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Actually, if we view The Final Cut as the first Roger Waters solo album it kind of is, then he get's about two-thirds of a good string there along with the underrated Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. Radio KAOS, though? Man oh man, what a mess.

Radio K.A.O.S. was the first Waters album that I heard and I can stomach it; with the emphasis on stomach. I'll usually only listen to tracks 1,2,3, & 6. The rest are nonsense. Amused to Death, on the other hand, is worse than psychological warfare. After hearing that album, I stopped hoping that the Floyd would reunite.

In regards to The Final Cut being considered a solo effort for Waters, I can see the reasoning, yet still associate it more with Floyd. Every track is brilliant and extremely important, including the oft-slandered "Not Now John". It makes my day when I find a fellow fan of the album. There is nothing wrong with people who don't see it my way, but there is definitely something right with those who get it.

Dear ericg75,

I've noticed that you and I have been on opposite sides of the "Mason-Dixon Line of Metacritic Opinions" lately. I respect your opinions and figured that I'd let you know that I always consider your arguments as valid points when assessing the overall content of the discussion. (Although the absurd comment hit a little close to home). You're definitely good people in my book.

Sincerely,
P-Bo

The Flaming Lips- Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, At War With The Mystics

Some good ones here already (Dylan, Beatles, Led Zep, etc.)

Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!, There's a Riot Goin' On, Fresh

Neil Young - Everyone Knows This is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest

The Replacements - Let it Be, Tim, Pleased to Meet Me

Husker Du

Zen Arcade, New Day Rising, Flip Your Wig, Candy Apple Grey, Warehouse

You guys are lame.

Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys, Cosmo's Factory

Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, 154

154 may not have been absolutely knockout great but it completed the trilogy effectively enough

Slanted and Enchanted, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, Wowee Zowee

Brighten the Corners and Terror Twilight were good but not quite great

Sorry for all the separate posts

Faust
Faust, Faust So Far, Faust IV

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Neil Young - Everyone Knows This is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest

Why stop there?

On the Beach, Tonight's the Night, Zuma
Comes a Time, Rust Never Sleeps, Live Rust

He had a couple of twofers later on, but three trilogies of great albums in one career is good enough for me.

To tell you the truth, I (and probably several others) could have listed a hundred different bands, but what fun is it to kill the thread? The fun part is letting everyone have their say.

Velvet Underground:
…and Nico
White Light, White Heat
s/t
Loaded

Sigur Ros:
Agaetis Byrjun
()
Takk

Yo La Tengo:
Painful
Electro-pura
I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

BECK: 1-2-3-4-5
Stone temple pilots - core-purple-tiny
RHCP: ULMFPP-Blood-Cali-BTW-S/A
Tragically Hip - Apples-Up-Fully-Day4Nite-5-6--8-9
White Stripes - 1-2-3
Massive Attack
Prodigy- 1-2-3-4-5

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Originally posted by SanchoPanza!!!:
You guys are lame.

Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys, Cosmo's Factory

Good one, don't know how I forgot them.

im not sure how well this will be recieved but I would consider the following to be one hell of a string..

Lightning Bolt - Ride the Skies, Wonderful Rainbow and Hypermagic Mountain

the more I listen to these albums, the better they are. I've recently began to picture huge mythological beasts talking to one another when listening to Wonderful Rainbow. Has anybody seen these guys live? jesssuss..

Lightning Bolt, no, but the Mythological Beasts put on a helluva show!

The Kinks- Something Else, Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur

I haven't yet heard 'Face to Face' or 'Lola vs...' but from what I understand they could be added at the ends.

Nothing can compare with the Beatles from "Rubber Soul" to "Abbey Road", considering the quantity of music, the consistent brilliance of the songwriting, and the innovation contained in each record. Dylan's "Freewheelin'" to "John Wesley Harding" stretch is pretty unbelieveable too.

I'm just really starting to listen to Willie Nelson, but it seems he has a pretty oustanding stretch from the early-mid seventies.

Rubber Soul was where I first started playing Beatles albums ten times a day, but once I got the U.K. version of Help!, I realized that was just as good.

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Rubber Soul was where I first started playing Beatles albums ten times a day, but once I got the U.K. version of Help!, I realized that was just as good.

I almost included Help! in that string as well. I'd go all the way back to With the Beatles, but I'm just not sure Beatles for Sale stacks up with the masterpieces. Honestly though, I'd probably give everything from Please Please Me to Let it Be 5-stars without hesitation, with the possible exception of "BFS"... Yellow Submarine doesn't count, right?

"No Reply" and "I'm a Loser" are a terrific one-two punch. "Eight Days a Week" is incomparable.

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"No Reply" and "I'm a Loser" are a terrific one-two punch. "Eight Days a Week" is incomparable.

Agreed about the opening 1-2 punch. The bass line in "I'm a Loser" is awesome. I also really like "Baby's in Black", especially the harmonies in the bridge section. However, after that, Beatles for Sale does little for me (comparably). I'm not even a big fan of "Eight Days a Week".