Top Ten Double Albums?

[The Curmudgeon]

So Rolling Stone recently complied a survey with their readers to find the ten best double albums of all time.

Tricky thing to pull off, the double record. Do you strip the fat and make a more cohesive single record, or do you stick by your guns and keep the full 2 discs of material? Noel Gallagher had a pop at Arcade Fire for releasing the double record "Reflektor" a few months back, saying that no-one in 2013 has the time to sit and listen to a double album anymore. What a profoundly depressing point of view.

Anyway, take a look at the results.

www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-double-albums-of-all-time-20140108

Being a CD generation kinda guy I'd no idea the Clash and Dylan albums were originally doubles, in that they now fit easily on a single CD. The inclusion of Mellon Collie is good to see, but no love for Sign O' The Times, widely regarded as one of the best albums ever and always regarded as Prince's best album, makes me a sad panda.
The White Album is a sprawling, bizarre beast with some fucking downright WEIRD songs. I can only imagine what people thought of it when it was first released.

So what do you think? Any glaring omissions? Anything there that shouldn't be?

[trashcanman]

What do you mean the story in Quadrophenia is easier to follow than Tommy's? I have no idea what happens in Quadrophenia, just that it's awesome. Tommy is an actual narrative and a much finer and more iconic piece of music overall. Christ, Rolling Stone, the shit you come up with.

How soon we forget. Use Your Illusion, anyone? The discs were sold separately, but it should still count. Also, Hypnotize and Mesmerize from System of a Down came out like a year apart, but they still constitute a great double album as well. Husker Du's Zen Arcade practically invented alternative rock.