Back to Back albums

[Dave]

What are your favourite back to back albums ????

[Glen]

Some of my favs -

 

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules / Heaven & Hell

 

Journey - Escape / Frontiers

 

FM - Indiscreet / Tough It Out

 

Marillion - Scrpt For A Jesters Tear / Fugazi

 

Harem Scarem - s/t / Mood Swings

 

Iron Maiden - NOTB / Piece Of Mind

 

Skid Row - s/t / Slave To The Grind

 

Story Of The Year - In The Wake / The Black Swan

 

Survivor - Vital Signs / When Seconds Count

 

Whitesnake - Slide It In / 1987

 

Rainbow - Rainbow Rising / Long Live Rock n Roll

[Dave]

Bad Company - S/T / Straight Shooter

Blindside Blues Band - Keepers Of The Flame / Smokehouse Sessions

Heart - S/T / Bad Animals

Thunder - Backstreet Symphony / Laughing On Judgement Day

Whitesnake - 1987 / Slip Of The Tounge

21 Guns - Salute / Nothing's Real

[Jeff]

Skid Row - s/t / Slave To The Grind

 

 

And I'll go with:

 

Shotgun Messiah - S/T, Second Coming

Tesla - Mechanical Resonance, The Great Radio Controversy

Tyketto - Don't Come Easy, Strength In Numbers

Dangerous Toys - S/T, Hellacious Acres, and Pissed (3 great records IMO)

Cinderella - Night Songs, Long Cold Winter

L.A. Guns - Cocked And Loaded, Hollywood Vampires

Dirty Looks - Ummm, put almost any cd's of theirs back to back, I just like their sound, period.

D.A.D - No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims, Riskin' It All

[Glen]

Threshold - Subsurface / Dead Reckoning

[Jez]

Some great pairings here, and in a few instances, 3 or 4 together.

 

 

.38 Special - Wild Eyed Southern Boys/ Special Forces

AC/DC - High Voltage/ Let There Be Rock

Brayn Adams - Cuts Like A Knife/ Reckless

Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic/ Rocks

Bad Co. - Straight Shooter/ Run With The Pack

Russ Ballard - S/T/ The Fire Still Burns

Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell/ The Mob Rules

Blackfoot - Tomcattin'/ Marauder

Blue Oyster Cult - Cultosarus Erectus/ Fire Of Unknown Origin

Michael Bolton - S/T/ Everybodys Crazy

Boston - S/T/ Don't Look Back

Cheap Trick - In Color/ Heaven Tonight/ Dream Police/ All Shook Up

Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry/ Pyromania

FM - Indiscreet/ Tough It Out

Foreigner - 4/ Agent Provocateur

Gamma - Gamma 1/ Gamma 2

Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail/ Wind And Wuthering/ And Then There Were Three

Harem Scarem - S/T/ Moodswings

Heart - S/T/ Bad Animals/ Brigade

Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize/Racing After Midnight

The Hooters - Nervous Night/ One Way Home

Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast/ Piece Of Mind/ Powerslave

Marc Jordan - Talking Through Pictures/ C.O.W

Journey - Escape/ Frontiers

Legs Diamond - S/T/ A Diamond Is A Hard Rock

Loverboy - S/T/ Get Lucky

Marillion - Script For A Jesters Tear/ Fugazi

Marillion - Seasons End/ Holidays In Eden

Kim Mitchell - Akimbo Alogo/ Shaking Like A Human Being

Molly Hatchet - S/T/ Flirtin' With Disaster

Motorhead - Overkill/ Bomber/ Ace Of Spades

New England - S/T/ Explorer Suite

Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol/ Midnight Madness

Aldo Nova - S/T/ Subject/ Twitch

Pendragon - The Window Of Life/ The Masquerade Overture

Rainbow - Rising/ Long Live Rock 'n' Roll

Dan Reed Network - S/T/ Slam

Rush - Permanent Waves/ Moving Pictures/ Signals

Saga - Images At Twilight/ Silent Knight/ Worlds Apart

Saxon - Wheels Of Steel/ Strong Arm Of The Law/ Denim And Leather

Skagarack -S/T/ Hungry For A Game

Spys - S/T/ Behind Enemy Lines

Starz - S/T/ Violation

Strangeways - Native Sons/ Walk In The Fire

Styx - The Grand Illusion/ Pieces Of Eight

Survivor - Vital Signs/ When Seconds Count

Threshold - Subsurface / Dead Reckoning

Toronto - Head On/ Get It On Credit

Toto - S/T/ Hydra

Toto - IV/ Isolation

Treat - The Pleasure Principle/ Dreamhunter

Triumph - Allied Forces/ Never Surrender

UFO - Lights Out/ Obssession

Robby Valentine - S/T/ The Magic Infinity

White Sister - S/T /Fashion By Passion

Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing/ Come An' Get It

Wrabit - Wrough And Wready/ Tracks

Y&T - Earthshaker/ Black Tiger

[glam_junkie]

bon jovi - slippery when wet / new jersey

 

hardcore superstar - self titled / dreamin in a casket

[heaven&hell]

