Best Ever Albums

Re: Third Album

Don Corleone — Sun, 2 May 2010 20:09:11 GMT

Author: Don Corleone

Posted: 05/03/2010 00:09

Some third albums being the best(IMO):

The Cramps- A Date With Elvis
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The National-Alligator
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It´s Blitz
Modest Mouse- Moon & Antarctida
TV On The Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain
Belle And Sebastien - The Boy with the Arab Strap

Re: Third Album

Boogn1sh — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:19:16 GMT

Author: Boogn1sh

Posted: 05/01/2010 00:19

richardmbeaverii wrote:

Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Can - Tago Mago
.

imo
Can-Future Days>Tago Mago
Talking Heads-Remain in Light>Fear of Music

Re: Third Album

richardmbeaverii — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:47:25 GMT

Author: richardmbeaverii

Posted: 04/29/2010 19:47

Agreed with Waiting for the Sun. Very good. Although in Radiohead's case, their 4th is their best. ;p

What about:

Talking Heads - Fear of Music
The Who - The Who Sell Out
Can - Tago Mago
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

Oddly enough many "thirds" are my favorites.

Re: Third Album

Boogn1sh — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:11:42 GMT

Author: Boogn1sh

Posted: 04/22/2010 21:11

Definitely agree on Soft Machine's Third, although is it really their third album? I'm not sure...
I also love Big Star's Third Album Sister Lovers, and The Velvet Underground's self titled 3rd album is hands down their best

Re: Third Album

Charicature — Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:52:16 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 04/06/2010 20:52

Well...going to my favorite artists:

Jesus Jones - Perverse (check)
Catherine Wheel - Happy Days (mmm...well, tough call - Chrome gets my highest rating and I would waffle between album #4, Adam and Eve, and Happy Days for being their most "defining")
Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis (God no)
Blur - Parklife (not for me, preferred The Great Escape which was album #4 from them)
Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again (not even close - I have it, it's good, but Black Celebration which was album #5 was their best up to that point, and then they eclipsed that one two albums later with Violator)
Placebo - Black Market Music (I suppose it would be the one that defines them)
Muse - Absolution (I really like Black Holes and Revelations more, but I suppose Absolution would still fit)
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (no, their first album is their best)
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (I'd agree it was their first truly defining album, though they kept redefining after that)
The Monkees - Headquarters (a good album, but the next release, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones, LTD was better)
Simon & Garfunkel (aka Tom & Jerry) - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (fail, most would say Sounds of Silence - #2 - or Bridge Over Troubled Water - #5, though PSR&T is still an excellent album)

So, no - I don't see a pattern here, just like in the sophomore jinx thread. Really depends on the band.

Wait, you're saying the "sophomore jinx" is established? Almost every post in that thread contradicted you!?!

Re: Third Album

teodor_matz — Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:33:16 GMT

Author: teodor_matz

Posted: 04/06/2010 18:33

Can't believe no one mentioned London Calling which is like the ultimate third album....

Re: Third Album

SquishypuffDave — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 23:04:06 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 04/05/2010 03:04

Some more third albums that define the respective artists that created them (and which I also think of as their magnum opus):

Tool - Lateralus
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Camel - The Snow Goose

...would Pink Floyd's 'Meddle' be though of as their third 'official canon' release? That's certainly the album in which they discovered the sound that would define them in the years to come, although I'd say that DSotM is their magnum opus, and the album that defined them.

Also I agree with these:
Muse - Absolution
Radiohead - OK Computer
Although they are not my favourite albums by said artists.

Re: Third Album

brohio — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:36:38 GMT

Author: brohio

Posted: 04/04/2010 21:36

CellarDoor wrote:

Soft Machine - "Third" ? :D

Exactly.

Re: Third Album

CellarDoor — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:20:14 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 04/04/2010 20:20

Soft Machine - "Third" ? 😁

Re: Third Album

The Gollux — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:26:37 GMT

Author: The Gollux

Posted: 04/04/2010 14:26

Applerill wrote:

Here are some examples for when a third album is the best:
*Black Sabbath-Master of Reality
*Bjork-Homogenic
*Metallica-Master of Puppets
*The Clash-London Calling
*Rush-2112
*The White Stripes-Elephant
*Jethro Tull-Aqualung
*Primal Scream-Screamadelica

So yeah, I'll say it again: The "number" you release an album on doesn't have any effect until the artist is old and gray.

"elephant" was the fourth album by the white stripes...came after s/t, "De Stijl", and "white blood cells". but on that note, "white blood cells" is their best album and their third. 😉

Re: Third Album

Applerill — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:41:51 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 04/04/2010 12:41

Here are some examples for when a third album is the best:
*Black Sabbath-Master of Reality
*Bjork-Homogenic
*Metallica-Master of Puppets
*The Clash-London Calling
*Rush-2112
*The White Stripes-Elephant
*Jethro Tull-Aqualung
*Primal Scream-Screamadelica

So yeah, I'll say it again: The "number" you release an album on doesn't have any effect until the artist is old and gray.

Third Album

videoheadcleaner — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:27:43 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 04/04/2010 12:27

Okay, the second album syndrome is established but I have thought about the third album. The album that defines an artist.

Radiohead - OK Computer
Muse - Absolution
The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
The Cure - Faith
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

Some are not masterpieces but many have become favourites of fans and still held with esteem.

Any thoughts on the topic?