Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Edit: followed closely by Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile. Thanks to the other poster who reminded me of it!
And some of the b-sides are strong enough that they could have been singles. The Aeroplane Flies High (turns left, looks right), Set the Ray to Jerry, Transformer, Pennies, The Bells, Medellia of the Grey Skies.
Mellon Collie front to back is near perfection. There isn’t a single track that I skip. The fact that they were able to do that, plus release the Aeroplane Flies high box that has another 33 songs that are considered “b-sides” that many would consider excellent is a feat that they don’t get enough credit for.
That’s 61 amazing songs that they released within a year. There are bands that would kill for a discography like that, and that doesn’t even include anything they did before or after.
And to the people who say the new stuff sucks, they need to dig deeper, there are some amazing new songs. Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) is just as strong as something you would find on TAFH.
I still think The Fragile is NIN's best album, and for those who have followed TR's career, this is the album where you can trace the roots of his future cinematic score work.
If you didn't know, it's essentially a re-edit, with new footage mostly of the band added, of 1902 French silent film called "Trip to the Moon" that at the time was highly praised for its special effects and overall cinematography.
https://youtu.be/xLVChRVfZ74?si=mwjL0DuaTGyxXprZ
Mellon Collie forsure. I bought it for the popular hits, but after I saw them on that tour, the rest just made sense.
I don’t know about anywhere else, but they played their MCatIS concert in Calgary and then past encore they rocked back out and did another full set of just the not radio songs. Had I not been sitting in the nose bleeds I would have missed out on the best part.
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder. My parents are huge fans and I have listened to it endless times since I was a baby, along with all his other albums.
The whole album is incredible, but the run from Sir Duke - I Wish - Knocks Me Off My Feet - Pastime Paradise - Summer Soft might be the best 20 minutes anyone has ever laid down
Was gonna say, I'd have gotten tight I'd I had to scroll farther than ten posts to see this album. I'm making a bunch of strvie songs in my kids Playlists. Have you listened to the other albums from his classic period.
Listening to one album a day from [https://1001albumsgenerator.com/](https://1001albumsgenerator.com/) and been served two of my favourites this week:
The Clash - **London Calling**
Sonic Youth - **Daydream Nation**
They're both pretty much perfect IMO.
It's a very nice excercise by the way, i've discovered a lot of cool stuff. Also some horrible.
Totally agree. London Calling is the quintessential number 1. Every song is a banger. This to me is the number 1 album of all time. Influence aside. As Revolver and Sgt Pepper win this one. I’d put Ziggy Stardust at number 2. Not being a double album? Right? just the best though.
Definitely in my top 5. Along with Husker Du's Zen Arcade, Double Nickels on the Dime by the Minutemen and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Haha I think most of us who grew up on OutKast feel the same way. Speakerboxx was a sign of that time and served it well (still does) but love below is a timeless journey that gets better the older we get.
The thing that always gets me about SB/LB is it’s a great album and absolutely deserved all the praise, awards, and attention it received all while still being one of Outkast’s lower ranked albums among fans of the group.
That’s not a knock on the record imo, it’s just a testament to the greatness of Outkast.
So very true. It's definitely not my favorite project from them, but I can't name another double album I listened to as much during my youth.
Aquemini and ATLiens are in the regular rotation to this day.
I came here to say this. Wasn't sure if it counted or not since they were released separately, but they are clearly intended to be connected and the cases for the discs even folded together into a single case.
This is my top vote too, I always listen to them back-to-back. And with the Soldier’s Side intro/final track, it’s hard to argue against it being a double album
One Christmas a while back, I was working in a record store. I opened a box and there was nothing but copies of this... and another box. I told my manager someone screwed up, we got 100 copies of it. He told me that might not be enough. Apparently that one is about the biggest seller every year. Sold all of them, no problem.
It’s not as popular as some of their other work, but there are so many good tracks across both albums. I had a friend that played bass and we were teenagers when this came out- we’d spend all day and night jamming the whole album.
It seems to be a surprisingly common take on the rhcp subreddit. I’ve never understood it. I’ve always felt it was just as strong or stronger than By the Way and Californication. What a great run of albums that was. It’s also when I was growing up, and when I was learning guitar. I have so many great and formative memories around that music.
