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I really, really want to jump in on the Zeppelin conversation but I am too tired.

Point is, you all know how much I love Zeppelin. Zieg hail, Page. Carry on...

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The following albums are the sophmore albums that I've cared to buy as of yet, missing a few in my collection. Could be forgetting an album or two as well.

Bombus - The Poet and the Parrot (X)

Graveyard - Hisingen Blues (X)

Down - Down II (X)

Oasis - Morning Glory (X)

Sabbath - Paranoid (X)

Zeppelin - II (X)

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings (X)

Tool - Ænema

Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg (X)

Hardcore Superstar - Bad sneakers and a pina colada

Ghost - Infestissumam (X)

Danko Jones - We Sweat Blood (X)

Crowbar - Crowbar

Kingdom of Sorrow - Behind the Blackest tears (X)

The Darkness - One Way Ticket (X)

Alice In Chains - Dirt

Nirvana - Nevermind

Dethklok - Dethalbum II (X)

Hellacopters - Payin' the Dues

Slash's Snakepit - Ain't Life Grand (X)

The ones marked (X) indicates that I have the debut as well. And no, I do not own GN'R Lies.

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Is Lies considered an EP? I see it more like 2 EPs or a short album if combined.

Yes, Lies is considered an EP, (but I think it is only two minutes in length shorter than Van Halen's Diver Down, which is consodered a LP). But as far as I'm (ME) is concerened, it's gnr's 2nd album. I also consider the Illusions as seperate albums, not a double album (because by 70's standards they would be 2 double albums). So as of now Axl/Gnr have released 6 albums. Which is a "decent" amount of music IMO. No it's not GREAT, but it's not Sex Pistols, one and done, bad either. I'm not as negative about Axl's output as most. Yes it should be better, but 6 albums is nothing to sneeze at.
A Hard Days Night was only 31 minutes and that's not considered as an EP. What classifies Lies as one? Is it the amount of songs?

Honestly I think it has to do with the fact that "The Powers That Be" just plain didn't want to say Lies was the official follow up to Appetite. Perhaps the old LLAS songs had something to do with it??? I can't really answer that. But I do know that the band didn't really work hard on it at all. All 4 of the new songs only took a few takes, and the old songs were already done. I'm pretty sure Slash said in his autobiography it was the easiest money he ever made. They made a TON of money, with very little effort.

But like I said before, to me, it is the 2nd gnr album. They should have put Shadow of your love on it as well though....

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my personal top 10:

Nevermind

Siamese Dream

Paranoid

Led Zeppelin II

What's the Story (Morning Glory)?

Dirt

The Color & the Shape

GN'R Lies

De Stijl

Parallel Lines

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Little Richard

Neil Young - Everybody Knows this is Nowhere

Chuck Berry - One Dozen Berrys

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Metallica - Ride the Lightning (granted, I do not really listen to metal these but the jump between, Kill 'Em All and Lightning is huge.)


I know its an old Robert Johnson rip, but I don't care because they one uped Mr. Johnson!!!

I ain't fuckin' havin' that, no way man, no way on earth.
Ah but they did. You can disagree all you want, but I feel that every Zep rip/cover is FAR better than the originals. They took those songs to unimaginable heights, places the original artist never could have. That's the mark of a great band IMO. Guns had that quality as well. Not to piss my boy Lenny off, but I prefer MOST of TSI over the Punk original counterparts, especially Black Leather :P

To unimaginable depths more like it.

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iced earth- night of the stormrider

slayer- hell awaits

metallica- ride the lightening

lynyrd skynyrd- second helping

dio- last in line

mercyful fate- dont break the oath

king diamond- abigail

venom- black metal

alice in chains- dirt

ozzy- diary of a madman

led zeppelin- led zeppelin II

triptykon- melana chasmata

agalloch- the mantle

opeth- morningrise

nightwish- oceanborn

dissection- storm of the lights bane

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Top of my head:

The Downward Spiral

Paranoid

Diary of a Madman

Ride the Lightning

With the Beatles

Apocalyptic Love

Loveless

In the Aeroplane over the Sea

GNR Lies isn't an album. It's a huge cash grab in the form of two combined EPs.

