History Main / DistinctDoubleAlbum

* GunsNRoses released the double album ''Use Your Illusion'' as two albums, ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''Use Your Illusion II'', on the same day in 1991. ''II'' ended up at #1 on the US charts, with ''I'' following close behind at #2.

* Neil Young's ''Arc/Weld'': Weld was a straightforward live album, while Arc was a 35 minute sound collage of tune-up's and outros from live performances that verged on SensoryAbuse. They were originally released as one two CD package, but later got individual releases.

Sometimes one disc isn't enough for an artist. Their artistic vision is so big, it cannot be condensed to 80 minutes. This is where the double album comes into play, where two [=CDs=] are packaged together and released. According to TheOtherWiki, a double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium. Recording artists often think of double albums as a single piece artistically.

Sometimes one disc isn't enough for an artist. Their artistic vision is so big, it cannot be condensed to 700 megabytes. This is where the double album comes into play, where two [=CDs=] are packaged together and released. According to TheOtherWiki, a double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium. Recording artists often think of double albums as a single piece artistically.

* One of the first examples was {{The Who}}'s ''{{Quadrophenia}}'', a RockOpera double album 82 minutes long.

* The first two discs of George Harrison's ''All Things Must Pass'' are standard songs; the third is improvisational music ("jams" to old-school rock fans).
* Quoth TheOtherWiki on Pan sonic's Kesto (234.48:4): "Each of the discs reflects elements of their style of music, with the dynamics and tempi generally decreasing throughout. The first CD consists largely of shorter compositions, reminiscent of the synthesis of pop structures and electronic noise found in industrial precursors like Suicide, while the second consists of less intense, electro influenced songs, using the same processed sine tones with more restraint and rhythmic consistency. The third and fourth C Ds are more amorphous, the former incorporating Musique concrete elements and the latter is a single hour-long track that recalls early electronic composer Eduard Artemyev."

* One of the first examples was {{The Who}}'s ''Quadrophenia'', a RockOpera double album 82 minutes long.

* One of the first examples was {{The Who}}'s Quadrophenia, a RockOpera double album 82 minutes long.

* One of the first examples was The Who's Quadrophenia, a RockOpera double album 82 minutes long.

* One of the first examples was The Who's Quadrophenia, a ConceptAlbum dobule album 82 minutes long.

* ONe of the first examples was The Who's Quadrophenia, a ConceptAlbum dobule album 82 minutes long.

* When the RedHotChiliPeppers' album ''Stadium Arcadium'' came with the discs Jupiter and Mars. It was originally planned to be a trilogy of albums, but those plans fell through. Either way, Jupiter was more single-heavy while Mars is. . . not.

* When the RedHotChiliPeppers' album ''Stadium Arcadium'' came with the discs Jupiter and Mars.

* MariahCarey has released two of these: One is the typical GreatestHits album that simply required the space of two discs, and was released as a contractual agreement beyond Carey's control and had no creative input or personal touches from her. The other is a RemixAlbum that she was more enthusiastic about promoting and plays this trope straight: the first album contains dance mixes, while the second contains hip-hop remixes and collaborations (though some famous remixes are conspicuous in their absence, probably due to licensing).

* ToriAmos' ''To Venus and Back'' has one disc studio recordings of new songs, and one live disc of more familiar songs.

* BoneThugsNHarmony's ''The Art of War''.

'''For this list of examples, please only use studio albums, no compilations. Simultaneous releases also count. Also, please list the distinction.'''

* [=OutKast=]'s double album ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' also functioned as solo albums for the group with Big Boi's ''Speakerboxxx'' being a traditional hard-hitting HipHop album and ''The Love Below'' saw Andre 3000 experimenting with different genres.

* I'm led to believe the SmashingPumpkins' ''Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'' is one of these.
** You'd be right. They're even titled differently - Disc 1 is 'Dawn to Dusk', and Disc 2 is 'Twilight to Starlight'.

* The Foo Fighter's ''In Your Honor'' has a first disc with a harsh sound, and a second disc of more mellow music.

* AlanJackson has a rare double-disc GreatestHitsAlbum. The second disc of ''Greatest Hits II... and Some Other Stuff'' includes eight previously-released album cuts.
* RascalFlatts took a similar approach, with the second disc of its first ''Greatest Hits'' comprising Christmas music to coincide with its late-year release.

*Music/{{Wings}}pan was a GreatestHits double album. Disc 1 was ([[CanonDiscontinuity almost]]) all of Paul [=McCartney=] and Music/{{Wings}}'s biggest hits. Disc 2 was History, containing other [=McCartney=] and Wings songs of varying [[EarWorm catchiness]] and historical importance.

** You'd be right. They're even titled differently - Disc 1 is 'Dawn To Dusk', and Disc 2 is 'Twilight to Starlight'.

* Perhaps the most famous: ''The Beatles''(1968) by TheBeatles. Better known as "The White Album" due to its distinctive featureless all-white cover and design.
* ''Blonde on Blonde'' (1966) by BobDylan, which TheOtherWiki says is the first rock double album.

* Perhaps the most famous: ''The Beatles'' by TheBeatles. Better known as "The White Album" due to its distinctive featureless all-white cover and design.

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