To many great ones to chose from but I'd have to go with:

 

Black Sabbath - Heaven&Hell and Mob Rules

[melodicrockoz]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

[TIM (2)]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

[melodicrockoz]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

[All Nights Reserved]

Saraya - S/T / When The Blackbird Sings

[TIM (2)]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

 

But the same applies to "Adrenalize"? You can't tell me that "Make Love Like A Man" is a great song - surely?!

[Glen]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

 

But the same applies to "Adrenalize"? You can't tell me that "Make Love Like A Man" is a great song - surely?!

 

The thread isnt entitled 'name 2 filler free back to back albums from any artist'.

 

To be honest I dont think that exists.

 

If you are going down that route then out of my list the closest is Threshold Subsurface / Dead Reckoning...both are virtually filler free.

 

The HS combo certainly isnt. The second half of Mood Swings has at least 2 tracks which dip massively in quality to these ears. The only filler free HS album IMO is 'Higher'....although most would disagree, that for me is their best album...and most consistent across the 10 tacks on offer.

 

Cheers

[Glen]

Oh and Marillion - Script / Fugazi is pretty much filler free prog genius.

[TIM (2)]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

 

But the same applies to "Adrenalize"? You can't tell me that "Make Love Like A Man" is a great song - surely?!

 

The thread isnt entitled 'name 2 filler free back to back albums from any artist'.

 

To be honest I dont think that exists.

 

If you are going down that route then out of my list the closest is Threshold Subsurface / Dead Reckoning...both are virtually filler free.

 

The HS combo certainly isnt. The second half of Mood Swings has at least 2 tracks which dip massively in quality to these ears. The only filler free HS album IMO is 'Higher'....although most would disagree, that for me is their best album...and most consistent across the 10 tacks on offer.

 

Cheers

 

Sorry mate, good as "Higher" is the first track is frankly rubbish & totally spoils it. You're right about the thread title, I was just playing devil's advocate....

[Glen]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

 

But the same applies to "Adrenalize"? You can't tell me that "Make Love Like A Man" is a great song - surely?!

 

The thread isnt entitled 'name 2 filler free back to back albums from any artist'.

 

To be honest I dont think that exists.

 

If you are going down that route then out of my list the closest is Threshold Subsurface / Dead Reckoning...both are virtually filler free.

 

The HS combo certainly isnt. The second half of Mood Swings has at least 2 tracks which dip massively in quality to these ears. The only filler free HS album IMO is 'Higher'....although most would disagree, that for me is their best album...and most consistent across the 10 tacks on offer.

 

Cheers

 

Sorry mate, good as "Higher" is the first track is frankly rubbish & totally spoils it. You're right about the thread title, I was just playing devil's advocate....

 

Ha, i love that first track....brilliant vocal from Hess. But it is the weakest track....shows how marvellous the rest is!

[Fat Freddy]

Metallica - KILL'EM ALL/RIDE THE LIGHTNING/MASTER OF PUPPETS (best...hat trick...EVER)

 

Megadeth - PEACE SELLS/SO FAR SO GOOD SO WHAT/RUST IN PEACE

 

Iron Maiden - NUMBER OF THE BEAST/PIECE OF MIND/POWERSLAVE/SOMEWHERE IN TIME/SEVENTH SON

 

Warrior Soul - LAST DECADE DEAD CENTURY/DRUGS GOD AND THE NEW REPUBLIC/SALUTATIONS FROM THE GHETTO NATION

 

Dokken - UNDER LOCK AND KEY/BACK FOR THE ATTACK

 

Savatage - HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING/GUTTER BALLET/STREETS/EDGE OF THORNS/HANDFUL OF RAIN

 

Ramones - RAMONES/LEAVE HOME/ROCKET TO RUSSIA/ROAD TO RUIN

 

I could go on but you get the idea...

