parts were still good, I think I wrecked the vinyl after that) And they kept editing that down in live performance. The Wall. Over Blown. I had Mezzanine 1st row@ Nassau Colliseaum (right where the plane hit The Wall, turns out). Interesting to see live, considering there was a Fake Pink Floyd band and a Nazi Rally at the other end of The Colliseum, and they brought out The Inflatable Pig for No Reason. But, Boring, Boring, Boring, Double Album with Too Much Waters and Not Enough Pink Floyd. And Joe's Garage Sucks except for when Frank Shuts Up and Plays His Guitar. Sorry F.Z. fans he ran outa fun a long time before that. You sound like you're still on that trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 IME most double albums that aren't greatest hits or live simply have too much filler on them (an that includes CDs that run over 45 minutes). Even my favourite bands generally struggle to come up with more than 45 minutes of great new music per year. Right now I can't think of one double album that wouldn't be improved by trimming it down to under 45 minutes. Contenders for terrible ones IMO are both by The Clash - "London Calling" with only 2 decent tracks and "Sandinista" which doesn't have any. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, spectoremg said: Another Richard quoting a live album. To be fair you said no obscure twaddle but have let Tales From Topographic Oceans slide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Happy Jack said: Oh come on, 20 minutes in and nobody has mentioned Tales Of Topographic Oceans? Biggest fail in the history of prog, and that's a much coveted title. The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony out-fails that by a considerable distance IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, spectoremg said: You sound like you're still on that trip. I never used the word "donkey" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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