Best back-to-back albums

[Bob_R]

What is the best back-to-back album releases by an artist? Now remember they have to have been back-to-back. Not an artists' 2nd release and then the 4th.

For me it's got to be the Beatles.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

followed by

Magical Mystery Tour.

What a one-two punch!

[Van Squalen]

VH: WACF - Fair Warning

Police: Ghost in the Machine - Synchronicity

The Kinks: Low Budget - Give the People What They Want

Rush: Moving Pictures - Exit Stage Left

Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti

Um, Zep I and II, also.

[hain23x]

Black Crowes--"Southern Harmony.." and then "Amorica"

of course The Beatles "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver"

[Ravin' Rude]

Queensryche actually hit a back-to-back-back with "Rage", "Mindcrime" and "Empire". Then it went to shit, but that was a good roll.

[billy007]

What is the best back-to-back album releases by an artist? Now remember they have to have been back-to-back. Not an artists' 2nd release and then the 4th.

For me it's got to be the Beatles.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

followed by

Magical Mystery Tour.

What a one-two punch!

I think Revolver (U.K.) - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a better duo, especially if you only count Magical Mystery Tour as an EP!

Lessee - Aerosmith Toys In The Attic - Rocks
Foreigner Foreigner - Double Vision
AC/DC - Highway To Hell - Back In Black (with an unfortunately necessitated change in singers to boot!)
Led Zeppelin (the fourth album) - Houses Of The Holy
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

that's all I can think of right now without looking!

[naturallywired]

AC/DC-Highway To Hell and Back in Black
Dio-Holy Diver and Last in Line
Sabbath-Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules
Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind
Journey-Escape and Frontiers
Ozzy-Blizzard and Diary
VH-I and II
Boston-Boston and Don't Look Back
Priest-Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith
Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic and Rocks

[vhrocker]

1984 and 5150

[mistere]

Permanent Waves/Moving Pictures
Houses/Physical Grafitti
Highway/BIB
Blizzard of a Madman
Animal Magnetism/Blackout
Heaven & Hell/Mob Rules
High & Dry/Pyromania

[Menlow]

Pretty hard to top Zepp IV and Houses of the Holy.

[Red]

Dio-Holy Diver and Last in Line

Beautiful.

[onefootoutthedoor]

First one that came to mind was HTH/BNB by AC/DC. Another great combo was Scenes From A Memory followed by Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence from Dream Theater.

[Raldo]

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet, New Jersey
Van Halen - Van Halen, Van Halen II

[buster65]

PYROMANIA/HYSTERIA

[Onirb]

I know this isn't back to back because of the 2 ep's but Alice in Chains Facelift-Dirt combo is good but the 2 ep's are good also as a back to back. Also Stevie Ray Vaughn's Texas Flood and Couldn't Stand the Weather is a great combo also.

[ZeoBandit]

PYROMANIA/HYSTERIA

My thoughts exactly!

Also:

Metallica: Master of Puppets / And Justice for All.