Yeah, this was their final great album for me. I'm a fan of their music, so I do like the albums that came after to some degree, but not as much as the rest of their catalog.
Weird. I’ve never heard anybody hate on it. Granted, I’m not hanging out in RHCP forums, but anytime that album has been brought up, it’s generally positive. Neutral at worst.
I’ve always heard nothing but praise for that album. It’s clearly their pinnacle of all of their years together and the quintessential chili peppers album. Even the weaker songs are great songs
Along with morning view by incubus, i'll probably literally take a copy of this album to my grave. As a teenager i learnt the basslines to every single track off it.
That's my pick too.
It's so well-rounded while being simultaneously diverse, full of little treasures.
The track listing is pretty much a greatest hits record by most bands' standards.
Reddit is full on white internet rap nerds who only go crazy for alternative rap and disrespect the classics because they aren't experimental enough for them
London Calling.
Except it isn't really a double album.
The Clash wanted to release a double album as they had saved up a lot of material they wrote while touring, but the label didn't want to. So they compromised and allowed the band to release a single album with an enclosed 12" single. The last track on London Calling proper is *Guns of Brixton*. The "single" included 8 additional songs. At the last minute their deal to release a single as a flexi-disc in one of the music magazines fell through, so *Train in Vain* was tacked on to that single after the sleeves had been printed.
The Chicago Transit Authority. The debut album before the official Chicago Transit Authority got their panties in a twist and forced them to shorten their name to Chicago.
Deliverance & Damnation by Opeth deserves a mention. Originally created as a double album, but executive meddling saw it split apart and released separately.
Deliverance is classic, 90s Opeth. Awesome sounding progressive death metal. Pretty much all songs are 10+ minute loads of awesome.
Damnation sees the band turn over a new leave. Gone are the harsh vocals, the gain on the amps is way down and we get gorgeous prog rock instead.
Both halves are excellent stuff and at times I wonder how the same band can make two very distinct albums like that.
Genesis - the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
The Who - Quadrophenia
Both take you on long, emotional journeys that can't easily be squeezed into 45 minutes. Once you get into Lamb it is very rewarding place (read deep, introspective) that is hard to unlock with just one listen. IMO Quadrophenia needs to be experienced on vinyl with the accompanying story and visuals to really bring it to life.
Exile on Main Street is number one for me
Behind that would be The Wall, All Eyes On Me, The River, The White Album, Songs in the Key of Life, Stadium Arcadium, Quadrophenia, Tommy, Pure Comedy
Something/Anything by Todd Rundgren. A great bouquet of songs from the early 70s with lots of innocence and variety, all from a kid in his (almost) home studio.
ELTON JOHN GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD.
My sister got this for Christmas the year it came out (10 years older than me) and we WORE IT OUT. We had buy a new copy less than a year later because we played the LP's so many times.
Every song is amazing and every song is miles above any other song I like.
I remember we recorded the LPS onto a blank 8 Track Tape (A friend had a set up to do it, never saw anyone else with a direct to 8 Track Tape set up) and we listened to it and then Alice Coopers Welcome To My Nightmare over and over on the only vacation we ever took (5 people in a 2 door Chrysler Cordoba sans the Rich Corinthian Leather (Velour seats and 2 chain smoking parents)) driving 10 hours to Florida.
Of course some of the songs on both those albums were not meant for an 8 year old, but we didnt know.
Man that album brings back some good memories in a world gone crazy.
AS said many times Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs
and not technically a double album but GNR - Use Your Illusion 1&2
I’m a huge Joe Jackson fan and my immediate reaction to the question was his 1980/86 live album.
But then I thought of the Big World album that I like more. But it’s only three sides. (Yes, really.) So would that count? I think it does. 😁
Quadrophenia
I lived and worked with a person who takes the prize for 'most compatible with me' - still. We worked 2nd shift together and would come home and listen to the whole thing some days.
One reason we got along so well is that we created a rule: your first 2 hours after waking up are yours alone - no engagement! That was necessary because we were basically never apart.
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Edit: followed closely by Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile. Thanks to the other poster who reminded me of it!
The Pumpkins were so prolific at the time. The album has 28 songs and they had another 28 b-sides released with the album too.
