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Old 01-22-2010, 06:51 PM   #24 (permalink)
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When you say "a Pop" are you referring to Paul McCartney's father James?
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R.E.M. put out five near perfect albums in a row, and continued to sporadically release good to fantastic albums for the next ten years afterwards. Definitely one of the great consistencies in music, if we neglect the disappointing Around the Sun.
starting with their ep, right?
.5) Chronic Town (EP 1982)
1.) Murmur (1983)
2.) Reckoning (1984)
3.) Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
4.) Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)

I think REM is a good example of what the OP was talking about bands that sputter out of control after there first couple of albums.
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