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Fav Consecutive Albums by An Artist

There are periods where an artist or a group reach a creative peak and release a series of consecutive albums that are all masterpieces. These are an artists' Golden Age. Just curious, but what do you consider the golden age records of your favorite artists. Must be consecutive and "Greatest Hits" not allowed.

My fav is Stevie Wonder from:

Music of the Mind
Talking Book
Innervision
Forfillingness First Finale
Songs In the Key of Life

Five incredible albums in four years.
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jayboard
301 posts
 
Cool thread. Thanks, Tom Ryan, for picking up the Band. I'd include Stage Fright to make it three in a row... not as highly regarded as Big Pink and The Band by most, but to me it's also a great album.

Good one, Bld63, on the R&B. Is that the chronological order for those Funkadelic albums?
bld63
109 posts
 
Thanks Jayboard. I might have cheated a little as the list includes parliament and funkadelic albums (figured it was all the same p-funk/george clinton thing, my understanding is the reason for two recording entities was not only that funkadelic allowed more 'artistic' freedom but there were record company contractual issues). As far as chronological order I might have a couple transposed but I'm pretty sure these five were consecutive.
tdacquisto
34 posts
 
Days of the New - I, II & III
Coldplay - Parachutes & A Rush of Blood to the Head
Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer
Live - Mental Jewelry, Throwing Copper, Secret Samahdi
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
Paul Weller ....
1) self titled
2) Wildwood
3) stanley road

Dire straits...
1) self titled
2) communique
3) making movies

agree with Radiohead, Led Zep.
Queen ...
1) Night at the opera
2) day at the races
3) news of the world (I'm not sure these were consecutive)
crazy4blues
243 posts
 
John Coltrane 1963-66. This was the period of the "Quartet," featuring McCoy, Jimmy, and Elvin. The ablums are "A Love Supreme," "Sun Ship," "Transitions," "Meditations." These are all on Impulse, and they are noted for composition, improvisation, and virtuosity. This is easily my favorite of Trane's periods.
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