favorite album one-two punch

[orangewhip]

How about the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 punch of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea?

[iAmBaronVonTito]

NMH holds the one-two punch AOTS, but have you heard avery island?  not as fulfilling, unfortunately.  that album keeps me from putting mangum on a pedestal, which i dont do, but when you make a good album and then disappear...youve hooked me.

[hugman]

I have a crapload on unreleased NMH stuff (not that exciting), seeing as I'm a stereotypical indie rock sweater wearing nerd  , that I could post somehow in the download section if anyone wants it.

[dave from knoxville]

Neil Young - Freedom
   Rocking in the Free World then Crime in the City

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
   The Red and the Black then OD'd on Life Itself

Cheap Trick - In Color
   Hello There then Big Eyes

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
   No Action then This Year's Girl

The Who - Who's Next
   Baba O'Riley then Bargain

Yes - Close to the Edge
   Close to the Edge then And You and I

[AaronC]

Side 2 of Back in Black
"Back in Black"
"You Shook Me All Night Long"

Also Side 2 of Thriller
"Beat It"
"Billie Jean"

Cheap Trick At Budokan combination of
"I Want You to Want Me"
"Surrender"

[JonFromMaplewood]

Black Francis - "Bluefinger"
1. Captain Pasty
2. Threshold Apprehension

[namethebats]

Pixies - Doolittle
"Debaser" into "Tame"

Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
"Modern Kicks" into "I'm A Pretender"

Jay-Z - The Blueprint
"The Ruler's Back" into "Takeover"

[jakewho]

Neil Young - Freedom
   Rocking in the Free World then Crime in the City

Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation
   The Red and the Black then OD'd on Life Itself

Cheap Trick - In Color
   Hello There then Big Eyes

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
   No Action then This Year's Girl

The Who - Who's Next
   Baba O'Riley then Bargain

Yes - Close to the Edge
   Close to the Edge then And You and I

dave i couldnt agree more with this year's model.  "welcome to the working week" and "miracle man" are pretty great, too.

[orangewhip]

Madvillain, Madvillainy-Accordion & Meat Grinder.
GZA, Liquid Swords-Liquid Swords & Duel of the Iron Mic

[bookem_dan-o]

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
   No Action then This Year's Girl

My natural instinct in all discussions regarding Elvis Costello is to just blurt out "This Years Model", but in this case, I think "This Year's Girl" is a pretty weak 2nd punch. I personally like the 1-2 punch of "Blood and Chocolate" much better ("Uncomplicated" / "I Hope You're Happy Now")

[franks.]

Sloan! Never Hear the End of It--

"Flying High Again" right into "Who Taught You to Live Like That" it's perfect!

[Ike]

"On the Beach" by Neil young (Walk On and See the Sky About to Rain)

"Firewater" by Silkworm (Nerves and Drunk)

About a million others.  Those two stick out for me now. 

[Gibby]

Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
"Modern Kicks" into "I'm A Pretender"

I'm going to be singing this all day now.

Joy Division, Closer - 'Atrocity Exhibition' into 'Isolation'
Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space - title track into 'Come Together'
The Verve, A Northern Soul - 'A New Decade' into 'This Is Music'
Flaming Lips, In A Priest Driven Ambulance - 'Shine On Sweet Jesus' into 'Unconsciously Screamin''
Talking Heads, Remain In Light - 'Born Under Punches' into 'Crosseyed And Painless' (the next two aren't too shabby either).

[ben from wilmington]

Fantastic one-two punches on:

Unwound "The Future of What"

Flamin' Groovies "Jumpin' in the Night" (although I prefer the Roy Loney stuff)

and, of course

Rocket From the Crypt "Scream Dracula Scream"

[Ike]

Fantastic one-two punches on:

Unwound "The Future of What"

Same with "Look a Ghost" and "December" from Leaves Turn....

Shellac records are good for this, too.  The first two on 1000 Hurts. 
Same with the new one--the first two records are face-melters. 

Ike