SPIN's 5 Albums I Can't Live Without

[batmagadanleadoff]

And here's how these runs rank according to RS's latest list.

Stevie Wonder

Talking Book 59
Innervisions 34
Fullfilingess First Finale NR
Songs in the Key of Life 4

The Rolling Stones

Beggar's Banquet 185
Let it Bleed 41
Sticky Fingers 104
Exile on Main Street 14

Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon 55
Wish You Were Here 264
Animals NR
The Wall 129

Michael Jackson

Off the Wall 36
Thriller 12
Bad 194
Dangerous NR

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin I 101
Led Zeppelin II 123
Led Zeppelin III NR
Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso) 58

David Bowie

The Man Who Sold the World NR
Hunky Dory 88
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 40
Aladdin Sane NR


The Beatles

Rubber Soul 35
Revolver 11
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 24
The Beatles (The White Album) 29

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I was thinking about this run as I was out walking and listening last night

Pretenders
Pretenders II
Learning to Crawl
Get Close

The quality might dip a little with Get Close, but Learning to Crawl is a tough act to follow and Chrissie was recovering from the loss of two members.

[Edgy MD]

Learning to Crawl was the recovery album and was still pretty terrific. Get Close has a lot of highlights. It just feels like the band concept is barely hanging on, and you're starting to grudgingly have to accept that "Pretenders" is going to mean "Chrissie Hynde and Friends" going forward.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Learning to Crawl was the recovery album and was still pretty terrific. Get Close has a lot of highlights. It just feels like the band concept is barely hanging on, and you're starting to grudgingly have to accept that "Pretenders" is going to mean "Chrissie Hynde and Friends" going forward.

Good call. It was a long time before other band members were highlighted on an album cover.

Last of the Independents is really good, too.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Here's another absolutelty amazing and also, groundbreaking four studio album run. I had to bend the rules just a bit to get this one in here. You'll see what I mean as soon as you read it.
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1966 - Bluesbreakers - John Mayall with Eric Clapton
1966 - Fresh Cream
1967 - Disraeli Gears
1968 - Wheels of Fire

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Billy Joel had a great run with:

Turnstiles
The Stranger
Glass Houses
52nd Street

And I would argue he continued for another four:

Songs From the Attic
Nylon Curtain
An Innocent Man
The Bridge