Tuesday, February 10, 2015

I'm Sure You'll All Agree

Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time 

(Hint:  Annoying slideshow)

11 comments:

Steve Oerkfitz said...

Actually a pretty decent list. I actually own everyone of these.

Jeff Meyerson said...

I actually own none of them.

Jeff

Anonymous said...

I've had five or six of them at one time or another; think I still have my vinyl At Fillmore East (if one of my kids hasn't made off with it).

John D

Todd Mason said...

Pretty unsurprising. I definitely have some, never wanted others.

Any particularly beloved by you, Bill?

Unknown said...

I like the Dylan, the Stones, the Springsteen, and the Beatles. Have heard some of the others, but they're not my favorites.

Graham Powell said...

After long years of being a Beatles fan, I have regretfully come to the conclusion that the White Album is overrated. Bungalow Bill and Piggies pretty much suck. Rocky Raccoon is not so bad but not their best. So much of the album is filled with disdain for the squares.

Having said that, there are still lots of great songs there.

Rick said...

My list would include The Mothers Of Invention's "Freak Out".
And at least until recently The Rolling Stones' "Exile On Main Street" was usually listed as being one of the best rock albums of all time...not just double albums. It really should be there imo.

Todd Mason said...

EXILE is on their slideshow/list, unless you're simply agreeing with the inclusion. Among those I'd never need is the Zep and the Floyd.

Hm. I'm hard-pressed to think of too many two-disk sets that aren't greatest hits/retrospectives, but THE LAST WALTZ at 3 discs and Husker Du's 2-disc WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES would be among those I'd add to any such list.

Todd Mason said...

The split CD between Noam Chomsky (a long speech) and the retrospective concert by Chumbawamba, ENTERTAINMENT!, would be a double LP...and is fine. The anarchist band's last album before their brief period as a Top 40 act. Crass's STATIONS OF THE CRASS.

Todd Mason said...

Sorry...the Chumbawamba half of that album was SHOWBUSINESS! The Chomsky half is called CAPITAL RULES.

Todd Mason said...

And, of course, all the jazz double-albums, all the classical, all the folk and everything else.