List bands where their best stuff was not their first 6 (or more likely first 4) albums.
Only rule is that conventional wisdom has to pretty much agree with you. If you personally like Crazy Nights and Hot in the Shade best, it doesnt really jibe with what Kiss' zenith was.
Judas Priest - SFV/DOTF
Behemoth - The Apostasy and beyond
Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
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Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:07 pm You can tell Sleek had nothing to do with this…thats why it’s so entertaining
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Re: Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
Scorpions? They were around a long time before Love at First Sting
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Bob Seger for the win!
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Re: Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
You could make a strong argument for the following:
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Rush
Fleetwood Mac
Judas Priest
Elton John
R.E.M
Bob Dylan
ZZ Top
Genesis
I might disagree with a few of those, but I could understand why one might make the argument for them.
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Rush
Fleetwood Mac
Judas Priest
Elton John
R.E.M
Bob Dylan
ZZ Top
Genesis
I might disagree with a few of those, but I could understand why one might make the argument for them.
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Re: Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
Came here to say this! He had a lot of stuff out before Live Bullet exploded. Kinda like KISS with Alive, ironically the same year.
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Re: Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
Yeah, this list is pretty accurate. I think the only bones I'd pick would beCrankerBait wrote: ↑Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:26 am You could make a strong argument for the following:
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Rush
Fleetwood Mac
Judas Priest
Elton John
R.E.M
Bob Dylan
ZZ Top
Genesis
I might disagree with a few of those, but I could understand why one might make the argument for them.
Judas Priest - I have British Steel over Screaming For Vengeance, but that is CLOSE
Pink Floyd - It's technically right, but there's two soundtracks and only half of an album with Ummagumma in there. Feels wrong.
ZZ Top - Commercial Zenith, yes, but Tres Hombres is better than anything they did in the 80s.
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Re: Bands who's zenith was not within their first 6 albums
Four albums is definitely easier than six.
Savatage - if you count Dungeons as an album, conventional wisdom is that #5 (Hall of the Mountain King) is the pinnacle (or at least the kickoff of their golden era)
Hardcore Superstar - the self-titled (album #5) is the one they usually play the most songs from (and lately, they've only been playing one song from the records released prior)
Journey - their fourth was their first with Perry, but it wasn't until #7 that they became massive
Sammy Hagar - I admit I'm not that familiar with his solo stuff, but it seems like #6 was when he started to get big
Tom Petty - might be a controversial pick since he did some great stuff prior, but I think conventional wisdom (at least in terms of pop culture/zeitgeist impact) would be that his late '80s/early '90s stuff is peak Petty, which would be his 8th album with the Heartbreakers and his first solo album (and maybe some Wilburys carry-over)
Savatage - if you count Dungeons as an album, conventional wisdom is that #5 (Hall of the Mountain King) is the pinnacle (or at least the kickoff of their golden era)
Hardcore Superstar - the self-titled (album #5) is the one they usually play the most songs from (and lately, they've only been playing one song from the records released prior)
Journey - their fourth was their first with Perry, but it wasn't until #7 that they became massive
Sammy Hagar - I admit I'm not that familiar with his solo stuff, but it seems like #6 was when he started to get big
Tom Petty - might be a controversial pick since he did some great stuff prior, but I think conventional wisdom (at least in terms of pop culture/zeitgeist impact) would be that his late '80s/early '90s stuff is peak Petty, which would be his 8th album with the Heartbreakers and his first solo album (and maybe some Wilburys carry-over)