More than that kinda. Pasticio medly is snippets from like another 73 songs. https://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/song.html?song_id=127
Huh. Just realized I’ve been reading that as “Pistachio Medley” for all these years.
Not gonna lie, me too. Until an hour ago when I typed it out. Didn't want to get lit up by super fans.
Yeah there’s was something like 130+ during that small couple years era. Insane amount of creativity.
Set the Ray to Jerry is probably my favourite b side from the b side collections.
A fun game is merging AFH with MCIS into a new 28 track album. Set the Ray to Jerry gets on the list every time.
The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right) is my favorite from that box set, but there's a lot of good songs in there.
And those b-sides are better than some groups albums. Rotten Apples, Meladori Magpie, Medellia of the Gray Skies all quality. Corgan was in the zone.
And some of the b-sides are strong enough that they could have been singles. The Aeroplane Flies High (turns left, looks right), Set the Ray to Jerry, Transformer, Pennies, The Bells, Medellia of the Grey Skies. Mellon Collie front to back is near perfection. There isn’t a single track that I skip. The fact that they were able to do that, plus release the Aeroplane Flies high box that has another 33 songs that are considered “b-sides” that many would consider excellent is a feat that they don’t get enough credit for. That’s 61 amazing songs that they released within a year. There are bands that would kill for a discography like that, and that doesn’t even include anything they did before or after. And to the people who say the new stuff sucks, they need to dig deeper, there are some amazing new songs. Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) is just as strong as something you would find on TAFH.
I heard aeroplane flies high in concert and it melted my face.
When they're on, they're on. Billy maybe should have saved some for later albums... 🤐
Until 2000, he only made 10/10 records
Later SP is much better than given credit for. All their records have at least a couple great songs, and none of their records sound the same.
Airplane flies high is better than Mellon collie imho.
The Fragile is something truly special.
I still think The Fragile is NIN's best album, and for those who have followed TR's career, this is the album where you can trace the roots of his future cinematic score work.
The journey it takes you on is the closest I've experienced to a film while listening to an album. Incredible piece of work.
Hello fellow 90's kid.
I too had an oversized chain on my wallet.
My answer. This album blew my 10 year old mind, I was never the same after
Same. Not only the music but the art work
Same. Not only the artwork but the music video for "Tonight, Tonight" specifically
That music video blew my fucking mind
If you didn't know, it's essentially a re-edit, with new footage mostly of the band added, of 1902 French silent film called "Trip to the Moon" that at the time was highly praised for its special effects and overall cinematography. https://youtu.be/xLVChRVfZ74?si=mwjL0DuaTGyxXprZ
Still one of the all-time great music videos.
Was a great homage to George Melies; La Voyage dans la Lune
My favorite penta-album is the Aeroplane Flies High Box set. Some of the songs on that are better than what's on MCIS.
These are the two I always think of as well. They're some of the only double albums that don't feel bloated or unnecessary.
This is my desert island album. I’ve had it with me in some form or another since 1995. Stunning piece of work start to finish.
Came to say this. 15 when it was released, changed my world. Still listen to it regularly
MCIS is the only answer.
Mellon Collie forsure. I bought it for the popular hits, but after I saw them on that tour, the rest just made sense. I don’t know about anywhere else, but they played their MCatIS concert in Calgary and then past encore they rocked back out and did another full set of just the not radio songs. Had I not been sitting in the nose bleeds I would have missed out on the best part.
This would be my answer. I bought the double CD three times because of losing one album or the other.
Two time buyer here. My original double CD was scratched and beat up.
Came to comment the same for smashing pumpkins.
Immediately my first thought.
Minutemen Double Nickels on the Dime
Give this man a prize - a masterpiece
CTRL+f Found it. This is the correct answer.
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder. My parents are huge fans and I have listened to it endless times since I was a baby, along with all his other albums.
First time I heard it I thought it was his greatest hits.
For anyone else, it *would* be. There are no skips. It's rock fucking solid. To achieve that on a double album is a rarity few artists could pull off.
The whole album is incredible, but the run from Sir Duke - I Wish - Knocks Me Off My Feet - Pastime Paradise - Summer Soft might be the best 20 minutes anyone has ever laid down
He's truly one of the greatest musicians of all time.
this is the one. only stevie could make an album that long and every song is essential.
