Are there 3 better album tracks in a row...

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Are there 3 better album tracks in a row...

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..than

Rockinghorse Road
Just about glad and
All the rage

on Brutal Youth?
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
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"Jack of All Parades"
"Suit of Lights"
"Sleep of the Just"

on King of America. :D
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how about
"Pump It Up"
Little Triggers"
"You Belong To Me"
from This Year's Model
or my choice
"Secondary Modern"
"King Horse"
"Possession" from Get Happy!
or
"Toledo"
"I Still Have That Other Girl"
"This House Is Empty Now"
from Painted From Memory
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Maybe.... Long Honeymoon, Man Out of Time, Almost Blue .... or the last two plus And in Every Home.
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don't look now
burnt sugar is so bitter
stripping paper

or

you left me in the dark
someone took the words away
when did i stop dreaming?
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I vote for:

Little Atoms
All This Useless Beauty
Complicated Shadows
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Mr. Hush wrote:Maybe.... Long Honeymoon, Man Out of Time, Almost Blue .... or the last two plus And in Every Home.
Dammit, everytime someone comes up with a suggestion, my top 3 "top 3" get changed !! Great shout!
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jardine wrote:don't look now
burnt sugar is so bitter
stripping paper

or

you left me in the dark
someone took the words away
when did i stop dreaming?
See what I mean ? :roll:
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Funnily enough mine haven’t changed. There is not going to be a definitive answer and it’s great to see so many differing views. I’d have never gone anywhere near the songs from All This Useless Beauty or North.
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verbal gymnastics wrote:..than

Rockinghorse Road
Just about glad and
All the rage

on Brutal Youth?
No, there aren't. Unless you count

Blue Chair
Battered Old Bird
Crimes of Paris

or

Crimes of Paris
Poor Napoleon
Next Time Round

or

Clubland
Lover's Walk
You'll Never Be a Man

But the gauntlet you throw down might be the winner, Verbal!
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from "The Very Best of Elvis Costello" :D ]

Almost Blue
I Want You
God Give Me Strength

other than that I agree with Painted from Memory, ATUB, and King of America :D
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Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
I love you just as much as I hate your guts.
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Mr. Getgood wrote:Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Actually that's about the best opening salvo of any of his albums !
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agreed. and "opening salvo" is exactly the right term, too, for these three
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Mr. Getgood wrote:Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Sorry Verbal but this is the winner!
Can't you see I'm trying to change this water to wine
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Fishfinger king wrote:
Mr. Getgood wrote:Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Sorry Verbal but this is the winner!
Looks like you're the winner Mr. Getgood and glad we met at Southampton at least !!
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migdd wrote:"Jack of All Parades"
"Suit of Lights"
"Sleep of the Just"

With all due respect, you're all mistaken -- other than the gentleman that I have now "quoted".
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migdd wrote:"Jack of All Parades"
"Suit of Lights"
"Sleep of the Just"

on King of America. :D
We have a winner!!!
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sulky lad wrote:
Fishfinger king wrote:
Mr. Getgood wrote:Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Sorry Verbal but this is the winner!
Looks like you're the winner Mr. Getgood and glad we met at Southampton at least !!
Yes, it was good to see you. I trust (!) you enjoyed all the other dates you got to see. As my first day of working from home commences, I have a feeling I’ll be trawling through the CDs that were handed out at the London meet ups. :lol:
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Uncomplicated
I Hope You’re Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning

TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME, to quote another album which is strong in trifectas.
Not only is this my favorite triple from EC, it's one of my favorites from any album I own.
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Post by chickendinna »

Either :
No Action
This Year's Girl
The Beat

Or:
Pump It Up
Little Triggers
You Belong to Me
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For what it's worth I would go with

Country Darkness
There's A Story In Your Voice
Either Side Of The Same Town
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we'll need to switch soon to 'are there 3 worse'. there'll be little to choose from. ain't that great!!
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jardine wrote:we'll need to switch soon to 'are there 3 worse'. there'll be little to choose from. ain't that great!!
I’d just nominate any combination from Wise Up Thought.
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jardine wrote:we'll need to switch soon to 'are there 3 worse'. there'll be little to choose from. ain't that great!!
How about:
Sour Milk Cow Blues
The Great Unknown
The Deportees Club

Or:
I Dreamed Of My Old Lover
How Deep Is The Red
She Was No Good
Can't you see I'm trying to change this water to wine
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