[melodicrockoz]

BLUE TEARS - SELF TITLED / MAD BAD & DANGEROUS

 

DEF LEPPARD - HYSTERIA / ADRENALIZE

 

SKAGARACK - HUNGRY FOR A GAME / A SLICE OF HEAVEN

 

 

Tree ground breaking albums & must haves for any serious fan of Hard Rock

 

Well agree with you on SKAGARACK, but definitely not on the other 2. I thought the only BLUE TEARS album worth bothering with was the debut.

 

I know others have mentioned it, but the only 2 filler-free back-to-back discs I can see mentioned are HAREM SCAREM's first 2.

 

 

 

I love the HS debut & sophomore but.......... I dont find them filler free, there's easily one track in each of those that I feel could have benefoted album by being left out.

 

But the same applies to "Adrenalize"? You can't tell me that "Make Love Like A Man" is a great song - surely?!

 

 

love that song, recall it asa pick up line back then, find memories heheheh

[Geoff]

There are plenty of bands that delivered excellent back to back discs (eg. Skid Row, Warrant, Victory, Fate etc.) but my faves of the bunch would be:

 

Amaze Me - s/t / 'Dream on' / 'Wonderland'

Bon Jovi - 'New Jersey' / 'Keep the faith'

Bonfire - 'Fireworks' / 'Point Blank'

Danger Danger - s/t / 'Screw It' / 'Cockroach'

Dokken - 'Under lock and key' / 'Back for the attack'

Harem Scarem - s/t / 'Mood swings'

Loud & Clear - s/t / 'Disc-connected'

Steelhouse Lane - 'Metallic Blue' / 'Slaves of the new world'

Treat - 'Dreamhunter' / 'Organized crime'

Vain - 'No respect' / 'Move on it' (or 'All those strangers' - either way all are perfect)

Wig Wam - '667... Neighbour of the beast' / 'Wig Wamania'

Cauterize - 'So far from real' / 'Paper wings' / 'Disguises'

Hinder - 'Extreme behaviour' / 'Take it to the limit'

Just Surrender - 'If these streets could talk' / 'We're in like sin'

SR-71 - 'Now you see inside' / 'Tomorrow' / 'Here we go again'

[Dead Planet]

The first one that comes to mind is AC//DC "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black"....What is truly amazing is that these 2 releases feature 2 different vocalists after Bon Scott's death...

[heaven&hell]

The first one that comes to mind is AC//DC "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black"....What is truly amazing is that these 2 releases feature 2 different vocalists after Bon Scott's death...

 

You can even pre-date Highway to Hell with Powerage and Let There Be Rock and follow Back in Black with For Those About to Rock and Flick of the Switch.

[Glen]

The first one that comes to mind is AC//DC "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black"....What is truly amazing is that these 2 releases feature 2 different vocalists after Bon Scott's death...

 

You can even pre-date Highway to Hell with Powerage and Let There Be Rock and follow Back in Black with For Those About to Rock and Flick of the Switch.

 

backed....awesome period for them. Back In Black is still the best tho. Inspired song writing.

[eaglesfan3000]

RATT - Out Of The Cellar/Invasion Of Your Privacy

TREAT - The Pleasure Principle/Dreamhunter

IRON MAIDEN - Number Of The Beast/Piece Of Mind/Powerslave

BRIGHTON ROCK - Take A Deep Breath/Love Machine

VIO-LENCE - Eternal Nightmare/Oppressing The Masses

SLAYER - Hell Awaits/Reign In Blood/South Of Heaven/Seasons In The Abyss

DARE - Out Of The Silence/Blood From Stone

Y&T - In Rock We Trust/Down For The Count

DEMOLITION HAMMER - Tortured Existance/Epidemic Of Violence/Time Bomb

XYZ - S/T/Hungry

AC/DC - Highway To Hell/Back In Black

CANNIBAL CORPSE - Tomb Of The Mutilated/Butchered At Birth

DEF LEPPARD - High N Dry/Pyromania

DIRTY LOOKS - Cool From The Wire/Turn Of The Screw/Five Easy Pieces

DOKKEN - Tooth And Nail/Under Lock And Key/Back For The Attack

ICON - An Even More Perfect Union/Right Between The Eyes

JUDAS PRIEST - Screaming For Vengeance/Defenders Of The Faith

KEEL - The Final Frontier/S/T

NUCLEAR ASSAULT - Survive/Handle With Care

 

...and so many more.

[UGH]

W.A.S.P./The Last Command

Warlock Bruning the Witches/Hellbound

Sepultura Beneath the Remains/Arise/ Choas AD