Best back-to-back albums

**Bob_R** · 01.25.07, 06:55 PM

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** · 01.25.07, 07:07 PM

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** · 01.25.07, 07:22 PM

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

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

**Ravin' Rude** · 01.25.07, 07:58 PM

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** · 01.25.07, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by EVH FANATIC

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** · 01.25.07, 08:50 PM

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** · 01.25.07, 09:00 PM

1984 and 5150

**mistere** · 01.25.07, 09:15 PM

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

**Menlow** · 01.25.07, 10:04 PM

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

**Red** · 01.26.07, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by naturallywired

Dio-Holy Diver and Last in Line

Beautiful.

**onefootoutthedoor** · 01.26.07, 01:01 AM

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** · 01.26.07, 05:25 AM

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

**buster65** · 01.26.07, 06:22 AM

PYROMANIA/HYSTERIA

**Onirb** · 01.26.07, 08:07 AM

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.