The Number "6"

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  • Shaun Ponsonby
    ROTH ARMY ELITE
    • Oct 2004
    • 6343
    #1

    The Number "6"

    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...
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    • binnie
      DIAMOND STATUS
      • May 2006
      • 19144
      #2
      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?
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        • Vinnie Velvet
          Full Member Status

          • Feb 2004
          • 4577
          #3
          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
          =V V=
          ole No.1 The finest
          EAT US AND SMILE

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            • FORD
              ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

              • Jan 2004
              • 58754
              #4
              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".......


              High Voltage - 1974


              TNT - 1975


              Dirty Deeds - 1976


              Let There Be Rock - 1977


              Powerage - 1978


              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.
              Eat Us And Smile

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                • Wawazat
                  ROCKSTAR

                  • Jul 2005
                  • 5274
                  #5
                  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)
                  Day-dreaming's gone commercial

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