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Shaun Ponsonby
04-04-2007, 08:54 AM
Why do so many people put oot 6 classic albums, or make 6 with the classic line up, in a row?

Van Halen (with Dave)
AC/DC (with Bon...including If you Want Blood)
Black Sabbath (with Ozzy)
Judas Priest (Sad Wings of Destiny-British Steel)
Queen (Queen-News of the World)
Southside Johnny (until he started using synths and totally bollocked everythintg up for a while)
The Doors (not including Absolutley Live)
The Who (My Generation-Quadrophenia...not including Live At Leeds)
Alice Cooper (original band) (Pretties for You-Billion Dollar Babies)

Discuss...

binnie
04-04-2007, 09:38 AM
I seem to remember that in "Crazy From the heat" Dave mentions his rule of 6: that bands usually have six years at the top.

Given that back in those days band put out a record every year, that would account for the 6 great abulm phenomenon.

Agree/disagree?

Vinnie Velvet
04-04-2007, 11:56 AM
I agree Shaun.

Look at Maiden's 6 best:

Killers
NOTB
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

While Maiden have put out some good work afterwards (some not so great) -- to me , these are the DEFINITIVE albums from them.

Even KISS -- their stellar work (not counting the live albums) are in their first six studio records:

KISS
Hotter than Hell
Dressed to Kill
Destroyer
Rock and Roll Over
Love Gun

And there is CVH's six pack.

How about AC/DC?

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Let There Be Rock
Powerage
Highway to Hell
Back in Black
For Those About to Rock

FORD
04-04-2007, 01:41 PM
Ac/Dc actually made 6 classic studio albums with Bon Scott. The confusion comes from the fact that Atlantic Records butchered the Hell out of their first 4 albums, only releasing what they wanted to, combining the first two albums into one, and not bothering to release "Dirty Deeds" in any form until 1981, at least in the US.

Here's the REAL Ac/Dc "6 pack".......

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f1s.jpg
High Voltage - 1974

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f3s.jpg
TNT - 1975

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f5s.jpg
Dirty Deeds - 1976

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f8s.jpg
Let There Be Rock - 1977

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f11s.jpg
Powerage - 1978

http://www.acdc-discography.com/images/f14s.jpg
Highway to Hell - 1979

The last two albums are the same as you know them, though the original Highway to Hell cover has some "Hell" scenery airbrushed in on top of the band photo that's on the Atlantic version.

Wawazat
04-04-2007, 03:51 PM
Classic LZ 6 Pack

Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Houses of the Holy (1973)
Physical Graffiti (1975)