Bands with the strongest discographies

Burning Down · 05-01-2011, 03:42 PM

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You know, New Adventures to me seems a little underrated. All this talk about Murmur and Automatic, New Adventures needs some love! What did you think of Reveal and Up?

Pearl Jam has a pretty damn strong discography as well.

Up and Reveal are okay. They're not bad albums, considering they were still figuring themselves out after Bill Berry left. Considering the fact that Up was the first album they made after his departure, it must have been a difficult one for them to record. Up was okay, it's not one of my favourites by them though. Reveal was a little better - I think they had sort of reorganized themselves as a band by then. Around the Sun (2004) was panned by critics, and I have to agree. It's not my favourite album from them by any stretch. It had to be their lowest point musically speaking. Accelerate (2008) was a big improvement, I quite liked it. It was an attempt by them to recover from the disaster that was Around the Sun and I think they did a good job. I have yet to listen to their newest one, Collapse Into Now entirely, but the couple of songs I have heard from it are pretty good. I think a few years down the road, those two albums will become an integral part of their already strong discography.

333 · 05-01-2011, 04:34 PM

Why has no one mentioned Boris?

Zer0 · 05-01-2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

REM has a very strong catalogue of albums, especially the six albums that were released between 1987 and 1996: Document, Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, and New Adventures in Hi-Fi. All those albums also spawned the majority of their hit singles.

For me everything up to Automatic For The People is really great. I've never really liked Monster, apart from 'What's The Frequency, Kenneth?', I think from that stage on the band became a parody of themselves.

**Janszoon** · 05-01-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

REM has a very strong catalogue of albums, especially the six albums that were released between 1987 and 1996: Document, Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, and New Adventures in Hi-Fi. All those albums also spawned the majority of their hit singles.

I think Monster is terrible and never got into New Adventures in Hi-Fi but everything from Chronic Town through Automatic for the People is fantastic imo.

Alfred · 05-01-2011, 05:19 PM

Mastodon immediately comes to mind.

Chumley · 05-01-2011, 05:30 PM

Miles Davis

Zer0 · 05-01-2011, 05:37 PM

One band that really should be mentioned is Yo La Tengo. 12 studio albums since they formed in 1984 and they've never allowed themselves to drop below awesome.

I suppose I have to go ahead and mention Sonic Youth as well. The only album of theirs that I've ever felt underwhelmed by is Washing Machine and even that album contains one of their best songs, 'The Diamond Sea'. It really takes something special to stay relevant after all these years.

RVCA · 05-01-2011, 06:13 PM

Steely Dan wins the thread

proof: Albums by Steely Dan - Rate Your Music

every single album above 3.3, and all their 70's output rated at 3.94 or above. Damn.

kersed · 05-01-2011, 06:44 PM

The Lawrence Arms.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-01-2011, 06:46 PM

The Rolling Stones. Hands down.

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