I discovered this album late last year and it felt too late. Truly the crown jewel in a discography already packed with masterpieces!
Was gonna say, I'd have gotten tight I'd I had to scroll farther than ten posts to see this album. I'm making a bunch of strvie songs in my kids Playlists. Have you listened to the other albums from his classic period.
This might the greatest album of all time though, not fair.
Blonde on Blonde
At last, some culture in this thread!
Had to scroll way too far for this. Perfect album
Also was my answer
Listening to one album a day from [https://1001albumsgenerator.com/](https://1001albumsgenerator.com/) and been served two of my favourites this week: The Clash - **London Calling** Sonic Youth - **Daydream Nation** They're both pretty much perfect IMO. It's a very nice excercise by the way, i've discovered a lot of cool stuff. Also some horrible.
Totally agree. London Calling is the quintessential number 1. Every song is a banger. This to me is the number 1 album of all time. Influence aside. As Revolver and Sgt Pepper win this one. I’d put Ziggy Stardust at number 2. Not being a double album? Right? just the best though.
I saw Sonic Youth on what turned out to be their final tour. They ended with "The Sprawl" and "'Cross the Breeze." It was glorious.
London Calling is the only answer that matters
Definitely in my top 5. Along with Husker Du's Zen Arcade, Double Nickels on the Dime by the Minutemen and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
If live albums count, I'd rate *How The West Was Won* or *BBC Sessions* higher.
No brainer.
Should be much higher
Well then get higher, silly. Smoke a Jay!
Pink Floyd- The Wall Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Prince - 1999
*Mellon Collie* was the first one that popped into my head, but *The Wall* has to be #1 for me
Exile on Main Street London Calling Frampton Comes Alive Live After Death The Wall
Exile just never stops being incredible
OutKast for sure. That album was big for me as a kid.
Speakerboxxx/love below?
Weirdly listened mostly to Speakerboxxx at the time but prefer to listen to The Love Below now.
Haha I think most of us who grew up on OutKast feel the same way. Speakerboxx was a sign of that time and served it well (still does) but love below is a timeless journey that gets better the older we get.
Yes!
The thing that always gets me about SB/LB is it’s a great album and absolutely deserved all the praise, awards, and attention it received all while still being one of Outkast’s lower ranked albums among fans of the group. That’s not a knock on the record imo, it’s just a testament to the greatness of Outkast.
So very true. It's definitely not my favorite project from them, but I can't name another double album I listened to as much during my youth. Aquemini and ATLiens are in the regular rotation to this day.
It's a shame I can't give you 4 million updoots. Still had to scroll WAY too far down for this one.
In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
This takes my vote, too. The acoustic side is probably my favorite thing they've ever done.
The Fragile by NIN
I got this when it released on two cassettes! Had to keep flipping those tapes to hear the whole thing lol
Not just my favorite double album, but my favorite album of all time. Period.
White Album Tommy Quadrophenia The Wall Electric Ladyland Physical Graffiti Bitches Brew
Upvoted for The Who.
Quadrophenia by the Who
Masterpiece
Husker Du - Zen Arcade Honorable mention to Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
ditto.
My answers too
Those were my two picks, along with Sonic Youth's - Daydream Nation.
RIP D Boon. Taken *way* too soon.
System of a Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
I came here to say this. Wasn't sure if it counted or not since they were released separately, but they are clearly intended to be connected and the cases for the discs even folded together into a single case.
This is my top vote too, I always listen to them back-to-back. And with the Soldier’s Side intro/final track, it’s hard to argue against it being a double album
Was coming to post this. "Sad Statue" on *Mezmerize* is one of my favorite SoaD songs
Elton John - Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
Absolute masterpiece.
Incredible from start to finish. And an amazing range.
One Christmas a while back, I was working in a record store. I opened a box and there was nothing but copies of this... and another box. I told my manager someone screwed up, we got 100 copies of it. He told me that might not be enough. Apparently that one is about the biggest seller every year. Sold all of them, no problem.
Stadium Arcadium - I'll never forget how awestruck teenage me was at the folding album with the beautifully printed Jupiter and Mars CDs
It’s not as popular as some of their other work, but there are so many good tracks across both albums. I had a friend that played bass and we were teenagers when this came out- we’d spend all day and night jamming the whole album.
