“Trinity” Albums

August 16, 2018 11:24 am

What are your favorite three album runs? 
Our good friend Michael Lidskin of Twirl Radio asked this question and I thought it would be fun to list my picks.

Beatles (UK) – Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s, White Album
Stones – Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St
Who – Live At Leeds, Who’s Next, Quadrophenia
Led Zeppelin (pick your own starting point) – I,II,III, IV, Houses of The Holy, Physical Graffitti
Mott The Hoople – Brain Capers, All The Young Dudes, Mott
David Bowie – Ziggy, Aladdin Sane, Pin-Ups
Ramones – Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia
Jeff Beck – Jeff Beck Group, Orange Album, Blow By Blow
Faces – Long Player, A Nod Is As Good As A Wink, Ooh La La
Alice Cooper – Love It To Death, Killer, School’s Out
Wishbone Ash – Wishbone Ash, Pilgrimage, Argus
Yes – The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to The Edge
T Rex – Electric Warrior, The Slider, Tanx
CCR – Green River, Willy and the Poorboys, Cosmo’s Factory
Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True, This Year’s Model, Armed Forces
Humble Pie – Rock On, Rockin’ The Fillmore, Smokin’
The Band – Music From Big Pink, The Band, Stage Fright
Grateful Dead – Live/Dead, Workingman’s Dead, American Beauty
Tom Petty – You’re Gonna Get It, Damn The Torpedoes, Hard Promises
Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, Dirty South
Def Leppard – High And Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria

Oh, and here is my favorite album of all time while we’re at it…