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Weezer - Pinkerton

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Alice in Chains - Dirt

Circa Survive - On Letting Go

Deftones - Around the Fur

Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets

Death Grips - The Money Store

Foo Fighters - The Color and the Shape

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

QOTSA - Rated R

Protest the Hero - Fortress (Fuck it...it's metal but whatever)

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple

Silversun Pickups - Swoon

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Three pages and not a single mention of Queen II?

Queen II - Queen

Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins

Nevermind - Nirvana

What's the Story (Morning Glory) - Oasis

Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants

Broken - Nine Inch Nails

Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys

Neon Bible - Arcade Fire

Sam's Town - The Killers

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Janes Addiction - Nothings Shocking

The Stooges - Raw Power

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

The Who - A Quick One

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Cheap Trick - In Color

Radiohead - The Bends

Paul McCartney - Ram

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

Ramones - Leave Home

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GNR Lies isn't an album. It's a huge cash grab in the form of two combined EPs.

I would not call it a cash grab though. It was a stop gap product which fulfilled a scheduling gap.

Three pages and not a single mention of Queen II?

Queen II - Queen

Mea culp. There is a huge jump in quality between Queen and Queen 2.

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Sabbath - Paranoid

Doors - Strange Days

Stooges - Fun House

Skynyrd - Second Helping

AC/DC - TNT

Nirvana - Nevermind

Pearl Jam - Vs

Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z

Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Eminem - Slim Shady LP

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The Bends by Radiohead

Sap by Alice in Chains

GnR lies or Illusions by Guns n Roses

Fixed.

Ride the Lightning hands down for me.

Peace Sells

With the Beatles

Axis Bold as Love

Vulgar Display of Power, Thriller and the MMLP if they count.

What's the Story Morning Glory?

Meantime by Helmet

Led Zeppelin II

Purple by STP

Paranoid

Nevermind

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Off the top of my head some of my favourites are

Nevermind - Nirvana

Don't give me names - Guano Apes

Razorblade Romance - HIM

Toxicity - System of a Down

In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3 - Coheed and Cambria

probably a whole bunch of others that I can't remember right now

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1. Morning Glory - Oasis

2. Gold Against the Soul - Manic Street Preachers

3. Modern Life is Rubbish - Blur

4. Dirty - Sonic Youth (major label 2nd album)

5. Angel Dust - Faith No More (Patton 2nd album)

6. Odelay - Beck (One Foot was recorded before Mello Gold but release just after, so Odelay is the real 2nd major label record)

7. Second Coming - Stone Roses

8. The Sophtware Slump - Grandaddy (kind of a classic album)

9. Soul Destruction - The Almighty (oh yes they are badass)

10. Nevermind - Nirvana ( is this really they second album)

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10. Nevermind - Nirvana ( is this really they second album)

yes, Bleach was their first album released by Sub Pop, Nevermind was their second album and was released by Geffen

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10. Nevermind - Nirvana ( is this really they second album)

yes, Bleach was their first album released by Sub Pop, Nevermind was their second album and was released by Geffen

I guess I was sort of going for major label sophomore. In Utero maybe better fit. But Bleach was rereleased on Geffen? Edited by wasted
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The Bends by Radiohead

Sap by Alice in Chains

GnR lies or Illusions by Guns n Roses

Fixed.

Ride the Lightning hands down for me.

Peace Sells

With the Beatles

Axis Bold as Love

Vulgar Display of Power, Thriller and the MMLP if they count.

What's the Story Morning Glory?

Meantime by Helmet

Led Zeppelin II

Purple by STP

Paranoid

Nevermind

Thriller isn't a sophomore unless you ignore his pre-Epic work.

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