Best double album ever?

What has been the best double album ever?
The Wall? Electric Ladyland? Exile On Main St? Physical Graffiti? The White Album?

Vote for your favourite double album. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/double_album

Blonde On Blonde.

for a band at their absolute zenith -[b] Led Zeppelin - [i]Physical Graffiti[/i][/b]
for a complete aural beauty - [b]Electric Light Orchestra - [i]Out of The Blue
[/i][/b]for innovation and risk - [b]The Beatles - [i]The Beatles[/i][/b] [i][white album][/i]
for freedom after 8 years as 3rd songwriter and going two sides further than the above - [b]George Harrison - [i]All Things Must Pass[/i][/b]

Tales From Topographic Oceans and The Lamb Dies Down On Broadway must enter the discussion. Both are massive records.

what's becoming apparent is that this is a real music connoisseur's thread.

can't see one album named so far that isn't a gem. in fact, i'd go so far as to say that ANYONE starting to buy music for the first time could do a lot worse as a grounding into the rock world.

look at the list so far:

pink floyd - The Wall 
jimi hendrix experience - Electric Ladyland
rolling stones - Exile On Main St
bob dylan - blonde on blonde
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of The Blue 
The Beatles - The Beatles [white album] 
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 
Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans
Genesis - The Lamb Dies Down On Broadway

that's a quality list by any stretch, and 12 hours of very enjoyable listening

Songs in the Key of Life

of course ^^^, can we add these?

[b]elton john - [i]goodbye yellow brick rd[/i]
prince - [i]sign o' the times[/i]
derek and the dominos - [i]layla and other assorted love songs[/i][/b]

btw - OP are you same person that posted this?:

http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1777750
Best double album ever?
Posted by: Diplomat ()
Date: February 11, 2013 22:20

New Poll - What has been the best double album ever?
The Wall? Electric Ladyland? Exile On Main St? Physical Graffiti? The White Album?

My nomination is The Wall by Pink Floyd. And what an absoIutely amazing concert it was too! Roger Waters is a genius! I also particularly love The White Album, Electric Ladyland, Derek and the Dominies.

Another great double, to my way of thinking, that has not been mentioned written exlusively by Roger Water this time is his opus Ca Ira. It's his 2005 opera about the French Revolution. Very hard to get into as a rock fan, but definitely worth the effort.

Two of my other favourites not mentioned by others are Todd by Todd Rundgren (the guy is a magician....or at least a Wizard!..lol) and Ariel by Kate Bush. David Gilmour taught her the concept of the concept album very well..lol!. Although some might say that it's actually really just two single albums given one is a concept piece and the other is a just a bunch of songs.

Frank Zappa also comes to mind, although Joe's Garage might be a triple I think. Another triple that seems to be loved or reviled is Consequences by the former experimental half of 10CC in Godley and Creme. And if projects are OK, then I would also include War of the Worlds in my list of favourites, with assorted stars like Phil Lynott, Justin Heyward, David Essex and Richard Burton as narrator. Great stuff!

[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]

Songs in the Key of Life[/QUOTE]

^ and there be the grand champion.

Blonde on Blonde or The White Album.

Ayreon has made some double albums and I consider them as very good for their genre (prog ) :) - but: they are not from the last century ;)

taking this in a slightly different direction

"most over-indulgent" double album by any superstar rock band?

Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

If live counts, than I'll add Dire Straits - Alchemy.

Damn skippy - great record.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Beatles - White Album
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (single album on CD)
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
2Pac - All Eyez On Me (...and I'm not even a big fan of hip-hop)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (single album on CD)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion ( Does it count?... intentionally the band wanted to release it as a double album, but the record company opted for 2 albums... Vinyl versions of both albums feature each as double-albums)