Were looking at Double Albums to open the New Year. Of all the playlists I've posted on here, I totally missed on this topic up to this point. Double ALbums have provided hourts of enjoyment, not just musically, but also with all the cool content. Were not talking about Live albums or Greatest Hits packagaes, but studio releases. These require a huge investment on your behalf, there twice the price (usually) and come with twice the music and twice the story.
Here's 5 tracks from albums that span a long long time, we'll stary in the late 60's and end up with a great track from just few years back. But first, heres some additional info courtesy of wiki ...
The first studio double album was French singer-songwriter Léo Ferré's Verlaine et Rimbaud chantés par Léo Ferré in 1964, on Barclay Records. The first live double album came early in the LP's history: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman. The first rock double album was Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, released in June 1966, with Frank Zappa's Freak Out! released one week later. The best-selling double album of all time is Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I with over 33 million copies (66 million units) worldwide. The second best-selling double album and best-selling concept album double album ever is Pink Floyd's The Wall with over 30 million copies (60 million units) worldwide. Other best-selling double albums are The Beatles' White Album, The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St., and Billy Joel's Greatest Hits I & II.
The double album is not entirely obsolete when it comes to studio albums, however. Some artists still occasionally produce a large enough quantity of material to justify a double album. For example, progressive rock band The Flower Kings have released four double albums out of eleven studio albums.
Any memories of double albums for you?
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I have The Wall, Tommy and just picked up Exile. Can't say anything about Exile yet, but I will say that I don't see why people love The Wall and Tommy so much. I'll listen to this at work this morning.
By the way, out of all the double albums (live and greatest hits not included) listed by everyone here, I'd say Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the best.
I agree about "The Wall". Floyd only made 2 really good albums, and this is not one of them.
It took me quite a while, to love "Exile", but now it's one of my absolute favorites, and I never get tired of it.
Some other really good double albums:
The Who--Quadrophenia
Focus--III
Ayreon--The Human Equation, 01011001, The Theory Of Everything
Neil Young--Psychedelic Pill
Todd Rundgren--Something/Anything
Miles Davis--Bitches Brew
Spock's Beard--Snow
Prince--1999, Sign O' The Times
No, 1999 and Sign are two different double albums. It went 1999, Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, Parade and then Sign O' The Times. Two double albums in 5 years.
Well, no one has mentioned the first "true" double album...GNR's Use Your Illusion 1&2. Now, before you go dogging that release out, the coolest thing about it was that you could buy them separately, which you couldn't do with any of these other's mentioned.
Here's how I rank these individual songs:
5. Go To The Mirror!
4. Mother
3. In The Country
2. The Incident Part 11: Octane Twisted
1. Let It Loose
The Stones song surprised me. Like I said, I just picked this up and I have to spin it soon. An even bigger surprise was my appreciation for the Porcupine Tree song. That band has a very specific sound if you ask me, and no matter where they go, it sounds the same (I don't mean bad here, what I mean is you can tell it's them).
I also thought the Chicago song was cool. I really must pick up some back catalog from this band. I think Kath was amazing (at least what I've heard anyway).
Mother is an okay song, but like I said earlier, I just don't see the love for The Wall or Tommy.
Again, nice idea for a post. I'm glad you only included studio albums. Now, how 'bout getting to some of my back logged requests (at least I think I have a couple in, I really can't remember what they are though).
No sweat, like I said, I don't even remember what it was...
Another one I just thought of and only recently got into (as recommended by someone here in the group, sorry can't recall who know) is YES - Tales From Topographic Oceans and also I was thinking, but not sure if it qualifies, is Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion I + II. Seeing as they were released at the same time (if I recall correctly)
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