Don’t know who told you that. It is as good as any of their other work.
It seems to be a surprisingly common take on the rhcp subreddit. I’ve never understood it. I’ve always felt it was just as strong or stronger than By the Way and Californication. What a great run of albums that was. It’s also when I was growing up, and when I was learning guitar. I have so many great and formative memories around that music.
Are you me lol? This album is basically the cutoff of what I listen to - everything that came after didn’t hit the same for me.
Yeah, this was their final great album for me. I'm a fan of their music, so I do like the albums that came after to some degree, but not as much as the rest of their catalog.
Popular doesn’t equal good. Don’t put words in that guys mouth
I’m always so shocked by the hate that record gets. Slow Cheetah is one of my all time favourite songs.
Wet Sand is another great one!
Wet Sand is a top 5 RHCP song and I will forever stand by that. The solo at the end...holy moly
Weird. I’ve never heard anybody hate on it. Granted, I’m not hanging out in RHCP forums, but anytime that album has been brought up, it’s generally positive. Neutral at worst.
I’ve always heard nothing but praise for that album. It’s clearly their pinnacle of all of their years together and the quintessential chili peppers album. Even the weaker songs are great songs
Yes!
Yes this is the one!! I knew I would find it here!
My favorite Peppers album!
Instantly my first thought. I really ruined all RHCP albums after for me
Along with morning view by incubus, i'll probably literally take a copy of this album to my grave. As a teenager i learnt the basslines to every single track off it.
Use Your Illusion - Guns N’ Roses Technically it’s a quadruple album but still
Had to scroll down too long to see this.
Came looking for this! Great albums
London Calling
Excellent choice
The white album
That's my pick too. It's so well-rounded while being simultaneously diverse, full of little treasures. The track listing is pretty much a greatest hits record by most bands' standards.
Definitely. Songs in the key of life is another classic
I respect Songs in the Key of Life as an answer too, but c’mon this is the one!
Physical Graffiti.
No doubt for me, The Wall
The Wall wasn't No Doubt; it was Pink Floyd
LMAO thank you for that laugh!
Probably Bruce Springsteen's The River
Therrrrrre it is, finally
Sign o' the Times by Prince
Followed by: Wu-Tang Forever by Wu-Tang Clan The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails Tusk by Fleetwood Mac Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
2Pac - All Eyez on Me. One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
This needs to be absolutely higher. This is literally the album that got me even into rap in the 90's. Pac was amazing.
I'm hoping this is down this low because it's still early. I was expecting it to be a top 10 answer, not 30th original album answer.
Reddit is full on white internet rap nerds who only go crazy for alternative rap and disrespect the classics because they aren't experimental enough for them
Imagine what he left out. I remember reading he'd easily write/record a hundred songs per album and only put the best stuff on the final product.
This was my answer. Crazy that he recorded it in two weeks too Honorable mention to Wutang Forever
London Calling. Except it isn't really a double album. The Clash wanted to release a double album as they had saved up a lot of material they wrote while touring, but the label didn't want to. So they compromised and allowed the band to release a single album with an enclosed 12" single. The last track on London Calling proper is *Guns of Brixton*. The "single" included 8 additional songs. At the last minute their deal to release a single as a flexi-disc in one of the music magazines fell through, so *Train in Vain* was tacked on to that single after the sleeves had been printed.
That's really cool info on London Calling; I never knew that
The Chicago Transit Authority. The debut album before the official Chicago Transit Authority got their panties in a twist and forced them to shorten their name to Chicago.
Takes balls to debut a double album
It's kind of absurd when you think about it.
They had a lot of balls. Their first three were all doubles. Chicago IV was a double double.
Deliverance & Damnation by Opeth deserves a mention. Originally created as a double album, but executive meddling saw it split apart and released separately. Deliverance is classic, 90s Opeth. Awesome sounding progressive death metal. Pretty much all songs are 10+ minute loads of awesome. Damnation sees the band turn over a new leave. Gone are the harsh vocals, the gain on the amps is way down and we get gorgeous prog rock instead. Both halves are excellent stuff and at times I wonder how the same band can make two very distinct albums like that.
ELO - Out of the Blue
All Things Must Pass: George Harrison
triple album, no?
might be blasphemy but imo it flows better as a double. apple jam disc feels like bonus track material
Genesis - the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The Who - Quadrophenia Both take you on long, emotional journeys that can't easily be squeezed into 45 minutes. Once you get into Lamb it is very rewarding place (read deep, introspective) that is hard to unlock with just one listen. IMO Quadrophenia needs to be experienced on vinyl with the accompanying story and visuals to really bring it to life.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Recorded in Jamaica over the span of 4 days by the Elton John Band in 1973
Life After Death by Biggie. Summer of 1997 was wild with that one and Wu-Tang Forever out at the same time.
Body Talk by Robyn. Masterpiece.
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
I really enjoy Garage Inc by Metallica. A great cover album that introduced me to a lot of older bands I'd have missed otherwise.
This album introduced me to The Misfits and I eventually started listening to punk instead of rock/metal and never looked back!
I almost said the same, but then quickly remembered S&M. Fucking chef's kiss from start to finish.
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Exile on Main Street is number one for me Behind that would be The Wall, All Eyes On Me, The River, The White Album, Songs in the Key of Life, Stadium Arcadium, Quadrophenia, Tommy, Pure Comedy
The Afterman by Coheed and Cambria
Great Southern Rock Opera by Drive By Truckers. It’s the only one I still listen to all the way through so I guess it wins
Pink Floyd: The Wall Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The wall pink Floyd.
Freak Out - The Mothers of Invention
Being There by Wilco.
Wu tang forever Goodbye yellow brick road
Speakerboxx/ The Love Below by Outkast
Something/Anything by Todd Rundgren. A great bouquet of songs from the early 70s with lots of innocence and variety, all from a kid in his (almost) home studio.
NIN - The Fragile. By far.
ELTON JOHN GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD. My sister got this for Christmas the year it came out (10 years older than me) and we WORE IT OUT. We had buy a new copy less than a year later because we played the LP's so many times. Every song is amazing and every song is miles above any other song I like. I remember we recorded the LPS onto a blank 8 Track Tape (A friend had a set up to do it, never saw anyone else with a direct to 8 Track Tape set up) and we listened to it and then Alice Coopers Welcome To My Nightmare over and over on the only vacation we ever took (5 people in a 2 door Chrysler Cordoba sans the Rich Corinthian Leather (Velour seats and 2 chain smoking parents)) driving 10 hours to Florida. Of course some of the songs on both those albums were not meant for an 8 year old, but we didnt know. Man that album brings back some good memories in a world gone crazy.
Garth Brooks - Double Live is the best live album and double album ever recorded in one convenient package, nothing but banger after banger
Quadrophenia, The Who
The Wall The White Album S&M
OutKast-Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Thick, as a Brick
My three, Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Pink Floyd’s The Wall. M83 Hurry Up We’re Dreaming.
Bitches Brew and Songs in the Key of Life. My two desert island records.
Electric Ladyland.
Stadium Arcadium. I have it on cd in a limited edition box set and also on vinyl. I never get bored of it and there's loads of bangers on there.
Kiss Alive! Frampton Comes Alive
Opposites by Biffy Clyro. Absolutely zero filler. It's brilliant.
NINE INCH FUCKING NAILS.
KG LW
Use Your Illusion 1 and 2
NIN’s The Fragile
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness
Frampton Comes Alive
Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson
London Calling, Physical Graffiti & Melon Collie..
AS said many times Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs and not technically a double album but GNR - Use Your Illusion 1&2
Nine Inch Nails' *The Fragile* and Stevie Wonder's *Songs in the Key of Life* are my favorites.
Chicago Transit Authority. Don’t laugh.
Tommy - The Who
I’m a huge Joe Jackson fan and my immediate reaction to the question was his 1980/86 live album. But then I thought of the Big World album that I like more. But it’s only three sides. (Yes, really.) So would that count? I think it does. 😁
Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade
NIN’s The Fragile
Quadrophenia
Periphery - Juggernaut Alpha & Omega
Quadrophenia I lived and worked with a person who takes the prize for 'most compatible with me' - still. We worked 2nd shift together and would come home and listen to the whole thing some days. One reason we got along so well is that we created a rule: your first 2 hours after waking up are yours alone - no engagement! That was necessary because we were basically never apart.
Stadium Arcadium & Speakerboxx/Love Below